Textiles: weaving inventions 05/08

20080121305 - Low friction fabric: A low friction fabric constructed of a first layer of woven polyester fibers with an upper and lower woven surface attached to and adjacent a second layer of the same weave of polyester or similar fibers, the second layer having an upper and lower surface. Each of the woven layers... Agent: John S. Hale Gipple & Hale

20080115852 - Weaving machine for weaving pile fabrics, and set at least two spacers provided to be mounted next to one another in a weaving machine for weaving pile fabrics: The invention relates to a weaving machine for weaving pile fabrics, and a set (100) of at least two spacers (1-4, 11, 12, 21, 22, 31, 32, 41 and 42), wherein the spacers (1-4, 11, 12, 21, 22, 31, 32, 41 and 42) are provided and arranged in the weaving... Agent: James C. Wray

20080110520 - Heald frame: The invention relates to a heald frame comprising at least one frame part (10, 14nd at least one heald carrying rod (16). A multitude of projections (25, 26), which are arranged one behind the other while being situated essentially in a row, are formed from the heald carrying rod (16)... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

20080105323 - Fabrics employing binder/top interchanging yarn pairs: Multi-layer forming fabric having a paper side warp layer and a machine side warp layer, the fabric comprising at least one set of paper side wefts, at least one set of machine side wefts and at least one pair of interchanging weft yarns, the members of each interchanging weft pair... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC

20080105324 - Self-curling sleeve: A substrate including a plurality of monofilaments, or a combination of monofilaments and multi-filament yarns oriented in perpendicular directions, has a tendency to curl around a central space. When all monofilaments are used, the monofilaments along one direction may have a larger diameter than the monofilaments along the other direction.... Agent: Robert L. Steams Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080105325 - Throttle valve for weaving looms: A valve (13a) is described comprising: a housing (50) having a fluid inlet for (54) receiving a flow of compressed fluid and a fluid outlet (55); a flow duct (60) movably mounted with respect to the housing, the duct (62) having a fluid inlet (62) for receiving a flow of... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080105326 - Method and apparatus for the insertion of a weft thread: A method for the insertion of a weft thread into a shed of a rapier weaving machine is presented in which the weft thread (3) is taken up by a bringer rapier (10) and fixedly clamped in the same by means of a thread clamp; is inserted into the shed... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080099095 - Reed drive of a loom: A reed drive of a loom comprises a reed shaft (3) connected to the reed (1). A conversion gearing (7, 8) each having a respective input element (11, 12) and a respective output element (13, 14) is located at the ends of the reed shaft (3). The input elements (11,... Agent: Fasse Patent Attorneys, P.A.

20080099096 - Woven-body floating island: A floating island and its method of manufacture, said floating island comprising: warp strands; and weft strands, said weft strands being woven with said warp strands to produce a single-layer woven body having inter-strand spaces; wherein each of said strands is a first strand that is comprised of a plurality... Agent: Antoinette M. Tease, P.l.l.c.