During the 1700s, inventors were attempting to automate the process by which patterned textiles were woven--primarily due to the rising demand for fine patterned cloth. It was generally accepted that, for such a machine to work, it must satisfy two...

Innovator of the loom that bears his name, Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834) developed the first loom to weave designs into cloth. It was also recognized as the first machine to employ the punch-card technology, that would eventually program the...

1752-1834 French Inventor Joseph Jacquard is the inventor of the weaving loom that still bears his name. The Jacquard loom revolutionized the textile industry and is the basis for the modern automatic loom. Little is known about the formative years and...

Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752–7 August 1834) was a straw hat maker[1] before becoming a French silk weaver and inventor, who improved on the original punched card design of Jacques de Vaucanson's loom of 1745, to invent the Jacquard loom mechanism...

Most mechanical engineers, if they are involved in computer applications, will sooner or later read a statement to the effect that Joseph Jacquard's punched-card controller for textile looms was the "beginning of the computer age." The remark is usually accompanied by a bit...

Jacquard bed coverings are becoming more popular in 1995, especially matelasses and Burlington heat-transfer jacquards. In response, bedcover manufacturers are expanding their product offerings, with Burlington House leading other firms in market share. The heavy jacquard bedcoverings are made with rich texture, which is...