Patents by Inventor Akira Isii

Akira Isii has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for linking plain knitted fabrics
    Patent number: 6668740
    Abstract: A method for linking plain knitted fabrics includes the steps of fixing a first plain knitted fabric in a stretched state, obtaining an image including an image of a darning stitch, calculating a location of the darning stitch, repeating the above steps with a second plain knitted fabric, calculating a location of the darning stitch of the second plain knitted fabric from the obtained image, moving the first plain knitted fabric and the second plain knitted fabric relative to each other to align the darning stitches of the first and second plain knitted fabrics, moving a sewing machine needle of a sewing machine to the location of the darning stitch of the first plain knitted fabric, and linking together the darning stitches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Dan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadao Kawamura, Akira Isii, Takahiro Wada, Naomasa Ochi, Kimio Takeda
  • Method and apparatus for linking plain knitted fabrics
    Publication number: 20020129626
    Abstract: A method for linking plain knitted fabrics includes the steps of fixing a first plain knitted fabric in a stretched state, obtaining an image including an image of a darning stitch of the first plain knitted fabric in the stretched state, calculating a location of the darning stitch of the first plain knitted fabric from the obtained image, holding a second plain knitted fabric in a stretched state, obtaining an image including an image of a darning stitch of the second plain knitted fabric in the stretched state, calculating a location of the darning stitch of the second plain knitted fabric from the obtained image, moving the first plain knitted fabric and the second plain knitted fabric relative to each other to align the darning stitch of the second plain knitted fabric with the darning stitch of the first plain knitted fabric, moving a sewing machine needle of a sewing machine mechanism to the location of the darning stitch of the first plain knitted fabric, and linking together the darning stitch of the
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Applicant: Dan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadao Kawamura, Akira Isii, Takahiro Wada, Naomasa Ochi, Kimio Takeda