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7325502 Method and device for controlling the movement of a needle in a sewing machine  
A method and device for controlling movement of the needle in a sewing machine ( 1 ) based on a detection device ( 27 ), which detects the movements of the visible surface of the manually...
7047895 Corner turning assist device for a sewing machine  
A corner turning assist device for a sewing machine includes at least one sensor and at least one rotating mechanism engaging the workpiece from the underside of the same. The at least one...
6994042 Method and device for regulating material transport in a sewing or embroidery machine  
A method and device for creating uniform stitch lengths in an article being sewn by detecting actual feeding increments of the article using a sensor. With this information, the sewing or...
6644227 Embroidery stitching device and sewing machine having a free arm  
A sewing machine having a free arm which is provided with free arm sensors 5 and 6 for detecting a contact between the free arm and a cylindrical work during embroidery stitching operation, the...
6499513 Method and apparatus for manufacturing sewn goods  
A method and apparatus for sewn article fabrication wherein the article components are strategically imprinted with processing information using an ink that when irradiated is readable by an...
5881661 Leg binding attachment system  
A semi-automatic leg binding attachment system includes a pair of infeed guide plates leading towards and terminating in a pair of sew heads. To align the garment as it is fed into the sew heads, a...
5765495 Method for sleeve alignment prior to sewing  
A machine for automatically aligning cut sleeve blanks after they are manually placed on the conveying surface by the operator. A material presence sensor is provided that recognizes the leading...
5687660 Cloth edge control device for a sewing machine  
A cloth edge control device for a sewing machine includes a pair of rollers, an optical sensor, and controller. The pair of rollers are arranged near a needle location in such a manner that the...
5566633 Sewing machine with tape feed and pneumatic devices for clamping workpieces  
An automatic industrial sewing machine which increases productivity and improves quality in the sewing of linings to facing material in the manufacture of jackets. The machine automatically inserts...
5566632 Control method for automatic sewing machine and apparatus thereof  
A sewing machine arrangement comprises a sewing machine, a motor for driving a spindle, and a motor for operating a two-axis drive mechanism. When the two-axis drive mechanism is driven at a...
5544599 Program controlled quilter and panel cutter system with automatic shrinkage compensation  
A quilting machine includes a multiple needle quilter with a panel cutter located in-line therewith and downstream thereof and having an accumulator therebetween. A programmable controller operates...
5513590 Automatic trouser indexing method and apparatus for belt loop attachment with improved tension control and seam detection  
A method and apparatus for indexing the waistband of trousers into belt loop attachment positions at the stitching station of a sewing machine is disclosed. A stepper motor is drivingly engaged to...
5513589 Tie-tipping apparatus with shifting pinch members  
A tie-tipping apparatus is provided for the sewing and finishing of tie t and the use of same through the use of properly modified and integrated sewing machines. The apparatus includes a base and...
5493980 Sewing machine  
A sewing machine adapted to sew an edge of a workpiece such as a floor mat which is mounted on a sewing table includes a sensor means adapted to monitor a contour of the workpiece and transmit...
5458074 Sewing device  
A sewing device comprises endless conveyer belts for feeding a sewn product on a feeding surface, a feeding drive unit, a sewn product supporting member which is provided under the endless conveyer...
5415118 Alignment device for a sewing machine  
A device for aligning a garment for a sewing machine provided with a device for moving the garment towards the sewing machine, and a device for aligning the garment to a lateral window along the...
5370072 Automatic alignment of material and positioning at the stitch forming location  
A device for aligning the margin and leading edges of plies of material to be sewed and locating the aligned edges at the stitch forming location of a sewing machine. A first sensor for detecting...
5367966 Automatic edge sewing system and method  
An automatic edge sewing system and method for sewing together the edge of a plurality of parts in which the parts to be sewn are clamped together in a sewing machine having a reciprocating needle;...
5323723 Sewing machine assemblies  
The invention provides that a sewing machine is used for sewing the adjacent edges of a flat felt web which is folded to bring the edges together. The web moves past the sewing machine, and the...
5307750 Method and apparatus for chaining in sewing machine  
An apparatus and method for maintaining the continuity of a free thread chain between successively sewn fabric parts by tensioning the free thread chain with a puller roller activated by drive...
5290027 Article positioning apparatus and method for positioning an article  
Article positioning apparatus having a positioning surface and sensors for sensing the location of an article on the positioning surface with reference to an X direction, with reference to a Y...
5289788 Method of controlling fabric edge position and apparatus thereof  
A method and an apparatus for controlling the fabric edge position wherein a fabric fed to the needle location of a sewing machine is fed downstream, feeding distances per unit time at two feeding...
5267169 Non-ravel stitch data creating method and device for sewing machine  
A non-ravel stitch data creating method and device for a sewing machine capable of forming a stitch pattern according to stitch pattern data stores stitch pattern data and determines whether or not...
5259329 Automatic sewing machine system  
A workpiece is supported by work support means (40; 40'; 40"; 44'; 142, 144) for movement in a first direction by co-operating workpiece clamping and feeding means (46; 142, 144), both said means...
5226378 Automatic sewing apparatus for forming a tubular sleeve by hemming and closing a blank of the sleeve  
An automatic sewing apparatus for hemming and closing a sleeve is used for making a tubular sleeve a short-sleeved T-shirt. After placing the sleeve blanks on a conveyor only, subsequent operations...
5215020 Optical detector mounted on a circuit board in a sewing machine needle plate  
An optical sensor (22) for an evaluating device on a sewing machine has a light transmitter (4) and a light receiver (21), which is separate from the light transmitter (4), and is arranged in a...
5188047 Production of circular seams on a workpiece  
For the production of circular seams with overlapped ends on a workpiece, a sewing machine driven in a controlled manner and provided with a marker for applying a mark, and a sensor for detecting...
5188045 System for joining limp material segments with easing  
The invention includes in one form a sewing machine, two trackers (mice) to track the ends of material-to-be-joined, and a controller for controlling stitch formation to achieve precise control of...
5186115 Fabric guiding device and process of automatic sewing  
A process and device are disclosed for automatic sewing of a piece of fabric along its edges. The process is of the type in which a rolling element (12) orientable by pivoting around a vertical...
5184560 Automatic sewing machine capable of executing stitch back operation  
An automatic sewing machine capable of executing a stitch back operation forms a nonfraying, aesthetically pleasing stitch in an embroidery pattern when resuming a stitching operation after thread...
5174229 Loading device for a sewing machine  
A device for loading a garment for a sewing machine having a first device for moving the garment toward the sewing machine, a second device downstream of the first moving device for moving the...
5161476 Pattern matching system  
A sewing machine has a pattern matching system for matching patterns on two fabric pieces to be sewn to each other, based on detected hues of the patterns. Any mismatch between the patterns is...
5159874 Aligning device for sleeve  
A method and apparatus for aligning and transporting workpieces from a pickup location to a seaming location on a worksurface. Workpieces are rotated through a user-determinable seaming angle so as...
5107780 Pattern match sewing machine  
A device for sewing together two fabric parts includes two pattern sensors and correcting means for determining and correcting misalignment of patterns on the fabric parts. Also, an additional...
5051678 Drive device for a reciprocating part  
A drive device for a reciprocating part having a part which is connected to a stepping motor whose direction of rotation can be changed. The stepping motor is reciprocatingly actuated in a single...
5031553 Method and assembly for producing protective covers for mattresses including: sewing elastic bands, corner seams, hemming, measuring, conveying & positioning fabric & having adjustable sewing needle trajectories  
With a method for completely automatic products of fitted sheets, elastic bands are sewn into or onto the cut edges (transverse edges), and the lengths of the elastic bands correspond approximately...
5001998 Pattern matching sewing machine  
A pattern matching sewing machine comprises a sewing means for sewing two superposed sheets of cloth having substantially identical patterns thereon, a feeding means for feeding the two cloth...
4982677 Pattern-matching sheet-joining machine  
A pattern-matching joining machine for joining two sheets (e.g., sewing two cloths) having the same patterns with the patterns matching. The pattern-sensing photo-sensor generates intensity data...
4974535 Method and apparatus for sewing a seam ending at a predetermined location  
By means of this method and apparatus for sewing a seam, it is possible to end a seam exactly at a predetermined location. When the predetermined location is reached, the forward movement of the...
4917031 Cloth-pattern sensing device for a sewing machine  
A device for performing an initial setting of a photosensor of a sewing machine including a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element. The device adjusts the strength of light emitted by...
4901660 Pattern-matching sewing machine  
A pattern-matching sewing machine having a feed-correcting means for accurately adjusting feed amount using a correction factor with three values which are set according to various sewing...
4901659 Pattern-matching sewing machine  
A pattern-matching sewing machine for sewing two sheets, (e.g. two cloths) having the same patterns with their patterns matching. The sewing machine has a plurality of mismatch calculation modes....
4867087 Sewing machine for performing pattern-match sewing  
A sewing machine for sewing two overlapped cloth pieces including sensor means for detecting the intensity of light transmitted through each respective cloth piece, intensity curve generating means...
4865309 Method and apparatus for aligning workpieces of variable lengths  
Method and apparatus for feeding one or more fabric sections whose precise length is variable. The fabric sections are transferred to a delivery position, in which they are precisely centered,...
4858545 Sewing machine having means for terminating seams at a predetermined place  
A sewing machine adapted for moving a workpiece in a downstream direction for sewing a seam therein, and for automatically terminating the seam at a predetermined point a selected distance from a...
4858541 Apparatus for terminating the last stitch at a predetermined point  
An apparatus for terminating the last stitch at a predetermined point including two workpiece-end detectors, one working to reduce the stitching speed and the other working to terminate the last...
4846085 Method for linking knitted fabric pieces and apparatus thereof  
A method for automatically linking corresponding knitted loops of two knitted fabric pieces, and an apparatus for implementing the method, wherein each knitted loop to be pierced in two knitted...
4843986 Thread feeding apparatus for multi-needle sewing machine  
When two stitch lines parallel with the hem of a workpiece are stitched by a multi-needle sewing machine, a thread feeding apparatus positively feeds threads to each needle in proportion to the...
4817542 Cloth terminus detecting apparatus for sewing machine having means to automatically select a sensor in relation to a feed setting  
An apparatus for detecting the terminus of cloth being sewn by a sewing machine. A plurality of sensors are disposed on a path along which the cloth is fed and at positions upstream of the needle,...
4794875 Sewing machine apparatus for setting the pitch of the last additional stitch  
In a sewing machine equipped with an apparatus to terminate stitching at a predetermined point, the machine normally does not terminate stitching exactly at the desired predetermined point because...
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