US 12,262,770 B2
Knitted textile methods and systems
Garrett Li Gerson, Malibu, CA (US); and Avi N. Reichental, Carpenteria, CA (US)
Assigned to Global Apparel Partners Inc., Malibu, CA (US)
Filed by Global Apparel Partners Inc., Malibu, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/189,761.
Application 18/189,761 is a continuation of application No. 17/818,867, filed on Aug. 10, 2022, granted, now 11,678,706.
Application 17/818,867 is a continuation of application No. 16/683,102, filed on Nov. 13, 2019, granted, now 11,478,033, issued on Oct. 25, 2022.
Application 16/683,102 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/831,296, filed on Dec. 4, 2017, granted, now 10,650,429, issued on May 12, 2020.
Application 15/831,296 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/344,535, filed on Nov. 6, 2016, granted, now 9,858,606, issued on Jan. 2, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0276888 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A41H 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 30/00 (2020.01); G06F 113/12 (2020.01)
CPC A41H 3/007 (2013.01) [G06F 30/00 (2020.01); G06F 2113/12 (2020.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A process for producing a knitted article, comprising:
receiving, by a control unit, information specifying an article to be knitted and one or more materials from which the article is to be knitted, wherein the information specifying the article to be knitted is a digital representation of an object;
processing the information specifying the article to be knitted using a surface fitting algorithm to produce a smooth surface digital representation of the object;
automatically producing, by the control unit, a digital pattern representing the article to be knitted by specifying stitch directives according to specified wales and courses densities for the one or more materials from which the article to be knitted is to be made; and
from the digital pattern representing the article to be knitted, automatically producing machine instructions representing one or more pattern pieces to be knitted by converting the stitch directives into knitting sequences for a target computerized knitting machine.