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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7392648 | Rotor Spinning machine A rotor spinning machine has a plurality of spinning stations, each of which comprises an opening roller and a draw-in roller for supplying sliver to the opening roller and each of which is equipped with control devices for individual drives of the draw-in rollers. ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7330772 | Knit design method and apparatus An object of the invention is to display an image having the feeling close to that of a knitted fabric actually knitted with a fuzzy knitting yarn. At least part of knitting yarn image data (1) on a knitting yarn with much fuzz (2) is divided into cert... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7295895 | Method of indicating remaining wrap A method of measuring the quantity of wrap remaining on a round baler supply roll uses the existing wrap measuring apparatus of a round baler. An on-board microprocessor is programmed to calculate the minimum amount of wrap required for each bale, subtract the amoun... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7277875 | User selectable approach for generating modifiable rules A novel approach for generating and updating rules allows non-technical users to create and modify rules. A rules generation system includes a rules engineer interface, user interfaces and a rules generator. The rules engineer interface is an interface through which... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7257813 | System and method for a control unit with a scheduler preventing simultaneous activation of modules from interference A control unit for a system and a method of operating a control unit have modules that are activated. Before activation of a certain module, inquiries are made to detect cross-dependencies with other modules that have already been activated. To do so, a first storag... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7242307 | System for monitoring hygiene appliances A hygiene appliance monitoring system for determining washroom element functional status and sequence of operation generally includes a plurality of wireless communication devices with a first number of the wireless communication devices being disposed within or adj... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7203567 | Method and apparatus for electronically controlling fiber processing machines, particularly spinning preparation machines An apparatus for electronically controlling a fiber processing machine includes at least one plug-in module group and at least one memory for receiving and storing data. A non-volatile memory is disposed physically apart from the plug-in module group whereby the dat... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7146792 | Service trolley for open-end spinning machines Service trolley for open-end spinning machines equipped with members dedicated to the operations in the intervention cycles and managed by the trolley's own control unit in which each member is independent from the others, being equipped with independent actuation c... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7085618 | Spindle system, apparatus, and methods for applying spindle apparatus A system, apparatus and method collects data on rolled product usage at a dispensing location by monitoring the amount of product pulled or removed from a roll. A spindle assembly may be configured to support a product roll. The spindle assembly includes a rotating ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7010383 | Method for control of the travel movement of at least one service unit at a textile machine The invention relates to a method for the control of the travel movement of at least one service unit at a rotor-spinning machine, whereby the service unit services and/or controls an operating zone assigned to it containing a plurality of processing stations of the... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6937918 | Textile machine with multiple work stations and a machine bus for communication The invention concerns a textile machine (10) with a multiplicity of workstations (41a-d), one electronic device (42) per workstation, a central machine control (20, 22), a machine bus (25) for communication between the mach... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6895296 | Spindle system, apparatus, and methods for applying spindle apparatus A system, apparatus and method is shown for collecting data on rolled product usage at a dispensing location by monitoring the amount of product pulled or removed from a roll. In the invention, a spindle assembly may be configured to support a product roll. The spin... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6882898 | Wire winding machine with remote pedestal control station and remote programming capability A wire winding machine includes two mandrels for winding wire alternately thereon. A traverse positions wire axially along each mandrel, and moves in an arcuate path to position wire adjacent one or the other mandrel. A single transfer arm transfers wire from a woun... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6865439 | Computer-assisted method and system for making a patterned textile article simulating a fabric sample having a particular pattern A computer-assisted method for making a patterned textile article simulating a fabric sample having a particular pattern includes the steps of: storing a set of two-dimensional image data of the sample; selecting a textured yarn to form the textile article, the text... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6574526 | Procedure and an apparatus for the control of a component of a textile machine possessing a plurality of similar work-stations beside one another A procedure is provided for controlling individual components of a work station in a textile machine. The textile machine includes a plurality of the work stations with each work station having individual control devices. Components of the work stations a... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6556885 | System and method for controlling a group of fiber processing machines A control system for a group of fiber processing machines includes a superordinated control console; and separate machine-specific control consoles connected to each respective fiber processing machine. The superordinated control console and the machine-s... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6405098 | Control arrangement for unwinding equipment for webs A control arrangement for controlling web unwinding equipment used for feeding webs to a web-fed rotary printing machine stabilizes a swing roll used to tension the web at a central position via an integrator in a manner independent of the coefficient of ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6381511 | Textile machine with individual work station processors A textile machine, such as a spinning or bobbin winding machine, has a plurality of identical work stations and an improved control and information system, wherein a measuring head (10, 10') of a yarn cleaning device as well as an individual processor (14... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6317645 | Suction-air system of a textile machine A suction-air system of a textile machine, especially a rotor spinning machine, has at least one suction-air conduit, at least one spark sensor for detecting flying sparks within a measuring extent of the suction-air, the sensor including a measuring devi... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6263257 | Method and device for determining relevant variables in the processing of textile structures A device for the simulation of spinning machines with a view to their optimum economic use and operation. Starting from material properties of a preproduct (1) determined by measurement, as well as from configuration and setting parameters (3) of such a s... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6205370 | Method of making a nest of cuts For making a nest of cuts (N) for cutting blanks out of flat, irregular workpieces (W), the contour (U) and the flaws (F) of the spread workpieces (W) together with a workpiece characteristic are detected by means of a digitizing unit (3), and the corresp... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6014104 | Method for monitoring yarn tension in yarn manufacturing process The yarn manufacturing process is monitored by detecting a yarn tension while the yarn spun by a spinning device is wound by a winding device. The yarn tension detected by the yarn tension sensor is corrected based on the rate of change in a winding condi... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6014592 | Cheese-producing textile machine A cheese-producing textile machine 1 with a central control unit 37 and a plurality of winding stations 2 which are serviced by an autonomously operating service unit 23. The central control unit 37 of the textile machine 1 is connected via a machine bus ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5836532 | System and method for on-line missing/gained filament detection An on-line system and method provides for monitoring the build up of yarn package diameter which detects winding defects, including missing or gained filaments, in multifilamentary yarn spinning processes. The system and method derive and compare yarn pac... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5740055 | Process and apparatus for preparing data for cutting out and embroidering an applique Data on the outline of an applique to be cut out and embroidered are inputted by a digitizer, etc. to a microcomputer only once. Data for cutting out the applique and data for embroidering it are both prepared from the inputted outline data for delivery t... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5725165 | Method of monitoring the moving yarn at a winding station of an automatic winding frame A method for monitoring a traveling yarn at a winding station of an automatic winding machine having an electronic slub catcher which produces an AC voltage signal proportional to a dynamic yarn signal responsive to yarn movement and a yarn cutting signal... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5710708 | Backplane control system for spinning machines A process and control system are provided for controlling a combination of spinning mill machines. The system includes the process of exchanging operational data and measured values between the machines on a plurality of different communication levels whi... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5621637 | Method of controlling the quality in the production of a plurality of yarns A method of controlling the quality during the production of a plurality of yarns in a corresponding number of identical processing stations (4, 5, 5') is disclosed. This method allows at least one signal (10, 10', 10") to be detected simultaneously and c... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5590045 | Control system for a production machine, especially a ring-spinning machine A control system for a production machine especially a spinning machine has a multiplicity of working stations each of which has at least one sensor to determine an operating parameter and at least one effector for carrying out a control operation. The mo... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5463557 | Roving machine A data base used for determining the amount of decrease in the bobbin rotational speed that corresponds to an increase in the number of roving layers, along with silver weight, fiber kind, the number of revolutions of a flyer and the number of laps over p... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5444633 | Method and apparatus for detecting the position of a carrier that carries a textile bobbin An automatic textile machine includes a multiplicity of work stations each having its own work station electronics for controlling progress of work done at the work station. A method for detecting a position of a cop carrier carrying a textile cop in the ... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5394334 | Multistation textile machine, and process for preparing for operation of the textile machine A multistation textile machine with a control and information processing system includes production stations each having at least one control device, control computers each being assigned to a production station and connected to the control device, a data... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5381340 | Quality control system in a spinning mill A quality control system in a material processing mill. The mill may include several different processing machines for performing several different processing steps to produce several different intermediate products. Each processing machine is provided wi... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5347449 | Method for eliminating malfunctions, in particular in spinning machines A method and system is provided for eliminating malfunctions in textile machines, in particular spinning machines. Malfunction signals are transmitted from the machine to a process control computer that controls the elimination of the malfunctions. The pr... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5258916 | Method for selecting rotor spinning device components and their operational characteristics The present invention provides a method for selecting components of a rotor spinning device of a textile machine such that the operational characteristics of the components are optimally suited for the spinning of a yarn to be used in a predetermined fabr... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5224047 | Maintenance monitoring apparatus for automatic winder A maintenance monitoring apparatus comprised of an information processing machine for making a maintenance working plan for an automatic winder in response to an input data, outputting it and at the same time displaying the state of progress and a portabl... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5184305 | Method and apparatus for operating an automatic textile machine A method and apparatus for operating a textile machine, such as an automatic bobbin winder or an automatic spinning machine, include subdividing a course of operation into individual operating steps; monitoring at least one of the operating steps with at ... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5161111 | Method and apparatus for regulating quality parameters in a yarn production line A method and an apparatus for operating a process line in a spinning mill comprising various regions, for example comprising at least the regions blow room, spinning preparation and spinning, with each region being put together from several textile machin... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5124928 | System for monitoring a plurality of textile machine workstations The system contains measurement elements (MK) associated with the workstations, and means (PC) for evaluating the signals supplied by the measurement elements (MK), characteristic parameters being obtained during the evaluation for the individual workstat... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5119308 | Control system for spinning machine A control system for a spinning machine wherein a nonsteady yarn irregularity is measured on the real time basis and results of the measurement is displayed in a concentrated manner or directly displayed on a package. A computing device for computing a st... | 06/02/1992 |
