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UNION SPECIAL MACHINE CO

Overview
  • Total Patents
    2,117
About

UNION SPECIAL MACHINE CO has a total of 2,117 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1900. It filed its patents most often in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Its main competitors in its focus markets textiles and paper, machines and packaging and shipping are SINGER MFG CO, INT BUTTON HOLE SEWING MACHINE and NIPPO SEWING MACH KK.

Patent filings in countries

World map showing UNION SPECIAL MACHINE COs patent filings in countries
# Country Total Patents
#1 United States 1,177
#2 Germany 345
#3 United Kingdom 272
#4 France 208
#5 Canada 63
#6 Switzerland 26
#7 Austria 11
#8 Denmark 6
#9 Italy 5
#10 Australia 2
#11 Spain 1
#12 Netherlands 1

Patent filings per year

Chart showing UNION SPECIAL MACHINE COs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Moffatt James R 140
#2 Christensen Norman V 84
#3 Onderdonk Lansing 83
#4 Seymour Dudley S 69
#5 George Sauer 67
#6 Rubel Charles F 67
#7 Smith Clarence C 59
#8 Le Vesconte Harold J 52
#9 Kucera Frank A 36
#10 Attwood John G 35

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
DE2445644A1 Drive for intermittent operation of sewing machine at high speed - uses single plate friction clutch combined with brake unit
US3832613A Sewing machine motor and control circuit
US3815456A Control system for press with sliding bolster plate
US3776157A Flat stitch forming and cover thread laying mechanisms for sewing machines
US3749041A Thread cutting and wiping mechanism for group stitch sewing machine
US3796173A Presser mechanism for sewing machines
US3752100A Hem folding attachment
US3786768A Automatic hemming apparatus
US3693564A Control mechanism for sewing machine
GB1299682A Improvements in control systems for sewing machines
US3738295A Automatically adjustable trimming mechanism
US3698336A Device for tacking down the free end of a thread chain
US3687096A Feed adjusting mechanism for sewing machines
US3683832A Thread control device for sewing machines
US3654883A Thread control mechanism for sewing machines
US3688711A Machines stitch forming and thread controlling mechanisms for sewing
US3687097A Automatic control for sewing machines
US3636899A Top feed mechanism for overedge sewing machine
US3572269A Blindstitch sewing machine
US3623441A Presser mechanism for sewing machines