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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 |
| 7207196 | Circular knitting machine, particularly for producing items of clothing with three-dimensional shapes A circular knitting machine, comprising a footing with a vertically rotatable needle cylinder with a diameter comprised between 7 and 24 inches, and multiple axial needle accommodation slots; an actuation for actuating the needles, during rotation of the needle cyli... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7047767 | Method for manufacturing socks with a circular knitting machine having at least two feeds or drops A method for manufacturing socks with a circular knitting machine having at least two feeds or drops, consisting in producing the sock starting from its opposite end with respect to the toe. The toe is produced by using at least two feeds simultaneously and by actua... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6205821 | Single- or multiple-feed circular stocking knitting machines A circular stocking knitting machine, in which, in addition to the knitting cams, two ascent and descent cams alternating depending on the direction of rotation are provided for the knitting operations with reciprocating motion. Two selection units, which... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5682770 | Jacquard mechanism of a circular knitting machine A jacquard mechanism mounted in a circular knitting machine for knitting a jacquard fabric, including a fixed selector cam for guiding a knitting needle in a fixed track, a needle selector controlled to raise the knitting needle into a tucking track for a... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5526655 | Cam mechanism for circular knitting machine and cam timing setting method A cam mechanism and method in a circular knitting machine having at least two types of knitting needles each having a master butt and at least two selector butts and including a stitch cam for engaging the master butts and retracting the needles from the ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5426957 | Method of knitting a fabric having improved non-run and elasticity characteristics A method of knitting single knit fabrics on a circular knitting machine such that the fabric has improved elasticity, soft hand and drapeability and including controlling two types of needles arranged alternately in the cylinder and sinkers arranged in th... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5417086 | Lock arrangement for a knitting machine A lock arrangement for a knitting machine, which comprises knitting implements (3, 3a) mounted to slide in a longitudinal direction (w), with working and control butts (6, 6a; 7, 7a). The lock arrangement (8) includes a take-down lock part (61) associated... | 05/23/1995 |
| 4920767 | Annular knitting machine with slide needles A circular knitting machine has at least one needle carrier, and a plurality of slide needles having a head portion with a head and a slide portion with a tip. Sinkers cooperate with the slide needles, a plurality of knitting systems are arranged along th... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4751829 | Knitting machine A circular knitting machine includes needles and loop-sinking sinkers longitudinally movable relative to each other in opposite directions. Each needle is provided with a non-movable slide. The movements of the needles and the sinkers are controlled by ca... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4706474 | Process of manufacturing a knitted pile fabric A plain or patterned high-pile or sliver-knit fabric is manufactured on a circular knitting machine which has a cylinder carrying latch needles, horizontally movable sinkers and a carding cloth to comb-in pile fibers to the latch needle hooks during knitt... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4019348 | Method and apparatus for selectively rendering needles operative and inoperative on a circular knitting machine A circular knitting machine and method of knitting in which the machine has a knitting cam track, an idle track and means for transferring selected needles from one track to the other, the machine having at least one set of needles movable through a knitt... | 04/26/1977 |
| 3996769 | Needle controlling mechanism for circular knitting machines An improvement in multi-feed circular knitting machines wherein the knitting needles are adapted to assume knitting and non-knitting conditions and whereas the jacks are suspended in the knitting needles in an articulated manner. The cam clyinder is provi... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3967468 | Circular knitting machine for producing interlock fabric A cylinder and dial type circular knitting machine not operable in interlock gating because of interference between cylinder and dial needles is provided with needles and needle controlling camming enabling the machine to produce interlock fabric in inter... | 07/06/1976 |
