Franz Schmid
36Patents
8h-index
28Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 3, 1979 → Jun 12, 2001
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4738124A | Yarn feeder slide | Textiles; Paper | 19 | Expired |
| US4715198A | Control magnet assembly for a pattern apparatus in knitting machines for electrically controlled needle selection | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US4341335A | Method and apparatus for controlling tension in a moving material | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US4297073A | Method and apparatus for withdrawing agricultural materials from storage | Human Necessities | 13 | Expired |
| US4827739A | Flat knitting machine | Textiles; Paper | 10 | Expired |
| US5425251A | Fabric take-off roller arrangement for flat bed knitting machines | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 10 | Expired |
| US5918483A | Flatbed knitting machine with sinker control for yarn loop retention | Textiles; Paper | 9 | Expired |
| US5960646A | Fabric take-off roller for flat bed knitting machines | Textiles; Paper | 8 | Expired |
| US4658603A | Device for setting the adjustable traverse of the yarn feeders of a flat knitting machine | Textiles; Paper | 8 | Expired |
| US5241841A | Knitting take-off device for flat knitting machines | Textiles; Paper | 8 | Expired |
| US5109681A | Device for the selectively controlled mutual displacement of yarn guides of flat-bed knitting machines | Textiles; Paper | 8 | Expired |
| US5231854A | Two-bed flat knitting machine having needles and sinkers | Textiles; Paper | 7 | Expired |
| US6170301A | Method for producing a knitted article on a flat knitting machine | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Expired |
| US4729230A | Cam system for flat-bed knitting machine | Textiles; Paper | 6 | Expired |
| US4774818A | Device for determining the position of the draw-down elements in flat-bed knitting machines | Textiles; Paper | 5 | Expired |
| US4686839A | Flat knitting machine with needle selection device | Textiles; Paper | 5 | Expired |
| US4982634A | Multiple-spindle automatic lathe | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Expired |
| US4408118A | Control network for use in knitting machines and the like | Textiles; Paper | 4 | Expired |
| US5475990A | Sinker control actuator for flat knitting machine | Textiles; Paper | 4 | Expired |
| US5752396A | Thread control device for flat knitting machine | Textiles; Paper | 4 | Expired |
| US5159822A | Threading and yarn-changing device for yarn guides | Textiles; Paper | 3 | Expired |
| US6092396A | Knitting machine, in particular flat knitting machine | Textiles; Paper | 3 | Expired |
| US6415633B2 | Flat knitting machine | Textiles; Paper | 3 | Expired |
| US5379612A | Method of producing voluminous knitted articles | Textiles; Paper | 2 | Expired |
| US6240749A | Flat knitting machine | Textiles; Paper | 2 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.