Patents by Inventor Toshio Metoki

Toshio Metoki 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).

  • Jacquard mechanism
    Patent number: 4566499
    Abstract: An electronic jacquard mechanism for controlling shedding motion of warps by selectively holding dropper needles by means of solenoids in accordance with command signals generated from a computer. Movable cores of the solenoids are directly fixed on one end of the dropper needles. Housings of the solenoids, including stationary cores and coils, are secured directly on a printed board associated with the computer. The solenoids can be densely arranged on the printed board corresponding to the arrangement of the dropper needles, allowing greater compactness of the mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1986
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd., Yamada Dobby Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kitagawa, Masaaki Sato, Mitsumasa Sawai, Takeo Yamamoku, Koichi Akatsuka, Toshio Metoki