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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166910 | Process and device for coating fibers with a metal by a liquid method A device used for a process of coating fibers with a metal by a liquid method is disclosed. In this process, a fiber is drawn through a bath of molten liquid metal so as to be coated with the molten liquid metal. The liquid metal bath is maintained in a crucible of ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8074596 | Apparatus for forming a sheath over an elongate member, extruder system and method of manufacturing a fiber optic cable An apparatus and a method for forming a sheath over an elongate member comprises an extruder that has an output to supply a melt material having a temperature. A heat exchanger connected downstream the output of the extruder removes heat from the melt material in a ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7685964 | Device for wetting cable-ends A device for wetting cable-ends includes a stand supporting a control, a bath-container with a bath, and a conveyor unit for conveying to the cable-end a wetting agent which forms the bath. The conveyor unit has a drive, a pump unit, a conveyor-pipe, and a nozzle wi... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7591904 | System and method for manufacturing color-coated optical fiber Embodiments of the invention include a system and method for color-coating an optical fiber. The system includes a flow controller that controllably delivers and mixes color concentrate from one or more color concentrate reservoirs with a coating material, which col... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7381273 | Apparatus and method for coating medical devices Apparatus and methods for coating elongated medical devices, such as guidewires and catheters, incorporating infrared (IR) heating tools for curing the coating while the medical devices are still in place on the coating apparatus. Coating and curing may be accomplis... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7362940 | Optical-fiber coating apparatus A guide hole guides a primary-coated optical fiber to a tubular inlet hole. An inner diameter of the guide hole is larger than that of the tubular inlet hole. An inner diameter of the tubular inlet hole is in a range from 1.5 times to 2.0 times that of the primary-c... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7328485 | Fiber spreading apparatus A fiber spreading apparatus prevents a fiber bundle from being split apart. Position restriction rollers 43g and 43h are arranged in a fiber bundle streaming and feeding section 43 so as to restrict a streaming and feeding position... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323055 | Extrusion head for extruding a high viscous melting covering element of a covered core wire There is provided an extrusion head that is capable of largely increasing a production speed rather than a conventional head that extrudes supplies a high viscous melt-coating composition. In an extrusion head 12 that comprises a die ring 12 having an ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7303634 | Method and apparatus for feeding a treating agent onto a moving surface The apparatus has a feed apparatus (10) and an evening-out apparatus (100) placed underneath the feed apparatus. The feed apparatus (10) has a feed chamber (12) with an inlet opening (13a), an outlet opening (13b | 12/04/2007 |
| 7238236 | Apparatus for increasing tail adhesion of wet rolls An apparatus for making a wet roll including a body of a roll of wet wound sheet material, where the body of the roll is connected to a tail of the roll, means for applying an adhesion promoter between the body and the tail and means for contacting the body and the ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232491 | Apparatus for gluing of veneer sheets Apparatus for applying glue to veneer sheets comprises elements (6, 7, 8) for transporting veneer sheets (3), supported substantially in a horizontal position, to the gluing, a glue applying device (2) for administering glue onto the veneer trav... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226638 | Method and arrangement in connection with production line for optic cable A method and an arrangement in connection with a production line for optic cable, wherein optical fibers (1) are guided to a coating point (3), where filling gel is applied around the fibres, and a loose tubular casing is formed around the fibres and t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220316 | Wire material plating equipment An apparatus for plating a wire material is provided in which a range of the plated layer where the temperature is high and flowability is large, thus, easily generating thickness deviation, and a range of the plated layer where the temperature is low and the flowab... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214273 | Nitrogen injection assembly for use in an optical fiber coloring and curing apparatus A nitrogen injection assembly for use in coloring and curing optical fibers is disclosed. The nitrogen injection assembly includes a cover section and a distribution seal. An optical fiber coated with ink passes from a coating die to a curing chamber via a passagewa... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7067009 | Strand guide implements or mechanisms for use in connection with material dispensing and coating nozzles A new and improved strand coating system comprises a strand guide block which serves to properly position and orient a plurality of elongated, parallel strands, which are being respectively conveyed in front of a plurality of the material dispensing nozzles, in such... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056110 | Apparatus for making reinforcement ply material An apparatus for making reinforcement ply material wherein reinforcement elements are grouped in untwisted sets and adjacent reinforcement elements in the same set are spaced apart a distance less than the distance between adjacent sets. The apparatus includes an ex... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7045010 | Applicator for high-speed gel buffering of flextube optical fiber bundles The present invention includes an apparatus for combining a water barrier fluid to a bundle of optical fibers including an entrance die having an orifice which is dimensioned to allow for a bundle of optical fibers to be drawn therethrough. Also, an exit die having ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037578 | Power transmission belt An endless power transmission belt including a treated fiber embedded in an elastomeric body, the treated fiber having a first treatment of a polyamide and an epoxy, and optionally, a second treatment including an RFL adhesive. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7037373 | Apparatus for improving corrosion resistance of chrome plated material An apparatus for improving the corrosion resistance of chrome plated materials that provides for heating the chrome plated materials above the melting point of a buffing compound, and then buffing the heated materials with the buffing compound applied. An induction ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7001465 | Mixing and application system, method and material A container with a quantity of coating liquid includes a luminescent pigment and a paint base. An impeller is in proximity to the bottom of the container to keep the pigment in suspension in the paint base. The container also has a linear inlet slot and a linear out... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994324 | Fiber redirect system, multi-axis robotic wrist and fiber placement apparatus incorporating same and related methods A fiber redirect system for use with a multi-axis robotic wrist and fiber placement system and methods of using the same are provided. The fiber redirect system may include one or more redirect mechanisms configured to alter the path of one or more fiber tows fed fr... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6960260 | Device for applying varnish to electric wire and method of applying varnish An electric wire 1 is moved in a moving direction at a desired speed. An insulating layer of varnish is formed on the outer surface of the electric wire 1 by a device for applying the varnish. The device includes a rough-like container 2 and dro... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6958096 | Systems and methods for coating optical fiber A fiber coating applicator includes a chamber and a cup positioned over the chamber. The cup is connected to the chamber by an entrance aperture. The chamber includes an exit aperture opposite the entrance aperture. The cup, entrance aperture, chamber, and exit aper... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6929697 | Device for hot dip coating metal strands The invention relates to a device for hot dip coating metal strand (1), particularly strip steel, in which the metal strand (1) can be vertically guided through a reservoir (3), which accommodates the molten coating metal (2), and though ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926772 | Strand coating device and method Continuous void-free uniform coatings are formed on filamentous articles by applying a voided or otherwise substantially uneven coating to at least some of the exposed portion of a filamentous article or to a rotating substrate. The filamentous article or substrate ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6911086 | Device for coating optical fibers The optical fiber coating device includes a die-support into which is integrated in one piece a grid, the die-support accommodating an entry die and an exit die with the entry die on one side of the grid and the exit die on the other side of the grid. The outside di... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6911232 | Module, nozzle and method for dispensing controlled patterns of liquid material A liquid dispensing module and nozzle or die tip for discharging at least one liquid filament. The nozzle includes a strand guide for guiding a substrate past the nozzle and a frustoconical protrusion disposed on a surface of the nozzle adjacent the notch. A liquid ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6892667 | Continuous plating method of filament bundle and apparatus therefor A filament bundle is rewound from a reel, and passes through various sorts of liquid in processing vessels to be used for plating. The filament bundle passes through a fixed guide roller and a movable guide roller while it travels within the liquid in the processing... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6863729 | Nozzle insert for long fiber compounding A new die insert for an extrusion machine and a method of using the invention that includes a continuous strand of fiber reinforcing material to be statically drawn directly to the center of the molten flow of polymer base matrix is provided. The insert is placed in... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6846362 | Powder coated strap and method for making same A corrosion-resistant coated strap is formed from an elongated metal strap base element having a width and a thickness and defining first and second sides and a pair of edge regions. A coating is applied and cured onto the base element. The coating has a substantial... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6814803 | Extruder having a unitary crosshead body A micro-extruder, comprising a funnel shaped tip piece defining a front aperture, through which wire is drawn, and a front rim, around which extrudate flows, and which has an outer diameter of less than 3.8 mm (150 mils). In addition, a structurally unitary cross-he... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6814807 | Apparatus for single-end slashing An apparatus for applying metered fluid such as sizing to an advancing individual yarn in a uniform manner. An elongated member includes at least one slot for receiving the advancing yarn and to bring the advancing yarn into contact with the metered fluid. The slot ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6797065 | High speed yarn finish application Methods and devices are provided to actively apply finish to one or more yarns in motion at speeds greater than about 3000 m/min, to achieve a finish application of 0.2 wt. % or more, and with a coefficient of variation of finish concentration of 10% or less. The de... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6783593 | Rotary cable treatment method and apparatus A rotary cable treatment assembly for use on cables having a non-circular cross section formed from a stator that housing a rotor formed from two hydraulically sealing bearings. A cable having a non-circular cross section is passed through the assembly wherein a lub... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6709518 | Coating forming device of optical fiber An optical fiber coating forming device forms a coating of an ultraviolet light hardening type in an optical fiber by precisely controlling an ultraviolet light output of a light source. The optical fiber coating forming device has a light source (2) for irra... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6695915 | Method and apparatus for polymer application to intracorporeal device A method and apparatus for applying a polymer coating on an elongated substrate, preferably an elongate intracorporeal device in the form of a guidewire. An extrudable polymer cartridge is moved by a cartridge advancement mechanism into a guide chamber wh... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6676998 | Apparatus for continuous coating of wire The invention provides an apparatus and method which can be utilized to apply a thin layer of viscous coating material to an elongated continuously moving filament whereby the filament can be cabled, coated, and spooled in a continuous operation. The appa... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6666984 | Chemical stripping apparatus and method An apparatus for forming a loop in a filament comprising a first wall having a first guide slot formed therein and a second wall having a second guide slot formed therein coplanar and parallel to the first guide slot. The first wall is opposite the second... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6660088 | Pressure infiltrating apparatus for infiltrating fiber bundle with metal In a pressure infiltrating apparatus 20 according to the invention, an upper end of an inlet side orifice 23 in the drawing is formed to take a tapered convex shape and a lower end of an insertion hole of an intermediate orifice 25 in the drawing is forme... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6610146 | Easy threading wirecoating dies Dies which facilitate the threading of a strand are disclosed. Each die embodiment includes portions that move relative to each other to allow access to the area between the portions. One embodiment of a die embodying the principles of the invention inclu... | 08/26/2003 |
