MICHAEL JAMES, CRNA
Nursing at Centerville Pl, Tallahassee, FL

5505150, Apr 9, 1996

Jun 14, 1994

8/259505

Michael James - Sunrise FL
James T. Frazer - Coral Springs FL
David Scott - Coral Springs FL

L&P Property Management Company

D05B 1100

11247501

A multiple needle double lock chain stitch quilting machine is provided with an adjustment or calibrating system by which the positions of loopers relative to the corresponding needles of each of a plurality of sets of stitching elements of a ganged array are capable of being precisely set. A control actuator is provided by which an operator, after observing the quality of the product and stopping the machine, actuates an adjustment control system. In response to the a signal from the actuator, a motor precisely advances the stitching mechanism. A sensor monitors the stitching mechanism position, for example, by reading indicia on the needle drive shaft, and generates a position signal when the stitching mechanism precisely in the loop-take-time position of its cycle. A controller stops the motor and activates a brake in response to the position signal locking the mechanism, including the needles and loopers, in the loop-take-time position. Simultaneously, the controller disables the stitching capability of the machine and releases service door locks to allow looper and needle adjustment, which the operator may perform.

5154130, Oct 13, 1992

Sep 30, 1991

7/768835

Michael J. Gribetz - Fort Lauderdale FL
Glenn E. Leavis - Hollywood FL
Michael A. James - Sunrise FL

Leggett & Platt, Incorporated - Carthage MO

D05B 6502

112292

An automatic thread trimming method and apparatus are provided for tack and jump sewing of fabrics. In a preferred embodiment, a quilting apparatus having a plurality of sets of, preferably, double lock chain stitch forming elements, is disposed on a mechanically linked mechanism in a reconfigurable array corresponding to an array of discrete patterns to be sewn. Each set of the array is equipped with a thread trimming element. In a preferred embodiment, a thread trimming cutting edge is formed on one surface of a thread stitch forming element, preferably on a revolving retainer element that is mechanically linked to the mechanism. When operated in a forward direction, a chain stitched pattern is sewn with the stitches formed in cooperation with the retainer revolving in a forward direction. Upon completion of the pattern, the mechanism is reversed for half of a cycle to bring the cutting edge against a thread, the thread tension is released, the fabric is advanced to pull the thread, the thread tension is reapplied to cause the thread to be cut, and the fabric is positioned for the start of a new discrete pattern.