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• 8 Japan
• 7 China
• 5 Korea
• 2 Other

Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
TUFTCO CORPORATION CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE A CORP OF TENNESSEE	Not Provided

International Classification(s)

• D05C:EMBROIDERING

• 1987 Application Filing Year
• D05C Class
• 22 Applications Filed
• 0 Patents Issued To-Date
• 0 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Prichard, Richard J	Hixson, TN	3	36
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 36

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• 11 Citation Count
• D05C Class

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Maintenance Fees

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee	due date

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable	$700.00	$350.00	$175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional	$1,640.00	$820.00	$410.00

Full Text

US Patent No: 4759199

Linear motion looper apparatus for tufting machine

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Abstract

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A looper apparatus for a multiple tufting machine including a looper support member having a transverse hook bar for supporting a plurality of looper hooks for cooperation with the reciprocable needles in the tufting machine and an elongated guide member reciprocably supported in linear bearings to restrict the motion of the looper hooks to a straight linear direction substantially parallel to the feeding direction of the base fabric, and a drive mechanism pivotally connected to hook support member for reciprocably driving the support member in a linear path.

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Legal Events

 

• FPAY1999
• FPAY1995
• FPAY1991
• I1988
• STCF1988
• F1987
• PD1987
• AS1987

Date	Code	Event	Description
Oct 20, 1999	FPAY	FEE PAYMENT	year of fee payment: 12
Jul 31, 1995	FPAY	FEE PAYMENT	year of fee payment: 8
Sep 16, 1991	FPAY	FEE PAYMENT	year of fee payment: 4
Jul 26, 1988	I	Issuance
May 23, 1988	STCF	INFORMATION ON STATUS: PATENT GRANT	free format text: PATENTED CASE
Sep 21, 1987	F	Filing
Sep 21, 1987	PD	Priority Date
Sep 14, 1987	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:PRICHARD, RICHARD J.;REEL/FRAME:004803/0296 Owner name: TUFTCO CORPORATION, CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE A CORP. Effective Date: Sep 14, 1987 free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:PRICHARD, RICHARD J.;REEL/FRAME:004803/0296 Owner name: TUFTCO CORPORATION, CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE A CORP. Effective Date: Sep 14, 1987