Patents by Inventor Werner Paul

Werner Paul 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).

  • Flat knitting machine with selective needle selection
    Patent number: 4559791
    Abstract: In a flat knitting machine with knitting needles which have flexible shanks nd which are arranged in the needle channels of the needle beds, the flexible shanks of the knitting needles are each engaged from below in the region of an operating butt of the needle by a flexible shank of a Jacquard jack whose shank can be held either in an upper or in a lower position with respect to the needle bed. Selectively actuatable selection flaps are provided for selective extension of the Jacquard jacks into positions in which the needles can form stitches or tuck loops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1985
    Assignee: Universal Maschinenfabrik Dr. Rudolf Schieber GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Reinhold Schimko, Werner Paul