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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8210113 | Web cutting and sewing apparatus A sewing system is disclosed for facilitating the sewing together with a sewing machine ends of at least two webs that are held by a spooling machine. A substantially horizontal carriage rail is supported by a support mounting means in fixed relationship with the sp... | 07/03/2012 |
| 8146522 | Apparatus for forward and backward movement of sewing machine Forward and backward movement apparatus for main body of sewing machine according to this invention comprises, in sewing machine comprising Main Body movable forward and backward and supported on both sides of a Base and Heads movable left and right and supported on... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7975633 | Bi-directional seaming machine A seaming machine for seaming segments of sheet material to one another to form larger sheets includes a frame defining a sheet-receiving area and a pair of spaced seaming devices on opposed sides of the sheet-receiving area for respectively seaming opposed edges of... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7516710 | Apparatus for automated shade manufacturing An apparatus for stitching a fabric and/or attaching guide rings to the fabric for possible use in a covering for an architectural opening includes a lift bar to which a top edge of the fabric is connected so the fabric can hang into an underlying housing where a pl... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7464655 | Apparatus for manufacturing fabric for coverings for architectural openings An apparatus for forming fabrics for use, by way of example, in coverings for architectural openings includes a system for handling single or multi-layered fabrics by suspending the fabric from a lift tower, threading the fabric through various clamp systems within ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7367275 | Sewing machine frame and method for assembling the same A sewing machine main frame includes an upper support member, and a lower support member positioned in substantially parallel relation to the upper support member with a predetermined interval therebetween and integrally joined with each other via a joint member. A ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7341170 | Apparatus and methods usable in connection with dispensing flexible sheet material from a roll A powered dispenser for dispensing individual sheet segments from a continuous roll of sheet material provided with spaced tear lines comprises a powered feed mechanism, a releasable, powered drive mechanism, a powered transfer mechanism, a pair of web sensing senso... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7191718 | Servo driven quilter A quilting machine has at least one needle and looper set for forming chain-stitched patterns on a thick multilayered material such as a mattress ticking, preferably a panel of the continuous web clamped stationary on a frame. The stitch forming elements are mounted... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7130717 | Hair transplantation method and apparatus A hair transplantation method and apparatus utilizes a robot, which includes a robotic arm, having a hair follicle effector associated with the robotic arm. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7100525 | System and method of finishing ruffled gussets/borders A system for forming and attaching pillowtop attachment gussets and borders to panels, with the gusset or border material being fed from a supply into a sewing station. The gusset or border material is passed through a folder assembly that directs the gusset or bord... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7066101 | Flanged panel former An apparatus for forming flanged quilted panels from an infed web of quilted material (18) has a panel cutter (14) which receives the web of quilted material (18) and severs it into discrete quilted panels (16). A flanger (34) inte... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7017207 | Size identification system for bed sheets and the like A size-identification system for bed sheets and the like is developed at the stage of weaving the greige fabric from which the bed sheets are made. One woven greige fabric (12) has a colored warp yarn (14′) in a selvage (20). A bed sheet (2... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6994043 | Method of forming a mattress A method of forming a mattress, with a reduction in the number of sewing operations required, in which a border and gusset or an extended portion of the border will be integrally formed and attached to a mattress panel, with a flanging material also being attached a... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6988455 | Sewing machine A sewing machine comprises: a head portion having a sewing needle driven to vertically reciprocate; a lower shaft having a shuttle connected thereto which is driven to rotate synchronized with the vertical movement of the sewing needle cooperating to form stitches; ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6973887 | Chain stitch sewing mechanism In a chain stitch sewing mechanism with a sewing head movable parallel to the sewn material plane, including a needle rod with a needle drive for reciprocating a thread carrying needle, a catcher drive for reciprocating a needle shaped thread catcher with an open ca... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6968794 | Presser foot control system A presser foot control system for a sewing station for sewing heavy gauge or thick materials includes an actuator for selectively applying and relieving an additional compression force to the presser foot of the sewing station for compressing and feeding the materia... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6955132 | Method and apparatus for splicing indeterminate length fiber tow ends Indeterminate length fiber tows ends are joined by overlapping end portions of the first and second fiber tows. The first and second tows are secured in a clamp with a portion of the overlapping area exposed. The overlapping area of the tows is positioned on a sewin... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951178 | Quilting machine A quilting machine including: a frame to support at least one pair of elongated roller members, the roller members are spaced apart and freely rotating and adapted to support quilting fabric material disposed therebetween and wound around the roller members, the rot... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6945185 | Apparatus, seaming assembly and method for placing seams in a continuously moving web A seaming assembly for placing seams in a continuously moving web of material. The seaming assembly includes a first support that is movable in a machine direction and a second support which is secured to the first support. The second support is movable relative to ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6946628 | Heating elements deposited on a substrate and related method A method for making a heating element adhered to a substrate by applying a photocurable composition to a flexible substrate in a pattern having one or more grid lines is provided. The photocurable composition is curable into an electrically conductive layer and vola... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932008 | Quilting table for a sewing machine A quilting table (20) includes a frame (22) having box channel rails (50, 52), a first carriage (212), moveable relative to a longitudinal dimension (30) of the frame (22), having wheels (224) engaged with the box cha... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929708 | Film splicing and cutting mechanism A splicing device comprising: an elongated anvil having an elongated slot therein; an elongated splicing head having a pair of spaced apart tips extending therefrom and having a longitudinal aperture therein; a heating element in the longitudinal aperture; and an ac... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6779471 | Apparatus for finishing pieces cut from a length of textile material, particularly for closing the leading edge of a tubular piece An apparatus for sewing finishing a piece cut from a length of textile material unwound from a roll and closing the leading edge thereof, comprising: advancement rollers for advancement of the length of textile material, to unwind two successive portions of the leng... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6722300 | Comforter closer apparatus An apparatus for closing an open side of a fabric article from a first end to a second end. The apparatus may include a gripping device for gripping the first end and the second end of the open side of the fabric article and then tensioning the open side. The appara... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6129032 | Method and apparatus for sewing textile articles Method and apparatus for sewing textile articles, according to which provision is made for moving a sewing machine from and to article-supporting shapes, so as to cause the legs of the articles to be sewn to transit through an optical control port facing ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6000352 | Method and apparatus for sewing fabric panels A method and apparatus for sewing flange material to a fabric panel, preferably the top or bottom panel of a mattress sack. The apparatus includes a sled which pulls the fabric panel to and through the sewing machine. The apparatus also includes an edge g... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5913277 | Apparatus for cutting and hemming cloths, particularly for manufacturing quilts, duvets and the like An apparatus comprising two horizontal and parallel guides in which the lateral borders of the cloth to be quilted are inserted. The guides have grippers and can move transversely to the cloth advancement direction. Downstream of the guides there are prov... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5908004 | Method and apparatus for manipulating and sewing flexible fabrics Sewing apparatus for joining a first panel and a second panel and having an arm that is rotated about an axis normal to the surface of the first panel to rotate the first panel, a shoe biased to follow an edge of the first panel as the first panel is fed ... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5829371 | Buttonhole or eyelet sewing machine A buttonhole or eyelet sewing machine includes a housing. A machine head is slidably mounted on the housing and moves between a home position and a sew position. A bed plate is slidably mounted on the housing. A needle mechanism is mounted on the machine ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5694875 | Border serger A border serger, used in the bedding industry, the serger having a left-hand and a right-hand sewing head, positioned approximately in a common horizontal plane, permitting border serging of both edges of one piece of border, or simultaneous border sergin... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5669321 | Stocking-holder shape for pantyhose sewing machine Improved stocking-holder shape comprising two contouring flat elements that can be stretched apart under control, wherein each of said flat elements is provided, in correspondence of the respective outer side, with a flexible and elastic body which has on... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5640916 | Quilting method and apparatus The quilting of rectangular comforter bags, mattress cover panels or other similar panels is provided without the need to premount the panel on a rectangular frame. A leading edge clamp is preattached along the leading edge of a panel and the clamp is fed... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5640917 | Welt forming device, and fabric guide A welt forming device comprises: base fabric holding means which is able to hold a base fabric flat at all times; and welt fabric holding means for fixedly holding a welt fabric on the base fabric. Those means are moved in a sewing direction in synchroniz... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5543005 | Method and machine for producing a reinforcement for a composite component The present invention relates to a method for producing a reinforcement for a composite component, said reinforcement including superposed plies of thread, according to which method: straight portions of thread are laid down on a support; and all the superpose... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5515798 | Stitching head including needle guide for producing a reinforcement in a composite component The present invention relates to a stitching head, which can be used in a machine for producing a reinforcement in the form of a sheet for a composite component formed by said reinforcement embedded in a cured matrix, said reinforcement comprising superpo... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5454335 | Apparatus for joining front and rear fabric panels An apparatus for sewing two fabric panels together along the edges thereof. The apparatus includes a combining fixture for holding the panels such that the edges to be joined hang freely in the combining fixture. A staging mechanism engages the edges of t... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5379708 | Method and device for forming three-dimensional envelopes For forming three-dimensional envelopes of at least two blanks (11, 13) which are to be sewn together, the first blank (11) is laid on a first support surface of a carrier body (14) in such a manner that its edge portion projects beyond the carrier body. ... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5337687 | Process for bringing together, aligning, and co-processing flaccid workpiece layers A process and device for automatically feeding workpiece layers to be processed in a hanging position in a vertical plane to a scanning and aligning station (R). The workpiece layers are grasped individually in a horizontal starting position, brought into... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5323723 | Sewing machine assemblies The invention provides that a sewing machine is used for sewing the adjacent edges of a flat felt web which is folded to bring the edges together. The web moves past the sewing machine, and the sewing machine is mounted so as to reciprocate in a forward s... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5040473 | Method of, and apparatus for, processing textile material webs, particularly for manufacturing quilts and the like In a quilting machine for quilting or stitching textile formations of cover-material webs and filler-material webs, the material webs to be stitched together are loosely withdrawn from stock rollers and sewn together along lengthwise edges or marginal por... | 08/20/1991 |
