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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8434527 | Seat belt webbing and method for manufacturing the same A seat belt webbing has a plurality of warp threads (1, 3), a weft thread (2) which runs from one edge of the seat belt webbing to the other edge, periodically reversing the direction in reversal points and is interwoven with the warp threads (1, 3 | 05/07/2013 |
| 7380573 | Method of producing on needle weaving looms a woven ribbon with the same edges in terms of weaving A woven ribbon, preferably a vehicle safety belt strap, is produced on a needle weaving loom. The weft yarns alternately picked from right and left are crocheted with the respective preceding weft already picked. ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7178559 | Webbing belt Belts and methods of their manufacturing are provided. In one aspect, belts are manufactured by the steps of weaving the belt from a plurality of warp yarns and at least one weft yarn, the belt having a central region and two opposed edges. The warp yarns in the cen... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7073540 | Needle loom with automatic change of the weft thread A needle loom comprises a supporting structure (2), at least one forming head (3) of a textile product (P) installed on the supporting structure (2), at least two heddle frames (6) capable of intercepting a plurality of warp threads (O), ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066214 | Narrow fabric needle loom for producing a strip-shaped tissue, and corresponding strip-shaped tissue The invention relates to a narrow fabric needle loom, comprising a shedding device forming a shed, and a weft insertion needle (12) for at least one weft loop (14). A knitting needle (26) is provided on the discharge end (20) of the shed ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7004205 | Unidirectional textile reinforcing sheath capable of being taped onto a mechanical structure to be reinforced A unidirectional textile reinforcing sheath capable of being taped onto a mechanical structure to be reinforced, said sheath being formed from a tape produced by the weaving of high-strength warp threads based on aramid, and having a central zone bordered by two lat... | 02/28/2006 |
| 5954098 | Mechanical loom In a mechanical loom, a weft insertion needle (28) feeds a loop of weft thread (30) into a shed (26). On the opposite side of the shed is a knitting needle (32) which ties the loop of weft thread (30). The weft insertion needle (28) and the knitting needl... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5769130 | Seat belt weaving process A process for producing a safety belt for use in a motor vehicle comprises the insertion of two yarns into a least one shed. Two weft yarns are inserted over the entire width of the fabric, with one inserted on one side of the fabric and the other on the ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5677056 | Webbing having a catch cord fabricated from biocomponent yarn An elongate webbing has opposed longitudinal edges formed from warp and fill yarns interwoven together, and a catch cord for interconnecting the fill yarns adjacent one of the longitudinal edges. The catch cord is fabricated from a yarn having a component... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5411064 | Narrow fabric loom operating mechanism In a loom, a carrier drive shaft supporting the carrier at one end horizontally, is vertically mounted on the loom frame, and the carrier drive shaft and a reed drive shaft are linked by a link via a pivotal member. With this arrangement, the carrier driv... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5299603 | Method of weaving belt material on a needle belt loom Weaving belt material on a needle belt material loom with oppositely operating weft needles by insertion into a common shed. The heads of the oppositely inserted weft loops are secured by two rows of stitches arranged at the outer border of the belt mater... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5297591 | Hollow fiber bundle A hollow fiber bundle in which the hollow fibers are in the form of warp threads of woven hollow fiber tapes. The plurality of hollow fibers are held together by a low density, double weft thread. The hollow fiber bundles may form an angle with the length... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5251673 | Weft sensing imaging system for weaving machine A weft sensing system for a weaving machine such as an air jet loom or a water jet loom includes an image sensor camera for scanning at least a line passing through a weft insertion path to detect an abnormal weft insertion. The image sensor camera is set... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5224522 | Manufacture of woven hollow fiber tape A method and device for producing woven hollow fiber tape, for use in exchange devices such as blood oxygenators and heat exchangers, having weft threads and hollow fibers as warp threads, formed as a double weft tape. The device feeding a plurality of pa... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5141031 | Woven hollow fiber double weft tape with knitted selvedge A woven hollow tape, for use in exchange devices such as blood oxygenators and heat exchangers, having weft threads and hollow fibers as warp threads, formed as a double weft tape, in which one tape edge is formed as a knitted edge and the weft density is... | 08/25/1992 |
| 4688598 | Ribbon and method and mechanism for making the same A knitted selvage is formed along an otherwise woven ribbon by tying off loops of filling thread inserted into successive sheds of warp threads. A primary selvage thread is drawn through each loop of filling thread along with only one of two auxiliary sel... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4640317 | Woven straps with transverse contractions The invention concerns woven straps having transverse contractions, as well as a method and apparatus for their manufacture. Contractions are formed along straps having a continuous unchanging weave and continuous selvedge by altering spacing of warp yarn... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4577665 | Narrow-fabric needle loom weaving system An automatic narrow-fabric needle loom weaving system employing a hook secured to the mounting plate of the loom on the side thereof into which the needle enters the shed and around which the weft thread is wound in order to form a straight edge without c... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4440197 | Shuttleless loom A shuttleless loom for weaving a fabric comprises a weft inserting device for inserting a pair of successive loops of weft yarns simultaneously through respective superimposed warp sheds from one side thereof, and a selvedge-forming device arranged along ... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4331181 | Selvage-knitting needle mechanism for use in a shuttleless loom A selvage-knitting needle for use in a shuttleless loom is attached at an angle to a support bar which is angularly movable by rocker means to enable an intersection of the axes of the needle and support bar to substantially follow an arc of a circle. A p... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4305434 | Weaving loom A ribbon loom has a reed drive, a weft-needle drive, an operating needle drive and a shed-forming drive. A main drive shaft carries discs and/or cam discs to which the first-mentioned three drives are directly and articulately coupled. An auxiliary drive ... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4270580 | Method and apparatus for weaving web Disclosed herein are a method for weaving webs, such as tapes of slide fasteners and a loom used for achieving the method. The method comprises a process of urging a woven web so as to shift the path of the web to a place close to a latch needle of a loom... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4252155 | Drive mechanism for beat-up reed and selvedge forming needle in needle loom A mechanism for driving a beat-up reed and a selvedged forming needle in timed relation in a needle loom is disclosed. The mechanism comprises a pair of parallel spaced first and second rock shafts to which a reed carrier arm and a selvedge forming needle... | 02/24/1981 |
| 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 |
| 4041988 | Method and apparatus for weaving an elongated fabric A method and apparatus for weaving a continuous fabric having parallel selvedges, including a doubleheaded needle being passed from one side of the shed to the other transversely, forming a weft double pick alternately from one side and the other. The app... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4027703 | Shuttleless weaving machine, especially ribbon loom A shuttleless weaving machine, especially a ribbon loom, comprising at least one filling thread-insertion element and at least one to-and-fro driven knitting needle moving along the selvage or cloth edge which is situated opposite the filling thread-inser... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4006758 | Narrow web loom A Shuttleless Narrow Fabric Loom is provided with a weft inserting means, to insert filling in the warp sheds, there being two weft threads for each insertion. In order to retain the inserted weft threads in the shed and to form a proper selvage, a knitti... | 02/08/1977 |
| 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 |
| 3978895 | Driving mechanism for selvage forming knitting needle in shuttleless loom A driving mechanism for selvage forming knitting needles in shuttleless looms is a linkage comprising a pair of upper and lower horizontal links and a pair of front and rear vertical links, these links being pivotally joined togehter to provide a substant... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3973597 | Selvedge-forming device in shuttleless weaving looms A selvedge-forming device in shuttleless weaving looms, wherein two selvedge-forming needles are mounted for radial movement about a needle-carrying pivot arranged transversally to the warp threads and rotatably mounted in a selvedge-forming head that is ... | 08/10/1976 |