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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7814595 | Towel presenting and washing machine and a method for operating same There is provided a towel presenting, washing and drying machine, including first and second spaced-apart rollers each rotatable in a clock-wise and counter-clockwise sense; a bath having liquid inlet and outlet ports located between the rollers supporting a plurali... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7578017 | Method of rendering a fabric elastic by means of caustic treatment and relaxation machine for performing said method and fabric thus obtained A method of treating fabrics, such as de-sized and/or previously bleached hydrophilic fabrics, having threads in a selected machine direction (a weft, or inversely, a warp) and formed of natural or artificial cellulose fibers. The fabric is impregnated with a metal ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7506391 | Method for producing low shrinkage polyamide fiber and uncoated fabric for airbags made of the same The present invention relates to a low shrinkage polyamide fiber suitable for use as a yam of a fabric for airbags and an uncoated fabric for airbags produced using the same. The fabric produced using the low shrinkage polyamide fiber of the present invention has hi... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7392558 | Method and apparatus for cleaning sails The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for cleaning flat fabrics, especially sails for sailboats, in which at least one cleaning solution is applied to the flat fabric in a washing apparatus. According to the invention, it is provided that the fl... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7354497 | Method for manufacturing corrugated board using magnets to bond Method for manufacturing corrugated board or the like, whereby different material strips (3-6) are fastened together by means of a bonding agent, whereby one or several material strips (3-6) are guided along at least one press-on device (... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7346952 | Method for dyeing garments and textile line therefor The disclosure describes a method for dyeing garments in a dyeing machine using a dyeing bath. The garments are previously connected to one another to form a line, and the line is moved through the dyeing bath. The disclosure also concerns a textile line for use in ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7318797 | Continuous rod machine arrangement for producing nonwoven filters The invention relates to a method for producing a nonwoven fiber composite for the manufacture of filters in the tobacco industry, wherein the method feeds separated fiber materials to a fluidized bed and the separated filter material inside the fluidized bed are tr... | 01/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7294387 | Fastener fabric and related method A composite sheet material for use as a portion of a tear away fastening system. The sheet material includes a substrate layer and yarns extending through the substrate layer such that the define an arrangement of looped elements projecting away from one side of the... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7243513 | Patterned textile product A textile substrate is patterned by the selective application of various dyes to the substrate surface in a way that provides desirable, visually apparent enhancements in the area of pattern detail, definition, and color range, through the use of a novel patterning ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7229587 | Blow molded container having holes therein and method and apparatus for facilitating the creation thereof A method and apparatus for facilitating the creation of holes in a blow molded container is disclosed generally comprising first and second mold portions mounted adjacent each other along a seam and a mechanism for creating holes at the seam. In some embodiments, fi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7131297 | Canvas cleaning apparatus for use in paper mill Disclosed is a canvas cleaning apparatus for use in a paper mill. The apparatus includes a main injection unit for injecting cleaning water having an injection head moved from side to side, an auxiliary injection unit for injecting the cleaning water enclosing the i... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7070846 | Carpet constructions, systems, and methods A textile substrate such as patterned carpet for coordinating with other flooring is provided. The substrate includes a multi-colored pattern produced by a process for coloring substrates, using the application of liquid colorants, in which the assignment of color i... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7004220 | Transfer printing machine Machine for transfer pattern printing of a textile web, said machine comprising a centre roller (1), at least one pressure roller (2), a tension roller (3), a reversing roller (4) and an endless belt (5) which is of a width substan... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6945007 | Method of patterning, installing, renewing and/or recycling carpet tiles Renewing, washing, and/or recycling of used carpet tiles is provided. In accordance with one embodiment, carpet tiles are purchased or leased and installed with adjacent tiles being of a different pattern, design, color, shade, and/or the like so that no two identic... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6911245 | Carpet constructions and methods A textile substrate for coordinating with other flooring is provided. The substrate includes a multi-colored pattern produced by a process for coloring substrates, using the application of liquid colorants, in which the assignment of color is done on a pixel-by-pixe... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6907634 | Patterning system using a limited number of process colors A process by which dithering techniques and in situ blending techniques may be used to reproduce a desired multi-colored dyed pattern on a substrate using precisely delivered quantities of liquid colorants that are available in only a relatively few colors. Specific... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6852134 | Method of imparting stain resistance to a differentially dyeable textile surface and the article produced thereby A method of treating articles having a textile surface (such as broadloom carpets or carpet tiles) with a stainblocker composition is disclosed. A pile surface structure having pile elements containing nylon yarns having both acid dyeability and cationic dyea... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6836915 | Process for dyeing poly (trimethylene terephthalate) carpet continuously In the process for continuously dyeing a poly(trimethylene terephthalate) bulked continuous filament yarn carpet an aqueous dyeing solution is applied to a continuously moving poly(trlmethylene terephthalate) bulked continuous filament yarn carpet at a temperature o... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6811574 | Method of after-treatment of a dyeable nylon textile surface with a stain resist and the article produced thereby A method of treating articles having a textile surface (such as broadloom carpets or carpet tiles) with a stainblocker composition is disclosed. After coloring, a stainblocker composition having a temperature from twenty to ninety-five degrees Celsius (20 to 95° C.... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6806957 | Method for plain dyeing a textile web of fabric The invention relates to a method for plain dyeing a textile web of fabric by means of a padding mangle. The squeezing force distribution between the rollers of the padding mangles is controlled according to the dye distribution in the web of fabric which is still p... | 10/19/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6685131 | Jig for web treatment A jig adapted for atmospheric as well as heated and pressurized treatment of web material. The jig incorporates an arrangement of self lubricating and self aligning bearings disposed in supporting relation at the ends of roller shafts. At least one roller... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6616710 | Laser scribing process to eliminate the denim enzyme by washing and laundry A system of forming simulated seam abrasion on denim materials. The simulated seam abrasion is formed by using a laser beam to form a seam abrasion type pattern on the material. The pattem is like a ladder with uneven rungs. After the pattern is formed, t... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6582478 | Process for preparative and reactive dyeing of cellulose material The invention relates to a process for preparative and reactive dyeing of cellulose material. In order to shorten the process time of conventional preparing agents and continuous operation, to make superfluous neutralizing agents for removing excess perox... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6343395 | Apparatus and process for wet-processing of textile material The present invention relates to apparatus for the wet-processing of textile material, essentially comprising a vessel (1) comprising a fabric inlet (2), at least one nozzle (3) for applying a treatment liquor, an intensive zone (4) and a fabric outlet (5... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6266836 | Process and device for continuous ultrasonic washing of textile A process and apparatus for ultrasonic cleaning of materials in which vibrating plates are used in close contact with a material to be cleaned. The material is placed in a shallow liquid and the vibrator of the plates eliminate dirt or contaminating subst... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6195824 | Process and device for treatment of a web, particularly a textile web A process for dyeing a textile web, in which the textile web is continuously guided through a trough that contains the dye bath, and subsequently passes through a pair of squeezing rollers. The line force of the pair of squeezing rollers is adjusted as a ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6176884 | Continuous fabric rinsing method and apparatus A continuous fabric rinsing process and apparatus utilizing hot water applied in a rotating cylindrical rinsing roller device, for use in conventional steaming apparatus chambers where the preparation, dyeing and/or printing of fabric typically occurs. Th... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6138308 | Process and system for dyeing a textile web using the cold-pad batch process A process and a system for dyeing a textile web according to the cold-pad batch process includes a device for defined application of a dye liquor to the textile web and a winding device for rolling the textile web provided with the dye liquor onto a fabri... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6129767 | Low temperature, low bath ratio, tensionless, and short-term dyeing method and device using microwaves A low temperature, low bath ratio, tensionless and short-term dyeing method using microwaves, comprises the steps of: immersing dyed goods in a vessel filled with dye solution comprising water present in an amount twice as much as the goods to be dyed, a ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6117192 | Dye composition, dyeing apparatus and dyeing method A dye composition of 99.7% pure glycerin and press cake dye is provided along with an apparatus and method of use for the same. The apparatus sets the dye composition into polyester yarns by heating the composition to 160-190° C. and then cooling the com... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6090157 | Process and device for application of vat dye, especially indigo, to a thread bundle In a process for the application of a vat dye, preferably indigo, to a thread bundle (1), before thread bundle (1) enters a dye liquor (3) it is run through a steam lock (5). Steam lock (5) is separated from a chamber (20) through which thread bundle (1) ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6082412 | System and device for forming a fabric having a synchronized woven design and printed design A weaving system is provided to automatically maintain a printed pattern in alignment with a woven pattern as a fabric is being formed. The printed pattern is printed onto the warp yarns. A controller is used to monitor the position of the printed pattern... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6044509 | Process for continuous dyeing of cellulosic circular knits with water-soluble dyes Process for continuous dyeing of cellulosic circular knits composed of natural or modified hydroxy-containing or natural, modified or synthetic carboxamido-containing fiber materials with water-soluble dyes comprises initially impregnating the material wi... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6036728 | Method of dyeing continuous strips of textile fabric made of polyester fiber or mixtures of polyester with other fibers, and jigger for carrying out the method A jig is used to dye a textile web made of polyester fibers (PES fibers) or a blend of PES fibers with other fibers. Dye liquor is kept at boiling temperature or just slightly below the boiling temperature. Provided in the housed-in steam space above the ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5983952 | System and method for forming a fabric having a synchronized woven design and printed design A weaving system is designed to automatically maintain a printed pattern in alignment with a woven pattern as a fabric is being formed. The printed pattern is printed onto the warp yarns. A controller is used to monitor the position of the printed pattern... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5980582 | Method and apparatus for continuously treating a web of fabric A method and apparatus for continuously treating a web of fabric in a first treatment section and a second treatment section through which the web of fabric passes. The first treatment section includes a desizing station. The desizing station includes an ... | 11/09/1999 |
