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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 6179010 | Weaving method to put laser-processed diagram sheets onto band without spoiling the diagram A weaving method to put laser sheet onto weaving band without spoiling the diagrams printed on the laser sheet is disclosed. In the first step, a laser-processed diagram sheet is cut into a plurality of delicate strips a certain amount of which are then r... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5390709 | Fabric forming machine including pneumatic shedding apparatus and method A shedding apparatus for being fitted onto a fabric-forming machine such as a loom for controlling the up and down movement of warp-carrying heddles to form a filling insertion zone. The shedding apparatus includes a computer for storing pattern informati... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5058628 | Terry loom having programmable pile forming elements To operate the terry loom, one or more pile-forming elements is actuated by separate drives on an individual pick basis and in a freely triggerable manner and at a loom speed. Any desired terry cadence can be produced in any desired sequence without stopp... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4903738 | Jacquard emulator A Jacquard emulator for operating the pins of a Jacquard mechanism as is used in the textile industry. The emulator has a number of disks mounted on the shafts of respective stepper motors. The disks have a number of holes therein so that when the disks a... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4116242 | Jacquard machine having means for controlling jacquard needle motion The jacquard needles are moved lengthwise via a reciprocable drive element and a selector in order to selectively press the lifting wires in a pressing direction. Each needle carries a force accumulator, such as a coiled spring, which abuts against the dr... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4105157 | Program reading apparatus A program reading apparatus in a knitting machine including a movable reading head adapted to scan a program carrier having thereon patterning instructions for control of the pattern to be knitted on the machine. Means are provided therein for preventing ... | 08/08/1978 |
| 3998246 | Means for keeping track in weaving operations An apparatus for use on looms and weaving devices, and especially hand operated weaving devices or looms, which apparatus enables the operator whether sighted or a person of limited or no vision, to weave even fairly complex patterns involving frequent se... | 12/21/1976 |
