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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171601 | Fiber tumbler with changeable screen grid size A system and method for cleaning fiber utilizes interchangeable panels having different screen grid sizes. The panels are selectively installed on a fiber cage frame pivotally coupled to a tumbler frame for rotation of the fiber cage frame. A user selects a set of p... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7774904 | Apparatus in spinning preparation for separating foreign objects at a high-speed roll for opening or doffing fibre material In an apparatus in spinning preparation for separating foreign objects at a roll for opening or doffing fiber material, at least one device for separating the foreign objects is associated with a face of the roll. That device comprises an arrangement for producing a... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7308734 | Cotton seed cleaner A cotton seed cleaner includes an initial airwash, a shaker deck with a series of cascading shaker trays, and a plurality of pin mill drums for more efficient and thorough cleaning of seeds to be used in industrial and commercial products. The result is a more effic... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7173207 | Apparatus at a spinning preparation machine for detecting waste separated out from fibre material In an apparatus at a spinning preparation machine, for example a cleaner, opener, carding machine or the like, for detecting waste which is separated out from fibre material, for example cotton, and consists of foreign matter and good fibres and which is collected i... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168473 | Apparatus for making a nonwoven synthetic-resin web or fleece A web or fleece of synthetic resin strand collected on a sieve belt is discharged from the sieve belt into further processing equipment over a rerouting roller at the discharge end of the sieve belt. The rerouting roller is perforated and air or another fluid medium... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7143479 | Inspection device on a spinning preparation machine, especially a carding machine, cleaner or the like In a device on a spinning preparation machine, especially a carding machine, cleaner or the like, having a machinery housing, the machine and/or fiber feed and fiber discharge devices are arranged in the interior of the machinery housing. In order that the fi... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7104122 | Method of adjusting straight ahead traveling capability of vehicle This invention is intended to enable performing a vehicle straight-line performance adjustment operation surely in a short time without the need of operator's skill. An actually moving state of a vehicle completed with an alignment adjustment is reproduced after the... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7082645 | Fiber blending apparatus and method The invention is directed to method and apparatus for blending fibers. In one aspect, the apparatus comprises blending apparatus for blending fibers of different materials, at least one of which is absorbent, and for conveying the blended fibers to a fiber collectio... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7051405 | Device on a draw frame for textile slivers, having roller pairs arranged one after the other and a roller-cleaning device In a device on a draw frame for textile slivers, having roller pairs arranged one after the other and a cleaning device, for example a cleaning lip, cleaning rod, for each upper roller, in which the loading device for each upper roller has at least two presser eleme... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7037394 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a dryformed fibrous web The present invention relates to webs made of cellulose fibers admixed with thermobonding fibers, wherein the web surfaces are sealed to a greater or lesser extent by adding thereto a binder in modest amounts. The binder is applied without any attempt to provide dee... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032273 | Fiber mixing and opening machine A fiber blending, opening and cleaning arrangement which includes a feed section for delivering a blend of fibers onto a first opening and blending operation, comprising an array of parallel opening and blending rolls rotating in one direction and arranged along an ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7015488 | Exposure head, exposure apparatus, and application thereof In an exposure apparatus of the invention, for a spatial light modulator, each of a plurality of pixel portions fewer than the total number of the pixel portions is controlled with a control signal generated according to exposure information. Namely, a part of the p... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007548 | Road test simulator with plural rollers A road test simulator having four rollers, each provided with an uneven surface coating, and four asynchronous motors, each of which drives one of the rollers. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6907644 | Apparatus for pneumatically feeding at least one spinning preparation machine, for example a carding machine or cleaner Automatic modification of volumetric air flow in an apparatus for pneumatically feeding a spinning preparation machine, by means of fiber-flock charging shafts located upstream of individual spinning preparation machines and connected to a pneumatic fiber-transporti... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6880206 | Multi-element separation modules for a fiber processing machine A device is provided for separating out foreign particles and/or neps in a pre-carding zone and/or a post-carding zone of a carding machine having a carding cylinder. The device has at least two modules arranged opposite the carding cylinder in the pre-carding zone ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6865781 | Method and apparatus at a spinning preparation machine for cleaning fiber material In a method at a spinning preparation machine, for example a cleaner, opener, carding machine or the like, for cleaning fiber material, especially cotton, an examination of the nature of the trash is carried out, which examination is used for adjustment of at least ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6848149 | Method and device for identifying and expelling foreign material in a stream of fibers consisting of compressed textile fibers The invention relates to a method and a device for identifying and expelling foreign material in a stream of fibres consisting of compressed textile fibres. To provide a method and a device which continuously check the stream of fibres in industrial use also at high... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6721998 | Air flow regulating device in a fiber processing machine A fiber processing machine includes a roll having a direction of rotation and a clothing for carrying thereon fiber material; a cover partially circumferentially shrouding the roll; an air passage opening provided in the cover; an air guiding element bordering the a... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6675443 | Fiber material removal device A device for use with a fiber processing machine is provided. The device has a rotating cylinder, a fiber material feeding device that feeds fibers to the cylinder, an air duct that extends essentially tangential to the cylinder in a fiber-removal zone, a... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6668425 | Device on a carding machine for cleaning and opening fiber material A fiber cleaning device is provided for use with a carding machine having a rotating clothing cylinder, a housing surrounding the cylinder, and an opening in the housing for removing impurities. The device has a separating knife with a knife edge for loca... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6615454 | Enhanced separation of contaminants from fibers such as cotton, kenaf and flax In the cleaning of cotton, flax and kenaf and related materials in the ginning process there is typically a loss of cotton in the saw type lint cleaner. Amounts lost here are typically in the range of about 20 pounds per 500 pound bale. The present invent... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6615455 | Fiber opening apparatus A fiber opening device comprising a feed section opening into the fiber opening section. The opening section includes a cabinet with an inner chamber, a waste removal chamber and a fiber web removal unit. The inner chamber includes a doffing roll and a co... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6584650 | Fiber tumbler system and method A system and method are provided for cleaning fiber. Included is a structure with a basket pivotally coupled thereto. The basket is adapted for receiving fiber therein. In use, particles are removed from the fiber upon rotation of the basket. In another e... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6568037 | Apparatus for separating waste and short fibers from a carding cylinder A carding machine includes a main carding cylinder having a cylinder surface carrying a cylinder clothing thereon; a licker-in cooperating with the cylinder for transferring fiber material, including long and short fibers, from the licker-in to the cardin... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6557214 | Method and apparatus forming a fiber web The instant invention is directed to an arrangement for forming a stable fiber web having high loft and high resilience. The arrangement includes a cabinet receiving opened and blended fibers connected with a fiber web forming chute which receives the ope... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6553630 | Device for setting the distance between adjoining fiber clamping and fiber transfer locations in a fiber processing system A fiber processing system includes a first roll; a feed tray forming a feeding device with the first roll and defining a clamping location therewith for clamping and advancing fiber material; a second roll cooperating with the feeding device for taking ov... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6543091 | Apparatus and methods for stripping cotton Disclosed are methods and apparatus for stripping petals from cotton balls. In one embodiment, the cotton stripper includes an impacter for at least partially opening the cotton balls, a first cleaning mechanism to discard petals removed by the impacter, ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6539586 | Trash removal assembly in a fiber processing machine A fiber processing machine includes a first roll having a circumferential surface carrying a first clothing; a second roll having a circumferential surface carrying a second clothing and adjoining the first roll for taking over fiber material carried by t... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6516497 | Apparatus for removing material from a roll of a fiber processing machine A fiber processing machine includes a clothed roll entraining fiber material thereon; a roll cover circumferentially partially surrounding the roll and defining an annular clearance therewith; a transfer opening provided in the roll cover for admitting fi... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6477741 | Apparatus for detecting separated waste in a fiber processing machine A fiber processing machine includes a clothed roll having a surface for entraining fiber material thereon; a housing at least partially surrounding the clothed roll and conforming to the roll surface; a separating opening provided in the housing and exten... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6460223 | Fiber web for non-woven fabric forming apparatus An apparatus for forming a non-woven fiber web of fibrous material which includes a mixing chamber from which the blended fibers are fed into the fiber web forming chute where they are formed into a fiber web. The web forming chute includes a packing belt... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6421884 | Non-woven fabric forming system An arrangement for forming non-woven fiber fabrics or webs having high resilience and loft with substantially equal fiber orientation in all directions and substantially equal fiber density throughout. The arrangement includes a fiber web forming chute ha... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421883 | Selective cleaning line A flock transportation device with a switching device for the flock stream includes a monitoring apparatus which detects the degree of contamination of the fiber material. The monitoring apparatus includes an evaluation device which determines the cleanin... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6389646 | Fiber tumbler and method of use A system and method are provided for cleaning fiber. Included is a structure with a basket pivotally coupled thereto. The basket is adapted for receiving fiber therein. In use, particles are removed from the fiber upon rotation of the basket. In another e... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6342083 | Filter device for a cheese-producing textile machine A filter device (4) for a cheese-producing textile machine (1) having a plurality of pneumatic devices, e.g., open-end spinning devices (2), service units (3), etc. The filter device (4) has negative pressure filter chambers (6, 6'), each divided via a cl... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6327745 | Means for supplying fiber material to a fiber opening and cleaning apparatus A fiber processing assembly includes a fiber processing machine having an inlet and an outlet; an arrangement for introducing fiber material into the fiber processing machine through the inlet; a fiber opening and cleaning machine having an inlet and an o... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6298522 | Apparatus for removing foreign material from a fiber processing line A fiber processing machine includes a generally vertically oriented feed chute having an upper portion and a lower portion; a device for introducing fiber material into the upper chute portion; a clothed fiber opening roll supported for rotation in the lo... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6276028 | Non-woven fabric forming system A system for forming a non-woven fabric with high resilience and high loft in a continuous process comprising first and second carding systems arranged in parallel carding fibers from a first and second fiber supply, a doffer associated with each carding ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6260239 | Fiber lap producing apparatus having a feed chute of rectangular cross section An apparatus for making a fiber lap from a mass of fiber tufts includes a generally vertically extending feed chute having relatively wide first and second walls facing one another and relatively narrow third and fourth walls facing one another. The dista... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6249935 | Apparatus for removing foreign material from a fiber processing line A fiber processing machine includes a rotatably supported clothed opening roll; a withdrawing roll adjoining the opening roll and supported for rotation for forwarding the fiber material to the opening roll; an optical sensor system for detecting foreign ... | 06/26/2001 |
