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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2000
Filed:
May. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Tokai Kogyo Mishin Kabushiki Kaisha, Kasugai, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
112292 ;
Abstract
A thread cutting device is provided in a sewing machine that is operable to form stitches on a fabric using an upper thread and a lower thread. The thread cutting device may include a fixed knife and a movable knife cooperating with each other to cut either one or both of the upper and lower threads. The movable knife may be operable to cut the upper thread at a first timing and to cut the lower thread at a second timing that is different from the first timing.