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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7941903 | Carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle, production method and production device therefor, and carbon fiber and production method therefor There are provided a carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle which permits easy bundling of a plurality of small tows into one bundle, is provided with a dividing capability to divide into the original small tows spontaneously at the time of firing, and is suitable for ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7752723 | Nozzle core for a device used for producing loop yarn as well as method for the production of a nozzle core The invention relates to a ceramic nozzle core and a method for producing a ceramic nozzle core which is part of a device used for producing loop yarn. The inventive ceramic nozzle core is embodied with an approximately constant wall thickness and a reduced size so ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7500296 | Texturing nozzle and method for the texturing of endless yarn The invention relates to a method for the texturing of endless yarn by means of a texturing nozzle having a continuous yarn duct into which compressed air at a pressure higher than 4 bar is blown in the direction of the yarn conveyance, whereby the yarn duct is pref... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7360354 | Method and device for the production of covered elastic yarn and for automatically replacing feeding spools The device comprises in combination: an interlacing jet for reciprocally joining the covering yarn and the elastic yarn; supporting elements for spools of elastic yarn; winding members for winding the composite yarn on a developing cop; a device for interrupting the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353575 | Method and device for producing a fancy knotted yarn The invention relates to a method and a device for producing a fancy knotted yarn. The treatment air is injected into the yarn channel as primary air via a main bore hole, and as secondary air preferably via two auxiliary bore holes. The introduction of primary air ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7323244 | Low and weakly-interlaced polyester multifilament yarn and method of producing the same Disclosed is a low and weakly-interlaced industrial polyester multifilament yarn, which has excellent flatness and flat uniformity, and in which the number of monofilament layers is properly controlled according to a fineness of the low and weakly-interlaced polyest... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318263 | Device for compression crimping The invention relates to a device for the compression crimping of a synthetic multifilament yarn, said device comprising a transport nozzle and a compression chamber. Said transport nozzle comprises a yarn channel by which means a yarn is guided to a compression cha... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309667 | Woven fabric and a method for the production thereof A fabric includes mutually transverse thread systems, with at least one of the thread systems including a differential shrinkage yarn C. The shrinkage yarn C has at least one effect component A that irreversibly elongates itself upon heat treatment, and at least one... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7284306 | System, apparatus, and method of reducing production loss for textured yarn and other related methods A yarn texturizing system, apparatus, and methods of reducing production loss or increasing production speed in a continuous textured yarn production process are provided. The system includes a yarn supply, a yarn stuffing container to produce textured yarn periodic... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7270777 | Method and apparatus for producing a low-shrinking smooth yarn A method and apparatus for producing a high-strength and low-shrinkage synthetic flat yarn. After melt spinning, the filaments are combined to a yarn and drawn. Subsequently, the yarn is compressed to form a plug under the influence of heat. This plug is transported... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7260875 | Ceramic nozzle and apparatus for stuffer box crimping a synthetic multifilament yarn A stuffer box yarn crimping apparatus for crimping a synthetic multifilament yarn 14. The apparatus includes a feed nozzle 2 which comprises a divided nozzle body, consisting of two molded ceramic components 1. Preferably, the molded ceramic com... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249451 | Texturing and interlacing machine The machine comprises a texturing zone (12) trough which a covering yarn (22) advances; a feed unit (C) for an elastomer yarn (20); combining means to combine the textured covering yarn (22) with the elastomer yarn (20), said means... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7219556 | Yarn snarling testing apparatus and method A process for measuring snarling properties of a yarn is provided. Firstly a first and a second point of the yarn are held in close proximity, and a portion of the yarn between the two points is of a predetermined length. A predetermined tension force is temporarily... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210582 | Screen and screen frame for improved screen to shaker placement, handling and retention A frame for a screen utilized in a shaker separator, the frame including: a first (2) and a second (4) longitudinal support member (2) spaced apart from and substantially parallel to the each other; one or more inner longitudinal support member ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207094 | Housing A housing 1 for enclosing a nozzle is suggested, particularly an air covering nozzle or an air texturing nozzle 3, with at least one filament pass-through aperture 10, 11, 12, 13 having a filament pass-through aperture circumference 20 an... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7127784 | Treatment of filament yarns to provide spun-like characteristics and yarns and fabrics produced thereby A process for forming a continuous filament yarn having the surface tactile character of a spun yarn. The process includes passing the cohesive yarn structure through the interior of a rotating sleeve member disposed in surrounding relation to the cohesive yarn stru... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127785 | Interlacing textile slide jet A textile interlacing slide jet (2), (102) includes a jet body (10), a jet carriage (40, 140) on which a ceramic jet nozzle insert (30, 130) is mounted, and a spring housing (52) that includes a stack of compression spring w... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7086130 | Apparatus and method for texturing a plurality of blended synthetic multifilament yarns An apparatus and a method for texturing blended synthetic multifilament yarns, wherein the blended yarns are each produced in parallel from a plurality of individual yarn components. The individual yarn components are withdrawn and drawn by a withdrawal means, with ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7020940 | Texturing yarn There is disclosed a method of texturing yarn products wherein the yarn product is passed along a predetermined yarn path through a liquid jet device applying a force to the yarn transversely to the axis thereof, comprising directing the liquid as it passes through ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6937801 | High density fiber optic cable A fiber optic cable is provided that includes a plurality of lengthwise extending, non-jacketed bundles of optical fibers and a cable jacket surrounding the bundles of optical fibers. Each bundle of optical fibers may include a binder, such as a binder thread, for m... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6880212 | Air-jet method for producing composite elastic yarns A continuous method for producing composite elastic yarns at speeds up to 700 m/min by (a) stretching (drafting) an elastomeric yarn (e.g., spandex) by 2.0× (100%) to 10.5× (950%) while heating (max. heating temperature 220° C.) in a single or double stage draft,... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880319 | Cut resistant yarns and process for making the same, fabric and glove The present invention relates to cut resistant yarns. More particularly, it relates to a process of making a cut resistant yarn comprising a plurality of cut resistant filaments and at least one elastomeric filament, as well as fabrics and articles such as gloves, c... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6868593 | Tandem interlacing textile jet nozzle assembly An apparatus and method for improving multifilament textile yarn interlacing includes two spaced apart interlacing jet nozzles 2a and 2b positioned so that the yarn channels 4a and 4b of the two nozzles are ali... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6848151 | Air-jet method for producing composite elastic yarns A continuous method for producing composite elastic yarns at speeds up to 700 m/min by (a) stretching (drafting) an elastomeric yarn (e.g., spandex) by 2.0×(100%) to 10.5×(950%) while heating (max. heating temperature 220° C.) in a single or double stage draft, (... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6834417 | Method and device for processing filament yarn, and use of said device A method of treating filament yarn includes supplying a plurality of yarn filaments through a yarn channel of a nozzle in a yarn travel direction and introducing a blowing medium into the yarn channel substantially in a direction of the yarn travel direction and at ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6826814 | Yarn texturizer A texturizer is a base which provides a plurality of inlets directed to stations internal to the base. Each of the stations communicate internal to housings which have inserts therein. Receivers in the inserts receive air from the stations and direct the air towards... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6780357 | Splittable multicomponent polyester fibers Mechanically divisible multicomponent fibers have at least a component including poly(lactic acid) polymer and at least a second component including at aromatic polyester. The multicomponent fibers are particularly useful in the manufacture of nonwoven structures, a... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6776943 | Methods for making morphologically stable bulked continuous filaments BCF yarn is melt-spun, drawn and textured to provide morphologically stable BCF yarns. The yarn texturizing includes a relatively low efficiency fluid jet texturizer, that is a fluid jet texturizer operating at a sufficiently low fluid jet velocity and a sufficientl... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6767498 | Process of making microfilaments Thermally divisible multicomponent fibers (4) having at least a first component including an elastomeric polymer (6) and at least a second component including a non-elastomeric polymer (8). The multicomponent fibers are useful in the manufacture... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6726975 | Multiple fiber floor mat and method Dual fiber carpet and matting fabrics are made of tufted ends of yarn with one end being made from standard carpet denier yarns ranging from about 10 to 30 denier per filament and total denier ranging from about 600 to 5000 denier and the second end being made from ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6715191 | Co-texturization of glass fibers and thermoplastic fibers A method of co-texturizing glass fibers and thermoplastic fibers comprises passing a glass fiber strand through a texturizing gun, simultaneously passing a thermoplastic fiber strand through the texturizing gun with the glass fiber strand and injecting pressurized a... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6709623 | Process of and apparatus for making a nonwoven web Improvements to processes and equipment for the manufacture of nonwoven webs useful in numerous applications including personal care, protective apparel, and industrial products. The fiber and/or filaments used to form the nonwoven fabric are deposited on a forming ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6663806 | Processes for making poly (trimethylene terephthalate) yarns Fine denier poly(trimethylene terephthalate) feed yarns and drawn yarns wherein the drawn yarns are characterized by a denier per filament less than 1.5 and are drawn such that the actual draw ratio is within 10 percent of the predicted draw ratio determi... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6660218 | Filament draw jet apparatus and process The present invention is directed to a draw jet for drawing thermoplastic polymer filaments including a drawing slot defined by an entrance member including a converging passageway communicating with a continuing passageway, terminating at an outlet porti... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6609278 | Yarn processing device and use thereof The invention relates to a pin assembly which keeps single-piece, two-piece or multi-pieced yarn processing elements, especially yarn interlacing spinnerets or thermal treatment elements, in an exact position during an entire service life, despite the ext... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6564438 | Method for air-bubble texturing endless filament yarn, yarn finishing device and its use A method and machine for treating yarn may include feeding the yarn through both a heat treatment and an air jet texturing nozzle. The texturing nozzle may be supplied with compressed air, producing an air jet with a speed greater than Mach 1 in the yarn ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6543106 | Apparatus, method and system for air opening of textile tow and opened textile tow web produced thereby The invention provides an air opening jet for use in a process for making a rectangular structure made from a tow of fibers, such air opening jet including a housing, an air jet for moving the tow through the housing and opening the tow, and an accumulati... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543105 | Device for intermingling relaxing and/or thermosetting of filament yarn in a spinning process The device (80) described can be used in universal fashion for the intermingling, relaxing, and/or thermosetting of filament yarn (50) in a melt spinning process. It comprises a treatment chamber (80, 81), which is capable of being filled with a gas under... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6537473 | Process of making polyolefin fibers Polyolefin fibers and polyolefin yarns of high strength and elongation and textile fabrics produced therefrom, which consist of modified propylene polymers, unmodified propylene polymers and adjuvants, are produced by melting the polyolefin mixtures in th... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6471906 | Ultra low-tension relax process and tension gate-apparatus The invention describes a low tension relax process and corresponding apparatus, wherein a tension gate is incorporated into a relax zone in a yarn production process. The tension gate can be anything that produces a drag on the yarn threadline such as an... | 10/29/2002 |
