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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7349756 | Method for control of yarn processing equipment A method for starting or stopping each of at least two separately controllable roll-sets (22, 26, 34, 56) used for processing a yarn (Y) in a stretch-break process, each roll-set comrpising at least two rolls, the method is characterized by the step of each r... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7204137 | Thread breakage detection systems and methods A thread breakage detection apparatus comprises a light source operable to generate a light beam, an emitter in communication with the light source, the emitter operable to emit the light beam, and a receiver in communication with and disposed in facing opposition t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197796 | Yarn withdrawal apparatus A yarn withdrawal apparatus for continuously withdrawing a yarn from a feed yarn package and then from a reserve package, where the trailing yarn end on the feed package is knotted to the leading end of the yarn on the reserve package. The transition of the yarn fro... | 04/03/2007 |
| 6814107 | Device for detecting breakage of leno threads on looms or on a loom more specifically provided with heald frames and with a device for detecting thread breakage The device for detecting breakage of leno threads in leno selvedge devices on looms, the leno selvedge forming device being provided with at least two arms for guiding at least two leno threads, the leno threads being twistable together by virtue of the rotation of ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6539597 | Braking device The present invention relates to an apparatus for braking a thread (6) between a magazine (5) e.g. a thread bobbin, and a position of use (3) e.g. a warper, a signal emitter (18) being provided for generating an electric signal corresponding to the moveme... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6470713 | Method and apparatus for monitoring run/stop conditions of a yarn A method and apparatus for monitoring run/stop conditions of a yarn, particularly in a knitting or warping machine utilizing a yarn feeler. The yarn feeler includes an electronic, yarn actuated transducer operating with variable gain amplification of run ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6375111 | Apparatus for high speed beaming of elastomeric yarns A method is provided for unwinding a cake of wound elastomeric yarn from a creel, passing the elastomeric yarn over a bend in a thread guide and beaming the elastomeric yarn onto a bobbin in a warper head. The method includes the step of positioning the b... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6292989 | Warp repair assisting apparatus for warper An outermost diameter calculation unit for calculating an outermost diameter d of a take-up beam and a correction amount calculation unit in a warp repair assisting apparatus are combined. The correction amount calculation unit calculates a corrected rota... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6102079 | Visual diagnostic system for a jacquard machine A diagnostic system for a jacquard machine having a plurality of heald hooks (16) moveable between at least two discrete shed positions, the system including visual sensing means (30) for producing a visual image of hooks (16) located at one of said shed ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5940945 | Shed insertible sensor for dividing-shed formation on a sectional warping machine On a sectional warping machine, the dividing-shed formation for introducing a dividing element is controlled in such a way that at least one yarn sensor (18, 18') is introduced transversely to the running direction of the shed warp (11, 12) into the opene... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5752549 | Work thread-tensioning and pull-back device for jacquard pile weaving machine creel A thread-tensioning and pull-back device for use with a weaving machine for controlling the tension of a series of warp threads pulled off from removable and replaceable bobbins arranged in rows in a weaving rack of a weaving machine is adapted to be loca... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5625934 | Reeling method with scanning of matrix of sensors In a reeling machine a multiplicity of yarns are pulled from respective supplies and wound up on a beam and each yarn is associated with a sensor which produces an output whose state indicates if the respective yarn is broken or not present. Each sensor i... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5575313 | Apparatus for monitoring a warp yarn movement in a multi-phase weaving machine In a multi-phase weaving machine, an apparatus (16) for monitoring warp yarn movement (3a, 3b) in particular leno warp yarns. The drawing-off movement or the drawing-off speed of the warp yarns (3a, 3b) can be detected by an electronic sensor (6a, 6b; 6c)... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5446951 | Device for measuring and controlling running distance of a yarn A device for measuring running distance of a yarn, which detects an abnormality in yarn moving along a path of travel past a means for detecting the abnormality. The measuring device is capable of generating a stop signal in response to detecting the abno... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5365222 | Method and detector for detecting surface roughness or defects on coated wire or cable A method and detector are provided for accurately and continuously detecting surface roughness or oversize defects on coated wire or cable, such as magnet wire. This is achieved by passing the wire or cable through a die having an opening which is larger ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5313692 | Warp yarn breakage detecting system A yarn breakage detecting system includes yarn detectors for detecting warp yarns forming a warp and for providing yarn detection signals, and a signal processing unit for counting peaks in the yarn detection signals, representing the warp yarns and for p... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5295287 | Method and installation for the on-line production of a ply of assemblies and the winding thereof on a beam A method and installation (1) for the on-line production of a ply (21) of semblies (20) of threads (30, 40) and the winding thereof on a beam (29). A plurality of rotary devices (2) permitting the production of the assemblies (20) is used to obtain the pl... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5105855 | Apparatus and method for clearing a warp yarn break in a loom A carriage which is movable into a position over a loom carries a manipulator for drawing a replacement yarn through a reed. A tracing element moves across the width of the warp yarns at a point downstream of the reed to detect a gap in the warp yarns cor... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5056442 | Tight end detector for tufting machines A tight end detector for tufting machines is disclosed which includes a modular switch bar assembly, a switch contact forming PC board thereon having a conductive stripe, insulating strip, a leaf-metal electrical contact member having parallel contact fin... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5018390 | Method and apparatus for monitoring the tension and quality of an advancing yarn A method and apparatus for monitoring the yarn tension at each of a plurality of yarn processing stations is disclosed and wherein the mean value of the monitored tension is continuously determined at each station, and the differential between the monitor... | 05/28/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4976018 | Device for monitoring threads on a textile machine A monitoring needle (19) is rotatably mounted under spring tension in a housing (18). A light emitter/light receptor device is fixed to the housing (18) in the plane of the thread (5) and in the pivotal region of the monitoring needle (19), this device pr... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4969244 | Warp beam depletion monitoring apparatus and method An apparatus and method is disclosed for monitoring depletion of yarn from a textile warp beam wherein yarn actually remaining on the beam is measured radially with respect to the beam, compared with a preselected radial dimension of yarn desired to remai... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4941240 | Beam warping machine with a device for the maintenance of required yarn tension Beam warping machine with a device for the maintenance of required yarn tension in a group of yarns (5) with rolls (7, 8; 34, 35, 36) around which said group of yarns is wound following an S-shaped path in continuous operation, said pair of rolls being dr... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4935999 | Apparatus for detecting tight ends in a sheet of yarns Apparatus for detecting tight ends in a sheet of yarns of an associated yarn processing machine comprises an elongate channel extending transversely below the yarn sheet and having an upper open side. A multiplicity of sensing fingers having upwardly bowe... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4931705 | Circuit arrangement for textile machines, particularly spinning machines having individually motor-driven spindles In a circuit arrangement for textile machines having a plurality of identical aggregates, each having a drive motor (1), particularly for spinning machines having individually driven spindles, respective motor bars are provided for the connection of each ... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4905355 | Apparatus for processing a warp sheet of yarns An apparatus and method for processing a warp sheet of synthetic multifilament yarns is disclosed, and wherein the yarns may be withdrawn from supply packages and advanced along a path of travel in warp sheet form, heated and drawn while in advancing warp... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4881062 | Yarn break detector for spinning and weaving machines A device for detecting break of any of a plurality of yarns arranged closely to each other in a spinning or weaving machine such as loom, knitting machine, warping machine, etc., includes sensor electrodes disposed in correspondence to the respective yarn... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4868959 | Apparatus for processing a warp sheet of yarns An apparatus for processing a warp sheet of synthetic multifilament yarns is disclosed, and wherein the yarns may be withdrawn from supply packages and advanced along a path of travel in warp sheet form, heated and drawn while in advancing warp sheet form... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4852225 | Draw warping apparatus A drawing apparatus for a textile draw warping system includes rotatable feed, swing, godet and take-up rolls about which a plurality of synthetic continuous filaments travel in sequential peripheral engagement. The godet and take-up rolls are driven at d... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4848411 | Warp stop motion mechanism for looms A warp stop motion mechanism for a loom includes droppers adapted to fall under their own weight upon warp yarn breakage, and contact bars for receiving the droppers. The contact bars are held between a pair of upper and lower contact bar supports slidabl... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4817678 | Broken warp thread locator The location of a warp thread break in a weaving loom using electrically conductive drop wires bridging an electrode pair upon occurrence of a warp thread break includes applying opposing known voltages across opposite ends of the electrode pair, establis... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4814633 | Yarn storing device A yarn storing device (1) comprises a storage drum (2) and a sensor (5) arranged at the withdrawal end (3) of the storage drum (2). The sensor (5) has the form of an eyelet (6) for guiding the yarn (4) and generates a signal during the withdrawal of yarn ... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4805276 | Monitoring device for double threads in warp tying machines A tying machine includes a tying device, grippers for two groups of warp threads (Ka, Kn) which are to be tied together and a device for separating the outermost warp thread of each group and moving it out of the plane of the warp. I... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4791812 | Yarn inspection system A yarn inspection system which comprises a source of yarn, a defect detector and a take-up stand is provided with the following features. A yarn path extender is located between the detector and the take-up stand and comprises a plurality of rolls each ha... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4774673 | Method for monitoring yarn quality on a textile machine Method for the simultaneous monitoring of yarn quality on a number of similar monitoring points of a textile machine, in which each monitoring point uses one measuring element together with the processors assigned to the measuring elements for processing ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4720702 | Method and apparatus for monitoring the tension of an advancing yarn The yarn tension at each of a plurality of yarn processing stations is continuously monitored, while continuously determining the mean value of the monitored tension at each station, and while also continuously determining the differential between the mon... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4713655 | Method of monitoring the quality of a package of thread Logic signals corresponding to a detected thread break and/or thread loop in a package being wound on a bobbin are evaluated within a logic circuit to communicate the quality of a thread package. The logic signals can be processed in various ways. In one ... | 12/15/1987 |
| 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 |
