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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2022
Vandewiele NV, Kortrijk, BE;
Frank Marijsse, Kortrijk, BE;
Kristof Oosterlijnck, Ooigem, BE;
VANDEWIELE NV, Kortrijk, BE;
Abstract
A method of forming a patterned carpet in a tufting machine with a sliding needle bar () comprising a plurality of needles (). The method comprising analysing desired pattern data to determine if a problem condition is present for a particular arrangement of tufts in the desired pattern data based on the relative location of at least two stitches in the desired pattern data. Changing the colour of at least one tuft from that required by the desired pattern data to create actual pattern data in which the problem condition is eliminated (or alerting to a user). The problem condition may be the tufts will be spaced by less than a predetermined amount. Alternatively, it may be that a needle () forming a tuft in a transitional line is not required to form a tuft for a more than a predetermined number of reciprocations of the needle bar after to the transitional line.