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7587256 Automatically generating embroidery designs from a scanned image  
A method and system are disclosed for automatically generating embroidery designs from a scanned image. An embroidery data generating mechanism generates accurate embroidery designs. The embroidery...
7457683 Adjustable embroidery design system and method  
A system and method for an interactive embroidery design specified by vector data and 3-dimensional data modifying shape and parameter data. A processor is configured to execute computer-executable...
7359760 Data processing device and data processing method  
A data processing device processes embroidery data for a sewing machine capable of embroidering and print data for a printer that prints a pattern on at least a portion of an embroidery formed by...
7313457 Embroidery data editor that displays usable embroidery frame  
A pattern selecting portion selects a desired embroidery pattern from a plurality of embroidery patterns. A pattern editing portion edits the embroidery pattern displayed on the display. A first...
7212880 Embroidery data processing device and computer program product  
The invention presents an embroidery data processing device and a computer program product capable of easily forming images of finished state of applique even if the fabric for applique is a...
7085617 Control unit for controlling embroidery sewing machine  
A control unit for controlling an embroidery sewing machine includes an embroidery-data storing portion, a feed-data extracting portion, and a thread-cutting-data adding portion. The...
7069871 Embroidery of patterns  
A method of embroidering a pattern by means of a processor-controlled sewing machine, the method comprising the following steps: the fabric that is to be embroidered is placed in the required...
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,...
6971325 Method for mending an embroidery pattern  
A method for mending an embroidery pattern sewn on an embroidery machine controlled based on a sewing data, having the steps of determining if a sequin is dropped from the embroidery pattern. If...
6968255 Method and system for automatically deriving stippling stitch designs in embroidery patterns  
The invention pertains to a method of applying a stippling stitch design to an area defining an asymmetrical polygon in a coordinate planar display format, involving: defining a pathway, which may...
6947808 Automatically generating embroidery designs from a scanned image  
A method and system are disclosed for automatically generating embroidery designs from a scanned image. An embroidery data generating mechanism generates accurate embroidery designs. The embroidery...
6937919 Embroidery data processing apparatus  
An embroidery data processing apparatus is constructed to execute calculation for forming a plurality of circles with different radii concentrically around a central point, extract circles and arcs...
6934599 Providing character data for use by an embroidery machine  
The disclosure provides an embroidery data group for each character of a predetermined font, the consequent set of embroidery data groups being for use by an embroidery machine for inclusion in an...
6883449 Process and components for applying appliques  
A process and components for applying appliqués to create garments and other items having a vintage appearance is presented. The process utilizes originally cut appliqués having perforations and...
RE38718 Embroidery data creating device  
Disclosed is an embroidery data creating device for creating an embroidery data to be used by a sewing machine. In the embroidery data creating device, an image data, which consists of a plurality...
6859679 Method and apparatus for producing a sewing pattern  
The present invention relates to sewing patterns for use in producing sewn articles whereby a sewing pattern is selected from a collection of patterns. The selected pattern can then be modified as...
6840185 Method and system for preventing thread breakage  
A method for minimizing contact between a needle point and a needle thread in a computer controlled embroidery machine, to prevent breakage of the needle thread by the needle point upon penetration...
6742467 Apparatus and method for controlling feed quantity and direction in sewing machine  
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for controlling feed quantity and direction in a sewing machine, in which feed quantity and direction of a workpiece is controlled by a motor, thereby not only...
6732668 Light indicating in computerized stitching  
A method and apparatus are disclosed for indicating stitching position in a stitching machine. The apparatus includes a laser assembly which emits laser light. The laser assembly is mounted to an...
6729255 Synchronizing independent stitching machines  
A method and apparatus are disclosed which provide a plurality of stitching machines which may be synchronized without mechanical coupling of the stitching machines. Each of the plurality of...
6729254 Sewing apparatus and sewing method  
A sewing apparatus performs sewing operation on a work piece that moves along an X-Y plane perpendicular to an axial direction of a hollow needle having an inclined opening that is formed by...
6718895 Method for producing a raised applique on a substrate and articles made therefrom  
A method for securing a raised appliqué to a substrate and the articles resulting therefrom. The preferred method includes various steps of digitizing an ornamental pattern into a computer format,...
6694906 Apparatus, system, and method for adapting a cap frame sash to be quickly mounted to and dismounted from a tubular frame sash on an automatic embroidery machine  
A system for converting an automatic embroidery machine from one type of work to another type of work is disclosed. The invention adapts a cap frame sash or driver unit or sash to be quickly...
6587745 Curved line fill stitching in embroidery designs  
This invention concerns automatically generating embroidery stitch patterns in a computer aided design system where areas defined by vector outline shapes are filled with stitches which follow...
6584921 Method and system for modification embroidery stitch data and design  
A method and system using a novel user display. The user interface device includes a display for a multiple-file, multiple-section or multiple-hoop embroidery designs. The display is coupled to a...
6543374 Sewing apparatus and storage medium for the same  
An engagement groove provided near a comer of a sewing cartridge is engaged with a pin shaft protruding from a free end side of an oscillating arm oscillatably provided on the front of an...
6510360 Producing an object-based design description file for an embroidery pattern from a vector-based stitch file  
A computer is operated to produce an object-based design description file for an embroidery pattern from a vector-based stitch file describing the pattern as a sequence of stitches. The stitch file...
6502006 Method and system for computer aided embroidery  
A method and system using a novel user display. The user interface device includes a display for an embroidery design. The display is coupled to a micro processing device such as a microprocessor,...
6457429 Display apparatus for sewing machine  
The display apparatus for a sewing machine of the invention includes a display that displays a stitch pattern thereon, and a sewing order indicator that indicates a sewing order of substantially an...
6445970 Computerized embroidery machine diagnostics  
Automatic testing and diagnosing a computerized stitching machine of a stitching system is provided. The system includes one or more programs that test operation of stitching machine components and...
6397120 User interface and method for manipulating singularities for automatic embroidery data generation  
A user interface and method are disclosed for manipulating singular regions (termed singularities) for automatic embroidery data generation. A method is already known for automatically interpreting...
6390005 Method of filling an embroidery stitch pattern with satin stitches having a constant interstitch spacing  
A method of filling a defined embroidery pattern shape, with the shape comprising a curve defining the shape, fills the pattern shape with a plurality of turning satin-like embroidery stitches...
6370443 Embroidery machine with operation-data storing function and method for controlling same  
The embroidery machine includes: 1) a function-setting unit ( 110 ) having a current-operation data storing key for storing current-operation data and an operation data retrieval key for retrieving...
6370442 Automated embroidery stitching  
A method for embroidering includes receiving a digitized representation of an image, determining grain structures for a plurality of locations in the digitized representation, the plurality of...
6352043 Sewing machines having multiple-individually controllable needle bars  
A sewing machine includes a plurality of needle bars. One of the needle bars can be selected and reciprocally driven so as to stitch a desired embroidery pattern. The sewing machine has a common...
6341569 Sewing machine having means for estimating mass of sewing material  
A sewing machine includes a movable holder portion which holds a material to be sewn, a holder drive portion which transfers the holder portion during sewing, a needle drive portion which drives a...
6321670 Display apparatus and display controlling method for a sewing machine  
In a sewing machine, a plurality of patterns are displayed on a pattern selection area of a display. Then, when one of the patterns displayed on the pattern selection area is selected, the selected...
6311097 Fault diagnosis system and method for diagnosing a fault of an embroidery machine  
A method for diagnosing a fault of a embroidery machine, includes the steps of: (a) indicating that an embroidery operation is stopped by the fault of the embroidery machine and displaying a...
6298799 Sewing machine capable of tracing embroidery area  
When a trace mode is started, a needle and a presser foot are moved relative to an embroidery frame. When a STOP key is pressed, moving is temporarily stopped, and the operator can visually check a...
6263256 Embroidery pattern display apparatus  
In an embroidery data display apparatus, four pattern names "A01", "A05", "A10" and "A17", for example, from which an embroidery pattern actually used for embroidering may be selected, are...
6253695 Method of changing the density of an embroidery stitch group  
A method of changing the density of an embroidery stitch group for use with an electronically controlled embroidery machine. The type of stitch is first recognized, then its points and locations...
6247420 Method of recognizing embroidery outline and conversion to a different data format  
A method of recognizing an embroidery outline and applying a stitch group. In the first step, the angle of rows of stitches is determined based on the coordinate sequence of the stitches. The left...
6237516 Sewing machine having a display  
In a sewing machine having a display, a data reading device reads sewing data of partial patterns which, when combined, form an entire pattern and attaching position data representing a...
6227128 Sewing machine having a display  
In the sewing machine, a sewing device forms an embroidery pattern on a work cloth in cooperation with a moving mechanism. A display switching device switches the display between a first display...
6216618 Embroidery system utilizing windows CE based GUI  
An embroidery system having an embroidery machine for automatically stitching embroidery stitch patterns on a garment and a machine controller for selectably controlling the operation of the...
6209467 Pattern data reading apparatus for sewing machine  
In a sewing machine, a reading device reads embroidery or pattern data provided from outside of the apparatus and writes the read data into a memory, and a cancel device cancels the reading of the...
6196146 Web based embroidery system and method  
A web based embroidery system capable of creating an automatically fulfilling a user customized embroidery order for a selectable garment over the internet. The system includes the ability to...
6189467 Sewing machine having a display device  
In a sewing machine, a CPU reads a color display data of an embroidery pattern selected by a user from a ROM and generates a subtractive color data by subtracting colors included in the color...
6176189 Sewing machine having a non-volatile memory  
A sewing machine that can set the sewing conditions for each stitch pattern and can store the set sewing conditions in a non-volatile memory in correspondence with each stitch pattern. The sewing...
6173665 Sewing machine control system  
In an embroidery sewing machine, a value setting screen on a display indicates parametrical items about the movement of an embroidering frame, i.e., "sewable area" and "stand-by position", as well...
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