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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181437 | Cable assembly with anchor A cable assembly comprises a cable having a main body, strands, a tail and a first cable end, an anchor, and a sleeve having a bore, a first end and a second end. The first end is positioned generally adjacent the anchor, the second end is positioned remote from the... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7870714 | Air-splicing device for splice-connecting two glass fiber roving strands and process of splice-connecting same An Air-splicing device for splice-connecting two glass-fiber roving strands (1, 3), comprises a strand channel (6) open at its two opposing ends (7, 8), two splice chambers (9, 10) arranged side-by-side in said strand channel, at least th... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7856803 | Connection of steel cord ends A connection for connecting steel cord ends to one another is described. The connection solves the problem of filaments that break off at the connection during handling of the cord. In the inventive connection a fixation section is introduced before or after the joi... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7500344 | Device for handling the yarn in service trolleys for open-end spinning frames Device for generating and controlling a yarn reserve to be installed on service trolleys with open-end spinning frames, for reattachment and start-up interventions on the spinning unit, comprising a mouthpiece which sucks and generates in its interior a loop of rese... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7437867 | Core yarn production method and apparatus An elastic core fiber is caught to prevent production of a core yarn having no elastic core fiber. In a method for producing a core yarn by supplying a sliver to a drafting device in a predetermined amount and merging a core fiber with the sliver, the sliver is supp... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7424799 | Positioning device of the thread skein-end of the thread for service trolleys for open-end spinning machines Service trolley for open-end spinning machines equipped for the depositing of the final thread reserve on the exhausted bobbin comprising a thread-guide with a horizontal worm-screw, equipped with a cantilever supporting arm which allows its positioning at different... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424800 | Yarn cleaner A yarn cleaner for cleaning defects from a yarn, by means of a head for measuring at least one yarn parameter for comparison against cleaning limits determined for the yarn parameter. If the cleaning limits are exceeded, a defect in the yarn is indicated whereby int... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7240475 | Roundsling The invention is related to a roundsling in the form of an endless loop consisting of a core containing at least two turns of a load-bearing strand material comprising fibres with a tenacity of at least 10 cN/dTex and a protective covering around said core, wherein ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7155890 | Production device for carbon fibers and production method therefor A production device and production method for carbon fibers of the present invention is utilized to reliably obtain a connecting portion having a high process passing property with a simple mechanism so as to achieve a continuous operation and improve a firing proce... | 01/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7146792 | Service trolley for open-end spinning machines Service trolley for open-end spinning machines equipped with members dedicated to the operations in the intervention cycles and managed by the trolley's own control unit in which each member is independent from the others, being equipped with independent actuation c... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7131256 | Method and device for twisting of two ends of thread A method and a device for twisting at least two ends of thread in order to mutually connect the at least two threads, which method comprises the steps of: providing at least two ends of thread running substantially mutually parallel and in the same direction; holdin... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7114319 | Unidirectional long fiber three dimensional fiber structure produced by short fiber intertwining and production method thereof A unidirectional three dimensional fiber structure is provided which does not require weaving, displays a high level of interlayer strength and does not suffer from cracking, and which can also be easily produced with any arbitrary cross-section. A unidirectional th... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7107749 | Method for splicing a laid rope Method to make a splice in a laid rope construction containing at least two strands includes splitting one end of the laid rope into a first part having a first number of strands and a second part having a second number of strands, then tucking the first part of the... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7103945 | Machine for joining yarns Device for joining yarns between two machines for treating yarns. The present invention relates to a device for joining yarns between two machines for treating yarns, such as thermofixing and winding or beaming machines or steaming and winding or beaming machines or... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7082745 | Clump cutter apparatus of elastic yarn To provide a clump cutter apparatus of an elastic yarn for improving a success ratio of clump cutting when cutting the elastic yarn running in a draft state. A clump cutter apparatus of an elastic yarn configured by overlapping and combining a plurality of laminate ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063410 | Ink jet apparatus A drop emitting apparatus including an ink jet printhead; a plurality of on-board ink reservoirs for supplying ink to the ink jet printhead; a plurality of remote ink containers; a plurality of ink supply conduits fluidically connected between the remote ink contain... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7036300 | Procedure and an apparatus for start-up spinning of the thread in an open-end spinning apparatus A procedure and apparatus for start-up spinning of a thread in an open-end spinning apparatus is provided. A first and second auxiliary roll-pair are presentable within a thread course during start up spinning. A source of a suction air stream within the spinning ap... | 05/02/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7000373 | Introducing/removing device of the end in an open-end spinning rotor Introducing/removing device of the end of the thread for an automatic service trolley for spinning units of open-end spinning machines comprising a moving structure, capable of taking a gripping member into various working positions and equipped with a gripping memb... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6971226 | Procedure for preparing a piecing process in an open-end rotor spinning unit In the case of a procedure for preparing a piecing process in an open-end rotor spinning aggregate it is provided that a thread end, which is to be pieced in a fiber ring located in a spinning rotor, is first cross-cut, thinned-out and moistened. The dampening takes... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971415 | Rotational grip twist machine and method for fabricating bulges of twisted wire electrical connectors Bulges in a wire having helically coiled strands are formed by untwisting the strands in an anti-helical direction at a predetermined position, to form an electrical connector from a length of the stranded wire. The wire is gripped by moving two spaced apart clamp m... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969441 | Method and apparatus for producing laminated articles In the invention, a method is provided for producing a composite nonwoven fabric. A polymer is extruded into heated continuous filaments, possibly elastic, from the die head to a first chilled roller, wherein the extruder is configured to provide the continuous fila... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6959532 | Method and device of piecing or starting of spinning for spinning positions of air spinning frames The invention concerns a start of spinning or the method of piecing for spinning positions of air spinning frames, which, during a spinning process, produce a thread from a longitudinal fiber structure and which, for this, comprise a fineness influencing unit with p... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6948303 | Process and arrangement for spinning yarn A process is disclosed for a spinning arrangement for dealing with the correction of an end break. During operation, sliver-like fiber material fed to the spinning arrangement is opened to single fibers by means of an opening roller. The single fibers are then trans... | 09/27/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6907721 | Spliced yarn and method for forming the same A method for producing a spliced yarn comprising alternating predetermined lengths of a first and a second yarn and to the yarn is disclosed. A predetermined length of a first yarn is drawn through an intermingling jet. A leading portion of a second yarn is f... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6889493 | Apparatus for forming a spliced yarn Apparatus for forming a spliced yarn includes a yarn conduction member with an intermingling jet disposed forwardly thereof. The yarn conduction member has respective yarn conduction channels through which the first and second yarns are conveyed to the intermingling... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6868660 | Device and process for the pneumatic splicing of threads or yarns containing an elastomer or with a high torque A process for the pneumatic splicing of threads or yarns containing an elastomer or with a high torque comprises at least the following phases: introduction into a splicing chamber (11, 110) of a splicer (10, 100) of threads (12, 15) to be joine... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6865874 | Method and device for restarting the spinning of open-end spinning devices A method and device for restarting a spinning operation at work stations (2) of an open-end spinning machine (1) after replacement of a cheese (8) with an empty tube by a traveling service unit (16) comprising an auxiliary yarn supply dev... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6817169 | Service unit for restarting the spinning of work stations in an open-end spinning machine A service unit for restarting a spinning operation at work stations (2) of an open-end spinning machine (1) after replacement of a cheese (8) with an empty tube in the winding device of a work station, comprises an auxiliary yarn supply device (... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6804945 | Open-end rotor spinning machine An open-end rotor spinning machine having at least two identical work stations, wherein each work station comprises an open-end spinning device for producing a yarn, a winding device with a creel, a yarn cross-winding device for producing a cheese, a vacuum-chargeab... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6789381 | Yarn splicing device A yarn splicing device with a splicing channel that can be charged with compressed air for the pneumatic connection of two yarn ends. The yarn splicing device has two rotatably seated prism elements, each of which is pivotable between a non-splicing position and a s... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6742560 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing fiber bundle with injected air Two flat fiber bundles of non-twisted filaments are arranged in an overlapped relationship or in a parallel and adjoining relationship, and held by a gripper at two points spaced apart from each other in the filament-extending direction. Compressed air is injected f... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6722116 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing fiber bundle with injected air Two flat fiber bundles of non-twisted filaments are arranged in an overlapped relationship or in a parallel and adjoining relationship, and held by a gripper at two points spaced apart from each other in the filament-extending direction. Compressed air is injected f... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6694718 | Yarn splicing device A yarn splicing device for producing a knot-free yarn connection, particularly with elastic yarns, comprises a splicing body (25) formed with a splicing channel (26) to receive the yarns to be spliced and having at least one compressed air inlet opening (... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6691501 | Method of piecing up a yarn formed on a spinning position, or for starting the spinning process, and a spinning position equipped for implementing the method In a spinning position of a spinning machine a longitudinal fibre array first is refined in a drafting process, and the refined fibre array then is subject to a twist imparting process, and is taken off the twist-imparting zone as a yarn. In case of an in... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6672045 | Apparatus and method for splicing threadlines by knot-induced thread twist entanglement This invention provides an apparatus and method for splicing together two threadlines in a manufacturing process and, more specifically, to a manually assisted apparatus and method resulting in a knot-induced twist entanglement splice that joins a threadl... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6666012 | Process and device for pneumatic retention of a yarn During the pneumatic holding of a yarn spun from fibers, the intensity of the air stream holding the yarn is changed to adapt to the prevailing working conditions. Such a change in intensity of this air stream can take place here in adaptation to differen... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6662542 | Open-end spinning device and process for temporary receiving a yarn In open-end spinning and in coordination with predetermined operating phases, a yarn suction pipe by means of which a yarn extending from a bobbin is to be received temporarily is brought successively into different operating planes. The yarn suction pipe... | 12/16/2003 |
