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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7363817 | System and technique for detecting the presence of foreign material Systems and techniques for detecting the presence of foreign material in food utilizing optical backlighting and/or ultrasonic inspection are presented. In optical backlighting, a substantially monochromatic light source optically backlights a food stream with sourc... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7325317 | Methods for optimally adjusting measurements of garments The present invention relates to an outer garment that covers at least part of a wearer's upper body, such as a shirt or a shirt-dress, that has optimally adjusted measurements, and includes at least one measurement that changes based on physical characteristics of ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322119 | Beaded jewelry mandrel and method of jewelry assembly A method for making beaded jewelry is provided. The method utilizes a megaphone shaped device having a small diameter first end and a larger diameter second end. The circumference of the first end is that of one part of the human body, such as a child's wrist. The c... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7310885 | Fabric having a procedure map A fabric having a procedure map which enables identification, by a machine or by a person, of one or more of the fabric characteristics, e.g. the straight of grain, true bias, up-down direction, decorative pattern characteristic, distance from a selvedge or distance... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7266925 | Pot having a plant cover secured thereto A plant package comprising a pot covered with a plant cover, the plant cover at least comprising a base portion, and optionally having a skirt or a detachable upper portion. The plant cover has a heat shrinkable bonding material for heat shrinking to secure the plan... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261361 | Vehicle utility mat A vehicle utility mat comprised of a thermoplastic polymer having a surface for receiving objects to be stored and transported within the cargo areas of vehicles and wherein the vehicle utility mat can be modified to form sidewalls. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255051 | Template to assist the process of circular sewing embroidery and the like A template (1) in the form of a thin disc is provided with segmental (3) and circular (4) markings, a central aperture (2), and apertures (5) which coincide with intersecting points on the markings enables centre point based positi... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7191561 | Pot having a plant cover secured thereto A plant package comprising a pot covered with a plant cover, the plant cover at least comprising a base portion, and optionally having a skirt or a detachable upper portion. The plant cover has a heat shrinkable bonding material for heat shrinking to secure the plan... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7181858 | Beaded jewelry mandrel and method of jewelry assembly A method for making beaded jewelry is provided. The method utilizes a megaphone shaped device having a small diameter first end and a larger diameter second end. The circumference of the first end is that of one part of the human body, such as a child's wrist. The c... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7131466 | Patterned scarf, method and loom for producing the same A patterned scarf having a first fabric layer and a second fabric layer which are interwoven along the edges. The scarf has colors and/or patterns which are formed by weft threads their inserted spaced-out between warped threads of the same color. The warped threads... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7071756 | Clock multiplexing system A clock control circuit in an integrated circuit for providing a differential clock signal to a differential clock tree. The clock control circuit includes: first differential multiplexers configured to select first outputs from the input clock signals; second diffe... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7065921 | Method of attaching a floral sleeve to a pot via bonding material A plant packaging method providing a tubular sleeve and attaching the sleeve to a potted plant via a bonding material which may be disposed on the tubular sleeve, or on the pot of the potted plant, and a plant package produced by the method. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056313 | Aesthetically improved side panels for disposable garment and methods of making the same A personal care garment having side seams with a discreet or aesthetically pleasing appearance. The side seams can extend from a waist opening to each of two leg openings between a front side panel and a back side panel. In one embodiment, a ribbon cover is attached... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6992771 | Systems and techniques for detecting the presence of foreign material Systems and techniques for detecting the presence of foreign material in food utilizing optical backlighting and/or ultrasonic inspection are presented. In optical backlighting, a substantially monochromatic light source optically backlights a food stream with sourc... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6978549 | Patterning system for a selected body type and methods of measuring for a selected body type The present invention provides a patterning system and method thereof for a specific Black human selected body physique type and gender when combining and correlatively assembling a body part location(s), height measurement, a weight and an a Black ethnicity solutio... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6968297 | Method and device for simulating and representing the dressing of a mannequin The invention relates to a method of viewing a garment made up of garment pieces and having seam lines on a dummy model. The method comprises: a step of placing the garment pieces (38, 40) on the surface of the dummy (32 | 11/22/2005 |
| 6962021 | Plant sleeve A sleeve comprising a lower portion preferably having a base portion and a skirt portion for packaging a floral grouping or plant. The sleeve may have an upper portion which can be detached from the lower portion of the sleeve once the function of the upper portion ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6935039 | Quilt swag decoration template set and method Quilt swag decoration template set (10) includes adjustable tracing pattern template (15) for creating a shape of predetermined length for marking and cutting out swag pieces (120) and adjustable placement template (45) for marking the lo... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6925350 | System and method for inspecting custom-made clothing A garment facility produces custom-made garments according to the body contour and the fit preferences of a customer. Marked pieces designed by a tailor are recorded, along with inspection marks, and sent to a cutting machine as digital design data. The inspection m... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6912810 | Conical floral sleeve A floral sleeve sized to fit a flower pot, the sleeve generally having a conical shape and having a bonding material disposed thereon for connecting the sleeve to a pot disposed within the sleeve or connected via a banding element to a pot disposed within the sleeve... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6725559 | Apparatus and methods for locating embroidery center marks on an article The tool for locating a center mark for embroidery on articles such as garments includes a planar body having orthogonally-related legs with respective exterior and interior edges. Index markings are provided on the legs along the linear edges. The index markings in... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6516240 | Apparatus and method for the remote production of customized clothing An apparatus and method is provided for creating custom-fitted garments wherein the customer provides critical information which is known to or easily ascertainable by the customer without assistance. Using this critical information, a controller applies ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6353770 | Apparatus and method for the remote production of customized clothing An apparatus and method is provided for creating custom-fitted garments wherein the customer provides critical information which is known to or easily ascertainable by the customer without assistance. Using this critical information, a controller applies ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6321458 | Quilting template methods and apparatus A quilting template methods and apparatus are described. An exemplary quilting template apparatus includes a panel having a plurality of pattern pieces of a similar shape and size. Each pattern piece includes a first and a second plurality of slots dispos... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6108918 | Method and apparatus for making swags A method of outlining a swag body on fabric includes overlaying a first unadjustable template sheet formed of durable plastic over fabric and partially outlining top and bottom portions of the swag body on the fabric, removing the first template, and then... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5992027 | Method of determining the correct size in women's sewing patterns A method of selecting a commercial clothing pattern size for a user includes the step of comparing a neck size of the user to a numerical table, wherein the numerical table has a range of neck sizes corresponding to a corresponding range of clothing patte... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5966307 | Laser marker control system A laser marker control system includes a personal computer, a programmable logic control (PLC), a movable carrier table, an industrial man-machine interface and a laser device. The personal computer is linked to the PLC to control the laser device and is ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5749149 | Method and apparatus for designing quilts This invention relates to a quilt graphing system that enables a quilter to custom design quilts and appliques. The quilt designing system includes at least one transparent quilt graphing grid and a template. The grid has a plurality of uniform squares wi... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5722174 | Design board device for preparing of personal garments, decor items and the like A fabric covered cushioned board includes a collar pattern on the one side. The opposite side includes a plurality of special design patterns. A set of Bishop-collar patterns are formed on the one side. The neck patterns are formed with the front neck sec... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5573891 | Method and apparatus for fine processing An apparatus for fine processing includes a support for supporting a material to be processed, an active layer forming device for forming an active layer on the surface of the material by irradiating the material with light in a reaction gas, a latent ima... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5570533 | Industrial pattern grading template The present invention relates to an industrial pattern grading template and a method for using such a template for the upgrading or downgrading of all types and parts of a garment concurrently in all the internationally standardized sizes. Both the templa... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5555629 | Garment pattern making The invention relates to a system and method for the preparation of sets of patterns from which material is cut and garments produced from the cut material. Each of the patterns has formed thereon stitchlines and a number of the stitchlines are to be join... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5282317 | Tissue pattern paper A general-purpose device of different sizes so as to accommodate use by a person, primarily, in the altering of, and the making of, all or part of a tissue paper pattern. The device is comprised of a sheet made of tissue paper material (1) on which one si... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5210952 | Method of and apparatus for manufacturing gift set packaging An apparatus for use in the design of a package including a portion having therein a recessed area adapted to house an article, the apparatus comprising: a model of the package portion, a model of the article, the article model being locatable on the pack... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5031326 | Basic formula of active layout drawing in pants tailoring A basic formula of active layout drawing in pants tailoring to make use of all the data obtained from measure around the waistline, measure around the hip between waistline and hip, measure around the hip, front measure from waistline to gore bottom, back... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4995514 | Method and measurement system for the production of garment kits A garment kit and method of assembly thereof for sale to a consumer-wearer, for the self assembly of a garment by the consumer-wearer, said kit including a partially prefabricated garment comprising a precut fabric dimensioned to cover a plurality of size... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4951396 | Basic formula of an active layout drawing in skirts tailoring A method of drawing a pattern for custom-tailored skirts in terms of taking into account a person's bodily dimensions, including measures around the waistline, around the largest part of the abdomen, another part of the abdomen thereabove, around the lowe... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4945642 | Quilting template A template for guiding a cutting tool for cutting cloth, paper, or the like is provided having a transparent body, a marked seam allowance, and a handle for accurate repetitive cutting of simple or complex pattern shapes.... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4939844 | Master pattern for upper garments A master pattern for upper garments comprising three parts, a front part, a rear part and a lateral part integrated with a sleeve bottom, wherein sewing lines for sewing the lateral part to the front and rear parts are substantially parallel and straight,... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4899448 | Basic formula for active sketch pattern drawing in upper body tailoring The present invention provides a method of preparing a pattern drawing in upper body tailoring by making use of the data obtained from the measure of shoulder depth, arm girth at armpit, shoulder width, back width, neck base girth, back waist length, fron... | 02/13/1990 |
