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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7191580 | Apparatus for depositing a filament tow An apparatus for depositing a filament tow in a stationary can. To this end, the filament tow is conveyed to the can by a conveyance means which includes a pair of driven reels. For deposition into the can, the filament tow is guided in such a way that the feed posi... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7140207 | Device for the continuous treatment of yarns with process fluids Device for the continuous treatment of yarns with process fluids comprising a Venturi nozzle fed with process fluid as driving fluid to feed the yarn to the treatment, a distributor for distributing the yarn in the treatment reactor according to a layer of superimpo... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7107740 | Method and device for depositing a filament tow The invention relates to a method and to a device for depositing a filament tow in a stationary can. To this end, the filament tow is conveyed to the can by a conveyance means, and for deposition into the can the filament tow is guided in such a way that the feed po... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101504 | Highly oriented super microfilaments Method of and apparatus for continuously manufacturing highly oriented super micro filaments with a diameter of 5 μm or less from most of thermoplastic polymers stably by a simple and convenient means without requiring any special apparatus of high accuracy and hig... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6715191 | Co-texturization of glass fibers and thermoplastic fibers A method of co-texturizing glass fibers and thermoplastic fibers comprises passing a glass fiber strand through a texturizing gun, simultaneously passing a thermoplastic fiber strand through the texturizing gun with the glass fiber strand and injecting pressurized a... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6370747 | Method and apparatus for the bulk collection of texturized strand A method and apparatus for collecting texturized strand are disclosed. The apparatus for collecting texturized strand includes a texturizer for expanding a continuous strand of glass fibers into a wool-like product, a container for collecting the texturiz... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6280841 | Package of polyurethane elastic yarn for heat bonding A package of polyurethane elastic yarn for heat bonding which weighs more than 1 kg and measures such that the diameter-to-width ratio is greater than 0.5 and which is obtained from polyurethane elastic yarn by giving it 3.0-10.0 wt % of a finishing agent... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6131785 | Air jet piddling An aspirating jet piddler that has no moving parts and operates to achieve a soft laydown with reduced tangling.... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6032844 | Air jet piddling An aspirating jet piddler that has no moving parts and operates by swirling a textile tow line pneumatically to achieve a soft laydown with reduced tangling.... | 03/07/2000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5644818 | Fabric distributor A distributing mechanism for depositing wet processed fabric in rope-form in a container. A tubular distributing guide is mounted for pivoting movement on a distributing ring rotatable about a vertical axis. Ribbed support rollers on the distributing ring... | 07/08/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5024390 | Apparatus with endless screws for forming flat loops of textile yarn Apparatus with endless screws for forming flat loops of textile yarn. The invention relates to an apparatus having endless screws for forming flat loops of yarn and depositing them on a conveyor belt. The apparatus comprises two endless screws (10 and 11) with para... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4991261 | Apparatus and process for pneumatic segmenting of compacted fiber wads for continuous package layer formation A layered yarn package is formed of continuous filament yarn wads wherein the yarn alternates between compacted and extended lengths by axially compacting the yarn into a length, segmenting the length into alternating extended and compacted lengths, then ... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4976012 | Method of forming a web A method of preparing a reinforcing web for a composite structure. A continuous strand is deposited in a bed of pins according to a desired pattern such as overlapped rows of shingled loops.... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4936001 | Apparatus and process for packaging continuously connected lengths of compacted yarn A layered yarn package is formed of continuous filament yarn wads wherein the yarn alternates between compacted and extended lengths by axially compacting the yarn into a length, segmenting the length into alternating extended and compacted lengths then a... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4922707 | Device to distribute sliver automatically to spinning machines A device which automatically distributes new sliver to spinning machines. The device includes movable units which run in a track along parallel banks of spinning machines stopping at the machines which need to be refilled. Generally, these units transport... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4890800 | Yarn withdrawal apparatus and method A yarn withdrawal apparatus and method is disclosed for temporarily withdrawing a freshly spun and continuously advancing yarn to a waste container when the spinning operation is interrupted, and for thereafter threading the yarn onto the feed godet or wi... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4880177 | Yarn withdrawal apparatus A yarn withdrawal apparatus is disclosed for temporarily withdrawing a freshly spun and continuously advancing yarn to a waste container when the spinning operation is interrupted, and for thereafter threading the yarn onto the feed godet or winder of the... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4863029 | Apparatus and process for packaging yarn and product therefrom A layered yarn package is formed of continuous filament yarn wads wherein the yarn alternates between compacted and extended lengths by axially compacting the yarn into a length, segmenting the length into alternating extended and compacted lengths then a... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4817880 | Yarn withdrawal appratus and method A yarn withdrawal apparatus is disclosed for temporarily withdrawing a freshly spun and continuously advancing yarn to a waste container when the spinning operation is interrupted, and for thereafter threading the yarn onto the feed godet or winder of the... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4785510 | Method and apparatus for the continuous looping of yarn A fixed base plate provided with a circular recess accommodates a rotating disk. Mounted above the base plate and the rotating disk, is an endless band conveyor swivellable about the axis of the roller in the area of the edge of the base plate. The rotati... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4784344 | Yarn withdrawal apparatus and method Advancing yarn is directed onto a larger diameter portion of a tapered yarn winding roll having a smaller diameter free end. The yarn is formed into windings that extend about the roll and that are continuously displaced along its length toward and, in mo... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4773607 | Apparatus for accumulating a filiform element such as an optical fiber, at different speeds An apparatus accumulating a filiform element in order to absorb differences in input and output travel speeds of the element, without tangling and damaging the element. Mechanical means located above an accumulation container draw the filiform element at ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4656703 | Machine for producing complex objects by multidirectional deposition of thread The invention concerns the production of three-dimensional thread packages. Vertical rods (11) are maintained in a stationary arranged network by engagement through perforated plates (12,13). A thread (10) is deposited from above this network by a shuttle... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4644619 | Method for producing complex objects by multidirectional deposition of thread The invention concerns the production of three-dimensional thread packages. Vertical rods (11) are maintained in a stationary arranged network by engagement through perforated plates (12,13). A thread (10) is deposited from above this network by a shuttle... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4590742 | Method and machine for packing a rope into a container A rope (21) is packed into a container (31) in such a manner as to permit easy extraction therefrom in that the rope by means of a winding head (25) is coiled with the coil center situated between the center line and periphery of the container (31). For t... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4554716 | Apparatus for tensioning and forwarding tow The improvement in a tow delivery apparatus downstream of a crimper of a jet device mounted in the laydown spout of the apparatus in the path of the tow. The jet is operated to tension and forward tow through the spout only during startup of the crimper w... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4543690 | Apparatus for forming fiber felts An apparatus as disclosed for controlling the distribution of fibers in a fiber felt forming process, which comprises a guide duct through which a gas current with felt fibers entrained is directed. The gas passes through a perforated conveyor, which reta... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4432503 | Machine for producing yarn loops A machine for producing yarn loops comprises a rotary winding flyer or member having a discharge end through which the yarn emerges. A winding means for collecting the yarn loops is provided and transfers the loops to a conveyor. In order to secure the en... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4432501 | Apparatus for the continuous production and laying down of yarn loops The invention relates to an apparatus for the continuous production and laying down of yarn loops, in which the yarn loops are introduced onto a lap body by a revolving lap flyer and are transferred from the lap body onto a belt conveyor. To ensure yarn i... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4422225 | Apparatus for depositing a moving fiber strand as folded loops An apparatus for depositing a moving fiber strand as folded loops into a storage means includes means for taking off a strand arriving at high speed from a delivery means, an intermediate depositing means for decelerating the strand and for releasing the ... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4418856 | Apparatus for plaiting tow onto a conveyor An inverting tow plaiter adapted to position tow onto a receiving end of a main conveyor in a series of overlying laps oriented to permit trouble-free removal of tow from the main conveyor discharge end. The plaiter comprises a continuous, moving canvas b... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4411562 | Apparatus and method for separating opened end flocks from a transporting air stream The connecting duct which directs the flock-laden air stream into the chute is provided with a restriction as well as with a ring duct for directing air impulses into the duct via openings on opposite sides of the duct. The restriction causes the air stre... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4408378 | Apparatus for forming a filament coil of figure of eight conformation A length of filament, such as wire or optical fiber, is loosely coiled on a flat carrier, in the form of a figure of eight coil, the lobes of which are laid respectively in clockwise and anticlockwise directions, by feeding the filament downwards through ... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4392286 | Apparatus for taking up a bundle of filaments A method of taking up a bundle of filaments is disclosed wherein the bundle of filaments is ejected together with a compressed fluid toward a container and coils of the bundle of filaments are formed when the bundle of filaments is received in the contain... | 07/12/1983 |
