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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7797968 | Method to make circular knit elastic fabric comprising spandex and hard yarns Circular knit, elastic fabrics of at least one of single jersey, French terry, and fleece are disclosed that include a bare elastomeric material plated with spun and/or continuous filament hard yarns. The circular knit, elastic fabrics of at least one of single jers... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7779655 | Knit-by-design method and fabric The invention provides a method for knitting fabric with bare spandex comprising: providing bare spandex yarn; providing hard yarn; drafting the bare spandex; knitting fabric from the hard yarn and the drafted bare spandex with the hard yarn and the drafted bare spa... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7634924 | Knit by design method and fabric Circular knit, elastic fabrics of at least one of single jersey, French terry, and fleece are disclosed that include a bare elastomeric material plated with spun and/or continuous filament hard yarns. The circular knit, elastic fabrics of at least one of single jers... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7225645 | Method of making a single crocheted work-piece with an incorporated meandering pattern A method of planning and fabricating a single crocheted work-piece that incorporates a meandering pattern. A special grid is constructed, the pattern placed in the grid, and the stitch combinations noted on the pattern line forming a “map”. This map of the work-... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7117695 | Method to make circular-knit elastic fabric comprising spandex and hard yarns Circular-knit, elastic, single-knit jersey fabric, of spun and/or continuous filament hard yarns with bare spandex plated in every course, has a cover factor in the range of 1.3 to 1.9, a basis weight from 140 to 240 g/m2, an elongation of 60% or more and... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7096693 | Knitting method for knitting fabric A knitting method for knitting a knitted fabric having a half cardigan knitting structure of well-balanced loops without getting out of loop shape. The half cardigan knitting structure comprises first wale in which knitted loops and tuck loops are formed and second ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7040124 | Cotton jersey fabric construction having improved stretch characteristics A knitted fabric constructed from cotton yarns and synthetic yarns of polyester. The fabric is knitted with courses of cotton yarns, with a polyester yarn knitted with at least every fourth course of cotton yarn. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7039991 | Vehicle safety device An inflatable element in the form of a tension tube, and method of making same. The method involves forming a tube by a knitting process, then heatsetting the tube whilst simultaneously maintaining it under lengthwise tension. The tension in the tube is maintained d... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6959565 | Circularly knitted fabric for fashioning clothes A circularly knitted fabric for fashioning clothes prior to heat treatment, formed out of a polyurethane elastic fiber and a non-elastic fiber, the polyurethane elastic fiber satisfying the condition, 1≦R/S≦12, wherein R/S (%)=(R3/S1)×100,... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6923026 | Method for hand-crafting a rug A method for hand-crafting a rug includes obtaining a first sock loop and twisting the first sock loop to form one loop four strands thick. A second sock loop is pushed halfway through the one loop and a new sock loop is pushed through the two end loops of the secon... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6837079 | Warp knitted fabric for air belt cover A warp knitted fabric is for enclosing a pouched belt constituting an inflatable air belt and folded into a shape of a belt. The warp knitted fabric has good stretching characteristics, strength and comfortableness. The warp knitted fabric includes a knitting yarn | 01/04/2005 |
| 6776014 | Method to make circular-knit elastic fabric comprising spandex and hard yarns Circular-knit, elastic, single-knit jersey fabric, of spun and/or continuous filament hard yarns with bare spandex plated in every course, has a cover factor in the range of 1.3 to 1.9, a basis weight from 140 to 240 g/m2, an elongation of 60% or more and... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6314769 | Multiple design fabric The crocheted fabrics of this invention have rows of scallops (shells under tension) alternating on each side of the fabric with each scallop overlaying a void which is traversed by a strand of the yarn. Preferably, the fabric is created, in a chrocheting... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6176105 | Widening method for a rib knitted fabric and a widened rib knitted fabric thereby For preventing holes from occurrence at an internally widened area of a rib knitted fabric, at the area, two needles, one on the front needle bed, the other on the back needle bed, are made empty. Then, a stitch held by an adjacent needle to one of the tw... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6151926 | Vehicle seat cover A vehicle seat fabric cover (1) and a method of knitting the cover knitted from yarn (31-33) in generally a double jersey construction for covering a seat, the cover having an exposed front layer (12) and a rear layer (21) having formed integrally therewi... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5749247 | Knitted cover and a knitting method A three-dimensional continuously weft knitted fabric cover characterized by a wale-wise orientated pouch and a method of knitting the same, in which a knitting pattern for knitting the fabric cover in a single operation is made by forming a two-dimensiona... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5682771 | Knitted cover A knitted fabric cover, especially for a vehicle seat having a vehicle air bag housed therein, in which the cover is adapted to provide minimal hindrance to inflation of the air bag by having at least one line of weakness knitted into the cover, in partic... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5642633 | Elastic band, in particular upholstery band The invention pertains to an elastic band, in particular for upholstery on the backrests of chairs, etc. The band has rubber threads (2, 2a, 2b) running in its longitudinal direction. On both sides of the rubber threads, running transverse to them, are fr... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5636533 | Composite fabric with integral thermal layer A composite fabric includes inner and outer knitted layers which are joined by interlock stitches at predetermined intervals to form a composite fabric. The composite fabric 10 is make on a circular knitting machine having cylinder and dial needles by fee... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5626037 | Knitting method A method of determining the shape of a knitting pattern for continuous knitting of a three-dimensional weft knitted object having a two-dimensional development in which at least one pair of edges to be knitted together have a large angle therebetween in e... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5577398 | Knitting method A three-dimensional continuously weft knitted fabric cover characterized by a wale-wise orientated pouch and a method of knitting the same, in which a knitting pattern for knitting the fabric cover in a single operation is made by forming a two-dimensiona... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5572888 | Garment blank, lower torso garment and method of making A circular knit one-piece garment blank, lower torso garment, and method of making same having a welt portion and a tubular knit body with front, back and side portions. The front portion contains a spot control area wherein bulkier yarns are included to ... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5422153 | Weft knitted composite fabric A weft knitted composite fabric comprises a frontal layer of a weft knitted fabric, a rear layer of a weft knitted fabric and binding yarns. Said rear layer of the weft knitted fabric is bound with said frontal layer by weave of said binding yarns and arr... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5395684 | Thermal insulation materials A thermal insulating material comprising a double-faced knitted glass fibre fabric in which the faces (16, 17) of the fabric are interconnected by at least one linking thread (18) which passes from one face (16) to the other (17).... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5267454 | Upholstery fabric An upholstery fabric of enhanced stability is formed of knitted double jersey construction and has (i) a visible face side and (ii) a rear face side of principally bird's eye structure. The fabric has on its visible face side zones of a bird's eye structu... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5263342 | Method of forming a mock cable pattern in knitted fabric Forming a mock cable pattern in a knitted fabric includes preforming tuck stitches in the fabric, subsequently transferring and placing the tuck stitches on respective preselected needles in an array within which the mock cable pattern is being formed, an... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5255538 | Fabric and knitting A method of knitting an upholstery fabric having at least two adjoined regions of different knitted structures located side-by-side in a wale-wise direction and having courses extending continuously through both regions in which the fabric is knitted with... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5215807 | Fabric An upholstered three dimensional structure in which there is an upholstery fabric stretched over a three dimensional core, the fabric being formed by knitting and incorporating a sewn seam between the knitted fabric and a further fabric, the knitted fabri... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5213863 | Fabric and structure An upholstered structure comprising a three dimensional support core having a fabric cover, and in which the fabric cover is a double jersey knitted structure, the technical reverse side of the fabric cover being located on the core side of the upholstere... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5174134 | Knitting method of thick fabric less in elasticity The invention is directed to a method of knitting a thick fabric, which is less in elasticity, less likely to deform, and firmer than a conventional fabric. The method is performed by using a flat knitting machine possessing a transfer lock capable of sel... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5119644 | Fabric for recreational clothing A knit fabric is made of a combination of a corespun yarn having a core of a resilient continuous filament yarn covered by a cotton fiber and a cotton yarn. These yarns are knit together in such a manner that one side of the knit fabric exposes only one o... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5031425 | Double knit fabric with holes therethrough and knitted color bands This double knit fabric for sports garment, namely sweater and hockey includes a repeated pattern of predetermined courses containing wales of consecutive selected groups of tuck and welt stitches to form holes in and throughout the knitted fabric. The pa... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4941331 | Method of producing double knit fabric with holes therethrough and knitted color bands The method of production of a double knit fabric for sports garment, namely sweater and hockey includes repeating a pattern of predetermined courses containing wales of consecutive selected groups of tuck and welt stitches to form holes in and throughout ... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4797311 | Insulating fabric and method of manufacture thereof Insulating fabric having a knitted base fabric incorporating air-entrapping cells on one or both sides. The base fabric is knit from a bulk acrylic yarn, preferably high bulk acrylic yarn, and a combination polyester and cotton yarn, the yarns being knitt... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4771614 | Insulating fabric and method of manufacture thereof Insulating fabric having a knitted base fabric incorporating air-entrapping cells on one or both sides. The base fabric is knit from a bulk acrylic yarn, preferably high bulk acrylic yarn, and a combination polyester and cotton yarn, the yarns being knitt... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4691537 | Mock linking process and apparatus for joining two pieces of knitted fabric, and knitted edging trim for use therewith A mock-linking process and apparatus are disclosed for linking a specially knitted edging trim in the form of a ribbon of knitted yarn with an unfinished edge of a knitted garment, such as a V-neck opening, to obtain a finish which substantially simulates... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4624115 | Seamless blank for body garment and method of forming same The present seamless knit tubular blank is particularly adapted for use in forming body garments, such as panties and the like. In one embodiment, the panty is formed of a single seamless tubular blank while a second embodiment of the panty is formed of t... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4570461 | Eyelet and terry knit fabric and method This fabric includes a repeating pattern of courses containing wales of jersey stitch loops and eyelets in selected sinker wales between the jersey stitch loops, and a repeating pattern of courses containing wales of jersey stitch loops knit with a pair o... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4412433 | Pantyhose with integrally knit crotch area The crotch area is integrally knit with the pantyhose blanks to eliminate the need for separately knit and cut crotch patches. The integrally knit crotch area includes a repeating four-course pattern of course portions with certain of the course portions ... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4353229 | Weft knitted fabric Weft double knitted fabric has a looped structure with some knitted loops drawn in one direction and other knitted loops drawn in an opposite direction. Yarns of some courses are drawn into knitted loops in both directions to form knit stitches on both fa... | 10/12/1982 |
