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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7213420 | Sock A knitted sock has an inner layer 2 comprising a toe end 4 and an outer layer 3 comprising a toe end 7. The inner and outer toe ends are aligned and joined wale stitch to wale stitch to form a composite toe end, which is closed to provide... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7055348 | High speed color altering head for single-face circular knitting machines A high speed color altering head for single-face circular knitting machines is installed on a circular knitting machine and controlled by a return cam, a needle selection device and upper and lower cams to perform colored yarns feeding operation for knitting needles... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036343 | Striping apparatus of a circular knitting machine The present invention relates to a striping apparatus of a circular knitting machine, comprising: a selector, a controller, a yarn-feed unit, and a drive unit. The yarn-feed unit has two portions; the first portion includes a yarn-changing plate, which feeds a yarn ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032414 | Thread gripping device, particularly for gripping elastic threads having a small cross-section, in circular knitting machines for hosiery or the like A thread gripping device, for gripping elastic thin thread, in a circular knitting machines, having a supporting element that supports thread guides proximate to a drop or feed, above the needle cylinder and proximate to the needle work area, and bearing at least on... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6920768 | Thread gripping device in circular knitting machines for hosiery or the like A device for gripping thread in circular hosiery knitting machines comprising a supporting element fixable to the structure of the machine supporting the thread guides proximate to a drop or feed, above the needle cylinder and proximate to the needle work area, that... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6901776 | Method of knitting an elastomeric yarn into a circularly knitted fabric A method for circularly knitting an elastomeric yarn into a knitted fabric is provided. The method includes: operating a circular knitting machine at a machine rate, retaining a free end of the elastomeric yarn in a substantially relaxed condition, and taking up the... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6810696 | Method for trimming loose threads on circular knitting machines A method for trimming loose threads in circular knitting machines, comprising the steps of: starting from an initial pattern and on the basis of a given type of circular knitting machine, if one wishes to trim the loose threads, me... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6089048 | Yarn feeder for lengthening yarn path of high elongation yarns in circular knitting machines A yarn feeder, particularly for elastic yarns having a high elongation coefficient, in circular knitting machines. The feeder comprises a series of passages and/or contact regions forming a path for the yarn that unwinds from the spool or reel up to the n... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5347832 | Yarn binder apparatus A binding mechanism for holding yarns of circular knitting machines during yarn changeover and when yarns are moved to inactive positions includes an elastomeric member having deformable when engaged with a flat surface and having pliable surfaces for sim... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5222380 | Pneumatic service circuit for circular knitting machine service devices The circular knitting machine has a pneumatic service circuit with pneumatically actuated service devices arranged around the needle cylinder. An annular body surrounds the needle cylinder, and a main duct is defined in the annular body. The main duct is ... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5144817 | Yarn feed assembly A yarn feed assembly for circular knitting machines for presenting one or more yarns chosen from a plurality of available yarns into the needle path under the control of a microprocessor. An arcuately movable sector-shaped yarn guide includes a plurality ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5056339 | Process and device for producing designs on stocking in twin-cylinder circular knitting machine In the process a first thread differing in color with respect to a second thread which constitutes the stocking is fed by a thread guide alternatively to the second thread to a preset number of needles during the formation of a row of stitches. The first ... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4606202 | Feeder-stripper device for circular knitting machines Feeder-stripper device for circular knitting machines, whereby the device can be anchored substantially at a tangent to the needle cylinders and comprises a carrying structure consisting of a plurality of firm supporting surfaces to support the yarn carri... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4559792 | Thread carrier The invention relates to a thread carrier for a knitting machine, having at least one controllable thread gripper and an inserter (19) whose end at which the thread (16) emerges is in the form of an open channel (76). To simplify the insertion or removal ... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4221120 | Multiple needle cylinder hosiery knitting machine This multiple needle cylinder hosiery knitting machine is provided with a single horizontally disposed pattern disc surrounding the needle cylinders and controlling the simultaneous knitting of a sock on each of the needle cylinders. All of the instrument... | 09/09/1980 |
| 3981161 | Panty hose with reinforced longitudinal waist opening A continuous, tubular, one-piece panty hose is formed on a circular knitting machine with a waist opening extending longitudinally of the direction of knitting and surrounded by a reinforced elastic section with stitches that resist raveling or breakdown.... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3975927 | Striping apparatus for circular knitting machines A circular knitting machine having a thread guide fixed to the machine is formed with a thread insertion slot, and a plurality of thread guiding eyes holding threads for insertion. A thread entrainment element is located below the thread guide, travelling... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3955382 | Device for changing threads in circular knitting machines A device for changing threads in circular knitting machines, the device having several thread-changing units each of which is assigned to a knitting system of the circular knitting machine. The units have several thread-changing fingers for guiding variou... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3930386 | Plating feeders A plating feeder for use in a circular knitting machine comprises a first mouth for supplying a first yarn, and a second mouth for supplying a second yarn and which is movable relative to the first and second mouths together to alter the angle between the... | 01/06/1976 |
