Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8028736 | System for forming reinforcement layers having cross-directionally oriented fibers A system for forming a cross-directional fiber reinforcement layer has a feeder for feeding an array of continuous fiber and a chopped fiber dispenser for distributing generally aligned, closely spaced chopped fibers onto the array of continuous fibers in a cross-di... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7730920 | Elastic composite, and a system and method for making the elastic composite A method of making an elastic composite is provided. The method entails conveying a first web of material along a web plane path. The method also entails applying a first section of a first elastic strand onto the first web and generally transversely to the web plan... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7316758 | Method of manufacturing screen assembly A frame for a window screen assembly is provided that uses corner locks to secure the rails and stiles. Interlocking features provided by the corner locks are used to secure the corner locks to the rails and stiles. A method of securing screens to different sized fr... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7226518 | Method and device for making a composite sheet with multiaxial fibrous reinforcement The invention relates to the manufacture of composite sheets having a multiaxial fibrous reinforcement, which involves: forming a unidirectional lap of reinforcing threads, at least 50% by weight of which are co-blended threads con... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7169246 | Process and device for the placement and fixing of a sheet of filaments for the production of scrims A process and a device are suggested for the placement and fixing of a sheet, which is at least partially implemented as a closed flat structure, of filaments, lying essentially in a plane, for the production of scrims having the filament sheet, wherein the filament... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7090743 | Pressure laminator apparatus An apparatus for laminating at least two sheets of material includes a supply station at which rolls of the sheet material are rotatably supported, a laminating station in which the materials are laminated together with heat and compression and a take-up station whe... | 08/15/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6958102 | Method and system for producing unvulcanized-rubber/steel-wire composites In a method of the present invention for producing an unvulcanized-rubber/steel-wire composite, steel wires are continuously drawn, and the drawn steel wires are not taken up but fed to a rubber coater so that the steel wires are coated with unvulcanized rubber. An ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6827118 | Device for the placement and fixing of a sheet of filaments for the production of scrims A process and a device are suggested for the placement and fixing of a sheet, which is at least partially implemented as a closed flat structure, of filaments, lying essentially in a plane, for the production of scrims having the filament sheet, wherein the filament... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6425430 | Apparatus for making composite sheet A process and an apparatus for high speed manufacture of a composite sheet material, which includes a cylindrical cam-driven strand-traverse guide that can loop strands around pins projecting from a pair of advancing pin conveyors which can transfer the s... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6394163 | Apparatus for forming phosphor layers of plasma display panel A method for forming a plurality of stripe-like phosphor layers on a surface of a substrate constituting a plasma display panel, the surface having a plurality of parallel ribs disposed thereon and grooves defined between two adjacent ribs, includes the s... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6106649 | Continuous method of making a three dimensional sail A three dimensional sail of one piece construction is made on a rotating roll having a deformable outer surface. The roll is divided into a large number of segments, extending across the width of the roll, with the convex profile of each segment being adj... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5833801 | Apparatus for fabricating a preform The present invention is a highly predictable composite usable to fabricate such structural articles as complex-shaped automotive body parts and building panels. Included in this composite is at least one netlike preform having a plurality of inter-crosse... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5753067 | Transverse sealer for a bag maker with variable operating speed A bag maker bends an elongated flexible bag-making film into a tubular form and transversely seals it by a transverse sealer while filling it with articles to produce packaged bags. The transverse sealer has two seal jaws at both sides of the film being p... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5609705 | Cord reinforcement of rubber material A process and apparatus for arranging cut lengths of reinforcement cords in parallel on a moving rubber surface by feeding the cord into successive cord receiving receptacles on a rotor, cutting predetermined lengths of the cords introduced into the recep... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5582668 | Method and arrangement for mounting elastic elements onto an elongated, moving material web A method and an arrangement for mounting elastic elements (T) on an elongated, moving material web (M), in which an elastic element extends between two holder elements (H) which are moved in a given direction and which elastic element extends essentially ... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5545285 | Waist elastic applicator for diaper or similar article The disclosure describes an apparatus and method for applying strips of tensioned elastic material transversely to a moving sheet or web of material, such as a component of a disposal diaper. The heart of the invention is a pair of inclinded, spaced apart... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5543012 | Apparatus for making a stretchable band-type transducer particularly suited for use with respiration monitoring apparatus An improved, low-cost stretchable band incorporating a conductor for disposition around the human torso or other three-dimensional object, and particularly intended for use with respiration monitoring apparatus, is disclosed. Also presented is an improved... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5531850 | Apparatus and method for applying transverse tensioned elastic An apparatus in which material to have elastic applied thereto is carried by a first conveyor in one direction along a flow path. An elastic conveyor extending transversely of the material flow path is operable to continuously draw elastic from storage, t... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5429694 | Apparatus and method for applying tensioned elastic to material Apparatus for applying tensioned elastic to material including a first conveyor for carrying material in one direction along a flow path, a second conveyor operable to draw elastic from a storage container, tension the elastic, and move the elastic longit... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5393364 | Method and device for applying a plurality of threads to a support with the aid of flexible teeth A method and device (1) for causing a plurality of threads (7) to arrive on support (11) so as to obtain a ply (13) while imparting a nonlinear shape to the threads (7). The threads (7) are caused to arrive with controlled speed on a cylindrical drum (2) ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5269863 | Continuous process for the manufacture of substrates for printed wire boards A method for the manufacture in a continuous process of a flat substrate from a fibres-reinforced matrix for a printed circuit, in which use is made of at least two moving layers of reinforcing fibres and the fibres are positioned in at least two crossing... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5242520 | Method and device for applying threads on a support using a drum with rows of fixed and movable teeth A method and device (1) for applying threads (9) on a support (11) in order o obtain a ply (13) while imparting a sinuous form to the threads. There is used a rotary drum (2) having rows (4A) of fixed teeth (5A) and rows (4B) with movable teeth (5B) which ... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5221390 | Method and apparatus for positioning at least one thread, band or the like in a pre-determined pattern on a material web The present invention relates to a method for positioning at least one thread, band or like element in a pre-determined pattern above a conveyor path with the aid of thread outfeed device having at least one thread outlet device. In accordance with the in... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5160569 | Tool for preparing optical ribbons Disclosed is a fiber organizing tool having a frame with a channel with narrow raised sidewalls for piercing an adhesive tape to be laid on fibers laid straight in the channel. The optical fibers are arranged in a narrow slot in a member hingedly mounted ... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5151146 | Method of making a roofing laminate including a triaxial wound nonwoven fiberglass scrim Method to produce a roofing membrane for use in the construction of roofs which comprises mating of at least two plys of fiberglass scrim fabric to form a substrate for the roofing membrane. At least one of the plys of the substrate is a triaxially wound ... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5047109 | Apparatus for production of bias fabrics Non-woven, bias laid fabrics, where the various fabric layers are held together by external means, such as stitching, and wherein, preferably, at least two of the layers are formed at an angle of from 30° to 150° relative to the long axis of the fabric,... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5009732 | Method of manufacturing member for use in tire including engaging wires between gears A method of manufacturing a member such as a reinforcing member for use in a tire includes steps of arranging wires in a predetermined spaced relationship one to the others by means of a guide plate, extending the wires about rolls of a winding type brake... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4992123 | Method and apparatus for incorporating a filament into a plastic containing sheet A method and apparatus for laying down a weft filament. The weft yarns are propelled over a moving substrate, whereupon they are clamped and pulled down into the substrate. The apparatus propels the filaments through an elongate hollow chamber where they ... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4908089 | Apparatus for making an elasticized unit An elasticized fabric unit comprising a pair of tape members spacedly provided, and a plurality of elastic strands fixed to the tape members at their opposite ends, and a garment incorporating the elasticized unit, an apparatus for making the elasticized ... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4867825 | Machine and process for forming crosswise filaments for non-woven fabric and product of the process A stand-alone machine and a process for forming crosswise filaments for non-woven fabric comprises two sets of non-traversing edge spacing pins, each set with a gripper, and a traversing set of slider pins. The sets of pins are placed close together. Cros... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4795523 | Apparatus for the manufacture of reinforcements for tires Apparatus for making a reinforcement for a tire including: (a) cord retention means disposed in two circles which are a distance apart which corresponds to the length of the path of the cord from one side of the reinforcement to the other so that the cord, dis... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4677831 | Apparatus for laying transverse weft threads for a warp knitting machine A method and an apparatus for laying groups of transverse weft threads for a warp knitting machine, the threads being laid on two longitudinal conveyors running to the needle bed by means of a carriage which is reciprocated between and transversely to the... | 07/07/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4588462 | Method and apparatus for laying wire arrays Wire arrays (11) having a continuous wire (12) which is formed into a predetermined pattern and adhered to a backing material or substrate (13) are fabricated by applying adhesive material (16a, 16b) along opposite edge portions (17, 18) of the substrate,... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4578141 | Weft forming apparatus An apparatus and method for continuously forming a succession of individual, full width, weft yarns by means of a turret rotating in a horizontal plane on a vertical axis and carrying a plurality of weft yarn packages. The weft yarns are drawn off the pac... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4576672 | Apparatus for the production of reinforcing non-woven fabrics for composites An apparatus for the production of reinforcement non-woven net fabric which is provided with selvage nipping devices for nipping selvages of a weft sheet constituted by loop end portions of reaches of weft thread on both sides of the weft sheet and advanc... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4556440 | Method and apparatus for production of bias fabrics Non-woven, bias laid fabrics, where the various fabric layers are held together by external means, such as stitching, and wherein, preferably, at least two of the layers are formed at an angle of from 30° to 150° relative to the long axis of the fabric,... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4510657 | Rotating creel for a nonwoven fabric machine A yarn creel device in combination with apparatus for producing a textile web characterized by yarns extending cross-wise with respect to the length of the web is characterized by a plurality of feed bobbins fixedly mounted inside a plurality of rotating ... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4484459 | Biased multi-layer structural fabric composites stitched in a vertical direction and process and apparatus for making same Non-woven, multi-layer biased structural fabric is disclosed, which is comprised of at least three layers of parallel structural fibers, with no secondary yarns or fibers in the plane of the layers to hold said fibers in parallel relationship. Both the ve... | 11/27/1984 |
