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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7389657 | Method for producing open-knit fabric with machines for knitting hosiery or other articles, and open-knit article obtained with the method A method for producing open-knit fabric with machines for knitting hosiery or other articles and an open-knit article obtained with the method. The method consists in producing in succession rows of knitting (A,B,C) by means of a plurality of needles (1,2), w... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7328595 | Method for manufacturing knitted articles with a circular knitting machine for forming items of clothing without lateral seams A method for manufacturing knitted articles for forming items of clothing, such as body suits, sleeveless tops, undershirts, bras, underpants or the like, without lateral seams, with a circular knitting machine, comprising at least one tab forming step, in which all... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7069751 | Method of forming a fine gauge knitted fabric with open-work pattern A method of forming an openwork knitted fabric formed of closely knitted, fine gauge yarns formed into knitted loops utilizing at least 11 needles per inch and having at least 25 courses per inch. The fabric is formed by using needles having a hook formed in a top e... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6662599 | Fine gauge knitted fabric with open-work pattern An openwork tubular knitted fabric formed of closely knitted, fine gauge yarns formed into knitted loops utilizing at least 11 needles per inch and having at least 25 courses per inch. The fabric is formed by using needles having a hook formed in a top en... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6539752 | Fine gauge knitted fabric with open-work pattern An openwork tubular knitted fabric formed of closely knitted, fine gauge yarns formed into knitted loops utilizing at least 11 needles per inch and having at least 25 courses per inch. The fabric is formed by using needles having a hook formed in a top en... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6321578 | Method and apparatus for transferring a loop from a selected needle to an adjacent needle for creating a decorative open-work pattern with no-run stitch and loop transfer knitting needle A method for creating an opening in tubular knitted fabric articles on a machine including a needle cam mounted for reciprocal movement between first and second vertically-spaced positions. In the first position the needle cam lowers successive needles to... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6308535 | Method for the manufacture of designed knitwear on circular stocking knitting and knitting machines A method for the manufacture of designed knitwear on circular stocking knitting and knitting machines is provided using one or more feed stations, starting from a first base yarn (13) and from a second base yarn (14) for the manufacture of a basic knit fa... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6209363 | Process for facilitating closure of a tubular knit article A method for facilitating in seaming closed an open end of a generally tubular structure is described. The method involves providing first and second handles extending from opposite sides of an open end of the tubular structure, extending the first and se... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6170299 | Method and apparatus for transferring a loop from a selected needle to an adjacent needle for creating a decorative open-work pattern A method for creating an opening in tubular knitted fabric articles, including the steps of providing a knitting machine having a plurality of needles mounted in axial needle slots in a needle cylinder, the needles having a hook formed in a top end of a n... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6089045 | Method and apparatus for transferring a loop from a selected needle to an adjacent needle for creating a decorative open work pattern A method for creating an opening in tubular knitted fabric articles, including the steps of providing a knitting machine having a plurality of needles mounted in axial needle slots in a needle cylinder, the needles having a hook formed in a top end of a n... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6003345 | Knit garment and orientation method A method of manipulating a garment on a knitting machine includes the steps of orienting the garment with an opening disposed relative to one end on the knitting machine; and knitting a bridge across the opening of the garment. The bridge is affixed to th... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5689977 | Circular knitting machine with jacquard pattern control mechanism A circular knitting machine and a jacquard pattern control mechanism therefor is provided in which knitting instrumentalities slidably mounted in grooves in a rotating member, such as a needle cylinder, sinker cap or dial, are controlled by a rocker bar s... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5323627 | Multiple yarn feed circular knitting machine, in particular for stockings In a multi-feed small-diameter circular knitting machine provided with needles, jacks and selectors, the selector raising cams have a smaller height than the jack cams, so that the selectors return to their selection position while the jacks are still des... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5282371 | Circular knitting machine with magnetic actuated needle selection The invention relates to a circular knitting machine comprising a stationary hollow cylinder, a rotor disposed within the stationary hollow cylinder and adapted to revolve in coaxial relation with the stationary hollow cylinder, a plurality of coils dispo... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5168730 | Industrial knitting machine, for working in reciprocating motion and continuous motion and including pattern work To produce pattern work and plain jersey, and comprising sets of selection levers for controlling needles which are to be lifted to a higher loop-clearing height and to a lower loop-retaining height, interacting with oscillating selectors, the machine com... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5142886 | Circular knitting machine with a device for repreating the selection of the needles at least at one thread feed The present machine has a device for repeating the selection of the needles at least at one thread feed, which includes a memory element arranged proximate to the lower end of the selectors, which can oscillate in a plane radial to the needle cylinder by ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 4036034 | Electronic method and apparatus for pattern formation in circular knitting machine Disclosed is a method and apparatus for knitting patterns with a circular knitting machine provided with an annular array of knitting needles and groups of needle actuators. Pattern signals in binary notation are read out of a memory device and written in... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4023383 | Electrically controlled needle selector arrangement for knitting machines A knitting machine has a housing on which is displaceable a support cylinder carrying an array of parallel needle holders displaceable up and down. Two armed levers are pivoted on each of the holders and each have a forked arm formed with an actuating foo... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4019349 | Method and apparatus for electronic control of multifeed circular knitting machines An electronically controlled multifeed circular knitting machine having an electromagnet needle selector in each knitting feed system. A matrix is provided for storing the operating pattern of the needles with respect to the formation of loops in each wal... | 04/26/1977 |
| 3996772 | Method and device for the electronic control of knitting machines knitting pattern goods A knitting machine in which electrical signals are employed during operational strokes for selecting particular needles for operation in accordance with a pattern and in which operational pulse modes are generated having electrical signals displaced in ph... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3985002 | Method and apparatus for monitoring the operative position data of group controlled knitting machines The method for monitoring the operative position data of each of a plurality of independent separately operable knitting machines and transferring such information to the address input of a common memory control system for controlling the patterning of ea... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3975928 | Synchronizing signal detecting apparatus for circular knitting machines In order to prevent the dispersion of knitting patterns which otherwise might result from backward motion when a circular knitting machine stops, a phase condition memory unit is provided for storing the phase condition of a sine-wave signal from a needle... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3969912 | Patterning memory for circular knitting machine A circular knitting machine having a patterning means with finite means for storage of a knitting pattern less than the number of needles, and means for controlling the knitting needles in response thereto. Counters for determining the passage of the need... | 07/20/1976 |
| 3964276 | Knitting error detecting apparatus for circular knitting machine A circular knitting machine having a device for electronically issuing a pattern-forming command is provided with a needle selection verification pulse detector. The needle selection verification pulse detector produces a needle selection verification pul... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3955383 | Signal generator for circular pattern knitting machines A synchronizing signal generator which supplies signals exactly synchronized with each of a series of needles mounted on a needle cylinder and rotating with said needle cylinder to actuate needle selector means of circular knitting machines with great acc... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3948062 | Electronic needle selecting means for circular knitting machines Electronic means for selective raising of the needles in circular knitting machines by the selective raising of jacks individually related to the needles in the cylinder needle slots, the jacks being of the rocking type having a fulcrum butt intermediate ... | 04/06/1976 |
