| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 700131000 | Pattern design | 25 |
| 20090112353 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGN OF STITCHED OBJECTS - A system and method for designing a stitched object, the system and method including: determining a style; determining a size; determining a stitch material; automatically calculating a grid-based template based on the determined style, size and stitch material; and outputting the grid-based template to a user as a design for the stitched object. The system and method also allow for an automatic change in gauge, for example, due to changes in patterns (motifs, stitch types or the like), yarns, user gauge, or the like. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090171496 | Knitting Structure Model Generating Program, Knitting Structure Model Generating Device and Knitting Structure Model Generating Method - A knitting structure model is generated from knitting structure data represented by specific symbols so that an individual can easily imagine what type of knit fabric will be knitted. A knitting structure data acquiring portion ( | 07-02-2009 |
| 20120185074 | Automated Randomized Pattern Generation Using Pre-Defined Design Overlays and Products Produced Thereby - Provided herein is a process for randomly patterning a plurality of carpet tiles, each tile having a composite pattern containing at least a base pattern and an overlay pattern. When installed, the random order of patterning results in random tile placement and an overall random appearance. The overlay patterns are randomly chosen from a library of patterns until each individual pattern has been used to create a tile series. The overlay patterns may be manipulated by rotating, mirror-imaging, rotating and mirror-imaging, or repositioning to produce additional variations and increase the number of tiles in the series. The base pattern may optionally be manipulated before being incorporated into the composite pattern. A tile collection, containing such randomly ordered composite patterns, is also described. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120245726 | AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING EMBROIDERY DESIGNS - A method and system are disclosed for automatically generating embroidery designs. A described method includes segmenting image data into a plurality of objects including a first object, recursively generating fragments from the first object to generate an order in which the fragments are to be sewn, the order to reduce thread cuts or increase path connectivity between the fragments, and generating an image output file representative of an embroidery design based on the fragments and the order. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20130073074 | Three-Dimensional Weave-Forming Method for Composites - The invention relates to a three-dimensional weave-forming method for composites, comprising the following steps: dividing the CAD model into layers according to the structure of a component, designing by layers and optimizing weaving paths; disposing weaving guiding poles on a controllable digital layout template according to preset rules and intervals; In the direction Z, passing guiding sleeves through the hollow guiding poles and evaginating the guiding sleeves, and then fixing the guiding sleeves onto the controllable digital layout template; selecting filaments to weave; after the weaving of one layer thickness is finished, descending the template in the thickness by one layer to drive the guiding sleeves to expose outside a preset distance to form a new layer of layout template; weaving layer by layer until the whole component is finished; dismounting the component and sewing; and dipping the component in resin and finishing the manufacture of the part. According to the method, the rapid prototyping technology and the weaving technology are organically combined, so that the three-dimensional weaving of components with complex function is realized. Simultaneously, the preparation of composite and the forming of components are integrated, so that the manufacture of functional components with complex structure is realized. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20140297020 | PATTERN CREATING APPARATUS AND PATTERN CREATING METHOD - Settings of color parameters relating to a plurality of colors and length parameters relating to lengths of line segments of the respective colors are accepted via a setting image. A Line having the plurality of colors is created by an image processing unit connecting the line segments of the respective colors to each other that respectively have the colors according to the color parameters and the lengths according to the length parameters, and a pattern with multiple lines is created by the image processing unit arranging the created line in a repeated manner in a predetermined area. Effects: Various types of cyclic patterns are automatically created. | 10-02-2014 |
| 700132000 | For a garment | 18 |
| 20080228312 | Control Method for Garment Sewing - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and device for making garment. One embodiment, for example, includes a system that comprises a processing device and a sewing module that sews garment material to facilitate making the garment. The system further comprises memory that includes a thread count manager having instructions stored in the memory. The instructions are executed by the processing device and include logic configured to instruct the sewing module to sew the garment material based on counting threads of the garment material rather than using the geometric shape of pieces of garment material. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080249652 | Method and Apparatus for Apparel Customization - A unique methodology for apparel mass-customization is provided. Tracers, precision garments designed for fitting at a store site, are provided. Tracers work in conjunction with a unique Clip and Alteration Point relationship. A database of customers' unique digital fit data is provided. Such data are used by a configured system to generate patterns reflecting a customer's personal size as well as level of comfort. [Virtual inventory is enabled by such stored data and are applied to electronic patterns with no shelf life.] The database allows customers to reorder additional pants in new styles and fabrics at any time. Automated patternmaking algorithms are used that dynamically adjust patterns to the data; core style patterns are adjusted to fabric specifications. A sophisticated manufacturing process provides separates and independent sub-processing, such as kitting, enabling cost-effective and rapid one-at-a-time apparel creation. An exemplary channel kiosk and channel kiosk with scanning are provided. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080312765 | Design and Production of Garments - A customer body scan is used to produce a body model. The body model is matched to the best fitting one of a family of standard body models. In one arrangement, that family is a series of standard size models. In another arrangement, the family is a series of body shapes. In both cases, difference values are derived which are used to modify standard pattern pieces. Closed manifold mesh models may be used throughout to simplify computation. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090099683 | Device and Method for Designing a Garment - The invention relates to a system and a method for the computer-aided design of a garment occupying a virtual surface represented by data stored in a memory of a computer including the following steps:
| 04-16-2009 |
| 20090222127 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING PATTERN-BASED CLOTHING DESIGN ACTIVITIES - A system usable by a processor to enable a user to select a type of garment and view an image of the pattern for the garment. Under direction of the system, the processor enables the user to input data relating to the characteristics of an intended wearer of the garment. The processor generates knitting instructions, indications of varying degrees of pressure applied by garments to a graphical model, and printings of pattern representations of pattern providers. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090248193 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CERTIFIED GARMENT DESIGN - There is provided a method for designing a garment having a particular certification based on the visibility characteristics of the garment. The method takes into account various factors including manufacturing tolerances, occlusion by logos, etc. to calculate a certification level for the garment visibility. This certification level is calculated dynamically as the design features are amended. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090319076 | Reconfigurable Garment Definition and Production Method - Computer-aided design and manufacture software and hardware automate garment and fashion definition and production. Configurable garment includes ornamental element, pattern display, and personal identifier and wireless sensor electronics. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100174400 | Garment manufacturing method - A garment manufacturing method edits an original drawing having the style of an artistic aesthetic color pattern that goes through the processes of removing background and changing colors, and adopting a designer's fashion design sketch to impose a new pattern from the original drawing to a new fashion design drawing. The style of the fashion is designed by computer pieces, wherein front pieces and back pieces of a garment are arranged to retrieve a new pattern of the original drawing, and computer template pieces are patterned to print a newly created digital graphic file on a blank fabric, and the fabric is cut and sewed according to the template to achieve the effect of fixing the template pieces at desired positions to show the overall expression of lines and patterns of the garment and manifest the visual aesthetic design of the invention. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20110125309 | METHOD OF CREATING A UNIQUE PATTERN FOR EMBROIDERY OR PRINTING ON ARTICLES OF CLOTHING AND PRINTING ON OTHER OBJECTS - A method of creating a pattern incorporating words in a unique format. Information including selected words, numbers, and symbols are entered into a computer program. The computer program arranging the information into a matrix format in which each word is interconnected with at least one other word by a letter common to each word. The resulting matrix is then as a template for reproducing the matrix on garments and other physical objects. The words entered into the computer program are arranged in a hierarchy with different words occupying different levels within the hierarchy, with a user of the method designating a different color for each level within the hierarchy and the words in the resulting matrix being displayed in the selected colors. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110218664 | FASHION DESIGN METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - The present invention relates to methods, systems and apparatuses for computerized design and/or selection of clothes, fashion accessories, and/or similar items. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods, systems and apparatuses that can be used for clothes and fashion design and/or selection at one's home or office by individual designer who may be a professional or non-professional. In an embodiment, the present invention creates personalized 3D virtual human models of the users, or other persons, and converts the data into 2D design drawings or transfers the data to a machine capable of building a 3D physical model, which can then be used for fit and esthetic analysis. A push and pull technique is used to create a personalized 3D virtual model from a library model, which can then be used for an analysis as to how a certain clothing, for example, will look on a particular person. The push and pull technique may also be used to personalize 2D design templates and/or drawings which may be preloaded into the computer library or added by the user by drawing them directly on the computer using a CAD software for example, or added by other ways as for example drawing on paper and scanning the drawing into the computer. In addition, final verifications are achieved by a inputting into a special purpose computer a combination of person's actual measurements, fit tolerance, and/or fit preference. One of the goals of the present invention is to bridge the gap between designers, who may be professionals, or not, and manufacturers. The present invention makes clothing design and/or selection look so realistic that everyone that sees it can easily picture how the clothing will look like on a particular person when it is made. A user can use the teachings of the present invention to design and/or select clothing like, for example, dresses, skirts, shirts, bras, pants, coats, lingerie, T-shirt, sweater, pullover, suit, socks, hat, cap or gloves, to design and/or select shoes, or, to design and/or select fashion accessories like, for example, jewelry, eyeglasses, purses or hand bags. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110270435 | Shape changing material - An apparatus may be configured with one or more sensors arranged to detect a first shape-related parameter, one or more control elements arranged to provide a force, and circuitry operably connected to the one or more sensors and the one or more control elements to determine the force provided to the one or more control elements. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120072007 | FABRIC SELECTION AND PERFORMANCE MATCHING - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for fabric selection and performance matching. The method includes selecting a fabric combination from a set of different constructions and materials, the selection being made on a basis of predetermined characteristics of fabric performance and comfort required to meet specified parameters of conditions and manner of use. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120095589 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR 3D SHAPE MEASUREMENTS AND FOR VIRTUAL FITTING ROOM INTERNET SERVICE - A method of detecting the 3D shape of human body and a system of providing Virtual Fitting Room (VFR) service to online retailers over the Internet, in which customer films her/his body moving in front of the camera in a body suit with visible markers. Film is uploaded to the VFR system and processed there by extracting markers coordinates, by tracking markers from frame to frame to achieve automatic registration, and by performing photogrammetric processing of the marker coordinates to obtain and store 3D shape of the customer body. Customer selects an apparel item on an online retailer website, online retailer computer sends a request for fitting service to the VFR system, VFR system retrieves and processes customer digitized 3D body shape and digitized representation of the apparel item, returns virtual images of the customer fitted in the item to online retailer for display of the images to customer. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120290119 | GARMENT PATTERN REPOSITORY AND CUTTER SYSTEM AND METHODS - A method for storing and accessing a garment pattern including uploading digital representations of one or more garment patterns to a network accessible file repository and accessing the file repository via a network connection associated with a personal computing device. The digital representation of the garment pattern is communicated from the personal computing device to a cutter. The cutter accesses the garment pattern to cut a portion of material according to the garment pattern. The cutter is configured to cut paper and the method further comprises cutting the paper to form a garment pattern. The garment pattern may be attached to fabric that is then cut along a perimeter of the garment pattern. The cutter may also be configured to cut fabric wherein the fabric is cut to form portions of a garment corresponding with the one or more garment patterns. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20140163718 | Method for Tailoring Garments - A method for tailoring garments includes steps for browsing and selecting a manufacturing country and a main design for a garment, browsing and selecting auxiliary designs for the main design, inputting sizes and dimensions of the user for the garment, finalizing the main design and the auxiliary designs for the garments, patterning fabric with grade marking in an off-line workshop according to the main design, cutting the fabric according to the grade marking in the off-line workshop, finishing the garment in the off-line workshop using the cut fabric and auxiliary material procured according to the auxiliary designs, and delivering the finished garment to the user in the off-line workshop. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140277683 | System and Method for Automated Manufacturing of Custom Apparel - A centralized command and control network system for the automated manufacture of a personalized custom-fit garment comprises a centralized control system; automated programmable manufacturing equipment configured for assembling and stitching the personalized custom-fit garment from a digital pattern; and automated programmable material handling equipment configured for transporting the personalized custom-fit garment or its components through each step of the manufacturing equipment. After the customer has had his or her body scanned, and selected and personalized a garment design, the inventive manufacturing system will then manufacture the garment upon receipt of the order in an automated manner without requiring further substantive manual intervention or touch labor. The resultant personalized custom-fit garment is based on the customer's three-dimensional body shape and style and fit preferences. The system can be used to prepare any kind of garments. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150351477 | Apparatuses And Methods Of Interacting With 2D Design Documents And 3D Models And Generating Production Textures for Wrapping Artwork Around Portions of 3D Objects - A network device including document, design, aggregation and production texture modules. The document module generates a 2D design document that includes non-aggregated texture islands (NTIs). Each of the NTIs corresponds to a pattern of a product. The NTIs include at least two versions of one of the NTIs. The design module adds an artwork image across at least two of the NTIs. The aggregation module aggregates the at least two versions of the NTIs and generates a final aggregated texture image based on the 2D design document. The final aggregated texture image includes final aggregated texture islands (FATIs). Each of the FATIs is distinctive from the other ones of the FATIs. The production texture module, based on the final aggregated texture image, generates a production texture that includes islands, which are scaled to match an actual size of a respective pattern to be transferred on fabric for the product. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160047071 | MEN'S UNDERWEAR - The invention discloses a forming technology of men's underwear, which comprises the following steps: 1) using a seamless underwear machine; 2) adding four 140D nylon yarns in a weaving process; 3) carrying out stitch uplifting weave treatment on two sides of the crotch; 4) threading 40S modal into the 1st to the 8th paths of 5# yarn nozzles, threading 20/20 covering yarns into the 1st to the 8th paths of 2# yarn nozzles, and threading 140D nylon antimicrobial yarns into the 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th paths of 4# yarn nozzles; 5) drawing a graph by graphic software, and slackening the density of the crotch by utilizing an overlapping function, so that the slackened crotch is combined with the added 140D antimicrobial yarns and the stitch uplifting weave to form a bag; and 6) importing a DIS graph drawn in the step 5) into programming software. | 02-18-2016 |
| 700133000 | Having particular pattern producing operation (e.g., dyeing) | 1 |
| 20160249699 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAKING TAILORED GARMENTS | 09-01-2016 |
