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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7287552 | Process for weaving fabrics and shaggy fabrics The invention relates, on the one hand, to a process for weaving fabrics on a weaving machine, wherein these fabrics comprise a plurality of warp yarn systems, wherein for at least two mutually adjacent warp yarn systems, in each of these at least two mutually adjac... | 10/30/2007 |
| 6536481 | Weaving reed dent spacing arrangements A weaving reed (3) having a plurality of reed dents (14) fixed in certain positions and which may be located in a reed baulk (6). The reeds may be plain reeds or reeds, with any profile, usable virtually on any loom. The dents are formed of wires and spac... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6213163 | Weaving reed dent spacing arrangements A weaving reed spacing arrangement having a plurality of reed dents fixed in certain positions and which may be located in a reed baulk. The reeds may be plain reeds or reeds, with any profile, usable virtually on any loom. The dents are formed of wires a... | 04/10/2001 |
| 4610277 | Counterbalanced lay motion for high speed weaving looms A counterweight is attached to the rocker shaft of a short sword loom diametrically opposite the lay, reed, and weft directing components to shift the center of gravity of the oscillatory elements to a position subtantially coincident with the center of g... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4546803 | Relief means for the drive mechanisms of components alternatingly rocking between two end positions This system is intended for relieving the drives of weaving machine components alternatingly rocking between two end positions, for instance a first rocking member forming a gripper rod drive and a second rocking member forming a reed drive. A common ener... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4512374 | Lamellae comb for weaving apparatus, particularly for a weaving rotor in a multiple longitudinal traversing shed weaving loom, and method for manufacturing the same A lamellae comb comprises a carrier or support and lamellae or small plates arranged thereupon which contain lateral projections serving as shed-retaining elements for the warp threads. Each shed-retaining element is formed by a respective projection at t... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4487233 | Multiple longitudinal traversing shed weaving loom A weaving rotor carries lamellae combs, the lamellae of which are provided with shed-retaining elements. Shedding rods which are stroke-wise displaceable in the warp direction are positioned forwardly of the weaving rotor to allocate each warp thread to a... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4388951 | Weaving looms having rotary shed forming drums and beat up mechanisms therefor The invention relates to a weaving loom having a rotary shed forming drum, means for guiding warps around the drum to a fabric take-up mechanism, means for inserting wefts into successive sheds as the drum rotates from a warp take-on position to a fabric ... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4351367 | Beat-up system The present invention provides a method and apparatus for an improved beat-up system for beating up the weft threads into the fell of the fabric. The improved beat-up mechanism includes a plurality of spacer elements which are moved into and out of positi... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4051872 | Travelling-wave loom A travelling-wave loom relates to the machine-building branch of the textile industry. This loom comprises a cloth-forming mechanism composed of a rotary reed and a separating grate with plates, and weft thread carriers propelled through the shed of the w... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4006759 | Locked toggle beater drive for triaxial weaving machine In making triaxial fabric, the warp strands cross each other so that different positions for the beaters are required for successive insertions of weft strands. One of two beaters holds the fell until the other is ready to come down. In order to stabilize... | 02/08/1977 |
| 3990484 | Device for supporting a rotary reed on a shaft shed weaving machine A device for supporting a rotary reed on a shaft shed weaving machine in which a rotary reed having a radially projecting profile is supported in portions of its periphery by rotary roll bodies to provide relief of the loading on the summit area of the ro... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3968817 | Method of and apparatus for continuous progressive beating up of weft in travelling-wave shedding looms Method of and apparatus for continuous progressive beating up of weft in travelling-wave shedding looms with simultaneous picking of weft threads into the warp in which the weft in the shed is affected by a beating up force progressing in the weaving dire... | 07/13/1976 |
| 3963059 | Beating-up arrangement for a wave-type weaving machine The present invention relates to a wave-type weaving machine with reed teeth which are arranged along an axis and are adapted to pivot about the said axis, abut with some play on cam-like guide surfaces and, on rotation of the guide surfaces, carry out pi... | 06/15/1976 |
