Patents by Inventor Robert K. Westbrook

Robert K. Westbrook 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).

  • Latch taking knife and thread clamp
    Patent number: 5505147
    Abstract: A mechanical latch tacking device carried by the toe of the sewing machine presser foot that will allow the operator to produce a relatively short stitch chain at the end of a seam and in a single smooth ergonomical motion cause the chain to be severed and the end of the chain that extends from the needle retained in a location where the next workpiece is started the retained chain will be sewn into the seam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1996
    Assignee: Union Special Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony D. Forte, Robert K. Westbrook, Robert Briggs