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US6516979B1Feb 11, 2003
Method and apparatus for handling textile articles, especially for loading articles on hosiery machines
MATEC SPA14 citations83
US6381991B2May 7, 2002
Method and apparatus for manufacturing tubular items, particularly hosiery items, closed at an axial end
MATEC SPA16 citations83
US6722163B2Apr 20, 2004
Method for forming a pouch in a tubular knitted article with a circular knitting machine
MATEC SPA10 citations73
US6609395B2Aug 26, 2003
Double-cylinder circular stocking knitting machine with structurally highly simplified cam box
MATEC SPA9 citations73
US6282925B1Sep 4, 2001
Method for manufacturing closed end tubular items, in particular hosiery, on a circular knitting machine
MATEC SPA7 citations73
US6913173B2Jul 5, 2005
Method and apparatus for opening, positioning and loading socks on forms
MATEC SPA9 citations72
US6719177B2Apr 13, 2004
Method and apparatus for longitudinal orientation of hosiery articles
MATEC SPA7 citations72
US6155466ADec 5, 2000
Apparatus for stretching apart one end of a tubular article
MATEC SPA10 citations72
US6132166AOct 17, 2000
Apparatus and method for positioning textile articles
MATEC SPA8 citations72
US7049621B2May 23, 2006
Apparatus and method for detecting the orientation of textile products such as stockings and socks
MATEC SPA10 citations71
US6220061B1Apr 24, 2001
Slider for double-cylinder circular knitting machines
MATEC SPA11 citations70
US4138865AFeb 13, 1979
Circular knitting machine having a multiple selection system for the needles
MATEC SPA7 citations68
US4031718AJun 28, 1977
Electronic system for centrally controlling a plurality of knitting machines
MATEC SPA14 citations68
US3998073ADec 21, 1976
Selection device for oscillating jacks in a circular knitting machine
MATEC SPA12 citations68
US6164090ADec 26, 2000
Needle actuation device for knitting machines
MATEC SPA2 citations63
US5992182ANov 30, 1999
Method for ladderproofing the last row of a knitted item
MATEC SPA6 citations63
US6386801B1May 14, 2002
Automatic orientation of tubular articles such as stockings and the like
MATEC SPA4 citations61
US6375393B1Apr 23, 2002
Apparatus for the automatic orientation of tubular articles such as stockings
MATEC SPA3 citations61
US6276577B1Aug 21, 2001
Method and apparatus for handling textile articles, especially for loading articles on hosiery machines
MATEC SPA3 citations61
US6029593AFeb 29, 2000
Method and apparatus for applying a gusset to textile articles such as pantyhose and the like
MATEC SPA2 citations61
US4048817ASep 20, 1977
Knitting machine cam
MATEC SPA5 citations60
US3996768ADec 14, 1976
Production of tights on a circular knitting machine
MATEC SPA3 citations60
US6257026B1Jul 10, 2001
Needle control device for stocking knitting machines
MATEC SPA4 citations59
US4014186AMar 29, 1977
Method of forming a closed end on a knitted tubular fabric
MATEC SPA15 citations59
US4267708AMay 19, 1981
Circular hosiery machine and the like, having simplified program control means
MATEC SPA5 citations57
US4112712ASep 12, 1978
Rocking jack safety device
MATEC SPA2 citations56
US6339943B2Jan 22, 2002
Device and method for adjusting hosiery tension in circular textile machines
MATEC SPA4 citations55
US7047767B2May 23, 2006
Method for manufacturing socks with a circular knitting machine having at least two feeds or drops
MATEC SPA0 citations51
US6129032AOct 10, 2000
Method and apparatus for sewing textile articles
MATEC SPA0 citations51
US6422044B1Jul 23, 2002
Needle actuation device for knitting machines for hosiery or other articles
MATEC SPA2 citations48
US6345520B1Feb 12, 2002
Device for transferring digital data between a rotating part and a fixed part of a machine, particularly for hosiery knitting machines and the like
MATEC SPA1 citations48
US4236389ADec 2, 1980
Circular knitting machine for stockings or the like, having raising cams which can be moved both radially and angularly
MATEC SPA1 citations47
US6286342B1Sep 11, 2001
Circular knitting machine with device for producing tubular items closed at an axial end, and method for producing tubular items
MATEC SPA2 citations44
US6295845B1Oct 2, 2001
Thread dispensing device for dispensing thread at a feed of a circular knitting machine
MATEC SPA0 citations40