Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8117871 | Method and knitting machine for producing a knitted product from substantially untwisted fibre material A method and a knitting machine for producing a knitted product composed of fiber material fed by a roller pair (11c) are described. The stitches are formed as usual by knitting elements (3) being raised out of a non-knitting position into a fib... | 02/21/2012 |
| 6318132 | Apparatus and method for detecting broken hooks of needles in a knitting machine, and needles for use with same An apparatus for detecting broken hooks of needles in a knitting machine having first and second cam faces defining a cam for slidably receiving needle butts. The cam includes a raising cam portion, a stitch cam portion, and a welt cam portion in which te... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6035669 | Apparatus and method for detecting broken hooks of needles in a knitting machine Apparatus for detecting broken hooks of needles in a knitting machine having first and second cam faces defining a cam for slidably receiving needle butts. The cam includes a raising cam portion, a stitch cam portion, and a gate cam portion in which tensi... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5524460 | Device for continously monitoring the needles of a knitting machine during operation thereof The needles of a knitting machine are continuously monitored, during operation of the machine, by an optical head having a light source and an electro-optical receiver which receives the light beam from the light source after the beam has crossed the area... | 06/11/1996 |
| 4366681 | Detection of flaws, breakages, discontinuities and the like A detector device is provided, in particular for detecting faulty needles or closed needle latches in a knitting machine with latch type needles, consisting of a non-electrically-conductive feeler which is normally resiliently urged into contact with the ... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4027982 | Needle detector for circular knitting machines Improvement in apparatus used for the continuous inspection of the moving circle of needles of a circular knitting machine to detect faulty needles which comprises a first group of optical glass fibers to guide light from a light source to the needles and... | 06/07/1977 |
| 3937038 | Device for the continuous monitoring of the condition of the needle heads on a circular knitting machine Apparatus for the continuous monitoring of the condition of the needle heads of a circular knitting machine which move past a predetermined point one after the other at a definite frequency comprising an illuminating component for producing a light spot i... | 02/10/1976 |
