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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7752985 | Method for attaching surface skin member with stitch line In a method for attaching s surface skin member with a stitch line onto a base core member, meandering of a stitch line is eliminated and thus a smart stitch line is formed. A stitch line A is formed on a surface skin member 33 of which material is artificial... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7503273 | Method for the manufacture of a dry reinforcing preform for a composite structural member of an aircraft For the manufacture of a dry preform intended for reinforcing a composite structural member of an aircraft, a digitally controlled automatic machine similar to an embroidery machine deposits and stitches successive layers of continuous reinforcing fibres. In each la... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7444951 | Curved edge sewing systems A curved edge sewing system sews a curved edge of a cloth, such as a curved edge of a fly. The curved edge sewing system has a cloth support table, and a sewing needle located at a sewing position relative to the cloth support table. A cloth presser device moves tow... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7438011 | Apparatus and method for cutting sewn material in sewing machine A cutting apparatus has a main body with a hook section, a fixed blade fixed to a predetermined position of the main body, a cutting blade that cuts a sewing material by moving toward the fixed blade, and a drive device that moves the main body between a predetermin... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7269894 | Fastener insertion device The method and apparatus for drilling holes and optionally inserting fasteners of the present invention provide for efficiently drilling holes through a multiple-layer structure because the layers are securely held together during the drilling by an electromagnet an... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7185597 | Method for manufacturing a medical implant A method for stitching thread onto the wall of a tubular medical implant (preferably a graft) employs a sewing machine with an elongate bobbin or a needle on an elongate element, depending on whether it is desired to sew from the outside-in or the inside-out. A moto... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7100525 | System and method of finishing ruffled gussets/borders A system for forming and attaching pillowtop attachment gussets and borders to panels, with the gusset or border material being fed from a supply into a sewing station. The gusset or border material is passed through a folder assembly that directs the gusset or bord... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7045191 | Stuffed textile article A stuffed textile article and method of manufacturing the same has at least one compartment having a baffle gate which receives a tube-like stuffing tool through which loose stuffing is blown into the compartment. Upon removal of the tool, the surrounding layers and... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6994043 | Method of forming a mattress A method of forming a mattress, with a reduction in the number of sewing operations required, in which a border and gusset or an extended portion of the border will be integrally formed and attached to a mattress panel, with a flanging material also being attached a... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6968794 | Presser foot control system A presser foot control system for a sewing station for sewing heavy gauge or thick materials includes an actuator for selectively applying and relieving an additional compression force to the presser foot of the sewing station for compressing and feeding the materia... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6957615 | Method and device to apply cord thread or ribbons onto fabrics in a quilting machine A device for applying an embroidery material onto a textile fabric including a device for feeding the textile material; an upper sewing organ having a needle bearing bar and a plurality of needles; a lower sewing organ selected from the group consisting of shuttles,... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6925351 | Method and system for updating stitch data in a memory card via a wireless transmission The present invention provides a method and system for using a wireless transmission between an embroidery machine and a source system to update stitch data in a memory card. A command to update the stitch data in the memory card is received. Once it is determined t... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6886478 | Automated sewing device An automated sewing device capable of neatly feeding a material(s) of easily contractible property to a sewing machine, without the material(s) being curled. In the automated sewing device, blower tubes are arranged so as to allow air to be blown therefrom to the ma... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6649000 | Emblem for embroidery stitching to a substrate and method An emblem for embroidery stitching directly to a substrate is disclosed which provides an emblem which can be readily embroidered. The emblem includes a fabric layer with a thermoplastic adhesive coating one side of the fabric layer and a pressure sensiti... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6557478 | Automatic binding machine A contour following machine for altering the edge of a material, which includes a horizontal work surface, a dial plate, through which a vacuum may be drawn, situated on the horizontal work surface, an edge-altering device, a rotary table upon which the e... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6526899 | Strip of material with splices and products formed therefrom A product, such as a package, is provided and includes a plurality of layers of sheet material including at least a first layer and at least one second layer defined by a strip of material. The two layers are assembled in parallel overlying relationship t... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6523488 | Cutting device for elongated materials The cutting device comprises a first block or ram, and a second block or receptacle. The ram has a channel that extends along its longitudinal length, the channel is sized and configured to accept at least a portion of a cutting blade. The receptacle has ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6422166 | Method for operating a sewing device and sewing device for carrying out this method In a sewing installation comprising a work piece holder of an outer contour that corresponds to the geometry of the work piece to be fixed thereon, the work piece holder being displaceable relative to a sewing needle via a control unit by the aid of x-y-d... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6289943 | Serge applying assembly for a sewing machine A serge applying assembly includes a sewing machine and a cutting assembly attached thereto. The sewing machine will sew the desired serge onto the edges surrounding a section of material by feeding the material between a pressure foot and a feed dog for ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6158367 | Apparatus and method for automatically orienting hosiery articles for closing toe ends thereof An apparatus for orienting open-toe sock blanks includes a tube for receiving a sock blank sleeved thereover such that the open toe end of the blank extends beyond the end of the tube, a clamping mechanism for engaging the blank against the tube and for r... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5979346 | Automatic stitching apparatus A motor-driven sewing machine and method of making the same that includes a needle movable between advanced and retracted positions through a sewing station, a mechanism for controllably advancing the peripheral portion of a work piece past the sewing poi... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5967505 | Automatic feeder and inverter for fabric workpieces An apparatus is provided for feeding fabric workpieces one at a time from the top of a stack of like workpieces having a first rough side and a second smooth side, the workpieces being stacked with alternating sides up. A computer controlled picker is use... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5934213 | Process for accurately determining the zero point of the needle of the sewing machine of an automatic sewing unit A process for accurately determining the needle zero point of the sewing machine (4) of an automatic sewing unit (1) in relation to a positioning opening (12) of a fabric holder (10). The fabric holder (10) is connected to two feed parts (13, 14) displace... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5908004 | Method and apparatus for manipulating and sewing flexible fabrics Sewing apparatus for joining a first panel and a second panel and having an arm that is rotated about an axis normal to the surface of the first panel to rotate the first panel, a shoe biased to follow an edge of the first panel as the first panel is fed ... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5826525 | Sewing machine having display means A sewing machine according to the invention has a display for displaying sewing data as an image corresponding to the sewing positions on a material. A material mover is controlled to move the material relative to a head without causing a needle to vertic... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5771829 | Method and apparatus for shirring a fabric A shirring attachment for a sewing machine that includes a programmable control operable to independently control the operation of individual shirring tools that are located at different points across the width of the material to be shirred. The shirring ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5727489 | Method of making a child's accessory A method of making a child's accessory such as a hooded towel or mitten-type washcloth is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of: cutting a first, generally rectangular fabric blank with an extension projecting from a truncated cor... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5697309 | Mattress sewing and handling apparatus Apparatus including a mattress support for supporting a mattress lying on a first major face or panel thereof and conveying the mattress as a sewing operation, such as an edge sewing and taping operation, is performed with respect to the first major face.... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5676078 | Method and apparatus for sewing sleeves on shirt bodies A sewing machine in combination with a work piece control and advancing mechanism and a microprocessor for setting sleeves in shirt bodies. A sleeve and shirt body are manually loaded on the work piece control and advancing mechanism and placed under the ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5647293 | Locker patch attachment system A locker patch attachment system (30) for attaching a locker patch (10) having an arcuate edge (12) to a garment (11) by sewing about the arcuate edge of the locker patch as the garment and locker patch are automatically pivoted about a sewing machine (32... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5645002 | Edge hemmer with corner controller Corner controller (62) (FIG. 5) includes a conically shaped corner control wheel (90) that is rotated so as to apply a sweeping motion against the facing surface of the textile segment (12). This results in removing any folds or wrinkles from the textile ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5635001 | Twill decorative and method of applying Cloth transfers such as twill numbers and letters include a cloth layer coated with a plastic layer which is, in turn, coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive layer. The intermediate plastic layer permits the cloth transfer to be temporarily bonded to a... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5628264 | Sleeve making method and apparatus A machine for automatically producing apparel sleeves that includes a station at which the sleeve blank is trimmed, folded and hemmed. Another station at which the hemmed sleeve blank is folded and turned inside out. The sleeve blank must then be stopped ... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5623888 | Bulky, stable nonwoven fabric A bulky, resilient, durable, dimensionally stable nonwoven fabric is prepared by (a) intermittently attaching contractible elements to a nonwoven fibrous layer, (b) contracting the elements to simultaneously gather the fibrous layer to 25-75% of its origi... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5601043 | Method of manufacturing thread-stitched books and arrangement for carrying out the method A method of manufacturing thread-stitched books and an arrangement for carrying out the method, the method including gathering individual folded printed sheets into sheet blocks in a gathering unit, and loading after each gathering cycle the sheet blocks ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5529004 | Method and apparatus for manipulating and sewing flexible fabrics A method and apparatus for maniuplating and sewing first and second panels together is disclosed including a rotatable arm for rotating a first panel and control means for reducing the stitching speed in response to detection of a comer of the first panel... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5529006 | Multiple clamp system and method for a computer controlled sewing machine A garment is clamped against a frame-like feed plate of a computer controlled sewing machine by a clamping frame defining a set of openings of different sizes, and corresponding different size emblems or other patches are held against the garment within t... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5483909 | Method and apparatus for sewing the perimeter seam of an upholstered or trimmed article A method and apparatus for sewing the perimeter seam of an upholstered or trimmed article whereby the article is positioned upon a table having a planar sliding surface and a sewing machine located adjacent one side of the table. The table is variably adj... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5456196 | Sewing method including a step of downwardly folding facing junction edges of two parts of a workpiece and a sewing apparatus The described sewing machine has a work supporting bed (5) divided into two portions (6, 7) separated from each other by a central slot (8). The parts (2, 3) of a workpiece (M) to be assembled are laid down each on one portion (2, 3) of the work supportin... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5427043 | Workpiece pallet having a detachable workpiece holder and method of sewing a workpiece A workpiece pallet for transporting and holding a workpiece to be sewn in a programmable sewing machine. The workpiece pallet has a first frame member and a second frame member which is pivotally secured to the first frame member. The workpiece pallet als... | 06/27/1995 |
