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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7895862 | Knitting machine with latch needles and without sinkers A knitting machine with latch needles and without sinkers comprising, in regions of the needle holder comprised between two contiguous slots which accommodate a corresponding needle, a knitting retention element with a portion forming a stop shoulder for the knittin... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7757516 | Abrasive knitting needle and sinker A fabric can be formed by a process comprising providing a knitting needle and providing a sinker. The sinker can include a first end and a nib. The first end and the nib can form a groove for receiving a yarn. The first end in or near the groove can have a first ab... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7281396 | Medium- or large-diameter single-cylinder circular knitting machine with radially compact sinker ring A medium- or large-diameter single-cylinder circular knitting machine with a radially compact sinker ring, comprising a needle cylinder that has a vertical axis and a sinker ring that is connected coaxially to the needle cylinder proximate to the upper end of the ne... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7085109 | Spin valve type transducer capable of reducing reproducing gap In a spin value type transducer including two magnetic shield layers, a patterned magnetoresistance element is in direct contact with one of the magnetic shield layers. A permanent magnet layer and an electrode layer are formed on the sides of the patterned magnetor... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7079360 | Spin valve transducer having partly patterned magnetoresistance element In a spin value type transducer including two magnetic shield layers, a patterned magnetoresistance element is in direct contact with one of the magnetic shield layers. A permanent magnet layer and an electrode layer are formed on the sides of the patterned magnetor... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7055347 | Module for textile machines, especially stitch-forming machines A module for textile machines has a plurality of tools (2) with retention portions (6). The retention portions are grasped in a plastic body (7), which reaches out or embraces the retention portions (6) at one or more recesses (15, 27,... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047769 | Loop-forming system and sinker for such a system In an improved loop-forming system (1), in particular for compound needles (2), the compound needle during the knitting operation is moved along a nonlinear path. Depending on the embodiment, this path may be a loop, may include a loop, or maybe embodi... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6978642 | Weft knitting machine with movable sinker device A weft knitting machine with a movable sinker device capable of preventing yarn from being worn caused by repeatedly striking the yarn with a sinker energized by a spring to push down knitting fabric, wherein a stroke to which a yarn locking part (2a) ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6912875 | Shipping unit made up of machine elements A plurality of machine elements, such as needles (2), are combined into a shipping unit (1) by material connections, such as an adhesive bond, and this shipping unit can be easily transported and stored. The machine elements can easily be separated by ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6854294 | Method and knitting machine for producing knitwear, especially from hard, inelastic thread material A knitting machine and a method to be accomplished on said machine are described, which are suitable for the production of knitwear from hard, inelastic thread material, e.g. from metal threads. According to the invention, at knitting systems (8a, 8... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6848279 | System element A selection element (16) is movably seated in a system element, for example a needle (1). As an assembly aid for temporary fixation, a material-to-material connection in the form of an adhesive, lacquer, a laser weld spot or a thin strip of material is... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6484541 | Sinker segment The invention relates to a sinker segment (1) for a textile loop. The sinker segment comprises a multitude of loop-forming elements (10) which are arranged in an equidistant manner, are aligned parallel, are joined in the area of a bottom section (12) by ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6176107 | Circular knitting machine with replaceable member for restricting vertical movement of sinkers A readily replaceable restricting member is within an annular receiving channel that is defined by a cylindrical portion of a circular knitting machine, and the restricting member is operative to restrict at least upward or downward movement of the sinker... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6119489 | Knitting machine parts resistant to abrasion by yarn of cut-resistant fiber A knitting machine part which is resistant to abrasion caused by knitting a yarn of cut-resistant fiber contains: (i) a base substrate having at least one yarn-contacting region for contacting the yarn during the knitting process, and (ii) a coating dispo... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6092396 | Knitting machine, in particular flat knitting machine A knitting machine has a needle bed, a plurality of needles, plates arranged between the needles, each of the plates having a front operational part provided with edges engaging in a loop forming region and displaceable about an axis extending along the n... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6082142 | Sinker for selection and control of loop-forming movements of knitting implements of a knitting machine A control plate (17) for selecting and controlling knitting movements of tools in a knitting machine driven by the relative movements of the plate support (11) and a cam support (12), in which the control plate can be forced into an engagement position of... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5884505 | Flat knitting machine with loop pressers and a knitting method with the flat knitting machine Stitch loops are securely pressed down and retained. The pressing and retaining position of the loop presser is properly adjusted according to the tension in the stitch loops. The loop presser 460 of a flat knitting machine is stored in a groove 445 of an... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5791162 | Method and sinker for producing plush fabrics The invention relates to a method, a knitting machine and sinkers (1, 2) for producing plush fabrics. The method is distinguished in that core and plush thread loops (48, 54) are preformed on selected sinker edges and are transferred prior to the actual s... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5642632 | Coated knitting parts of knitting machine In knitting parts (a jacquard guide needle, a guide, a needle, a tongue, a sinker, a separator, etc.), each having a portion which is brought into contact with a knitting yarn when fitted to a knitting machine to perform knitting, the surface of a portion... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5564291 | Round knitting machine sinker with scraper A circular knitting machine sinker duct improvement apparatus to prevent lint accumulation. The apparatus comprises a multitude of flat, long, inter-alternated cleaning holes along the sinker ducts of the circular knitting machine. The front and two sides... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5511393 | Sinker system for knitting face-loop and reverse-loop fabrics as well as face-loop jacquard and reverse-loop jacquard fabrics A sinker system for a knitting machine, including a sinker plate holder having a master sinker slot and an auxiliary sinker slot; a master sinker having a throat, a nose, a flank, and a sinker butt; a face-loop sinker of size fitting the master sinker slo... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5501085 | Fabric holding-down mechanism for double knit machines A fabric holding-down sinker for a double knit machine to stop the knitted fabric from being lifted during the raising stitch of the cylinder needles. A series of such presser sinkers are reciprocated radially relative to the cylinder needles, each presse... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5279133 | Circular knitting machine for making plush fabric The invention concerns a circular knitting machine for making plush fabric. The circular knitting machine has a needle cylinder fitted with knitting needles, a sinker ring fitted with sinkers, wherein the sinkers have edges adapted to handle a ground yarn... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5239843 | Knitting machine for the production of plush goods For the production of plush knitted goods containing stitches made from main and plush threads, main threads and plush threads are fed to hooks and sinkers, at least the plush threads are pre-formed to plush thread loops by drawing back the knitting tools... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5163305 | Knitting machine with stitch retention sinkers The machine has needles accommodated in grooves defined in a needle-holder element. The needles are controllably movable along the related groove from an extraction position, in which the tip of the needles protrudes from the related groove to grip at lea... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5138849 | Flat knitting machine In a flat knitting machine with adjustable sinkers (33), these sinkers are in each case arranged between a needle (43) and a fixed loop-forming web (31) of a needle bed (42) and designed in such a way that they can cooperate with the loop-forming webs (31... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5134865 | Sinker mechanism for flat knitting machines A sinker mechanism which includes multiple knitting needles placed in parallel above a needle bed with each sinker being mounted so that it can rock up and down so that its tip descends between adjacent knitting needles. A yarn-catching hook is provided a... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5095720 | Circular weft knitting machine Methods for circular weft knitting of variegated articles and selectively programmable circular weft knitting machine apparatus for carrying out such methods including means for effecting selective, controlled two dimensional displacement of compound need... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5020340 | Circular textile machine for simultaneously forming a plurality of tubular knitted articles such as panty-hose (tights) and the like The articles are formed on individual arcs of needles (13, 15) facing each other on the two bars of the cylinder (11) and of the plate (10), the articles having rows formed partly by the needles of one bar and partly by the needles of the other bar, and h... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4941332 | Circular weft knitting machine sinker A selectively shaped sinker element for two dimensional displacement in a circular weft knitting machine that includes a curved planar body portion terminating in a multilanded point at one end and a cam butt bearing cross arm at the second terminal end t... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4920767 | Annular knitting machine with slide needles A circular knitting machine has at least one needle carrier, and a plurality of slide needles having a head portion with a head and a slide portion with a tip. Sinkers cooperate with the slide needles, a plurality of knitting systems are arranged along th... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4879885 | Knitting machine having relatively adjustable needle cams and sinker cams A knitting machine has at least one needle bed (1), which is equipped with needles (4) that are controlled by needle cam parts, (16), following along a needle control curve, and are guided longitudinally. Between the needles, sinkers (22) that are short i... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4862709 | Stitch-forming knitting machine On a stitch-forming machine having knitting needles, knocking-over sinkers and controlling sinkers, in addition to their mutual articulated connection, the knocking-over and controlling sinkers are also connected to each other for mutual longitudinal disp... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4848104 | Knitting machine In a multisystem knitting machine with longitudinally displaceable needles and also displaceable and pivotable sinkers which are alternately positioned in a carrier, an adjusting shaft and an adjusting head for each cam system are positioned on a movable ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4811572 | Circular weft knitting machine Improved methods for circular weft knitting of variegated articles and improved programmable circular weft knitting machine apparatus for carrying out such methods including means for effecting selective, controlled two dimensional displacement of compoun... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4796444 | Circular weft knitting machine Methods for circular weft knitting of variegated articles and selectively programmable circular weft knitting machine apparatus for carrying out such methods including means for effecting selective, controlled two dimensional displacement of compound need... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4751829 | Knitting machine A circular knitting machine includes needles and loop-sinking sinkers longitudinally movable relative to each other in opposite directions. Each needle is provided with a non-movable slide. The movements of the needles and the sinkers are controlled by ca... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4741181 | Circular knitting machine with needles and holding-down plate members A knitting machine for producing mesh products has a needle carrier provided with a plurality of guiding grooves having an upper groove end and a base, a plurality of needles and a plurality of plate members alternatingly arranged in the guiding grooves s... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4711100 | Circular weft knitting machine Improved methods for circular weft knitting of variegated articles and improved selectively programmable circular weft knitting machine apparatus for carrying out such methods including means for effecting selective, controlled two dimensional displacemen... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4693092 | Knitting machine In a knitting machine with longitudinally movable latch members and sinkers which are pivotable and longitudinally movable in the same direction, sinker-controlling cams and needle controlling cams are arranged on individual cam supports which are adjusta... | 09/15/1987 |
