A. B. Carter, INC
At a glance
Employees20-99
In business sinceNot reported
HeadquartersGastonia, NC
US patents9
SAM.gov UEIEJVCBHEJ1F64
CAGE code15191
Incorporated inNC
Brands
This company sells these brands.
- rings
- belts
- tapes
- straps
- bobbins
- spindle drives
- fluff removers
- twisting
- cabling
- heat setting
- tufting
Named on the company’s own website, read JUL 29, 2026
Supplier designations
For Profit OrganizationManufacturer of GoodsSubchapter S Corporation
Self-certified by the company in its SAM.gov registration
Patents
9 US patents granted 1983–2025, 1 of them in the five years to SEP 2025.
Textile and paper machines 5Handling 2Surface technology, coating 1Machine tools 1
- Canister-yarn tensioning assembly incorporating a pivoted yarn tensionerUS 12,415,703 · granted SEP 16, 2025
- Metallic sulfide coated travelers, methods of coating travelers, and systems for use of metallic sulfide coated travelersUS 10,385,480 · granted AUG 20, 2019
- Spinning ring having amorphous chromium bearing surfaceUS 6,360,520 · granted MAR 26, 2002
- Spinning ring having improved traveler bearing surfaceUS 5,829,240 · granted NOV 3, 1998
- Coatings for spinning applications and rings and travelers coated therewithUS 5,313,773 · granted MAY 24, 1994
Newest 5 shown · Granted to A.B. Carter, Inc. · PatentsView (USPTO), data through SEP 30, 2025 · CC BY 4.0
Their plant
| Facility | City | State | Employees | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. B. Carter, INC | Gastonia | NC | 20–99 | ACTIVE |
Compiled from federal records — EPA, OSHA, SAM.gov and the U.S. Census — and from the company’s own website. Federal source data is public domain. Each plant’s page names the source of every field.