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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2004
Paul Dabrowa, Rocky Face, GA (US);
Charlie Thompson, Cohutta, GA (US);
Dina Poindexter, Ringgold, GA (US);
Katrina Kuhels, Cleveland, TN (US);
Ashlee Swift, Dalton, GA (US);
Paul Dabrowa, Rocky Face, GA (US);
Charlie Thompson, Cohutta, GA (US);
Dina Poindexter, Ringgold, GA (US);
Katrina Kuhels, Cleveland, TN (US);
Ashlee Swift, Dalton, GA (US);
Mohawk Carpet Corporation, Calhoun, GA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for producing multi-colored carpets using a tufting machine. The present invention features a system and method for: providing a multi-colored pattern which is analyzed for validity with reference to a particular tufting machine; collecting parameters concerning a particular tufting machine; determining the colors of yarn to load with each needle of the particular tufting machine; and generating a report including a palette of colors used within the pattern, a chart indicating which color of yarns are used within each needle position, and a summary of the number of yarn cones needed to create a carpet of a predetermined size with the particular tufting machine.