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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6953067 | Method for deflecting a warp thread during weaving and a weaving machine In order to deflect a warp thread sheet (2) in a weaving machine, a deflecting device (18)is provided which is guided in guides (26) that also guide heald frames (13, 14, 15, 16). The deflecting device positions a segment (46) of t... | 10/11/2005 |
| 5293906 | Circular loom for and method of weaving ribbon-shaped weft A circular loom comprises weft ribbon shuttle assemblies and a control system for detecting the position of one of the shuttle assemblies at spaced points about the periphery of the loom, and then presetting warp ribbon-setting air cylinders in advance of... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5144732 | PE/PP bag weaving machine without a power lubrication and cooling system A polyethylene/polypropylene bag weaving machine includes a cooling system which eliminates the need for power lubrication. Ribbons being fed to the machine pass over a sponge located in a water tank, thereby moistening the ribbons and ensuring that they ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 4776371 | Circular loom In a circular loom having a machine frame, a lower and an upper running race arranged in said machine frame for guiding the shuttle, the running rollers of the shuttle are fitted between guiding surfaces of the upper and lower running race. To avoid conta... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4719946 | Method of producing a tubular woven fabric and a circular loom for carrying out the method For the production of a tubular woven fabric having a floats-including weave, by using a circular loom, at least two shuttles are moved through sheds formed by warp threads. The warp threads are guided through thread eyes of thread guiding organs and are ... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4694866 | Shedding device for a circular weaving machine A shedding device for moving the shedding rods of a circular weaving machine includes a drive shaft which rotates a cam. The cam has a cam groove which lies in a horizontal plane and receives a plurality of cam follower supports. The supports are pivotall... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4619293 | Circular loom In the circular reed of the circular loom, a plurality of weaving shuttles circulate. Each weaving shuttle has rollers arranged in pairs at its top edge and its bottom edge. The rollers operate together with the corresponding gliding surfaces on the upper... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4579149 | Circular loom With the circular loom, a plurality of partial healds are arranged circularly around a main shaft of the loom, and each comprises a plurality of inner and outer yarn guiding eyes for the guidance of a part of the two systems of warp yarn distributed all a... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4509562 | Circular loom A circular loom comprises a machine frame including an upper and a lower running race. Between the running races, a reed and at least one shuttle are arranged. The shuttle is guided in the running races by running rollers arranged on its front and rear en... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4479517 | Low profile circular loom In a circular loom a reed and at least one shuttle are arranged between an upper and a lower running ring of a machine frame. A rotor driving the shuttle, a harness arranged in a concentric circle about the rotor for shedding the warp threads, and tension... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4432397 | Noiseless high-speed circular loom for producing tubular fabrics consisting of strips, threads and the like made of synthetic or natural materials A circular loom is disclosed for the manufacture of tubular fabrics made of threads and/or strips of polymeric materials. The loom is of the type having heddles on two concentric circles and a central driving shaft, which comprises, for the alternate spre... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4424836 | Warp tension regulating and warp feed apparatus in circular loom In a circular loom in which at least one shuttle is continuously travelled in one direction along an annular guide member and a plurality of shed forming mechanisms arranged annularly and coaxially with the guide member are sequentially opened prior to ar... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4365651 | Shuttle utilized for a circular loom A shuttle utilized for producing a tubular fabric by a circular loom. The shuttle is provided with an improved structure for easily mounting on or dismounting from said circular loom. This shuttle is further provided with a plurality of guide wheels which... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4355666 | Shuttle propelling mechanism in circular loom In a circular loom in which at least one shuttle is continuously travelled in one direction along an annular shuttle guide means, and a plurality of shed forming mechanisms arranged annularly and coaxially with the guide means are sequentially opened prio... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4316488 | High speed circular loom for the production of tubular fabrics starting from threads, straps and the like made of synthetic and natural substances A circular loom is disclosed for tubular fabric consisting essentially of strips of synthetic, artificial and natural substances, said loom being of the vertical heald type with healds arranged on concentric rings, with the drawing and the winding up of t... | 02/23/1982 |
| 3961648 | Positive shedding motion device for a circular loom A circular loom for tape yarn consists of a plurality of shuttles arranged horizontally, and a pair of guide rings arranged at the center of the loom for supporting the inner side of said shuttle, a shuttle race arranged concentrically to said guide rings... | 06/08/1976 |
