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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7131465 | Removable plastic heddle with mating insertion tool for weaving apparatus A simple removable plastic heddle comprised of a single monolithic plastic body and a mating insertion tool. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7066212 | Method for producing a woven and a heddle particularly for use thereby A method for producing tissue with the aid of a weaving loom comprising a stop bar, at least one shed and a heddle for carrying out the method. The inventive method is characterized in that warp thread guiding a filling yarn cooperates with a longitudinal heddle con... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 5582213 | Loop-forming apparatus in a weaving machine for pile fabric A loop-forming apparatus of the type including a plurality of loop-forming mandrels each extending forwardly between and in parallel to a corresponding adjacent pair of ground warp threads beyond the cloth fell of a weaving machine. The apparatus has at l... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5435352 | Weaving method for in-plane multiaxial thick woven fabrics A method of manufacturing multiaxial thick woven fabrics (8) using healds (3) through which warps are passed, a shuttle (5) reciprocating so as to insert wefts (6) in a warp shedding portion (19) formed by the healds, a reed (9), and a woven fabric removi... | 07/25/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5375627 | Method and weaving machine for producing multi-axial fabric A weaving machine having opposite arrays of first heddles which are subjected to an alternative weft-wise movement. The weaving machine is also provided with opposite arrays of second heddles which are arranged on one side of the respective arrays of the ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 4721135 | Loop-forming assembly for weaving machine An improved loop-forming assembly in a weaving machine for forming a surface fastener tape blank having a multiplicity of warp pile loops formed of loop-forming warp threads comprises: a plurality of parallel spaced lancets; a deflector extending transver... | 01/26/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4429722 | Method and apparatus for weaving fabrics of novel construction Method and apparatus are disclosed for weaving fabrics on a loom wherein, during the usual operation of the loom, specially arranged warp yarns, hereinafter called "decorating yarns" advancing from separate warp yarn supplies which are remote from the nor... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4046173 | Triaxial weaving machine with heddle shedding means A triaxial fabric weaving machine in which a plurality of elongate heddles for guiding warp yarns are arranged in weftwise rows and are shifted weftwise of the rows to thereby move the warp strands from one weftwise location to another. During weaving, he... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4040451 | Triaxial weaving machine having heddles with weftwise lateral projections A weaving machine for making triaxial fabrics in which heddles are positioned in weftwise rows of parallel heddles, moved longitudinally during warp shed formation, and shifted weftwise. Heddles of the weaving machine of this invention have means thereon ... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4013103 | Triaxial weaving machine with heddle transfer and method A weaving machine and method for making triaxial fabrics in which a plurality of elongate heddles are arranged in weftwise rows for guiding respective warp strands, for forming the warp strands into warp sheds through which wefts are inserted, and for shi... | 03/22/1977 |
| 3985159 | Heddle transfer apparatus and method for triaxial weaving machine A weaving machine and method for making triaxial fabrics in which a plurality of elongate heddles arranged in weftwise rows guide respective warp strands, and are transferred between weftwise rows. In accordance with this invention, mechanism for engaging... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3965939 | Heddle with guide means thereon for use in a weaving machine for making triaxial fabrics An elongate heddle for a weaving machine for making triaxial fabrics is provided with a frontal portion having a warp strand guide opening extending therethrough, with means on the heddle adapted to be engaged for imparting longitudinal movement thereto d... | 06/29/1976 |