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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7309685 | Textile finishing agents for imparting a sensory effect during use A method for treating fibers, yarns or textiles to improve the sensory effect for a user or weaver of a fabric article. The method treats the fiber, yarns or textiles with an emulsion containing 15-30% by weight of a mixture of waxes having melting points in the ran... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7127784 | Treatment of filament yarns to provide spun-like characteristics and yarns and fabrics produced thereby A process for forming a continuous filament yarn having the surface tactile character of a spun yarn. The process includes passing the cohesive yarn structure through the interior of a rotating sleeve member disposed in surrounding relation to the cohesive yarn stru... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7114319 | Unidirectional long fiber three dimensional fiber structure produced by short fiber intertwining and production method thereof A unidirectional three dimensional fiber structure is provided which does not require weaving, displays a high level of interlayer strength and does not suffer from cracking, and which can also be easily produced with any arbitrary cross-section. A unidirectional th... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7013542 | Process and apparatus for the transformation of yarns and a yarn thus produced Process for the mechanical transformation of a thread (F) of vegetable, animal or artificial or synthetic origin, characterized in that it includes abrading the thread (F) when the latter is supported in the air between two supports (55, 56). ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6881468 | Process for producing yarn having reduced heatset shrinkage The present invention provides a process for producing yarn having reduced heatset shrinkage. Preferably, the fibers used in making the yarn are bicomponent fibers. The present invention also provides a process for producing yarn having reduced heatset shrinkage at ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6854167 | Treatment of filament yarns to provide spun-like characteristics and yarns and fabrics produced thereby A process for forming a continuous filament yarn having the surface tactile character of a spun yarn. The process includes passing the cohesive yarn structure through the interior of a rotating sleeve member disposed in surrounding relation to the cohesive yarn stru... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6596210 | Process of treating fibers Preferred methods for manufacturing such fibers involve subjecting synthetic polymer fibers to compressive forces sufficient to achieve flattening and surface micro-diastrophism without substantially shredding and abrading the fibers.... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6592790 | Process of making fibers for reinforcing matrix materials Preferred methods for manufacturing such fibers involve subjecting synthetic polymer fibers to compressive forces sufficient to achieve flattening and surface micro-diastrophism without substantially shredding and abrading the fibers.... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6528139 | Process for producing yarn having reduced heatset shrinkage The present invention provides a process for producing yarn having reduced heatset shrinkage. Preferably, the fibers used in making the yarn are bicomponent fibers. The present invention also provides a process for producing yarn having reduced heatset sh... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6263882 | Method of and apparatus for making filter mouthpieces for rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry A tow of filamentary filter material for tobacco smoke which is to be converted into a rod-like filler of a filter rod is conveyed along an elongated path first through a stretching or tensioning zone where the filaments are stretched and the tow is conve... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6168743 | Method of continuously heat treating articles and apparatus therefor A method and apparatus for steam-treating yarn, films, fibers, fiber tow and other polymeric articles is described. The apparatus includes a first orifice for generating minimum pressure areas and a second orifice to provide a sonic shock region operative... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6168747 | Calendering apparatus and method for heating a traveling multi-filament tow A calendering apparatus and method for heatsetting a traveling multi-filament tow basically utilizes plural heated rolls about which the tow travels in a sinuous path to be conductively heated by the rolls and, at each roll, a plurality of infrared lamps ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6129882 | Apparatus for manufacturing multifilament threads The invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing multifilament threads with at least one hot-air module 6 for drawing or relaxing the thread Y. To manufacture multifilaments with particularly high strength and to avoid the problems of the bearings ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6083556 | Method and apparatus for conditioning thread A thread conditioner to prevent fraying, tangling and associated problems is made from silicone rubber material, such as a silicone elastomer having a physical form of rubber-crepe. The material can be cut from a bulk quantity, rolled, cut into cubes, pre... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6039282 | Method for monitoring the application of paraffin on a traveling yarn In order to improve the traveling and sliding properties of a yarn during its further processing, in particular for knitting, it is waxed during rewinding in cheese winding machines by passing it along a paraffin body. When the paraffin body is used up, t... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6023823 | Method and apparatus for treating strand-like material The present invention provides an improved method and apparatus for uniformly treating strand-like material. The apparatus comprises a coiler head having a coiler diameter d and a conveyor belt having a belt width w, wherein the ratio of the coiler diamet... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6019799 | Method to space dye yarn This invention relates to a method and apparatus for space-dyeing yarns. A yarn sheet passes over a yarn-driven roll equipped with a digital sensor that tracks the position of the sheet as it then passes through a dyeing apparatus. A computer precisely co... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6012206 | Loop breaker for textured yarn An apparatus to produce a spun-like synthetic yarn which employs a filament loop breaker which is periodically and automatically opened to break the vacuum pressure to allow lint collected therein to be released and collected. The apparatus includes canti... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5956828 | Sanding apparatus for air textured yarn and false twist yarn The present invention relates to a sanding apparatus used for the production of air textured yarn and false twist yarn. The apparatus comprises a motor, a housing provided with a guide groove, and a frictional disk connected to the motor and enclosed in t... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5913797 | Method and apparatus of collecting a textile tow in a container In the canning of tow produced by a synthetic textile filament extrusion line, a pair of deflecting rolls having radially projecting spokes are positioned immediately above the tow-receiving can for travel of the tow between the rolls to impose a folding ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5715584 | Continuous filament yarn with pixel color effect Multiple (at least two) differently colored or colorable feed yarns are fed from their respective yarn packages to a multi-position interlacer manifold assembly. The feed yarns are maintained separate and apart from one another and are passed in this sepa... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5575048 | Apparatus for treating traveling textile material having expansion chambers An apparatus for treating traveling textile material in a pressurized fluid includes a housing divided into a plurality of expansion chambers and a centrally located treatment chamber through which the material is caused to travel and in which pressurized... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5483730 | 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 and to form the yarn into a plurality of overlapping loops of a desired size. The coiler pr... | 01/16/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5437726 | Method and apparatus for tipping sutures An apparatus for tipping surgical sutures includes a drum around which the suture is wound. The drum is placed on a carriage which moves the drum into a chamber wherein selected portions of the suture are passed through a mist of cyanoacrylate tipping age... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5390400 | Process for heat treating moving yarns and apparatus therefor A gentle and fast process for heating yarns passing contactlessly through a heating apparatus. The process includes the steps of preheating a heat transfer has to a temperature above the desired final yarn temperature, feeding the preheated heat transfer ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5355567 | Process for preparing engineered fiber blend The invention is directed to a process for preparing a blended tow of thermoplastic and reinforcing fibers. The process of the invention includes the steps of forming a substantially planar spaced array of thermoplastic multifilament yarns and superimposi... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5327622 | Highlighted non-blended continuous filament carpet yarn Moresque or berber continuous filament yarn is prepared by supplying a first group of continuous filaments to a first entangling zone where harsh nodes are created so that the first group has a yarn harshness of at least about 200. One or more other group... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5312677 | Latent looped yarn, a fabric made of the same, and a method for manufacturing the latent looped yarn This invention relates to a latent looped yarn having loops produced by an eddy current treatment and once potentialized therein before a weaving operation and revealed in a fabric, after the yarns are woven therein at least as warp yarns, by heat treatme... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5287606 | Apparatus for treating traveling textile material in a pressurized fluid An apparatus for treating traveling textile material in a pressurized fluid, e.g., for heating synthetic filaments to a heat-set temperature in a saturated steam atmosphere is disclosed to comprise a housing defining at least one upstream sealing chamber,... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5241731 | Apparatus for commingling continuous multifilament yarns Improving commingling two or more continuous multiple filament yarns into a single yarn by rubbing one yarn against a static charge-inducing body that is supported in an electrically isolated manner to apply static charge to the yarn to tend to cause sepa... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5165993 | Aromatic polyamide yarn impregnated with lubricating particles, a process for the manufacture of such a yarn, and packing material or rope containing this yarn The invention relates to a filament yarn of aromatic polyamides which is impregnated with solid particles of a fluorine-containing polymer and/or graphite. The solid particles are incorporated into the yarn by very uniformly distributing them over the fil... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5148586 | Crimped continuous filament yarn with color-point heather appearance A process for making a heather-dyeable or precolored heather yarn product comprises supplying a first crimped continuous filament yarn in the form of a loose matrix substantially free of filament entanglement and a second crimped continuous filament yarn ... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5136860 | Chamber for the continuous treatment of filaments In order to be able to operate chambers for the continuous fluid treatment of textile yarns and which comprise several chamber parts with an improved sealing effect, even at elevated pressures and temperatures when aggressive fluids are used, one or both ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5087499 | Puncture-resistant and medicinal treatment garments and method of manufacture thereof The present invention relates to improvements in puncture-resistant and medicinal treatment garments. Garments made from fibers such as KEVLAR.RTM. and designed to deter penetration of objects are subjected to an additional brushing step to enhance the fi... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5081753 | Apparatus for producing staple-like yarn from continuous filament yarn A process for converting a continuous multifilamentary yarn into a staple-like yarn involves continuously conveying continuous multifilamentary yarn onto a rotatable wheel having a peripheral yarn receiving groove and at least one radially disposed needle... | 01/21/1992 |
| 4959895 | Method and apparatus for separating monofilaments forming a strand A method and apparatus for separating monofilaments, such as glass or carbon monofilaments, forming a strand, is achieved by feeding the strand in a curved path over and in forced contact with a plurality of rods, each being subjected to vibrations. The v... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4948549 | Process for producing soot filter elements A process is described for producing filter elements which contain a cross-wound yarn as the filter material, wherein twisted yarn of fine individual fibers is roughened to enhance its filtering action. The yarn may be heat-resistant and the filter elemen... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4944751 | Matted (delustered) artificial hair and method of preparation thereof A matted (delustered) artificial hair which is disclosed herein comprises a fiber made of a synthetic resin. A large number of irregular scrubbed flaws is formed circumferentially on the surface of a monofilament having a substantially circular section. A... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4880428 | Matted (delustered) artificial hair A matted (delustered) artificial hair which is disclosed herein comprises a fiber made of a synthetic resin. A large number of irregular scrubbed flaws is formed circumferentially on the surface of a monofilament having a substantially circular section. A... | 11/14/1989 |
