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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347011 | Article of footwear having a textile upper An article of footwear and a method of manufacturing the article of footwear are disclosed. The footwear may include an upper and a sole structure. The upper incorporates a textile element with edges that are joined together to define at least a portion of a void fo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7043329 | Pressure garment There is disclosed a method for making a pressure garment, comprising the steps of: defining 3D shape and pressure profile characteristics of a garment; specifying a knitting pattern for the garment; | 05/09/2006 |
| 6931299 | Micro-control apparatus for circular knitting machines A micro-control apparatus for circular knitting machines that operates through the request of a host end including an input unit to provide operating functions, a processing unit to command input, output and communication, a communication unit to provide a communica... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6920767 | Method and device for producing automatically shaped tubular knitwear items and products obtained thereby The invention relates to tubular knitwear items (1) suitably shaped or modeled without the usual cutting and sewing operations and preferably without using elastic yarns. According to the jacquard design and/or to the work cycle of the textile machine, the in... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6813910 | Device for varying the length of stitches on circular knitting and hosiery machines The invention concerns a device for varying the length of stitches on circular hosiery and knitting machines, which includes means for rigidly anchoring the cylinder to the cylinder support, vertical guide means of the sinker bed with respect to the cylinder, and me... | 11/09/2004 |
| 5511392 | Method and apparatus for adjusting the stitch length on a circular knitting machine A method of and circular knitting machine for producing a knit fabric having more uniform stitches including yarn feeders feeding a plurality of yarns to stitch forming instrumentalities, the spacing of which affects stitch length and which is subject to ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5287709 | Stitch density adjusting device of circular knitting machine In a stitch density adjusting device of a circular knitting machine for knitting stockings, panty hose, tights and so on, a needle cylinder is moved up and down for adjusting the density of the stitches being formed. In order to move the needle cylinder u... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5212967 | Automatic stitch adjusting mechanism for circular knitting machine An automatic stitch adjusting mechanism for use in a multiple knitting station circular knitting machine having a plurality of knitting needles supported in a rotating needle cylinder for vertical movement parallel to the axis of rotation of the needle cy... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5106403 | Organic lens mould method with process for making a countersink A method of producing a blank for the primary member of a glass mould in which an organic polymer, multifocal, ophthalmic lens is cast. A glass major element is formed that has a raised countersink zone on one surface, the remainder of the glass major ele... | 04/21/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5018370 | Central stitch controlling apparatus for circular knitting machine A central stitch length controlling apparatus for simultaneously varying the length of stitch loops being knit and optionally the positioning of the yarn guides (31) in a multi-feed circular knitting machine. The apparatus includes a vertically adjustable... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4864833 | Control device for adjusting the radial position of the sinkers in a circular knitting machine A control device for adjusting the radial position of the sinkers in a circular knitting machine, consitituted by a couple of cams for the radial drive of the sinkers. The cams are co-planar and concentrical with the axis of the cylinder and substantially... | 09/12/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4738123 | Circular weft knitting machine Improved 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 comp... | 04/19/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4567737 | Device for adjusting loop density in a circular knitting machine For adjusting loop density in a circular knitting machine there is provided a step motor arranged below the needle cylinder and having a threaded shaft threadably engaging one end of a lever pivoted to a stationary structure of the machine. The free end o... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4527402 | Program-controlled knitting machine, method and products thereof A program-controlled knitting machine provides a method of knitting circular knit elasticized tubular goods, e.g., compressive stockings, in which the size of the goods and the amount of compression asserted when worn are controlled according to the speci... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4346571 | Circular knitting machines In a circular knitting machine, a cam drum which controls control members co-operating with the needle cylinder is disposed coaxially with the cylinder. A program drum which advances as a function of the rotation of the needle cylinder is also coaxial wit... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4331007 | Circular knitting machine with a device for adjusting the stroke of the cylinder needles A multiple-feed circular knitting machine has an upright-axis needle cylinder coaxially surrounded by an annular base plate and a sector-support plate supported thereon for axial sliding movement relative thereto and in turn supporting sectors of a cam-su... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4151729 | Circular knitting machine having a pattern drum coaxial and underlying the needle cylinder A circular knitting machine having a program or pattern drum coaxial and underlying the needle cylinder. The pattern drum is advanced intermittently and selectively by pawls engaging ratchet wheels of different pitch on the drum, with the pawls driven wit... | 05/01/1979 |
| 3937039 | One-piece panty and stockings An improved one-piece circular knit pantyhose having an intermediate panty portion and two integral leg portions formed from a single rotary knit tubular blank, whereof the crotch area of the panty portion is formed of more tightly knit stitches than the ... | 02/10/1976 |
