Using zigzags to create three-dimensional embroidered structures
US7946236B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 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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