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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7930908 | Machine and method for treating both an open width fabric and a fabric in rope form The machine provides a path (3) for feed of the fabric with a transfer system, for example a pneumatic system. Along the aforesaid path the fabric can be treated in rope form or in open width according to the machine settings. ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7921680 | Apparatus and process for treating an article to impart color and/or enhance the properties of that article A process and an apparatus for treating large articles to impart color or performance enhancing additives to the article in which a treatment system which includes: (i) a coloring solution and/or a solution containing at least one performance enhancing additive, (ii... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7908894 | Device and process for indigo dyeing Device (100) and dyeing process in continuous with indigo for warp yarn chains (3) and/or fabrics, equipped with a first hermetically sealed dyeing compartment (1), suitable for containing the dye bath, and a hermetically sealed fixing/dehydrati... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7543463 | Heat setting machine with sealing head A continuous heat set line for setting yarn, having spaced-apart, elongate, tubular entrance and exit cooling chambers interconnected by an elongate intermediate steam heat-setting chamber communicating therewith. The entrance and exit cooling chambers and the inter... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7398660 | Dyeing apparatus and method therefor A dyeing apparatus and method for continuous dyeing of a fabric article with dye, the apparatus including: (a) a dyeing vessel for containing a high-density liquid; (b) a heating mechanism, thermally associated with the dyeing vessel, for heating a dye fixation zone... | 07/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7340924 | Gasket and washing machine using the same Disclosed is a drum type washing machine having a gasket blocking a gap between a laundry entrance and a tub to prevent particles from being put therein. The present invention includes a cabinet having a first opening through which a laundry is put in, a tub having ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338574 | Multilayer composite and method of making same A multilayer composite has a generally adhesion resistant, protective layer and an adjacent second polymeric film. The composition of the protective layer includes a fluoropolymer and the second polymeric film is a polymer free of fluoropolymer. The size of the prot... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7316042 | Machine and method for the continuous treatment of a fabric The machine comprises in combination: means (7) for supplying the fabric (T); means (9) for extracting the fabric; at least one first tank (1) and one second tank (3) which are positioned in series and between which a pneumatic transfer m... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314003 | Electrostatic printing apparatus and electrostatic printing method An electrostatic printing apparatus according to the present invention rubs powdery ink into a screen having a predetermined printed pattern formed therein, and applies a voltage between the screen and an object so as to attach the powdery ink to the object. A plura... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310859 | Water-permeable drum for the hydrodynamic needling textile webs and method of making the drum A water-permeable drum assembly for the hydrodynamic needling of textile materials in order to reinforce and structure the textile materials or refine the surface thereof has an intrinsically stable sieve drum provided with apertures and an outer tubular sieve-type ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7249472 | Device for treating textile or similar in a continuous stream The invention relates to a device for treating web-type textiles, nonwovens or paper in a continuous stream, uses a gaseous treatment agent that circulates in the device. The product lies on the exterior face of a permeable drum (5), which is subjected to an ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7225502 | System for removal of stains An apparatus for removing stains from a fabric includes a device configured to draw a stain removal liquid through the fabric. The stain removal liquid may be drawn through the liquid through the use of suction directed by a nozzle. The nozzle may be placed over the... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219516 | Heat setting machine with sealing head A continuous heat set line for setting yarn, having spaced-apart, elongate, tubular entrance and exit cooling chambers interconnected by an elongate intermediate steam heat-setting chamber communicating therewith. The entrance and exit cooling chambers and the inter... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7201011 | Integrated noise and heat management system An integrated noise and heat management system for the management of noise and heat around a heat and noise source is described. The system includes an enclosure for surrounding the heat and noise source, the enclosure having a double wall structure defining an air ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7185405 | Process for the preparation of indigo dyed yarn for use in the manufacture of knitted fabric A process for the preparation of indigo dyed yarn for use in the manufacture of knitted fabric by a knitting machine comprising in the steps of, forming a dyed rope of yarn by the steps of indigo dyeing; individualizing the yarn of said dyed rope; forming separate p... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7114267 | Device for treating web-type goods with a flowing or pressure medium There are known drum jacket constructions that consist solely of perforated sheet metal. There are also known constructions, which, in order to increase the distance between the drum and the surrounding perforated sheet-metal wire gauze, consist of sheet metal with ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7089767 | Method of and device for continuous treatment of a textile product web with steam for fixing reactive dye on natural fibers The arrangement for continuous treatment of a textile product with steam includes one or more treatment chambers; a transporting device having a horizontal conveyor guided through the treatment chamber or chambers; a steam-tight housing surrounding the treatment cha... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7060106 | Apparatus for washing and drying garments A device for washing and drying garments or other items in a single unit. The garments or other items are placed in the device on hangers leaving space in between each item. A manifold with arms extends on each side of the items. The manifold moves up and down so th... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7021089 | Laundry appliance A laundry appliance such as a washing machine includes an outer housing and a drum rotatably mounted therein. The drum has an inner wall and an outer wall separate from the inner wall, the inner and outer walls being perforated to allow washing liquid to flow into a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6969409 | Animal fiber superior in shrink proofing and method for preparation thereof The present invention provides an animal fibers having improved shrink proofing and pilling resistance properties and method for preparation thereof. An animal fiber having excellent shrink proofing and pilling resistance and retaining its original water repe... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6964182 | Treatment apparatus for chemical modification of animal fibers of continuous web form A mechanism, giving less environmental load, for treating animal fibers of a continuous web form so as not to spoil inherent properties of the animal fibers such as hand-feeling and water repellency, so as to improve resistance to felting (shrinkage) and pilling. Th... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962296 | Steam water spray systems An apparatus and method to use steam to atomize water to produce a mixture of moisture and heat for application to the web of a paper machine for both production improvement and paper quality control. The method allows independent droplet size and heat control in th... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6702862 | Method and apparatus for stabilizing cloth, and method of manufacturing cloth A method for stabilizing a cloth comprises a moisture controlling step S1 of adding water to the cloth and a thermal pressing step S2 of thermally pressing the water-added cloth. The water added in the moisture controlling step is vaporized to cover up th... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6663678 | Method and apparatus for treating tubular knit goods Tubular knit goods including natural fibers and synthetic elastomeric fibers are steam treated and then circularly expanded and heat-fixed while being transported vertically downwardly over a circular spreader in a heat fixing chamber. The goods build up ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6485526 | Method of and an arrangement for continuous thermal treatment of a textile product web, in particular for dye fixing The method of continuous thermal treatment of a textile product with steam simultaneously provides optimum dye fixing and drying of a product web treated with a dye solution. This method includes applying a water solution of a dye to a product web to form... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6471729 | Method of and device for continuous treatment of a textile product web with steam for fixing reactive dye on natural fibers The continuous treatment of a textile product web with steam includes subjecting a moist product web with the reactive dye applied on it to a steam treatment by bringing the moist product web with the reactive dye on it in contact with overheated water st... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6458166 | Method and device for fixing of tubular fabric The use of saturated steam for the steaming of tubular fabric is known. However, this does not produce permanent fixing of the fibers. This only takes place at considerably higher temperatures, where the fibers are damaged, however. If the treatment is ca... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6446310 | Apparatus and related method for applying moisture to cotton during a ginning operation Apparatus and related method for adding moisture to cotton using humid air, comprising a tower casing defining a chamber having top and bottom portions, a first inlet proximate the top portion of the tower casing for receiving the cotton, an outlet proxim... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6425926 | Thermosol treatment of textiles carrying a dye For thermosol treatment of surface printed textile, a printed textile is transported through a treatment space in its longitudinal direction. A heat source is arranged for emitting heat in the treatment space. A pressure drop is generated over the web in ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6393871 | Continuously and combiningly operable breadth expansion and vibration enhanced spray dyeing machine A continuously and combiningly operable breadth expansion and vibration enhanced spray dyeing machine, which can provide dyeing and other processing operations on a fabric in a continuous way. The dye and treating agents are spraying onto the fabric. By a... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6378226 | Screen drum for drying permeable webs of goods Each screen drum design has, in front of the rotating screen drum which transports the web, a stationary screen cover whose purpose is retention of the dry air coming from the fan, uniform throughput of the air through the screen cover, and a uniform dryi... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6348072 | Heat setting chamber arrangement and use of same to make textured yarn An arrangement for transporting yarn through a heat setting chamber has a rotatably driven central mast which is equipped with transport belts arranged around the mast in the form of a polygon in cross section. At least one yarn is wound around the transp... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6328767 | Yarn with partial dyed side surface and device for adhering dye liquid to drying and taking up the same The invention provides a partial dyed yarn having a partial dyeing applied to a side surface of fibrous raw material and further provides a method for manufacturing thereof. A partial dyed yarn is provided by a dye liquid adhering method and a dye liquid ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6202258 | Apparatus and related method for applying moisture to cotton during a ginning operation Apparatus and related method for adding moisture to cotton using humid air, comprising a tower casing defining a chamber having top and bottom portions, a first inlet proximate the top portion of the tower casing for receiving the cotton, an outlet proxim... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6141996 | Psychrometric apparatus and method for continuous air replacement/degassing of continuous multilayered fibers with a condensable gas The present invention discloses a generic method for producing void and gas occlusion free materials, as well as apparatuses for batch and continuous production of same. This generic method can be utilized in the production of a wide variety of polymeric ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6139588 | Processing textile structures A method for thermally processing a textile thread in which the thread is run through a treatment zone. In this treatment zone, the thread temperature is changed by heat exchange, particularly by contact with a flowing liquid. The thread is rotating about... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6125667 | Psynchrometric apparatus and method for continuous air replacement/degassing of continuous multilayered fibers with a condensable gas The present invention discloses a generic method for producing void and gas occlusion free materials, as well as apparatuses for batch and continuous production of same. This generic method can be utilized in the production of a wide variety of polymeric ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6120560 | Process and apparatus for pattern dyeing of textile substrates A method and apparatus for pattern dyeing of textile substrates in which the dyeing is done in two stages. In the first stage, a dye is uniformly applied in a manner that allows the dye to fix on contact. The uniformly dyed substrate is then moved under a... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6092399 | Rolling drum type washing structure of a cloth washing apparatus A rolling drum type washing structure of a washing apparatus includes a transmission device including a first roller, a first knife roller and a first conveyor belt connecting the first roller and the first knife roller, a rinsing device including a net d... | 07/25/2000 |
