Sewing inventions

20090277365 - Sewing machine: An operating member return spring is provided between the operating member and the frame; and the operating member return spring is formed such that, in a process that upon supplying power to the solenoid the latching portion is being driven from the engaging position to the retreated position, a spring... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090277366 - Pressure adjustment structure for a presser foot of a sewing machine: A pressure adjustment structure for a presser foot of a sewing machine, wherein one end of a horizontal arm of the sewing machine is disposed with a presser bar of the presser foot, and an elastic member is mounted on the presser bar. The end of the horizontal arm is... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20090277367 - Thread take-up lever for a sewing machine: A thread take-up lever for a sewing machine is mounted on the sewing machine and can prevent a thread from disengaging from a thread-receiving portion. The thread take-up lever is disposed with a C-shaped thread-receiving portion having an open recess. Adjacent to the open recess is provided at least one... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20090272304 - Quilting machines: A quilting machine including a roller frame (5) to support at least one pair of rollers (1,2,3), adapted to support quilting, the rotation of the rollers (1,2,3) allowing the fabric to move towards and away from the arm of a sewing machine, a sliding track (7,8) adapted to support the... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090272305 - Sewing machine capable of projecting a sample design: A sewing machine includes: a memory unit for storing design pattern information corresponding to different design patterns, and stitch type information corresponding to different types of stitch patterns; a selecting unit operable so as to output a control signal corresponding to a selected design pattern and a selected type of... Agent: Hammer & Associates, P.C.

20090266280 - Double acting cylinder for tufting machine gate apparatus: A gated looper apparatus has an array of individually mounted pressurizable air cylinders with piston rods acting in communication with looper gates. The air cylinders are designed to be responsive to pneumatic pressure to extend and retract the associated piston rods.... Agent: Douglas T. Johnson Miller & Martin

20090266281 - Easily thread-able needle: A new needle design is described. The eye of the needle is gapped in such a way that it can be threaded easily without having to insert the thread through the eye of the needle. Rather a thread is guided naturally into the groove of the gap and allowed to... Agent: Edward M Son

20090266282 - Sewing machine and computer-readable medium storing sewing machine control program: A sewing machine includes a sewing device, an imaging device, a determination device, a sewing condition storage device, a reading device, and a control device. The sewing device includes a needle bar and a sewing machine motor. The imaging device captures an image of a work cloth on which a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090260554 - Stitch distribution control system for tufting machines: A stitch distribution control system for a tufting machine for controlling placement of yarns being fed to the needles of the tufting machine by yam feed mechanisms to form a desired pattern. A backing material is fed through the tufting machine at an increased stitch rate as the needles are... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC