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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7975953 | Storage system for waste monofilament fishing line A device for collection and storage of waste monofilament line or similar materials. The device has a rotating spool mechanism in the form of an inner spool with an outer surface to which line adheres rotated by a rotation operator coupled to the spool. An outer cyl... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7604196 | Device and method for forming coils of rolled or drawn long products Coiling device (“R”) and relative method for a windable long, metal product (10). The device (“R”) comprises a mandrel (12) having a substantially circular transverse section and rotating around a horizontal, vertical or inclined axis, a contai... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7044417 | High speed transfer takeup An apparatus for transferring material winding between spools. The apparatus includes spindels for positioning first and second spools in a co-planar arrangement with parallel axes of rotation. With the material initially secured to the base of a first spool with ta... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6938849 | Device and process for removing the defective end portions from yarn on a package fed to an automatic winder Device and process for the automatic elimination of the defective start and end portions from packages of yarn fed to the units of an automatic winder using the same members thereof for reattaching the ends eliminating said portion from them, by suction with the suc... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6921044 | Wire spool and remaining wire detection method A wire spool for remaining wire recognition for wire (1) with a leading wire end (4) and a trailing wire end (2), which is wound on the spool body (30, 40) in N windings, whereby the spool body (30, 40) has side walls (40) o... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6883744 | Spool for optical fiber media A spool for optical fiber ribbon or other flexible media has an opening communicating with an interior of the spool in which a first end of a helical guide is located. The helical guide receives the ribbon from an exterior winding space to direct the ribbon to an au... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6318660 | Coiling machine for rolled stock Coiling machine for rolled stock located downstream of a rolling train, including a mandrel mounted rotatably around an axis or rotation on a stationary structure, the mandrel being mounted cantilevered on the stationary structure and including an inner w... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6196490 | Elastic yarn winder and method for using same An elastic yarn winder for winding large-diameter elastic yarn packages onto a plurality of tubes without leaving broken yarn ends in the core of the packages is provided.... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6027063 | Takeup machine with threadup device A yarn winding machine for winding a plurality of yarns on a corresponding number of winding tubes. Each winding tube is associated with a contact yarn guide in a contacting position for threading the yarn. By means of a threadup device which includes, a ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5839679 | Bobbin thread winding apparatus A bobbin thread winding apparatus which can reliably twine a bobbin thread around the bobbin within the bobbin case. With the reliable twining of the thread, the thread is not cut and also will never be forced out of the bobbin case, thereby forming a goo... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5820046 | Gripping and cutting device for a reel An arrangement in connection with a spooler which is arranged to wind a reel arranged in the spooler when a fibrous or a ribbon-like material is wound off the reel for a treatment process of the fibre or the ribbon or when a fibrous or a ribbon-like mater... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5681006 | Apparatus for winding an electrical conductor on a coil form Apparatus for winding an electrical conductor, having a compressible electrical insulation, on a coil form to make a conductive coil. A rotating device rotates the coil form. A guiding device guides the conductor, near the coil form, longitudinally toward... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5566904 | Method for sequentially winding elastic yarn on a plurality of bobbin holders An elastic yarn winding method for winding an elastic yarn in succession by a plurality of bobbin holders, and for transferring a continuously running elastic yarn from a full bobbin to an empty bobbin. The method comprises steps of putting, along a surfa... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5549254 | Device for cutting yarn when inserting yarn on a yarn-holder cop in automated winding apparatus A device for inserting yarn on a yarn-holder cop in winding apparatus, of the type comprising a part for trapping and inserting yarn on the cop moving between a backward rest position and a forward position for insertion of the yarn on the yarn-holder cop... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5169080 | Yarn winding apparatus and method A yarn winding apparatus and thread-up process are disclosed wherein a yarn bobbin is supported between rotatable clamping plates, and wherein at least one of the clamping places has an annular groove which defines a pair of laterally spaced rims. The rim... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5150845 | Device and method for automatically connecting the yarn to the tube of a winding machine A device and method for automatically connecting the yarn to the tube of a winding machine, comprising yarn manipulation members grouped on a single arm which rotates in two mutually orthogonal planes, the member for initiating tube rotation consisting of... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5136833 | Method and apparatus for removing yarn package and transport adapter from a spindle assembly of a yarn processing machine and securing the free end portion of yarn for transport For an automated removal of a package and transport adapter with a hollow core, on which at least one empty winding tube or a winding tube holding a residual length of yarn is inserted, from a yarn processing station, in particular from the protective pot... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5102060 | Thread winding machine with swingable thread change mechanism A winding machine winds threads upon a package. The machine includes a thread change mechanism for positioning the threads relative to the package. The thread change mechanism includes a thread guide member having first and second longitudinally spaced en... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5014928 | Yarn carrier and method and apparatus for manufacturing the same A yarn carrier, and a method and apparatus for manufacturing the same, are disclosed, and wherein the yarn carrier is characterized by the ability to accommodate the tail of the yarn to be wound thereon between the carrier and the base plate of the windin... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4979688 | Method of feeding yarn A motor driven bobbin is rotated in one direction to wind yarn on the bobbin for use in a hand craft and rotated in the opposite direction to feed yarn from the bobbin to form a temporary supply of slack yarn to be used in forming stitches in the hand cra... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4867385 | Method and apparatus for threading an advancing yarn onto a winding bobbin tube A method and apparatus is disclosed for threading an advancing yarn onto a rotating empty bobbin tube. The yarn is withdrawn by a yarn withdrawal means, while being guided into contact with the periphery of the rotating bobbin tube which is moving in the ... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4828200 | Yarn carrier tube with universal yarn catching means A universal yarn carrier is disclosed which is adapted to have an advancing yarn effectively wound thereon, when used on either a P-wind or a Q-wind machine. The yarn carrier comprises a molded plastic tube having an external cylindrical surface, and at l... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4784342 | Device for simultaneous spooling a plurality of threads A device for spooling multiple threads includes a plurality of spools situated on a spool mandrel having pirns with spreading thread guides which are displaceable on the end of the spool mandrel parallel thereto to the spreading position which corresponds... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4738406 | Control apparatus and method A method and apparatus is disclosed for winding an advancing strand onto a spool having a barrel and a pair of end flanges utilizing a strand traverse guide reciprocated relative to the spool at a linear speed proportional to the relative rotational veloc... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4700904 | Method for preventing yarn tail breakage during yarn winding A tubular yarn package (10) is disclosed of the type held by at least one end on a rotatably mounted plate. The plate fits into one end of package (10) and traps across the end against an inner wall of the package a length of yarn. Short length of spirall... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4646981 | Process and apparatus for the simultaneous throwing of several textile threads delivered continuously The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for the simultaneous throwing of several textile threads delivered continuously, for the purpose of winding them in separate packages on one and the same spindle of a reeling machine. in a first stage, t... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4641793 | Thread winding machine and method of performing automatic changeover of winding of a thread The thread winding machine comprises a rotatable chuck having a thread catching device adjacent to a location for a bobbin tube upon the chuck. A thread guide engages the thread and moves it axially of the chuck into the catching device at a first speed a... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4619415 | Strand winding apparatus An automatic strand winding apparatus is provided for use in a strand winding machine having a rotatable winding collet and a strand traversing mechanism for forming a package on the winding collet. The apparatus comprises a first strand engagement member... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4618104 | Strand transfer Apparatus for supplying a strand to a winding collet of a strand winding machine has a pair of pull rolls movable between a standby position, in which the pull rolls are spaced from the winding collet to facilitate insertion of the strand between the pull... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4566643 | Yarn feeding means and a yarn winder including the same A yarn feeding means comprising a yarn detaching guide positioned in the vicinity of a positively rotating roller for feeding a yarn continuously fed from a supply source to a yarn winder and capable of selectively occupying either of two positions, one o... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4565331 | Thread anchoring method and apparatus for use in winder An improved method and apparatus for a winder for anchoring an indefinite length of thread supplied from a supply source onto an anchoring disc in said winder. The method comprises the steps of offsetting the thread to a position facing the anchoring disc... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4561601 | Winding method and apparatus for multifilament fiber bundle A winding apparatus for multifilament fiber bundles wherein a plurality of fiber bundles are wound on a plurality of winders corresponding to each fiber bundle. A common waste yarn winder is provided independently from the winders, and the fiber bundles t... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4539803 | Device to piece-up yarn and doff yarn packages on open-end spinning machines An improved device to piece-up yarn and doff yarn packages on open-end spinning machines. The device comprises a carriage (12) equipped with specific means for the tasks of piecing-up yarn and doffing yarn packages, said carriage being supported cantileve... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4496109 | Apparatus for cutting, aspirating and rethreading a traveling filamentary yarn A filamentary yarn handling apparatus is arranged for use with a filamentary yarn winder of the type comprising a package support on which the packages are rotated. The yarn handling apparatus comprises a gathering head mounted above the package rotary ax... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4483490 | Individual coil winder with automatic coil change A wire manipulator at an individual coil winder has an arm pivotably and slidably attached to a support column itself slidable along a path parallel to a wire segment extending from a winding station to a fully wound spool at a coil changing station upon ... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4477032 | Method an apparatus for inserting threads and similar items into a winding device For disturbance-free insertion of threads (49a-49d) into a winding device (2) and for simultaneously taking over the threads on the bobbin tubes (5), the threads (49a-49d) are placed, using a suction gun (74), from the eyelets (70) (thread guides) provide... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4465242 | Method and apparatus for inserting threads and similar items into a winding device The apparatus for safely inserting threads into individual bobbin tubes of a winding device comprises a suction gun to displace the threads from first thread guides provided at the apex of the traversing triangle to movable thread guides which are at firs... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4456187 | Apparatus for individual yarn selection particularly in donning multicop winders An improved yarn guide assembly for selecting yarns individually from a group in the donning of a multicop winder, the assembly being of the kind in which each gap in a row of guide members is shaped to receive a yarn only if it lies in a unique plane, th... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4454996 | Combination ribbon string-up and winder apparatus The apparatus and method of this invention provides for the automatic, inline string-up of a rapidly advancing filament, particularly a glassy alloy strip, from a high speed continuous casting operation onto a rotating winding wheel. A take-up head compri... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4453678 | Apparatus for the formation of yarn packages Apparatus for the formation of packages of elongated flexible material wound upon a pirn supported and rotated in the apparatus, the apparatus having an operating carriage mounted for reciprocation parallel to the axis of the pirn, mechanism for reciproca... | 06/12/1984 |
