Patent ID: 9487887
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: D01H,D02H,D03D,D03J

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: a plurality of yarn packages each comprising a bobbin having a strand of yarn wound around the bobbin; a creel having mounted thereon a plurality of regenerating yarn packages each having accumulated thereon a strand of yarn; a yarn extension device having a first plurality of inputs each coupled to a strand of yarn from one of the plurality of yarn packages, a second plurality of inputs each coupled to a strand of yarn from one of the plurality of regenerating yarn packages, and a yarn joining device operative to join a first strand of yarn from one of the first plurality of inputs to a second strand of yarn from one of the second plurality of inputs to create a joined strand of yarn; at least one motor configured to control the plurality of regenerating yarn packages and operative to cause one of the plurality of regenerating yarn packages to rotate and accumulate the joined strand of yarn; and a computing device operative to automatically control operation of the yarn extension device and the at least one motor.