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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341220 | Roll support member and recording material package employing same A roll support member is provided that is used for suspending in a packaging case a roll-form recording material wound around a core. The roll support member includes a four corner-cut square flange portion having a thickness and an insertion portion that projects c... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7240875 | Yarn carrier A yarn carrier is provided in the form of a yarn winding tube having a yarn catch insert. The yarn winding tube is a hollow cylindrical tube having a longitudinal axis extending lengthwise between its first and second opposite ends. The tube has a hole through its s... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7114227 | Structure yarn cylinder An improved structure yarn cylinder that is an improvement of “Yarn Cylinder with Trench” (Taiwan P/N 201810) accomplished by extending the circumferential length of the trench, disposing numerous teeth at differing angular orientations along the two lateral wal... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7059085 | Vehicle window arrangement having an angled opening for inserting a cable end during assembly A window-raising device for a vehicle provides a two-cable winding drum, a hood to support and partially surrounding the drum on a support plate to form a cable passage. A flange extends from the winding drum to support sliding movement of an end of one of the cable... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044417 | High speed transfer takeup An apparatus for transferring material winding between spools. The apparatus includes spindels for positioning first and second spools in a co-planar arrangement with parallel axes of rotation. With the material initially secured to the base of a first spool with ta... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6981670 | Reel having apparatus for improved connection of linear material A linear material reel design promotes the uniform spooling of a linear material around a reel drum, while also reducing stress acting on the end of the linear material that is connected to the drum. A connector ramp has a connector face generally perpendicular to t... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6926222 | Textile tube with start-up feature A textile tube on which yarn is wound to form a pack comprises a body having a tubular body extending between opposed ends and an outer surface. At least one recessed score is defined proximate at least one end of the tube body. The recessed score has a substantiall... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6889925 | Support tube for winding yarn on a bobbin A support tube for winding yarn on a bobbin made of cardboard or another material suitable for the purpose and with a cylindrical or frustum of cone form. Such a tube is characterized in that it is equipped, on its side surface, with at least two indentations or att... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6883744 | Spool for optical fiber media A spool for optical fiber ribbon or other flexible media has an opening communicating with an interior of the spool in which a first end of a helical guide is located. The helical guide receives the ribbon from an exterior winding space to direct the ribbon to an au... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6796523 | Wire winding machine with wire clamping and cutting assembly A wire winding machine includes two mandrels for winding wire alternately thereon. A traverse positions wire axially along each mandrel, and moves in an arcuate path to position wire adjacent one or the other mandrel. A single transfer arm transfers wire from a woun... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6779751 | Method of using a textile tube with start-up feature A textile tube on which yarn is wound to form a pack comprises a body having a tubular body extending between opposed ends and an outer surface. At least one recessed score is defined proximate at least one end of the tube body. The recessed score has a substantiall... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6779750 | Vacuum draw system for a yarn carrier start-up groove A carrier tube includes a vacuum draw system for promoting receipt of a yarn tail end within a circumferential start-up groove of the tube. The draw system includes angled air-scoop openings extending through the tube wall adjacent the start-up groove to move air th... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6719241 | Cable tie-off device for cable lifts A novel cable-tie off device for cable lifting assemblies (e.g. elevators and boat lifts) is disclosed herein. The device is an elongated member having, in a series, a head portion, a elongated shank portion, and an end portion. Immediately subjacent the head portio... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6595456 | Textile tube with start-up feature A textile tube on which yarn is wound to form a pack comprises a body having a tubular body extending between opposed ends and an outer surface. At least one recessed score is defined proximate at least one end of the tube body. The recessed score has a s... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6412728 | Yarn reel having a V-shape gradually narrowed slot with reverse fish scale shape having a rough surface A yarn reel having V-shape gradually narrowed slot cut with reverse fish scale shape having a rough surface. The reel includes a "V"-shape wide slot, a v-shape middle-wide slot, a narrow slot and an elongated slot with different widths being gradually set... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6179239 | Driving device for a cable winding machine Driving device for rotating a cable drum (3) in a cable winding machine comprising gripping pins (2) arranged in a support frame (1) for rotatably supporting the cable drum and a driving device (4) provided with a motor, and a driving wheel (6) coupled to... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6145775 | Yarn winding apparatus and method A yarn winding apparatus and a method for winding a continuously advancing yarn on a driven tube. A bobbin tube is clamped between two clamping plates that are rotatably supported on a package holder, and one of the clamping plates includes in its front e... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6102319 | Device for removing fishing line from fishing reels A fishing line removal device and method is shown with two frustoconical spool portions, each having a larger diameter end and a smaller diameter end, and being arranged on a rod with the smaller diameter ends of the two spool portions contacting each oth... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6079650 | Hooks and loop fastener attached to a bobbin by ultrasonic welding Method to attach an annular band (11) of adhesive material such as Velcro (hook and loop fastener), felt or similar material onto a substantially cylindrical support (10) onto which it is suitable to wind a product for example for spinning for example of ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6032890 | Stacking stable yarn carrier for package dyeing The invention provides yarn carriers for package dyeing of yarns which include an improved transfer tail engaging and segregating surface on the exterior of an axially projecting nesting collar. The transfer tail engaging and segregating surface is formed... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5996667 | Window blind A window blind, which includes a track; a blind suspended from the track; a plurality of blind take-up mechanisms respectively mounted inside the track, each blind take-up mechanism including a spool holder securely mounted inside the track, a spool revol... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5988556 | Method and apparatus for winding fiber on a spool A continuous length of fiber from a fiber supply is wound onto first and second sections of a spool by an apparatus and method that collect a first portion of the continuous length of fiber from the fiber supply, wind the collected first portion onto the ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5927637 | Yarn winding bobbin A yarn winding bobbin having a tubular wall and which includes a yarn catching slot so that the bobbin is able to catch a continuously advancing yarn during a bobbin changing operation on a continuous winding machine. The yarn catching slot is configured ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5890674 | Involute reel guide To provide a spool wrapped length of conductor cable with an exposed cable end at the outer perimeter of a spool flange for the starting wrap of the cable, a cable end guide is secured to the inside face of a spool flange by means of staples or adhesives.... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5857635 | Cable drum for a cable driven apparatus A cable drum assembly comprises a cable drum for a cable-driven apparatus such as a cable window lifter, in particular of a motor vehicle, which automatically compensates for cable slackness without deforming the window lift system. The cable drum has the... | 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 |
| 5816512 | Bobbin thread winding mechanism A bobbin thread winding mechanism includes: a rotating member capable of rotating and to which a bobbin can be mounted; a supporter provided to the rotating member and that supports an end of a bobbin thread to be wound around the bobbin; and a positioner... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5810270 | Method and device for continuous loss free bobbin change Method and device for winding continuous threads or yarns to produce yarn bobbins having thread reserves, wherein the bobbins are automatically changed, without the need for a catch slot, to achieve automatic, loss-free and highly reliable changing of ful... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5803400 | Method and apparatus for securing the end of a thread standing under tension to a thread reel A thread reel, with a thread wound thereon, has a holding pin at its periphery upon which the end of the thread is secured such that a plurality of loops are laid around the holding pin in such a way that in each case the end of each loop, respectively, f... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5791574 | Yarn bobbin with improved snagger An improved yarn bobbin and yarn snagger including a core, a groove formed in the wall of the core and a yarn-engaging insert housed within the groove. The width of the groove opening is narrower than the width of the groove base while the width of the to... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5765287 | Cutting head for nylon-cord type mowers A cutting head for a nylon-cord mower and the like, comprising a case housing an inner spool on which it is wound at least a length of nylon cord, elastically loaded by a helical spring, with the two ends of said nylon cord protruding through pairs of ann... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5716017 | Method and arrangement in connection with a continuously operating spooler A method and arrangement in connection with a continuously operating spooler is provided, in which the thread to be spooled is arranged to be guided onto an empty reel after a first reel has become full by means of a moving finger and a gripper rotating w... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5702063 | Yarn support with means for anchoring a yarn end It is necessary for yarn which is wound into packages on supports or centers and is intended to be dyed, or at any rate subsequently employed for other uses, to be able to form, on an annular zone at the sides of the support a number of turns of "reserve"... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5699975 | Extension member anchor A spring drive retractor having a case with an inner space for a spring and a reel, with one end of the spring connected to the case and the other end of the spring connected to the reel, with an extension member having one end connected to the reel and t... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5692690 | Cable snagger for winding a continuously produced cable onto a take-up spool An apparatus for winding continuously produced cable about a take-up spool includes a frame, a traveler assembly, multiple take-up spool assemblies, and a translation system for automatically moving the traveler assembly into an aligned position with each... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5634602 | Open end spinning machine with associated service device An open end spinning machine with an associated service device having a supplementary yarn conveying device utilizing a delivery tube disposed on a delivery tube holder which can be pivoted into various work positions. A yarn guide plate is movably seated... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5625737 | Optical fiber holder and method using same A holder for a plurality of fibers has a top wall, a bottom wall, and first and second side walls. The top wall is preferably releasably hinged to one of the two side walls so that the plurality of fibers may be contained within the holder. The fibers are... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5598985 | Christmas light reel A Christmas light reel includes a spool housing, a spool disposed within the housing, a crank having a shaft passing through the spool and the housing in a manner such that the spool and the shaft rotate together with respect to the housing. The spool inc... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5549254 | Device for cutting yarn when inserting yarn on a yarn-holder cop in automated winding apparatus A device for inserting yarn on a yarn-holder cop in winding apparatus, of the type comprising a part for trapping and inserting yarn on the cop moving between a backward rest position and a forward position for insertion of the yarn on the yarn-holder cop... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5465916 | Winding up at least one synthetic-resin yarn An apparatus for winding a synthetic-resin yarn on a spool of predetermined outside diameter has a friction drive roller rotatable about a drive axis and having a substantially cylindrical outer surface of predetermined length centered on the drive axis. ... | 11/14/1995 |
