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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7748092 | Apparatus for crimping chemical-fibre filaments and control methods thereof Crimping machine for chemical-fiber filaments with crimping chamber having an oscillating upper plate loaded with a closure force for imparting a pressure on the tow which passes through the crimping chamber, wherein the plates of the crimping chamber are mounted on... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7735204 | Textile processing assembly, stuffer box, and method for texturing yarn A textile stuffer box includes a housing having an entrance and an exit, and including cooperating chamber-forming surfaces defining an internal crimping chamber for receiving and accumulating a length of yarn. An adjustable sliding gate defines at least one of the ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7325284 | Apparatus and method for texturizing yarn A texturizing apparatus comprising a drive housing having a false twist inlet to allow a plurality of yarns to enter the drive housing, a pair of opposing counter-rotating nip rollers positioned downstream of the false twist inlet, each nip roller having a circumfer... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318263 | Device for compression crimping The invention relates to a device for the compression crimping of a synthetic multifilament yarn, said device comprising a transport nozzle and a compression chamber. Said transport nozzle comprises a yarn channel by which means a yarn is guided to a compression cha... | 01/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7278191 | Apparatus and method for texturizing yarn A texturizing apparatus comprising a drive housing having a false twist inlet to allow a plurality of yarns to enter the drive housing, a pair of opposing counter-rotating nip rollers positioned downstream of the false twist inlet, each nip roller having a circumfer... | 10/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7155787 | Method and apparatus for stuffer box crimping a multifilament yarn A method and an apparatus for stuffer box crimping a multifilament yarn, wherein the yarn being processed is pneumatically advanced by means of a conveying fluid into a stuffer box chamber and compacted to a yarn plug, with the conveying fluid leaving the stuffer bo... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152288 | Stuffer box crimper and a method for crimping The instant invention is a stuffer box crimper and a method for crimping. The stuffer box crimper according to instant invention includes a pair of nip rollers, a pair of doctor blades, and a stuffer box. The pair of doctor blades is adjacent to an exit end of the p... | 12/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7150083 | Compressive crimping device for a synthetic multi-threaded yarn The invention relates to a compressive crimping device for a synthetic multi-threaded yarn. The thread is compressed by a texturing device to form a tangle of thread. The tangle of thread is subsequently cooled by means of a cooling device and unraveled to form a cr... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7131172 | Textile machine texturing system and texturing nozzle therefor In a texturing system with a texturing nozzle and a first drum connected thereto and a further drum, a thread is guided on the outlet side of a texturing nozzle at the circumference of a drum in the form of a strip by friction and at least in part in positive manner... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7097803 | Process of making a corrugated net material The present invention is to provide a process of making a corrugated net material including the following steps. First prepare a net material with an adequate length, and then heat and soften the net material by means of a heating element. March the soften net mater... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6983519 | Textile machine texturing system and texturing nozzle therefor In a texturing system with a texturing nozzle and a first drum (22) connected thereto and a further drum (23), a thread is guided on the outlet side of a texturing nozzle (10) at the circumference of a drum (22) in the form of a strip ( | 01/10/2006 |
| 6872352 | Process of making web or fiberfill from polytrimethylene terephthalate staple fibers The invention relates to webs or batts including polytrimethylene terephthalate crimped staple fibers and fiberfill products comprising such webs and batts, as well as the processes of making the staple fibers, webs, batts and fiberfill products. According to the pr... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6826813 | Method and apparatus for stuffer box crimping an advancing multifilament yarn A method and an apparatus for stuffer box crimping a multifilament yarn, wherein the yarn is conveyed into a crimping device in two steps. In the first step, the yarn is taken in by a conveying fluid stream of a first feed nozzle at a yarn intake speed. In the secon... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6481072 | Apparatus for guiding and texturizing yarn and associated methods A yarn guiding and texturizing apparatus and methods are provided. The apparatus preferably includes a yarn supply positioned to supply a plurality of yarn strands and a yarn guide positioned downstream from the yarn supply to receive the plurality of yar... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6401315 | Apparent space-dyed yarns and method for producing same A process for combining single color feed yarns, either dyed or melt pigmented, without twisting or heat-setting, to form an apparent space-dyed yarn product. The process includes the sequential steps of individually and simultaneously drawing two or more... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6385827 | Apparatus and method for texturing yarn Method and apparatus for texturing yarns that encompasses, after stopping the moving yarns during normal operations, increasing the opening size of the outlet of the stuffer box, and injecting a fluid through the interior of the stuffer box. The fluid ent... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6351877 | Synthetic fiber crimper, method of crimping and crimped fiber produced therefrom The crimper has a pair of feed rollers to supply fiber traveling therebetween. The feed rollers rotate at a first speed. A pair of outlet rollers receive fiber from the feed rollers and rotate at a second speed slower than the first speed. A pair of side ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6305059 | Method and apparatus for stuffer box crimping a yarn A method and an apparatus for stuffer box crimping a spun multifilament yarn, wherein the yarn is packed in a crimping device to form a yarn plug. After cooling the yarn plug, it is unraveled into a yarn. In so doing, the position of the unraveling point ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6240609 | Apparent space-dyed yarns and method for producing same A process for combining single color feed yarns, either dyed or melt pigmented, without twisting or heat-setting, to form an apparent space-dyed yarn product. The process includes the sequential steps of individually and simultaneously drawing two or more... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6141843 | Apparatus and method for stuffer box crimping a synthetic yarn An apparatus and a method of stuffer box crimping a synthetic multifilament yarn, wherein the yarn is advanced in a conveying nozzle by means of a heated conveying gas into a stuffer box and compressed to a yarn plug. At the outlet of the stuffer box, a p... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6134758 | Method of producing improved crimped polyester fibers A method is disclosed for producing polyester fibers having uniform primary and secondary crimps. The method includes the steps of advancing fibers into a stuffer box having an upper doctor blade and a lower doctor blade, positioning the upper doctor blad... | 10/24/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5860201 | Multiple width fiber strip and method and apparatus for its production An apparatus for the production of a multiple width fiber strip consisting of crimped interlaced filaments and having several zones extending in longitudinal direction of the fiber strip as well as at least one predetermined tear line (4) extending in lon... | 01/19/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5778502 | Device for crimping synthetic thread bundles or bands A device for crimping synthetic thread bundles or bands has a stuffing chamber, a pair of rollers supplying a thread bundle or band into the stuffing chambers, a pressing disk covering a roller gap at end sides of the rollers, a clamping element including... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5673466 | Device for crimping synthetic wraps and the like A stuffer box crimping unit provided with a crimping chamber and two feed rolls associated with the chamber and located upstream thereof, has pressure disks associated on both sides in side walls of the crimping chamber at the level of the nip between the... | 10/07/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5564174 | Crimping process and a feed device therefor having constant forced contact for crimping yarn In a crimping process in a crimping machine therefor, a compression force on an extended length of a transiting fiber bundle is exerted by and between means for maintaining a continuous and forced contact. The means for maintaining a continuous and forced... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5544397 | Fiber crimping apparatus with movable crimping member A fiber crimping apparatus includes a relatively large diameter ring roller and an inscribed roller in contact with an inner surface of the ring roller. The two rollers are rotatable in the same direction at the same velocity and defined between contactin... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5485662 | Apparatus and method for crimping fiber for nonwoven applications Apparatus and method for crimping fiber, especially polypropylene fiber, includes feeding a tow through driven rolls into a stuffer box. Heat, in the form of steam, is applied to the tow prior to the rolls. The stuffer box includes doctor blades for cooli... | 01/23/1996 |
| 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 |
