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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353575 | Method and device for producing a fancy knotted yarn The invention relates to a method and a device for producing a fancy knotted yarn. The treatment air is injected into the yarn channel as primary air via a main bore hole, and as secondary air preferably via two auxiliary bore holes. The introduction of primary air ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6564438 | Method for air-bubble texturing endless filament yarn, yarn finishing device and its use A method and machine for treating yarn may include feeding the yarn through both a heat treatment and an air jet texturing nozzle. The texturing nozzle may be supplied with compressed air, producing an air jet with a speed greater than Mach 1 in the yarn ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6134759 | Apparatus for fluid treatment of yarn and a yarn composed of entangled multifilament An apparatus for fluid treatment of yarn, which has a yarn passage and a fluid passage with a fluid outlet in the yarn passage, wherein the fluid passage has a substantially straight passage and an expanding passage existing between the end of the substan... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6088892 | Method of aerodynamic texturing, texturing nozzle, nozzle head and use thereof A method of air jet texturing is described wherein the intensity of texturing is proposed to be increased in that an air flow exceeding Mach 2 is obtained by the design of the nozzle duct. The total opening angle of the nozzle duct (11) directly in front ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5857249 | Yarn treating jet having a flow control plate A jet for treating a yarn with a fluid has a flow control plate having a first and a second flow control opening. The flow control openings are located in the plate such that when the plate is mounted between the jet body and the manifold body, at least o... | 01/12/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5481787 | Apparatus for treating yarn with fluid An apparatus for treating yarn with fluid designed to provide a yarn, which consists of a multifilament, with coherence by using a working fluid. The apparatus is provided with first and second components which have flat surfaces fixed in parallel against... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5433365 | Fluid nozzle device for yarn processing A nozzle device for processing of synthetic yarns for intermingling or texturization. The nozzle device has a housing with an inlet end and an outlet end. The inlet end is located upstream in relation to the outlet end. An inner nozzle member is provided ... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5398392 | Apparatus for treating yarn with fluid An apparatus for treating yarn with fluid which is designed to allow a yarn consisting of an as-spun multifilament to run between first and second components which have inner walls arranged facing against each other with a specified gap provided between t... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5325572 | Yarn treating jet A yarn bulking jet has a particular arrangement of the yarn passage through the jet and the two fluid conduits for directing fluid to opposite sides of the yarn passing through the passage is capable of providing control for entangling the yarn by increas... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5282779 | Air jet for producing filter plug for cigarette An air jet for producing a filter plug for cigarette comprising an imparting portion for propelling force to a tow-like fiber bundle and a beak portion, wherein said imparting portion is constructed by a trumpet (21) having a converged tip end region, a t... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5157819 | Modular yarn interlacer A yarn interlacer is provided which, being of modular construction, possess a greater versatility for processing yarns of different types.... | 10/27/1992 |
| 4829758 | Apparatus for splicing and entwining fiber slivers A combination apparatus for splicing and entwining fiber slivers. A nozzle support arrangement for the nozzles of a splicing mechanism is provided and comprises essentially round rods that are adapted to be disposed horizontally one above another, with th... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4805845 | Method and apparatus for winding a thread and a package formed thereby After winding of a thread into a package, the thread is severed and, in order to prevent whirling of the thread end around the package, the end portion is interlaced with the package surface during the braking phase of the package. Interlacing is performe... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4754527 | Apparatus for entwining fiber strands An apparatus for entwining the fibers of slivers of stretch break-conversion machines, cut-conversion machines, carding operations, drawing operations, etc., with the slivers including individual fibers that are initially disposed essentially parallel to ... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4729151 | Apparatus for entangling yarn There is disclosed an air entangling system consisting of an air jet and a tension isolator. In one embodiment, the tension isolator is a frictionless yarn guide or aspirator and in a second embodiment an idle roll has the yarn wrapped on it before enteri... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4667380 | Apparatus for interlacing a multi-filament yarn The apparatus for interlacing a multi-filament yarn within an interlacing passage comprises a body member containing at least one substantially spherical recess for receiving a substantially spherical air jet or blow nozzle element selectively movable in ... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4639986 | Filament jet entangler A filament jet entangler comprising a supporting bracket and a jet insert mounted thereon, the jet insert including a cylindrical yarn confining passage extending therethrough and intersected by a pair of coplanar fluid jet ports whose axes intersect at t... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4633550 | Yarn entangling apparatus An apparatus for entangling filamentary yarns comprises first and second blocks which are positionable in mutually superimposed relationship. Each block includes a plurality of channels and a plurality of fluid ports. The channels are located so that when... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4631791 | Apparatus for interlacing a multi-filament yarn The apparatus for interlacing a multi-filament yarn within an interlacing passage comprises a slide member movable at essentially right angles to the interlacing passage. The slide member has a jet or blow nozzle opening into the interlacing passage. The ... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4529655 | Interlaced polyester industrial yarns An interlaced polyester yarn having an improved combination of low shrinkage properties and high tenacity.... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4392285 | Device having yarn passage of specified dimensions for interlacing filaments of multifilament yarn An apparatus for commingling yarn. The apparatus has an inner body having a yarn passageway with a diameter of about 1/4 inch to 5/16 inch. There are orifices through which a high pressure fluid such as air pass to the yarn passageway. The orifices have a... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4345425 | Process for making bulky textured multifilament yarn A bulky textured multifilament yarn comprises sections of interlaced individual filaments and sections of non-interlaced individual filaments, wherein the interlaced and non-interlaced sections are formed alternately along the lengthwise direction of the ... | 08/24/1982 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4251904 | Yarn treating apparatus Yarn treating apparatus having a yarn treating chamber formed therein which is surrounded by a first wall lying on a flat plane extending axially and a second wall connected to the sides of the first wall and constituted with a plurality of flat surfaces,... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4223520 | Method and apparatus for bulking yarn A bulk yarn formed from a plurality of multi-filament yarns having alternating compact and open segments. The compact segments include first and second plaited portions which are twisted in opposite directions. The open segments of the yarn are defined by... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4138840 | Heat transfer Process and apparatus for transferring heat between an advancing filamentary yarn and a fluid in which the yarn is passed through a vortex in the fluid substantially along or parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vortex.... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4100725 | Yarn having alternating entangled and unentangled lengths A yarn is provided which has zero twist and random lengths of tightly entangled fibers as nodes having substantially zero twist and comprising an average of about 20%-70% of a representative length of yarn, said nodes having a retentivity of at least 75% ... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4083172 | Control system for pneumatically treated yarns A control system for the pneumatic treatment of yarns, for example, self-twist yarns, includes a pneumatic-hydraulic transducer which converts a control signal related to the speed of the yarn supply means into variations in hydraulic pressure. The transd... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4070815 | Textured multifilament yarn An interlaced multifilament yarn having a balanced compactness and bulkiness, composed of compact and open portions alternately appearing along its length, said compact portions having a fairly uniform configuration of interlacement. The yarn is prepared ... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4069565 | Process and apparatus for producing textured multifilament yarn Process and apparatus for producing an interlaced multifilament yarn having a balanced compactness and bulkiness, composed of compact and open portions alternately appearing along its length, the compact portions having a fairly uniform configuration of i... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4064686 | Intermittently bulked yarn A bulk yarn formed from a plurality of multi-filament yarns having alternating compact and open segments. The compact segments include first and second plaited portions which are twisted in opposite directions. The open segments of the yarn are defined by... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4035883 | Multipurpose intermingling jet and process Apparatus and process for intermingling a synthetic continuous filament multifilament yarn at substantially any point on a synthetic filament yarn threadline by subjecting the yarn to simultaneous action of two opposed fluid jets which are radial and perp... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4028081 | Method for manufacturing helical optical fiber An optical cable which is relatively immune to the effects of bending and/or tension comprises a helical optical fiber loosely confined within a protective sheath. Apparatus is disclosed for fabricating the helical fiber. For example, as the fiber is draw... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4003111 | Process for preparing a texturized glass fiber strand A process is described for producing texturized textile yarns having improved characteristics and in which forming supply packages may be used as the feed yarn. The process has particular utility in the production of fiber glass yarns and produces yarns h... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3958310 | Method for interlacing filaments of multifilament yarns Multifilament yarn is interlaced by passing the yarn through an apparatus which impinges four streams or jets of fluid upon the yarn. The jets or streams of fluid are given a rotational component by auxiliary streams of air which impinge on the jets or st... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3956807 | Jet apparatus for forwarding and entangling tow Jet apparatus for forwarding tows, yarns, rovings or like yarn bundles by gasiform stream flows, the apparatus including a first jet device having a first passageway and a first gasiform stream flow for moving a multi-filament tow along the passageway thr... | 05/18/1976 |
