Did You Know...
...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176863 | Sewing method for seat cover A method is provided for sewing a seat cover to provide a front panel and a side panel with an L-shaped separable seam and inner and outer chutes for air bag deployment. The method comprises sewing the front panel and the inner chute together with permanent vertical... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176862 | Fitted tablecloth A method for making a fitted tablecloth for covering a utility or card table is disclosed. The steps include providing a primary panel having a plurality of sides, providing a rail panel having a plurality of side panels and a plurality of pleats, such that the plur... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8171868 | Sewing method for seat cover A method is provided for sewing a seat cover to provide a side panel and an inset panel with a C-shaped separable seam and inner and outer chutes for air bag deployment. The method comprises sewing the side panel and the inner chute together with permanent vertical ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8151722 | Method of manufacturing airbag A method of manufacturing an airbag with which an airbag having a left airbag section and a right airbag section and constituted so that peripheral edge portions of an opening of an opposing face of each bag are sewn together can be easily manufactured. An airbag | 04/10/2012 |
| 8141507 | Apparatus, system, and method for facilitating the instruction of quilting techniques An apparatus to facilitate the instruction of quilting techniques includes a background pattern and a stitching pattern printed on a fabric panel. The fabric panel may be a length of fabric configured to receive inks which define the background pattern and the stitc... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8104414 | Apparatus and method for producing large stitched products An apparatus for producing large stitched products has a multiple needle stitching unit, a storage device, and a processing station. The multiple needle stitching unit has a large number of stitching elements and a guide device which is arranged in the region of the... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100070 | Flat seam construction A flat seam construction made up of a number of sequentially formed stitches and formed on a portion of one or more stitchable materials is disclosed. Each stitch has two outer threads, formed into first and second outer thread loops, and at least one inner thread, ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8061288 | Thread control in multi-needle chain stitch quilting A multi-needle chain-stitch quilting machine and method of operation thereof are provided that imparts relative motion between the needles and the material that is controlled so as to pull needle thread tails from the needle side of the quilted material. The feature... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8020503 | Automated surgical implant sewing system and method A system and method for assembling a prosthetic heart valve, including a procedure for sewing fabric around a heart valve support stent. The system includes a support stent handling component that works in conjunction with a sewing machine component. The sewing mach... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7918172 | Method for production of a three-dimensional curved fiber composite material structural component A method for producing a three-dimensionally curved fiber composite material component having a predefined flexural member profile cross section with at least one web area and at least one adjacent flange area, includes providing a flat base fiber laid scrim and dis... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7802529 | Carpet primary backing material A process is described for treating a nonwoven fabric to improve the gripping ability of the fabric during the preparation of tufted carpets. The process includes the steps of applying an elastomeric binder to the fabric, treating the fabric to provide a series of d... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7798082 | Airbag An airbag is manufactured by sewing a base fabric woven with a first polar fiber by means of a sewing thread. The sewing thread is made up of a yarn formed from a second polar fiber such as nylon 66, and the yarn is subjected to a lubrication treatment using a lubri... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7775170 | Stitchbonded fabric with a discontinuous substrate A process makes stitchbonded fabric having a regionally segmented discontinuous base layer of webs of substrate material extending in the machine direction which webs are laterally separated by a region devoid of substrate material. The region devoid of substrate is... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7770530 | Combination quilted patterns and quilting methods Combination quilted patterns of which at least one component pattern is continuous are sewn on a multi-layered web of material with the sewing heads on one bridge as the material is advanced longitudinally. The bridge might or might not also move longitudinally. Sim... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7739972 | Method and apparatus for producing a sewn product The present invention relates to a simple and inexpensive method for producing a mattress panel or quilt having corners which deviate from an orthogonal pattern. The method renders a material having two stitched seams between two sewn products that are arranged adja... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7726253 | Fibre mat and a method of manufacturing a fibre mat The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a fiber mat adapted for use in the manufacture of a fiber-reinforced device, said fiber mat comprising at least two essentially longitudinally extending and parallel batches of fibers. Novel aspects of the method ac... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7673575 | Soft goods slitter and feed system for quilting An apparatus is provided for feeding and slitting mattress covers, quilts and other soft goods supported on a table. The apparatus has a first slitting wheel rotatable by a motor. A second slitting wheel is rotatable by the motor and contacts the first slitting whee... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7669540 | Soft goods slitter and feed system for quilting An apparatus is provided for feeding and slitting mattress covers, quilts and other soft goods supported on a table. The apparatus has a first slitting wheel rotatable by a motor. A second slitting wheel is rotatable by the motor and contacts the first slitting whee... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7644671 | Method and system of manufacturing a mattress and components thereof A system (10) for manufacturing a mattress (300) comprises multiple modules or stations (12, 132, 188, 200) used to sew together multiple components into a casing (252). A spring or other core (270) is inserted into the casing (... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7628114 | Method and device for producing sanitary tampons A production method for producing sanitary tampons implements a cord placement step of placing at least two continuous string-like cords in parallel on surfaces of at least two cotton pad pieces sequentially placed along a sewing line in a sewing direction of a sewi... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7617788 | High comfort mattresses having fiberballs In one embodiment, a mattress is constructed of a core having a first side and a second side. A padding layer is positioned at the first side of the core and has a contoured surface and a planar surface. A layer of individual fiberballs is disposed on the planar sur... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7597059 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a sewing product The present invention relates to a method for producing a large sewn product, such as a mattress panel or a quilt, having two stitched seams created by a sewing device, moving transversely to the direction of feed, between two adjacently arranged sewn products. The ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7584710 | Storage device A holder for use on a duty belt comprising a backing portion including a synthetic material coupled to a cover portion including a synthetic material is disclosed. An edging portion at least partially covers an edge of either the backing portion, the cover portion, ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7581504 | Printed umbrella, umbrella cover, and method of making An umbrella cover if formed from a unitary piece of material, an octagonal piece of material having eight corners, which may be decorated, such as by printing, without image segmentation. The cover has eight generally triangular slits therein extending one from each... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7552691 | Support and cassette apparatus and method In a quilting system, a support and cassette apparatus includes a support with a cassette movably connected with the support such that the cassette captures the support within the cassette. A carriage is attached to the cassette. ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7540247 | Printer ribbon with sewn feature and apparatus for forming same A shaped conductive pattern is located very-close to the top and bottom edges of a print ribbon, e.g., 0.18″ or less, where the conductive pattern is sewn using a partially conductive thread, such as 20% steel and 80% polyester. A two-piece clamp used to sew the c... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7533621 | Rug sewing apparatus A work piece finishing apparatus including a cutter assembly, a binding tape applier, and a flat bed sewing head. ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7478607 | Three-dimensional camouflage fabric and method for making same A camouflage material comprises a plurality of parallel strips of camouflage fabric attached side by side laterally across a substrate and extending longitudinally along the substrate. The strips have a plurality of longitudinally spaced edge strips extending latera... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7415934 | Three-dimensional camouflage material having cupped heat deformations at discreet locations and method for making same A process for producing a camouflage material having a three-dimensional surface contour comprises providing a plurality of parallel strips of thermoplastic camouflage material having irregular side edges and positioning the strips, preferably with overlapping edges... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412936 | Attachment gusset with ruffled corners and system for automated manufacture of same An apparatus for attaching a gusset to a panel includes a gusset folder that receives and folds a gusset material to form the gusset. The panel is supported by a sewing table. A sewing machine is positioned relative to the sewing table so as to be able to sew the gu... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412937 | Three dimensional camouflage fabric and method of making same A three-dimensional camouflage fabric is produced in a multi-head quilting machine by sewing a multiplicity of transversely spaced, elongated strips of relatively narrow fabric on a relatively wide web of a substrate fabric along laterally spaced lines of attachment... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7404368 | Method for forming a buttonhole in a fabric The object of the invention is to provide a method and device with which it is possible, in a simple and rapid way, to form a buttonhole in a fabric which requires no further marking. The object of the invention is achieved by providing a method for producing... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7383780 | Tape edge work station A tape edge applicator workstation including a conveyor for moving a mattress or foundation along a sewing path through a tape edge applicator. The tape edge applicator applies a tape edge material about the peripheral side edges of the mattress, with the mattress g... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7371445 | Structurally efficient airbag cushion exhibiting high available inflation volume The present invention relates to an airbag cushion which exhibits a low amount of seam usage (in order to attach at least two fabric panels or portions of a panel together) in correlation to an overall high amount of available inflation airspace within the cushion i... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370591 | Quilting table for a sewing machine A quilting table (20) includes a frame (22) having box channel rails (50, 52), a first carriage (212), moveable relative to a longitudinal dimension (30) of the frame (22), having wheels (224) engaged with the box cha... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363869 | All-purpose sewing machine A sewing machine includes a main frame, a retainer, a rocker arm assembly, a wire assembly, and a platform. The main frame contains therein a transmission mechanism. The retainer is mounted to the base of the main frame. The retainer defines a bore in which a first ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350473 | Method and grid for tying layers of a quilt The present invention simplifies the process of placing quilt ties in the quilt during the quilt making process. The quilt tie device contains a plurality of openings that identify locations in the quilt for quilt ties. A quilt maker places the quilt tie device over... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341011 | Child car seat cover A child car seat cover is disclosed. This device provides an easily removable, cleanable and adjustable cover for a child car seat that restricts the passage of food, dirt and liquids to the car seat material. The device is comprised of multiple layers of fabric, st... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331300 | Quilt patch braided rugs and method for making the same Embodiments include a floor covering comprising one or more patches, wherein each patch comprises one or more braids of jute-like fibers. In one aspect, at least one of the braids is wrapped around itself to form a first patch. In another aspect, the first patch is ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325263 | Fitted bed covering A fitted bed covering for a mattress is provided having pockets at either end, formed by elastic panels attached to the underside of the sheet. The fitted bed covering is installed on a mattress by inserting opposite ends of the mattress into the elastic pockets. | 02/05/2008 |
