The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2012
Applicants:
Ted Selker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Gal Rozov, Maabarot, IL;
Inventors:
Ted Selker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Gal Rozov, Maabarot, IL;
Assignee:
Foldimate, Inc., Richmond, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A41H 33/00 (2006.01); D06F 89/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A rotating rod in combination with a retractable concave/convex tape creates pairs of folds on a fabric article on a horizontal platform. A machine and method are described. The tape extends outward and downward to hold the article at a first fold location, while the rotating rod moves from below, then over and across the tape, pulling the fabric with it to create a second fold at the farthest motion of the rod. These motions are typically repeated on the other side of the article, then at right angles, created a finished, folded article of a generally rectangular shape.