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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7150083 | Compressive crimping device for a synthetic multi-threaded yarn The invention relates to a compressive crimping device for a synthetic multi-threaded yarn. The thread is compressed by a texturing device to form a tangle of thread. The tangle of thread is subsequently cooled by means of a cooling device and unraveled to form a cr... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140207 | Device for the continuous treatment of yarns with process fluids Device for the continuous treatment of yarns with process fluids comprising a Venturi nozzle fed with process fluid as driving fluid to feed the yarn to the treatment, a distributor for distributing the yarn in the treatment reactor according to a layer of superimpo... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6370746 | Yarn treatment jet A yarn treatment jet is provided having a venturi member with a venturi shaped bore, and an inlet member with a yarn passage therethrough located in the mouth of the bore, in which the inlet member is in contact with the mouth of the bore to locate the in... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6170302 | Method and apparatus for continuously cleaning yarn fibers A method and apparatus for continuously cleaning a yarn moving through the device. A first secouring body has a yarn entrance and a yarn exit connecting by a centeral cavity. Pressurized fluid is introduced through the yarn while the yarn is positioned wi... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6148490 | Process and device for texturing at least one endless filament yarn A texturizing device for yarn texturing includes a yarn channel having movable components for rapidly releasing the entire yarn path. The nozzle body of the texturizing device preferably includes two parts as a glide plate and a sliding nozzle plate, in w... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6088892 | Method of aerodynamic texturing, texturing nozzle, nozzle head and use thereof A method of air jet texturing is described wherein the intensity of texturing is proposed to be increased in that an air flow exceeding Mach 2 is obtained by the design of the nozzle duct. The total opening angle of the nozzle duct (11) directly in front ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5579566 | Apparatus and method for stuffer box crimping synthetic filament yarns An apparatus for stuffer box crimping synthetic filament yarns is disclosed, which includes an air nozzle for pulling in and advancing multi-filament yarns at a high speed, and a downstream stuffer box in which the gaseous transport fluid is separated and... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5511295 | System for preparing highly coherent air jet textured yarn In a system for air-jet texturing yarn a yarn treating jet is modified to locate a baffle at the outlet end of the jet. The baffle is positioned a fixed distance from the central axis of the jet and away from the outlet end of the jet such that the yarn f... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5487859 | Process of making fine polyester hollow filaments A post-coalescence melt-spinning process for preparing fine undrawn hollow polyester filaments having excellent mechanical quality and uniformity at high speeds (2-5 km/min) involving selection of polymer viscosity and spinning conditions, whereby the voi... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5439626 | Process for making hollow nylon filaments A melt spinning process and the nylon hollow filaments and yarns made by such process which includes extruding molten nylon polymer having a relative viscosity (RV) of at least about 50 and a melting point (TM) of about 210° C. to about 310° ... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5417902 | Process of making polyester mixed yarns with fine filaments Polyester mixed fine filament yarns having excellent mechanical quality and uniformity, and preferably with a balance of good dyeability and shrinkage, are prepared by a simplified direct spin-orientation process by selection of polymer and spinning condi... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5384082 | Process of making spin-oriented polyester filaments Polyester filaments of high shrinkage and high shrinkage tension may be prepared by heat treatment of undrawn crystalline filaments of low shrinkage and shrinkage tension, and may be used for making polyester yarns of mixed shrinkage and bulky polyester y... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5356582 | Continuous hollow filament, yarns, and tows Hollow polyester undrawn filaments having excellent mechanical quality and uniformity are prepared by a simplified post-coalescence melt spinning process at speeds of e.g. 2-5 km/min by selection of polymer and spinning conditions whereby the void content... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5241730 | Device for jet-bulking of at least one multifilament yarn The device has a guide body (1) with a through bore, which exhibits an outlet opening (3). A needle body contains a through yarn channel, which is coaxially aligned with the bore of guide body (1). One end of the needle body extends into a conical inlet s... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5231743 | Yarn texturing jet with automatic string-up A self-stringing jet device which is compact, easy to disassemble, and easy to string up includes a body, a yarn inlet section, and a movable venturi located at the outlet end of the jet. The venturi may be moved from a string up position to an operating ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5140729 | Device for blow-texturing at least one multifilament yarn The device has a guide unit (1) enclosing a through hole with a conical inlet section (2). A needle unit (3) encloses a through yarn passage (4) arranged coaxially with the hole in the guide unit (1). One end of the needle unit (3) extends into the conica... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5020199 | Air texturing jet A yarn treating jet is modified to locate a baffle at the outlet end of the jet. The baffle is positioned a fixed distance above the central axis of the jet and away from the outlet end of the jet such that the yarn and air follow the lower surface of the... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5003677 | Method and apparatus for processing a textured yarn A method and apparatus for processing a synthetic continuous filament textured yarn is disclosed, and wherein the yarn is wetted prior to entering the texturizing nozzle. To effect a uniform and controllable wetting, the yarn is passed over a guide surfac... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4945618 | Air texturing jet A yarn treating jet is modified to locate a baffle at the outlet end of the jet. The baffle is positioned a fixed distance above the central axis of the jet and away from the outlet end of the jet such that the yarn and air follow the lower surface of the... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4922593 | System for preparing highly coherent air jet textured yarn In a system for air-jet texturing yarn a yarn treating jet is modified to locate a baffle at the outlet end of the jet. The baffle is positioned a fixed distance above the central axis of the jet and away from the outlet end of the jet such that the yarn ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4837903 | Method and apparatus for producing slub yarn A method and an apparatus for producing a slub yarn from a filament yarn, in which the starting yarn is propelled by an air stream at a first rate and made to impinge on a liquid (water) surface, whereby the yarn is opened to individual single filaments w... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4833758 | Apparatus for preparing a nonwoven web An apparatus for preparing a nonwoven web in which a bundle of continuous filaments is jetted from a nozzle together with a fluid stream, the filaments and the fluid stream impinge upon a first impinging surface, and after impinging, the filaments and at ... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4615167 | Highly entangled thread development A method and apparatus for forming a yarn or sewing thread from core and effect yarns. The effect yarn is drawn at no higher than a normal drawing ratio for material from which the effect yarn is made and the effect yarn is softened by sufficient heating,... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4593521 | Jet spinning device In a jet spinning device, in order to enable automatic transport of the yarn from a twist jet to an output roller pair which, for spin-technological reasons, is somewhat spaced from the twist jet, the twist jet is placed in flow communication with a pneum... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4574436 | Yarn texturing jet In a self-stringing yarn texturing air jet which is compact and easy to string up includes a body, a yarn inlet section, a movable venturi and a yarn guiding element through which yarn passes to the outlet end of the jet, a second flange on the yarn guidi... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4547938 | Yarn texturing jet A self-stringing jet device which is compact and easy to string up includes a body, a yarn inlet section, and a movable venturi and a cylindrical baffle located at the outlet end of the jet. The venturi may be moved from a string up position to an operati... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4507833 | Jet texturing nozzle A texturing device consists of nozzle (1) with a guide duct (2) and a radial bore for feeding a pressure medium terminating in the guide duct. The duct is outwardly flared with a convexly curved outlet opening (2'), and a spherical or semispherical guide ... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4497099 | Method for production of synthetic yarn and yarn-like structures Synthetic yarn and yarn-like structures are formed by the method of treating separate strands of thermoplastic material so that at least one has a shrinkage ratio higher than normal at an elevated temperature. The strands are fed forwardly at different ra... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4492009 | Yarn texturing jet A self-stringing jet device which is compact and easy to string up includes a body, a yarn inlet section, a movable venturi and a cylindrical baffle located at the outlet end of the jet. The venturi may be moved from a string up position to an operating p... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4429002 | Bulky non-woven fabric of polybutylene terephthalate continuous filaments Non-woven fabric comprising polybutylene terephthalate continuous filaments having a three-dimensional crimp of unfixed shape provides remarkable resiliency, flexibility, and strength. A method of manufacturing such non-woven fabric forms a blended yarn o... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4392903 | Process for making a thermal-insulating nonwoven bulky product A process for producing thermal-insulating nonwoven bulky product characterized by its structural make up of substantially continuous single filaments of from about 0.01 to 2 denier which are stabilized on themselves in the product by a surface binder on ... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4380104 | Apparatus for separating the filament bundle of fibrous material A fibrous material composed of multifilaments is forced out of a spinneret with a fluid to collide with an impingement plate thereby separating the filaments, said impingement plate having as its impinging surface a material which creates a negative elect... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4347649 | Nozzle for texturing thread The present invention relates to a nozzle for texturing a thread by a gaseous fluid flow. The nozzle is provided with an angular channel for guiding a thread, a channel for feeding gaseous fluid thereto, opening obliquely into the angular channel, and at ... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4343071 | Air treatment jet for yarn Apparatus to provide a novel false twisted slub yarn by combining a core yarn and an effect yarn in a fluid tangling zone. The linear velocity of the effect yarn is raised to allow slubs to be produced in the combined yarn in an air jet apparatus. A baffl... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4337557 | Method and apparatus for texturizing thermoplastic yarn Thermoplastic yarn is texturized by the known method of forwarding it in a heated condition to a crimping zone at the entrance of a stuffer chamber (7) so as to form a plug (8) of crimped yarn within the chamber and withdrawing the yarn from the other end... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4316311 | Bounce crimping apparatus An improved method and apparatus for bounce crimp texturizing thermoplastic yarn. The process and apparatus are characterized by a unique control system wherein either yarn thickness or a minute accumulation of the yarn discharged from the texturizer is s... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4309801 | Texturizing process An improved method and apparatus for texturizing thermoplastic yarn. The process and apparatus are characterized by a unique control system which facilitates accumulatorless operation and which allows two or more yarns to be texturized at the same time an... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4293985 | Method and apparatus for making bounce crimped yarn Multi-filament thermoplastic bounce crimped yarns having improved fiber-fiber coherency and intermediate non-entangled yarns and methods and apparatus for making such yarns. The process is characterized by the use of a novel bounce crimper which produces ... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4290177 | Air jet with a baffle including an arcuate yarn engaging surface The air jet of the present invention is of the "bullet nose" type and is provided with a conical outer surface (32) on the exit end for directing the ambient air surrounding the exit end of the jet downwardly and inwardly to join the yarn and pressurized ... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4282637 | Nozzle for the texturization of yarns A Venturi type nozzle for the texturization of yarns includes a hollow body o which compressed air is fed, a needle housed therein to which yarn is fed, and a plug, wherein the needle is provided with a longitudinal passage for the yarn, the air passes bet... | 08/11/1981 |
