Patents by Inventor William E. Passons

William E. Passons 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).

  • Multiple stroke looper mechanism for stitching machine
    Patent number: 4419944
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a longitudinal row of stitching in a base fabric with a reciprocal needle and cooperating looper, in which the looper is driven through two or more strokes for each stroke of the needle in a stitch cycle. In the preferred form of the invention, the looper points in the opposite direction from the longitudinal direction of movement of the base fabric, for the formation of either loop pile or cut pile stitching. When loop pile is formed, the stitching results in a chain stitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1983
    Inventors: William E. Passons, Joseph L. Card, Roy T. Card