US Patent 6,269,282 (granted July 31, 2001, assigned to Siemens AG) describes an electronic control apparatus that sends textile pattern data to groups of mechanical actuation elements on a textile machine. It uses a serial data bus, sequentially connected serial-parallel converters (shift registers), and a central release signal. The main example is a circular knitting machine with piezoelectric actuators acting on needles, and the text also mentions warp knitting, meshing, weaving and Jacquard machines. The scan contains an online USPTO full-text printout, the patent's front page, five sheets of drawings, and the two-column printed patent text with claims, background and detailed description.

US Patent 6,293,315 (granted 25 September 2001) assigned to Staubli Faverges, describing a process and device for positioning warp yarns on electronically controlled weaving looms, especially Jacquard looms. A detector common to many warp yarns (laser beam and cell, filiform sensor, or movable contact carriage) senses when a yarn reaches a set position, and the actuator control parameter at that moment is used as a control point. This replaces manual levelling of the harness. The scan includes a USPTO web database printout with claims and description, plus the printed patent with three sheets of drawings.