Textiles: weaving inventions 10/07

20070246119 - Multi-layer woven creping fabric: A multi-layer woven creping fabric comprising a plurality of warp yarns and weft yarns or shutes. The multi-layer woven creping fabric has a machine or roll side and a sheet contacting side. A plurality of weft yarns or shutes on the machine or roll side of the fabric which are... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070246120 - Multi-layer oversewn system: A multi-layer oversewn system having at least two flat electric conductors A protective layer made of an elastic material is located at least in an oversewn region between the flat electric conductors. The material of the protective layer is selected in such a way that it prevents a short-circuit between... Agent: Robert P Renke Artz & Artz PC

20070235102 - Method for weaving pile fabrics with variable pile height: The present invention relates to a method for weaving pile fabrics having at least two different pile heights in a same pile row in a weaving machine of the gripper-Axminster type, comprising at least two pile yarn carriers (2, 3) separately driven for the selection according to a pattern to... Agent: James C. Wray

20070227612 - Weft introduction needle for a ribbon needle loom: The weft introduction needle for a ribbon needle loom comprises a bent arm (20), which may be fixed at one end (22) to a drive element (24) of a ribbon needle loom and comprises a hook (28) at the other end (26), for registering an exposed thread loop. The arm... Agent: George Pappas