Textiles: weaving inventions 05/09

20090133774 - Seam felt for papermaking and manufacturing method thereof: A seam felt 10c for papermaking comprises wet paper web side batt layer 30c and seam region 12. Fragments of a sheet-shaped nonwoven fabric 40a, which is disposed at a region of the wet paper web side batt layer 30c adjacent to the seam region 12, and which is crushed... Agent: Howson & Howson LLP

20090126822 - Collapsible loom: A collapsible loom, comprising a folding loom, a removable weaving assembly, including a warp beam (26) with its warps, harness shafts (38), a reed (52), and a cloth beam (19) with its cloth, wherein the removable weaving assembly, which is detachable and transferable to another loom, further includes bars (30)... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20090126823 - Machine for weaving seamless garment, a process therefor and seamless garment thus obtained: A seamless woven customised garment devoid of any stitching, inter-locking or joining the cut pieces by any means using any type of yarn, for men, women and children's wear, including designs, patterns and decorations/accessories is the subject matter of the present invention. Judiciously engaging, disengaging and crossing of one or... Agent: Nanda P.b.a. Kumar Reed Smith LLP

20090120524 - Method for introducing a weft thread in an air weaving machine and air weaving machine: Method for introducing a weft thread (4, 5) in an air weaving machine, which method comprises controlling the instant when the supply of compressed air to a set of auxiliary blowers (13, 14, 15, 16) is interrupted based on measurements on the transported weft thread (4, 5) during transport of... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090120525 - Paper weaving kit: A paper weaving kit (100) has a box-like body (106). A top of the body (106) forms a weaving aid (107). A crimping apparatus (108) is mounted at one side of the body (106). A removable sheet tearing apparatus (109) is slidably mounted within the body (106) at a front... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP

20090120526 - Selvedge tucker for weft threads: A selvedge tucker for the formation of a cloth edge in a weaving machine is presented which includes a selvedge tucking needle and a first drive implemented as an electrical drive which moves the selvedge tucking needle during normal operation of the weaving machine for tucking one or more weft... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090120527 - Method and device for maintaining a weft thread which is introduced into a weaving machine, in particular an air-jet weaving machine, after the starting process: Even weft yarns having low tearing force shall be processible without problems on weaving machines, especially air-jet weaving machines, that are operated in the slow speed running in the first weaving cycle after a weaving machine start. This is achieved according to the invention in that the weft thread (3)... Agent: Fasse Patent Attorneys, P.A.

20090114306 - Method and device for forming a longitudinal fibre web and for forming a transverse fibre web and for forming a cross fibre web and for forming an airbag: A method is described for forming a longitudinal fibre web (100), wherein synthetic tapes (2) with an elongated cross-sectional contour are positioned substantially parallel to each other for forming a bundle (12), wherein the tapes (2) are embedded in a matrix material (46). The tapes (2) are positioned partially overlapping... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP Bank Of America Plaza

20090114307 - Energy absorbing webbings: A tear-away energy absorbing webbing (10) is a one-piece webbing. The tear-away energy absorbing webbing (10) has a top layer load-bearing web (12) and a bottom layer load-bearing web (24). An energy absorbing portion (38) of the webbing has binder yarns (36) interlaced with the top and bottom layer load-bearing... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP