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Class 57/239 - Crimped or bulked


Subclass of Class 57 - Textiles: spinning, twisting, and twining
Definition: Subject matter wherein at least one of the components of
No. of patents: 40
Last issue date: 08/28/2007


NumberTitleIssue Date
7261849Tacky 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
7195620Interlabial 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
7181817Method 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
7127879Ply-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
7103946Method 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
7089725Method 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
7059027Method 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
6994124Three 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
6782686Twisting 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
6705069Self-setting yarn
A self-set yarn made from bicomponent fibers forms helical crimps that lock in twist and form bulk. ...
03/16/2004
6425237Sewing 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
6408607Method 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
6335093Composite 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
6158204Self-setting yarn
A self-set yarn made from bicomponent fibers forms helical crimps that lock in twist and form bulk....
12/12/2000
5698291Crimp-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
5652038Yarn 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
5414987Pre-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
5284009Fiber 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
5209974Copolymeric 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
5058371Continuous 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
5008992Method 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
4897989Method 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
4840838High 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
4788816Texturized 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
4729214Combined 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
4656825Sewing 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
4578940Method 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
4513565Sewing 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
4418524Twisted 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
4338776Process 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
4196241Intertwined 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
4193252Knit-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
4180968Composite 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
4141121Apparatus 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
4121412Spun 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
4080777Novelty 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
3987614Voluminous 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
3978647Highly 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
3950932Cabled 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
3950933Cabled 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
 
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