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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6971430 | Cast composite sail and method An apparatus for casting sails comprising a roll stand configured to supply a carrier film. The apparatus contains a support mechanism for the carrier film, and further comprises of a drawing mechanism, a first resin dispenser, a first wiper portion, two yarn applic... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6817396 | Apparatus for manufacturing textile products The present invention relates to a method for producing a textile product of the lapped/bonded type from fibers and/or filaments travelling in the direction of advance in the form of a web, this method comprising at least one step, called the “prelooping step”, ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6679790 | Oriented thermoplastic elastomer thread wound golf ball A new, novel and useful Oriented Thermoplastic Elastomer Thread Wound Golf Ball providing improved combinations of good spin for ball control on iron or wedge shots while providing for higher hardness and long travel with driver shots. The Oriented Thermo... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6425970 | Method for grounding EBP processing A method for grounding reinforcement (12) and composites (17) on a calender line reduces static build up on the composite (17), and makes it possible to subject a wire reinforced composite to electron beam processing (EBP). The method employs a slip ring ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6338814 | Spunbond web formation A spunbond web formation apparatus includes a spinneret (1) of a spin pack (2) that extrudes an array of fibers (5) that are drawn into an aspirator (6). The attenuated fibers (8) discharged from aspirator (6) are deflected sideways by a Coanda device (7)... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6280548 | Method and apparatus for building a laminate and forming a carcass subassembly for a tire A method and apparatus 200 for building a laminate 10A and in forming a subassembly 10 for a pneumatic tire from an assembly of reinforced or unreinforced tire components wherein the method has the steps of providing an apparatus 200 for simultaneously fo... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6264781 | Continuous production of lightweight composite beams An apparatus and process for continuously producing composite structural beams is disclosed. The process includes a first step of forming a tubular element from fibers of composite material, a second step of separating the tubular element into longitudina... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6126780 | Apparatus for building a laminate and forming a subassembly for a tire A method and apparatus 200 for building a laminate 10A and in forming a subassembly 10 for a pneumatic tire from an assembly of reinforced or unreinforced tire components wherein the method has the steps of providing an apparatus 200 for simultaneously fo... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5932317 | Dust control mat with co-calendered reinforcing strips A method to produce a dust control mat with stronger longitudinal borders by co-calendering the rubber backing thereof with narrow strips of carboxylated nitrile rubber prior to formation of the dust control into a unitary product for use as a dust contro... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5762740 | Method for building a laminate from an assembly of tire components to form a casing A method and apparatus 200 for building a laminate 10A and in forming a subassembly 10 for a pneumatic tire from an assembly of reinforced or unreinforced tire components wherein the method has the steps of providing an apparatus 200 for simultaneously fo... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5728011 | Thread wound golf ball and process for producing the same Disclosed is a thread wound golf ball comprising a center, a thread rubber layer formed by winding a thread rubber around the center and a cover formed on the thread rubber layer, wherein the thread rubber is obtained by cutting, into a suitable width, a ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5609685 | Apparatus suitable for providing directly by means of calendering an excellent anchorage between a fabric and its plastic coating material An apparatus for bonding, without adhesive, a plastic material layer onto a backing fabric of any kind, wherein the fabric is biaxially stretched and untreated, includes a calendar and a rocking device. The calendar includes a heated cylinder for coating ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5425830 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing ply stock A method and apparatus for manufacturing a strip of ply or belt stock reinforced with steel monofilaments fed from a plurality of reels (60, 60', 60") mounted on the spindles (54) of a reel support structure (18). The article of manufacture which results ... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5387303 | Method and apparatus for forming rubber sheet having cords therein An apparatus for forming a rubber sheet having cords embedded therein includes a grooved roll formed in its circumference with a plurality of circumferential grooves for arranging cords with equal pitches, and a pressure-joining roll arranged spaced from ... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5298097 | Apparatus and method for thermally bonding a textile web An apparatus and method provides for thermally bonding a textile web while supporting the web continuously from the lay down point until the web is thermally bonded. The apparatus includes a heated transfer roll adjacent an endless moving belt. The transf... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5190774 | Apparatus for calendering cords with elastomeric material An apparatus for calendering cords with elastomeric material which has a main guide board and guide rolls located at the entrance side of the main guide board, with the guide rolls being located along columns of holes in the main guide board and being fre... | 03/02/1993 |
| 4869773 | Cord guide device A guide device (11) for feeding cord (2) from a source, such as a reel, to a mandrel (1) via an application roller (8). The device (1) has a body (12) housing a knife (10) for cutting the cord (2), and also houses a cord end retaining means (24) for holdi... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4602973 | Manufacture of non-woven fabric Apparatus for the manufacture of fabric, especially tire building fabric ply material, in which a pair of rotatable parallel spindles are each surrounded by a helical member rotatable in the opposite direction to the respective spindles. The opposite rota... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4361456 | Process and apparatus for the continuous manufacture of a conveyor belt In a process for the continuous manufacture of a conveyor belt with rubber covering layers and with a reinforcing insert of longitudinal wire ropes, the wire ropes are maintained in tension and covered with an upper and lower covering layer of rubber. The... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4124425 | Method of maintaining tire cords in parallel array for calendering with elastomeric material A method, other than weaving, for maintaining cords in parallel array for further processing as by calendering with elastomeric material, such as natural or synthetic rubber, to form strips or sheets of rubberized cords used in building tires, belts, and ... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4087308 | Apparatus and method for making reinforced elastomeric fabric The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for making sheets from reinforced elastomeric ribbon. The apparatus has a lead-in mechanism on which the ribbon is received for preliminary orientation. The apparatus also employs a transfer mechani... | 05/02/1978 |
