ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,563, issued on June 24, was assigned to Gracewood Management Inc. (West Jordan, Utah).
"Close stitch hopping foot" was invented by Jim Matthews Bagley (West Valley City, Utah) and Karla Gerome (West Valley City, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hopping foot assembly for a sewing machine having a needle comprises a hopping foot base and a hopping foot arm. The hopping foot base is shaped to include a needle opening that extends axially therethrough relative to an axis. The hopping foot arm extends from the hopping foot base. The hopping foot arm is configured to be coupled to the sewing machine to fix the hopping foot base relati...