Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,769,012 · App. 08/791,607
System and method for controlling the stopping point of a tufting machine at a preset stop step in a carpet stitch pattern
Inventors:
William Neil Vaughan, Douglas L. Morgan
Patented Case
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Granted: Jun 23, 1998
Filed: Jan 31, 1997
Inventors
William Neil Vaughan
Douglas L. Morgan
Assignee (at issue)
Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
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