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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120036822 | SNOOD Snood for use on line/string/tow, where said snood is provided with a loop for attachment to the line/string/tow, where the snood is formed from a stiff snood thread, as the snood is laid with to strands, and where the loop is formed by that an end of the snood is threa... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120036821 | TETHER FOR TROPOSPHERIC AEOLIAN GENERATOR A rope (3) is described for a tropospheric aeolian generator (1) composed, in length, of at least one first sector (4) adapted to resist to repeated flexure cycles, having a safety coefficient (S1), a diameter D(b1) and an aerodynamic ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120000691 | CNT-INFUSED FIBER AS A SELF SHIELDING WIRE FOR ENHANCED POWER TRANSMISSION LINE A wire includes a plurality of carbon nanotube infused fibers in which the infused carbon nanotubes are aligned parallel to the fiber axes. An electromagnetic shield for a wire includes a plurality of carbon nanotube infused fibers, in which the infused carbon nanotubes... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110314787 | Elastic composite for a disposable absorbent garment, and a system and process for making the elastic composite and a garment having the elastic composite A method is provided for making an elastic composite for incorporation into a disposable absorbent garment. An elastic element applicator is provided that is configured to move a section of a continuous strand of elastic element generally about a plane. A first web of m... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110266290 | REINFORCING MEMBER AND AN ARTICLE, SUCH AS A PRESSURE VESSEL CONTAINING THEREOF The invention relates to a reinforcing liner comprising load-bearing yarns of a first type characterized in that the liner further comprises load-bearing yarns of a second type having a creep rate {acute over (ε)}2 of at least 10 times higher than the creep ... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110236684 | THERMALLY RESISTANT GLASS FIBERS A thermally resistant fiber glass includes at least SiO2, Al2O3, and TiO2.... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110185696 | Polyphenylene sulfide filament yarns A polyphenylene sulfide multifilament yarn having a filament linear density of 5 dtex to 30 dtex, an overall linear density of 500 dtex to 2500 dtex, a breaking tenacity in the range of 50 cN/tex to 80 cN/tex and an elongation at break of 8% to 16% for a yarn with a bre... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110173874 | POLYOLEFIN FIBER The invention relates to a process for making a polyolefin fiber. The process comprises the steps of providing at least one polyolefin tape; twisting or folding the at least one polyolefin tape longitudinally to obtain a precursor fiber and exposing the precursor fiber ... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110162414 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING A DESIGN FROM A FLEXIBLE FILAMENT HAVING INDICATORS The present disclosure is directed to a flexible filament that includes a length of material configured to be used in forming at least a portion of a textile product to have at least a portion of a visual pattern that is visible on at least one of a first side or a seco... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110154797 | LOOP ROPE ASSEMBLY A loop rope assembly includes a main rope segment having a plurality of rope strands and first and second ends, a first end loop provided on the first end of the main rope segment, a second end loop provided on the second end of the main rope segment and at least one in... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110136601 | RACKET STRING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND RACKET STRUNG WITH THE SAME A racket string 10 of the present invention includes a synthetic fiber. The cross section is flattened by heating, compressing, and deforming the string after it has been formed, and an indentation is made in any part of the string. The flattened string is wound ... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110083898 | TANGLE RESISTANT FLEXIBLE ELONGATED DEVICE A device is provided that includes a flexible elongated member and a spiral member. The spiral member is engaged with at least a portion of the flexible elongated member. The spiral member asserts a biasing force on the flexible elongated member to prevent the flexible ... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110078993 | SLIVER FOR SPINNING, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND SPUN YARN AND FIBER PRODUCT USING THE SAME A sliver for spinning of the invention is a sliver for spinning having a deodorizing function and/or a heat-generating moisture absorption function, wherein a sliver for spinning formed as a bundle in which staple fibers are aligned in one direction is irradiated with a... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110036447 | BASE CLOTH FOR AIR BAG, RAW YARN FOR AIR BAG, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE RAW YARN An air bag fabric includes a warp and a weft, each including polyamide multifilaments with a total fineness of 200 to 700 dtex and a single fiber fineness of 1 to 2 dtex and having a cover factor (CF) of 1,800 to 2,300, wherein a ratio ECw/Mtw between edgecomb resistanc... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20100196094 | WATER-BALLASTED PROTECTION BARRIERS AND METHODS A water-ballasted molded plastic barrier system incorporates barrier segments wherein each segment employs a sawtooth reflective design, designed to prevent the tire of a vehicle, impacting the barrier, from climbing up the side of the barrier segment. Adjacent barrier ... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100180563 | EASILY ALKALI SOLUBLE POLYESTER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME The present invention discloses an easily alkali soluble polyester comprising at least one dicarboxylic acid or monoesters thereof or diesters thereof; at least one diol; at least one carboxylic acid anhydride; at least one sodium or lithium based aromatic co-monomer an... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100175360 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A YARN Apparatus and a method for producing a yarn, the apparatus and method comprising a reciprocating twisting stage, the reciprocating twisting stage comprising one or more twist rollers that rotate along an axis of rotation and that are arranged to move reciprocally along ... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100170214 | CONNECTION of STEEL CORD ENDS A connection for connecting steel cord ends to one another is described. The connection solves the problem of filaments that break off at the connection during handling of the cord. In the inventive connection a fixation section is introduced before or after the jointin... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100154344 | Steel rope safety system with compacted ropes A steel rope safety system includes at least one steel rope having at least one strand, and the at least one rope or at least one strand is compacted. Further, a method is provided for making a steel rope safety system comprising the step of providing at least two wires... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100122517 | UHMWPE FIBER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THEREOF The invention relates to gel-spun ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibers and to a process for producing thereof. Specifically, the invention relates a gel-spun UHMWPE fiber comprising an UHMWPE having an intrinsic viscosity in decaline at 135° C. of a... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100105992 | Pressure-sensitive conductive yarn and biological information-measuring garment Object An object of the present invention is to provide a pressure-sensitive conductive yarn capable of detecting different biological information simultaneously when used as an electrode. Means for Achieving t... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20090031691 | FIBER, FIBER ASSEMBLY, AND FIBER PRODUCING METHOD A fiber containing an eggshell membrane component. The fiber is produced by spinning using a solution containing the eggshell membrane component by employing an electrospinning method. A fiber assembly formed from the fiber obtained by employing the electrospinning meth... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090028837 | Methods for Altering the Reactivity of Plant Cell Walls Methods and means are provided for the modification of the reactivity of plant cell walls, particularly as they can be found in natural fibers of fiber producing plants by inclusion of positively charged oligosaccharides or polysaccharides into the cell wall. This can b... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20080168759 | SURFACE-FINISHED YARN HAVING MULTIPLE INORGANIC MATERIALS A surface-finished yarn having multiple inorganic materials is provided. The surface-finished yarn comprises a yarn, a first material and a second material. The surface of the yarn comprises a plurality of the plurality of first regions and a plurality of second regions... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080155791 | Knotless cord To provide a knotless cord that is capable of exerting sufficient tensile strength of a fibrous body. A knotless cord has a sleeve and a fibrous body inserted into the sleeve, wherein the sleeve and the fibrous body are connected to each other by applying tension in a l... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080092511 | Double covered lycra soft yarn This invention relates to the Lycra Soft yarn double covered with nylon to prevent twisting and to maintain elasticity. The double covered Lycra Soft yarn of this invention is characterized by being polyurethane based and double covered wit... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20070251624 | Cellulose dipped cord for rubber reinforcement The present invention provides a lyocell dipped cord prepared by dipping a lyocell raw cord comprising at least 2-ply lyocell multifilament in a dipping solution and curing the dipped cord, which gives a stress-strain curve exhibiting that (a) the lyocell dipped cord ha... | 11/01/2007 |
| 20070251623 | Cellulose raw cord for rubber reinforcement The present invention provides a lyocell raw cord prepared from at least 2-ply lyocell multifilaments, which gives a stress-strain curve exhibiting that (a) the lyocell raw cord has an elongation of 1.5% or less at an initial stress of 1.0 g/d, and an initial modulus va... | 11/01/2007 |
| 20070199669 | Natural Cellulosic Fiber Bundles from Cellulosic Sources and a Method for Making the Same The present invention is directed to natural cellulosic fiber bundles from natural cellulose sources preferably having a length, width, strength, elongation, or other properties desirable for textiles, composites, nonwoven mats, and other applications. For example, the ... | 08/30/2007 |
| 20070089394 | Fine steel cord with a low structural elongation A fine steel cord for the reinforcement of synchronous belts is presented. The fine cord has a distinct load elongation curve characterized by a very low structural elongation (below 0.09% preferably below 0.06%), and a high equivaslent modulus between 0.2 and 20% of th... | 04/26/2007 |
| 20070084179 | System, apparatus, and method of reducing production loss for textured yarn and other related methods A yarn texturizing system, apparatus, and methods of reducing production loss or increasing production speed in a continuous textured yarn production process are provided. The system includes a yarn supply, a yarn stuffing container to produce textured yarn periodically... | 04/19/2007 |
| 20070084180 | System,apparatus, and method of reducing production loss for textured yarn and other related methods A yarn texturizing system, apparatus, and methods of reducing production loss or increasing production speed in a continuous textured yarn production process are provided. The system includes a yarn supply, a yarn stuffing container to produce textured yarn periodically... | 04/19/2007 |
| 20060277892 | Core yarn production method and apparatus An elastic core fiber is caught to prevent production of a core yarn having no elastic core fiber. In a method for producing a core yarn by supplying a sliver to a drafting device in a predetermined amount and merging a core fiber with the sliver, the sliver is supplied... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060254246 | Texturing and interlacing machine The machine comprises a texturing zone (12) trough which a covering yarn (22) advances; a feed unit (C) for an elastomer yarn (20); combining means to combine the textured covering yarn (22) with the elastomer yarn (20), said means com... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060179810 | Stretch woven fabrics The invention provides a polyester bicomponent core spun yarn comprising a sheath of at least one hard fiber and having an English cotton count of from about 5 to about 60 and a core of bicomponent polyester filament. The invention further includes a fabric substantiall... | 08/17/2006 |
