.~.~.~.~ Electronic pattern controlled or programmed
DEFINITION
Classification: 112/102.5
Electronic pattern controlled or programmed:
(under subclass 102) Device including a control system having an electronic program storing means to produce either (a) a series of stitches along a predetermined path, or (b) to control an ancillary operation of the machine.
(1) Note. An example of an ancillary operation includes a machine generated audio voice command, a pattern learning system, etc.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
80.23+, for an embroidery-type tufting device responsive to an optical, electronic or magnetic pattern program means.
445+, for a vibrating needle-type zigzag stitch forming mechanism having an electronic memory and an indicator.
447, for a vibrating needle-type zigzag stitch forming mechanism for sewing a closed pattern (e.g. buttonhole, etc.) having electronic memory.
453+, for a vibrating needle-type zigzag stitch forming mechanism having electronic memory, especially subclass 458 wherein the device includes pattern selection means through which an operator can select one pattern from a plurality of patterns. 470.01+, for a pattern controlled or programmed sewing machine.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
33, Geometrical Instruments,
700+, for an instrument for the measurement of a distance, especially subclass 735 where the measurement device is for flexible material and is achieved by rolling contact and the resultant data is processed through a computer.
38, Textiles: Ironing and Smoothing,
102.2, for an embroidery hoop.
73, Measuring and Testing,
159+, for an inspecting, measuring, or testing device for a sheet, woven fabric, fiber, or filament.
74, Machine Element or Mechanism,
25, 62 for a mechanism which converts rotary motion to reciprocating motion or reciprocating motion to rotary motion; subclasses 111 through 125.5 for an intermittent grip-type device, especially subclasses 112 through 125.5 for an intermittent grip-type device which converts rotary motion to intermittent unidirectional motion; and subclasses 113 and 114 for an intermittent grip-type device which converts rotary motion to intermittent unidirectional motion which includes an automatic control system.
250, Radiant Energy,
202, for a photocell system responsive to a pattern, subclass 548 for a photocell system which controls a web, strand, strip, or sheet; subclasses 559+ for a photocell which is responsive to light from a web, strand, strip, or sheet and which produces an electrical signal which is indicative of some characteristic of the material; and subclasses 571+ for a prephotocell system which detects the presence, absence, or some characteristic of a web, strand, strip, or sheet. 318, Electricity: Motive Power Systems, appropriate subclasses for a motor control system in general, and
especially
567+, for an electrical motor control system which uses a program or pattern control system.
