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"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5613376 | Thread cutting and aspiration unit for multiple-feed circular knitting machines The thread cutting and aspiration unit has a vertical cutter supporting post which is shifted towards the axis of a toothed thread trimming disk. A cutting blade associated with each cutter is mounted at the end of a lower L-shaped portion of a correspond... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5239845 | Device for changing and controlling the yarn feeds in a double-cylinder circular knitting machine A device for feeding yarn to a circular knitting machine of double-cylinder type with a plurality of yarn guides, and a system for controlling and cutting the yarn ends. The device comprises a suction nozzle in a position external to the cylinders and a r... | 08/31/1993 |
| 4840046 | Procedure and device for ensuring a precisely positioned introduction of a substitute yarn in a knitting machine In the procedure for ensuring a precisely positioned introduction of a substitute yarn in a knitting machine by means of a substitute yarn (15) which is attached by a knotter (13) to a running yarn (12), the machine is halted at the desired position for t... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4644764 | Tail shortener for cylinder and dial knitting machines for knitting ribbed socks A tail shortener is applied to cylinder and dial circular knitting machines for knitting ribbed socks so as to shorten the yarn tails that would otherwise occur on each yarn change. The upper flange periphery 17 of the dial 15 is formed with uniform yarn ... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4522042 | Yarn cutting and clamping apparatus for circular knitting machines Both the leading and trailing ends of the respective yarns introduced to and removed from active knitting position are of uniform length on the inside of the sock when forming solid color patterned areas in the sock. The cutting of all yarn ends inside of... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4459830 | Yarn clipping device for circular knitting machines An attachment for use with multi-feed circular knitting machines of the type having a rotary needle cylinder and having yarn striper boxes at the feeds thereof. The boxes serving to change and to cut and clamp the yarns fed to and knit by the machine duri... | 07/17/1984 |
| 3949571 | Elastic yarn binder and cutter A circular knitting machine has a device for cutting and holding elasticized yarns, such as spandex. The device enables the yarn, when detached from the knitting needles, to be cut while holding the free, cut end of the yarn firmly in position so that the... | 04/13/1976 |
