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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7313907 | Apparatus and method for treating synthetic yarns The present invention relates to equipment/apparatus, and the relative method/process, for the treatment of synthetic filaments, in particular for drawing said filaments, comprising at least two nozzles each provided with a main passage, through which said yarns pas... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7260875 | Ceramic nozzle and apparatus for stuffer box crimping a synthetic multifilament yarn A stuffer box yarn crimping apparatus for crimping a synthetic multifilament yarn 14. The apparatus includes a feed nozzle 2 which comprises a divided nozzle body, consisting of two molded ceramic components 1. Preferably, the molded ceramic com... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7140207 | Device for the continuous treatment of yarns with process fluids Device for the continuous treatment of yarns with process fluids comprising a Venturi nozzle fed with process fluid as driving fluid to feed the yarn to the treatment, a distributor for distributing the yarn in the treatment reactor according to a layer of superimpo... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7101504 | Highly oriented super microfilaments Method of and apparatus for continuously manufacturing highly oriented super micro filaments with a diameter of 5 μm or less from most of thermoplastic polymers stably by a simple and convenient means without requiring any special apparatus of high accuracy and hig... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7017244 | Beam winding apparatus An apparatus and method for winding a sheet of aligned parallel yarns onto a beam is described. The beam winder utilizes a circularly arced yarn spool rack that feeds each yarn to an alignment comb through associated guide tubes. The distance between each spool of y... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014441 | Fiber draw unit nozzles for use in polymer fiber production A nozzle is described for downwardly directing air from an air intake of a fiber draw unit into a longitudinal channel of the fiber draw unit for forming spunbond polymeric fibers. The nozzle includes an upper eductor connected to the fiber draw unit and a lower edu... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7001486 | Vacuum device for paper web making apparatus A vacuum device for a paper web making apparatus has a housing having an outer web-facing surface and a vacuum channel extending within the housing and having an opening at the web-facing surface. A vacuum source is in fluid communication with the vacuum channel and... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6942133 | Venturi system using closed loop air return for conveying flexible fabrics A venturi incorporated in a pneumatic tube conveying system for flexible textile fabrics such as uniforms and table linens handled in commercial laundries. The venturi includes an angled pipe which joins the main piping system at an acute angle and which receives ai... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6910610 | Conveyor for air-filled packing pillows A conveying a chain of air-filled packing pillows to a selected position includes a generally upstanding duct, a support for supporting the device on a surface, and a pump positioned adjacent to the surface for supplying air to the device. The duct has an air inlet ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6830172 | Apparatus and method for feeding string A method of and apparatus for feeding string from a supply involves entraining the string around at least one feed roll and driving the feed roll continuously in cycles in a direction for feeding the string forward. Each of the cycles involves varying the speed of t... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6789715 | Venturi system using closed loop air return for conveying flexible fabrics A venturi incorporated in a pneumatic tube conveying system for flexible textile fabrics such as uniforms and table linens handled in commercial laundries. The venturi includes an angled pipe which joins the main piping system at an acute angle and which receives ai... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6733634 | Apparatus, system and method for transferring a running web An improved system, apparatus and method is disclosed for transferring a running web from a first carrier fabric to a second carrier fabric in the manufacture of webbed products, such as tissue, paper toweling, and the like. A multi-stage vacuum process applies a va... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732897 | Venturi inducer system for transferring material A continuous supply of scrap material from a papermaking or converting process is transferred by a venturi inducer system including a housing surrounding a tubular intake duct which defines with the housing an annular air chamber connected to receive pressurized air... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6698639 | Automatic wire supply system of wire cut electrodischarge machine An automatic wire feeder of a wire electric discharge machine in which electric discharge is generated between a traveling wire electrode (1) and a workpiece so as to machine the workpiece by the electric discharge energy, comprises: a feed roller (2) for... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6669130 | Feeding string Method of and apparatus for feeding string involving entraining the string around two godet rolls and driving one or both rolls in the direction for feeding the string forward. The string entrained around the rolls is tensioned by retarding the string ups... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6660218 | Filament draw jet apparatus and process The present invention is directed to a draw jet for drawing thermoplastic polymer filaments including a drawing slot defined by an entrance member including a converging passageway communicating with a continuing passageway, terminating at an outlet porti... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6627834 | Wire electrical discharge apparatus The shape of each electrical supply die for contact-supplying electricity to a wire electrode is changed to a cylindrical shape, and grooves are provided in its outer surface in parallel to the traveling direction of the wire, wherein upper electric suppl... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6536482 | Auxiliary nozzle for a weaving machine The invention relates to an airjet weaving-machine auxiliary nozzle (8) in the form of a hollow needle (11) having a closed tip (12), the auxiliary nozzle having a bulge at its distal end extending towards one side only of the nozzle centerline, such that... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6495789 | Device and method for introducing a machining electrode into a EDM machine A device for preparation of a machining electrode, especially a machining electrode or bar sinking electrode in an EDM machine for feed into an electrode guide system. The device employs a suction and advance device for suction and advance of the machinin... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6390349 | Device and method for inducing a longitudinal force into a filament A device (10) and method for inducing a longitudinal force into a filament (14) are disclosed. The device includes an enclosure (16) that defines a chamber (18) having a first orifice (32) and a second orifice (42) located in respective opposing end walls... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6367675 | Yarn blow-in valve A yarn blow-in valve is constructed of a base body and a connecting piece. This permits locating a compressed air line behind a cover wall, assembling the yarn blow-in valve, and then coupling it to the air line in a readily performed manner. In order to ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6338598 | Conveying system for rigidly interconnected parts This invention relates to a conveying system (1) for rigidly interconnected parts (2), particularly on a machine tool for the further processing of semi-product parts, comprising a conveying duct (3) with at least one compressed air supply line (4a-4c) wi... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6296201 | Method and apparatus for removing optical fiber A system for removing optical fiber from a spool, including a frame adapted to support the spool of optical fiber, and a head adapted to be placed in axial alignment with the spool supported by the frame. The head has an internal passage that extends ther... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6209304 | Spinning device A device for producing spun yarn by means of an airflow acting in the area between a sliver guide and a spindle (13) on fibers of a non-twisted sliver (10) drafted and delivered by a drafting arrangement in order to twist the fibers. Thereafter, the slive... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6182879 | Device for moving a thread to a winding sleeve driven by a friction roller A device for moving a thread to a winding sleeve driven by a friction wheel, especially in a stretch-winding machine, has a tubular portion adjacent the mouth into which the thread is drawn by suction and which is provided with at least one blade to sever... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6138719 | Auxiliary blow nozzle for an air jet weaving machine The invention relates to an auxiliary blow nozzle for air jet weaving machines which permits a symmetric division of the warp, said division protecting the structure of the warp threads, when the blow nozzle is immersed in the warp. To this end, an envelo... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6131785 | Air jet piddling An aspirating jet piddler that has no moving parts and operates to achieve a soft laydown with reduced tangling.... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6050304 | Weaving loom, particularly an air nozzle weaving loom An air nozzle weaving loom has a prenozzle alignment arrangement for the weft yarn picking. Several prenozzles (8a) having respective blow pipe (8b) are accommodated in a prenozzle block 9 according to an order system (geometric configuration) correspondi... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6032844 | Air jet piddling An aspirating jet piddler that has no moving parts and operates by swirling a textile tow line pneumatically to achieve a soft laydown with reduced tangling.... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032342 | Multi-filament split-yarn sheet and method and device for the manufacture thereof The present invention aims to provide a method of producing a high-quality multi-filament spread sheet by spreading the filaments in such a manner that they are orderly disposed in parallel to each other without the quality deterioration and an apparatus ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5857606 | Ultrahigh speed suction gun An ultrahigh speed suction gun which allows high pressure air introduced into it via a first rear end thereof to flow into a cyclone producer and an accelerator in the suction gun to produce accelerated cyclonic air flows while making a barrel of the suct... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5839679 | Bobbin thread winding apparatus A bobbin thread winding apparatus which can reliably twine a bobbin thread around the bobbin within the bobbin case. With the reliable twining of the thread, the thread is not cut and also will never be forced out of the bobbin case, thereby forming a goo... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5806746 | Method and apparatus for guiding webs in a web handling system A web guide particularly adapted for mail handling systems is positioned between the mail handling system form feeder and separating device. The web guide provides a surface to guide and control the web during its travel between the feeder and separating ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5797531 | Differential-pressure turner bar configuration A turner bar has a hollow space that can be connected to a compressed air source, for deflecting a printed web of material. Closable and openable air outlet openings are disposed on a turner bar jacket. When a web is present above the air outlet openings ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5746072 | System for conveying and treating an endless textile loop An apparatus for treating an endless textile web by passing it in a direction along an endless path and contacting it with a treatment fluid has a conveying nozzle provided with a housing traversed by the path and having a lateral inlet, an upstream tube ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5475907 | Apparatus and method for forming coils of yarn and for heat setting the same An apparatus and method are provided for forming coils of yarn and for heat setting the yarn. The apparatus has a coiler adapted to receive yarn from a yarn source ant to form the yarn into a plurality of loops of a desired size. The coiler preferably inc... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5472128 | Method and apparatus for sucking an optical fiber A method and apparatus for sucking a free end of an optical fiber includes a sucking nozzle. The sucking nozzle is positioned downstream of a capstan wheel around which the optical fiber is wound. The opening of the sucking nozzle is positioned within a r... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5433365 | Fluid nozzle device for yarn processing A nozzle device for processing of synthetic yarns for intermingling or texturization. The nozzle device has a housing with an inlet end and an outlet end. The inlet end is located upstream in relation to the outlet end. An inner nozzle member is provided ... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5341977 | Yarn drawing-in nozzle A yarn drawing-in nozzle for drawing a yarn through an eye of a drawn-through member, comprising: a compression nozzle provided in an upstream side of the drawn-through member and having a block, the block being formed with a guide passage to which compre... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5326009 | Air nozzle for use in production of nonwoven fabric An air nozzle for use in the production of nonwoven fabric that is adapted to receive spun filaments from a spinning nozzle and feed the filaments in an air jet into a receiver. The air nozzle is directed to the prevention of any abrasion of the inner sur... | 07/05/1994 |
