Patents by Inventor Walter Matthes

Walter Matthes 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).

  • Slide spring, slide, slide needle, guide arrangement, and method for producing at least one slide spring
    Patent number: 10364519
    Abstract: A slider spring for a slider used with a slider needle of a loop-forming textile machine includes a closing section for closing a hook opening of the slider needle, a connection section for connecting to a slider body, and a guide section for guiding the slider at a needle body. The slide spring includes at least one bead with a concave bead interior and a convex bead exterior. The slider spring is shaped and configured to be stacked against at least one other slider spring such that the convex bead exterior of the slider spring fits completely within the respective concave bead interior of the at least one other slider spring. A slider for a slider needle includes first and second slider springs as described. A slider needle includes a slider displaceable in a needle longitudinal direction relative to a needle body for opening or closing a hook opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignees: Groz-Beckert KG, Shima Seiki Manufacturing
    Inventors: Jürgen Schneider, Kuno Horn, Walter Matthes, Minoru Sonomura
  • Slide Spring, Slide, Slide Needle, Guide Arrangement, And Method For Producing At Least One Slide Spring
    Publication number: 20180187349
    Abstract: A slider spring for a slider used with a slider needle of a loop-forming textile machine includes a closing section for closing a hook opening of the slider needle, a connection section for connecting to a slider body, and a guide section for guiding the slider at a needle body. The slide spring includes at least one bead with a concave bead interior and a convex bead exterior. The slider spring is shaped and configured to be stacked against at least one other slider spring such that the convex bead exterior of the slider spring fits completely within the respective concave bead interior of the at least one other slider spring. A slider for a slider needle includes first and second slider springs as described. A slider needle includes a slider displaceable in a needle longitudinal direction relative to a needle body for opening or closing a hook opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Jürgen Schneider, Kuno Horn, Walter Matthes, Minoru Sonomura