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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350242 | Garments having an inside out appearance Garments having an inside-out appearance are disclosed and are designed to be inside-out and fashionable. Unique fasteners, belt carriers and modifications of pockets make possible wearing a garment having an inside-out appearance. When a conventional garment is tur... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7232457 | Fluid warming cassette with a tensioning rod A fluid warming cassette for use in a fluid warming system includes a first sheet and second sheet joined with a flexed tensioning rod to form a fluid container with a periphery in which the flexed tensioning rod is disposed to tension the fluid container. The fluid... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7204668 | Panel fastener with spring retaining ring A fastener assembly having a bolt having a shaft and a nose portion at its terminal end. A ring is mounted on the bolt. The ring is an elongated piece of resilient material curving from a first end about the bolt shaft, then curving back around to a second end adjac... | 04/17/2007 |
| 6962120 | Seam forming method using sewing machine A method of forming a strong seam by using a sewing machine, without backstitching. In the sewing machine, a first shuttle hook which rotates in the counterclockwise direction, a first needle, a second needle, and a second shuttle hook which rotates in the countercl... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6904855 | Patchwork fabric article and method A textile fabric comprising a plurality of pieces of fabric material cut into strips, which are then placed adjacent to one another and interlaced. The interlaced strips are situated transverse of one another and allow for overlapping edges. Recessed from these edge... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6770003 | Hockey net protector In one aspect, the invention is directed to a hockey net protector including an outer layer and an inner layer. The outer layer includes an elongate band of tear resistant and puncture resistant material. The outer layer has an inside face, an upper edge and a lower... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6431252 | Curtain for a vehicle shelter and method for making the same A curtain for a dock shelter that is easily assembled alone and as part of a dock shelter. The curtain includes a sheet that has a pocket mounted thereon. The pocket is adapted to receive a flexible stay and include a slit that inhibits movement of the st... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6263814 | Strip of material with splices and products formed therefrom A package of a continuous strip of material includes a plurality of parallel side by side stacks each containing a length of the strip which is folded back and forth such that each folded portion of the stack is folded relative to the next portion about a... | 07/24/2001 |
| 5635264 | Positioning strip and method for positioning fabric covers on a foam cushion A positioning strip (10) for positioning fabric covers (12, 14) to a cushion (16). The positioning strip (10) includes an extension (26) having a plurality of fracturable fingers (32) extending out therefrom. A detachable portion (38) is secured to all th... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5618767 | Process for producing ceramic components of silicon carbide The invention relates to a process or producing components of silicon carbide with addition of carbon and/or carbon-containing binders, in which the carbon is obtained at least in part by pyrolysis of the binders in the green component. The binder used is... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5359950 | Tear-resistant seams including multiple and overlapping stitches for clothing A method utilizes a group of four stitchings and a nylon cord which are implemented into the seam of an article of clothing to create a tear-resistant seam. The first step in the sequence of stitching is a serging stitch which attaches the two pieces of m... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5335613 | Textile fabric Apparatus and a method enable the production of novel decorative fabrics having flat narrow fabrics stitchingly secured in longitudinally compressed substrate. The narrow fabrics are such as lace, ribbon, braid or tape. The apparatus and method function s... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5271984 | Method of manufacturing a decorative ribbon with wire thread and product A method of manufacturing a decorative ribbon, including the steps of gathering an elongate ribbon, stitching the ribbon along the length thereof while gathered with wire thread to hold the ribbon in the gathered condition. The ribbon may also be heat set... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5226379 | Process for edging openwork fabric and product produced thereby A process for edging a fabric which includes the steps of rolling the edge of the fabric loosely and then sewing the rolled edge with a tight zig-zag stitch which overlaps the outer fold of the rolled edge. In one arrangement, the zig-zag stitch is wider ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5175916 | Locator strip and method for positioning fabric covers on a foam cushion A locator strip (10) accurately positions upholstering fabric (12) upon a seat cushion (16) in the manufacture of seats. The locator strip (10) includes an array of U-shaped pockets (30) along one edge which are separated by finger-like projections (32). ... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5123616 | High efficiency, low weight and volume energy absorbent seam A parachute canopy seam joint for fastening a ribbon seam and a radial seam of a parachute canopy together. This parachute canopy seam joint combines a ribbon seam using a zigzag stitch pattern and narrow strips of radial tape sewn together with multiple ... | 06/23/1992 |
| 4981095 | Decorative ribbon This invention relates to decorative ribbons, and to methods and machines for making them. More specifically, the invention relates to fabric ribbons that are edged with wire and trimmed with an overlay of decorative thread. According to the invention, a ... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4963411 | Decorative ribbon garland and method of manufacturing same A decorative ribbon is disclosed having a web portion comprising two flexible wires enclosed within its crimped hemmed edges. The flexible wires allow the substantially flat decorative ribbon to be formed into numerous shapes for numerous decorative purpo... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4911973 | Reinforcement blanket formed by sewing together layers of fiber-reinforcement materials According to this invention, there is provided a reinforcement blanket having a plurality of layers of fiber-reinforcement materials sewn together. The sewing together of the various layers of the fiber-reinforcement materials provides a plurality of chan... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4885828 | Method and apparatus for positioning fabric covers on a foam cushion The subject invention provides a method and assembly (10) for upholstering a foam cushion (16) with fabric (12, 14). A locator strip (10) accurately positions the fabric (12) upon the cushion (16). The locator strip includes an array of U-shaped pockets (... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4779411 | Flexible, non-metallic rigging chain Non-metallic rigging chain formed with a plurality of linked flexible loops. Each loop has a core which consists of a continuous strand of non-metallic materially coiled upon itself. The coiled core material is sheathed within a woven outer fabric. Except... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4665849 | Manufacture of casings for quilted articles Sewing heads (40,41) of a sewing apparatus for sewing casings for quilts are arranged in two horizontal parallel rows which are perpendicular to the stitching direction. For forming zig-zag partitions (FIG. 2) the heads (40) of the upper row are staggered... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4637330 | Reinforced seam construction A reinforced seam and method of sewing the seam for joining adjacent fabric panels in an assembled relationship using a conventional sewing machine wherein a first panel is folded over and stitched to a reinforcing cord which extends along at least a port... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4593418 | Method and seam construction to significantly reduce seam leakage Self-sealing seam construction for recreational fabrics and other uses reducing the tendency to permit water penetration and leaking. The seam includes the use of one of a number of overlapping type seams formed with water resistant fabrics. In the overla... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4549494 | Reversible shadow multicolored trapunto A method of forming reversible shadow multicolored trapunto provides a plurality of steps in order to form the design including first the lamination (i.e., arrangement in layers by stitching together) of a plurality of thin, sheer fabric layers preferably... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4324004 | Method for making fused collars and product resulting therefrom A method is disclosed for constructing a garment collar which includes upper and lower facing strips of a predetermined shape each having a finished and unfinished surface and a lining of the same predetermined shape which has one fusible surface. The fac... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4319361 | One step binding tape Bias binding tape for one step sewing to the edge of the material to be trimmed, is formed as a single unit with a front tape portion, a rear tape portion and a base portion. The front and rear portions extend from the base portion in substantially the sa... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4236952 | Production of sheet materials A method of joining together a sheet or sheets of an organic polymer which is not normally melt-processable, e.g. polytetrafluoroethylene, the method comprising the steps of (a) contacting a strip of melt-processable organic polymer, e.g. fluorinated ethy... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4232619 | Lifting loop A lifting loop comprising a core of parallel threads enclosed in a protecting covering which is formed by a woven ribbon that is stitched together at its edges whereby a side seam extending in the longitudinal direction of the loop is formed and the cover... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4221622 | Method of obtaining fibre substrates intended for the production of composite bodies Fibrous substrates intended for the production of composite bodies are produced from sheet material consisting of fibrous filaments or threads bound into a coherent sheet with a binder by providing fine, substantially uniformly sized and distributed perfo... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4210089 | Roundsling A lifting sling comprising a core of parallel yarns enclosed by a protective cover, the edges of which are interconnected by a lengthwise seam penetrating diametrically through the sling core so as to divide the latter into two portions, one on each side ... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4095543 | Dual extrusion welt Decorative plastic welt has an elongated, decorative, arcuate, bead portion formed of a first plastic material. An integral elongated plastic flange extends from said bead along its length to an outer flange edge and defines a first flange portion adjacen... | 06/20/1978 |
