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Masahiro Shima
Also filed as: SHIMA MASAHIRO
47 granted patents·1 pending application·811 citations·filing 1976–2001
98Inventor score
Files withSHIMA SEIKI MFG34SHIMA IDEA CENTER CO LTD10SHIMA IDEA CENTER CO INC1SHIMA KEIKO MFG LTD1SHIMA SEKI MFG LTD1
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48 records- 0196US4608642AApparatus for recording pattern information and producing a knitting control programSHIMA IDEA CENTER CO LTD·Filed 1984·Granted Aug 26, 1986·52 cites·1 claims
- 0291US6047570AYarn feeding system for a flat knitting machine releasibly engaged with reciprocating shifting membersSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 11, 2000·44 cites·11 claims
- 0391US6021651AFlat knitting machine having a yarn feeding systemSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 8, 2000·46 cites·9 claims
- 0491US5511394AMethod of producing knitted articlesSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 30, 1996·36 cites·9 claims
- 0590US5284032AStitch control mechanism for a flat knitting machineSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1991·Granted Feb 8, 1994·36 cites·2 claims
- 0688US5379615ATubular knit fabric having vent portionSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1991·Granted Jan 10, 1995·29 cites·4 claims
- 0788US5134865ASinker mechanism for flat knitting machinesSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1990·Granted Aug 4, 1992·31 cites·3 claims
- 0888US4637228AFlat knitting machine having compound needlesSHIMA IDEA CENTER CO LTD·Filed 1986·Granted Jan 20, 1987·27 cites·16 claims
- 0988US4526017AKnitting density adjusting methodSHIMA IDEA CENTER CO LTD·Filed 1983·Granted Jul 2, 1985·22 cites·6 claims
- 1086US4905483AFlat knitting machineSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1988·Granted Mar 6, 1990·22 cites·3 claims
- 1184US4488416ASet-up means in a flat knitting machineSHIMA IDEA CENTER CO LTD·Filed 1983·Granted Dec 18, 1984·23 cites·5 claims
- 1283US4510775AFlat knitting machine capable of changing stitch densitySHIMA IDEA CENTER CO LTD·Filed 1980·Granted Apr 16, 1985·16 cites·20 claims
- 1379US6079233AFlat knitting machine with movable loop forming platesSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 27, 2000·23 cites·6 claims
- 1479US5671614AApparel system and a lily yarn machine usable to itSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 30, 1997·19 cites·9 claims
- 1578US4442683AStitch pressing device for flat knitting machineSHIMA IDEA CENTER CO LTD·Filed 1982·Granted Apr 17, 1984·19 cites·11 claims
- 1677US5937673ACompound needle of a flat knitting machineSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 17, 1999·22 cites·8 claims
- 1777US4470274AFlat knitting machineSHIMA IDEA CENTER CO LTD·Filed 1983·Granted Sep 11, 1984·16 cites·24 claims
- 1874US6138482AMethod of knitting a knitwear forming therein a connecting partSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 31, 2000·23 cites·3 claims
- 1974US5133197AApparatus for drawing knitted fabricsSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1990·Granted Jul 28, 1992·16 cites·1 claims
- 2073US6125661AFlat knitting machineSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 3, 2000·19 cites·5 claims
- 2173US6018966AStitch forming method and a flat knitting machine thereforSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 1, 2000·19 cites·9 claims
- 2273US5636532AFlat knitting machine having alternating configurationSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 10, 1997·19 cites·12 claims
- 2373US5557948AYarn guiding method and apparatus for flat knitting machineSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 24, 1996·20 cites·11 claims
- 2472US4214460AFlat knitting machineSHIMA IDEA CENTER CO LTD·Filed 1978·Granted Jul 29, 1980·10 cites·10 claims
- 2569US5367892AStitch increasing for flat knitting machinesSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 29, 1994·11 cites·4 claims
- 2669US5063755AFabric presser for V-bed flat knitting machineSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1990·Granted Nov 12, 1991·13 cites·5 claims
- 2767US5870904AKnitting fabric take-down device of flat knitting machineSHIMA SEKI MFG LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 16, 1999·16 cites·22 claims
- 2867US5423204ATransferring jack of a flat knitting machineSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 13, 1995·12 cites·1 claims
- 2967US5377507AMethod for making joined fabricSHIMA KEIKO MFG LTD·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 3, 1995·14 cites·7 claims
- 3066US6047569AMethod for holding a stitch loopSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 11, 2000·14 cites·10 claims
- 3166US5251462AKnit run camSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 12, 1993·12 cites·3 claims
- 3265US6510713B1Compound needleSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 28, 2003·7 cites·1 claims
- 3365US5040384AMethod for setting up a fabric on a flat knitting machineSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1990·Granted Aug 20, 1991·11 cites·2 claims
- 3464US6014874AYarn guide for weft knitting machineSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 18, 2000·13 cites·8 claims
- 3562US6079231AStitch loop holding apparatus for a flat knitting machineSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 27, 2000·12 cites·4 claims
- 3662US5884505AFlat knitting machine with loop pressers and a knitting method with the flat knitting machineSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 23, 1999·12 cites·7 claims
- 3762US4637227AFlat knitting machine having compound needlesSHIMA IDEA CENTER CO LTD·Filed 1986·Granted Jan 20, 1987·9 cites·16 claims
- 3859US5992183AFlat knitting machineSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 30, 1999·11 cites·5 claims
- 3951US5097684AApparatus to engage set-up fabric on a flat knitting machineSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 24, 1992·8 cites·4 claims
- 4050US7194841B2Dressing room and curtain suspension deviceSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 27, 2007·2 cites·14 claims
- 4147US5305619AStitch increasing method and cams for flat knitting machine having stitch increasing functionSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 26, 1994·6 cites·5 claims
- 4247US4409801ANeedle selecting method and apparatus in flat knitting machineSHIMA IDEA CENTER CO INC·Filed 1979·Granted Oct 18, 1983·4 cites·13 claims
- 4347US4073164AGlove knitting apparatusSHIMA IDEA CENTER CO LTD·Filed 1976·Granted Feb 14, 1978·3 cites·1 claims
- 4445US5369965AUpper needle bed support for V-bed knitting machineSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 6, 1994·6 cites·5 claims
- 4539US5212968APresser controller of a carriage in a flat knitting machineSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1991·Granted May 25, 1993·4 cites·2 claims
- 4638US2004039592A1Method and apparatus for supporting apparel product sale and fitting roomFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4731US5761930ACircular conical knitting machine with movable sinker & needle camsSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 9, 1998·1 cites·2 claims
- 4823US5170647AFlat knitting machineSHIMA SEIKI MFG·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 15, 1992·1 cites·4 claims
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