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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161774 | Floating stitch needle for a crochet galloon machine A crochet galloon machine needle (26) in accordance with the invention is provided on its hook outside (39) with a guide projection (40) having a tip (43) that is preferably located above the center axis (A) of the needle (26). Thi... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8146621 | Metal heald frame and heald shaft for a loom A heddle shaft (1) with heddles (3) that are supported with little play or free of play has at least one heddle support rail (7), which is supported movably for elastically tensing the heddles (3) as a whole, or has at least one movably s... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8113032 | Punch device Referring to a punch device in accordance with the invention, the punch stamp (10) is driven by a hydraulic actuating drive (6), in which case, in connection with an advance device (4) driven by a servo motor and travel-measuring systems on the ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8094516 | Method and device for the time-serial transmission of reception signals of electroacoustic transducers A method for the time-serial transmission of received signals of electroacoustic transducers (11), which are placed at different transducer locations (13) of a spatially spread receive arrangement (10), to a signal processing unit (12), i... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090495 | Checking of repairs for electronic vehicle systems The invention relates to a computer-based diagnostic tester which can exchange information with the control devices installed in the motor vehicle using a diagnostic program via a diagnostic interface and via data lines. A method for improved checking of repairs is ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087133 | Transport carriage for needle boards The transport carriage (1) for the accommodation of a needle board (2) comprises a console (21) that is preferably supported so as to be pivotable about a rotational axis (22). Clamping jaws (24, 25) are provided on the console ( | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082862 | Gripper for a tufting machine A gripper (3) for a tufting machine comprises a gripper body (9) having a cutout (22) for a cutting insert (10), said cutting insert preferably consisting of a hard metal. Connecting means acting in a form-closed manner are provided for t... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8056372 | Knitting head for a knitting machine A knitting head (11) for a circular knitting machine (1), with the knitting head comprising the complete main bearing (29) of the cylinder and being provided, on its lower end, with a standardized interface (34) for accommodation with a c... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8047241 | Method for filling electrolyte into battery cell and apparatus for carrying out the method A method for filling a battery cell with electrolyte, comprising: a) connecting the battery cell and a lower portion of a fill head chamber connected through respective first, second, third and fourth valves to a source of high pre... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043193 | Gear mechanism for a heald shaft drive A gear mechanism for the drive assembly of a heald shaft (1), wherein the gear mechanism (6, 6a, 6b, 6c) comprises an input shaft (7, 7b, 7c) and an output shaft (5, 5b, 5 | 10/25/2011 |
| 8038005 | Felting needle package A felting needle package (1) in accordance with the invention consists of a case having the shape of a parallelepiped, said case's interior space being divided by a dividing wall (11), said wall extending diagonally with respect to the lateral walls bu... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8015921 | Electronic blasting capsule An electronic blasting capsule which includes a housing which contains a propellant, a fuse, a sensor for detecting the position of the housing in a capsule delivery path, an energy arrangement for obtaining energy from an external energy source, and a controller, r... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8003894 | Soldering nest for a bus bar A soldering nest provided in a bus bar, having an aperture for the introduction of a terminal lead (40) to be soldered thereinto, and the introduction of the terminal lead may be effected from a first surface plane of the bus bar (10) and soldering may... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7975512 | Hook needle with canted elliptical cross-section of the hook A knitting machine needle having at least at one point S2, S3, S4 or S5 of its hook, a cross-section that is asymmetrical with respect to a longitudinal center plane M. Preferably, this cross-section is an oval cross-section and, more pre... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7971544 | Clamping device for needles A quick-release clamping holder for a sewing needle, embroidery needle or the like has a needle receptacle (2) on which a needle clamping part (8) is preferably pivotally supported. A fixing element (14) is provided in order to clamp and fix the... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7971453 | Knitting machine needle with loss-proof coupling component In order to simplify handling of the knitting machine needles and of associate coupling members—in particular when loading the rib dials—a knitting machine needle with a coupling member that is pivotally supported on said knitting machine needle is being provide... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7963725 | Rock bolt A rock bolt (10) which includes An elongate tubular member (18), which is formed with an inlet (22) through which a pressurized fluid can pass, into an interior of the tubular member (18), thereby to expand the tubular member (18) ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7963301 | Jacquard heald with embossed thread eye region A heald body fabricated of a round wire and having a round shank with a flattened intermediate or center section (9) that is provided with a widened opening (16) delimited by two legs (14, 15). The area (A1) of the round cross section of ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7963127 | Needle-drive knock-over sinker A knitting system (6) wherein said system causes a rocker guide (23) to move the holding-down and knock-over sinker 5 as a function of the longitudinal position of the knitting needle (4). Consequently, the pivoting movement of the holdin... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7954214 | Transport cart for needle boards A transport cart (1) for needle boards (2) in accordance with the invention is provided with an accommodation device (8) that is designed so that its height can be adjusted and that it can also be pivoted about at least one axis, and that it is ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7942021 | Cam assembly part and knitting machine A needle cam assembly is provided in a circular knitting machine or a flat-bed knitting machine, said needle cam assembly allowing an adjustment of at least one cam assembly part with respect to at least one other cam assembly part. As a result of this, the timing o... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7930906 | Slider needle with built-in center strip A slider needle (1) having a partition element (15) clipped through an insertion slit (19) in the needle base body (2). The partition element (15) is shaped such that it can be easily inserted in the needle base body 2, but ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7918249 | Apparatus for the production of leno fabric A leno device uses the link mechanisms (31, 31′) to derive the movement of its half shaft (28) from the movement of its pull or lifting shafts (2, 3). The link mechanisms (31, 31′) connect the shaft rods (4, 5) of the pull or l... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7913519 | Latch needle with rotating swivel pin The knitting needle 1 comprises a novel bearing arrangement 16 for its latch 10. The bearing arrangement 16 comprises a swivel pin 20 that is positively and non-rotationally coupled with the latch. An anti-loosening safety may be provided on the... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7878138 | Appliance for deployment and tracking of an unmanned underwater vehicle An appliance for lowering and tracking an underwater vessel includes a carrier arranged on an end of a holding cable; a holding device on the carrier used to receive/release the underwater vessel with a controllable holding element; and a tracking device arranged on... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878028 | Knitting machine tool, in particular for the finest division A knitting needle designed specifically for achieving particularly fine divisions, or another knitting tool (2), has a narrower working section (4) and a wider support section (5), whereby the support section (5) is provided with a positi... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874183 | Knitting machine needle with meandering slit curve A knitting machine needle (1) that is designed as a meander needle in accordance with the invention comprises at least one meander curve (12) that is provided with a meander curve slit (18) having the shape of a vertical slit that is parallel to... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7856299 | Checking of repairs for electronic vehicle systems The solution is arrived at with a computer-based diagnostic tester which can exchange information with the control devices installed in the motor vehicle using a diagnostic program via a diagnostic interface and via data lines. The motor vehicle-mounted control devi... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7836729 | Transfer needle with internal spring tip In a transfer needle (1) having at least one transfer spring (8), this transfer spring (8) is held, on its one end, in a preferably lateral pocket or recess of the needle body, while the tip of the transfer spring is positioned in a longitudinal... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7823608 | Shaft rod and heald shaft The shaft rod (2) according to the invention has, at one of its narrow sides, at least one recess (21) which is later provided in the shaft rod and in which a reinforcing element (24) is glued. The material externally of the shaft rod forms secu... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7810528 | Transport container for sterile products The transport container serves for transporting sterile products, for example caps or stoppers for pharmaceutical purposes, from a sterilization facility to a downstream facility, for example a filling plant. It has two connecting devices which are arranged opposite... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7808647 | Shape measuring method A method for detecting shapes based on interferometric observation of an object surface subjected to narrow-band lighting. Movement of the interferometer (1) relative to the object surface (2) generates a measuring signal on a photo receiver, e.g., cam... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7800980 | Electroacoustic underwater antenna An electroacoustic underwater antenna, particularly a lateral antenna which can be fixed to the outer hull of an underwater craft, comprising a series of hydrophones (13) successively arranged in at least one elongate, closed, oil-filled cavity at a distance ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800284 | Electroacoustic transducer with annular electrodes An electroacoustic transducer, particularly for underwater use, having a ceramic body (10) and a pair of electrodes, whose flat electrodes (11, 12) are arranged on mutually averted end faces (101, 102) of the ceramic body (10). At least o... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7798325 | Package for felting needles A wedge-shaped receptacle (9) is provided for packaging felting needles (8). The wedge shape is configured in such a manner that the felting needles lie in the receptacle in a mutual lateral engagement, that is, they are held approximately parallel to ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7798179 | Spreader with clamping and ventilating devices A clamping device (18) for temporarily clamping the fabric (2) in place is provided on the weaving machine (1), and interacts with a ventilating device (23) that effects the temporary elimination of the clamping action. The operation of t... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7784499 | Shaft connecting device for a heald shaft A shaft connecting device (18) having a thrust rod (8) and a lateral support (4) that fit into each other with minimal transverse play. In addition, the shaft connecting device (18) has a clamping device (16) with a stop arrangemen... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7779869 | Profile rod and carrier rod for a heald shaft A profile rod (15) preferably consisting of an extruded aluminum profile has lateral walls (18, 19) that have two snap-in zones (25, 26) that project toward each other and extend parallel to each other over the entire length of the profile rod (... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7770416 | Tool set and bar for a knitting machine To simplify the setup of a bar and associated tools of a knitting machine and to improve the degree of precision regarding fineness and the level of sturdiness of the tools and bar system, the holding parts (7, 9) of the tools (4, 5) of the tool set ( | 08/10/2010 |
| 7762285 | Glued heald mounting rail A shaft rod (1) having a heald mounting rail (3) glued to the rod body (2) using a space-filling adhesive (19) provided in an accommodation space (14) on the mounting rail (3) or the rod body (2) and having a greater ... | 07/27/2010 |
