Textiles: weaving inventions 01/09

20090025816 - Selvedge forming apparatus, weaving machine with a selvedge forming apparatus and method for forming a selvedge: Weaving machine, method and selvedge forming apparatus for introducing into a shed an end (30A) of a weft thread (30) which has been inserted into a shed, the selvedge forming apparatus (4, 5, 6) being provided with a device (20) for introducing the end of the inserted weft thread into... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090025817 - Narrow cranked heald: Healds that consist of a metal ribbon section having the width (B) that is narrower than the total width B+X required for the flat ribbon heald (20). The flat ribbon heald (20) has an essentially non-machined—in any event, not trimmed—edge (9) derived from the metal ribbon section and an edge... Agent: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery

20090025818 - Towel product: A towel product excellent in water absorbency (water-wiping property), dryability (high drying rate), and lightweight property. The towel product is constituted of warps, wefts, and pile yarns, wherein the warp density is 27-33 yarns per inch, the weft density is 49-58 yarns per inch, the pile ratio is 3.8-6.2, and... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090025819 - Structure of fabric and electronic components: A structure comprises a fabric (28) with electronic components (10, 12) mounted thereon. The fabric (28) comprises a warp and weft of fibres (30, 32), each of the warp and weft comprising a combination of electrically conducting fibres (30) and electrically non-conducting fibres (32). The electronic components (10, 12) are... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090014083 - Papermaker's press felt with long machine direction floats in base fabric: A papermaker's press felt includes: a base fabric comprising: a set of top machine direction (MD) yarns; a set of bottom MD yarns; and a set of cross machine direction (CMD) yarns interwoven with the top MD yarns and the bottom MD yarns. The top MD yarns, bottom MD yarns,... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090014084 - Dual crimped warp fabric for conveyor belt applications: A conveyor belt reinforcing fabric weave is disclosed, having a plurality of center tension warps crimped about a plurality of middle wefts. Upper and lower wefts lie above and below the middle wefts. The upper and lower wefts are in opposition to each other and in non-opposition with the center... Agent: Duane Morris LLP - Princeton

20090014085 - Control device for a shift clutch of a dobby: A control device (53) for a clutch assembly (11) of a dobby comprises a selecting finger (28) that is driven by an electromagnet (37). The selecting finger is rigidly connected to an armature (47) that has a curved armature section and a straight armature section. Together with an appropriately curved... Agent: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery

20090007981 - Woven material comprising tape-like warp and weft, and an apparatus and method for weaving thereof: Novel woven materials, producible by a new weaving method, are described that comprise single or doubled warps and wefts in the form of tapes that are preferably partially stabilized type of fibrous tape. These fibres are caused to occur in a non-linear arrangement during the weaving process. The non-linear fibres... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090000687 - Shaft connecting device for a heald shaft: A shaft connecting device (18) that comprises a thrust rod (8) and a lateral support (4) that fit into each other with minimal transverse play. In addition, the shaft connecting device (18) comprises a clamping device (16) with a stop means (60, 60′, 66) and a fixation means (30, 30′),... Agent: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery