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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 |
| 6126102 | Apparatus for high speed beaming of elastomeric yarns A beaming apparatus that includes a creel and warper head, the creel being positioned adjacent to the warper head, the creel having elastomeric yarn unwinder assemblies which include a guide support that supports rotating guides and stationary wound cakes... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5956827 | Apparatus for fast return of the yarn into the channels of warpers with thread-by-thread warping system An apparatus is disclosed for the formation of yarn turns on a warper support. The yarn is loaded onto a support intended for a samples weaving loom, in a warper utilizing a suitably programmed thread-by-thread warping system. The apparatus includes a sup... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5451006 | Yarn delivery A yarn delivery system including a trolley creel and a yarn guide apparatus. The trolley creel is made up of a plurality of independently moveable trolleys and each includes a set of rotatable yarn packages. When each trolley is moved into place, the yarn... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5372164 | Quick change assembly for tire cord fabric looms A quick change assembly for a tire cord fabric loom utilizes a pattern of warp ends which are threaded through suitable harnesses. The pattern in the harnesses is placed in the loom and the individual warp ends are pulled back to a plurality of creel comb... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5218748 | Method for exchanging packages on a textile machine In a system for exchanging packages on a textile machine such as a rewinder, a creel loader receives empty packages from a creel for transportation to the position of a package supporter, the package supporter is rotated about a vertical axis over 180 deg... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5012564 | Method and apparatus for loading the bobbin creel of a winding installation In order to make the loading operation on a bobbin creel simpler, a fitting pattern is stored for each kind of bobbin in a control means (21). The individual fitting patterns can be sequentially called up as output signals. Those output signals either act... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4876775 | Yarn sheet transfer system A method of converting a warping arrangement having two creel halves and a warper from a setup for long lots of one style to a setup for shorter lots. The method includes converting transfer package positions on each of the creel halves to running package... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4783021 | Apparatus for supplying packages to a creel An apparatus for supplying packages to a warper creel having a plurality of package supporting pegs comprises a lining station for lining up packages transported on a conveyor in a predetermined order, and a package exchanging apparatus located between th... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4768734 | Warp winding apparatus A creel is used with a winder having a predetermined width and operable to draw in across this width in a normally horizontal longitudinal transport direction a warp of filaments from respective bobbins. The creel comprises a support frame having respecti... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4646989 | Tension control and yarn handling system for "V" type creels A tension control and yarn handling system for a V creel system or the like comprising a plurality of mast assemblies of vertically elongated mast members arranged along parallel vertical axes and spanning the height of a yarn package array each having pl... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4515328 | Incremental modular creel system A method and system for facilitating a continuous and automated taking-off of yarn from yarn packages. A creel module having one or a plurality of yarn package receiving creel pins disposed in one or more rows is automatically loaded with yarn packages at... | 05/07/1985 |
