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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7386925 | Process and apparatus for the production of artificial grass The invention describes a process and an apparatus for the production of highly crimped polymer strips which are suitable for use in artificial turf surfaces, for example for football pitches, hockey pitches, tennis courts or golf courses, and are characterized by a... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7284306 | System, apparatus, and method of reducing production loss for textured yarn and other related methods A yarn texturizing system, apparatus, and methods of reducing production loss or increasing production speed in a continuous textured yarn production process are provided. The system includes a yarn supply, a yarn stuffing container to produce textured yarn periodic... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7270777 | Method and apparatus for producing a low-shrinking smooth yarn A method and apparatus for producing a high-strength and low-shrinkage synthetic flat yarn. After melt spinning, the filaments are combined to a yarn and drawn. Subsequently, the yarn is compressed to form a plug under the influence of heat. This plug is transported... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7260875 | Ceramic nozzle and apparatus for stuffer box crimping a synthetic multifilament yarn A stuffer box yarn crimping apparatus for crimping a synthetic multifilament yarn 14. The apparatus includes a feed nozzle 2 which comprises a divided nozzle body, consisting of two molded ceramic components 1. Preferably, the molded ceramic com... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260874 | System, apparatus, and method of reducing production loss for textured yarn and other related methods A yarn texturizing system, apparatus, and methods of reducing production loss or increasing production speed in a continuous textured yarn production process are provided. The system includes a yarn supply, a yarn stuffing container to produce textured yarn periodic... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7228604 | System, apparatus, and method of reducing production loss having compressor A yarn texturizing system, apparatus, and methods of reducing production loss or increasing production speed in a continuous textured yarn production process are provided. The system includes a yarn texturizer to texturize yarn, a chute positioned to receive and gui... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7185406 | Device and method for treating an elongated medium A device for treatment of an elongated medium with at least two first rotational bodies, which are pivoted around predefined rotational axes, whereby the rotational axes are essentially parallel to one another, with at least two second rotational bodies, which are p... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178753 | Thread brake A drum brake (1) having a rotatably journalled drum (2) and means for adjusting the torque applied to the drum (2) has several peripherally-extending take-up slots (4) for filaments (5) with the slots being spaced from each other i... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168141 | Method and apparatus for stuffer box crimping a multifilament yarn A method and an apparatus for stuffer box crimping a multifilament yarn consisting of one or more fiber bundles, wherein a conveying fluid is introduced into a yarn channel via a plurality of fluid feed channels, with each channel carrying a partial flow. The yarn i... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7152287 | System, apparatus, and method of reducing production loss for textured yarn and other related methods A yarn texturizing system, apparatus, and methods of reducing production loss or increasing production speed in a continuous textured yarn production process are provided. The system includes a yarn supply, a yarn stuffing container to produce textured yarn periodic... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7086130 | Apparatus and method for texturing a plurality of blended synthetic multifilament yarns An apparatus and a method for texturing blended synthetic multifilament yarns, wherein the blended yarns are each produced in parallel from a plurality of individual yarn components. The individual yarn components are withdrawn and drawn by a withdrawal means, with ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6958188 | Fibers having improved dullness and products containing the same Fibers having a reduced amount of glare are disclosed. Products made therefrom the fibers are also disclosed. Methods of making the fibers and products are further disclosed. ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6543106 | Apparatus, method and system for air opening of textile tow and opened textile tow web produced thereby The invention provides an air opening jet for use in a process for making a rectangular structure made from a tow of fibers, such air opening jet including a housing, an air jet for moving the tow through the housing and opening the tow, and an accumulati... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6378180 | Method and apparatus for spinning and crimping a multifilament yarn The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for spinning and crimping a multifilament yarn, and wherein a thermoplastic melt is extruded through a spinneret to form a filament bundle. The filament bundle is divided into a plurality of bundle compon... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6302308 | Apparatus for handling and texturizing yarn having enhanced false twister, electro-mechanical yarn detector, and yarn take-up distance extender and associated methods An apparatus and methods for handling and texturing yarn are provided. The apparatus preferably includes a yarn supply positioned to supply a plurality of strands of yarn, a false twister positioned downstream from the yarn supply for imparting a false tw... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6253431 | Air opening jet apparatus The invention provides an air opening jet for use in a process for making a rectangular structure made from a tow of fibers, such air opening jet including a housing, an air jet for moving the tow through the housing and opening the tow, and an accumulati... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6164054 | Machine for the spinning and texturing of threads by false twisting Machine for spinning and texturing by false twisting, in which the false-twist zone comprises a plurality of identical texturing stations arranged side by side on a common frame, each station comprising in order, with regard to the displacement of the thr... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6119320 | Method and apparatus for producing a multicolored yarn from differently colored part-threads of endless filament In the production of multicolored yarn from differently colored filament bundles, the individual bundles may be texturized collectively. Then they are separated again into crimped part-threads 11.3 through 11.5 and are compacted individually in after-comp... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6094790 | Method and apparatus for producing a multicolored yarn from differently colored part-threads of endless filament In the production of multicolored yarn from differently colored filament bundles, the individual bundles may be texturized collectively. Then they are separated again into crimped part-threads 11.3 through 11.5 and are compacted individually in after-comp... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6085395 | Method and apparatus for producing a multicolored yarn from differently colored part-threads of endless filament In the production of multicolored yarn from differently colored filament bundles, the individual bundles may be texturized collectively. Then they are separated again into crimped part-threads 11.3 through 11.5 and are compacted individually in after-comp... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6032341 | Single impingement bulking jet The present invention is directed to: a non-interlacing expirating yarn bulker comprising a body having an enclosed yarn passage extending therethrough. The yarn passage includes an inlet region, a throat region and an expanding region. A single pressuriz... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5943748 | Adapter device for fiber processing unit In the case of an arrangement for transporting at least one thread treated in a thread conditioning plant from a delivery roller pair to a transport belt which takes up the thread in the form of thread loops, an adapter is arranged downstream of the deliv... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5887323 | Apparatus and method for the production of a multicomponent yarn An apparatus and method for the production of a multicomponent yarn which is composed of several multifilament strands with differing characteristics, such as color. The individual strands are drawn in parallel and simultaneously by a pair of godets follo... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5804115 | One step, ready-to-tuft, mock space-dyed multifilament yarn A process for making ready-to-tuft, mock space-dyed bulked continuous filament yarn is a one-step process. It joins extruding, texturing, and interlacing to yield a yarn that may be tufted directly into carpet without further texturing or twisting. In ano... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5647109 | Yarn texturing device including a stuffer box channel with circumferetially closed cross section A texturizing device for a yarn conditioning plant comprises a stuffer box, which is made from one piece. The cross section of the stuffer box channel is circular and predominantly constant; however, a taper and/or a yarn retarding lid can be arranged at ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5419023 | Apparatus for crimping tow and application of finish to the tow An apparatus for crimping continuous tow of textile material and application of the finish to the crimped continuous tow, including a pair of rollers and a stuffer box chamber having two regions therein. In particular, the stuffer box chamber has a first ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5414987 | Pre-stuffer box conditioning of ply-twisted carpet yarn A process for treating a ply-twisted crimped multifilament yarn. The process involves adjusting the temperature and moisture content of the yarn prior to passing the yarn through a stuffer box which is essentially free of steam. Excess hot fluid is remove... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5365644 | Apparatus for continuously crimping thermoplastic threads A crimping apparatus for the continuous crimping of thermoplastic threads has a crimping nozzle with a feed channel, a nozzle orifice and a guide fork comprising two guide members and a plug feed roller with two parallel, interrupted, lateral guide means ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5339502 | Method and apparatus for plug loosening after texturing A textured yarn is directed through a path in which the textured yarn plug forms a loop in which the direction of the yarn plug is changed and the speed of the yarn plug is increased via a draw-off bobbin. The yarn plug within the loop is loosened and the... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5251363 | Method and apparatus for combining differently colored threads into a multi-colored yarn A method and apparatus for producing multi-colored crimped yarns is disclosed, and which includes the steps of spinning a plurality of differently colored groups of filaments, subjecting the filaments of each group to a treatment liquid, and then combinin... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5233736 | Apparatus and process for crimping and crosslinking fibers An apparatus and process for providing crosslinked fibers or tows with non-symmetrical crimps. The process requires preheating precursor fibers or tows so as to soften the fibers prior to passing the fibers or tows through a horizontal stuffer crimper box... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5040276 | Continuous high speed method for making a commingled carpet yarn A continuous, high speed (greater than 800 meters per minute) process and apparatus enable the production of a multifilament carpet yarn having a degree of filament intermixture high enough so that a standard deviation of less than 6.0 results upon conduc... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4912821 | Method of forming crimps in high tensile modulus filaments Satisfactory crimps are formed in high tensile modulus filaments having a tensile modulus of elasticity of 5,000 kg/mm2 or more by mixing the high tensile modulus filaments with additional filaments having a tensile modulus of elasticity of 3,0... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4894894 | Continuous high speed method for making a commingled carpet yarn A continuous, high speed (greater than 800 meters per minute) process and apparatus enable the production of a multifilament carpet yarn having a degree of filament intermixture high enough so that a standard deviation of less than 6.0 results upon conduc... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4468845 | Jet and bustle tow blooming apparatus for a tow blooming process A jet and improved bustle tow blooming apparatus, the jet and bustle apparatus both being rectangular-shaped and the bustle apparatus having vented outlets through which the gases confined with the tow escape causing separation and blooming of the tow pri... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4369555 | Yarn processing apparatus The temperature of a heating fluid used in a yarn crimping zone is controlled in response to whether a yarn plug is detected at a predetermined point, and in another embodiment a fluid is heated, passed to a yarn heating zone and a yarn is heated in the z... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4309801 | Texturizing process An improved method and apparatus for texturizing thermoplastic yarn. The process and apparatus are characterized by a unique control system which facilitates accumulatorless operation and which allows two or more yarns to be texturized at the same time an... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4299015 | Process for space dyeing and texturing synthetic yarns A process is provided for space dyeing synthetic yarn in which the synthetic yarn, such as polyester yarn, wound upon a yarn package, is first treated by immersing the ends of the package into a solution of at least one sublimatable ink, thereby dyeing th... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4268940 | Process and apparatus for crimping filament yarn Process and apparatus for controlling a filament pad in the stuffing chamber of a pneumatic crimper and for imparting an improved filament cohesion to the crimped filament yarn within said crimper.... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4258457 | Method for coating and crimping synthetic thermoplastic Synthetic thermoplastic fibers are produced by drawing the fibers, applying a finishing agent to the drawn fibers, and crimping the fibers in the presence of steam in a crimping zone wherein there are present a defined first region of low but increasing s... | 03/31/1981 |
