Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 6889531 | Method and device of controlling elastic thread A known one-cylinder small-diameter circular knitting machine for production of sock goods is modified for closing the toe directly in the machine, where the initial rows of the knitwear beginning by reciprocal knitting of toe pouch are knitted on one half of needle... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6122939 | Process and apparatus for reducing the lead-in thread length in circular knitting machines A process and an apparatus for reducing the length of the lead-in thread in double-cylinder circular hosiery-making or knitting machines in which the thread, fed by a corresponding thread guide, is clamped at its end, before knitting begins, by a thread c... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5966968 | Single-cylinder circular knitting machine with device for actuating the cutter mounted on the dial A single-cylinder circular machine for knitting, hosiery or the like, with a device for actuating the cutter mounted on the dial comprises: a needle cylinder, which can be rotationally actuated about its own axis; a dial, which is arranged above the needl... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5943883 | Circular knitting machine A circular knitting machine for knitting patterned knitted fabrics (19) contains a preferably rotatable needle carrier (1) having knitting needles (3) distributed along a needle ring, selection devices (6) for selection of the knitting needles (3) in acco... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5669424 | Combined and relatively adjustable weft thread clamp and cutter A combined weft thread clamp and cutter apparatus for an air jet loom includes a cutter (3) for cutting a weft thread (1) and a clamp (4) for clamping the weft thread (1). The cutter includes a fixed cutter element (10) and a movable cutter element (9) th... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5533365 | Device for cutting threads in circular stocking knitting machines A device for cutting threads in circular stocking knitting machines, which includes a circular saw having teeth on its periphery and at least one knife. Each tooth of the saw has a cutting zone away from and moved back with respect to the front part. The ... | 07/09/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5224361 | Thread cutter for double-cylinder circular knitting machines Thread used in double-cylinder circular knitting machines is cut by locating a stationary cutting knife near a space between the cylinders. A saw having perpendicularly arranged teeth is positioned on an outer ring at the top of one of the cylinders. Thre... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5186027 | Circular knitting machine of the type with cylinder and dial with thread clamping and cutting device for manufacturing open fabric The circular knitting machine, for manufacturing open fabric, has a thread clamping and cutting device arranged inside the needle cylinder and there is a thread engagement element which is controllably movable from the inside of the needle cylinder toward... | 02/16/1993 |
| 4967575 | Thread cutting and holding device A thread cutting and holding device in double-cylinder circular knitting machine has a movable cutting plate, stationary cutting blade and pressing finger. Stationary and movable plates are arranged between the cutting plate and the pressing finger. Both ... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4718256 | Knitting machine or the like with a device for raising and lowering the platen The knitting machine has a device for raising and lowering the platen, which comprises a frame, associated with the supporting structure of the machine, which supports the platen above the needle-bearing cylinder. The machine also comprises at least one g... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4539825 | Device selecting the needles on the dial plate of either single or multiple feed, single cylinder circular knitting machines for the manufacture of ribbed fabric A device for selecting the needles on the dial plate of single cylinder circular knitting machines for the manufacture of ribbed fabric, said device comprising a coaxial sleeve secured on top of the dial plate and revolving with the dial plate and, as man... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4364246 | Knitting machine Knitting machine for performing knits having a beginning and an end, which has at least one needle bed in which knitting needles are mounted for extension and retraction, which has a plurality of thread carriers running successively along an endless path ... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4347718 | Cutting elements for knitting machines An improved cutting system for knitted fabrics, wherein a cutting element is mounted on a knitting machine for movement in unison with the needle and positioned to cut the knitted fabric to a predetermined dimension at least one cycle after the knitting c... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4204414 | Clamping means for material in thread, ribbon or strip form The clamping means, which has a clamping position and an open position for material in thread, ribbon or strip form, has an element which, in accordance with the invention, is resiliently bent double hairpin-wise in a first plane and has two arms of subst... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4137732 | Yarn feed and yarn change mechanism Pneumatic yarn feed and yarn change mechanism has a plurality of yarn feed paths and a plurality of control elements for controlling passage of yarn for each of these paths independently. Flow of fluid through selected yarn feed passage when the control e... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4130999 | Yarn binder apparatus Apparatus for binding the severed end portion of a tensioned elastomeric yarn on a circular knitting machine including a binder element fixably mounted up on the machine dial and having a free end portion which normally engages the dial. The free end port... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4120179 | Yarn cutting device for a circular knitting machine A circular knitting machine having a program or pattern drum coaxial and underlying the needle cylinder. The pattern drum is advanced intermittently and selectively by pawls engaging ratchet wheels of different pitch on the drum, with the pawls driven wit... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4085598 | Ring saw for circular knitting machine A ring saw apparatus adapted to be supported between the welting dial and the dial pad of a circular knitting machine, including a discrete ring or annular saw blade having substantially flat or planar opposed surfaces and an annular ring carrier adapted ... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4078402 | Knitting apparatus and yarn trapper An attachment having a knitting machine including at least two toothed members slidable in relationship to one another such that when the teeth are aligned yarn receiving openings are presented and on sliding the members relative to one another yarns with... | 03/14/1978 |
