Patents by Inventor Kiyoyasu Oda

Kiyoyasu Oda 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).

  • Patent number: 5406986
    Abstract: A faulty weft separating apparatus in a rapier loom for multiple colors which separates a faulty weft from other normal wefts and removes the faulty weft by way of a weft removing apparatus when a faulty weft insertion occurs. A set of guiding members are disposed on the insertion side of a fabric and when a weft is inserted properly, the guiding members are located at the retraction position to store the inserted weft in a storage section. When a faulty weft insertion occurs, the guiding members swing to the fabric winding side to allow the faulty weft to enter a positioning section, thus separating the faulty weft from other normal wefts. The separated faulty weft is picked up by a hook and wound by a weft removing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignee: Tsudakoma Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyoyasu Oda, Akihiko Yamamoto