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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7239935 | Pluggable external wireless receiver module for a sewing machine A pluggable external wireless receiver module includes a housing, a power terminal unit, a receiver device, and a control terminal unit. The power terminal unit is mounted on the housing and is adapted for connection to a power source. The receiver device is mounted... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7228808 | Battery-operated sewing machine A portable sewing machine powered by a battery can be used for carpet binding and other tasks. A pod having a motor and a battery are releasably attached to the side of the sewing machine and can be used on several different sewing machines such that only one pod ne... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7193171 | Electrical kitchen appliance An outer wall is created for an electrical kitchen appliance and has a formation of recesses defining strips. A button is disposed on the strips. Regions embodied as film hinges are provided between the strips, enabling them, and thus the button disposed in-between ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188572 | Safety cover for sewing machine A safety cover for a sewing machine of the present disclosure includes a transparent guard member shaped so as to cover at least a front side of a sewing needle, a fastening equipment for detachably attaching the guard member to a needle plate on an upper surface of... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7146240 | Sewing machine having a wireless switch and independent controller A sewing machine is constructed to receive the transmission of one or more of wireless switches, said one or more switches being used to transmit simultaneously. Sewing machines are transmitted to in various start and stop sewing operations by one individual operato... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7062349 | Control equipment for an industrial sewing machine In a control equipment for an industrial sewing machine, it being possible, via switchgears such as switches, probes, sensors or the like, to switch on or off functions and connection states, by a certain voltage level being applied to an input circuit of the contro... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7007618 | Motor system for sewing machine A motor system for a sewing machine includes a motor unit rotatable at a first rotation speed; a clutch unit with an output shaft capable of being coupled to or separated from the motor unit; a speed changing unit for switching the first rotation speed to a second r... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007619 | Foot controller connection error detection device for sewing machines A foot controller connection error detection device of the present invention includes a foot controller to output a start/stop instruction and a rotation speed instruction of a sewing machine motor to a control unit to control the sewing machine motor, a plug to dis... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6979963 | Method of wirelessly controlling a sewing machine In a method of wirelessly controlling a sewing machine, a wireless receiver module receives an initial signal transmitted wirelessly and continuously from a speed control module in response to a treading action thereon, and stores a preset security code portion of t... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6543374 | Sewing apparatus and storage medium for the same An engagement groove provided near a comer of a sewing cartridge is engaged with a pin shaft protruding from a free end side of an oscillating arm oscillatably provided on the front of an engagement plate. A tip of an engaging member rotatably provided to... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6470813 | Embroidery sewing machine An embroidery sewing machine is disclosed, the sewing machine having a stitch forming device including a needle (71) vertically reciprocated to form stitches on a work to be stitched, an embroidering frame (21) for holding the work and being moved relativ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6363872 | Sewing machine with an overload clutch A sewing machine (1) with an overload clutch in the form of a friction clutch in the region of the handwheel (44), with a positioning motor (57), including a motor part (56) and a control part (55), and with a position transmitter (51) connected to the ar... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6336417 | Apparatus for detecting defective sewing by a sewing machine An apparatus according to the present invention comprises a sensor and a control circuit. The sensor is disposed near a needle drop portion of a needle plate and detects the quantity of light transmitted through cloths passing over the needle plate. The c... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6192815 | Push-button on a sewing machine A push-button on a sewing machine is provided with a bracket rigidly connected to a sewing machine housing. A key member is mounted axially displaceably in a hole of the bracket with a stop for limiting its outwardly directed displacement and with a switc... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6138594 | Electronically controlled sewing machine An electronically controlled sewing machine indicates which of the basic operations for the machine is possible or impossible in a readily identifiable manner to a user, thereby improving the ease of operation of the machine. A start/stop button is illumi... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5924376 | Waistband attachment system A waistband attachment system (10) for sewing an elastic waistband into the waist portion of a garment is disclosed. The waistband attachment system includes a sewing head assembly (16), a puller roller assembly (24), a waistband expansion assembly (44), ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5881662 | Sewing or embroidering machine A sewing or embroidering machine with an electronic control device including a microcomputer. Access authorization for the individual modes of operation of the sewing and embroidering machine can be changed by the buyer of the machine. The assignment of a... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5862768 | Sewing machine controller A sewing machine controller comprises sewed cloth (107) moving in a plurality of sewing directions, a sewing machine motor 11 for moving a sewing machine needle (5) up and down for sewing the sewed cloth (107), direction change detection means for detecti... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5836260 | Needle bar stopper for use in a sewing machine A needle bar stopper is provided in a sewing machine having a main shaft and a needle bar which moves vertically upon reception of a driving force from the main shaft. The needle bar stopper comprises a transmission prohibiting unit, including a needle ba... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5784990 | Sewing machine having spindle drive motor and rotary hook drive motor An embroidery machine having a plurality of beds and corresponding heads. In each of the heads, a plurality of needle bars supporting needles and thread take up levers are provided. Each bed contains a rotary hook drive motor provided independent of a sew... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5769012 | System and method for controlling the stopping point of a tufting machine at a preset stop step in a carpet stitch pattern A system and method for controlling the stopping point of a tufting machine in relation to a preset stitch pattern. The system includes a controller and an encoder to detect the current location of a tufting machine needle bar in the stitch pattern. Upon ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5748843 | Apparatus and method for voice controlled apparel manufacture Apparatus and method for speech recognition control of apparel manufacture equipment, such as a sewing machine, is provided. The invention includes a device for recognizing and translating an operator's verbal command into a digital control signal; a comm... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5724904 | Sewing machine control device with an inverter for controlling an induction motor A sewing machine control device performs a closed loop control of an induction motor without using an encoder for detecting the motor speed. The control device includes an inverter for driving the induction motor, and controls the inverter output so that ... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5694874 | Under thread supply apparatus and method of supplying under thread An under thread supply apparatus for a sewing machine comprises a bobbin case, a bobbin exchange device, a thread removal device and a winding device. The bobbin case is removably set to a shuttle of the sewing machine and accommodates a bobbin with the t... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5664508 | Method and apparatus for forming the side panel of a mattress sack A method and apparatus for forming a side panel for a mattress sack or a box spring enclosure. The apparatus includes a double needle sewing machine and a guide for the ends of the folded side panel which are being stitched together which aligns and guide... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5606927 | Under thread supply apparatus and method of supplying under thread An under thread supply apparatus for a sewing machine comprises a bobbin case, a bobbin exchange device, a thread removal device and a winding device. The bobbin case is removably set to a shuttle of the sewing machine and accommodates a bobbin with the t... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5532564 | Control unit for an electric drive motor of industrial processing machinery A control unit for an electric drive motor of industrial processing machinery includes a control arrangement which drives a pair of magnets generating a magnetic flux and a Hall effect sensor disposed between the magnets so as to be swept by the magnetic ... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5520128 | Toy embroidery machine having rotatable means for activating a selectively energizable drive mechanism A toy embroidery apparatus has a needle mounted movement reciprocally within the housing. An arm is pivotally mounted on the housing for movement between an operational position and a standby position. When the arm is in the operational position, a tubula... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5481992 | Embroidery sewing machine An embroidery sewing machine for producing an embroidery pattern in an embroidery area on a work sheet by filling the embroidery area with stitches, including a stitch-forming device having one or more sewing needles each of which carries a needle thread ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5477795 | Thread trimming device for a lockstitch bar tacking sewing machine A thread trimming device for a lockstitch bar tacking sewing machine is equipped with a thread trimming unit comprising a detecting member which is rotatably supported by a sewing machine body and has a detecting portion, a first position detecting means ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5388540 | Safety device for sewing machine A safety device for sewing machines such as an overlock sewing machine and the like including a stopper secured to the sewing machine, a lever pivoted to a looper cover, a pin, a spring provided thereon, and engageable members formed on a chip guard cover... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5375063 | Apparatus and method for voice controlled apparel machine Apparatus and method for speech recognition control of apparel manufacture equipment, such as a sewing machine, is provided. This invention allows an operator to control specific operational modes of the apparel manufacture equipment through verbal comman... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5336981 | Control unit for an electric drive motor of industrial processing machinery A control unit for an electric drive motor of industrial processing machinery includes a control arrangement which drives a pair of magnets generating a magnetic flux and a Hall effect sensor disposed between the magnets so as to be swept by the magnetic ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5315943 | Sewing machine safety device including interchangeable work tables and stitching For conversion of stitch mode from one stitch shape to the other stitch shape without interference with one another, a safety device for a sewing machine, as a safeguard against malfunction of the machine when conversion is made, is equipped with a stitch... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5293828 | Automatic sewing machine control device A control device for an automatic sewing machine in which a cloth presser unit holding a material to be sewed is moved according a predetermined pattern thereby to form a seam having a predetermined pattern. The control device controls the speed of rotati... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5271346 | Driving device for a sewing machine In a sewing machine, a judgment is made whether a needle speed is above or below a threshold speed. When the needle speed is above the threshold speed, meaning the machine is sewing normally, a constant power is supplied at a level associated with a foot ... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5265026 | Sewing machine control device A sewing machine control device for controlling the drive of a sewing machine. The sewing machine control device is provided with a monitoring device having a display device for displaying data to identify the direction of rotation and abnormal conditions... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5247449 | Sewing machine having a wireless controller In a sewing machine having a remote battery powered foot pedal control, that communicates with the sewing machine proper via a wireless signal, a monitoring system that periodically monitors the status of the battery and provides that information from the... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5233277 | Apparatus for controlling the operation of electric motors in sewing machines The electric motor and the needle locating device of a sewing machine are adjusted by a pivotable treadle controlling a radiation directing member which is located in the path of radiation issuing from one end of one or more first optical fibers the other... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5228402 | Sewing machine for sewing continuous pattern consisting of plurality of partial patterns Stitch data of a plurality of partial patterns constituting a continuous pattern are stored in a predetermined order in a memory. The continuous pattern is sewn by changing the needle thread for each partial pattern. When it is desired to start sewing fro... | 07/20/1993 |
