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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7261849 | Tacky polymer melt spinning process A method for high speed melt spinning of binder fiber by melting a polymer having a melting temperature range of greater than 0° C. to 160° C., spinning said polymer at a speed of greater than about 2000 meters per minute to form the binder fibers; and winding the... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7195620 | Interlabial pad An object of the present invention is to provide an interlabial pad, with which a wearer will hardly feel a sensation of using the interlabial pad, even when a wearer moves and pressure from the exterior is applied to the interlabial pad. An interlabial pad 10 | 03/27/2007 |
| 7181817 | Method and apparatus for making an absorbent composite A method and apparatus for making an absorbent composite from continuous tow is disclosed. The method and apparatus includes the steps of or means for spreading a crimped tow; de-registering the crimped tow; shaping the de-registered tow to a substantially rectangul... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7127879 | Ply-twisted yarn for cut resistant fabrics A ply-twisted yarn useful in cut resistant fabrics is made by providing a first multifilament yarn of continuous organic filaments having a tensile strength of at least 4 grams per denier and having a twist in a first direction of from 0.5 to 10 turns per inch; prov... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7103946 | Method and apparatus for making an absorbent composite A method and apparatus for making an absorbent composite from continuous tow is disclosed. The method and apparatus includes the steps of or means for spreading a crimped tow; de-registering the crimped tow; shaping the de-registered tow to a substantially rectangul... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7089725 | Method of making furniture with synthetic woven material An article of furniture is made from elongated polymer filaments. The polymer filaments may be monofilaments or plural filaments which are twisted together and heat set to prevent their untwisting during the subsequent weaving process. The heat setting of the polyme... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7059027 | Method and apparatus for making an absorbent composite A method and apparatus for making an absorbent composite from continuous tow is disclosed. The method and apparatus includes the steps of or means for spreading a crimped tow; de-registering the crimped tow; shaping the de-registered tow to a substantially rectangul... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6994124 | Three dimensional waffleweave and stitching method thereof A three dimensional waffleweave includes a plurality of light coloring yarns interlaced with a plurality of dark coloring yarns to form a plurality of waffleweave units, wherein each of the waffleweave units, having an oblong shaped, defines four sidewalls and a cen... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6782686 | Twisting then cabling BCF yarns to impart torque A method for forming a highly textured loop pile rug and/or carpet using the torque created by twisting then cabling bulk continuous yarns. A flooring article having a textured effect by creating torque in the yarn through the twisting and cabling of bulk continuous... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6705069 | Self-setting yarn A self-set yarn made from bicomponent fibers forms helical crimps that lock in twist and form bulk. ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6425237 | Sewing yarn and process for the manufacture of a sewing yarn A sewing yarn is described, with at least two roving. yarns, which are twisted together with one another for the formation of the sewing yarn, whereby each roving yarn has the structure of a core yarn, comprising at least one first multifilament yarn comp... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6408607 | Method of false twist texturing a synthetic yarn to a crimped yarn A method for false twist texturing a synthetic yarn, as well as the thus-produced crimped yarn, wherein a false twist is produced on the yarn at a speed of a false twist unit, which exceeds 2.2 times of the yarn speed and is above a saturation limit for a... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6335093 | Composite crimped yarn Composite crimped yarn comprising 50-90 wt. % of cellulose filaments and synthetic fiber filaments and having a crimp elongation percentage of 0.1-4.0%; and a weft knitted fabric comprising the composite crimped yarns. A weft knitted fabric comprising the... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6158204 | Self-setting yarn A self-set yarn made from bicomponent fibers forms helical crimps that lock in twist and form bulk.... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5698291 | Crimp-bonded fibrous cellulosic laminate Disclosed is a process for producing a crimp-bonded fibrous cellulosic laminate. The process includes the steps of: 1) providing at least two superposed plies of a fibrous cellulosic material; 2) passing the superposed plies through a crimp roll arrangeme... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5652038 | Yarn and tufted fabric for use in a bathroom rug A tufted fabric and yarn for use therein which is suitable for fabrication into a highly absorbent and quick drying bathroom rug. The fabric includes a primary backing material and yarn tufts secured in the backing material and forming a raised surface on... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5414987 | Pre-stuffer box conditioning of ply-twisted carpet yarn A process for treating a ply-twisted crimped multifilament yarn. The process involves adjusting the temperature and moisture content of the yarn prior to passing the yarn through a stuffer box which is essentially free of steam. Excess hot fluid is remove... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5284009 | Fiber blends for improved carpet texture retention The present invention relates to ply-twisted yarns comprising fiber blends of about 70 to 90 weight percent base fiber and about 10 to 30 percent non-melt compatible polyolefin fiber having a melting point of about 130° to 170° C. The base fiber may be ... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5209974 | Copolymeric yarns for textured carpets Heatset, textured (e.g. stuffer box textured), continuous filament, nylon carpet yarn useful for making textured carpets is disclosed. The yarn is made from nylon 66 copolymer. Textured carpets made from the yarns of the invention have improved aesthetics... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5058371 | Continuous filament yarn for trackless carpet Yarn suitable for use in making cut pile trackless carpet is disclosed. The yarn is composed of two continuous filament singles yarn cabled together with from 3.5 to 5.0 turns per inch (2.54 cm) of twist. Each singles yarn is tangled and contains substant... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5008992 | Method of producing a bulked composite yarn A method for combining a relatively elastic yarn component with a relatively inelastic yarn component is disclosed, and wherein the two components are guided through a jet of high velocity air so as to entangle the filaments and produce a bulked composite... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4897989 | Method to produce three-ply yarn and fabric made therefrom A novel pile fabric and method of making the pile fabric which employs a three-ply yarn having one yarn being textured and the other two yarns being non-textured to provide a wool-like appearance to the fabric and eliminate the tendency of such a fabric t... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4840838 | High temperature filter felt A high temperature filter felt comprising a scrim and an entangled batt. The machine-direction component of the scrim is made up of intermeshed continuous filament yarns which are 40 to 75% glass fibers and 25 to 60% poly(tetrafluoroethylene) fibers. The ... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4788816 | Texturized synthetic yarns Method to produce a spun-like textured yarn comprised of one yarn which is substantially fully oriented and the other yarn is partially oriented. The method involves plying the yarns in the draw zone before being pre-textured. The ply point of the plied y... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4729214 | Combined carpet yarns by open end rotor spinning A method of manufacturing a combined yarn which includes feeding staple fibers to the collection groove of an open-end spinning rotor, twisting the staple fibers into a staple fiber yarn, combining the staple fiber yarn with a continuous filament yarn whi... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4656825 | Sewing thread and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing a sewing thread comprising the following steps: drawing an undrawn polyester multifilament yarn; preliminarily heat treating the drawn yarn at an effective heat treating temperature before false twisting; then, false twisting the heat tre... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4578940 | Method for manufacturing sewing thread A method for manufacturing a sewing thread comprising the following steps: drawing an undrawn polyester multifilament yarn; preliminarily heat treating the drawn yarn at an effective heat treating temperature before false twisting; then, false twisting the heat tre... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4513565 | Sewing thread A method for manufacturing a sewing thread comprising the following steps: drawing an undrawn polyester multifilament yarn; preliminarily heat treating the drawn yarn at an effective heat treating temperature before false twisting; then, false twisting the heat tre... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4418524 | Twisted yarn and twisted bundle of yarns A twisted combination yarn is disclosed which is made of a first yarn which contracts when it absorbs water, and a second yarn plied with the first yarn which is not substantially changed in length by contact with water. The twisted combination yarn of th... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4338776 | Process for the production of a crimped continuous multifilament yarn Process and apparatus for producing a crimped continuous multifilament yarn by the sequential steps of air-jet texturizing to form multiple random filamentary loops, immediately pulling out metastable loops formed in the yarn without heating and without s... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4196241 | Intertwined carpet yarn of varying dye affinity and carpets made from said yarn The invention relates to a composite, synthetic multi-filament carpet yarn of polyamide, which yarn is composed of a number of intertwined basic yarns of varying dye affinity and/or crimped yarns of different colors.... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4193252 | Knit-deknit method of handling yarn to produce carbon or graphite yarn In a method of making carbon or graphite yarn, a bundle of single ply precursor yarns is knit into an elongated fabric to facilitate subsequent processing of the yarns. The elongated fabric is pretreated to facilitate carbonization thereof such as by bein... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4180968 | Composite yarn and method of forming said yarn A composite filament yarn made by plying untexturized cellulose acetate yarn with polyamide or polyester yarn is made more coherent by false-twist texturizing it. The increased coherence prevents bunching of the acetate yarn during knitting and so the ass... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4141121 | Apparatus for producing fluid jet teased yarns from short/medium staple multifiber spun yarns An apparatus for producing a novel teased yarn having teased, hairy, fluffy, fuzzed character without loops resembling angora, alpaca and the like yarns from multifiber spun yarns of short to medium staple, and the resulting yarn produced thereby, wherein... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4121412 | Spun yarn and process for manufacturing the same This invention relates to a novel spun yarn composed of staple fibers only and having the average number of fibers in cross section and the rate of yarn evenness being within a limited range, and a process for manufacturing the same directly from continuo... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4080777 | Novelty yarns A novelty yarn having a pronounced variation in linear density is obtained by passing at least one multifilament yarn through a fluid tangling zone and by alternatingly and mechanically tensioning and relaxing the yarn within the tangling zone. The yarn c... | 03/28/1978 |
| 3987614 | Voluminous filament yarn Object of the invention is a voluminous filament yarn of three-dimensionally curled filaments without loops, coils or whorls having a positive value of residual crimp c3, with several loose filament ends sticking out and at least said ends havi... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3978647 | Highly coherent and rigid synthetic multifilamentary yarn and process for manufacturing the same Highly coherent and rigid synthetic multifilamentary yarn of improved functional properties having a novel and unique configuration composed of multiple, retained, successive and alternate twist regions is manufactured by twisting thermoplastic fibers by ... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3950932 | Cabled stuffer box crimped yarn and method of producing the same A multi-colored, cabled, stuffer box crimped yarn containing filaments of respectively at least two non-contrasting colors and a contrasting color, the filaments of the at least two non-contrasting colors imparting a heather appearance to the yarn and the... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3950933 | Cabled or wrapped, stuffer box crimped yarn and method of producing the same A stuffer box crimped yarn of lengthwise uniformity in appearance is produced by twisting together or, more specifically, cabling at least three multifiliment ends, at least one of the ends being of a different color, initial twist or initial texture from... | 04/20/1976 |