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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8082057 | Carpet dyeing systems and methods Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for “dye-to-order” carpet manufacturing that address deficiencies in the carpet manufacturing industry, some of which are discussed above. In one embodiment, an improved manufacturing system is pro... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8050791 | Method of fabricating color jacquard fabric This invention discloses a method of fabricating color jacquard fabric, comprising the processes of design and fabrication of pattern card, loom preparation, looming and weaving. The steps of design and fabrication of pattern card are: reading target image for jacqu... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7848841 | Customer-created textiles and method of producing same Customers obtain customized textile materials by selecting style, shape, size, pattern and color for an undyed textile product. Based on a selection made by the customer, the textile product is transformed by a dyeing operation performed on a single item to yield a ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7394555 | Digital control system Disclosed herein is an electronic digital control system for printing a pattern onto the surface of a moving substrate in accordance with digitally-defined pattern data using a plurality of individually controllable colorant-dispensing applicators arranged in a seri... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7268918 | System and method for controlling metamerism The present invention provides a plurality of representations of color that are stored in an electronic color library and that can be selected by a user. After a color selection is made, a plurality of color ink formulas and/or colorant formulas capable of producing... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7260445 | System and method for customized industrial textile coloration A method and system for customized industrial textile goods manufacturing in which, under control of a client system, information is retrieved relating to the design of a customized textile good to be manufactured; desired design data is selected from one or more da... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7216068 | Digitized thermal functional design of textiles and clothing Visual thermal functional textile clothing designs are created using a programmed computer and advanced computing techniques. The computer is supplied with information from a number of databases relating to human body properties and relating to textile material char... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7177719 | Pattern builder The present invention provides a method of manufacturing an item. The method includes providing a pattern building program to a client, wherein the client is to build a pattern using the program. The method also includes manufacturing the item based on the pattern. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7146239 | Methods and systems for coordinating customized manufacturing of consumer products There are provided methods and systems for manufacturing consumer products such as clothing. In accordance with the invention, customer measurements and preferences are collected by a unique, small-footprint or private custom clothing shop. These measurements and pr... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7092787 | System and method for generating a control program A system for generating a control program for a machine includes an optical image acquisition device, in particular a scanner and a machine control system connected to the scanner. The machine control system includes an image processing module that associated image ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7070846 | Carpet constructions, systems, and methods A textile substrate such as patterned carpet for coordinating with other flooring is provided. The substrate includes a multi-colored pattern produced by a process for coloring substrates, using the application of liquid colorants, in which the assignment of color i... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072733 | Interactive system and method for design, customization and manufacture of decorative textile substrates A system and method for enabling customer specification of images to be used for decorating textile substrates at the economies of mass customization. An automated patterning apparatus is implemented that comprises a plurality of individual colorant substances that ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063028 | Printing and quilting method and apparatus A quilting machine (10, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600) is provided with a printing station (20, 125, 225, 325, 425, 525, 611, 626, 631) and a quilting station (44, 127, 227, 327, 427, 527, 627, 632), either on the same or a different production l... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7034960 | System and method for managing electronic transmission of color data A system which enables electronic communication, coordination and dissemination of color-related designs, specifications and products. Color production and maintenance in a simultaneous fashion is provided between a plurality of disparate parties in substantially ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6958758 | Pattern and color abstraction in a graphical user interface Systems and methods for providing a user with increased flexibility and control over the appearance and behavior of objects on a user interface are described. Sets of objects can be grouped into themes to provide a user with a distinct overall impression of the inte... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6946183 | Slip resistant mat A slip resistant floor mat composed of one or more layers of material the bottom layer of which incorporates a plurality of recessions with inset suction cups in the bottom surface of the bottom layer that comes into contact with the intended surface, such as a floo... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6934598 | Method of generating pattern via laser cutting process on a cloth or fabric A method of generating pattern via laser cutting process, comprising the step of: 1) Inputting the designed pattern into a computer system; 2) Putting a material beneath a laser beam; 3) Under the control of the computer system, moving the laser... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6911245 | Carpet constructions and methods A textile substrate for coordinating with other flooring is provided. The substrate includes a multi-colored pattern produced by a process for coloring substrates, using the application of liquid colorants, in which the assignment of color is done on a pixel-by-pixe... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6907634 | Patterning system using a limited number of process colors A process by which dithering techniques and in situ blending techniques may be used to reproduce a desired multi-colored dyed pattern on a substrate using precisely delivered quantities of liquid colorants that are available in only a relatively few colors. Specific... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6854146 | Method for producing digitally designed carpet Exciting new optically engaging and controversial three dimensional simulating illusionary digital designs which generate emotional responses and photo-realism shock effects are produced by digitally creating a design or pattern and dying and/or printing the digital... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6792329 | Construction of colored images on absorbent substrates using a computer-aided design system A computer-assisted process for the design and placement of multi-colored patterns on absorbent substrates using a limited number of transparent process colorants is described. Through use of this system, a designer, working with a computer-aided design system, can ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6704610 | Reproduction of colored images on absorbent substrates using color blending techniques A process by which dithering techniques may be used to reproduce a desired multi-colored dyed pattern on a substrate using precisely delivered quantities of liquid colorants that are available in only a relatively few colors. In one embodiment, the proces... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6584377 | Legged robot and method for teaching motions thereof A legged robot is provided with a plurality of basic motion programs. The legged robot can produce a teaching motion program for performing a series of expressive motions by recognizing and language-processing instructions from a user in the form of voice... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6516240 | Apparatus and method for the remote production of customized clothing An apparatus and method is provided for creating custom-fitted garments wherein the customer provides critical information which is known to or easily ascertainable by the customer without assistance. Using this critical information, a controller applies ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6374151 | Quilt designing method and apparatus It is determined whether a quilt design is applicable to paper piecing by determining whether all pieces of the quilt design are finally separated by separating each piece one after another by one straight demarcation line. When it is determined that the ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6353770 | Apparatus and method for the remote production of customized clothing An apparatus and method is provided for creating custom-fitted garments wherein the customer provides critical information which is known to or easily ascertainable by the customer without assistance. Using this critical information, a controller applies ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6295480 | Applicability determination device for quilt design and memory medium storing a controlling program thereof A CPU selects a line segment, whose both endpoints constructing a part of a quilt design are on a periphery, and then selects a line segment, which separates a piece from the quilt design on a piece-by-piece basis so that the separated piece will not have... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6233496 | Fashion design and production supporting method and system therefor A fashion design and production supporting method which makes the processing steps from the fashion design to the creation of block copy films for plates used in the actual production efficient, which allows a trial sample to be made without making block ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6185475 | Method for manufacturing jacquard with colored image The method for manufacturing jacquard with colored image is disclosed, wherein the basic color printing theory in the printing technical is employed in the weaving of jacquard so that jacquard also has image with different gray levels by the same basic co... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5818720 | Process for large repeat fabric design and weaving A process of designing and weaving fabrics with pattern repeats over the full length of the fabric such as draperies or bedspreads. The pattern can incorporate one or more actual patterns within the repeat to reduce waste and inventory requirements for fa... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5757661 | Garment grading system A computer system of the invention for grading includes means for automatically generating grading rules from a measurement scale. Advantageously, the system includes a database including one or more scales (50) of standard measurements for target populat... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5400257 | Method of producing a batik type image on cloth A method for producing a Batik-type image on cloth. Artwork is generated manually or via a computer graphic art program, which contains an outline of a Batik-type image to be produced on cloth. The outline simulates wax drip lines. Coloration is then adde... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5195043 | Automatic generation of look-up tables for requested patterns and colors Method and apparatus for automatically loading at least one look-up table in a textile dyeing system with firing time data. The machine operator enters a list of entries including a base entry, machine color loading entries and a stock entry into the syst... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5179749 | Seamless modular tile Method to jet dry carpet tiles by controlling the solenoid valve to the dye jet to provide a subliminal design over which a darker geometric design is imposed with the darker geometric design crossing the seam line so that the seam line between abutting c... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5142481 | Process and apparatus allowing the real-time distribution of data for control of a patterning process A textile dyeing apparatus enables the real-time selection of destinations for pattern information. A pattern control system has a plurality of destinations for receiving pattern information. The pattern control system includes means for selecting one of ... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5140686 | Diagnostic system for textile dyeing apparatus A diagnostic system checks the major hardware components in a pattern control system used in a textile dyeing apparatus. The system includes bypass logic circuitry which permits selective bypassing of either the look-up tables, stagger memories, or both t... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5136520 | System for assigning discrete time periods for dye applicators in a textile dyeing apparatus A control system for a textile dying apparatus processes and distributes digitally encoded pattern information. A substrate is moved on a path along which the surface of the substrate comes into operative range of a plurality of arrays arranged along the ... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5128876 | System for the real-time scheduling and loading of look-up tables for a patterning device A control system for a patterning device which provides a method for sequentially loading look-up tables, representing pattern conversion values for different patterns to be printed in sequence, into a patterning device in real time. The system also provi... | 07/07/1992 |
| 4984169 | Data loading and distributing process and apparatus for control of a patterning process A method and apparatus for real time processing of digitally encoded pattern information suitable for distributing such information to a large number of individual pattern applicators which are grouped into a number of successive arrays. When applied to a... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4718017 | Method of producing a pattern-bearing article A method is provided for the automatic generation of maze-like patterns for application to two-dimensional surfaces and three-dimensional objects. The directions of successive incremental steps of a continuous solution path through the maze are stored in ... | 01/05/1988 |
