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Patent Inventor Names
Joseph A. Keating0
Peter Kern0
Victor Justin Rhodes0
Date of Patent
December 11, 2007
Patent Application Number
11271048
Date Filed
November 10, 2005
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Patent abstract
A stitching apparatus with thread tension control is provided. Tension in a thread is monitored during stitching apparatus operations, and remedial action is taken in response to the detection of an anomaly in the thread tension profile. The remedial action can include altering a feed rate of the thread in order to adjust the thread tension, and/or repeating a previous operation. Anomaly detection can be performed with respect to stitching or sewing operations, and also with respect to trim operations performed in connection with moving between elements and/or thread color changes.
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