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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8082865 | Stationary thread-cutting device for a sewing machine A stationary thread-cutting device for a sewing machine includes a guiding member and a cutter. The guiding member is mounted on a needle plate, and has a major wall defining a thread guiding route. The guiding route includes a lead-in area having an entry slot to p... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7793603 | Thread stand for sewing machine Connection member integrally includes: a supporting section having a shape adapted to support a predetermined portion of a thread spool of a predetermined shape: a cylindrical portion for fixing a spool pin to the connection member by allowing one end portion of the... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7536963 | Device for monitoring the needle thread A monitoring device (15) for monitoring the needle thread (9) on a sewing machine (1) is provided which includes a regulator spring (25) with at least one cam switch (39) being connected thereto in a rotational manner. In case of c... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7536964 | Sewing machine A sewing machine includes an upper looper formed with a thread hole, an upper looper shaft which oscillates the upper looper between an upper position and a lower position, switching means operable to switch a coupled state and a decoupled state between the upper lo... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7523712 | Sewing machine A sewing machine includes a looper formed with a thread hole, a looper shaft holding the looper, and a thread pipe fixed to the looper shaft. The thread pipe includes a thread inserting port at one end and a thread discharging port at the other end. The sewing machi... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7513203 | Method and arrangement for a sewing machine A sewing machine including a needle that is supplied with an upper thread. A a reciprocating movement carries the upper thread through a sewing material and forms a loop beneath the sewing material. A shuttle houses a bobbin for lower thread and a shuttle arm catche... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7438010 | Thread spool and cap The present invention relates to thread storage and dispensing systems which protect the thread from damage. A spool system of the present invention includes a thread spool around which thread is wound. A spool cap is mounted to the thread spool in a manner which su... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7370592 | Sewing machine Sewing machine includes a tension detection section (26) for detecting tension acting on a sewn material (A) paid out from a rotary holder member, and a drive section for driving the rotary holder member, and the driving operation of the drive section (14 | 05/13/2008 |
| 7347153 | Thread supplying device of sewing machine A thread supplying device includes a rotator feeding a thread downstream of a thread supply path, the rotator winding a periphery thereof the thread several times and locating in the path extending from a thread supply part to a needle and loopers, a stepping motor ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7322304 | Multi-needle sewing machine A multi-needle sewing machine capable of preventing twisting (twinning) associated with the oversupply state of a second thread element owing to the abrupt lowering of a thread take-up am even when the vertical reciprocation speeds of the needle bar and the thread t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322305 | Needle bar thread guide for sewing machine A needle bar thread guide for a sewing machine includes a thread guide part located in a thread hooking part of a thread hooking member to guide the needle thread into the thread hooking part, and a thread cast-off preventing member having a thread cast-off preventi... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7240628 | Thread feed for a sewing machine A sewing machine including a needle being supplied with an upper thread, a loop taker which accommodates a bobbin for a bottom thread, and a drive unit, which forces the needle to perform a reciprocating movement. The needle, during its movement and in cooperation w... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7225747 | Control of thread feed for a sewing machine A sewing machine including an upper thread supply to a needle, a loop taker accommodating a bobbin for a bottom thread, a drive unit which through coupling elements affects a number of mechanical elements, of which the needle is one of the mechanical elements, to pe... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219611 | Sewing machine embroidery thread guide A bent embroidery thread guide wire is attached to a base mount releasably attachable to a spool pin rod of an embroidery and sewing machine. An open spiral bent loop end of the upwardly bent wire adjusts to a position spaced slightly apart from and approximately ce... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210418 | Sewing apparatus, thread cassette therefor and control program therefor A sewing apparatus is disclosed in which a thread cassette holding a needle thread wound is used. The sewing apparatus includes a cassette mount to which the thread cassette is detachably attached, a carrier carrying the thread cassette between an attachment start p... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207094 | Housing A housing 1 for enclosing a nozzle is suggested, particularly an air covering nozzle or an air texturing nozzle 3, with at least one filament pass-through aperture 10, 11, 12, 13 having a filament pass-through aperture circumference 20 an... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7197995 | Needle bar thread guide for sewing machine A needle bar thread guide for a sewing machine includes a thread guide body mounted on a needle bar and having a threading portion for threading the sewing machine, an introducing portion formed on the thread guide body for introducing a needle thread to the threadi... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194969 | Needle plate A needle plate includes a first needle plate fixed to a sewing machine bed and having a needle hole through which a sewing needle is penetratable and a square hole through which a feed dog for feeding a workpiece cloth is projected and retracted; a second needle pla... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7114455 | Thread spool holder for a plurality of needle thread spools In an upright (3) of a sewing machine (1), a thread spool holder (24) is mounted in a recess (13) so that it can pivot out of the recess (13). On this holder, thread spool pins (23) are placed, as well as an arm (35),... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100524 | Sewing machine and thread cassette attached thereto A sewing machine includes a sewing machine body formed with a cassette mount, a thread cassette having a supply of thread and detachably attached to the cassette mount, and a moving speed limiting unit limiting a moving speed of the thread cassette when the thread c... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7086343 | Sewing machine A sewing machine the casing of which has a storage space situated on the side facing the seamstress, in a column connecting a baseplate or a lower arm, containing a mechanism for advancing the fabric and forming the loop, to an upper arm containing the mechanism for... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082885 | Sewing machine with automatic threading mechanism A sewing machine includes a plurality of thread hooking sections including a thread take-up lever and a thread tension regulator, and a thread guide thread hook mechanism having a thread hook member which is moveable nearly parallel to the vertical surface from a st... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080605 | Pivoting feed roller A pivoting twin roller for feeding a material to a sewing machine is disclosed. The twin rollers grip the material with serrated rollers, which rotate at the same rate for uniformly moving the material relative the sewing machine. The twin rollers press down on the ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7025302 | Machine-mounted thread carousel for home sewing and embroidery machines This invention is a device for transporting, holding and feeding a plurality of spools of level-wound or cross-wound thread on a home sewing and/or embroidery machine. This device fits over the vertical spindle of the machine if so equipped, or over a spindle devise... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021226 | Sewing machine having a lower thread cutter A sewing machine includes a needle plate with a cutout part, and a guide plate connected to a bottom side of the needle plate and extending substantially across the cutout part. The guide plate includes a pair of slide rails, an opening substantially corresponding i... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004415 | Compact creel A highly mobile, compact creel that utilizes frames for holding yarn packages (or bobbins) for feeding yarn to a tufting machine. Each frame includes holders affixed to the frame for holding yarn packages facing front and back, a header attachable to the frame for d... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000868 | Thread storage and dispensing apparatus A multiple thread dispenser which serves as both a portable container for many spools of thread and a dispenser of multiple strands of thread. The container dispenses thread for use with a sewing machine. The spools of thread are stored in an array of pockets which ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997124 | Device for generating a loop or file in the embroidery frame and an embroidery frame employing the same The present invention provides a device for generating a loop or a file used in an embroidery frame and the device comprises a fore-back driving part including a fore-back driving motor, a first gear driven with said motor, a second gear driven by a means coupling w... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6981459 | Sewing machine A sewing machine includes a thread take-up lever and a thread tension regulator each disposed along a predetermined needle thread passage from a thread bobbin to a needle, an arm having a front face, and a movable controller disposed in the front of the arm so as to... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6957617 | Thread guide threading apparatus and sewing machine provided therewith A threading apparatus for threading a thread guide of a sewing machine includes a moving member, a pivot arm, and a hook member pivotally mounted on the moving member and coupled to the pivot arm so as to be operated in synchronization with the pivot arm. The hook m... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6957618 | Honeycomb shaped spool holder for sewing machines A spool holder for a sewing machine, which holder finds particular use in a serger-style sewing machine, nests in the core of a thread spool and is matable with a spindle to generally maintain the thread spool in a stationary position for unwinding of the thread wou... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6932009 | Thread tension adjustment device of multi-needle sewing machine A thread tension adjustment device of multi-needle sewing machine including: a fixing rack fixed on a housing of the sewing machine; multiple frame bodies side by side fixed on the fixing rack; multiple thread tension adjustment units mounted on the frame bodies, ea... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6925351 | Method and system for updating stitch data in a memory card via a wireless transmission The present invention provides a method and system for using a wireless transmission between an embroidery machine and a source system to update stitch data in a memory card. A command to update the stitch data in the memory card is received. Once it is determined t... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6895877 | Selective elevation of particular yarns fed through a single needle method and apparatus A tufting machine utilizing a plurality of yarn ends proceeding through a single needle cooperates with a yarn tension device which selectively applies a different tension to at least one of the plurality of yarn ends proceeding through the needle. Accordingly, a pa... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6883447 | Sewing machine with needle thread cassette and needle thread cassette A sewing machine with a needle thread cassette, wherein a cassette mount (3) is reduced in size. The cassette mount (3) including a thread take-up lever travel region is formed in the form of a vertical groove in the arm head of the sewing machine. A n... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6871605 | Computerized stitching including embroidering A stitching apparatus is disclosed which has at least one active thread feeder and is operable to adjust stitching operation based on the condition of a thread being stitched. The active thread feeder is operable to feed thread from a spool to a needle assembly, whe... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6823807 | Computerized stitching including embroidering A stitching apparatus is disclosed which has at least one active thread feeder and is operable to adjust stitching operation based on the condition of a thread being stitched. The active thread feeder is operable to feed thread from a spool to a needle assembly, whe... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6814014 | Sewing apparatus and sewing cartridge A sewing apparatus includes a hollow needle that can pass through a work cloth, and a needle cover that has a passing hole through which the needle passes and holds the work cloth. The needle cover functions as a presser foot and holds at least a part of a thread be... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6776113 | Sewing machine with thread tension control function and thread tension control program therefor A sewing machine includes a thread cassette having a thread accommodating cavity in which a supply of thread is accommodated, a cassette mount to which the thread cassette is detachably attached, a thread tensioner adjusting a tension of the thread drawn from the th... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6729252 | Thread device for sewing machine A thread winder unit, which is capable of winding thread of spools set on spool bars, is removably attached to a machine body. The sewing machine includes a feed motor for feeding the thread during sewing, an upper thread state detecting sensor disposed between the ... | 05/04/2004 |
