Patents by Inventor Karsten Siebert

Karsten Siebert 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: 11718931
    Abstract: This weaving machine (2) is for simultaneously weaving top and bottom pile fabrics (F2, F4) presenting some pile patterns (P2, P2?, P4) and including tufts, made from warp yarns (24), binding warp yarns (14, 16) and inwoven weft yarns. This machine includes a pile warp yarns feeding unit (20), a binding warp yarns feeding unit (18), a shedding unit (6) and a weft insertion unit (8) for inserting the weft yarns in the shed. The machine also includes a beating-up mechanism (32), a take up system (70), a drawing-in unit (26), and a control unit (80). A treatment unit (90) is located, along a path of the pile warp yarns (24), between the pile warp yarns feeding unit (20) and the shedding unit (6), for applying different segments of treatment on at least some of the pile warp yarns (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: STAUBLI BAYREUTH GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Schnabel, Martin Burkert, Karsten Siebert, Bert Pols
  • Patent number: 11505881
    Abstract: A weaving loom produces a fabric (F), with warp yarns and in-woven weft yarns. The weaving loom includes a warp delivery unit, heddles to form a shed, a shedding mechanism for moving each heddle vertically along a vertical path, a weft insertion means for inserting each weft yarn in a shed and for releasing each weft yarn at a given location along a weft axis, and a weft delivery means for delivering each weft yarn to the weft insertion means. The weaving loom also includes a programmable clamping means for picking up a first end of each weft yarn and for releasing each weft yarn at any predetermined position along the weft axis, and a programmable mechanism including actuators for semi-closing the shed around the inserted weft yarn at any predetermined position along the weft axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: STAUBLI BAYREUTH GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Schnabel, Karsten Siebert, Jens Ignatzy
  • Patent number: 11091857
    Abstract: A method for simultaneously weaving, on a face-to-face weaving machine, two pile fabrics each including an area with and without pile. For a pick corresponding to the area without pile, a dead pile thread is placed between the backing fabric and a patterning weft and a dead pile thread is placed opposite the backing fabric with respect to the same patterning weft. An additional fabric is formed in the area without pile by the first and second dead pile threads woven with the patterning wefts, this additional fabric covering the backing fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: STAUBLI BAYREUTH GMBH
    Inventors: Karsten Siebert, Bert Pols
  • Publication number: 20200270779
    Abstract: A method for simultaneously weaving, on a face-to-face weaving machine, two pile fabrics each including an area with and without pile. For a pick corresponding to the area without pile, a dead pile thread is placed between the backing fabric and a patterning weft and a dead pile thread is placed opposite the backing fabric with respect to the same patterning weft. An additional fabric is formed in the area without pile by the first and second dead pile threads woven with the patterning wefts, this additional fabric covering the backing fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Karsten Siebert, Bert Pols
  • Publication number: 20200123686
    Abstract: This weaving machine (2) is for simultaneously weaving a top pile fabric (F2) and a bottom pile fabric (F4), each pile fabric presenting some pile patterns (P2, P2?, P4) and including tufts, made from warp yarns (24), binding warp yarns (14, 16) and inwoven weft yarns. This machine comprises a pile warp yarns feeding unit (20), a binding warp yarns feeding unit (18), a shedding unit (6) for creating a shed with the pile warp yarns and the binding warp yarns (14, 16). A weft insertion unit (8) is used for inserting the weft yarns in the shed in successive insertion cycles. A beating-up mechanism (32) is used for beating the weft yarns into the shed. A take up system (70) is used for taking-up the two pile fabrics. A drawing-in unit (26) draws the pile warp yarns from the pile warp yarn unit (20) and a control unit (80) controls operation of the weaving machine (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: ANDREAS SCHNABEL, MARTIN BURKERT, KARSTEN SIEBERT, BERT POLS
  • Publication number: 20190264352
    Abstract: A loom allows a implementing a method for weaving a fabric (F), with warp yarns (412, 414, 422, 424) and inwoven weft yarns (61, 62, W1-W5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas SCHNABEL, Karsten SIEBERT, Jens IGNATZY
  • Patent number: 10294589
    Abstract: A method for weaving a fabric (F), with warp yarns (412, 414, 422, 424) and inwoven weft yarns (61, 62, W1-W5), on a loom (2) which comprises a warp delivery unit (8); heddles (14) for moving warp yarns in order to form a shed; a mechanism (12) for moving (F1) each heddle vertically along a vertical path; weft insertion means (21, 22) for inserting each weft yarn in a shed (S1, S2) and for releasing the weft yarn at a given location along a weft axis (Y1, Y2); and weft delivery means (28) for delivering weft yarns (61, 62, W1-W5) to the weft insertion means, this method comprising, for at least two consecutive picks, at least the following steps consisting in a) opening the shed (S1, S2); b) picking, by the weft insertion means (21, 22), of a first end (612, 622) of a weft yarn (61, 62, W1-W5) presented by the weft delivery means (28); c) drawing (A3) the weft yarn into the shed, along the weft axis (Y1, Y2); d) releasing the weft yarn at the predetermined position along the weft axis; e) withdrawing the inse
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: STAUBLI BAYREUTH GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Schnabel, Karsten Siebert, Jens Ignatzy
  • Publication number: 20170022638
    Abstract: A method for weaving a fabric (F), with warp yarns (412, 414, 422, 424) and inwoven weft yarns (61, 62, W1-W5), on a loom (2) which comprises a warp delivery unit (8); heddles (14) for moving warp yarns in order to form a shed; a mechanism (12) for moving (F1) each heddle vertically along a vertical path; weft insertion means (21, 22) for inserting each weft yarn in a shed (S1, S2) and for releasing the weft yarn at a given location along a weft axis (Y1, Y2); and weft delivery means (28) for delivering weft yarns (61, 62, W1-W5) to the weft insertion means, this method comprising, for at least two consecutive picks, at least the following steps consisting in a) opening the shed (S1, S2); b) picking, by the weft insertion means (21, 22), of a first end (612, 622) of a weft yarn (61, 62, W1-W5) presented by the weft delivery means (28); c) drawing (A3) the weft yarn into the shed, along the weft axis (Y1, Y2); d) releasing the weft yarn at the predetermined position along the weft axis; e) withdrawing the inse
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas SCHNABEL, Karsten SIEBERT, Jens IGNATZY
  • Patent number: 9410272
    Abstract: A fabric material consisting of two distance fabrics (42, 44) which are simultaneously weaved on a loom and provided with piles (424, 444) and which have an inner layer (FL2, FL4) and an outer layer (BL2, BL4) for each distance fabric, the inner and outer layers are bound with connecting warp yarns (401-404) extending between the inner and outer layers, pile warp yarns (501, 502) are woven between the distance fabrics. During weaving, the inner and outer layers of each distance fabric are kept apart by respective lancet means (202, 204) and each pick (P1-P13) and for each connecting warp yarn (401-404) and each pile warp yarn (501, 502), one selects on the basis of the information relating to the layer (BL2, FL2, BL4, FL4) in which the warp yarn has been interlaced in a previous pick, on the basis of the shedding pattern and amongst several predetermined positions, a position (A1-A8, B1-B12) was taken by a shedding element (10) driving the warp yarn (401-404, 501, 502) during the pick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: SCHONHERR Textilmaschinenbau GmbH
    Inventor: Karsten Siebert
  • Publication number: 20140144542
    Abstract: A fabric material consisting of two distance fabrics (42, 44) which are simultaneously weaved on a loom and provided with piles (424, 444) and which have an inner layer (FL2, FL4) and an outer layer (BL2, BL4) for each distance fabric, the inner and outer layers are bound with connecting warp yarns (401-404) extending between the inner and outer layers, pile warp yarns (501, 502) are woven between the distance fabrics. During weaving, the inner and outer layers of each distance fabric are kept apart by respective lancet means (202, 204) and each pick (P1-P13) and for each connecting warp yarn (401-404) and each pile warp yarn (501, 502), one selects on the basis of the information relating to the layer (BL2, FL2, BL4, FL4) in which the warp yarn has been interlaced in a previous pick, on the basis of the shedding pattern and amongst several predetermined positions, a position (A1-A8, B1-B12) was taken by a shedding element (10) driving the warp yarn (401-404, 501, 502) during the pick.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: SCHONHERR TEXTILMASCHINENBAU GMBH
    Inventor: Karsten SIEBERT
  • Patent number: 8651150
    Abstract: This method, for simultaneously weaving on a loom two fabrics (42, 44) provided with piles (424, 444), comprises the steps of weaving an inner layer (FL2, FL4) and an outer layer (BL2, BL4) for each distance fabric, binding the inner and outer layers with connecting warp yarns (401-404) extending between the inner and outer layers, weaving pile warp yarns (501, 502) between the distance fabrics, and cutting the pile yarns. During weaving, the inner and outer layers of each distance fabric are kept apart by respective lancet means (202, 204). Moreover, for each pick (P1-P13) and for each connecting warp yarn (401-404) and each pile warp yarn (501, 502), one selects on the basis of the information relating to the layer (BL2, FL2, BL4, FL4) in which said warp yarn has been interlaced in the previous pick, on the basis of the shedding pattern and amongst several predetermined positions, a position (A1-A8, B1-B12) to be taken by a shedding element (10) driving said warp yarn (401-404, 501, 502) during said pick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Schonherr Textilmaschinenbau BMBH
    Inventor: Karsten Siebert
  • Publication number: 20120190257
    Abstract: This method, for simultaneously weaving on a loom two fabrics (42, 44) provided with piles (424, 444), comprises the steps of weaving an inner layer (FL2, FL4) and an outer layer (BL2, BL4) for each distance fabric, binding the inner and outer layers with connecting warp yarns (401-404) extending between the inner and outer layers, weaving pile warp yarns (501, 502) between the distance fabrics, and cutting the pile yarns. During weaving, the inner and outer layers of each distance fabric are kept apart by respective lancet means (202, 204). Moreover, for each pick (P1-P13) and for each connecting warp yarn (401-404) and each pile warp yarn (501, 502), one selects on the basis of the information relating to the layer (BL2, FL2, BL4, FL4) in which said warp yarn has been interlaced in the previous pick, on the basis of the shedding pattern and amongst several predetermined positions, a position (A1-A8, B1-B12) to be taken by a shedding element (10) driving said warp yarn (401-404, 501, 502) during said pick.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: SCHONHERR TEXTILMASCHINENBAU GMBH
    Inventor: Karsten Siebert