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US 2013/0186054 A1Published application
Intermittent Weaving Splicer
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsBhupesh Dua, Tory M. Cross
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Abstract
Woven products using combined materials are provided. An intermittent weaving splicer terminates and combines materials having different functional and/or aesthetic properties to create woven products that reflect the different properties of the combined material. Further, a dynamic tensioner variably adjusts tension on the combined materials based on the different properties of the combined material.
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An intermittent weaving splicer, the intermittent weaving splicer comprising:
- a first material input;
- a second material input;
- a first material terminator;
- a combining unit;
- and
- a combined material output.
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A weaving system, the weaving system comprising:
- a loom;
- an intermittent weaving splicing device that terminates and combines material inputs to produce a combined material output;
- and
- a logic unit that interacts with the loom and the splicing device.
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A method of using an intermittent weaving splicer, the method comprising:
- receiving a first material;
- receiving a second material;
- terminating the first material;
- joining the first material and the second material to produce a combined material;
- and
- outputting the combined material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.