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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7297220 | Method and device for the production of curved thread-reinforced tubular structures A method for the production of curved thread-reinforced tubular structures composed of rubber layers and of strengthening layers and an accompanying device. In one aspect, the method includes the application of a first rubber layer to the circumference of mandrels d... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7267152 | Device for the guiding of individual reinforcement threads An arrangement (1) for guiding individual reinforcement filaments (2) onto a carrier (3) has a positioning disc (4) with a plurality of filament guides (9) arranged distributed on a circular ring of the positioning disc (4).... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7124797 | Filament winding apparatus and methods of winding filament The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for winding filament to create a structure. In one embodiment, the invention includes the application of filament to a rotating mandrel to create a desired shape. The invention includes the filament winding of b... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7048024 | Unidirectional, multi-head fiber placement An aircraft part manufacturing device for automated composite lay up includes a mandrel tool having a an interior mandrel surface that conforms to an outside mold line (OML) of a part: to be manufactured. One or more circular rings surround the mandrel and are attac... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6926145 | Electric light strands utility holder This disclosure describes an electric light strand mounting device for simplifying the installation and removal of light strands from, for example, a holiday tree. The device consists of a light strand receiver and an associated base that rests on a floor or horizon... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926055 | Non-woven composite fabric and method and apparatus for manufacturing same An apparatus for fabricating a unique non-woven fabric which has the appearance of a woven fabric includes a supply station for adhesive coated parallel warp yarns, a support structure for orienting the parallel warp yarns into a cylindrical orientation with the adh... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6915618 | Tower monopole reinforcement Reinforcing apparatus for tower monopoles. The reinforcing apparatus comprises vertical threaded reinforcing bar rods, or rods with threaded ends, arranged around the pole and embedded in the pole foundation. The rods extend upward and are attached to the pole at sp... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6823918 | Integrally reinforced composite sandwich joint and process for making the same The present invention generally relates to a multi-layered structure which for a given external geometry a section of interest may be integrally reinforced by varying the relative proportions of the layers in that section. That is, the layers making up the structure... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6494980 | Device for incorporating individual reinforcing threads into an unfinished tube and process for manufacturing a thread-reinforced unfinished tube with the aid of this device A device is disclosed for applying individual reinforcing threads onto a tubular layer. The device contains a positioning ring with equidistant holes that lie on a circumferential line, with the positioning ring surrounding and concentric with a rotationa... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6435244 | Apparatus for covering a metal roll core with a polymeric material, preferably a high performance thermoplastic material A method and apparatus for covering a roll core with a polymeric material, preferably a high performance thermoplastic material, is disclosed. The method includes first providing a cylindrical roll core having two ends, a length, and an outer surface. A s... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6263937 | Apparatus for making resin-impregnated fiber substrates A method and apparatus are disclosed for forming a resin-impregnated fiber web that is particularly suitable for use in reinforced plastic composites and printed circuit board applications. The method includes the steps of drawing machine direction yarns ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6254710 | Method and apparatus for making a paint roller A method and apparatus for making reusable paint. rollers comprised of a core formed from thermoplastic material. The thermoplastic material is formed into a core about a stationary mandril. An adhesive is then applied to the core whereupon a cover is bon... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6250908 | Conduit-making apparatus with a variable diameter winding drum An apparatus is disclosed for making a conduit or pipe. An extruder is provided for producing a strip of continuous thermoplastic. A winding drum receives the strip and helically winds the strip around the drum's perimeter to form a conduit having an inne... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6231711 | Methods and apparatus for making paint roller covers with thermoplastic cores Methods and apparatus for making paint roller covers by spirally wrapping a strip of hot thermoplastic film onto an exterior surface of a thermoplastic tubular form and spirally wrapping fabric strip having a thermoplastic backing onto the spiral wound st... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6096164 | Multiple axes fiber placement machine A fiber placement machine undergoes a plurality of axes of motion in locating a delivery head (containing a compaction roller) perpendicular to a mandrel, with relative movement between the head and the mandrel along a predetermined path, which may be ove... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6077377 | Process for production of tubes out of composite cardboard, device for carrying out the process and composite material used therein A gas-tight tube out of composite cardboard for cans is formed by welding the polymer coatings of neighboring layers, a linearly-focused halogen light source being employed. A marginal strip of the composite material is heated from the side of the materia... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6047756 | System for forming a braided hollow container with plugged ends In order to reduce the weight and cost of LPG pressure-resistant containers, thermo-plastic resin is used in the continuous formation of a hollow container wherein the outer surface of a hollow continuous liner is continuously braided with multiple yarns.... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5945138 | Cam adjustable former for plastic pipe An improved former assembly which can be used in the manufacture of plastic pipe with the former assembly comprising a plastic pipe former assembly having a housing, a center tube supported on the housing, and a plurality of rollers oriented about the cen... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5888339 | Applicator apparatus for wrapping a joint of pipe with a web of concrete material An apparatus for wrapping a joint of pipe with a web of reinforced concrete includes an improved applicator that wraps the joint of pipe with a web of concrete that is reinforced with a steel mesh and which is also layered with a web of poly film. The imp... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5694734 | Curing of filament wound columns using a radiant heater A material having fibers in a curable matrix is applied as a reinforcement to a vertical column. The matrix is cured by providing a reinforcement curing apparatus including a steel cylindrical housing split lengthwise into at least two sections, and a plu... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5667623 | Method and apparatus for wrapping a joint of pipe with a web of concrete material An apparatus for wrapping a joint of pipe with a web of reinforced concrete includes an improved applicator that wraps the joint of pipe with a web of concrete that is reinforced with a steel mesh and which is also layered with a web of poly film. The imp... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5639337 | Apparatus for the fabrication of fiber composites with a vitreous or glass-ceramic matrix Apparatus is provide for the fabrication of fiber composites composed of a fiber-reinforced vitreous or glass-ceramic matrix by winding fibers preimpregnated with constituents of the matrix onto a mandrel. The apparatus includes a furnace into which a win... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5516391 | Method and device for production of reinforced belt The present invention provides an endless belt including a reinforcing load-carrying layer which is constituted by an even number of cord-like load-carrying members (5, 6). The load-carrying members extend within the load carrying member having a load-car... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5405485 | Robotic fiber optic quadrupole coil winder A payguide mounting bracket assembly is connected to a support stand, and a spool is connected to the payguide mounting bracket assembly to have a fiber optic coil formed thereon. A pair of payguide assemblies are demountably coupled to the payguide mount... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5320702 | Apparatus for manufacturing a press blanket A press blanket for a press device in a paper making machine, or the like, is formed of an elastomeric blanket material and fully embedded layers of reinforcement threads. The radially inner layer is formed of longitudinal threads which extend parallel to... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5137595 | Paint roller manufacturing apparatus A paint roller is comprised of a thermoplastic tubular core and a cover fabric heat-fused thereto without an intermediate adhesive. The fabric is wound around the core in a helical path, and the core is heat-softened in the zone of winding to fuse the fab... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5039368 | Thermoplastic matrix filament winding head Thermoplastic matrix composite cylinders, pipes, and other hollow bodies are formed by a winding technique using thermoplastic filaments. The filaments are fed from a vertically moving winding head onto the surface of a rotating mandrel. The filaments are... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5024712 | Process and machine for manufacturing tubular pieces from at least one web of supple material and tubular pieces thus obtained This invention relates to a process and a machine for manufacturing a tubular piece from at least one web of supple material, the machine comprising a mandrel around which the or each web is capable of being helically wound, and means for driving by frict... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4952202 | Apparatus for producing tube An apparatus for producing a paper tube or like tube at a constant speed by helically winding tape on a mandrel tightly with a great torsional force without creating any tape-to-tape clearance and delivering the tube formed from the mandrel axially thereo... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4878984 | Apparatus for forming a filament-wound structure on a cylindrical pole Apparatus whereby a filament web impregnated with resin in the unpolymerized state is fed to a pole (1) at a predetermined angle () with respect to a plane perpendicular to this latter. The pole (1) is drawn in rotation about its axis (X-X') and th... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4867671 | Apparatus for manufacturing resin tube An apparatus for manufacturing a resin tube comprising: (a) a support means; (b) a central support by the support means and extending therefrom; (c) a pair of operating means supported by the central shaft at two separate positions; (d) a plurality of rot... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4867824 | Manufacture of filamentary composites This invention relates to industrial manufacture of composite tubes in a continuous fashion. The invention utilizes a segmented mandrel which proceeds as a train of endwise joined segments through a composite tube forming machine. Segments are added to an... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4772352 | Apparatus for making crisscross-wound layers to form wound bodies An apparatus for making a rotationally symmetrical body formed of crisscross-wound layers, comprises a rotatable winding mandrel, a carriage arranged for travel back and forth along the mandrel; and a thread laying mechanism for receiving simultaneously a... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4741794 | Equipment for the manufacture of mainly large-diameter flexible hoses having spiralled reinforcement There is disclosed an improved apparatus for making flexible hoses comprising a means for storing and unwinding reinforcing threads needed for hose building, said means comprising a set of joinable drum storing platforms as a thread applying means capable... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4541887 | Apparatus for longitudinally reinforcing continuously generated plastic pipe Method and apparatus for longitudinally reinforcing continuously generated, resin-impregnated fiber pipe includes deposition longitudinal reinforcing fiber elements directly onto the surface of the pipe into the nip formed between the surface of the pipe ... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4510004 | Apparatus and method for producing a tube from a continuous formed extruded supporting material and a profiled material A device and method for producing a tube comprises a rotatable mandrel over which the tube is formed and an extruder alongside the mandrel having a nozzle which extrudes a supporting material having a hollow portion onto the mandrel at a selected angle in... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4472126 | Apparatus for manufacturing reinforced hoses In an apparatus for manufacturing reinforced hoses, a reinforced layer forming device is arranged concentric with material efflux port of an outer tube extruder and an inner tube extruder so that inner tube formation, the reinforcing layer formation and t... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4466854 | Method and device for producing a helically wound tube A device for producing a helically wound tube comprises a rotating mandrel around which the tube is wound and an extruding device having an extruder head oriented to direct a continuous strip of plastic through a profile pressure mandrel which defines a c... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4437616 | Winding fiber reinforced pipe fittings A fiber reinforced plastic pipe tee is wound around a mandrel according to this method and apparatus. Fiber rovings are delivered to the mandrel by way of a delivery ring translated in an X-Y plane. The mandrel can be rotated around an A axis parallel to ... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4401041 | Apparatus for making helically wound tubular articles Apparatus for making tubular articles formed of a length of material wound in helical form with contiguous edges of successive convolutions of the material joined with one another comprises a forming section made up of a plurality of guide rollers support... | 08/30/1983 |
