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Using zigzags to create three-dimensional embroidered structures

US7946236B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 31, 2007
Grant dateMay 24, 2011
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Expiry dateApr 18, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2210/0004
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An embroidery process allowing for extra lengths of stitched thread pairs to be laid down in a zigzag pattern while embroidering on a dissolvable substrate such that when the substrate is removed, the extra length allows the two-dimensional embroidered structure to relax into a three-dimensional shape.

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