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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7918249 | Apparatus for the production of leno fabric A leno device uses the link mechanisms (31, 31′) to derive the movement of its half shaft (28) from the movement of its pull or lifting shafts (2, 3). The link mechanisms (31, 31′) connect the shaft rods (4, 5) of the pull or l... | 04/05/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7225838 | Method for producing a fabric in plain weaves and leno weaves and a loom for carrying out the method A loom simultaneously forms a plain weave (16) and a gauze weave (15) in a textile (9) in one weaving cycle. To form the plain weave (16), the adjacent warp threads (1L,2L) that are used to form the upp... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219542 | Standardized testing of the quality of washing, cleaning and drying processes in aggregates A test medium and the use of a corresponding test material are provided for detecting the mechanical load in different assemblies, such as, for example, washing, cleaning and drying machines. A substrate is used, which under mechanical stress loses part of its volum... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7166349 | Grid of synthetic material The invention relates to a grid of synthetic material with two groups of parallel, load-bearing strands, wherein the strands of the first group extend in the longitudinal direction of the grid and the strands of the second group extend transversely to the longitudin... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7059356 | Shed-forming device for a power loom A shed forming device (1) for a power loom has a plurality of heddle shafts, to which a drive mechanism with a plurality of servo motor groups (13, 14) is assigned. The servo motor groups are located below each of the heddle shafts (3 through | 06/13/2006 |
| 6520216 | Process for obtaining a woven cloth A method for obtaining a woven fabric which comprises continuously unwinding from a single warp beam, a set of parallel warp yarns; passing the set of warp yarns on a whip-roll; forming a shed using heald means; inserting a weft yarn in the shed in the pr... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6247502 | Method of weaving a multi-colored web, web produced according to this method and warp assembly thereof The present invention relates to a method of weaving a multi-colored web (5,6,7) with various colored wrap threads (1,2,3,) and weft threads (4). According to the invention wrap threads having preferably three different colors, namely blue, red, and yello... | 06/19/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6079455 | Device for controlling the transverse movement of at least one thread in a textile machine In a textile machine, a device for controlling the transverse movement of a thread, such as a warp thread in a weaving machine, comprises a dragging element (2) for dragging a thread (4) moving in a transverse direction, whereby said dragging element (2) ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6050303 | Method for enhancing the weaving of a warp yarn fabric having a high modulus of elasticity A method for enhancing the weaving of a warp yarn fabric having a high modulus of elasticity in which a sheet of parallel warp yarns is continuously unwound from a beam. The sheet is fed over a whip roll and a shed is formed using healds, the shed being d... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5753338 | Honeycomb and method of making same A honeycomb structure particularly useful for window coverings is made by simultaneously knitting or weaving a front sheet, a rear sheet and a plurality of webs therebetween. A warp knitting process is used to make the front sheet and rear sheet. At least... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5649569 | Warp tension measuring apparatus A warp tension measuring apparatus for weaving machines or looms has a force sensor or pick-up (3) and a member (2) which is in active communication with the force sensor (3) to transfer a force acting on the members (2) onto the force sensor. The force s... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5601877 | Method of seam closure for sheet transfer and other paper processing belts A method for closing a seam in a paper processing belt having a coating of polymeric resin material requires the use of a viscous paste obtained by mixing a polymeric resin material with a blowing agent. Following installation of the fabric, or belt, on a... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5503194 | Warp guiding device module for a series-shed weaving machine A warp guiding device which includes a holding device for mounting a number of warp guide bars (23) and driving devices (24) for moving the warp guide bars is integrally constructed so that it can be brought into and out of operational connection with a w... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5454403 | Weaving method for continuous fiber composites A method for fabricating a fiber-metal matrix composite is described, which comprises the steps of providing fiber and metal crossweave strands, interweaving the fiber and crossweave strands by tightly crimping the strands in sets of at least two spaced a... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5447787 | Reinforced fabric A reinforced fabric composed of a background fabric and a reinforcing grid that is joined to the background fabric so that the grid reinforced fabric is at least 20% stronger than a fabric into which reinforcing yarns of the same type and weight percent a... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5431193 | Multi-axial weaving with two part reed and traversing warps A process for weaving using a reed having vertically aligned upper and lower reed portions with the reed portions being relatively movable in a weft direction. The process includes transferring warp yarns between the reed portions, moving the transferred ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5421372 | Method and apparatus for weaving articles on a loom in a plurality of widths A method and apparatus for weaving woven articles in a plurality of widths includes the steps of providing a weaving machine having at least one weaving head and harnesses controllably guiding a multiplicity of warp strands between first and second path p... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5419952 | Making slub yarn on open-end machine, and composite fabric Denim fabric is made from warp yarn which is at least 30% novelty cotton yarn having irregularly spaced effects (e.g. slubs) about one-half inch to two inches in length. The cotton novelty yarn is made by separating cotton sliver into cotton fibers, and a... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5375878 | Gas bag for a vehicle occupant restraining system and fabric for its production A gas bag for vehicule occupant restraining systems comprises an envelope of several fabric sections, the gas permeability of which differs, despite which all fabric sections of the envelope can be fabricated of textile material having the same consistenc... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5353844 | Warp handling arrangement for weaving a multi-dimensional thick fabric A method and weaving machine for weaving a thick reinforcing fabric comprising multiple noncleaving layers with a 2.5 D or 3 D type structure. The warp yarns successively move into a yarn joining comb, a calibrating comb and then into a dobby weaving unit... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5343897 | Profiled cross-section three dimensional woven fabric A profiled cross-section three-dimensional woven fabric having a plurality of woven, mutually intersecting filaments woven in longitudinal, transverse and vertical planes, with transverse planes of different widths and vertical planes of different height ... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5254398 | Woven multilayer papermaking fabric having increased stability and permeability and method A papermaking fabric and method therefor is disclosed which may be used as a support fabric or a carrier fabric for paper material on a papermaking machine. The fabric, designated generally as (A) includes a first layer (B) of warp yarns (32, 34, 36, and ... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5141030 | Warp mending device for feeding a mending yarn to drop wires and a heddle A warp mending device draws a mending yarn unwound from a bobbin to a slot of a drop wire and a mail of a heddle corresponding to a trailing edge and a leading edge of a broken warp so that a loom is started. A positioning device is incorporated in the wa... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5131434 | Manufacture of an air bag fabric An air bag fabric has zones of differing air permeability which are variable in shape and size. A dobby, tappet or Jacquard machine may be used to weave, into a fabric having tight basic weave, window-like zones with a weave which differs from the basic w... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5131435 | On loom warp mending operation A warp mending operation control method includes the steps of: dividing a warp line in a loom into a plurality of sections each corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of warp mending devices; storing operation programs for controlling the respec... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5116276 | Location of a slit between dents corresponding to a broken warp A method of locating a slit between the dents of the reed of a loom corresponding to a broken warp and to an apparatus for positioning a threading device at a position corresponding to the slit between the dents corresponding to the broken warp. The broke... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5114777 | Woven multilayer papermaking fabric having increased stability and permeability and method A papermaking fabric and method therefor is disclosed which may be used as a support fabric or a carrier fabric for paper material on a papermaking machine. The fabric, designated generally as (A) includes a first layer (B) of warp yarns (32, 34, 36, and ... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5111851 | Method of restoring a broken warp after mending the same When a warp is broken during weaving on a loom, the broken warp is mended and restored by a method of restoring a broken warp after mending the same, comprising steps of connecting a mending yarn to the trailing portion of the broken warp to form a mended... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5105855 | Apparatus and method for clearing a warp yarn break in a loom A carriage which is movable into a position over a loom carries a manipulator for drawing a replacement yarn through a reed. A tracing element moves across the width of the warp yarns at a point downstream of the reed to detect a gap in the warp yarns cor... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5088523 | Heddle selection in a weaving machine for rethreading The device for repairing a yarn break includes a folder blade which is to be inserted between the warp yarns adjacent a broken yarn. During horizontal motion, the folder blade has two wings which diverge outwardly for spreading out the warp yarn. The fold... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5082030 | Pneumatic threading-in tubes for repairing warp yarn breaks in a weaving machine An apparatus for repairing a yarn break includes a housing which is first positioned roughly by being guided towards the stop motion wire belonging to the broken warp yarn. After the broken warp yarn has been removed, a fresh separate warp yarn is introdu... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5070913 | Microprocessor shedding control with linear actuators In loom control for weaving a preselected pattern design or the like, electronically controlled electric actuators (1,10) are programmed for required operation in accordance with the pattern by a computer, each actuator (1) being connected to a warp threa... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5050643 | On loom system for mending broken warp yarn A method and apparatus for automatically mending warp yarn selects broken warp yarns from among a group of the warp yarns at the time of breakage of the warp yarn. The spacings between the reed wires of a reed through which the broken warp yarn is passed ... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5046535 | Automatic repair of broken warp threads in weaving machines An apparatus automatically repairing broken warp threads in weaving machines or looms. The apparatus comprises a computerized control system having a memory storing predetermined characteristics for drawing-in of a harness and reeding each one of a plural... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5025837 | Apparatus for measuring loom warp tension The warp tension is measured in a weaving loom by measuring the fabric tension downstream of the beat-up point. For this purpose a measuring device is arranged in a suitable position downstream of the beat-up point. Such an arrangement is possible because... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4998566 | Liquid warp splicing system for a warp in a loom A yarn splicing system for splicing a warp in a loom wherein a yarn splicing apparatus is provided with apparatus for searching for a yarn end on the warp beam side of a cut warp. The yarn splicing apparatus may also include a liquid tank for removing siz... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4967801 | Apparatus for separating a broken warp thread at the loom warp stop motion from the warp sheet A device for removing a broken warp thread from a warp stop motion includes a plurality of extraction elements that may include nozzles, hooks, grippers and the like that lift a slack loop of broken warp thread at a fallen drop wire associated with the br... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4948658 | Strip of material and its manufacturing method A strip of material, especially for papermaking machine cloth covers for the pressing zone, as a filter or as pressing pad for the particle-board presses, comprises individual, longitudinal threads and orthogonally thereto individual transverse threads. I... | 08/14/1990 |
