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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeff A Carpenter, Columbus, NC (US);
Lawrence F Houghton, Roebuck, SC (US);
Martin Wildeman, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Assignee:
Tietex International, Ltd., Spartanburg, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06B / ; D03D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
139 / ; 1393 / ; 139416 ; 28163 ; 28184 ; 428196 ; 8151 ;
Abstract
A weaving system is designed to automatically maintain a printed pattern in alignment with a woven pattern as a fabric is being formed. The printed pattern is printed onto the warp yarns. A controller is used to monitor the position of the printed pattern during the weaving process relative to the position of a woven pattern that is being formed into the fabric. Should the printed pattern and woven pattern fall out of alignment, the controller then alters the longitudinal size of the woven pattern, the printed pattern, or both patterns, in order to realign the patterns.