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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7987801 | Device and method for monitoring a thread wound on a bobbin The present invention relates to a device and a method for monitoring a thread wound on a bobbin during operation in a sewing machine that reduces the expenditure on apparatus and production technology with increased monitoring reliability wherein at least three dif... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7373891 | Quilting method and apparatus using frame with motion detector A frame is provided for mounting a fabric layer stack and retaining it in a substantially taut condition. The frame is supported for manually guided movement beneath a fixedly located stitch head and a detector is provided to produce signals representing the magnitu... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7325502 | Method and device for controlling the movement of a needle in a sewing machine A method and device for controlling movement of the needle in a sewing machine (1) based on a detection device (27), which detects the movements of the visible surface of the manually displaceable article to be sewn (3) is provided. The stitch f... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7063028 | Printing and quilting method and apparatus A quilting machine (10, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600) is provided with a printing station (20, 125, 225, 325, 425, 525, 611, 626, 631) and a quilting station (44, 127, 227, 327, 427, 527, 627, 632), either on the same or a different production l... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6994042 | Method and device for regulating material transport in a sewing or embroidery machine A method and device for creating uniform stitch lengths in an article being sewn by detecting actual feeding increments of the article using a sensor. With this information, the sewing or embroidery machine is controlled to provide generally uniform stitch lengths. | 02/07/2006 |
| 6959657 | Optical stitch regulator system An optical stitch regulator system for efficiently regulating the stitch length and stitch frequency of a sewing machine. The optical stitch regulator system includes at least one optical sensor within or external of the sewing platform of a sewing machine for sensi... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6883446 | Quilting method and apparatus A quilting apparatus for enabling a user to freely move a stack of fabric layers across a planar bed relative to an actuatable stitch head. The apparatus includes a motion detector which detects the movement of the stack and controls the actuation of the stitch head... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6871606 | Method and device for regulating material transport in a sewing or embroidery machine A method and device for regulating the transport of material in a sewing or embroidery machine (1) that uses information from a position or movement sensor (33) located underneath the throat plate (21). The controls for the sewing machine (1 | 03/29/2005 |
| 6805063 | Method of pulling the free end of a needle thread from the top to the bottom side of a work piece and sewing machine for putting the method into practice In a method of pulling the free end of a needle thread from the top to the bottom of at least one work piece upon a first stitch of a seam that is to be sewn, use is made of a sewing machine with at least one presser which can be placed on, and lifted off, the work ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6796254 | Batchwise quilting of printed materials The order in which panels 13 are to be quilted, the amount of quilting-induced shrinkage, and the amount of crop between adjacent panels 13 are stored in a machine readable file 13 for use in operating a print line 10. Such information | 09/28/2004 |
| 6725792 | Lock-stitch needle chuck for a placket sewing machine A placket sewing machine attaches a placket patch to a fabric part of a garment in overlying relation to form a multiple layer placket assembly. The placket sewing machine includes a base defining a working surface of the sewing machine. A reciprocating needle chuck... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6668740 | Method and apparatus for linking plain knitted fabrics A method for linking plain knitted fabrics includes the steps of fixing a first plain knitted fabric in a stretched state, obtaining an image including an image of a darning stitch, calculating a location of the darning stitch, repeating the above steps w... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6665578 | Linking method and linking apparatus A linking method including the steps of opposing knitted fabrics to be linked to each other, stretching the opposed knitted fabrics in a course direction, stretching the opposed knitted fabrics in a wale direction, picking up an image of linking loops of ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6644227 | Embroidery stitching device and sewing machine having a free arm A sewing machine having a free arm which is provided with free arm sensors 5 and 6 for detecting a contact between the free arm and a cylindrical work during embroidery stitching operation, the cylindrical work being held by an embroidering frame 23 and p... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6637358 | Method of sewing supplementary parts on a workpiece In a method of sewing at least one supplementary part on a workpiece, a workpiece identification is fed into a computer and a program is activated thereby, which indicates, on the display screen, the respective supplementary part that is to be sewn on nex... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6415726 | Lock-stitch needle chuck for a placket sewing machine A placket sewing machine attaches a placket patch to a fabric part of a garment in overlying relation to form a multiple layer placket assembly. The placket sewing machine includes a base defining a working surface of the sewing machine, and including a f... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6397121 | Process and apparatus for detecting loop stitch of tubular knitted fabric, and apparatus for linking tubular knitted fabric There are provided a process and an apparatus for detecting loop stitches of a tubular knitted fabric and an apparatus for linking the tubular knitted fabric, which can automatically detect each of loop stitches formed in the tubular knitted fabric. Accor... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6341569 | Sewing machine having means for estimating mass of sewing material A sewing machine includes a movable holder portion which holds a material to be sewn, a holder drive portion which transfers the holder portion during sewing, a needle drive portion which drives a sewing needle to sew, and a controller which intelligently... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6308647 | Interlock stitch sewing machine for blindstitch hemming with slippage preventing device An interlock stitch sewing machine for blindstitch hemming with a slippage preventing device is provided which is so constructed as to prevent slippage that is likely to occur due to a position error of a lower fabric portion of the fabric portions stacke... | 10/30/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6263815 | Sewing system and sewing method A sewing system which can properly arrange stitch loops in a sewn section by automatically stitching knitted pieces with each other without requiring the exchange of a main sewing machine body in accordance with the coarseness and fineness of the stitches... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6260495 | Hem monitoring system A hem monitoring system for a textile finishing device having one or more sewing heads positioned along a predetermined path for finishing the hem on a textile product in a high speed manner. The monitoring system includes a camera, a monitor, and means f... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6158366 | Printing and quilting method and apparatus useful for automated multi-needle quilting and printing onto webs A quilting machine is provided having a first station and a second station, one being a printing station and one being a quilting station. The printing station is located either in line and preferably upstream of the quilting station, with a conveyor exte... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6095071 | Faulty sewing detector Provided is a faulty sewing detector that is, for example, mounted on an overlock sewing machine, with which an over-edge chain stitch is made in a state in which a body fabric and a sleeve fabric of a T shirt or underwear are overlapped with each other. ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5867391 | Sewing data processor for preparing sewing data for use in sewing machines A sewing data processor including input unit for inputting a sewing pattern to be sewn on a cloth using a sewing machine; sewing data preparation unit for preparing sewing data to be used in the sewing machine for sewing the sewing pattern, the sewing dat... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5862767 | Placket sewing machine, and method of forming a placket assembly A placket sewing machine is provided for attaching a placket patch to a fabric part of a garment. The placket patch and fabric part are positioned in overlying relation to form a multiple layer placket assembly. The placket patch has a leading end for bei... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5806449 | Method and apparatus for attaching sleeves to shirt bodies A highly efficient, simplified method and apparatus for joining knitted shirt sleeves to shoulder openings of knitted shirt bodies. A knitted sleeve section, oriented outside-out, is engaged by a limited shoulder edge margin only by guide rollers, which c... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5671689 | Apparatus and method for monitoring predetermined seam characteristics A sewn seam monitoring system for evaluating selected characteristics of seam formed from a plurality of fabric plies is disclosed comprising a vertically displaceable wheel for compressing and monitoring the thickness of a seam being sewn as the seam pas... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5657711 | Waist band attachment system A waist band (18) is placed in straddling relationship about spindles (11-14). The waist edge (24) of the garment body (19) is telescoped about the waist band (18), also in straddling relationship about the spindles (11-14). The garment parts are advanced... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5544599 | Program controlled quilter and panel cutter system with automatic shrinkage compensation A quilting machine includes a multiple needle quilter with a panel cutter located in-line therewith and downstream thereof and having an accumulator therebetween. A programmable controller operates the quilter to stitch a programmed series of one or more ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5537945 | Sewing data modifying apparatus An apparatus for modifying sewing data to control a sewing machine including (a) a stitch-forming device for forming stitches on at least one work sheet, (b) a work-holding device for holding the work sheet, and (c) a displacing device for displacing at l... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5513590 | Automatic trouser indexing method and apparatus for belt loop attachment with improved tension control and seam detection A method and apparatus for indexing the waistband of trousers into belt loop attachment positions at the stitching station of a sewing machine is disclosed. A stepper motor is drivingly engaged to an indexer clamp, which engages the end portion of the wai... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5417174 | Automatic trouser indexing method and apparatus for belt loop attachment A method and apparatus for indexing the waistband of trousers into belt loop attachment positions at the stitching station of a sewing machine is disclosed. A stepper motor is drivingly engaged to an indexer clamp, which engages the end portion of the wai... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5375545 | Method and apparatus for automatically attaching a collarette, display, and label to a garment body An improved method and apparatus for attaching a collarette, display, and label incorporating the use of a sewing machine having a sewing head a collarette feeder, a display feeder, a label feeder synchronized with the sewing head, a garment detector, a s... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5367968 | Method and apparatus for sewing upholstered furniture Apparatus and a concomitant method for sewing seams in upholstered furniture such as mattresses. The apparatus contains a sewing machine located adjacent a conveyor belt which moves the mattress in a linear direction beneath the sewing machine, a presser ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5353726 | Method of monitoring the supply of looper thread of a double lock-stitch sewing machine Fastened to the bobbin for reception of the supply of looper thread which is inserted in the looper of a sewing machine, there is a data carrier (22) in which there is stored data which describe the supply of looper thread present on the bobbin with respe... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5349913 | Method and apparatus for attaching sleeves to tubular shirt bodies A method and apparatus are disclosed for automating the sewing of tubular sleeve sections onto tubular shirt bodies, as in the manufacture of T-shirts. Shirt bodies are applied over a generally cylindrical body form having portions aligned with the sleeve... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5323723 | Sewing machine assemblies The invention provides that a sewing machine is used for sewing the adjacent edges of a flat felt web which is folded to bring the edges together. The web moves past the sewing machine, and the sewing machine is mounted so as to reciprocate in a forward s... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5307750 | Method and apparatus for chaining in sewing machine An apparatus and method for maintaining the continuity of a free thread chain between successively sewn fabric parts by tensioning the free thread chain with a puller roller activated by drive means responsive to the sensing of the edges of the fabric par... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5269257 | Method and apparatus for sewing tape in a sewing machine A method and apparatus is disclosed for attaching a continuous tape to a circular edge of a tubular workpiece with a sewing machine, and cutting the tape so that an overlapping length of the tape tail end on the sewing front portion of the tape is of a un... | 12/14/1993 |
