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Michael R. Porter
Also filed as: PORTER MICHAEL · PORTER MICHAEL R · PORTER MICHAEL RAMEY
25 granted patents·3 pending applications·489 citations·filing 1983–2017
97Inventor score
Files withPORTER SEWING MACHINES INC17PORTER MICHAEL RAMEY5TRI TOOL INC2PORTER INTERNAT1PORTER MICHAEL R1
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28 records- 0197US5586511AMethod and apparatus for assembly of pillow-top mattress coversPORTER SEWING MACHINES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 24, 1996·42 cites·8 claims
- 0295US5529004AMethod and apparatus for manipulating and sewing flexible fabricsPORTER SEWING MACHINES INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 25, 1996·32 cites·13 claims
- 0394US5782190AApparatus for assembly of pillow-top mattress coversPORTER SEWING MACHINES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 21, 1998·30 cites·11 claims
- 0493US7180028B2Configurable dual process welding head and methodTRI TOOL INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 20, 2007·22 cites·14 claims
- 0590US4546716ADouble overlock seamerPORTER SEWING MACHINES INC·Filed 1984·Granted Oct 15, 1985·18 cites·24 claims
- 0689US5309854AHigh lift sewing machinePORTER SEWING MACHINES INC·Filed 1992·Granted May 10, 1994·22 cites·7 claims
- 0788US5686002AMethod of weldingTRI TOOL INC·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 11, 1997·74 cites·9 claims
- 0887US5520129AMethod and apparatus for join and sew applicationPORTER SEWING MACHINES INC·Filed 1994·Granted May 28, 1996·16 cites·21 claims
- 0985US4730566AAutomatic pocket label stitcherPORTER SEWING MACHINES INC·Filed 1984·Granted Mar 15, 1988·15 cites·14 claims
- 1083US6000352AMethod and apparatus for sewing fabric panelsPORTER SEWING MACHINES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 14, 1999·21 cites·31 claims
- 1182US5738029AMethod and apparatus for sewing handles on side panels on a box springPORTER SEWING MACHINES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 14, 1998·18 cites·5 claims
- 1282US5501164AApparatus for assembly of pillow-top mattress coversPORTER SEWING MACHINES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 26, 1996·14 cites·6 claims
- 1381US5526761AMethod and apparatus for closing mattressesPORTER SEWING MACHINES INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 18, 1996·15 cites·14 claims
- 1480US6209468B1Method and apparatus for sewing handles on a strip of materialPORTER INTERNAT·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 3, 2001·24 cites·20 claims
- 1579US5927221AMethod and apparatus for join and sew applicationPORTER SEWING MACHINES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 27, 1999·15 cites·19 claims
- 1676US8620775B2Retail behavioral tracking using microsystemsPORTER MICHAEL RAMEY·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 31, 2013·5 cites·13 claims
- 1776US6648330B2Three dimensional puzzleFiled 2002·Granted Nov 18, 2003·29 cites·4 claims
- 1875US9261299B2Distributed microsystems-based control method and apparatus for commercial refrigerationPORTER MICHAEL RAMEY·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 16, 2016·6 cites·18 claims
- 1975US5908004AMethod and apparatus for manipulating and sewing flexible fabricsPORTER SEWING MACHINES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 1, 1999·22 cites·21 claims
- 2075US5678502AVariable walking foot apparatus for a sewing machine for mattressesPORTER SEWING MACHINES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 21, 1997·13 cites·4 claims
- 2174US5664508AMethod and apparatus for forming the side panel of a mattress sackPORTER SEWING MACHINES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 9, 1997·13 cites·9 claims
- 2273US5020460AMethod and apparatus for aligning a fabric ply in a sewing machinePORTER SEWING MACHINES INC·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 4, 1991·10 cites·39 claims
- 2370US10394853B2Providing a self-maintaining automated chat response generatorQUALTRICS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 27, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 2450US2008066474A1Refrigeration system energy efficiency enhancement using microsystemsPORTER MICHAEL RAMEY·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2550US2008077260A1Refrigeration system fault detection and diagnosis using distributed microsystemsPORTER MICHAEL RAMEY·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2649US2017337489A1Method and system for facilitating a simulation of a businessPORTER MICHAEL RAMEY·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 2748US5097777AMethod and apparatus for preloading material to be sewn into a sewing machine and for compensating for uneven lengths of such materialsPORTER SEWING MACHINES INC·Filed 1990·Granted Mar 24, 1992·5 cites·20 claims
- 2829US4521669ATube-welding auxiliaryPORTER MICHAEL R·Filed 1983·Granted Jun 4, 1985·6 cites·4 claims
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