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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6168743 | Method of continuously heat treating articles and apparatus therefor A method and apparatus for steam-treating yarn, films, fibers, fiber tow and other polymeric articles is described. The apparatus includes a first orifice for generating minimum pressure areas and a second orifice to provide a sonic shock region operative... | 01/02/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5976453 | Device and process for expanding strand material An expanding device for expanding strand material into a wool-type product includes outer and internal nozzle sections. The outer nozzle section has an entrance portion, an intermediate portion and an exit portion. At least a portion of the internal nozzl... | 11/02/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5526850 | Main nozzle accelerator chamber for an air-jet loom A main nozzle for an air jet loom has an outer casing and is provided with a compressed air introduction duct and a mixing chamber. A mixer tube provided with an annular distributor ring is inserted into the outer casing to form with the outer casing and ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5433365 | Fluid nozzle device for yarn processing A nozzle device for processing of synthetic yarns for intermingling or texturization. The nozzle device has a housing with an inlet end and an outlet end. The inlet end is located upstream in relation to the outlet end. An inner nozzle member is provided ... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5327622 | Highlighted non-blended continuous filament carpet yarn Moresque or berber continuous filament yarn is prepared by supplying a first group of continuous filaments to a first entangling zone where harsh nodes are created so that the first group has a yarn harshness of at least about 200. One or more other group... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5326009 | Air nozzle for use in production of nonwoven fabric An air nozzle for use in the production of nonwoven fabric that is adapted to receive spun filaments from a spinning nozzle and feed the filaments in an air jet into a receiver. The air nozzle is directed to the prevention of any abrasion of the inner sur... | 07/05/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5191680 | Filament threading in an air gun for producing nonwoven fabrics An air gun for producing nonwoven fabrics has an inlet, a carrier path and a compressed air blow port. The air gun receives filaments spun from high speed spinning nozzles and delivers them onto a screen belt to form a web. The inlet of the air gun receiv... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5184381 | Apparatus for producing soft node air entangled yarn An apparatus for preparing regular soft nodes in multifilamentary yarns composed of synthetic polymeric filaments includes at least two interlacers, each having a separate yarn passageway. The passageways are arranged in series so that each interlacer ope... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5172459 | Multi-ply air textured yarn A multi-ply continuous filament air textured yarn and method to produce same by combining a plurality of POY yarns in a nip and supplying them to a heated draw block to provide two stages of drawing. The drawn yarn is then heat set and supplied to an air ... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5148586 | Crimped continuous filament yarn with color-point heather appearance A process for making a heather-dyeable or precolored heather yarn product comprises supplying a first crimped continuous filament yarn in the form of a loose matrix substantially free of filament entanglement and a second crimped continuous filament yarn ... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5142754 | Method and apparatus for producing an air textured yarn A method and apparatus for producing an air textured yarn is disclosed, and wherein a partially oriented and fully drawn yarn is withdrawn from a supply package, wrapped about a heated godet, and then directly advanced into an air texturing nozzle. In the... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5141780 | Multifilament yarn with adhesive polymer component The invention is directed to a process for producing bulked synthetic multifilament yarn comprising a plurality of continuous synthetic filaments having deposited thereon at intermittent intervals an adhesive polymer component having a melting temperature... | 08/25/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5054174 | Method of producing an air textured yarn A method and apparatus for producing an air textured yarn is disclosed, and wherein a partially oriented yarn is withdrawn from a supply package, drawn, and then directly advanced into an air texturing nozzle, wherein a jet of unheated air serves to impar... | 10/08/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4999891 | Yarn handling device and method A yarn string-up gun is modified to include an entangling jet and a cut-down device eliminating the need to provide entangling jets for joining yarns on each yarn-spinning machine position for intermittent use.... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4949441 | Polylaminar apparatus for fluid treatment of yarn Strand material, such as yarns, tow or film, is processed through a fluid treatment apparatus which utilizes a polylaminar stack structure to form an elongate strand processing duct which has a strand inlet, a strand outlet, and a duct cross section which... | 08/21/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4932109 | Cleaning of gas jet yarn treatment apparatus Apparatus for gas jet treatment of moving, continuous multifilament synthetic yarn and a method for cleaning gas jet treatment apparatus are disclosed. A pressurized gas source for the apparatus is selectively disconnected and reconnected to a conduit whi... | 06/12/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4807431 | Air nozzle for pneumatic false-twist spinning having a yarn channel that is formed of at least two segments In the case of an air nozzle for pneumatic false-twist spinning having a yarn channel formed of at least two segments and having at least one compressed-air duct leading into the yarn channel, it is provided that for the formation of each compressed-air d... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4768336 | Arrangement for pneumatic false-twist spinning In the case of an arrangement for pneumatic false-twist spinning having an intake nozzle and having a false-twist nozzle, it is provided that air guiding means are connected to the intake nozzle that discharge outgoing air of the intake nozzle that is fir... | 09/06/1988 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4569471 | Container through which a gas flows, preferably a muffler, with fiberglass filling and method and apparatus for filling the same The invention relates to a container for fiberglass wool, as well as a method and apparatus for producing a continuous length of fiberglass wool and for filling the container through which a gas flows, e.g. a muffler, with said wool. The apparatus compris... | 02/11/1986 |
| 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 |
| 4541825 | Low air pressure method and apparatus for forming filter rods The present invention relates to high speed process and apparatus suitable for the preparation of cigarette filter rods having high tow utilization in terms of pressure drop per unit rod weight without producing substantial tow density variations. In acco... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4521945 | Yarn bulking jet A bulking device for making loop yarn, comprising a base with a blowing chamber, a pin insert with a yarn feeding channel and a jet insert with a yarn delivery channel, followed by a diffusor having resonance chamber just behind the inlet cross section fr... | 06/11/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4476079 | Process for manufacture of textile yarns In a process for draw fracturing yarn wherein the yarn is passed through a turbulent flow air suction device downstream of where the yarn is drawn and upstream of an air fracturing jet so that broken filaments extending from the yarn will be intermingled ... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4468845 | Jet and bustle tow blooming apparatus for a tow blooming process A jet and improved bustle tow blooming apparatus, the jet and bustle apparatus both being rectangular-shaped and the bustle apparatus having vented outlets through which the gases confined with the tow escape causing separation and blooming of the tow pri... | 09/04/1984 |
