Patents Assigned to Universal Textile Machine Corporation
  • Faulty needle sensing
    Patent number: 4026128
    Abstract: Apparatus for sensing faulty knitting needles includes two needle sensors that are supported in predetermined relation for concurrently sensing different portions of the same needle. An indicator produces an output indicating that a sensed needle is defective in response to a differential change indicative of a faulty needle in the output indications of the two needle sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1977
    Assignee: Universal Textile Machine Corporation
    Inventor: Ernesto E. Blanco