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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322304 | Multi-needle sewing machine A multi-needle sewing machine capable of preventing twisting (twinning) associated with the oversupply state of a second thread element owing to the abrupt lowering of a thread take-up am even when the vertical reciprocation speeds of the needle bar and the thread t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7191718 | Servo driven quilter A quilting machine has at least one needle and looper set for forming chain-stitched patterns on a thick multilayered material such as a mattress ticking, preferably a panel of the continuous web clamped stationary on a frame. The stitch forming elements are mounted... | 03/20/2007 |
| 6983192 | Computerized stitching including embroidering A plurality of stitching machines and a control system used in stitching patterns into a plurality of items is capable of flexible control. The plurality of stitching machines may include one or more clusters of stitching machines, with each cluster able to stitch p... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6935258 | Embroidering system An embroidering system includes a central control device and a plurality of embroidering machines. The plural embroidering machines are synchronously operated by a command from the central control device. The central control device individually adjusts embroidering ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6880471 | Multi-head sewing machines having devices for feeding long workpieces A multi-head sewing machine includes a machine table (10) and a plurality of sewing heads (12). The sewing heads are disposed to oppose to the machine table and arranged in a row in a first direction substantially parallel to a surface of the machine t... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6796253 | Apparatus for driving embroidery frame Disclosed is an apparatus for driving an embroidery frame of a multi-headed embroidery machine having a plurality of heads. Linear motors, for driving the embroidery frame in a direction of X-axis or Y-axis, are subdivided by their capacities so that they can be wir... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6729255 | Synchronizing independent stitching machines A method and apparatus are disclosed which provide a plurality of stitching machines which may be synchronized without mechanical coupling of the stitching machines. Each of the plurality of stitching machines are connected to a control, which coordinates operations... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6698369 | Embroidery machine An embroidery machine includes a plurality of heads installed above a working table and spaced apart from each other. A needle holder inside each head is slidingly movable up and down and includes a plurality of hooks at a lower part vertically opposite t... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6694211 | System and method for controlling a group of fiber processing machines A control system for a group of fiber processing machines includes a superordinate control console; and separate machine-specific control consoles connected to each respective fiber processing machine. The superordinate control console and the machine-spe... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6571833 | Optic cable conduit insert and method of manufacture A conduit sleeve structure for use with fiber optic cables, coaxial cables and the like includes a pair of adjacent strip-shaped layers of flexible material that are joined along their longitudinal edges to define a channel through which the cable can ext... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6556885 | System and method for controlling a group of fiber processing machines A control system for a group of fiber processing machines includes a superordinated control console; and separate machine-specific control consoles connected to each respective fiber processing machine. The superordinated control console and the machine-s... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6330864 | Sewing machine with improved frame drive device A sewing machine includes a frame for supporting a fabric to be sewn and a drive device for moving the frame. The drive device includes an X-drive mechanism for moving the frame in X-direction and a Y-drive mechanism for moving the frame in Y-direction th... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6293213 | Gusset manufacturing machine with automated measuring and cutting station A method and apparatus for automatically cutting notches at specific locations on a web which are separated by predetermined lengths which are the outer dimensions of a pillowtop mattress. The web is pulled through a sewing station with a traction drive. ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6216618 | Embroidery system utilizing windows CE based GUI An embroidery system having an embroidery machine for automatically stitching embroidery stitch patterns on a garment and a machine controller for selectably controlling the operation of the embroidery machine in response to user provided selections, the ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6202001 | Embroidery data creating device Disclosed is an embroidery data creating device for creating embroidery stitch data representative of cyclically repeated embroidery patterns to be formed on an embroidery area. The embroidery data creating device includes a first memory in which data rel... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6148749 | Work-sheet feed device for sewing machine A work-sheet feed apparatus in which an X carriage is coupled integrally with a coupling member. A rear end portion of a holder support is coupled to the coupling merber via a coupling mechanism that supports the holder support pivotally about an axis par... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6142089 | Sewing machine with improved shuttle drive control A sewing machine includes a sewing machine motor, a main shaft driven by the sewing machine motor, a sewing needle driven by the main shaft, a shuttle for capturing a thread loop in cooperation with the sewing needle, the shuttle having a hook shaft, a sh... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6123037 | Multi-head embroidery machine with thread cutting function A multi-head embroidery machine includes a plurality of embroidery machines each of which includes thread cutting means, sewing means, thread breakage detecting means, needle bar jumping means and a cloth holder frame, a sewing motor for driving the sewin... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6105520 | Quilt making automatic scheduling system and method A quilt manufacturing facility having a plurality of quilting machines is provided with an automated scheduling system which automatically generates and distributes schedules for the making of quilted products listed in input customer orders. The generate... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6019053 | Curved workpiece fabric holder device capable of enlarging embroidery stitching area for use in embroidery machine A curved workpiece fabric holder device which holds a cup-shaped or cylindrical workpiece at a position around a cylinder bed. The cylinder bed contain therein a loop taker which co-operates with a sewing needle. The holder device includes a base frame mo... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6012402 | Embroidery data display unit and embroidery sewing machine Provided is an embroidery sewing machine for forming an embroidery pattern in accordance with embroidery data. The embroidery data includes position data indicative of a portion of a working fabric on which the embroidery pattern is to be formed, and colo... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5974992 | Production management system for managing sewing operations of a plurality of embroidery sewing machines A lot sewing time required for sewing a lot of embroidery patterns is calculated based on data of the embroidery pattern to be sewn and on data indicating the number of times the embroidery pattern is to be sewn in the lot. After data for the calculated l... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5964168 | Embroidery sewing machine controlling device There is provided an embroidery data selecting system for selecting an embroidery pattern from a plurality of embroidery patterns. The system includes: a recording medium which stores the plurality of embroidery patterns; a display having at least a first... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5957069 | Multi-head, multi-needle sewing machine system The present invention is directed to a multi-head multi-needle sewing machine system adapted to change threads by horizontally moving sewing heads, which system provides for space savings and further increase in the number of sewing heads and colors of th... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5954005 | Operation status setting device for pattern sewing A pattern sewing system having at least one pattern sewing machine which has a plurality of sewing heads, an operation status setting device which is electrically connected to the at least one pattern sewing machine, the operation status setting device se... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5937774 | Work-sheet holder connecting apparatus for sewing machine An apparatus for connecting a work-sheet holder which holds a work sheet, to a feed member which is fed by a feeding device of a sewing machine, so that a stitch-forming device of the sewing machine forms stitches on the work sheet held by the work-sheet ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5921194 | Sewing machine control device with display for displaying control information of sewing machines A sewing machine control device that is capable of controlling a plurality of sewing machines, and that includes a display unit having a screen; an operability determination unit that determines operable ones of the plurality of sewing machines; and a win... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5915317 | Automated gantry-type stitching system A stitching system includes a gantry that is movable along a material support table. Mounted to the gantry are a plurality of stitching heads and bobbins. The stitching heads are individually controllable in a z-direction, and the bobbins are individually... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5915316 | Embroidering and laser processing machine An embroidering and laser processing machine including at least one sewing head, one laser head and one laser generator, a work holder mounted on a machine table capable of movement in an X-axis and Y-axis direction according to predetermined movement dat... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5913276 | Multihead sewing machine with improved shuttle drive control A multihead sewing machine includes a sewing machine motor, a main shaft rotated by the sewing machine motor, a plurality of sewing needles driven by the main shaft, a plurality of shuttles for capturing thread loops in cooperation with the sewing needles... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5904109 | Color switch setting data processing apparatus for multi-needle embroidery machine and sewing system employing the apparatus A color switch setting data processing apparatus for a multi-needle embroidery machine is provided by a personal computer or other data processing device. The apparatus causes a display unit to display a stitching sequence and needle bar numbers for color... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5884572 | Curved workpiece fabric holder device rotary position adjusting mechanism for rotary frame for use in embroidery machine A curved workpiece fabric holder device which holds a cup-shaped or cylindrical workpiece at a position around a cylinder bed. The cylinder bed contains therein a loop taker which co-operates with a sewing needle. The holder device includes a base frame m... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5873317 | Sewing system having a data registering device Disclosed is a sewing system including a plurality of sewing machines and a controlling device which is electrically connected with the plurality of sewing machines for transmitting control commands to the plurality of sewing machines. The controlling dev... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5862766 | Convertible sewing machine A convertible sewing machine utilizes plain-seaming and closed-seaming head assemblies to provide both plain-seaming and closed-seaming functions in a single integral package. The convertible sewing machine includes a housing having opposing ends, a plain... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5839382 | Electronically geared sewing machine This invention relates to a method and apparatus for electronically gearing the sewing parts of a sewing machine, and more particularly it relates to electronically gearing the bobbin to the needle to eliminate the necessity of their physical coupling thr... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5727487 | Combining and binding conveyor system A combining and binding conveyor system which combines a first fabric piece and a second fabric piece to form a combined fabric piece, such as a men's brief and applies binding to the fabric piece. The apparatus includes an unique combining fixture for re... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5706747 | Sewing machine A sewing machine includes a sewing head having a sewing needle to be vertically reciprocally driven, and a shuttle base having a shuttle to be rotatably driven in synchronism with the vertical movement of the sewing needle for forming stitches. A machine ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5701832 | Multi-head sewing machine Disclosed is a multi-head sewing machine having an improved structure for driving a main shaft and a lower shaft for driving needle bars and thread take-up levers so as to prevent distortion of these shafts, in turn, variation of stitch performance in the... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5694875 | Border serger A border serger, used in the bedding industry, the serger having a left-hand and a right-hand sewing head, positioned approximately in a common horizontal plane, permitting border serging of both edges of one piece of border, or simultaneous border sergin... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5642681 | Sewing sleeves on shirt bodies A work station for an operator using two sewing machines that have automatic sew cycles and work piece control and advancing mechanisms for setting sleeves in shirt bodies. Sleeves and shirt bodies are presented to the operator at the work station in a ma... | 07/01/1997 |
