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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7634840 | Method for producing pitch-based carbon fiber silver and spun yarn A pitch-based carbon fiber sliver providing a high-strength carbon fiber spun yarn is efficiently produced by providing a pitch-based carbon fiber mat comprising a mass of piled-up pitch-based carbon fibers of which fiber extension directions are aligned preferentia... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7506412 | Apparatus for a sliver-forming textile machine, especially a draw frame, flat card or the like In the case of an apparatus for a sliver-forming textile machine, especially a draw frame, flat card or the like, a fiber structure (fiber web) coming from the delivery rollers of a drafting system passes through a web guide and a sliver funnel with take-off rollers... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7367088 | Apparatus at a carding machine having a web removal and silver formation device In an apparatus at a carding machine having a web removal and sliver formation device, there are provided, following on from the web removal device, a web funnel and a pair of draw-off rollers, which are arranged to pivot together with a rotary mounting. In order to... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7356248 | Apparatus and method of reproducing subtitle recorded in digital versatile disk player In an apparatus and method of reproducing a subtitle recorded in a digital versatile disk player including a subtitle processing section for receiving, storing and reproducing multilingual subtitles, as well as video data and audio data of multiple titles which are ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7318254 | Fiber conveying and discarding device to be connected to a carder In a sliver conveying and depositing device, the sliver is guided from the carder through a draw frame to a can coiler. A first deflection device mounted on the free end of a pivotable arm is arranged between the last driven roller pair of the draw frame and the can... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7310856 | Apparatus at a draw frame for supplying fibre slivers to a drawing mechanism comprising at least two pairs of rollers A draw frame has a drawing mechanism comprising at least two pairs of rollers to which the fibre slivers are fed by a plurality of supply rollers mounted on a feed table. The fibre slivers—seen in a top view—run next to one another and towards one another latera... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7251862 | Guide element assembly for a spinning preparation machine In an apparatus at a spinning preparation machine, especially a carding machine, opener, cleaner or the like, a guide element, guide vane or the like having a curved end region is movably mounted in a recess in a stationary mounting. In order to allow simple product... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7150077 | Apparatus and method for splicing sliver of yarn during yarn formation and processing An apparatus (20) and methods are provided for splicing selected portions of sliver (S) such as during yarn formation and processing. The apparatus (20) preferably includes a needle carrying member (35) having a plurality of needles (32) ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7076840 | Draft device It is an object of the present invention to provide a draft device DR including draft rollers which, when a draft device composed of a plurality of draft roller pairs is used, can reduce the adverse effect of associated air currents resulting from the rollers rotati... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6983516 | Spinning preparation machine Different improvements of a spinning preparation machine are proposed to measure the fiber sliver thickness or the fiber sliver cross-section of at least one fiber sliver by means of one or several microwave sensors. One improvement is characterized by compressing m... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6877188 | Device for strengthening a conveyable fiber lap A method of strengthening a conveyable fiber lap in an endlessly circulating conveying device is provided. The method includes conveying the fiber lap using first and second converging rollers, each roller having an outer surface, at least the first roller being pro... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6694572 | Sliver channel with reduced friction A coiler plate is provided for sliver coil depositing. The coiler plate has a rotational axis, a spatially curved sliver channel having a wall, an inside wall surface, a sliver inlet, and a sliver outlet. The sliver inlet is arranged substantially coaxial... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6588066 | Sliver-forming device in a fiber processing machine A fiber processing machine includes an arrangement for producing a running fiber web having a width extending perpendicularly to the running direction; a roll unit having a roll axis and a roll surface engaging the running web; a web guiding element dispo... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6584651 | Device for increasing the specific weight of fiber material in a carding machine A carding machine includes a main carding cylinder and a doffer to which fiber material is transferred from the main carding cylinder and a fiber removing device positioned downstream of the doffer as viewed in an advancing direction of the fiber material... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6568039 | Sliver channel with reduced friction A coiler plate is provided for sliver coil depositing. The coiler plate has a rotational axis, a spatially curved sliver channel having a wall, an inside wall surface, a sliver inlet, a sliver outlet, and a plurality of air inlets in the sliver channel wa... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6568042 | Unit for condensing a bundle of textile fibres drafted in a spinning machine A fixed tube of circular cross-section, which is common to several spinning stations located side by side, is connected to a suction source and has, in each station, a suction slot which is located on the path of the bundle of fibers to be condensed and i... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6568041 | Tube with suction slots for a unit for condensing a bundle of textile fibres drafted in a spinning machine A condensing unit for condensing a bundle of textile fibers comprises a fixed tube of circular cross-section, which is common to several spinning stations located side by side, is connected to a suction source, and has a suction slot in each station. Filt... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6568040 | Unit for condensing a bundle of textile fibres drafted in a spinning machine A fixed tube of circular cross-section, which is common to several-spinning stations located side by side, is connected to a suction source and has, in each station, a suction slot which is located on the path of the bundle of fibres and is elongate along... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6550106 | Fiber web guiding device for forming a sliver from a fiber web A fiber sliver producing apparatus includes an arrangement for making a running fiber web and a web gathering device which has a plurality of walls defining an inner space through which the fiber web runs in an advancing direction. The walls are stationar... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6477827 | Air-permeable transport belt for transporting a fiber strand to be condensed and method of making same In order to transport a fiber strand to be pneumatically condensed over a suction slit of a condensing zone of a spinning machine, a transport belt is provided which comprises, at least in the effective area of the suction slit, a porous area. The porous ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6470534 | Manufacturing method for carded woolen yarn A top making apparatus is attached to a woolen card. Materials usually to be processed on a woolen card are fed and the delivered web is guided by the top making apparatus and ball tops are formed by the top making apparatus. This top is processed on cott... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6457209 | Method of directly determining setting values for the application point of regulation in a regulated draw frame A method of directly determining setting values for an application point of regulation in a draw unit for drafting sliver includes the following steps: Obtaining at least three measured values of a quality-characterizing magnitude, such as the CV value, o... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6453515 | Apparatus for measuring the tension of silver running in a draw frame A draw frame includes a transport roll pair for simultaneously guiding a plurality of slivers running in an advancing direction; and a series of drafting roll pairs spaced from one another in the advancing direction. One of the drafting roll pairs is a fi... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453513 | Apparatus for introducing sliver into a textile processing machine An apparatus for introducing a plurality of slivers simultaneously to a sliver processing machine includes an arrangement for withdrawing the slivers from coiler cans; a creel; a plurality of supply rolls mounted on the creel and contacting the slivers; a... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453514 | Method of directly determining setting values for the application point of regulation in a regulated draw frame A method of directly determining setting values for an application point of regulation in a draw unit for drafting sliver, includes the following steps: obtaining a plurality of measured values of a quality-characterizing magnitude, such as a CV value, of... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6434923 | Top roller unit for a drafting apparatus of a spinning machine A top roller unit is arranged on a top weighting arm for a drafting apparatus of a spinning machine, which top roller unit has a holding device and two double top rollers and is arranged at two adjacent spinning stations. A first top roller of a spinning ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6425164 | Transport belt for transporting a fiber strand to be condensed and method of making same An air-permeable transport belt, drivable by a drive roller, is provided for transporting a fiber strand to be condensed over a sliding surface of a spinning machine condensing zone which includes a suction slit. The transport belt has at least one area a... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6401303 | Fleece funnel A fleece funnel is provided which is placed at a predetermined distance behind the output rolls of the stretch works of a textile machine, particularly a carding machine. The longitudinal side of the funnel is laterally closed by a baffle plate. The baffl... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6393667 | Machine with a drafting arrangement for processing textile material A machine (28, 201, K, 400) for processing textile material with at least one sliver-forming device (209, 41) and a coiler (42, KA) is provided with a drafting arrangement (2, 110, 213) in such a way that at least the coiler (42, KA) is formed by a subass... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6389648 | Device and method for lengthening a free sliver end in a coiler can An apparatus for lengthening, to a determined extent, a free sliver end portion hanging on an exterior face and from an upper edge of a can containing sliver deposited in coils, includes a device for grasping and firmly holding the free sliver end portion... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6385954 | Processing of american buffalo hair to produce a yarn A method for making a pure buffalo yarn is disclosed and includes the steps of, scouring a buffalo fleece with detergent and water at a temperature of at least 80 degrees centigrade to clean the fleece, dehairing the buffalo fleece to remove unwanted cour... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6349533 | Unit for compacting a bundle of texile fibres drawn in a spinning machine A fixed tube of circular cross-section, which is common to several spinning stations disposed side by side, is connected to a suction source and has, in each station, a suction slot arranged on the path of a bundle of fibres to be compacted and along its ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6345417 | Sliver trumpet for forming a sliver from a fiber web A fiber sliver producing apparatus includes an arrangement for making a running fiber web; a transverse web gathering device gathering the fiber web; and a sliver trumpet through which the gathered fiber web passes for being densified and discharged there... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6338183 | Arrangement for condensing a fiber strand Downstream of a drafting unit of a spinning machine, a condensing zone is provided, in which a drafted fiber strand still in an untwisted state is condensed by bundling. The condensing zone comprises a stationary suction slit, over which the fiber strand ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6336259 | Apparatus and method for condensing a drafted fiber strand A condensing zone for condensing a drafted fiber strand is arranged downstream of the front roller pair of a drafting apparatus of a ring spinning machine. The condensing zone includes a stationary sliding surface having a suction slit, over which the fib... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6334237 | Sliver accommodation-conical method and device This invention relates to a method and apparatus for loading sliver onto a sliver tray placed in a designated location in a semi-truncated conical shape without using spindles. This invention enables sliver S spun out of a coiler system C to be accommodat... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6332244 | Method and apparatus for drafting and condensing a roving, particularly an a ring spinning frame A device for drafting and condensing of a roving before its transformation into yarn comprises a drafting unit which confers a predetermined draft on the roving and a condensing unit by the effect of suction on the fibres of the roving through a movable f... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6332245 | Apparatus of a spinning machine for condensing a fibre strand A condensing zone for condensing a drafted, still twist-free fiber strand is arranged downstream of a front roller pair of a drafting unit of a spinning machine. An air-permeable transport belt transports the fiber strand through the condensing zone. The ... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6327746 | Endless transport belt for transporting a drafted fiber strand and method of making same An endless transport belt transports a drafted fiber strand through a fiber bundling zone. The transport belt is provided with a perforation for a suction air stream which suctions the fiber strand. The transport belt is provided with a sufficiently smoot... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6327748 | Apparatus of a spinning machine for condensing a fiber strand A condensing zone for condensing a drafted fiber strand is disposed downstream of a front roller pair of a drafting unit of a ring spinning machine. The condensing zone comprises a stationary sliding surface having a suction slit, over which the fiber str... | 12/11/2001 |