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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7293432 | Apparatus for producing a knitted fabric with interspacing An apparatus according to the invention for producing a knitted fabric with interspacing is embodied in the form of a circular knitting machine with knitting cylinders or with a knitting cylinder and a dial. Between the two needle beds for the needle assemblies defi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7152436 | Circular knitting machine A circular knitting machine provides sinkers that are moved in an inclined manner in the sinker troughs to position yarn laps and prevent the sinkers from hitting yarn feeding plates. The sinker has a nose section to hold the yarn laps at a horizontal high point to ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7065989 | Sinker selection device in a circular knitting machine A sinker selection device in a circular knitting machine, comprising for each radial slot of the sinker ring in which sinkers are accommodated, a selector facing the end of the corresponding radial slot directed away from the axis of the sinker ring, the selector be... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6978643 | Multiple layer insulating sleeve Multilayer sleeves for insulating or protecting elongated substrates are disclosed. The sleeves are continuously knitted in different sections integrally joined end to end, the sections being formed of different filamentary members chosen for desired characteristics... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6840065 | Sinker of circular knitting machines for pile fabrics A sinker of circular knitting machines for pile fabrics, which is used in the circular knitting machine assembly has an aslant contact surface between a sinker cylinder and a cam. By the aslant surface disposed on a nose section of the sinker, the bottom yarn can fa... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6715325 | Method for making patterned plated knit fabric The invention concerns a method of producing a knit fabric which is patterned and at least partially plated, on a circular machine equipped with a cylinder with needles (12) and sinkers (14), comprising the use of a first strand and a second strand (A,... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6705129 | Circular knitting machine for multicolored plush The invention relates to a circular knitting machine for multicolored plush. A plush sinker (113) is provided with at least two planes (90, 91) for kinking loop threads of different loop length. The knocking-over sinker (112) has a bill comprisi... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6612135 | PROCESS FOR KNITTING A WEFT-KNITTED FABRIC SO THAT CUT PILE IS FORMED ON THE BACKSIDE STITCHES, A KNITTING MACHINE OPERATING ACCORDING TO THE PROCESS AND A KNITTED FABRIC OBTAINABLE WITH SUCH PROCESS AND MACHINE In a process for knitting a weft-knitted fabric (T) by means of mutually opposite needlebeds comprising axially slidable needles, the needles being operated in correspondence to a yarn feed, said yarn consisting in a base thread (FF) and a pile... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6321575 | System of cams and sinker for terry cloth knitting on circular knitting machines and stocking knitting machines A system of cams and a sinker for terry cloth knitting using the needles on circular knitting machines and stocking knitting machines. Cam means (20, 21, 22) are provided for selectively interacting with a control bottom part (18) and with a shoulder (19)... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6094944 | Cutting apparatus in a pile forming textile machine A pile forming textile machine (circular knit, tufting, raschel, stitch-bonding or needle punch machine) is equipped with a plurality of pile elements (1, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71) drawing out pile loops from pile yarns or fibers incorporated into a gro... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5931025 | Lowering sinker actuation cam set for circular knitting machines for forming standard-terry knitting and sandwich-terry knitting A set of cams for actuating the lowering sinkers in circular knitting machines, for producing standard-terry knitting and sandwich-terry knitting. The cam set comprises cams and countercams which form a path for the heels of the lowering sinkers which hav... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5775132 | Sinker arrangement in a knitting machine and knitwork formation methods using said arrangement The main object of the invention is to obtain knitwork the density of which is not influenced by the tension of the previously formed loops (15). In the particular case of terry cloth the terries are hence particularly uniform and stable. This is achieved... | 07/07/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5477707 | High speed sinker for circular knitting machines A sinker having a sinker body and a butt for engaging a sinker cam. Upper and lower nibs protrude from the sinker body. A first throat is defined between the upper and lower nibs for receiving a yarn. First, second and third knitting platforms are defined... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5335518 | Circular knitting machine for manufacturing socks, stockings and the like, with device for producing patterns with toweling stitches The machine is provided with casting-off sinkers having two casting-off surfaces which are mutually spaced in a direction which is parallel to the axis of the needle cylinder to form toweling stitches. The machine has auxiliary jacks which are accommodate... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5184483 | Device with a double series of sinkers and double sinkers housing for making terry fabric on reciprocating circular machines A device for forming, terry knit with a terry yarn and a base yarn for the base fabric. A needle cylinder is provided including a plurality of needles, driven for reciprocating motion. A plurality of sinkers with a high nose for the terry yarn and a plura... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5109680 | Method and machine for knitting jacquard pile fabric Two or more pile yarns of different colors selectively form single or multiple wale pile loops in each body or ground yarn course of the fabric. First and second pile yarn loop forming elements, in the form of dial hook elements, are supported in the dial... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5016450 | Knit fabric with inlay pile yarn and method A body yarn forms plain jersey stitch loops in every needle wale of successive courses of the fabric. Alternating single courses include pile yarn inlaid in alternating single wales of the plain jersey stitch loops of body yarn while pile loops extend inw... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5010744 | Method of constructing plating pile knit fabric and sinker therefor A method of constructing a plated pile knit fabric and sinker therefor is disclosed. The sinker is adapted for low pile formation in the construction of the plating pile knit fabric. Each sinker is obliquely movable from an advanced, lower position to a r... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4989421 | Process for producing a patterned plush fabric as well as a multisystem circular knitting machine for carrying out the process A method and apparatus for forming pile fabric where the pile loops are controlled during the knock-over action of the needles. The sinker ring mounted sinkers include separate pile and loop forming ledges. The base thread is fed into the throat of the si... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4986090 | Method of knitting A method for operating a conventional circular knitting machine, provided with indepenent and continuously operating pattern wheels, to develop patterns including knit, tuck, welt and terry stitches in the same course(s). By synchronizing the sinker selec... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4955211 | Circular knitting machine for producing single face plush articles A circular knitting machine for producing a single face plush article of base threads and plush threads has a needle cylinder provided with a plurality of needles and a plate ring provided with separately controlled and differently shaped plates. A first ... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4926660 | Method of knitting jacquard knit fabric by circular knitting machine The methods of knitting the pile jacquard fabric are carried out on a circular knitting machine including needles and sinkers, and a plurality of adjacent yarn feeders. The fabric includes successive courses of plain jersey stitch wales knit of a ground y... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4665718 | Circular knitting machine for the production of plush goods A circular knitting machine for the production of plush goods by means of needles and cooperating sinkers created to form plush and plain loops. The invention improves fabric quality especially when using cotton thread to form plush loops by providing bes... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4633683 | Method for the manufacture of patterned pile fabrics and circular knitting machine therefor Patterned pile (terry or plush) fabrics are made on circular knitting machines with cylinder and sinker ring or latch needles and pile elements (pile sinkers, pile hooks, latch needles). The pile elements are not selected, but perform their pile forming m... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4612784 | Circular knitting machine and method of producing jacquard-patterned plush webs A multi-system circular knitting machine for producing jacquard-patterned one-face plush webs of one main thread and at least one plush thread has a needle cylinder provided with a plurality of needles, a plate ring provided with pairs of controllable loo... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4589266 | Circular terry knitting machine and method An athletic sock having a knit-in, cushioned shin area. Preferably the sock also includes a knit-in, cushioned sole and ribbed support rear leg area. The cushioned shin area of the athletic sock may be formed on a single feed, single drum knitting machine... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4537048 | Pile loop forming and cutting elements for circular knitting machines A process and apparatus for producing knitted cut-pile fabric on a conventional circular knitting machine having a cylinder containing conventional latch needles and a dial containing dial elements each having a hook, a yarn cutting edge spaced from the h... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4535608 | Circular knitting machine for producing one-face plush webs A circular knitting machine for producing one-face plush webs of main threads and plush threads has a plurality of needles, a plate ring provided with plate members, and a plurality of cam members for controlling the longitudinal movement of the needles a... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4519221 | Knitting machine A circular knitting machine includes a cylinder spacedly provided with vertical slits on its overall circumference, and sinkers and knitting needles alternately mounted in every other slit of the cylinder. Each one of the sinkers is formed on its bottom s... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4409800 | Method of and apparatus for knitting cut-pile fabric A process and apparatus for producing knitted cut-pile fabric on a conventional circular knitting machine having a cylinder containing conventional latch needles and a dial containing dial elements each having a hook, a yarn cutting edge spaced from the h... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4346572 | Apparatus for knitting a single-faced pile fabric A process for knitting a single-faced pile fabric is disclosed, based on the raising and lowering of conventional needles and the movement of throated sinkers, each sinker having the throat extended and provided with a sloping shoulder in the lower edge t... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4228665 | Apparatus for terrying yarn A circular ladies hosiery knitting machine is provided having a conventional rotatable needle cylinder and dial. The dial includes radially movable transfer jacks which, when fully extended, cooperate with the needles to form loops on the jacks. A selecti... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4194374 | Process for knitting a single-faced pile fabric A process for knitting a single-faced pile fabric is disclosed, based on the raising and lowering of conventional needles and the movement of throated sinkers, each sinker having the throat extended and provided with a sloping shoulder in the lower edge t... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4172370 | Method of knitting a dress weight tube sock This tube sock is of a medium or dress weight so that the sock may be comfortably worn with dress shoes and includes very long and fine terry loops in the heel and sole area to provide the sock with cushion and comfort characteristics of the type normally... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4172165 | Differentially transversely knit pile fabric A differentially transversely knit pile fabric is provided which is adapted to experience non-linear stretching in a transverse direction, and, when so stretched, longitudinally extending patterns therein which have been differentially knitted in a compen... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4041735 | Auxiliary knitting station for hosiery knitting machine The auxiliary knitting station includes an auxiliary yarn feed finger in the form of a relatively thin flat, substantially vertically disposed main body portion which is movable between a lowered or active position between the latch ring and the circle of... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4020653 | Sinker top circular knitting machine for producing loop fabric A circular knitting machine for producing loop fabric is provided with fabric holding means and with sinkers peculiarly adapted to enter and hold previously formed loops during the knitting process.... | 05/03/1977 |
| 4010626 | Hosiery machine with terry forming apparatus Knitted underwear, such as panties, panty hose, leotard and the like formed with a terry patch simultaneously knitted with the fabric at the crotch or other areas. The garment is made on a circular seamless hosiery knitting machine. The resulting tube is ... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3986371 | Method for forming loops in circular knitting machines A method for forming loops on a circular knitting machine having a plurality of needles and sinkers alternately arranged in cooperation with each other. The sinkers are supported on a rotatable ring located exterior of said cylinder, and have a yarn engag... | 10/19/1976 |
