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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Tuftco Corporation, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Inventors:
Robert A Padgett, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Jeffrey D. Smith, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Assignee:
Tuftco Corporation, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05C 5/02 (2006.01); D05B 19/10 (2006.01); D05B 19/12 (2006.01); D05C 5/04 (2006.01); D05C 15/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D05B 19/10 (2013.01); D05B 19/12 (2013.01); D05C 5/04 (2013.01); D05C 15/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for optimizing the yarn consumption in patterned textiles by applying cell automata algorithms to bitmapped-type pattern designs including operator selected rules to influence the general appearance of the pattern design.