Patents by Inventor Michael Scarffe

Michael Scarffe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Needle selection mechanism
    Patent number: 4048816
    Abstract: A needle selector mechanism for a knitting machine and a knitting machine embodying such a needle selector mechanism. The mechanism includes a cam assembly arranged to be driven in synchronism with a main drive for a knitting machine, a control member of said cam assembly being engageable with one of two jack selector slides each of which slides is operatively engageable with a knitting needle to thereby move said needle into one of a plurality of working positions, and electromagnetic control means selectively operable upon the control member to cause said member to releasably latch with one of said jack selector slides in accordance with a predetermined knitting pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1977
    Assignee: Camber International (England) Limited
    Inventor: Michael Scarffe