Balancing yarn use in designing tufted patterns for textiles
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United States of America Patent
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Oct 2, 2018
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Mar 15, 2018
app pub date -
Nov 17, 2017
filing date -
Mar 9, 2016
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Abstract
Tools are provided that communicate to a pattern designer how much yarn is being used on every needle for a given tuft height pattern and permit the designer to adjust the pattern accordingly to balance the yarn usage on the needles. An electronic representation of a pattern design is received for controlling a carpet tufting operation. The pattern design includes a pile height per tuft. A grid is provided for representing the pattern design using different visual cues to represent different pile heights. A graph depicting use-of-yarn per needle for the carpet tufting operation is generated. The grid and the graph can be on a common user interface and can be viewable at the same time on a display device.
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- 2017 Application Filing Year
- D05C Class
- 77 Applications Filed
- 58 Patents Issued To-Date
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