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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6810918 | Method and apparatus for variably braking the weft thread between a supply spool and a thread store in a loom A supply spool supplies a weft thread through an adjustable actuated thread brake and a thread tension sensor to a weft thread accumulator, from which an accumulated insertion length of the thread is provided to a weft insertion device. The tension sensor provides a... | 11/02/2004 |
| 5012563 | Stretching arrangement for stretching of plastic threads An arrangement for the stretching and warping of synthetic warp threads under the influence of heat. The arrangement has feed rollers for driving warp threads, take off rollers for driving warp threads received from the feed rollers, with the take off rol... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4787199 | Yarn monitoring device for a doubling machine A yarn monitoring device comprises in association with each doubling spindle (1) a sensing arm (7) monitoring the upwardly directed yarn run between yarn guide eye (3) and feed roller (V), which arm is mounted by means of a mounting bush (9) for limited s... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4710646 | Thread movement sensor The invention relates to a thread movement sensor comprising an arm with at least one thread guide. The invention solves the problem of sensitivity of the sensor to the vibrations of the machine by making a part of the arm an element of a magnetic circuit... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4641404 | Porous warp sizing apparatus An apparatus and method for sizing warp yarn utilized in preparing a loom beam for weaving are disclosed. A porous application roll (A) is utilized for applying a sizing material onto a sheet of warp yarns (12) passing between a pressure roll (30) and the... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4455549 | Indication device A device for indicating the triggering of a signal transducer in, for example, thread surveillance and monitoring systems. In one device according to the present invention, the signal transducers are, on the one hand, coupled in series by means of lines b... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4229628 | Combined damper and thread breakage sensor for textile machines A combined damper and thread breakage sensor for use with textile machines includes a housing having a non-conducting medium disposed therein and a first contact and a second contact means immersed in the medium. The second contact extends beyond the hous... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4010915 | Process for the control of yarn tension A yarn brake is arranged in the direction of the traveling yarn after the section where the yarn tension has to be kept constant, and the yarn tension is measured before this brake. The yarn is fed to and drawn off from the brake at a substantially consta... | 03/08/1977 |
