Patents by Inventor Walter Branke

Walter Branke 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).

  • Slider needles for warp knitting machines
    Patent number: 4471635
    Abstract: There is provided a slider needle for warp knitting machines, comprising a slider. The slider is guided by the opposing side walls of a slot cut in the front face of a needle shaft. The opening of the slot carrying the slider, opposite the slot base, is widened or flared in such a manner that there is provided such a separation as to prevent contact between the slider and the forward portion of the slot wall. Thus, abrasion of the forward face into sharp edges which could negatively affect the stitch threads is thereby avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1984
    Assignee: Karl Mayer Textilmaschinenfabrik, GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Winter, Walter Branke
  • Brake for a warp knitting machine
    Patent number: 4387579
    Abstract: A warp knitting machine has a main shaft driven by an electric motor which is powered by a main circuit. The machine has at least one supplemental, electrically driven arrangement for influencing the thread takeoff of the machine. This electrically driven arrangement is connected to the main circuit. Also included is an electrically operable brake coupled to the main shaft for braking it in response to interruption of the main circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1983
    Assignee: Karly Mayer Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH
    Inventors: Walter Branke, Karl Winter