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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7424842 | Fiber chopper A method and apparatus for separating long, unwound items like fiber, fiber strands, yarn, etc. into short lengths. The apparatus has a backup roll, a blade roll, an idler roll, and a new-strand starting mechanism. The improvements include a guide roll for the items... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7363842 | Fiber chopper A method and system for separating long unwound items like fiber, fiber strands, yarn, etc. into short lengths. The system has a backup roll, a blade roll, an idler roll, a new-strand starting mechanism and a set of pull rolls. The improvements include a second star... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360474 | Fiber chopper and method of chopping A method and apparatus for chopping long unwound items like fiber, fiber strands, yarn, etc. The chopper has a backup roll, a blade roll and an idler roll. The improvements include one or both of a shield having an air jet at or near its upper end, the shield being ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7338273 | Cutter machine A cutter machine has a knife holder 13 mounted onto a cutter shaft 6 at the center portion, wherein a material to be cut is cut with knives 15 mounted onto the outer circumference of the knife holder 13 by rotating the knife holder 13 | 03/04/2008 |
| 7258051 | Arrangement for cutting an optical fibre An arrangement for cutting an optical fibre comprises a fibre cutter for cutting the fibre. A motor is provided to operate the cutter. To start a cutting movement, the motor is controlled by a control unit in response to a start signal. The start signal is generated... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252026 | Strand oscillator assembly for choppers and method An improved oscillator assembly that can be used on a chopper for chopping strands of fiber and other long or continuous it items into segments. The improved oscillating assembly moves the items back and forth across the surface of a working layer of the chopper whi... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7168355 | Fiber chopper and method of chopping A method and apparatus for chopping long unwound items like fiber, fiber strands, yarn, etc. The chopper has a backup roll, a blade roll and a biasing system for forcing the backup roll and the blade roll together at a desired force during set up and operation. The ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7152514 | Fiber chopper apparatus and method A chopper for chopping fibers or fiber strands having a back up roll and a blade roll containing blades that work against a peripheral surface of the back up roll and a method of using is disclosed. The chopper has a number of improved features for reducing the freq... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7116882 | Device for cleaving an optical fibre A device for cleaving an optical fibre includes a fixing mechanism to fix a fixing element to the optical fibre, and a cleaving mechanism to cleave the optical fibre. The fixing element may be a ferrule, and the fixing element may be fixed to the fibre such that the... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7013776 | Device for cutting optical fiber and a method for cutting optical fiber An optical fiber cutting device provided with a speed reducing part which transmits drive force by reducing the drive speed of the external drive force, a drive force transmission part which transmits the drive force from the speed reduction part to the cutting blad... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6892617 | Feeding arm The invention relates to a charging arm for conveying, treating and discharging different starting materials in order to produce glass fiber armored plastic pipes. ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6862969 | Method and apparatus for the manufacture of fiber bundels The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of fiber bundles and an apparatus for the performance of the method. A continuous process routine and the reduction of fiber losses is permitted by a method with process steps including taking up and tran... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6845698 | Systems and methods for severing elongated material Systems and methods for severing elongated material include a rotatable first roll having a first severing structure, a rotatable second roll having a second severing structure corresponding with the first severing structure for severing a length of the filament pos... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6845696 | Assembly and method for cutting strands formed by thermoplastic filaments An assembly and associated method for cutting strands formed by thermoplastic filaments. The assembly includes a blade-holder wheel and an anvil-wheel rotating in reverse directions about two parallel axes, and at least a mechanism for actuating the wheels and for c... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6758121 | Device for cutting a fiber cable A device for cutting a fiber cable, in which a rotationally driven cutter supporting member and a rotatable pressing ring positioned at an incline relative to the cutter supporting member work together to cut the fiber cable. An annular channel formed on the outer c... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6708592 | Fiber chopper apparatus and method A chopper for chopping fibers or fiber strands having a back up roll and a blade roll containing blades that work against a peripheral surface of the back up roll and a method of using is disclosed. The chopper has a number of improved features for reducing the freq... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6619834 | Device for producing a mixture from chemically reactive plastic components and permeated with reinforcement fibers Integrated in the mixing head of a polyurethane apparatus for producing a mixture stream of chemically reactive plastic components, is a cutting arrangement by which natural fibers or fiber strands of soft-elastic and tough consistency can be drawn from a... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6564684 | Fiber chopper apparatus and method A chopper for chopping fibers or fiber strands having a back up roll and a blade roll containing blades that work against a peripheral surface of the back up roll and a method of using is disclosed. The chopper has a number of improved features for reduci... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6401581 | Arrangement for feeding out fibre bundles with random fibre direction An arrangement for repeatedly feeding fiber bundles with random fiber direction from a magazine roll of fiber thread, for example in the production of flock preforms for products made of thermosetting resin. The arrangement comprises feed devices for feed... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6267035 | Fiber chopper apparatus and method A chopper for chopping fibers or fiber strands having a back up roll and a blade roll containing blades that work against a peripheral surface of the back up roll and a method of using is disclosed. The chopper has a number of improved features for reduci... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6220135 | Arrangement in connection with a fibre process The invention relates to an arrangement in connection with a fiber process, the arrangement being provided with a control and drawing device for guiding a fiber or the like along a desired course, and with a cutting device for cutting the fiber or the lik... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6202525 | Chopping apparatus Apparatus and method for separating or chopping long fibers or the like are improved by maintaining the temperature of one or more temperature sensitive components of the chopping apparatus with cooling means to maintain one or more desired characteristic... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6182332 | Method of forming discrete length fibers In a method of forming discrete length fibers, a first engagement member is moved in orbit relative to a second engagement member. A continuous fiber is positioned between the first and second engagement members. The fiber is engaged between the first and... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6087624 | Programmable fiber chopper and method therefor This apparatus uses a programmable controller to control laser beam and standard fiber chopper units. The units usually are affixed to resin mix heads. The conventional choppers use steel blades that are randomly spaced, angled and sized. The PC also vari... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6076442 | Chopper for cutting fiber continuously, and method A new type of multi-chopper for cutting strands or ribbon shaped material such as strands of glass fibers, and a method of using this chopper, is disclosed. The chopper has at least two chopper assemblies on a rotating frame. When one chopper assembly nee... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6063332 | Heat resisting metal fiber sintered body The method of making the metal fiber sintered body includes making a coiled material by coiling a thin sheet of Fe--Cr--Al--La, Fe--Cr--Al--Y or Fe--Cr--Al--Ce stainless steel; making a tow of Fe--Cr--Al--La, Fe--Cr--Al--Y or Fe--Cr--Al--Ce continuous fib... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6029552 | Method and apparatus for cutting fiber tow inside-out Inside-out cutter apparatus for cutting fiber tow into predetermined lengths including rotatable cylindrical member defining an axially extending passageway for receiving fiber tow therethrough and an outlet opening on periphery of cylindrical member thro... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5983676 | Laser fiber chopper This apparatus uses laser beams in place of existing standard glass chopper units affixed to resin mix heads. Conventional glass choppers use steel blades that eventually wear out or break, adding to maintenance costs. The laser device operates in a manne... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5970837 | Chopper for cutting fiber continuously, and method A new type of multi-chopper for cutting strands or ribbon shaped material such as strands of glass fibers, and a method of using this chopper, is disclosed. The chopper has at least two chopper assemblies on a rotating frame. When one chopper assembly nee... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5878464 | Apparatus and method for converting continuous tow fibers into a staple length An apparatus and method enables a synthetic fiber tow of indeterminate length passed through a break drawframe to be converted to relatively short spinnable staple length fibers in the form of sliver. During passing through the drawframe, a concentrated b... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5836225 | Method and apparatus for processing chopped fibers from continuous tows Apparatus for processing chopped fibers from essentially continuous tows, each consisting of individual strands, comprises independently or selectively feeding at least two tows to a venturi pump and associated cutter mechanism where the tows are cut or c... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5819614 | Method for dispensing reinforcement fibers A method for dispensing reinforcement fibers to make a preform or laminate includes winding a continuous length of a reinforcement fiber into coils around a form having a longitudinal axis, moving the coils axially with respect to the form to engage a cut... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5773745 | Method and device for cutting and dispensing of adversarial interaction countermeasures Apparatus and method for cutting and dispensing of adversarial interaction countermeasures, as for example chaff dipole elements for the self-protection of aerial vehicles against radar-guided missiles, providing substantially instantaneous in-flight cutt... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5704266 | Fiber cutting apparatus The present invention is designed to wind a long continuous fiber around a rotor and to cut the fiber in prescribed lengths by blades positioned at intervals on the circumference of a rotor. Scrapers rotate together with the rotor in order to scrape out t... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5527176 | Pelletizer A pelletizer for plastics a braking unit including has a brake drum disposed on a sleeve for holding a cuttler drive shaft and a diaphragm disposed on a housing. The brakes unit both biasing and axial movement of cutter knives to a die surface through the... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5525180 | Method for producing chopped fiber strands Chopped fiber strands are produced by (1) wetting a continuous unsized fiber tow with a volatile sizing agent, (2) chopping the wet fiber tow into predetermined lengths, and (3) exposing the chopped fibers to conditions of temperature and pressure that re... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5450777 | Method and apparatus for processing chopped fibers from continuous tows An apparatus for processing chopped fibers from essentially continuous tows, each consisting of individual strands, comprises selectively feeding at least two tows to a venturi pump and associated cutter mechanism where the tows are cut or chopped into re... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5398575 | Apparatus for continuously cutting up material in sliver or strand form The apparatus according to the invention comprises a cutting wheel (1) provided with a multiplicity of cutting knives (3) disposed in a circle in a knife mount (2) and spaced apart at predetermined distances corresponding to the desired staple, at least o... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5373763 | Apparatus for cutting fiber An apparatus for cutting a crimped fiber bundle accurately at a high speed in compliance with the high-speed capacity of a crimping machine has a rotor including bisymmetrical finger disks, hook-shaped fingers extending from peripheries of the finger disk... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5353361 | Method for assembling a light wave guide switch A method for assembling a light wave guide switch calls for a switch having two groups of front ends of light wave guides. Each group of front ends faces the other group of front ends and each group is disposed on opposite sides of a coupling plane runnin... | 10/04/1994 |
