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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6501086 | Method and device for evaluating defects in flat textile structures The invention relates to a method and a device for evaluating defects in flat textile structures. To be able to provide a method and a device which permit the repeated and unambiguous evaluation of defects in flat textile structures, the invention provide... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6430995 | Method and device for assessing yarn quality The invention relates to a method and a device for evaluating the quality of a yarn (1). In order that further aspects of the quality of a yarn may be taken into consideration and explained by measured values so that the quality of a yarn is as a whole su... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6412342 | Device for measuring properties of a textile product The invention relates to a device for measuring properties of a textile test specimen in a measuring gap (2), in which the textile test specimen is introduced, the measuring gap being formed by two walls. In order to provide a device of the type described... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6374152 | Method and device for clearing yarns In a method and a device for clearing yarn, properties of the yarn are acquired and used to determine a yarn defect density profile. Yarn defects to be removed are defined by means of an adjustable clearing limit which is based on the density profile. In ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6100989 | Method and device for detecting defects in textile webs The invention relates to a method and a device for detecting defects in textile webs. In order to rapidly adapt devices of this type to widely varying textile webs and to be able to operate such devices simply, brightness values are determined from the we... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6072319 | Device for measuring properties of a textile product The disclosure relates to a device for measuring properties of a textile product in a measuring gap in which the textile product is inserted. On each of its surfaces the measuring gap has an electrode of a measuring capacitor, between which the product is... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6065333 | Device for monitoring a moving yarn The invention relates to a device for monitoring a yarn (1), which is moving in its longitudinal direction, using a measuring head and an evaluation unit (7) which is spatially separate from and connected to the measuring head. To enable optimum use of me... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6061127 | Device for registering parameters of an elongated test material A device for registering parameters of an elongated test material that takes up little space, can be manufactured easily and is cost-effective includes a light source for illuminating at least one region of the test material. The light source is in the fo... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6032335 | Apparatus for drawing a fibrous strand into an element of a textile machine The invention relates device for drawing an elongated textile intermediate product (2), such as a staple fiber fleece or sliver, into a receiving element (3) of a textile machine station. In order to be able to take in, transport onwards and twist elongat... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5956994 | Test apparatus for linear test material such as yarn or the like The invention relates to a test apparatus (1) with an end face (11) in front of which a yarn, roving or sliver is moved along in the longitudinal direction in order to test properties, with a plurality of zones of action (8, 9, 10) for producing a respect... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5926267 | Process and device for detecting extraneous substances and extraneous fibers in a fibrous composite The invention relates to a process and a device for detecting extraneous substances and extraneous fibers in a fibrous composite. In order to detect extraneous substances and extraneous fibers, on the one hand when they may make their presence felt in a d... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5872788 | Method and device for the transmission of data A system is disclosed for the transmission of data between a central unit and at least one functional unit via lines where each functional unit is connected to at least one sensor or actuator. Each functional unit includes an output amplifier for the tran... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5870890 | Method and apparatus for detecting the mass of fiber material in a spinning machine The invention relates to a method and device for detecting the mass of fiber material (5) which is processed in a rotor spinning machine to form yarn. In order to obtain a measurement signal which is a function of the mass of fiber material and which can ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5834639 | Method and apparatus for determining causes of faults in yarns, rovings and slivers The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for recording causes of faults in products, in which the faults are recorded and counted. The recorded faults are represented according to selected parameters, so that a fault pattern is obtained. From th... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5587695 | Measuring transformer for solid-state electricity meters The present invention relates to a measuring transformer which contains a primary conductor which carries current to be measured, and a secondary coil which is magnetically coupled thereto. The primary conductor is shaped helically and forms a body, like ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5530368 | Capacitive sensor for detecting fluctuations in the mass and/or diameter of elongated textile test material A capacitive sensor has a pair of plate-shaped electrodes (4) spaced apart from one another and defining a measurement slot (3) therebetween. Guides (5) mask out edge zones of the measurement slot (3) and reduce its width. These guides (5) are formed as t... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5511371 | System for increasing the production of spinning machines The system includes a control system for deriving control variables from parameters which influence the productivity of the spinning machine (RS). Besides parameters which are measured by sensors, for the purposes of the control consideration is also give... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5501100 | Device for measuring the mass of fiber slivers A device for measuring the mass of fiber slivers contains an entry part for the fiber sliver to be measured and a measuring part adjoining the entry part. Arranged on the measuring part are two measuring members working on different measurement principles... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5499546 | Method of measuring the mass of fiber slivers A device for measuring the mass of fiber slivers contains an entry part for the fiber sliver to be measured and a measuring part adjoining the entry part. Arranged on the measuring part are two measuring members working on different measurement principles... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5499794 | Process and device for detecting foreign substances in a textile test material using an alternating light and dark background Test material (F) such as a textile yarn is illuminated and the light reflected from the test material is measured so that the presence of a foreign substance can be determined from a change in the reflected light. When detecting foreign substances which ... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5497335 | System for creating a fault diagnosis on production machines and application of the system on textile machines The creation of fault diagnosis takes place using a knowledge-based evaluation of signals which signal the quality of the products produced, for example using spectrograms obtained in the investigation of parameters of textile fiber or filament structures... | 03/05/1996 |
