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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320343 | Loom The invention relates to a loom comprising a warp thread tensioning device and a shedding device (12), which comprises pre-tensioned warp threads (4) in a first shedding position (F1). The loom also comprises a lifting device (38), wh... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318456 | Modular weaving system with individual yarn control A modular weaving machine includes a loom chassis and a plurality of modular warp units. The warp units are each configured for supporting a plurality of removable bobbins thereon, the bobbins being pre-loadable with a plurality of warp threads. The loom chassis is ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7178558 | Modular weaving for short production runs A modular weaving machine includes a loom chassis and a plurality of modular warp units. The warp units are each configured for being pre-loaded with a plurality of warp threads. The loom chassis is configured to receivably support the warp units thereon, so that th... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7140399 | Shaft drive system for power loom shafts A novel shaft gear for harmonious engagement and disengagement of individual heddle shafts and for deriving their motion from the rotary motion of a single input shaft has a coupling system with two input elements. While one of the input elements serves to drive the... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7104286 | Weaving machine with correction of the distortion of the weft A weaving machine includes two temples whose axis is parallel to the weft threads and which are located at the lateral edges of the cloth, a cylindrical cloth-deflecting bar on which the cloth presses around an arc of contact before winding around a haul-off roll on... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6283164 | Whip roll for air jet loom weaving of resin compatible yarn A method of delivering warp yarn into an air jet loom, comprising the steps of: providing a loom beam comprising warp yarn having a resin compatible coating; drawing warp yarn from the loom beam; contacting the warp yarn with a whip roll having a reduced ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6135162 | Method and device for regulating a back rest and/or a drop wire position of a weaving machine In a loom of which the backrest (3) and/or the warp stop motion (17) are adjustably supported on the machine frame (22) and are adjustable by associated adjusting equipment with at least one adjusting function, at least the backrest (3) and/or the warp st... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6135163 | Method and apparatus for compensating warp thread tension or elongation variations during loom shedding Different groups of warp threads are subject to different variations of warp thread tension during shed changes, especially when weaving a fabric having portions such as fabric edges with different weave binding patterns. To provide different warp thread ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5549140 | Back rest arrangement for controlling warp thread tension A device controls warp thread tension in a weaving machine, which the warp thread tension being dependent upon rotation of a plurality of beams forming part of the weaving machine and included in a back rest system for the warp threads, wherein the plural... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5293908 | Wedge clamp for adjustably affixing a support bracket to a weaving machine An apparatus for adjustably affixing a support bracket to a part of a machine frame includes an adjustment screw to adjust the height of the support bracket on the frame and a pair of oppositely movable clamp elements having oblique surfaces for wedging t... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5261463 | Computer apparatus for checking the correctness of a loom adjustment In a loom, a back roller for guiding warps is supported by a pair of back roller brackets which are mounted on and are horizontally adjustable relative to second back brackets. The latter brackets are mounted on and are vertically adjustable relative to f... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5220945 | Supporting device for the back rest in a weaving machine Supporting device for the back rest in a weaving machine, characterized in that it mainly consists of a first element (13) which can move in relation to a frame (14) and a second element (15) upon which the back rest (3) has been mounted, whereby this sec... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5090452 | Prevention of weft streaks after loom start up In order to prevent the formation of weft streaks in cloth when a loom is restarted after a stoppage, the warp tension is reduced by a predetermined amount as soon as the stoppage occurs and the original warp tension is restored before restarting. The red... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5025838 | Supporting mechanism for the back rest in a weaving machine Supporting mechanism for the back rest in a waving machine, consisting of at least two supports which support the back rest at its respective ends, characterized in that each support (11) essentially consists of at least two leaf springs (12, 13) mounted ... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5014756 | Pile warp tension control in a loom To operate the loom, one or more warp-tensioning elements is or are actuated by separate drives on an individual pick basis with free triggering and at loom speed. The warp tension can therefore be so modulated as to obviate deleterious tension peaks and ... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4993458 | Intermittent whip roll braking device A weaving machine operates with warp thread tracks which lead from warp beams towards a shuttle race at which a fell of the cloth can be established and the weft thread or weft threads can be drawn in with a reed during ongoing weaving. Immediately before... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4722368 | Unwinding device for twin warp beams in weaving looms Unwinding device for twin warp beams, with two separate unwinders, wherein the adjustment of the two unwinders (3, 4) is carried out according to the inclinations, detected by sensors (23, 24), which the two yarn carriers (5, 6) of the beams (1, 2) take u... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4690176 | Back rest arrangement on a weaving machine In a back rest arrangement on a weaving machine the back rest is preferably carried at each of its ends by one arm of a two-armed support frame or yoke which is pivotable about a stationary pivot axis on a machine frame. At least one of the arms of the su... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4534386 | Tensioning beam assembly for a weaving machine The tensioning beam assembly has a tensioning beam and/or support beam mounted in step bearings located across the width of the weaving machine. Sagging of the tensioning element is eliminated and reduced diameter tensioning elements and support beams can... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4483372 | Tensioning apparatus for a whip roll of a weaving machine The tensioning apparatus for adjusting the tension of a whip roll in a weaving machine employs an adjustable eccentric element which is connected to the tension spring. The eccentric element includes an eccentrically mounted pin which can be moved about a... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4320784 | Mounting for a tension beam The mounting for the tension beam uses a connection means whereby the point of connection of the spring to the tension lever can be adjusted during operation. The connection means includes a toothed member in the form of a serration on the arm of the tens... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4262706 | Loom A loom comprising a resiliently arranged tension or whip roll movably mounted transversely with respect to its lengthwise axis. The tension roll serves to generate the tension of the warp threads or ends of a preferably two-part warp beam. The bearing or ... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4240471 | Loom back rest mechanism There is disclosed a back rest mechanism for a loom. In a first disclosed embodiment a back rest roller is rotatably mounted on the outer ends of parallel arms or levers, mounted for oscillation about their inner ends, which are connected for joint moveme... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4193428 | Loom having an adjustable deflection beam The deflection beam is mounted independently of the tensioning beam to permit raising and lowering of the deflection beam when mounting a warp beam on the loom. The deflection beam is mounted on a support which is secured to a support beam via a detachabl... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4121625 | Device for equalizing the warp yarn tension in a loom A device for equalizing the warp yarn tension in a loom having a movable back rest and a fixed beam spaced therefrom. The back rest is moved to and fro the beam during the weaving operations with the warp yarns extending thereover. A pressure cushion is c... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4108214 | Weaving loom with tension adjustor for warp edge threads A weaving loom of the type in which the back beam is mounted for carrying out a limited translational movement for compensating the variations in tension in the warp threads passing over it, which variations are caused by the periodic changes of the shed.... | 08/22/1978 |
