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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7299827 | Loom restarting method A loom restarting method restarts a loom stopped due to a loom stopping cause without entailing a “wavy set mark”. When a loom is stopped due to a loom stopping cause entailing faulty picking, the loom restarting method provides a loom stopping command, withhold... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7197796 | Yarn withdrawal apparatus A yarn withdrawal apparatus for continuously withdrawing a yarn from a feed yarn package and then from a reserve package, where the trailing yarn end on the feed package is knotted to the leading end of the yarn on the reserve package. The transition of the yarn fro... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7168456 | Method and apparatus to remove yarns from the fringes of an industrial textile A method and apparatus for the removal of one or more lateral yarns from a woven industrial textile to prepare it for seaming. The apparatus consists of a movable table, a clamping device to hold the fabric, and a yarn removal device, consisting of a cutter and a co... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7114527 | Method for operating a drive assembly of a loom and shedding machine comprising divided drive technology A method achieves highly constant energy in the operation of a loom and shedding machine with separated drive technology, and ensures the run-up in one weft insertion for the loom and if necessary also for the shedding machine. The control arrangement controlling th... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7048011 | Printing press cylinder flexible jacket covering A flexible jacket covering for a printing press transfer cylinder having a low density selvage for attaching one edge of the jacket to a hook and loop attachment strip on the transfer cylinder. The covering is cut from fabric woven on a shuttleless loom. The fabric ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7011116 | Terry weaving method for creating variable loop heights and a terry loom for carrying out said method A terry weaving method and a terry loom for carrying out the method. Subject matter of the terry weaving method is that a slay travel shortening does not result during the carrying out of partial beat-ups for the formation of a weft thread group, and thus the origin... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6997215 | Method for weaving low flaw cloths by means of the elimination of weft thread sections which have irregularities The method for weaving low flaw cloths (4) comprises an elimination of weft thread sections which have irregularities (22, 22′). The method is carried out by means of a weaving machine (1) which in the presence of an irregularity on a weft thr... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6962171 | Drive arrangement for a weaving loom and shedding machine A drive arrangement is constructed for permitting the separate operation of a weaving machine and a shed forming machine. The drive arrangement compensates any r.p.m. variations of the weaving machine drive and of the shed forming machine relative to the drive shaft... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6953066 | Method of disposing weft in a loom The method of disposing the weft, in a loom for displacing the weft led into a weft insert nozzle by jetting the air current from a guide nozzle disposed in a reed sley and releasing the weft from the upstream side of the weft inset nozzle to the vicinity of an inta... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6953063 | Method for operating a weaving and shedding machine A method of operating a weaving machine and a shedding machine aims, to achieve so-called soft starts and soft stops, in particular, of the shedding machine. The weaving machine is equipped with an electromotive main drive and the shedding machine is equipped with a... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6948530 | Weaving machine A weaving machine is constructed to use a magnetic traction device to reciprocate the shuttle in moving weft threads over warp threads at a high speed without producing noise and preventing direct contact between parts. ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945282 | Method and device for forming a shed in a weaving machine A shed-forming device and a method for using it are provided for creating a shed of warp yarns in a weaving machine. The shed-forming device includes a plurality of yarn separating elements operably disposed to one another within the weaving machine. The yarn separa... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6907721 | Spliced yarn and method for forming the same A method for producing a spliced yarn comprising alternating predetermined lengths of a first and a second yarn and to the yarn is disclosed. A predetermined length of a first yarn is drawn through an intermingling jet. A leading portion of a second yarn is f... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6840287 | Power loom with a device for cutting off a woof thread A weaving machine, in particular an airjet loom, which is fitted with a system (16) for cutting a filling thread (12′), which is being held ready for filling insertion, from a filling (12) already beaten into a fabric (10), wherein the ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6763854 | Power loom with a device for cutting off a woof thread A weaving machine, in particular an airjet loom, which is fitted with a system (16) for cutting a filling thread (12′), which is being held ready for filling insertion, from a filling (12) already beaten into a fabric (10), wherein said... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6164340 | Method and apparatus for temporarily activating a brake in a weaving loom The brake components of a clutch brake combination in an automatic high speed loom are periodically cleaned to avoid delays in the brake action that occur following a prolonged loom operation without a stopping. The stopping signal is either derived from ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6129123 | Method for correcting a weft fault on weaving machines, especially air-jet weaving machines with automatic selvedge tucking devices A method and a machine to assist the automatic correction of a weft fault in the manufacture of fabric with pneumatically created insertion edges. During the automatic correction of a weft fault, at least one additional air blast from a nozzle drives the ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5992471 | Removal device for a waste weft A weft removal device removes a waste weft using a catch cord yarn without a shed motion. The device includes a spindle having a cling part formed at its one end portion for entangling a thread to a cord, and a bracket supporting the spindle. The device f... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5950684 | Removal of a weft thread in a series shed weaving machine A method and an apparatus provides for the use of a sensor to detect a state which requires the removal of a weft thread inserted by a weaving rotor of a series shed weaving machine used for the formation of shed to make a cloth. Upon detection of the sta... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5746256 | Method and apparatus for a controlled pneumatic removal of a faulty weft thread in an air jet loom A method and apparatus remove a faulty weft thread from a beat-up edge or cloth fell by pulling its leading end with a pneumatic thread removal device, which adaptably takes into account the thread characteristics and particularly the twist of the thread.... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5718267 | Tuck-in selvage forming device for a loom In a tuck-in selvage forming device for a high speed loom, a weft holder with a cutter, hereinafter referred to as a "capturing-cutting head", is connected via a transmission system to a drive source of the loom. The capturing-cutting head reciprocates be... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5642759 | Method for avoiding weaving a faulty weft thread during repair of weft thread fault In an air jet loom, a method is provided for avoiding weaving a faulty weft thread such as a broken weft thread into the cloth being woven. When a faulty weft thread is inserted into the loom shed, the failure of the thread to traverse the weaving width i... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5617901 | Variable drive system for driven loom components A loom drive comprising a drive motor (1) connected by a gear unit to first driven components (20) and to second driven components (23), a switching gear (15) being mounted inside the gear unit and being displaceable into different switch positions in suc... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5564473 | Apparatus and method for correcting irregularities in a series shed weaving machine An apparatus and method for correcting an irregularity during the insertion of a weft yarn into a weaving rotor of a series shed weaving machine involves drawing a length of weft yarn from a supply unit and delivering the weft yarn to the weaving machine ... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5544679 | Defective weft yarn insertion prevention A feed mechanism for several weft yarns, each with its own feed device capable of selecting the weft yarn to be inserted, includes sensors for monitoring the weft yarns for quality defects and for, upon detection a defect in a weft yarn, precluding the we... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5499662 | Method for preventing the formation of fabric blemishes by controlling beat-up in a loom A method for weaving blemish-free smooth and terry fabric on a loom following a stoppage of the loom after it has woven a fabric fell which terminates in a last weft thread. The loom has a driven reed which reciprocates during normal weaving towards and a... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5487413 | Method for restarting the operation of an air jet loom, after defective weft removal A loom is slowly operated in reverse rotation to move the loom to a position where a cutter is able to easily cut an improper weft when there occurs an error in the picking motion. Then, the loom is operated in normal rotation to move it to a position whe... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5467801 | Warp yarn leveling motion incorporated with a loom stop timing judging device A loom equipped with a leveling motion incorporated with a cam-operated type shedding motion. The loom is provided with a control unit to control a variety of operations of the loom. Upon stopping of the loom weaving operation in response to a loom stop s... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5406986 | Faulty weft separating apparatus in a rapier loom for multiple colors A faulty weft separating apparatus in a rapier loom for multiple colors which separates a faulty weft from other normal wefts and removes the faulty weft by way of a weft removing apparatus when a faulty weft insertion occurs. A set of guiding members are... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5404916 | Loom method and apparatus for avoiding beat up markings in a fabric When a faulty weft thread must be removed after it has been bound into the fabric and beat-up, it is necessary to perform a so-called reverse weaving operation following the stopping of the normal weaving operation in response to a stop signal signifying ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5351721 | Mispicked weft removing method When mispicking occurs, a weft yarn continuous with a mispicked weft yarn is inserted into the shed of warp yarns in a loop by the jetting of a main picking nozzle and auxiliary picking nozzles. A weft yarn retaining member is positioned in the loop of th... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5345975 | Multiple weft removing devices for a loom A faulty weft yarn removing apparatus for a loom, having weft yarn extracting devices disposed on the picking side and receiving side of a fabric, respectively, capable of removing the faulty weft yarns (Y1, Y2) smoothly even when the phenomena of long pi... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5335700 | Weft picking system for a fluid jet loom including a roller type traction device A weft picking system for an air jet loom provided with a microcomputer as a controller. The weft picking system comprises a weft traction device including a pair of rollers one of which is driven by an inverter motor. A weft yarn fed from a weft measurin... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5335698 | Method of restarting a loom after stoppage A method of restarting a loom after an interruption in the weaving process. A cloth fell (15) is moved from an operative or beating position (15) to a second position (15') away from a sley (4). The weft yarn is prevented from being fed into a shed (20) a... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5332007 | Faulty weft control on air nozzle looms The inclusion of faulty weft threads into a fabric being woven on an air nozzle loom is prevented with a minimal effort and expense for equipment and control components. For this purpose a sensor upstream of the weft thread insertion components provides t... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5322090 | Method and apparatus for readying a defined weft thread reserve when there is a loom stoppage Tearing of a weft thread between the main nozzle and the insert side of the selvage or insert end of the loom shed is to be avoided when the weft thread has not been properly woven into the fabric. The detection of a faulty weft thread stops the loom and ... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5313988 | Method and device for driving a weaving machine during slow motion A method for driving a weaving machine during slow motion includes the steps of carrying out the slow motion drive using the main drive motor, and controlling excitation of the main drive motor as a function of the load on the weaving machine parts which ... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5303745 | Weaving machine with weft break clearing devices A weaving machine, more particularly a projectile weaving machine (100), has weft break clearing devices (1, 2) at the shed entrance and exit. These devices form units with grippers and, for example, a suction device for removing a broken weft (110) and a... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5297592 | Method of discharging a weft yarn wound around a drum When a weft yarn is broken between a fixed drum type weft yarn measuring and storing device and a picking nozzle, the weft yarn extending to a winding yarn guide is reliably delivered to a yarn suction device by the steps of generating an air current insi... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5246037 | Clearing mispicks in rapier looms Weft yarn faults encountered during the operation of rapier looms are corrected by correlating the detection of the fault to the angular position of the rotating main shaft of the loom. The loom has a shed with a giver side and a taker side, a giver rapie... | 09/21/1993 |
