Fabric having a synchronized woven and printed designs
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1. A fabric comprising:
- warp yarns;
a printed pattern applied to said warp yarns, said printed pattern having a longitudinal size;
weft yarns woven into said warp yarns to form a fabric;
a woven pattern formed from said weft yarns and said warp yarns woven into said fabric, said woven pattern also having a longitudinal size, wherein said printed pattern is synchronized with said woven pattern such that said printed pattern remains in alignment with said woven pattern throughout said fabric.
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Abstract
A fabric which is formed by a weaving system designed to automatically maintain a printed pattern in alignment with a woven pattern as the fabric is being formed. The printed pattern is printed onto the warp yarns. A controller is used to monitor the position of the printed pattern during the weaving process relative to the position of a woven pattern that is being formed into the fabric. Should the printed pattern and woven pattern fall out of alignment, the controller then alters the longitudinal size of the woven pattern, the printed pattern, or both patterns, in order to realign the patterns.
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1. A fabric comprising:
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warp yarns; a printed pattern applied to said warp yarns, said printed pattern having a longitudinal size; weft yarns woven into said warp yarns to form a fabric; a woven pattern formed from said weft yarns and said warp yarns woven into said fabric, said woven pattern also having a longitudinal size, wherein said printed pattern is synchronized with said woven pattern such that said printed pattern remains in alignment with said woven pattern throughout said fabric. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A fabric comprising:
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warp yarns; a printed pattern applied to said warp yarns; weft yarns woven into said warp yarns to form a fabric; a woven pattern formed from said weft yarns and said warp yarns woven into said fabric; and wherein said printed pattern has a varying size within said fabric in a manner so that said printed pattern remains in alignment with said woven pattern throughout said fabric. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A fabric comprising:
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warp yarns; a printed pattern applied to said warp yarns; weft yarns woven into said warp yarns to form a fabric; a woven pattern formed from said weft yarns and said warp yarns woven into said fabric; and wherein said woven pattern has a varying size within said fabric in a manner so that said woven pattern remains in alignment with said printed pattern throughout said fabric. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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