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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 The individual yarn components are withdrawn and drawn by a withdrawal means, with ...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 |
| 7020940 | Texturing yarn There is disclosed a method of texturing yarn products wherein the yarn product is passed along a predetermined yarn path through a liquid jet device applying a force to the yarn transversely to the axis thereof, comprising directing the liquid as it passes through ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6209304 | Spinning device A device for producing spun yarn by means of an airflow acting in the area between a sliver guide and a spindle (13) on fibers of a non-twisted sliver (10) drafted and delivered by a drafting arrangement in order to twist the fibers. Thereafter, the slive... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6052878 | Methods and apparatus for interlacing filaments and methods of making the apparatus The present invention relates to fluid jet interlace apparatus and related methods for interlacing filaments into a yarn with the filaments intermingled with adjacent ones of the filaments and groups of the filaments to maintain unity of the yarn by frict... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5901544 | Method and apparatus for producing randomly variegated multiple strand twisted yarn and yarn and fabric made by said method A method and apparatus for producing randomly variegated multiple strand wrapped yarn in twisting together two or more yarns at a plurality of yarn twisting stations. At each station a pneumatic twisting head is disposed in which randomly turbulent air cu... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5673549 | Method and apparatus for producing randomly variegated multiple strand twisted yarn and yarn and fabric made by said method A method and apparatus for producing randomly variegated multiple strand wrapped yarn in twisting together two or more yarns at a plurality of yarn twisting stations. At each station a pneumatic twisting head is disposed in which randomly turbulent air cu... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5640745 | Method and apparatus for the manufacture of a mixed yarn using multifilament yarn and fibers An apparatus and method for the manufacture of a mixed yarn consisting of two components, continuous filament yarn and staple fibers. The mixed yarn is manufactured by an air jet texturing process. It has been possible to bind the staple fibers undisplace... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5619849 | Method and apparatus for producing randomly variegated multiple strand yarn in twisting together at least two yarns and yarn and fabric made by said method A method and apparatus for producing randomly variegated multiple strand yarn in twisting together two or more yarns at a plurality of yarn twisting stations. At each station a pneumatic twisting head is disposed in which randomly turbulent air currents a... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5558901 | Floss yarn bulking assembly and method A process for manufacturing a continuous dental floss brush comprising alternating portions of thread sections which do not stretch significantly under tension and brush sections which stretch under slight tension, includes the step of coating at least th... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5348238 | Doubler winder In a winder provided with a control device capable of independently controlling rotational speeds of both motors for a friction roller having a winding package placed thereon and a traverse mechanism, a driving method for a winder comprising: obtaining a ... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5317791 | Apparatus for producing slub effects in yarn strands An apparatus for air jet processing of threads of yarn to create fancy effects in yarn. The apparatus comprises at least one pair of reciprocally moving triangular profiles which move across the paths of moving yarn strands. Each triangular profile is sep... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5148663 | Arrangement for generation of fancy twists arranged and/or formed at random on a yarn Fancy twists arranged and/or formed at random are provided on a yarn. The threads are delivered by a feed device at different feed speeds. The feed device has a first roller and a second roller, which rotate at different peripheral speeds. A yarn thread i... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5141780 | Multifilament yarn with adhesive polymer component The invention is directed to a process for producing bulked synthetic multifilament yarn comprising a plurality of continuous synthetic filaments having deposited thereon at intermittent intervals an adhesive polymer component having a melting temperature... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5056200 | Apparatus for making novel textured yarn A novel yarn is a bundle of multifilament continuous supply yarns with two sequentially alternating lengths in a preselected ratio. The first length has alternating sections of entangled filaments and unentangled, crimped filaments alternating in closely,... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5027486 | Method and apparatus for randomizing multiple yarn strands A winding apparatus which includes a plurality of yarn supply package stations for holding a plurality of packages of multifilament yarn, a processing station for receiving yarns from the yarn supply packages and processing the yarn, and a take-up package... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5008992 | Method of producing a bulked composite yarn A method for combining a relatively elastic yarn component with a relatively inelastic yarn component is disclosed, and wherein the two components are guided through a jet of high velocity air so as to entangle the filaments and produce a bulked composite... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4899426 | Method and apparatus for randomizing multiple yarn strands A winding apparatus which includes a plurality of yarn supply package stations for holding a plurality of packages of multifilament yarn, a processing station for receiving yarns from the yarn supply packages and processing the yarn, and a take-up package... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4837903 | Method and apparatus for producing slub yarn A method and an apparatus for producing a slub yarn from a filament yarn, in which the starting yarn is propelled by an air stream at a first rate and made to impinge on a liquid (water) surface, whereby the yarn is opened to individual single filaments w... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4829757 | Apparatus for forming a composite yarn from elastic and inelastic yarns An apparatus for the production of a yarn has a joining group provided with a frame carrying a pneumatic-joining assembly, a unit for conditioning substantially inelastic yarns and feeding them to the pneumatic-joining assembly and a unit for feeding an e... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4782565 | Air processing apparatus An air processing apparatus is disclosed having a feed roll pulling yarn from a source and feeding it to an air entangler at a feed rate. The yarn is entangled by a high pressure air stream in the air entangler, and a delivery roll pulls the yarn from the... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4685179 | Air processing apparatus An air processing apparatus is disclosed having a feed roll pulling yarn from a source and feeding it to an air entangler at a feed rate. The yarn is entangled by a high pressure air stream in the air entangler, and a delivery roll pulls the yarn from the... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4674271 | Apparatus and process for converting a continuous multifilament yarn to a staple-like yarn The present invention pertains to a process and product thereof, and an apparatus, for converting a twisted, continuous filament, multifilament yarn into a staple-like yarn. The process is carried out by needling the yarn with a barbed needle in order to ... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4567720 | Air jet texturing system A new process is provided for producing highly resilient, textured, continuous multifilament polymeric yarns and combinations of such yarns with other continuous filament yarns and with spun yarns. The unstable or wild loops which form in conventional air... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4472220 | Textile detexturizing system In order to produce random changes in texture of pile fabrics, continuous multifilament bulked yarn is treated to detexturize spaced portions along its length.... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4456818 | Yarn heater A yarn heater for a running length of yarn which has a plurality of tubes mounted adjacent a resistance heater to heat air under pressure passing through the plurality of tubes. The tubes are connected to a hollow yarn tube and are located therein to blow... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4368612 | Apparatus for forming false twisted slubyarn Apparatus and method to provide a novel false twisted slub yarn by combining a core yarn and an effect yarn in a fluid tangling zone. The linear velocity of the effect yarn is raised to allow slubs to be produced in the combined yarn in an air jet apparat... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4343071 | Air treatment jet for yarn Apparatus to provide a novel false twisted slub yarn by combining a core yarn and an effect yarn in a fluid tangling zone. The linear velocity of the effect yarn is raised to allow slubs to be produced in the combined yarn in an air jet apparatus. A baffl... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4330988 | Method of forming a slub yarn Apparatus and method to provide a novel false twisted slub yarn by combining a core yarn and an effect yarn in a fluid tangling zone. The linear velocity of the core and effect yarns is alternately raised and lowered to allow slubs to be produced in the c... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4277297 | Method of forming dental floss with string and brush portions A teeth cleaner to be passed through a crevice between adjacent teeth for dislodging particles therein consisting of a plurality of elongate filaments having a string portion in which the filaments are parallel and closely packed and a spongy brush portio... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4253299 | Bulked and entangled multifilament thermoplastic yarn A bulked and entangled multifilament thermoplastic yarn and an improved process for the formation thereof which, when tufted into a fabric, presents a grass-like appearance. The yarn is made by melt spinning and water quenching filaments of a melt spinnab... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4198459 | Filaments with evolved structure and process of making some A textile multi-filament yarn having individual filaments cohered together at least in part by individual interfilamentary bridges, which bridges are disposed within the multi-filament yarn to join the filaments thereof so as to render the yarn structural... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4184316 | Production of novelty yarns A novelty yarn having a pronounced variation in linear density is obtained by passing at least one multifilament yarn through a fluid tangling zone and by alternatingly and mechanically tensioning and relaxing the yarn within the tangling zone.... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4170865 | Yarn slubbing device This invention is directed to an improved apparatus in which a fluid jet texturing device is used to produce a composite novelty yarn having slubs of selectively varied size distributed with selectively varied spacing along the linear length of the yarn. ... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4160307 | Improvements in thermoplastic yarn rebound texturizing methods Improvements in thermoplastic yarn rebound texturizing method are provided by advancing a plurality of continuous filament yarns at different speeds into a stream of heated fluid advancing longitudinally of the yarns, hurling the yarns toward a foraminous... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4159619 | Method for producing novelty yarns A novelty yarn having a pronounced variation in linear density is obtained by passing at least one multifilament yarn through a fluid tangling zone and by alternatingly and mechanically tensioning and relaxing the yarn within the tangling zone. This yarn ... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4155216 | Production of novelty yarns A novelty yarn having a pronounced variation in linear density is obtained by passing at least two multifilament yarns through a fluid tangling zone and by alternatingly and mechanically tensioning and relaxing at least one of the yarns within the tanglin... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4152886 | Process for making yarn having alternate sections of greater and less bulk and product thereof A bulked continuous multi-filament nylon yarn is intermittently debulked by passing a stream of heated gas through the yarn while it is under tension. The product comprises a bulked continuous filament yarn having adjacent sections of greater and less bul... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4124924 | Process for making slub yarn from continuous filament yarn Method by which slubs are formed from random individual filaments in a continuous filament yarn bundle. A yarn bundle is fed under drafting tension to and through a first fluid jet device in which cocurrent and countercurrent fluid flows therethrough and ... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4120078 | Simultaneous texturizing and entangling of filament bundles A process for the simultaneous texturizing and entangling of filament bundles by treating filament bundles of synthetic, high-molecular weight materials with a heated fluid in two tubular treatment chambers, in which process spatial or periodic irregulari... | 10/17/1978 |
