Patents Examined by Joseph S. Machoga
  • Patent number: 4730642
    Abstract: A shaft control mechanism for controlling a shaft of a weaving machine according to a pattern includes a connecting rod operatively connected to the shaft, a drive element intermittently rotating and standing still in a dead center position, an eccentric disc rotatably supported on the connecting rod, a coupling element connected to the eccentric disc, a device for moving the coupling element into a recess formed in the drive element interconnecting the drive element and the eccentric disc in a coupled position, a controllable locking element securing the coupling element against movement out of said recess into an uncoupled position until the drive element reaches the dead center position along with the eccentric disc, and at least one control element transmitting an external force to the coupling element according to the pattern, required to move the coupling element into the uncoupled position while the drive element and the eccentric disc are rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1988
    Assignee: Johann Kaiser GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Paul Surkamp, Ferdinand Szucs
  • Patent number: 4724872
    Abstract: A method of controlling a weaving machine which includes a shedding device with yarn guiding eyelets, an electronic control device for the shedding device, a warp let-off device and a fabric take-off device, the electronic control device having a program memory providing a weaving program with weaving program steps and an auxiliary program, comprises stopping the weaving machine in a shed by means of a stop signal, switching by means of the auxiliary program to inverse weaving the shedding device and the weaving program step of the shed in which the weaving machine has stopped, returning by means of the auxiliary program the weaving machine to the next preceding shedding crossing point, stopping by means of the auxiliary program the weaving machine in this next preceding shedding crossing point so that the yarn-guiding eyelets are placed in a middle position, switching by means of the auxiliary program the weaving machine from inverse weaving to normal weaving according to the weaving program, and restarting
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1988
    Assignee: Textilma AG
    Inventor: Francisco Speich
  • Patent number: 4702285
    Abstract: A weft insertion control method for controlling the operation of a weft inserting device which measures and reserves a weft by winding the weft on a stationary measuring and reserving drum by means of a rotary yarn guide, releases the weft from and detains the same on the measuring and reserving drum by reciprocating a detaining pin to the measuring and reserving drum, and picks the weft wound and reserved on the measuring and reserving drum by a picking nozzle, including a detaining pin driving process in which a present weft releasing angle and a reference weft detaining angle are compared with the phase angle the loom, the detaining pin is retracted at the weft releasing angle to separate the detaining pin from the circumference of the measuring and reserving drum and the detaining pin is advanced at the reference weft detaining angle to bring the detaining pin into abutment with the circumference of the measuring and reserving drum; a detecting process in which the number of winds of the weft unwound from
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1987
    Assignee: Tsudakoma Corp.
    Inventor: Katsuhiko Sugita
  • Patent number: 4699181
    Abstract: A rotary dobby includes a drive shaft assembly, an eccentric mechanism releasably coupled to the drive shaft assembly, the eccentric mechanism including a connecting rod having a coupling joint to be connected to a shaft linkage and the eccentric mechanism including an eccentric disc carried by the connecting rod, the eccentric disc having a radially directed wedge guide formed therein, the drive shaft assembly having two diametrically opposite detent grooves formed therein, a coupling wedge, a device for shifting the coupling wedge in the wedge guide and in the detent grooves according to a pattern during a rest position of the drive shaft assembly, the eccentric disc and the connecting road, and a device for arresting the connecting rod in two rest positions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1987
    Assignee: Johann Kaiser GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Paul Surkamp
  • Patent number: 4665561
    Abstract: The disclosed invention consists in a baseball glove comprising a strap for receiving at least first to third fingers of a player. The strap is disposed at positions outside and spaced from inlets of finger pieces of the glove and is retained in position by a ply opposed to front faces of the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1987
    Assignee: Trion Corporation
    Inventor: Akio Aoki