Patents by Inventor Paul Panchaud

Paul Panchaud 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).

  • Straight-line knitting machine, for preselection of the needles, with stitch forwarding
    Patent number: 3955381
    Abstract: A rectilinear knitting machine for preselection of the needles with stitch transfer including needlebeds arranged in pairs and provided with grooves. Needles, flexible clavettes and clavette pressers are disposed in the grooves with the clavette pressers engaging the flexible clavettes. A lock means is provided and has lock cams for acting on a butt portion of the flexible clavettes and for acting on a butt portion of the needles. A plurality of vertical cams is provided which have at least one vertical cam for engaging the clavette presser and driving the butt portion of the flexible clavette into the groove of the needlebed. Thus, the clavette presser acts to move the flexible clavettes not selected for knitting out of position in a preselected manner depending on selected actuation of the clavette presser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1974
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1976
    Assignee: Edouard Dubied et Cie (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventor: Paul Panchaud