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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8060989 | Device for loading machines handling materials in bulk The invention relates to a device 1 for loading machines handling bulk materials, in particular materials that may be in baled or balled form, such as fibres, yarns, threads or debris from woven or non-woven or plastic textile products. Said device 1 c... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7752715 | Procedure and system for opening and proportioning synthetic material A method and a device for opening and dosing fiber feeds the fiber material via a feeding shaft of an opening device. The fiber material is processed in a first opening step of a dosing opener and is fed without an interconnecting pneumatic means to the feeding shaf... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7506410 | Apparatus for stripping fibre material from textile fibre bales of spinning material, for example cotton, synthetic fibres and the like An apparatus for stripping fiber material from textile fiber bales has a tower, which can be moved to and fro in relation to the fiber material by means of a carriage having a travel motor or the like, and has at least one boom, which is provided with the stripping ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7370391 | Device on a spinning preparation machine, for example a tuft feeder, having a feed device A device on a spinning preparation machine, for example a tuft feeder, having a feed device comprising at least one slow-speed feed roller and a counter-element, for example a feed tray, with which fibre material can be supplied to a downstream transport device, has... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7075018 | Mixing fibrous constituents A method and device for mixing and weighing fibrous material in a weighing cycle includes removing the fibrous material from fiber bales and transporting the fiber material with a feed device into a weighing container. The weighing container is proceeded by a pre-fi... | 07/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6370736 | Device for removing air from a pneumatically charged fiber tuft feeder A fiber tuft feeder includes a chute; a first air-pervious surface forming part of the chute wall; and a first exhaust air chamber adjoining the first air-pervious surface externally of the interior. The first exhaust air chamber is in a pneumatic communi... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6360403 | Fiber material feeder having a spiked lattice A fiber material feeder includes a spiked lattice which has an upper and a lower end roller each having a longitudinal axis. The spiked lattice has an inclined, endless belt supported on the end rollers and a plurality of spikes carried at the outer belt ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6263545 | Batt forming apparatus An apparatus for forming a non-woven fiber baft of fibrous material which includes a housing connecting with a plurality of feed chutes which feed fibers from a plurality of sources into a mixing chamber. Feed rolls, adjacent each discharge end of the fee... | 07/24/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6167593 | Apparatus for varying the depth of a chute in a fiber feeder A fiber processing machine for forming a fiber lap from fiber tufts includes a generally vertically oriented reserve chute, a generally vertically oriented feed chute having an inlet adjoining the outlet of the reserve chute, and a fiber feeding assembly ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6101679 | Distribution of fiber from pneumatic fiber conveying system A device and process for dividing a pneumatic flow of fiber into a plurality of streams of pneumatically-conveyed fiber which aid in distributing the fiber more uniformly across an area such as a fiber bin.... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5950282 | Textile chute feed A chute feed assembly for opening and moving fibers through a chute delivery system into an infeed chute for an opening station. The chute feed assembly includes a beater for opening the fibers which is drivable in a selected of two directions. The beater... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5926918 | Apparatus and method for opening and for reclaiming fibers A driven opening roll (A) covered with card clothing receives a web (W) over a feed plate (B) which carries a pair of serially arranged feed rolls (C) and (D) for separating fibrous material from the web and removing the fibrous material in a passageway (... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5913393 | Device for metering fibers A device for handling fibers is described. The device comprises: an apparatus for forming a column of fibers of uniform density; an apparatus for metering fibers from the column; conveying apparatus, the conveying apparatus serving to convey the metered fibers from... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5845367 | Double-cylinder opener and relative process for opening and cleaning staple fiber by progressive action A double-cylinder opener for staple fiber being pneumatically transported in an air stream, the two cylinders being parallel and mutually offset, the fibers passing firstly about the first cylinder and then about the second cylinder with spiral motion, th... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5768750 | Apparatus and method for opening multiple fiber bales A multiple bale opening apparatus for opening fiber bales which includes an inclined conveyor for supporting a longitudinally-extending rank-and-file array of bales in a single, uniformly inclined plane along the entire length of the inclined conveyor, an... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5586366 | Apparatus for cleaning and opening fiber tufts A fiber tuft feeding device for a fiber processing machine includes a fiber advancing member; and an extruded, light-metal feed tray defining, with the fiber advancing member, a nip between which the fiber tufts pass in a feed direction. The feed tray whi... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5575039 | Method and apparatus for feeding a fiber processing textile machine with fiber tufts A fiber tuft feeder includes a first chute; an opening roller supported at the outlet end of the first chute for receiving fiber tufts therefrom; a second chute extending downwardly from the opening roller; a densifying air stream generating arrangement f... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5537809 | Seed cotton module handler with trash separator An infeed conveyor feeds seed cotton modules successively to a feeder head having disperser drums which reduce the modules to clumps of cotton. Incorporated into the conveyor are fluted rollers and beater rollers which cooperate to agitate the bottom port... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5408727 | Method and apparatus for mixing and opening pneumatically supplied fiber material In a mixing and opening device for pneumatically supplied flocculent fiber material, wherein fiber material is fed, by use of transport air and through a supply conduit, to a blow-in chute section of a hopper, wherein said blow-in chute section comprises ... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5359753 | Method and apparatus for placing fiber bales in readiness for fiber tuft removal therefrom An apparatus for placing fiber bales in readiness for removing fiber tufts therefrom by a travelling bale opener having an operational range, includes a first arrangement for supporting thereon a plurality of consecutively positioned fiber bales forming a... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5329668 | Method and apparatus for detaching and mixing fiber tufts An apparatus for mixing fiber tufts includes a first conveyor for accommodating thereon a row of fiber bales; a bale opener for travelling along the row of fiber bales and removing fiber tufts sequentially from the fiber bales; a storage system for storin... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5323513 | Safety apparatus for a traveling unit of a textile machine and method of operating the textile machine A bale opening machine is provided with a safety apparatus, by means of which there are produced safety barriers or fences parallel to lengthwise sides of a row of bales to be opened and/or substantially perpendicular to the direction of movement of the b... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5276946 | Multiple bale opener In a multiple bale opener (1) comprising a transport device leading pressed fiber bales (14,16) to a horizontal reduction area (3), the transport device having a section (20) rising towards the reduction area, and a reduction device (5) moved back and for... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5257438 | Dosing method and apparatus for the delivery of predeterminate quantities of fiber flocks per unit of time The dosing method and apparatus meters predeterminate quantities of fiber flocks per unit of time by means of two feed devices arranged at the lower end of a flock chute and which form therebetween a conveying gap and an opening roll is preferably arrange... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5211708 | Fiber bale opening apparatus A fiber bale opening machine having an inclined opening roller (1) is provided with conveying apparatus (100) for stepwise displacement of fiber bales in the direction of the opening roller. The roller is movable transversely with respect to the direction... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5121523 | Metering method and metering apparatus for dispensing predeterminable quantities of fiber flocks A metering method or a metering apparatus for dispensing predeterminable quantities of fiber flocks per unit time by two feed rollers (18, 20; 18.1, 18.2, 170, 172) which are arranged at the lower end of a flock shaft (14, 14.1, 14.2), which are rotatable... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5072491 | Hopper feeder for producing a mixture of fiber, material, in particular of textile fiber material A hopper feeder for blending and feeding textile fibers is disclosed which includes a chute (3) having a bottom conveyor belt (5) and an upwardly inclined spiked lattice (6) for reducing and opening the fibers, and inclined surface (4) is disposed in the ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4995142 | Apparatus for removing fiber flocks from a line of fiber bales The removal roll carrier can be inclined at an angle while the carrier is simultaneously moved vertically and while the removal apparatus moves over the line of fiber bales. This has the advantage that flocks can be removed from the bales not only in the ... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4993119 | Fiber opening, mixing, and flow regulating apparatus and method An improved fiber opening, mixing, and flow regulating apparatus and method are disclosed. The apparatus includes a textile fiber feeder (F) which opens, mixes, and regulates the flow of fibers from a ball (B) inside the feeder. A primary opening element ... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4987646 | Method and apparatus for operating a fiber tuft feeder A fiber feeder apparatus includes a driven endless supply conveyor belt having a coneveying surface for supporting a fiber pile and an endless spiked lattice arranged at one end of the supply conveyor belt and extending at an upward inclination therefrom.... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4979271 | Flock delivery systems A flock extraction apparatus includes a pair of ducts which extend along a track for conveying fiber flock and a diverter chamber at one end of the ducts for directing the flock into one or the other of a pair of transport ducts extending from the diverte... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979272 | Method for replenishing fiber bales in an opening machine The method provides for the replenishment of fiber bales to at least one row of fiber bales disposed on a spinning floor in operative positions extending along a path of a reciprocally mounted fiber bale opening machine. The bales are assembled in groups ... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4944071 | Textile fibre bale breaker The bale-breaker comprises a movable carriage which can slide along a supporting frame adapted for supporting the fibre bales with a slanted axis, the movable carriage bearing a take up carriage the longitudinal axis of which is perpendicular to the bale ... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4928353 | Method and means for effecting a controllable change in the production of a fiber-processing machine In order to effect a controllable change in the production of a fiber-processing machine there is changed the working width of the fiber-processing machine.... | 05/29/1990 |
