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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7288306 | Textile substrate having low variable twist yarn A textile substrate is made from two or more strands of yarn that are twisted together using a very low variable twist level. The amount of slight twist and variation in the twist are effective to give the finished carpet made from the textile substrate a uniform ap... | 10/30/2007 |
| 6098392 | Process for making multicolored yarns and the product thereof This invention relates to a new cable-twisting process for making yarns suitable for use in carpets. The process involves cable-twisting together two component yarns. At least one of the component yarns comprises two singles yarns co-twisted but not cable... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5735113 | Anti-choking spindle with cylinder having thread cutting slots A yarn spindle is provided having a housing, a spindle drive shaft rotatably mounted in the housing, and a cylinder fixedly attached to the spindle drive shaft. The cylinder includes a downwardly extending circumferential skirt, with the skirt and the spi... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5646465 | Drive for a shaftless spinning rotor of an open-end spinning kmachine In a shaftless spinning rotor assembly wherein the spinning rotor is the rotor of an axial field motor, an improved transfer of power and improved running properties are attained by forming the stator windings in channels which extend substantially radial... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5638669 | Method and device for manufacturing a twisted yarn by an integrated ring spinning and twisting process A method for manufacturing a twisted yarn includes the step of removing two rovings from two separate supplies and passing each roving through a separate drawing device. From each roving a separate spun yarn is produced by ring-spinning. Each spun yarn is... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5581990 | Twisting steel cord with wavy filament A steel cord comprises steel filaments twisted around each other in a first direction about at least one steel core filament having a wave form. The twisted filaments are individually subjected to a rotation about their own axes. This steel cord is formed... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5295287 | Method and installation for the on-line production of a ply of assemblies and the winding thereof on a beam A method and installation (1) for the on-line production of a ply (21) of semblies (20) of threads (30, 40) and the winding thereof on a beam (29). A plurality of rotary devices (2) permitting the production of the assemblies (20) is used to obtain the pl... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5263308 | Method for ply-twisting yarns having low levels of finish This invention relates to an improved method for ply-twisting nylon yarns at twisting speeds greater than 6000 rpm. More particularly, the invention involves coating the nylon fibers with less than about 1% by weight of finish containing an alkyl polyoxya... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5150566 | Thread processing machine spindle assembly having mechanical adjustment mechanisms for devices within a rotating thread balloon In a cabling assembly of a thread processing machine, such as a cabling or double twisting machine having a rotor mechanism and thread storage disk rotating therewith and defining a axially-extending and radially-extending thread passageway defining a fir... | 09/29/1992 |
| 4945720 | Thread cabling machine having an improved regulator device A thread cabling machine is provided with an improved regulator device (or cabling head) in which each work station consists of a DT unit similar to a double-twist unwinding spindle which enables two elementary threads to be united by twisting. One of the... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4932198 | Cabling machine A cabling machine comprises several cabling stations (2) each of which comprises a spindle (3), a thread combining means (7) which is disposed thereabove on a horizontal support arm (8), a delivery device (20) disposed thereabove, and above the delivery d... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4894982 | Twisting machine particularly for twisted threads A twisting machine, which yields a twisted thread at an unusually constant twist value, comprises within a main frame first and second yarn paths converging toward a gathering point of respective yarns from a first reel carried on the main frame and a sec... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4848075 | Method of adjusting the tensile force ratio between an outer thread and an inner thread when manufacturing cabled industrial yarns, and an apparatus for implementing this method A method and apparatus for automatically adjusting the tensile force ratio between axially moving outer and inner threads of cabled yarn during manufacture of such yarn in a cabling machine in which the actual tensile force ratio is measured in the region... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4606181 | Method and apparatus for producing spun yarns of various constructions A method and apparatus for producing spun yarns of various constructions which includes separating a potentially highly productive drafting stage from a spinning process and thereafter by the use of an apparatus which can be used to spin and ply two yarns... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4592195 | Device for making cabled yarns of improved regularity This invention relates to a device for making cabled yarns of considerable regularity wherein a first yarn is firstly braked by a progressive brake, then it is subjected to a false twist. A second yarn is braked in order to impose a very regular tension t... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4580399 | Process for further processing a wire wound by a flyer Wire which has been wound upon a spool or into a coil using a flyer which imparts a twist to the wound wire is unwound from the spool or coil by being withdrawn over an end of the spool or coil in a direction which neutralizes a twist and results in the u... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4565060 | Device to carry out doubling-twisting operations and twisted yarn obtained with said device A device to carry out doubling-twisting operations on yarns and to make it possible to obtain twisted yarns very resistant to the stresses of tension and also having a very even appearance comprising a limiting element to limit a balloon of the yarn, a ho... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4509317 | Apparatus and method for making metallic cord Apparatus and method for making metallic cords to be used as reinforcing members in elastomeric structures using a skip strander and a false twist principle to join together two elements comprising filaments or strands parallel in at least one element and... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4505099 | Yarn cutting device in twister A device for cutting fed yarns at a suitable position in quick response to the breakage of the yarn when a plurality of yarns are arranged and twisted together in a twisting frame. A first cutter which is operated by a detecting device and cuts the yarn o... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4498281 | Apparatus and method of making metallic cord Method and apparatus for making metallic cords to be used as reinforcing members in elastomeric structures using a 2 for 1 strander (10) and a false twist principle to join together two elements comprising filaments or strands parallel in one element and ... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4309867 | Yarn covering apparatus A yarn covering apparatus in which a covering yarn is supplied from a supply package positioned externally of a core yarn supply assembly including a rotor unit adapted to have the covering yarn passed therethrough, a member rotatable about the axis of ro... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4301975 | Device for supplying a pair of wires to a rotating wire guide in a coil winding machine A device for supplying two separate wires to a wire guide in a coil winding machine of the kind comprising a stationary coil support, a rotating wire guide and two spools for supplying said wires. A first stationary spool is mounted on a support at least ... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4299082 | Method and machinery for manufacturing metallic cords in layers A method and apparatus for making a cord to be used for reinforcing an elastomeric article such as a tire for a motor vehicle are disclosed. The cord has a core formed by twisting together a group of wires and a series of radially disposed crown layers of... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4240246 | Wire stranding machine A wire stranding machine intended for the manufacture of metal cord strands comprises a vertical rotor made in the form of a shaft with casings secured on the ends thereof and internally accommodating reel holders. Parts are provided in the casings for in... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4197696 | Method and apparatus for producing a wrap-around yarn The invention relates to apparatus and method for producing a wrap-around yarn of the type having an untwisted core thread with a binder thread helically wrapped around the core thread wherein the core thread is given a false twist and the core thread and... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4195469 | Method and device for producing metallic cords A method is provided for making metal cords to be used as reinforcing elements in elastomeric structures which comprises arranging the wires in groups with the wires of each group being arranged coplanar and side by side, permanently deforming the wires b... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4163357 | Apparatus for cable-twisting two yarns An apparatus for twisting a first and second yarn having a parallelogrammatic mounting support for a plurality of supplies of one of said yarns mounted above a twisting spindle carrying the other of said yarns and having a radially open aperture, a takeup... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4102117 | Wire twisting method and apparatus A twisted pair of wires is produced by drawing two insulated wires from two supply reels while rotating one wire supply reel about the other. A capstan and tachometer measure the linear rate at which the twisted pair is being drawn. The output of the tach... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4034544 | Method and apparatus for producing plied yarn and product thereof A method and apparatus for producing either bulked continuous filament or spun staple yarn in one continuous operation are disclosed. In the method, a first single end of either continuous filament or spun staple yarn is ballooned about and plied with a l... | 07/12/1977 |
| 3981130 | Single process twisting machine for producing twisted yarn from two strands A single-process twisting machine for production of twisted yarn from two strands is particularly adapted for cord production. The machine comprises longitudinally spaced work stations, each work station including a twisting spindle, a device for balancing the... | 09/21/1976 |
