Patents by Inventor Norbert Paul Bourgeois

Norbert Paul Bourgeois 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).

  • Device for driving needle beds in a circular knitting machine
    Patent number: 4068496
    Abstract: A circular knitting machine has needle beds; a cylinder and a dial, and means to drive the cylinder and dial including three assemblies symmetrically arranged about three planes which intersect on a line substantially coincident with the machine axis, the assemblies thereby acting to center the cylinder and dial. It is preferred for the assemblies to include shafts and intermediate gears connecting the shafts to crown gears on the cylinder and dial, and for the cylinder to be axially adjustable by means in each assembly relative to the dial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1978
    Assignee: ASA S.A.
    Inventor: Norbert Paul Bourgeois
  • Drive arrangement for wind-up apparatus in a circular knitting machine
    Patent number: 4055968
    Abstract: A circular knitting machine has a rotary wind up apparatus with at least two rollers mounted in a rotatable frame. Means to rotate the wind up apparatus extend within the knitted tube to act on the rollers, and preferably comprises a blade of low friction material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1977
    Assignee: A.S.A. S.A.
    Inventor: Norbert Paul Bourgeois