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Number: 112
Name: Sewing >
Description: This is the generic locus for patents for (1) sewing machines, (2) methods of sewing, and (3) stock material products of a sewing operation. This class is also residual for patents for sewn articles which are not specifically provided for in any other class.

Class Number	Class Name	No. of Patents
112/DIG.2	Air work handling	47
112/270	Elements	33
112/257	Attachment holders	5
112/279	Bobbin winding	57
112/280	Cooling	9
112/281	Needle	10
112/220	Driving mechanisms	158
112/221	Needle	169
112/283	Fly wheels	5
112/258	Frames	78
112/259	Heads	42
112/260	Work supports	124
112/261	Guards	37
112/284	Linkage systems	9
112/256	Lubricating	48
112/222	Needles	66
112/226	Clamping	31
112/227	Guiding	29
112/225	Setting and threading attachments	78
112/223	Thread releasing	4
112/224	Threading structure	11
112/235	Presser devices	157
112/240	Detachable connections	37
112/236	Embroidering and darning	13
112/237	Lifting	48
112/239	Automatic	31
112/238	With tension release	6
112/228	Revolving hooks	30
112/231	Bobbin holders and casings	79
112/229	Bobbin tensioning	33
112/230	Sectional	18
112/232	Shuttles	10
112/234	Longitudinally reciprocating	3
112/233	Tensioning	3
112/271	Starting or stopping	8
112/277	Electrically operated or controlled	131
112/276	Fluid operated or controlled	22
112/273	Thread sensing	70
112/274	With element positioning	28
112/275	Electrically operated	187
112/272	Work sensing	80
112/241	Take-ups	46
112/246	Adjustable	4
112/250	Clamp carrying	9
112/245	Needle-bar actuated	10
112/244	Presser-bar controlled	0
112/242	Pull-offs	21
112/243	Automatic control	10
112/247	Resilient	5
112/248	Rotary	16
112/249	Stationary cam	2
112/254	Tensioning	134
112/255	Intermittent	60
112/285	Thread cutting, severing or breaking	19
112/300	Electrically actuated	68
112/301	Fluid actuated	26
112/290	Hot wire type	9
112/296	Lower thread	7
112/297	Scissors type	17
112/298	Single blade cutter	28
112/299	Manual control	16
112/289	Rotary type	14
112/288	Thread chain	66
112/291	Upper and lower threads	41
112/292	Single cutter	60
112/293	Upper thread	9
112/294	Scissors type	24
112/295	Single blade cutter	18
112/287	With thread disposal by air flow	39
112/286	With thread wiping	46
112/253	Thread end clamps	41
112/302	Thread guiding or handling	147
112/278	Thread sensing	114
112/282	Waste extraction	16
112/475.01	Method of sewing	138
112/475.14	Attaching fastener	9
112/475.15	Button	13
112/475.16	Zipper	45
112/475.02	Material sensing	67
112/475.03	Workpiece edge guiding	60
112/475.08	On specified product	263
112/475.09	Garment	158
112/475.11	Headwear	12
112/475.12	Stocking (e.g., sock, hose, pantyhose, etc.)	53
112/475.13	Trousers	28
112/475.17	Stitch forming	60
112/475.24	Blind stitch forming	8
112/475.25	Buttonhole finishing or forming	37
112/475.18	Embroidery	68
112/475.21	Edging	5
112/475.19	Electronically stored pattern	192
112/475.23	Pile type	99
112/475.22	Relief	49
112/475.26	Overedge stitch forming	25
112/475.04	Workpiece manipulation other than straight line feeding	68
112/475.07	Delivering or removing workpiece to or from a sewing machine	96
112/475.06	Folding workpiece	149
112/475.05	Workpiece manipulation according to calculated data or operator produced recording	52
112/1	Miscellaneous	12
112/DIG.3	Pneumatic	32
112/400	Products	7
112/402	Sewn web or sheet	22
112/437	Apertured or open-work (e.g., buttonhole)	4
112/438	Chain stitch	20
112/413	Elastic strand or component	15
112/414	Including non-planar component	7
112/420	Fibrous or particulate layer between other layers	61
112/429	Filamentary material or strandlike tape sewn to surface	16
112/431	Around aperture (e.g., buttonhole)	2
112/432	Connecting parallel straight lines of stitching	2
112/433	Included in overedge stitching	4
112/434	Uniting contiguous components	1
112/435	Plural intersecting float threads	2
112/436	Incorporated with or held by overedge stitching	6
112/430	Interlooped floating strands or strand portions	3
112/409	Fringed	10
112/421	Including component of varying thickness	7
112/403	Including decomposable thread or component	12
112/406	Including external fastener sewn thereto	4
112/408	Button	1
112/407	Hook and/or eye	2
112/404	Including feathers, beads, or reflective material	3
112/422	Non-planar uniform-thickness material	5
112/423	Bent flange or reverse fold at edge	12
112/426	Included in seam joining contiguous components	8
112/424	Including concealed or blind stitching	4
112/425	Overedge or along offset fold	3
112/427	Pleated, tucked, or shirred	11
112/428	Plural components	6
112/412	Of strands or strand portions joined by sewing	27
112/439	Ornamental stitching (e.g., embroidery)	79
112/415	Specific strand arrangement or relationship	11
112/416	Knitted, netted, or knotted	3
112/410	Tufted or looped surface	50
112/411	With tufts or loops formed by floating strandlike portions	4
112/440	United components	72
112/441	By stitching along edge	78
112/405	With longitudinally non-coextensive super-imposed panel or sheet	11
112/418	With strip sewn in or over seam or over edge (e.g., welt or stay)	26
112/419	Channel-shaped edge binding	15
112/417	With strip, strand, or strand portion between layers or components	30
112/401	Uniplanar sectional web, sheet, or layer	7
112/2	Special machines	27
112/104	Article attaching	135
112/115	Attachments	5
112/114	Clamps	51
112/108	Eye-shank button	7
112/109	Vibrating needle	1
112/113	Feeding	99
112/110	Flat button	24
112/112	Vibrated clamp	20
112/111	Vibrated needle	3
112/105	Hook and eye	8
112/107	Carriers	1
112/106	Feeding	1
112/10	Bag sewing	36
112/21	Book sewing	11
112/22	Knotting	1
112/6	Broom sewing	0
112/65	Buttonhole	28
112/70	Clamp feeding	31
112/77	Attachments	12
112/76	Clamps	11
112/75	Gauging	3
112/72	Right line and rotary	0
112/74	Spreading	0
112/73	Vibrating needle	16
112/71	With rotatable needle bar	4
112/68	Cutting	60
112/66	Eyelet making	20
112/67	Start and stop mechanism	19
112/69	Thrum mechanism	1
112/7	Carpet sewing	12
112/8	Clamps	2
112/116	Crocheting	4
112/121	Darning	4
112/470.33	Elongated article	115
112/470.34	For attaching a belt loop	35
112/78	Embroidering	14
112/81	Hemstitch	1
112/82	Universal feed	0
112/83	Horizontal needle	14
112/88	Article attaching	3
112/89	Boring	7
112/90	Fabric shifting	9
112/91	Balancing	0
112/92	Spring	0
112/84	Pattern controlled	10
112/85	Boring	1
112/86	Fabric shifting	7
112/93	Stitch forming	0
112/94	Short thread	0
112/95	Shuttle type	2
112/96	Thread take-up	3
112/97	Thread tension	5
112/87	Stopping	0
112/80.01	Tufting (replacing subclass 79)	35
112/80.15	Dual sided	4
112/80.03	Hand implement	23
112/80.05	Having hollow or channelled needle	23
112/80.06	Having non-eyed needle	5
112/80.04	With power drive	13
112/80.16	Including hollow or channelled needle	19
112/80.17	Including non-eyed needle	2
112/80.5	Including specific loop catcher	41
112/80.51	Bill with clip or gate	23
112/80.52	Plural loop catchers having different shapes or orientations	16
112/80.53	Stationary relative to one another	18
112/80.54	Variable height loops	8
112/80.55	With loop cutting means	38
112/80.59	Cutting means stationary relative to loop catcher	2
112/80.6	Including supporting structure (e.g., knife block)	34
112/80.58	Knife pivots on loop catcher	1
112/80.57	Rotary cutter	3
112/80.56	Selective cutting means	9
112/80.4	Including specific needle supporting or manipulating means	39
112/80.44	Means to disconnect needle and drive	6
112/80.43	Means to selectively drive one of plural needles	21
112/80.41	Means to shift needle laterally of fabric feed	54
112/80.42	Means to vertically adjust stroke	15
112/80.45	Supporting structure	36
112/80.7	Including specific yarn manipulating, cutting, or treating means	40
112/80.71	Cutting or treating means	14
112/80.73	Feed roller	65
112/80.72	Feed via intermeshing slats	2
112/80.02	Rooting hair in doll or wig	4
112/80.18	With condition responsive stop motion means	12
112/80.23	With optical, electronic, or magnetic pattern program means	42
112/80.24	Having pattern drum	5
112/80.3	With specific fabric supporting, manipulating, cutting, or treating means	29
112/80.33	Fabric vertically moveable at tufting position	3
112/80.32	Means to feed fabric	16
112/80.31	Means to shift fabric laterally of feed	14
112/80.07	Yarn manipulation by fluid flow	17
112/80.08	Having hollow needle	18
112/98	Vertical needle	31
112/99	Attaching ornaments	9
112/100	Thread	9
112/101	Attachments	2
112/102	Fabric shifting	17
112/102.5	Electronic pattern controlled or programmed	342
112/103	Frames	259
112/470.19	Feather sewing machine	0
112/470.25	For making shoe sole of plant stalk material (e.g., hemp, jute, straw, etc.)	0
112/470.31	For sewing plural workpieces under tension	59
112/470.32	Differential feed of plural workpieces	23
112/470.23	For sewing same length stranded material together	5
112/470.24	Fabric tuft	0
112/64	Fringe forming	0
112/16	Glove and fur sewing	4
112/17	Dyeing feature	0
112/20	Guiding	5
112/18	Work holding and feeding	1
112/19	Clamp	1
112/470.28	Having drag clamp	19
112/470.29	Having tube end tensioner	26
112/120	Infolding	1
112/4	Jacquard card sewing	1
112/28	Leather sewing	3
112/53	Chain stitch	0
112/50	Channel guides	0
112/45	Channeling	0
112/51	Edge and crease guides	1
112/47	Feeding	1
112/48	Awl	1
112/49	Needle	8
112/41	Heating	0
112/54	Lock stitch	1
112/43	Lubricating and moistening	1
112/60	Presser devices	3
112/61	Locking	1
	Shoe sole
112/39	Back gauges and rests	0
112/34	Chain stitch	2
112/35	Curved needle	3
112/31	Fair stitch	0
112/40	Guards	0
112/36	Lock stitch	1
112/37	Curved needle	0
112/38	Oscillating and rotating shuttle	4
112/32	Loop lock	0
112/29	Separating and indenting	0
112/30	Tack pulling	0
112/33	Tongue lock	1
	Thread handling
112/56	Cast-offs	0
112/55	Orbital-movement loopers	0
112/58	Pull-offs	2
112/57	Take-ups	0
112/59	Tensions	2
112/42	Waxing	0
112/52	Welt guides	0
112/46	Welt handling	0
112/44	Welt slitting and beveling	0
112/62	Work supports	11
112/25	Looped fabrics	10
112/26	Preparing	0
112/27	Work holding and feeding	16
112/2.1	Mattress sewing	57
112/2.2	Tufting	5
112/470.26	Necktie	9
112/470.01	Pattern controlled or programmed	119
112/470.03	Material sensing and subsequent feed adjustment	92
112/470.04	Operator controlled data entry means	264
112/470.06	Positionable work carrier under electronic pattern or program control	260
112/470.08	For stocking	17
112/470.07	For workpiece edge sewing	152
112/470.09	Positionable work carrier under mechanical pattern or program control	44
112/470.11	Spiral pattern	1
112/470.05	With means for performing a diverse operation	91
112/470.02	With stitch counter	70
112/470.14	Positionable work carrier	107
112/470.18	Driving mechanism for work carrier	135
112/470.16	For folding the work	75
112/470.17	For stitching in a circle	10
112/470.15	For stocking	83
112/117	Quilting	82
112/118	Fabric shifting	29
112/119	Frames	29
112/9	Rug sewing	3
112/11	Sewing filled sacks	8
112/12	Sewing hats	0
112/15	Guides and pages	0
112/13	Work supports	0
112/14	Rotary	1
112/470.35	Spherical object	4
112/23	Straw braid	0
112/24	Straw sewing	0
112/470.21	Stringer	3
112/470.22	With knotter	1
112/470.12	Traveling sewing machine	49
112/470.13	Multidirectional or rotational	75
112/63	Tube forming	52
112/470.27	Upholstery	24
112/470.36	With diverse downstream operation	89
112/154	Stitch forming	11
112/176	Blind stitch	14
112/177	Overseaming	5
112/178	Work handling	19
112/180	Bobbin ejector	17
112/197	Chain or double chain	25
112/200	Four-motion looper	27
112/198	Hooked needle	3
112/199	Oscillating or reciprocating looper	91
112/201	Rotating looper	9
112/202	Vertical-axis looper	7
112/168	Convertible	59
112/179	False hemstitch	1
112/303	Feeding work material	36
112/304	By endless conveyor	114
112/311	Clamp type	82
112/320	Engaging upper side of work material	98
112/321	Needle acts as feed means	21
112/324	Feed dog structure	22
112/323	Four motion feed	58
112/314	Having adjustment feature	61
112/319	Intermittent feed	11
112/317	Reversible feed direction	40
112/318	Rotary feed	57
112/315	Stitch length	83
112/316	Reversible feed direction	29
112/308	Having curvate feature	84
112/309	Capable of feeding through 360 degrees	46
112/306	Having means to align work	117
112/310	Needle and helper	26
112/312	Plural differential feed means	15
112/313	Having adjustment feature	45
112/322	Rotary feed	87
112/305	Under tension	65
112/307	Work of indeterminate length	19
112/169	Hand implements	140
112/156	Knot tying	5
112/155	Multiple machines	106
112/163	Multiple needle	98
112/167	Adjustable	10
112/165	Chain and double chain	44
112/166	Multiple looper	23
112/164	Shuttle type	3
112/162	Overseaming	79
112/181	Revolving-hook type	30
112/183	Reciprocating bobbin	1
112/182	Timing	7
112/184	Vertical axis	76
112/173	Running stitch	3
112/174	Crimping	4
112/175	Stationary needle	1
112/217	Seam finishing	12
112/170	Short thread	2
112/171	Double-pointed needle	8
112/172	Overedge	0
112/185	Shuttle type	11
112/188	Bobbin latch	3
112/196	Holders and raceways	1
112/187	Loop spreaders	5
112/192	Oscillatory	8
112/193	Vertical axis	2
112/194	Reciprocatory	1
112/195	Longitudinal	2
112/189	Rotary	0
112/190	Timing	3
112/191	Vertical axis	2
112/186	Shuttle replenishing	28
112/157	Zigzag	7
112/161	Purling	1
112/160	Surging	3
112/443	Vibrating needle	65
112/451	Backstitch	17
112/450	Basting stitch or skipping stitch	9
112/446	Closed pattern sewing (e.g., buttonhole)	12
112/448	Having cam actuation of needle or material feed	15
112/449	And means to change, without operator intervention, stitch width, or material feed	12
112/447	Including electronic memory	41
112/459	Having cam actuation of needle or material feed	21
112/461	And specified material feed	20
112/462	And fine adjustment of stitch width or material feed	17
112/463	And plural, selectively used cams	23
112/460	Including detachable cam	3
112/464	Including fine adjustment of stitch width	11
112/465	Including plural, selectively used cams	31
112/466	And plural followers	20
112/453	Having electronic memory	121
112/455	Having computer control of linkage intermediate motor and needle or material feed	15
112/456	Including means to calculate needle or material feed parameters	69
112/458	Including pattern selection means	145
112/457	Including programmable or detachable memory	60
112/454	Plural diverse patterns in series	68
112/444	Having indicator	36
112/445	And specified electronic memory	150
112/452	Having multiple needles	7
112/467	Having specified looptaker structure	18
112/159	Shifting looper	3
112/DIG.1	Suction thread cutting	28
112/217.1	With tables or stands	46
112/217.2	For plural sewing units	7
112/217.3	With power control or clutch	6
112/217.4	Conversion of foot-treadle driven machine	5
	Work manipulating
112/131	Creasers and markers	13
112/136	Guides	29
112/137	Binders	14
112/138	Strip reversing	8
112/140	Blind stitch	7
112/139	Braiders and corders	12
112/153	Edge	210
112/148	Fabric holding	25
112/147	Folding	151
112/149	Fringe turning	1
112/141	Hemmers	90
112/143	Adjustable	20
112/142	Lap seam	15
112/151	Presser bar attached	20
112/150	Pressure	12
112/152	Strip	98
112/144	Tucking	12
112/145	Box plait	1
112/146	Spacing	11
112/132	Rufflers and gatherers	19
112/134	Attachments	12
112/135	Vibrating blade	4
112/133	Smocking	1
112/130	Severing	100
112/122	Trimmers	33
112/129	Cutters	30
112/122.1	Having specified stitching mechanism	5
112/122.2	Pinker	0
112/126	Laterally adjustable	6
112/125	Manual control	5
112/128	Needle-bar operated	13
112/127	Ply separating	5
112/122.3	Rotary cutter	5
112/122.4	Pinker	0