Abstract: A universal automatic long sleeve folding device (10) has a forming plate (20) for carrying a garment (12) spaced vertically above a movable lower product conveyer (54). A movable fold drive belt (34) is vertically displaced above the forming plate to move the garment across the forming plate. The fold drive belt and the lower product conveyor rotate at the same speed. Tucker arm assemblies (88) are disposed on opposite sides of the forming plate to engage the long sleeves (14) of the garment and tuck the long sleeves into a space between the forming plate and the lower product conveyor as the garment moves across the forming plate. The tucked long sleeves are carried by the lower product conveyor.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for allocating internal machine registers in a digital computer for use in storing values defined and referenced by a computer program. An allocator in accordance with the present invention constructs a interference graph having a node therein for the live range of each value defined by a computer program, and having an edge between every two nodes whose associated live ranges interfere with each other. The allocator models the register allocation process as a graph-coloring problem, such that for a computer having R registers, the allocator of the present invention iteratively attempts to R-color the interference graph. The interference graph is colored to the extent possible on each iteration before a determination is made that one or more live ranges must be spilled. After spill code has been added to the program to transform spilled live ranges into multiple smaller live ranges, the allocator constructs a new interference graph and the process is repeated.

Abstract: A method of folding a long-sleeve garment which includes a method of pre-folding the sleeves which pre-folding method lends itself to automated techniques; and, further, an apparatus for performing the invented method, including the pre-folding method. The method of the invention finds value in both automated and manual folding operations.