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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127701 | Fabric joining method and system A fabric joining method and system for attaching a first piece of fabric having synthetic content to a second piece of fabric having synthetic content. The method includes welding the first piece of fabric to the second piece of fabric at a seam and sewing the first... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8100071 | Sewing machine with large stitch width A method and device applicable to a sewing machine which has a needle and a gripper with a horizontally positioned lower bobbin for executing a seam with stitches in a sewing material being sewn, for compensating a deficiency in a longitudinal shift of the needle du... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7891307 | Method and sewing machine for forming single-thread locked handstitches A sewing thread (20) can be captured certainly with a thread capturing open eye (13a) of an open eye needle (13) and the stitches are formed in the inner space of a sewing machine bed (3). A handstitch and a locked stitch are forme... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7703405 | Method of producing a fire resistant fabric with stitchbonding A washable fire-resistant fabric and a method for making a washable fire-resistant fabric comprises a lightweight pliant non-woven batt blended from two types of fire-resistant organic fibers which are non-irritating to human skin. A method for stitch bonding a plia... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7690318 | Method of sewing a decorative seam and trim component made by that method A method of sewing a decorative seam includes providing a material suitable for receiving stitches, folding a first portion of the material onto a second portion of the material to form a bend, sewing a first stitch to join the first portion to the second portion, t... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7591227 | Systems and methods for thread handling and/or cutting One embodiment of the present invention relates to a system for thread handling (e.g., separating) and/or cutting. Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for thread handling (e.g., separating) and/or cutting. In one example, the present inve... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7430975 | Method of providing an adorned article and an adorned article made using the method A method including the steps of: providing an article having an exposed surface defined by at least one substrate layer; providing at least a first adornment on the substrate layer, so that the article has a first appearance and to meet an actual or anticipated dema... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7386361 | Embroidery data creation device, embroidery data creation method, and embroidery data creation program Coordinates and a pen-stroke strength are input from a stylus. A section between the input coordinates is interpolated and needle fall points are determined such that the stitch width varies in accordance with the pen-stroke strength. Moreover, the stitch angle and ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7353762 | Cordless stitch removing device The present invention provides a cordless device for removing a single layer of stitches from a fabric. The cordless device comprising a body having a top end and a bottom end. At the top end of the body is a blade having a plurality of upper teeth and a plurality o... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7290494 | Method for manufacturing stent-grafts A sewing machine is provided which is capable of sewing reinforcing wire to tubular grafts in order to form stent grafts. A bobbin (which may be seated in a shuttle) carries a bottom thread through the bore of the tubular graft and forms a stitch in combination with... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7237498 | Method of providing an adorned article and an adorned article made using the method A method of providing an article to meet an actual or anticipated demand including the steps of: providing an article having an exposed surface defined by at least one substrate layer; tack stitching a first adornment layer fixedly to the at least one substrate laye... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7220340 | Paper machine clothing and method for its manufacture The invention concerns a porous paper machine clothing (1) for dewatering a paper web in a paper machine, having a yarn layer made up of at least one ply (2) of longitudinal yarns (3) and at least one ply (4) of transverse yarns (5, 6,... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7073456 | Method for manufacturing stent-grafts A sewing machine is provided which is capable of sewing reinforcing wire to tubular grafts in order to form stent grafts. A bobbin (which may be seated in a shuttle) carries a bottom thread through the bore of the tubular graft and forms a stitch in combination with... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7011033 | Method and apparatus for cord attachment An apparatus and method for attaching a cord to a piece of material. The material has a first side and a second side. The apparatus has a frame, a punch pin, a spear, and a comber. The comber is movably mounted to the frame. The comber is adapted to create slack in ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6973887 | Chain stitch sewing mechanism In a chain stitch sewing mechanism with a sewing head movable parallel to the sewn material plane, including a needle rod with a needle drive for reciprocating a thread carrying needle, a catcher drive for reciprocating a needle shaped thread catcher with an open ca... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6962120 | Seam forming method using sewing machine A method of forming a strong seam by using a sewing machine, without backstitching. In the sewing machine, a first shuttle hook which rotates in the counterclockwise direction, a first needle, a second needle, and a second shuttle hook which rotates in the countercl... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6941882 | Apparatus for sewing slide fastener chain onto cloth piece In a slide fastener chain sewing apparatus, a continuously supplied slide fastener chain is successively sewn onto a pair of left and right cloth pieces. A chain cutter cuts the slide fastener chain between the cloth pieces which are moved continuously over a sewn p... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6845725 | Method for sewing together covering elements adapted to undergo foaming process A method for sewing together covering elements is provided, in which two first threads and a second thread are used in a sewing machine having sewing needle means. In operating the sewing machine, the covering elements are fed at a given feeding pitch, such that the... | 01/25/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6708633 | Method for seaming linking loops on knitted fabrics A sewing method allows firm seaming to be performed without inserting point needles through linking loops that are formed near the ends of the course direction, and the other linking loops can be automatically linked with efficiency. The sewing method seams knitted ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6390004 | Double-chain stitching method and apparatus A double chain stitch is made has by first pushing a needle carrying a needle thread down through goods to be seamed to form below a lower face of the goods a needle-thread loop and then passing a looper carrying a looper thread transversely to a stitchin... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6357371 | Method and device for producing seams The invention relates to a method for producing sewn seams and a device for carrying out the method. The invention includes two sewing needles of which all moving parts are situated only on one side of the textile. Two or more sewing needles move obliquel... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6343558 | Shuttle apparatus for high-speed lacing of an article An apparatus for high speed attachment of a cord to a piece of receiving material is characterized by one or more pins which engage the cord, pierce the receiving material and draw the cord through the receiving material from the first side to a second si... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6314899 | Hook and loop lock stitch and method and apparatus therefor An article, method, and related apparatus for a novel hook and loop lock stitch. The lock stitch is embodied in a stitched article that includes a workpiece including a series of stitch holes, or a seam, therethrough and further including a back side surf... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6216620 | Method and apparatus for high-speed lacing of a teabag An apparatus for high speed attachment of a cord to a piece of receiving material is characterized by one or more pins which engage the cord, pierce the receiving material and draw the cord through the receiving material from the first side to a second si... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6213040 | Apparatus for high-speed lacing of an article A apparatus for high speed attachment of a cord to a piece of receiving material is characterized by one or more pins which engage the cord, pierce the receiving material and draw the cord through the receiving material from the first side to a second sid... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6196148 | Sewing method and sewing machine for releasing a tension thread from a passage formed by a stitch A sewing method having a tension thread, guided and set in a passage of a stitch moved laterally relative to stitching devices between a normal position and a releasing position wherein the tension thread is laterally spaced out of the passage.... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6170419 | Presser foot for a sewing machine A presser foot for a sewing machine having a base section, a support projecting upwardly from the base section for attachment to a sewing machine, and a fulling rod secured to the base section. The base section has a needle hole and a front face, a rear f... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6119613 | Method and apparatus for preventing a seam from raveling in double chain stitch sewing machine A method and apparatus for preventing a seam from raveling in a double chain stitch sewing machine according to the present invention are applied to sewing of cloth by a double chain stitch sewing machine. Near the sewing end point for forming a double ch... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5983818 | Sewing machine with thread tensioning and take up levers A sewing machine that has at least one needle which moves with alternating motion, taking the upper thread through the piece to the sewn, a shuttle to hook an upper thread to form a loop below the piece to be sewn, a bobbin housing in a bobbin-case locate... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5967070 | Process for shortening a fabric-side hook thread end in sewing machines with thread cutting device The fabric-side hook thread end (GN), which was previously longer than the fabric-side needle thread end (NN) by the amount corresponding to a stitch length, is to be shortened in sewing machines with a thread-cutting device. This object is accomplished b... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5881663 | Method of tying a knot in chain stitching A knot is formed in chain-stitching, and a first loop, formed by a stitch to an article to be sewn two stitches ahead of a final stitch, is drawn through a second loop which is formed by a stitch one stitch ahead of the final stitch, whereby a knot is for... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5829374 | Sewn attachment loop for a flexible rope, and process of manufacturing the loop A sewn attachment loop for a flexible rope used for rock-climbing, or working at heights, is formed by a short first portion of rope, securedly affixed to an extended second portion of rope by a seam. The seam presents a dissymmetric structure in the non-... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5769018 | Looper thread control method and device for a double chainstitch sewing machine In a looper thread control device for a double chainstitch sewing machine, the sewing needles are lowered securely into a thread triangle, even under the conditions of low thread tension and high speed operation, and with an elastic looper thread, without... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5722338 | Method and apparatus for preventing seam from raveling in double chain stitch sewing machine The method and apparatus for preventing seam from raveling in a double chain stitch sewing machine of the invention are applied mainly in sewing of cloth by a double chain stitch sewing machine with multiple needles, and when nearing the end of sewing for... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5634416 | Device and method for forming an ornamental stitch in a sewing machine In a device for forming ornamental stitch seams, which comprises two or more needles (3a, 3b) moving alternately backward and forward through a needle plate (2) and a looper (5) cyclically movable following an elliptical trajectory (t) under the needle pl... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5544604 | Three needle stitch with cover thread A method of forming a stitch and the stitch which includes three needle threads and cooperating looper threads for forming three parallel rows of stitches that are joined by a spreader thread that lies on the upper surface of the work piece. The spreader ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5448959 | Belt drive puller mechanism A workpiece puller mechanism for a sewing machine including a carrier including a feed shaft mounted thereon that supports a feed roller. The periphery of the feed roller is biased downwardly into engagement with the upper surface of the workpiece while t... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5433160 | Sewing machine A sewing machine is provided with an automatic anti-loosening-stitcher mode selector switch for activating and deactivating the anti-loosening-stitcher mode in which anti-loosening-stitches are formed after the completion of a stitch pattern, and an autom... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5398627 | Thread chain and method and apparatus for drawing out the thread chain on multiple needle sewing machines A sewing machine possessing multiple needles and a single looper for forming a double chain stitch without an upper covering thread capable of drawing out a thread chain reliably and smoothly. By using an auxiliary blade disposed parallel to a looper, the... | 03/21/1995 |
