US Patent Issued to ROJ on Sept. 22 for "Weft feeder for weaving looms, including an independent optical unit integrated into the electromagnet group controlling the weft thread release" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,270, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to ROJ S.R.L. (Biella, Italy).

"Weft feeder for weaving looms, including an independent optical unit integrated into the electromagnet group controlling the weft thread release" was invented by Riccardo Comotto (Biella, Italy) and Claudio Mariuzzo (Biella, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Weft feeder for weaving looms including a winding group to wind a weft thread on a weft feeder drum, an optical unit provided with one or more optical sensors to monitor the weft thread winding on the drum and its release from said drum, an electromagnet group to control the movement of a stop pin which pre...