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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8099841 | Needle board for a needle machine The needle board for a needling machine has a base plate with a plurality of receptacles, and a plurality of needle modules. Each needle module has a carrier plate, which is equipped with a plurality of needles arranged in a predetermined pattern and which is insert... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7761964 | Structuring needle for treating fiber webs A structuring needle for treating a fiber web by repeatedly penetrating thereinto, includes a shank, a working-part tip constituting an end of the shank and a multi-branch recess formed in the working-part tip. The multi-branch recess is composed of a plurality of g... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7246418 | Felting needle The felting needle according to the invention comprises a working part (12) with two partial sections (15, 16), each of which is preferably embodied with straight edges. The two partial sections are twisted slightly, relative to each other. Each partia... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7182989 | Flooring system and method A flooring system for use in a residential environment. The flooring system includes a subfloor adapted to support the mass of a user and modular surface covering elements for disposition in edge to edge covering arrangement across at least a portion of the subfloor... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7150077 | Apparatus and method for splicing sliver of yarn during yarn formation and processing An apparatus (20) and methods are provided for splicing selected portions of sliver (S) such as during yarn formation and processing. The apparatus (20) preferably includes a needle carrying member (35) having a plurality of needles (32) ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7135213 | Tearable elastic composite article and method of manufacture An elastic composite article and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The elastic composite article includes a pair of coverwebs, a plurality of elastic filaments located between the pair of coverwebs. One or both of the pair of coverwebs is a nonwoven f... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7117571 | Method of reinforcing non-woven fabric web by needling A system and method for reinforcing a textile web of a fiber web or a fiber fleece by needling in a plurality of directly successive steps are provided, in which the web is needed from both sides with a high needle density in an alternating manner and in the state o... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114226 | Needle for needling flat textile fabrics A needle (1) according to the invention serves for the after-treatment, particularly after-needling of flat textile products, particularly for roughening of the product surface. The needle (1) is of fully symmetrical construction with respect to the ce... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100253 | Method and apparatus for producing mop trimmings A method and an apparatus for producing mop trimmings from a twisted yarn (7) which is cut into pieces is described. In order to prevent any untwisting of the yarn pieces it is proposed that the twisted yarn (7) is subjected to a needling prior to cutt... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6973807 | Tip-headed needle A stitch needle (10) is provided with a tip (29) which is shaped as a center punch and has no recognizable rounding at its terminus (31). The tip (29) is preferably arranged at mid height of the hook-shaped aperture (36) which is s... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6839945 | Moisture barrier fabric and methods of making same The invention relates to a method for preparing a moisture barrier fabric comprising needing the fabric in a direction substantially opposite to the advance direction of the fabric with barbed needles to increase the density of the fabric by entangling the fibers th... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6735836 | Device for assembling and disassembling a machine part, and needling loom equipped therewith A needling loom comprising needles actuated in reciprocating motion between a retracted position and a maximum penetration position through a stripping plate, a textile web to be consolidated, and a needling loom table. The stripping plate and the needling loom tabl... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6564437 | Double sided needled fiber glass mat for high flow thermoplastic composite A fiber glass mat adapted to reinforce thermoplastic polymeric molding material is provided with improved flow properties in the molding process without sacrificing strength and without unduly increasing loft of the mat. The improvement is achieved by nee... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6444292 | Needle board for a device for needling a web There is described a needle board (1) for a device for needling a web, comprising a board body (2) of a light metal alloy, in particular a magnesium-aluminum alloy, and a plastic coating (3) cast onto the board body (2) on the side of the board facing the... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6311375 | Method of needle punching yarns A process for producing yarns that have enhanced resistance to unraveling and linting. The yarns are moved along guides through a needle loom where a series of needles engage the yarns. This engagement of the yarns by the needles causes the fibers of the ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6233797 | Felt needle A transition part is provided for a felt needle between the clamping part and the working part, which transition part is designed as elongated, narrow truncated cone. The length of this transition part is at least as long as twice the length of the workin... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6195855 | Apparatus for changing the needle boards of a needling machine There is described an apparatus for changing the needle boards (3) of a needling machine, comprising a mounting guide (4) for the needle boards (3) to be coupled to each other in a tension-proof way on both sides of the needle bars disposed one behind the... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6145176 | Apparatus for replacement and alignment of needle boards in a needle loom A system is disclosed for attaching in a needling apparatus, such as a needle loom, tacker and the like, a plurality of needle boards to a plurality of needle beams in alignment therewith. A plurality of needle boards having upwardly extending attachment ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6003215 | Apparatus for replacement of needle boards in a needle loom A needle board storage apparatus is used for the removal, storage, and transport of needle boards during replacement in a needle loom. The apparatus includes a two stage magazine designed to accommodate two full compliments of needle boards for any needle... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5894643 | Device for needling a web A device for needling a web (9), comprising at least one needle board (2) reciprocatingly movable in stitching direction, a stitch base (6) opposite the needle board (2) and a stripper (10) disposed between the stitch base (6) and the needle board (2), wh... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5893200 | Device for needling a prebonded web A device for needling a prebonded web (1), comprises at least one needle board (3) reciprocatingly movable in a stitching direction, a stitch base (2) between a feed roller (6) and a discharge roller (7), which stitch base is located directly opposite the... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5813101 | Device for needling a prebonded web A device for needling a prebonded web (1), comprises at least one needle board (3) reciprocatingly movable in a needling direction, and a web support (2) disposed opposite the needle board (3) between a feed roller (7) and a discharge roller (8). To avoid... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5752301 | Apparatus for needling a fibrous web In an apparatus for needling a fibrous web passing through the apparatus in one direction, which comprises a needle board driven back and forth in a needling direction, and a support opposite the needle board and having a surface facing the needle board, ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5737821 | Production of shaped filamentary structures A method of producing a shaped fibrous fabric structure is similar to that described in the parent application, in that a continuous filament sheet is subjected to a needle punching action, segments are cut from the sheet and these segments are assembled ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5699596 | Apparatus for needling a fibrous web An apparatus for needling a fibrous web passing through the apparatus in one direction, which comprises a needle board driven back and forth in a needling direction, needles carried by the needle board and extending in the needling direction, and a statio... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5599603 | Manufacture of carbon fibre preform In a method of making a carbon fibre preform such as for use in the manufacture of a friction disc a compressible body of carbon fibre or carbon fibre precursor material is acted upon by compressing means to compress the body to a required thickness and t... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5568678 | Apparatus for needling a nonwoven web along a circular path The described apparatus for needling a nonwoven web comprises a slider-crank mechanism, which is connected to a rocker and serves to actuate at least one needle board, which is secured to the rocker, and web-guiding means comprising a web support, which i... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5551134 | Apparatus with curved needle for needling a nonwoven web An apparatus is described which serves to needle a nonwoven web and comprises a slider-crank mechanism, which is coupled to a rocker pivoted on a pivotal axis that is perpendicular to the direction of travel of the web, and at least one needle board, whic... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5528805 | Cranking mechanism for a needle board for needling a nonwoven web An apparatus which serves to needle a nonwoven web and comprises at least one needle beam for carrying at least one needle board, a rocker, which carries the needle beam and comprises at least two parallel arms, which are pivoted to a frame, and a slider-... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5502879 | Pivoted apparatus having a slider crank mechanism for needling a nonwoven web The described apparatus for needling a nonwoven web comprises at least one needle beam carrying a needle board, a rocker for guiding the needle beam, and a slider-crank mechanism for actuating the needle beam. For a first-order mass balancing it is propos... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5503893 | Ultra-high performance carbon composites Method of fabricating a multi-ply carbon fibre fabric, preform or composite material from a layer of unidirectionally aligned carbon fibres of ultra-high modulus and a layer of low modulus carbon fibre comprising the steps of: arranging in superimposed re... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5390399 | Apparatus for tacking a yarn to a needled fleece Apparatus for tacking a yarn in a predetermined pattern onto a needled fleece, which lies on a support consisting of brushes and which is supported by the free ends of the brush bristles comprising a pressure plate unit which is movable parallely to the s... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5384944 | Needling plate with recesses on downstream edges of the through holes In order to decrease the resistance to the pulling of a nonwoven web in an apparatus for needling nonwoven webs, a perforated plate is proposed, in which at least those through holes which are formed in the perforated plate at least adjacent to its upstre... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5287604 | Device for changing the needle boards of an apparatus for needling nonwoven webs To permit a change of the needle boards of an apparatus for needling nonwoven webs, a magazine is provided, which supports the needle boards in superposed slide tracks. The needling apparatus comprises an assembling track, which extends on both sides of v... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5199141 | Method of producing a nonwoven fibrous textured panel and panel produced thereby A nonwoven fibrous flexible material includes a needled web having a front outer surface and a non-glazed back surface disposed opposite thereof. The web includes interengaged first fibers and second thermoplastic fibers with the outer surface being subst... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5148584 | Apparatus for needling a nonwoven web In order to produce a needled nonwoven web having an improved surface quality, the needle board (1) of an apparatus for needling a nonwoven web should be provided with needles in a higher needle density. To that end the needles (2) of the needle board (1)... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5113563 | Apparatus for needling a web It is desired to use different needle pitches in the operation of an apparatus for needling a web without a need for replacing the needle board, the stripper and the optionally perforate backing. This is accomplished in that the holes provided in the need... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5084332 | Nonwoven fabric for shoe counters A nonwoven fabric and a process for making a nonwoven fabric consisting essentially of: (a) forming a carded web of staple fibers selected from the group consisting of polypropylene fibers, cellulose acetate fibers, nylon fibers, acrylic fibers, and combi... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5077874 | Method of producing a nonwoven dibrous textured panel and panel produced thereby A method for producing a nonwoven fibrous, flexible panel having a textured outer surface, including the steps: of providing a needled web comprised of interengaged first fibers and second thermoplastic fibers; needlepunching the web to produce the textur... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5035033 | Needle board for an apparatus for needling a non-woven fabric A needle board for an apparatus for needling a non-woven fabric comprises a carrier plate, which is provided with an elastic layer for retaining needles, which are detachably inserted in through holes and have angled needle butts, which are supported on t... | 07/30/1991 |
