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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320343 | Loom The invention relates to a loom comprising a warp thread tensioning device and a shedding device (12), which comprises pre-tensioned warp threads (4) in a first shedding position (F1). The loom also comprises a lifting device (38), wh... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7111648 | Terry fabric and method for weaving same A terry fabric comprises a plurality of repeat units of interwoven warp and weft threads. Each of the repeat units comprises a set of ground warp threads, a set of pile warp threads, and a set of weft threads. The ground warp threads are woven tightly with the weft ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7069960 | Method of controlling pile fabric loom A control technique is capable of adjusting a weight of a pile fabric by adjusting consumption of a pile warp at a proper range with a more simplified system. In a pile loom, a tolerance relative to a value associated with consumption of the pile warp is set, and th... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7044173 | Microfiber towel with cotton base A terry fabric having increased static and dynamic absorbency includes a ground fabric having opposing first and second surfaces and woven from ground warp yarns and ground fill yarns, each of the ground warp yarns and ground fill yarns consisting of at least one ce... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7011116 | Terry weaving method for creating variable loop heights and a terry loom for carrying out said method A terry weaving method and a terry loom for carrying out the method. Subject matter of the terry weaving method is that a slay travel shortening does not result during the carrying out of partial beat-ups for the formation of a weft thread group, and thus the origin... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6945283 | Measuring apparatus for measuring the cloth tension in a weaving machine and a weaving machine with a measuring apparatus of this kind A measuring apparatus for the measurement of the cloth tension in weaving machines comprises a probe element and a guide part to which the probe element is connected in order to guide the probe element. The measuring apparatus furthermore comprises a holder to which... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6918410 | Method for fabricating wovens A method for weaving single-layered and/or multi-layered woven fabric, especially airbag fabric, includes interweaving warp threads delivered by at least two warp beams. ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6520217 | Weaving machine transmission for the control of the stroke of a sley shaft The weaving machine transmission (1) for the control of the stroke of a sley shaft (8) comprises a roller lever (4) and a sley shaft (8) between which there is an active connection, with the roller lever (4) and the sley shaft (8) being arranged so as to ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6505651 | Device for adjusting the tension in pile warp yarns in a face-to-face weaving machine A device for adjusting the tension of pile warp yarns in a face-to-face weaving machine comprises a first (14) and a second yarn guiding element (11), the second yarn guiding element (11) adjusting the tension in the pile warp yarns (100) by deflection. A... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6418972 | Rotary drive with direct drive electromagnetic motor for a reed slay of a loom A reed in a loom is driven or oscillated back and forth to perform the beat-up motion by a direct reed drive that avoids using the main loom drive for operating the reed. The direct drive is an electromagnetic motor which uses as one of its components a r... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6390144 | Terry loom with pile warp length compensation and deflection into back shed Ground warp and pile warp thread sheets are supplied to a shed forming device. The ground warp and the pile warp are separately deflected over a deflecting rod upstream from the shed forming device. The deflecting rod supports the ground warp and directs ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6367511 | Terry loom with interpenetrating ground warp and pile warp A ground warp thread sheet and a pile warp thread sheet are supplied to a shed forming device. Two stop motions on separate planes respectively monitor the pile warp and the ground warp. The ground warp and the pile warp are deflected over a deflecting ro... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6336476 | Method for a tuck-in selvedge setting in a tuck-in device of a shuttleless loom for towels Compared with the method for performing tuck-in operation at each weaving cycle, the method of the present invention makes it possible to increase the number of revolutions of the loom at high speed, to decrease the number of maintenance operations needed... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6253797 | Terry fabric with relief effect and method for its manufacture The terry fabric comprises a basic warp, weft threads and a pile warp or loop warp. The terry fabric is based on a float repeat or weft beat-up repeat, which includes a first and a second weft group. Whereas the first weft group in each case contains part... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6230754 | Ground warp let-off tension device of a cloth movable type terry pile loom A cloth movable type pile loom reduces a load applied to a terry motion mechanism when a ground warp tension roller is moved, and prevents a part associated with the application of tension to the ground warp yarns from being broken in advance. The cloth m... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6029715 | Method of controlling pile warp tension on pile fabric loom A pile warp tension control method uses a pile warp tension control device capable of adjusting the tension of pile warp yarns according to a weave on a pile fabric loom. The pile warp tension control method involves setting a first pile warp tension amou... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5722465 | Mechanism for adjusting the terry pile height A terry cloth weaving loom operating with a fabric displacement drive that controls the terry formation fabric motion, is equipped with a terry pile height adjusting mechanism operatively integrated in the fabric displacement drive between a crank arm (26... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5722464 | Pile warp thread tension control apparatus for terry cloth weaving The weaving of terry cloth is improved by preventing slackening of the warp threads during beat-up. The warp threads are kept in contact with a warp tensioning faller roller (8) at all times. For this purpose the faller roller (8) is eccentrically mounted... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5667865 | Terry fabric with increased rate of absorbency and method of forming same A terry fabric and method of forming a terry fabric are provided in which a ground fabric is formed of ground yarns while terry yarns are interlaced with the ground yarns to form terry loops with a height substantially greater than normal (a terry yarn le... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5568826 | Pile warp dispensing in advance of beat-up in a terry loom Terry cloth is woven by determining the pile warp yarn consumption during partial and full beat-ups of the pile warp on the basis of reference pattern data established for the terry cloth that is to be woven and which is used to control the payout of pile... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5518037 | Cloth fell displacement in a terry loom A pile forming apparatus allowing use of a driving motor of small capacity for effectuating terry motion while assuring high quality for manufactured pile fabric includes a ball screw constituting an output shaft of the driving motor with which driven nut... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5458160 | Controlling pile warp thread tension in a terry loom In a method for controlling the pile warp thread tension in weaving terry cloth webs, a thread tension is applied to the pile warp by the spanner beam during partial beat-up operations. The tension is removed or reduced in a controlled manner during each ... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5447182 | Process for weaving a three weft loop fabric and product thereof By the use of two picks without weft yarn (5, 6) during the pile change for three-weft pile fabrics, the same tying off is achieved as in a pile change for four-weft pile fabric. A three-weft terry cloth consequently has a fabric appearance which resemble... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5441084 | System for maintaining a constant terry loop height in terry cloth during reverse movement of the terry loom A system for maintaining a constant terry height in forming a terry cloth despite loom stoppage, e.g., to correct yarn breakage. The system includes a proximity sensor which is positioned at a predetermined distance from a floating roller, and on the same... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5392817 | Apparatus for altering the loop length of terry cloth A fabric table (11) of a device (1) for altering a warp pile loop length during terry weaving is brought by a lever system from the starting position (V) into the partial beat-up position (T) and back again into the starting position (v). The lever system... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5099890 | Warp tensioning apparatus for producing a seersucker fabric A device for producing a seersucker fabric on a loom lengthens the effect or pile warp threads compared to the base warp threads at the binding point of the woven fabric. The device is arranged on the outlet side of the loom. Simultaneously, the effect or... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5058628 | Terry loom having programmable pile forming elements To operate the terry loom, one or more pile-forming elements is actuated by separate drives on an individual pick basis and in a freely triggerable manner and at a loom speed. Any desired terry cadence can be produced in any desired sequence without stopp... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5029616 | Controlling warp tension as a function of weaving pattern A method of weaving cloth having a weaving pattern which varies according to which warp threads are supplied and according to which weft threads are bound into the warp threads, includes the steps of forming successive different pattern areas and regulati... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5002095 | Electronic control of terry pile warp yarn dispensing rate A terry loom having a negative pile warp let-off motor is electronically controlled to produce terry having uniform pile-to-ground warp ratio. The negative pile warp let-off motor is controlled to dispense pile warp yarn at a rate which yields the desired... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4984606 | Terry fabrics with tucks and method of making A woven terry fabric having tucks formed therein for obtaining novel aesthetic effects in the fabric and the method of weaving such fabrics.... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4974639 | Compensator roll arrangement in a warp let-off A warp yarn tensioning device for a loom, in which the warp yarns are wound about a compensator roller through an arc of approximately 180°. The roller is movable against the action of counteracting springs either by rotation or by translation in the dir... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4949759 | Seersucker loom with tension regulation of puckering warp A seersucker loom is arranged such that puckering warp yarns are divided to form a shed during the weaving of a seersucker. The tension of the puckering warp yarns is maintained on a level below that of the tension of the ground warp yarns. The puckering ... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4884597 | Pile warp yarn tension control A pile warp tension controller for controlling the pile warp yarn tension control mechanism of a pile fabric loom controls the position of the tension roller of the pile warp yarn tension control mechanism or the torque acting on a tension lever supportin... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4827985 | Method of controlling pile warp tension in synchronism with loom movement A warp tension control method by which the let-off motion of a loom is controlled to regulate the tension of the warp yarns. A force of the same dimension as the controlled variable, namely, the tension of the warp yarns, is applied to a mechanism support... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4721134 | Terry loop ratio control device The pile-to-ground warp yarn ratio of terry cloth is controlled during the weaving operation by sensing both the tension imposed on the pile warp and the amount of pile warp yarn dispensed from its supply beam. The sensed information is used to control th... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4569373 | Terrycloth weaving machine The weaving machine includes an electronic control device which can receive a signal for a reverse-motion of the pile warp let-off drive motor from the card dobby via a sensor when borders (plain woven regions) of the fabric are to be produced within the ... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4554950 | Weaving machine, especially a terry cloth weaving machine In a terry cloth weaving machine in which a horizontal translation of both warp thread systems of the upper shed and of the lower shed, together with the already woven fabric, takes place for the formation of loops and in which an apparatus for tucking or... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4485848 | Terry weaving machine having a deflecting mechanism for warp yarns The terry weaving machine is provided with a deflecting mechanism for guiding the edge warp yarns therethrough to retain the tucked-in end of a weft yarn in tong-like fashion. The deflecting mechanism may be in the form of a plate with a single slot or ma... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4403630 | Apparatus for tensioning the warp thread sheet of a loom An apparatus for tensioning warp threads of a loom comprises a warp beam from which the warp threads are withdrawn by means of a support beam and a deflection beam. The deflection beam is secured to the support beam by means of bending springs acting in t... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4293006 | Pile warp thread unwinding device for a terry cloth loom This invention relates to an improvement in a pile warp thread-unwinding device for a terry cloth weaving machine with a drive for a pile warp beam controlled by an oscillatable reversing member for the pile warp threads, the improvement comprising two ro... | 10/06/1981 |
