IRO AB
62Patents
3Active
62Granted
35Portfolio score
Filing activity: Oct 20, 1989 → Feb 19, 2008 · 3 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6322016A | Thread delivery device and thread brake | Textiles; Paper | 21 | Expired |
| US6095449A | Device and method to control yarn tension and yarn feeder | Performing Operations; Transporting | 20 | Expired |
| US5285821A | Arrangement for controlling feed elements on a textile machine | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US5246039A | Textile machine control system with prioritized message transmission of machine functions | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US5343899A | Output yarn brake | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US5050405A | Method for positively feeding an elastic yarn, and circular knitting machine | Textiles; Paper | 14 | Expired |
| US5323324A | Yarn tension control system | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US5462094A | Sensor activated weft tension device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
| US5778943A | Controllable output brake, thread feed device as well as projectile or gripper weaving machine | Textiles; Paper | 11 | Expired |
| US5377922A | Sensing and/or analysis system for thread feeder | Textiles; Paper | 10 | Expired |
| US5417251A | Programmable weft insertion brake for looms | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US5094275A | Weft storing and delivering device with pneumatic threader | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US5765399A | Method and apparatus for detecting a thread supply boundary on a yarn storage drum | Textiles; Paper | 7 | Expired |
| US5119998A | Method for controlling a yarn storage and feeding device, and yarn storage and feeding device | Textiles; Paper | 6 | Expired |
| US5368244A | Thread brake | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US5738291A | Yarn braking device and yarn storage and feed device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US5662148A | Thread feed system having an auxilliary conveyor device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US5221960A | Opto-electronic detector apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US5160097A | Yarn storage and feed device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US6062501A | Yarn feeder having a proximity sensor | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US5441087A | Yarn storage and feed device utilizing correctional air jet nozzles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US5335878A | Thread braking device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US5462096A | Measuring weft feeder with yarn clamping action | Textiles; Paper | 4 | Expired |
| US5343898A | Method and apparatus for threading-up yarn in a pulsating manner | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US5660213A | Weft yarn insertion system having deactivatable slip conveyor and associated yarn brake | Textiles; Paper | 4 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.