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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6446677 | Weft controlling device for using weft as warp in a strap weaving machine A weft controlling device for using weft as warp in a strap weaving machine has motors mounted on an assembly board and controlling rods each movably connected to a corresponding one of the motors by a controlling thread and each controlling rod having a ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 5829486 | Frame and method for producing fringes with braided heads A frame comprises, perpendicular to a longitudinal framework, a support with a spool of core strand, a rotating wheel with bobbins of twisted strand, and structure for forwarding the bundles of strands parallel to the longitudinal direction of movement of... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5035267 | Method of and apparatus for manufacturing a concealed woven slide fastener stringer A method of and an apparatus for manufacturing a woven stringer for a concealed type of slide fastener having a row of continuous filamentary coupling elements woven integrally into a stringer tape. The row of coupling elements are formed into a continuou... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4836251 | Method of producing a slide-fastener stringer on a needle loom A method of producing a continuous slide fastener strip by weaving on an automatic needle loom, warp yarns for support tape and warp yarns for tying-in being guided to form sheds, weaving needles being used to pick weft yarns for the support tape and a pl... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4682635 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing woven slide fastener stringer A method and an apparatus for manufacturing a woven slide fastener stringer wherein synthetic resin fastener elements in the form of a continuous spiral are formed at the same time that the fastener tape is woven. In the method, the monofilament for formi... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4562868 | Method for making a woven band A method for manufacturing a woven band having novel yarn patterns by crosswise motion and hooking of warp threads on or within the stitch selvedge of an elastic rigid woven band. A thrower 3 includes a means for hooking and transversely shifting one or m... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4436121 | Process for manufacturing an elastic or non-elastic ribbon A process for making a woven ribbon having stitched selvages on a ribbon loom by moving a single weft inserting member crosswise in two directions. The weft inserting member inserts a first auxiliary thread along each selvage and alternately drives a seco... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4431035 | Woven fabric with covered edges and method of a manufacture A fabric woven on a needle loom including a cover thread on the woven edge covering the exterior edge of the woven edge warp thread by a serpentine pattern interlocked with the weft loops and a binder thread knitted at the other edge covering the exterior... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4181159 | Method of and apparatus for making a slide-fastener stringer A slide-fastener stringer is formed by weaving a weft in a warp and simultaneously forming a continuous coupling element along each of the confronting edges of a pair of tapes simultaneously produced by the weaving operation. The synthetic-resin monofilam... | 01/01/1980 |
| 3996971 | Needle loom and method for producing knitted articles A needle loom for producing a decorative selvedge at the knitted edge of a fabric during weaving comprising a weft inserter for inserting loops of weft into a warp shed from one side, a knitting needle for securing the weft loops and movable weft loop eng... | 12/14/1976 |
