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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7690182 | Straight-type finish for synthetic fibers, processing method for false twisted textured yarns using same, and false twisted textured yarns A straight-type finish, which has improved storage characteristics and is capable of preventing synthetic fibers from becoming electrically charged and uneven dyeing from being generated, contains a lubricant and a functional improvement agent at specified ratios. A... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7356984 | Device and method for treatment of a traveling yarn with a steam-creating treatment medium A device for treatment of a traveling yarn with a steam-creating medium includes a column of several chambers provided with yarn inlet- and yarn outlet-channels and arranged one over the other, of which one of the chambers is a steam treatment chamber provided with ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7080501 | Yarn false twist texturing apparatus A texturing apparatus for draw texturing a synthetic yarn. To this end, the texturing machine comprises a first feed system, a heating device, a cooling device, a texturing unit, a second feed system, and a takeup device for winding the textured yarn. Between the he... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7076848 | 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... | 07/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6513315 | Method, device and installation for the continuous displacement processing of threads The Apparatus for implementing the method of the invention comprises in succession, on the path of the thread (1): an air suction nozzle (3); at least one spray nozzle (4) for spraying a treatment bath; a removal chamber (5) for removing the air and exces... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6109015 | Process for making poly(trimethylene terephthalate) yarn In a method of producing poly(trimethylene terephthalate) yarn from PTT chip which has been extruded through a spinneret into filaments and coated, the coated filaments are passed between an unheated feed roll and a tension roll to tension them without ca... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6026636 | Yarn false twist texturing apparatus A yarn false twist texturing apparatus which includes a serially arranged heater, cooling device, and twisting unit. In order to collect and remove the oil vapors arising within the false twist zone, the cooling device is configured as an elongate hollow ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5794428 | Method of bulking and heat-setting a moving, continuous length of twisted thermoplastic yarn A method of bulking and heat-setting a moving, continuous length of twisted thermoplastic yarn. The method includes the steps of saturating the yarn with a dielectric fluid contained in a fluid saturation station. The yarn is then moved downstream from th... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5363637 | Method of threading in a false twisting machine and an apparatus for carrying out the same A method of threading in a false twisting machine, capable of surely attracting the free end of a yarn by suction and of preventing the yarn from slacking during a threading operation. A traveling doffer travels along a false twisting machine which oils y... | 11/15/1994 |
| 4853021 | Process and apparatus for producing coated single twist glass yarns A process for producing coated, single twist glass yarns which comprises drawing a plurality of fibers formed from fibers of molten glass, applying to the fibers a sizing comprising a thermoplastic, thermosetting or photosetting composition, gathering the... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4633662 | Method for producing flat yarn A flat yarn wherein fibers composing a yarn are bonded to each other substantially in a side-by-side manner to form a tape-like flat body and the flat body has a plurality of gear-crimped portions across a width thereof. There may be a plurality of revers... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4598538 | Method and apparatus for producing an air texturized yarn A method and apparatus is disclsoed for producing a synthetic multifilament yarn having enhanced bulk and hand characteristics, and which is capable of high production rates. Specifically, the invention involves advancing each of at least two continuous m... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4395871 | Process for the manufacture of twistless or substantially twistless yarn and the yarn obtained according to this process A method of manufacturing twistless or substantially twistless yarn consisting of dry drafting a sliver, moistening the drafted sliver with a water-soluble cation-active polymer bonding agent, drafting the sliver in the web state, false twisting the slive... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4380890 | Belt false twisting apparatus A yarn system for continuous, synthetic yarn in which is imparted a false twist by the use of a cooperating belt system. In the use of the belt system, a cooling water recirculation system is employed to purify the recirculated water so that economy of op... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4380144 | Belt false twisting system A yarn system for continuous, synthetic yarn in which is imparted a false twist by the use of a cooperating belt system. In the use of the belt system, a cooling water recirculation system is employed to purify the recirculated water so that economy of op... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4355499 | Fabrics having salt-and-pepper patterns and crimped filament yarns for producing the same A yarn having a number of filaments is passed through between intercrossing work surfaces of two intercrossing endless belts which run in pressing engagement with each other. By suitably selecting the intercrossing angle of the belts, tension acting on th... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4316358 | False-twisting system A system for preparing a composite crimped filament (2) using a nipping type false-twisting apparatus (7) which has two endless intercrossing belts (13), (16) whose working surfaces are urged against each other in their intercrossing region (17) to nip th... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4308716 | Apparatus for applying liquid to a running yarn An apparatus and method are provided for applying liquid to a yarn running at high speed, and with a relatively low resistance being imparted to the yarn during the application. The apparatus includes a roller partially immersed in a liquid bath, and havi... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4192127 | Method and apparatus for making monofilament twines A method of producing twine composed of a plurality of thermoplastic mono filaments in a bundle which comprises, passing a bundle of thermoplastic monofilaments continuously along a path, imparting a false twist of 3 to 30 turns per linear foot to said bu... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4122658 | False-twist yarn and process "Islands-in-a-sea" type composite filaments consisting of a relatively low melting point sea component and a plurality of higher melting point island components are false-twisted at a false-twisting temperature Q, wherein: (wherein P is the melting point of th... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4115985 | Method of apparatus for the thermal treatment of textiles articles A method and apparatus for the thermal treatment of textile articles in which a moving yarn is delivered from a yarn supply and a main thermal treatment is carried out in a conventional manner by contact with a heated oven, the yarn is cooled and a false ... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4096222 | Process of treating polyester yarn to provide a pattern of portions that differ in dyeability Polyester yarn having portions which differ in dye uptake, arranged along its length in a predetermined pattern, is produced by treating portions of a spin-oriented yarn with a fluid to induce crystallization and then drawing the yarn to provide a product... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4095403 | Method of making fancy yarn and fancy yarn The invention relates to fancy yarns, and a method of making them, in which at least two yarns, of which one forms a core and one an effect yarn, are fed to a junction point and then fed together through a heat treatment zone and assembled into the fancy ... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4044541 | Process for producing textured polyester multifilament yarn Textured polyester multifilament yarn having uniform quality in dye-absorbing properties and crimp properties is produced by a combined draw-texturing method wherein a feed yarn composed of a plurality of polyester filaments having a birefringence of at m... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4016715 | High stretch yarn texturing, dyeing and package production A method and apparatus for one step texturing and package preparation of high stretch continuous filament yarn for ultimate package dyeing. Continuous filament yarn is fed from a supply across a false twisting assembly, and a false twist is imparted there... | 04/12/1977 |
| 4000604 | Texturized acetate yarn and method of manufacture A process for making bulky elastic texturized acetate yarn having good elasticity, good tensile strength and good durability of elasticity and tensile strength in washing and dry cleaning which comprises applying to acetate yarn a curable synthetic resin,... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3973387 | Low delivery tension process for producing crimped yarn False-twist heat-set thermoplastic yarn having between 10 and 100 denier is collected on a pirn using a ring-and-traveller takeup mechanism at a balloon tension between 0.03 and 0.7 grams. The resulting yarn gives improved knitting performance and greatly... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3973386 | Process for texturing polyester yarn A process for draw-texturing polyester yarn which has been melt-spun at high speed. The process is performed on a conventional false-twist texturing machine modified for drawing and for the use of an air-jet texturing device instead of a second heater. Th... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3967441 | Yarns and process for production thereof A yarn comprising thermoplastic synthetic staple fibers or thermoplastic synthetic staple fibers and continuous filaments, in which the individual fibers constituting the yarn contain twisted crimps and having cross-sectional surfaces with a markedly flat... | 07/06/1976 |
