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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7490568 | Bearded Needle A bearded needle comprises a needle shank whose tip is shaped into a thin shank portion by tapering down the thickness of the needle shank. The thin shank portion has a conical projection portion at the extremity thereof. The conical projection portion has a hooking... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7328664 | Embossed tufting needle A novel tufting needle (4) is distinguished by a hollow flute (15) which is preferably symmetrical to a central plane (29) and which is bilaterally provided with chamfers (33, 34). The chamfers (33, 34) are, in an inward-located, t... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7246418 | Felting needle The felting needle according to the invention comprises a working part (12) with two partial sections (15, 16), each of which is preferably embodied with straight edges. The two partial sections are twisted slightly, relative to each other. Each partia... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7168377 | Wig making needle A vertically reciprocatable needle (41) that is extremely fine in its lengthwise direction, having a leading end portion of a triangular pyramidal shape. Edges (41b) are formed on a periphery of the leading end portion, and an engaging portion (... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7046712 | Laser resistant to internal ir-induced damage Co-doping the gain medium of a diode-pumped infrared laser to make the laser resistant to long-term degradation from high-intensity internal infrared radiation is disclosed. Co-doping the gain medium with ions such as Cr3+ and Ce3+ that make th... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6986315 | Sewing machine needle A sewing machine needle free from combined troubles of stitch skipping and fabric yarn breakage, irrespective of high-speed and multifunction sewing machines and diversified materials being used. The sewing machine needle includes a shank, a blade connected to the s... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6952999 | Sewing machine needle A sewing machine needle capable of preventing stitch skipping and fabric yarn breakage, irrespective of high-speed and multifunction sewing machines and diversified materials being used. Over a predetermined length from an edge, closer to a needle point, of a needle... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6832568 | Tufting machine needle A tufting needle which has a transverse eye between the blade of the needle an the point and has a clearance above the eye in the blade on one side and has no yarn guide and protection groove on the opposite side. Also, disclosed is a conventional tufting needle whi... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6637356 | Needle module for a tufting machine A needle module contains a plurality of needles having a shank and an eye at a first end and a mounting portion at the second end mounted in a module body. A rod is mounted on and spaced apart from the module body transversely to the needles. Yarn stands ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6382117 | Sewing machine needle having a T-shaped shank A new disposition is introduced into the shank of a sewing machine needle defining a shank (1), a shoulder (2), a blade (3), a clearance above eye (4), an eye (5) and a point (6). The shank (1) presents two transverse sections forming a T-shaped profile a... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6352044 | Sewing needle structure for stitching a hidden nylon zipper The present invention discloses a sewing needle structure for stitching a hidden nylon zipper, more particularly relates to a sewing needle structure applicable for the hidden nylon zippers of size No. 5 or above, characterized in that the sewing needle s... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6339995 | Needle for a tufting machine A needle, which may be one of a plurality of needles in a needle module, has a rod attached to the shank adjacent the yarn guide groove or to the blade in the guide groove and extending laterally or transverse to the axis of the needle committing yarn to ... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6332416 | Sewing machine needle having means for improved loop formation A needle for introducing a thread into or through a fabric includes an elongated needle blade having a longitudinal axis; a needle point; and an eye traversing the needle blade at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis. The needle eye has an inlet and an... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6332417 | Sewing machine needle having a slender eye A sewing machine needle includes a central longitudinal axis; a blade extending at least partially coaxially with the axis and terminating in a point; and an eye passing though the blade transversely to the axis and having an opening direction. The eye ha... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6318281 | Sewing needle for multi-directional sewing A sewing machine needle includes a blade; a shank extending from one blade end and adapted to be clamped in a sewing machine; a needle point provided at the other blade end; an elevation provided on the blade adjacent the needle point; and an eye traversi... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6318280 | Sewing machine needle having offset eye webs A sewing machine needle includes a substantially linear blade having a longitudinal axis and terminating in a needle point and an eye provided in the blade. The eye is bordered by two eye webs which are spaced from one another parallel to the axis and whi... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6273011 | Hollow needle tufting apparatus and method A method and apparatus for tufting comprises a hollow tufting needle supplied with a plurality of yarns. The plurality of yarns are maintained within the cavity of the needle. One of the yarns is selectively fed out of a yarn opening by releasing the yarn... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6206256 | Needle for attaching a tag to an infusion bag using an intermediate knotted thread An improved needle (1) to attach a filter bag (2) containing a product for infusion to a pick-up tag (3) using a thread (4) knotted at least at one of its end sections (5; 6) comprises two eyes (7, 8) located at different distances from the point (9) of t... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6152055 | Tufting machine needle A tufting needle construction in which the mounting shank is offset from the axis of the blade and the yarn guide groove which extends to the eye and point portion of the needle. The yarn guide groove extends from a yarn entry mouth spaced from the shank ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6142088 | Tufting needle A tufting needle is disclosed. The needle consists of a butt (3) and a shank (7). The butt can be integrally formed at least partially in a needle module (1), while the shank has a needle tip, provided with an eye (9), and a thread guide groove (8) on one... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6062151 | Tufting needle with offset stem A tufting needle is disclosed. The needle has a shank (1) and a stem (2). The needle has a lower eye (4) in the stem (2) which is close to the tip (3) and an upper eye (6 in FIG. 1, and 15 in FIG. 2), and a thread-guiding groove (7) on one side running al... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5924620 | Connection filament inserting apparatus The connection filament inserting apparatus of the present invention is for inserting an anchor of a connection filament through an article, and comprises a hollow body having a front end, a rear end, and an inner space for accommodating the anchor, and a... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5797961 | Radiused hollow cutting edge needle A cutting edge surgical suture needle. The suture needle is an elongated member having a proximal suture mounting end and a distal piercing tip. The distal section of the needle has a cross-section having a top side with opposed edges. The cross-section a... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5669543 | Hollow needle for tag attacher A hollow needle for tag attachers, which comprises a blade (2) made by press working of a thin metal plate and a shank (3) of a synthetic resin integrally secured at a rear end part of the blade (2), wherein the blade (2) includes a front end part (2a) wh... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5666896 | Needle, particularly for embroidery machines A needle includes a shank and a blade adjoining the shank. The blade has a conical length portion tapering in a direction away from the shank, a cylindrical length portion adjoining the conical length portion and a pointed tapering end portion adjoining t... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5588575 | Needle for use in the rodless dispensing of plastic fasteners Needle for use in the rodless dispensing of plastic fasteners of the type comprises a flexible filament and a cross-bar disposed at one end of the flexible filament. In one embodiment, the needle comprises a solid elongated member terminating at its front... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5453146 | Process for the production of a needle bar A needle bar is made from a support member and a carrier. The needle bar can be made with a plurality of needle grooves. The bar is made by adhering the support member to the carrier. Then the support member is divided into a plurality of individual segme... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5439469 | Wound closure device A suture device including a hook needle, a body portion which fits within a wound site and a handle portion pivotally attached to the body portion. The needle is J-shaped with a long straight part and short curved part terminating in a pointed end. The lo... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5392725 | Sewing machine needle and method for manufacturing same A sewing machine needle is manufactured without producing any burrs on a blade by subjecting the whole blade to die pressing. A needle blank (10) is subject to double swaging, resulting in it being formed with blade sections (14, 16). Then, the needle bla... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5253600 | Variable needle travelling arc in a scoop-stitch sewing machine A method for scoop stitching includes the steps of changing the angle of attack of a curved needle before and after penetration of the needle into a fabric. The needle moves along an arc around an axis. The axis is reduced prior to needle penetration and ... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5215021 | Needle with triangular end and thermal load reducing eye A sewing machine needle has a piston for clamping the needle into a sewing machine, a needle shaft comprised of a shaft portion and an end piece with a tip, whereby the needle shaft has a needle eye between the shaft portion and the end piece for receivin... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5189966 | Tufting apparatus and method for forming loop pile A tufting machine has a plurality of needles, each needle having a pair of eyes and cooperating with a pair of loop pile loopers seizing loops of yarn from a respective eye. The needle has an elongated yarn receiving groove extending along the surface of ... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5148759 | Threading a hooked wire needle in a tie sewing machine An apparatus for threading a needle used in a sewing machine that forms a longitudinal seam in a tie. The needle has an open hook and a shank adjacent its pointed end. A thread gripper movable about two mutually perpendicular axes grips and loops the thre... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5046438 | Needle for use in tufting machine A needle for a tufting machine has its bottom end pointed and has its lower half portion flattened. The flattened portion has one edge thereof chamferred to form a tapered face. An elongated yarn insert hole is formed above the pointed tip. The hole is in... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4995536 | Sewing needle with a threading assisting feature A self-threading needle includes a slot extending from the outer surface into the eye of the needle that is continuous and uninterrupted for the entire length thereof. The slot is highly angled so that the thread, once in the eye, is not likely to exit th... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4974758 | Needle for a machine for sewing the longitudinal seam of a necktie A needle for forming the longitudinal stitching seam of a necktie has a needle point to which a wire is attached, the wire being capable of being rolled up on the needle spool of the necktie sewing machine. To reduce the complexity of the device required ... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4911342 | Pleating needle A pleating machine having a frame supporting two pairs of rollers formed with intermeshing teeth. Each pair is comprised of upper and lower intermeshing rollers, with a roller of the first pair intermeshing with a roller of the second pair to form a conti... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4807546 | Sequin application apparatus for shuttle embroidery machine An improved shuttle embroidery machine having an attachment, corresponding to each needle, for the selective application of sequin-like decoration onto a cloth where a sequin strip is indexed by a rotary coin-feed wheel through a feed member for severance... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4790254 | Bearded needle for bookbinding and embroidery machines A bearded needle for bookbinding machines, embroidery machines and other similar machines comprising a needle shank having a neck portion, a beard, and a needle head supporting the beard. The needle head is connected to the neck portion and has an essenti... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4621640 | Mechanical needle carrier and method for its use A mechanical needle carrier is provided which can grasp and carry a surgical needle through a cannula, position the needle and set a stitch at the remote location and then release the needle and be withdrawn from the cannula.... | 11/11/1986 |
