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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7351455 | Paraffin ring for paraffining yarn Paraffin ring for paraffining yarn, which has a substantially cylindrical shape, with a paraffin jacket (12) and an insertion bore (14) of substantially circular cross-section, extending concentrically to a central longitudinal axis of the paraffin rin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7294404 | Graded photocatalytic coatings The invention provides graded photocatalytic coatings. In one aspect, the invention provides a substrate carrying a photocatalytic coating that includes a first graded film region and a second graded film region. The first graded film region has a substantially cont... | 11/13/2007 |
| 6951431 | Hand-held device for applying a film onto a substrate A hand-held device for applying a film of, for example, adhesive, covering, or colored material onto a substrate. The device includes a housing, in which a film material supply is disposed, and an application member with an application end to which the film material... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6814807 | Apparatus for single-end slashing An apparatus for applying metered fluid such as sizing to an advancing individual yarn in a uniform manner. An elongated member includes at least one slot for receiving the advancing yarn and to bring the advancing yarn into contact with the metered fluid. The slot ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6039282 | Method for monitoring the application of paraffin on a traveling yarn In order to improve the traveling and sliding properties of a yarn during its further processing, in particular for knitting, it is waxed during rewinding in cheese winding machines by passing it along a paraffin body. When the paraffin body is used up, t... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5879455 | Device for paraffin waxing a running yarn In the case of a paraffin waxing device for a travelling yarn, a rotating paraffin body is weighted in axial direction against a stopping face. The stopping face lies against the front surface of the paraffin body, over which the travelling yarn is guided... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5816515 | Apparatus for moving a yarn processing device In connection with a device for retracting and advancing a thread processing element in relation to a threadline it is provided that the retracting and renewed advancing is caused solely by switching on a drive motor in a direction opposite its normal ope... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5624494 | Paraffin coating device for textile machines A paraffin coating device of a textile machine which has a fixed paraffin body to coat a yarn running with paraffin is provided with a compact unit supporting the essential parts of the paraffin treatment apparatus and which can be easily removed from the... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5528894 | Textile machine paraffing device The paraffining device on a textile machine with a fixed paraffin piece is provided with a covering which prevents small paraffin particles which may be produced by rubbing of the yarn, for example, from leaving the area of the paraffining device and thus... | 06/25/1996 |
| 4662166 | Drive apparatus for a paraffining device Disclosed is a drive apparatus for a device for applying paraffin wax to yarn. In the device, a solid block of paraffin is mounted on a polyhedral bolt which is driven by a whorl or drive pulley. The whorl, in turn, is driven by a continuous drive belt. A... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4501221 | Thread paraffining device employing a thread element A thread (3) paraffining device employing a paraffin element (2) which is resiliently biased against a stop rail (6). The stop rail 6 extends transversely to the thread path direction and is arranged on one half of the end face (20) of the paraffin elemen... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4485757 | Process and apparatus for applying relatively hard particles to a circular wire-like form or a wire-like form without longitudinal edges, as well as wire-shaped saw An apparatus and a process are disclosed making it possible to mount, without disadvantages, relatively hard particles, such as diamond dust and the like, on wire-like base material in such a way that the diamond dust is not damaged, wherein any desired c... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4369051 | Apparatus for handling linear elements The present invention embraces apparatus for the production of mineral fibers such as glass fibers. In particular, the apparatus comprises a guide member for gathering filaments into side-by-side strands wherein the guide member has a locating hole and su... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4345542 | Apparatus for paraffining yarn For paraffining yarn or thread with paraffin wax, a thread guide rail (3, 4) is provided before and after a rotationally mounted paraffin body (2) in the direction of travel of the thread. The paraffin body (2) is displaceable in the direction of the plan... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4244176 | Device for waxing a yarn A device for waxing a yarn in a spinning machine which includes an annular wax roll, and means for rotatably supporting the wax roll. The support means includes a solid cylindrical member integrally connected to the wax roll so as to project from one end ... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4193372 | Apparatus for waxing a yarn A yarn is waxed as it passes from a rotating takeup gripper to the traversing eye of a driven takeup spool. Toward this end the yarn is passed tangentially over and deflected by a waxing bar that is reciprocated transversely to the direction of the travel... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4165603 | Apparatus for waxing yarn using solid wax on a textile machine A wax body is rotatably and slidably mounted on a guide pin which, in turn, is pivotally mounted about a horizontal axis. The guide pin and wax body are movable between a working position in which a yarn is run between the wax body and a stop on the guide... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4046102 | Yarn paraffining device Device for yarn paraffining with solid paraffin in textile machines. The device comprises a block of paraffin carried by a support rotating on and sliding along a pin; a lever acting against the paraffin support and a return spring connected to the lever ... | 09/06/1977 |
| 3990132 | Method for hot melt sizing yarn treatment of textile yarns A compact apparatus and method for applying hot-melt size in a properly fluid state to a plurality of textile yarns. The apparatus comprises an internally heated rotating cylinder made of heat-conducting material, with deep grooves formed around it, one g... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3941897 | Process for continuous paraffining of yarns A process for the continuous paraffining of yarns in which the yarns are drawn under tension over the top of a rotating cylinder that has been coated with a layer of solidified paraffin. The cylinder then rotates back through a bath of molten paraffin to ... | 03/02/1976 |
