<P> The Jacquard machine (French: (ʒakaʁ)) is a device fitted to a power loom that simplifies the process of manufacturing textiles with such complex patterns as brocade, damask and matelassé . It was invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1804 . The loom was controlled by a "chain of cards"; a number of punched cards laced together into a continuous sequence . Multiple rows of holes were punched on each card, with one complete card corresponding to one row of the design . Several such paper cards, generally white in color, can be seen in the images below . Chains, like Bouchon's earlier use of paper tape, allowed sequences of any length to be constructed, not limited by the size of a card . </P> <P> It is based on earlier inventions by the Frenchmen Basile Bouchon (1725), Jean Baptiste Falcon (1728), and Jacques Vaucanson (1740). A static display of a Jacquard loom is the centrepiece of the Musée des Tissus et des Arts décoratifs in Lyon . Live displays of a Jacquard loom are available at a few private museums around Lyon and also twice a day at La Maison des Canuts, as well as at other locations around the world . </P>

Who invented the power loom that could create complex patterns