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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079236 | Method and device for winding knitted nets The invention relates to a process and a device for the winding of nets (1) knitted from thrums (2) and wefts (3) to a given winding width at a winding point. For this the thrums (2) of the knitted net are guided along spacer elements ( | 12/20/2011 |
| 7882712 | Circular knitting machine with a rotatable blade for cutting a fabric tube A circular knitting machine for the production of an opened fabric tube comprises a needle cylinder (1), a frame (6), which is coupled to the needle cylinder (1) and in which at least a draw-off roller (4) and/or a take-up roller (5 | 02/08/2011 |
| 7836732 | Method and apparatus for lowering and folding fabric at amount same as fabric knitted and unloaded by a circular knitting machine A method and apparatus for lowering and folding fabric at the same amount knitted and unloaded by a circular knitting machine delivers a fabric continuously knitted by the circular knitting machine and temporarily holds and in a buffer transient storing apparatus wh... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7600400 | Tensioning device for circular knitting machines A tensioning device (1) for circular knitting machines (3) comprising a supporting frame (2) to be mounted turnably below a circular knitting machine (3), a cutter (9) associated to the supporting frame (2) and designed to c... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7222815 | Doffing apparatus of a high-speed high-stand fabric take-up device The present invention discloses a doffing apparatus of a high-speed high-stand fabric take-up device, which is applicable to a fabric take-up device having a higher fabric-storage volume. The doffing apparatus has safety pins and control handles in the side-frame ca... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204103 | Fabric winding machine A fabric winding machine is installed on a circular knitting machine to wind and collect an annular fabric knitted by the circular knitting machine. It has a fabric splitting mode and a fabric non-splitting mode according to the characteristics of the fabric materia... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7162895 | Circular knitting machine and method for collecting the fabric produced by a circular knitting machine A method for collecting the fabric (4) produced by the cylinder (3) of a circular knitting machine, comprising at least the steps of taking down said fabric (4), cutting and collecting it, in which the fabric is cut along a predefined cutting tr... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7093466 | High-speed high-stand fabric take-up device with uniform fabric tautness arrangement Provided is a high-speed high-stand device for taking up fabric comprising two side boxes each including a projection formed on its side proximate top; a take-up shaft provided across intermediate portions of the side boxes, the take-up shaft being adapted to wind f... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7043048 | Capturing and encoding unique user attributes in media signals User attribute data, such as a retinal scan, is encoded into a media signal as it is captured in media capture device, such as a camera, video recorder, etc. The user attribute data uniquely associates the creator with the content he or she creates. By steganographi... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6952939 | Apparatus and method for controlling the weight of fabric produced by a textile machine, in particular by a circular knitting machine An apparatus (1) is provided to control the weight of fabric produced by a textile machine (2), comprising weighting means (11) of every single fabric piece directly associated to the textile machine dedicated to the manufacture of the same. A p... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6637241 | Fabric take-up apparatus An improved fabric take-up apparatus adopted for use on an elevated take-up apparatus with a large capacity includes a frame, a conveying mechanism located in the frame, a take-up mechanism located in the frame, at least one friction mechanism located in ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6557381 | High capacity web winding apparatus for use in conjunction with a rotating circular knitting machine An apparatus for receiving the web output of knitted material from a rotating circular knitting machine includes a web-retaining member which is supported for movement along a first axis that a perpendicular to a web transport path. The web is collected i... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6381993 | Apparatus for forming large rolls of tubular knitted fabric A method and apparatus for producing large rolls of tubular fabric knitted on a small diameter circular knitting machine of the type having fabric takedown rollers for pulling the fabric from the knitting cylinder, and a takeup roller for winding up the f... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6324873 | Cylinder with rotating tube for guiding articles manufactured on circular knitting machines A cylinder for circular knitting machines having, internally, a coaxial tube (11) rotating with the cylinder and comprising a rotatable device for guiding the knitted article during the manufacturing phase. Thus, the article, rotating together with the cy... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6276630 | Device for winding webs of fabric A device for winding webs of fabric into a lap, arranged on a lap rod, with a machine frame, a lap carrier which can move to and from with respect to the machine frame between a winding position and an unloading position and is provided with receiving mec... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6082143 | Circular knitting machine A circular knitting machine. The apparatus includes a generally conventional circular knitting element for forming a tubular knit fabric. A tension-controlled roll take-up assembly is located downstream from the circular knitting element for receiving the... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6016670 | Circular knitting machine having a constant takedown assembly A circular knitting machine including a takedown assembly for applying constant tension to the formed knitted fabric. The circular knitting machine includes a rotating knitting cylinder, a takedown assembly, and a fabric receiving tub. The takedown assemb... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6000246 | Stepless speed change type cloth take-up device for a circular knitting machine A cloth take-up device for a circular knitting machine includes first and second vertical side panels, a cloth-transfer cylinder connected between the vertical side panels adjacent a top side of the vertical side panels, and two impression cylinders conne... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5960647 | Folding-shift mechanism for a bag knitting apparatus A folding-shift mechanism for a bag knitting apparatus which folds inward the text-printed side portion of the knitted bag automatically to enhance the structural strength on both side portions and which overcomes the problem met in previous bag knitting ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5925060 | Covered self-expanding vascular occlusion device A covered self-expanding vascular occlusion device and a method of making and using the device. The device comprises a braided wire member with at least two axially spaced securing members affixed to the braided wire member and a thin film covering at lea... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5730005 | Fabric rolling-up device and control circuit assembly A fabric rolling-up device control circuit assembly connected to a knitting machine to control the operation of a fabric rolling-up device in rolling up fabric knitted by the knitting machine, including a power circuit, an analog signal processor, a power... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5575162 | Apparatus for controlling twist in a knitted fabric An apparatus for controlling twist in a tubular knitted fabric being withdrawn from a circular knitting machine includes an annular twist control member rotatably mounted to the circular knitting machine for disposition within the tube of the fabric. The ... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5566558 | Fabric slitting and take-up mechanism for a circular knitting machine A circular knitting machine and take-up mechanism therefor includes a knitting unit for forming a tubular knit fabric, a first set of let-off rolls for flattening the tubular fabric into a double-layer web and delivering the web from the knitting unit, a ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5537845 | Synchronous cloth-rolling apparatus of a knitting machine A synchronous cloth-rolling apparatus of a knitting machine, including a base fixed on the ground, lateral supports, a cloth-rolling mechanism and a cloth-pulling mechanism. The cloth-rolling mechanism and the cloth-pulling mechanism respectively include ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5457967 | Draw-off device with adjustable tension for circular knitting machine A draw-off device for taking down flexible goods with a steplessly adjustable draw-off tension from a machine producing or processing the goods, the draw-off device has at least one draw-off roller, a drive source, and a V-belt transmission connecting the... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5454236 | Device for treating cut end of knitted fabric on rolling unit of circular knitting machine Fabric knitted upon a circular knitting machine and conducted downwardly by delivery rolls to a fabric cutter and thence to a fabric winding reel is prevented from being recaptured by the delivery rolls, and is also prevented from becoming adhered to a gu... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5317885 | Winding device for split knitted fabric The present invention pertains to a circular knitting machine with a pair of cutting devices (15) in opposite positions for longitudinally cutting, on two sides, the tubular fabric component and for forming two individual even pieces (13a, 13b) and with t... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5285663 | Rolling and discharging device of knitted fabric on circular knitting machine and its controlling method Knitted fabric produced by a circular knitting machine passes downwardly to a fabric winding unit that rotates synchronously with the knitting unit and that includes fabric delivery rolls and a fabric winding shaft that are driven by rotation of the unit.... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5224362 | Apparatus and method for winding and doffing roll of knitted cloth on a circular knitting machine An automatic winding and doffing apparatus of a circular knitting machine includes a winding unit that revolves synchronously with the cylinder of the circular knitting machine. The apparatus includes opposed winding apparatus frame arms. A fabric winding... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5211036 | Device for removal of a roll of tubular fabric A device for the removal of tubular fabric from a circular knitting machine comprises a machine frame, a driven take-up roller around which the tubular fabric is partially wound, a winding rod for winding the tubular fabric and two bearings at the ends of... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5157948 | Apparatus for winding and conveying knitted fabric for knitting machine An apparatus for winding into a roll a knitted fabric produced in a circular knitting machine and for conveying the roll to the outside of the knitting machine. A knitted fabric hangs below the knitting machine and is wound around a pair of horizontally a... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5157949 | Device for driving take-up unit of circular knitting machine A fabric take-up unit (5) is supported beneath the needle cylinder (4a) to rotate synchronously therewith and knitted fabric delivery rolls (11, 12, 13) are supported on the fabric take-up unit (5). The fabric delivery rolls (11, 12, 13) are normally driv... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5136859 | Apparatus and method for winding and doffing roll of knitted cloth in circular knitting machines An automated apparatus and method for winding and doffing a roll of knitted cloth from a circular knitting machine is disclosed. The apparatus includes a winding roller for winding knitted cloth produced on the knitting machine. A universal joint pivotabl... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5042272 | Knitting machine fabric roll doffing apparatus A take-up roll doffing apparatus for a circular knitting machine includes a take-up roll extending between and supported for rotation at opposite ends of the opposed side frames of the take-up frame of the knitting machine. The take-up roll is pivotably s... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4977758 | Knitting machines A control system which allows a plurality of shapes to be knitted by a simple change of profile cam (80). The profile cam (80) controls in a desired variable manner the feed rate of elastic or ground yarns to control the shape of a garment. The shape can ... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4888963 | Circular knitting machine A circular knitting machine has a rotatable needle cylinder, a supporting plate rotating synchronously with the needle cylinder, and a product drawing off and winding device. The device includes a roll bar arranged to support a product roll and provided w... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4879886 | Circular knitting machine A circular knitting machine comprising a knitting assembly for forming a tubular knitted fabric, fabric transport rollers for delivering the fabric from the assembly, a take-up spool for rolling up the delivered fabric thereon, and a pair of opposed frame... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4765157 | Method and apparatus for rolling up fabric for circular knitting machine A rolling-up apparatus disposed below the knitting unit of a circular knitting machine has a pair of support frames rotatable and stoppable in synchronism with the knitting unit. A take-up spool, having a pair of spool members subdividing it lengthwise, i... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4765155 | Circular knitting machine with cloth take up safety gate The safety gate extends between and normally encloses the entire space between adjacent legs of a circular knitting machine to prevent the operator from being injured by a knit fabric take up roll mechanism which rotates beneath the needle cylinder and ex... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4671083 | Driving apparatus in take up unit of circular knitting machine The present drive for the fabric take up mechanism includes a pair of drive pulleys and a drive belt interposed in the power transmission drive and between the revolving needle cylinder and the fabric delivery rolls and the fabric take up roll. At least o... | 06/09/1987 |
