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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079205 | Spiral winding machine with motorized coils There is described a machine for the winding of tubular products, preferably with tensioned wires (8), including at least one disc (51-52) assembled to rotate on a base structure (2), a motor (9) adapted to drive the rotation of th... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7980051 | Apparatus and method for producing composite cable A cable winding machine for winding together a multiple number of subconductors into a composite cable includes holding means for holding a first subconductor in the machine direction, and in a predetermined orientation of the first subconductor about its longitudin... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7788893 | Apparatus and method for producing composite cable A cable winding machine for winding together a multiple number of subconductors into a composite cable includes holding means for holding a first subconductor in the machine direction, and in a predetermined orientation of the first subconductor about its longitudin... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7356983 | Spiraling apparatus A spiraling apparatus is provided that includes a rotatable deck having a deck plate that includes first and second sides. A plurality of first spools are rotatably attached to the first side of the deck plate. The first spools include a length of reinforcement woun... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7288306 | Textile substrate having low variable twist yarn A textile substrate is made from two or more strands of yarn that are twisted together using a very low variable twist level. The amount of slight twist and variation in the twist are effective to give the finished carpet made from the textile substrate a uniform ap... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287366 | Method for producing a multielectrode lead A wire wrapping device that includes a turntable assembly that is made up of a turntable and a driver adapted to rotate the turntable. Also, a set of payout carriers are mounted on the turntable, each payout carrier adapted to let out wire to be wrapped. A driver is... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7047616 | Method of manufacturing and laying a plurality of elongate elements to the outside of a core element In a method of manufacturing and laying a plurality of elongate elements into an umbilical comprising a core element, a plurality of conduits of metal and if necessary at least one cable situated outside the core element, which core element is advanced along a feed ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6999043 | Amphibious antennas for providing near vertical incidence skywave communication An amphibious antenna for providing Near Vertical Incidence Skywave (NVIS) communication when grounded to a conductive fluid. The amphibious antenna has a support member for supporting a helix. The helix includes a first helical arm that is not insulated and grounde... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6959533 | Apparatus and method for producing twisted pair cables with reduced propagation delay and crosstalk An apparatus for forming a twisted pair cable comprising a device for rotating at a first predetermined rate of rotation a pair of elongated conductor strands about a twisting location, the device guiding the elongated conductor strands to the twisting location. The... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6948304 | Compact universal concentric strander with take-off sheaves mounted on strander shaft A concentric strander has an elongate concentric shaft that defines a shaft axis and supports for rotatably supporting the concentric shaft. A number of wire bobbins are spaced at substantially equal intervals along the shaft to form spaces between the bobbins. Each... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6718748 | Yarn covering apparatus and method A method of covering a core yam with a cover yarn characterised in that it includes supplying a package of core yam on a member which is fixed against rotation, supplying a package of cover yam, guiding the cover yarn to form a loop which on rotation about an axis d... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6662808 | Hair wrapper An apparatus for wrapping hair with a cord is provided and includes a housing; a main spindle operatively coupled to the housing and defining a main spindle bore for receiving cord and hair; a rotatable spool carrier and at least one spool. The spool carr... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6615571 | Apparatus and method for assembling optical cable An apparatus for assembling an optical cable comprises a spacer paying-out portion 7, a stationary ribbon supply unit 9, a gathering portion 14 and a taking-up portion 21. The spacer paying-out portion 7 supplies a spacer 2 having a spiral groove in the s... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6615846 | Hair wrapper with stackable cartridges and cartridges for the same An apparatus for wrapping hair with a cord is provided and according to one embodiment includes a housing; a main spindle operatively coupled to the housing and one or more cartridges with one cartridge being operatively coupled to the main spindle and th... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6546712 | System for the reverse oscillating lay (ROL) consistency during the optical fiber cable manufacturing process A method, apparatus and system for improving reverse oscillating lay (ROL) consistency during an optical cable manufacturing process. A torque capstan receives an optical fiber cable from an ROL machine that places reverse-oscillating lay on the core of a... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6546711 | Sewing yarn and process for the manufacture of a sewing yarn A sewing yarn comprises at least two roving yarns, which are twisted together with one another, whereby each roving yarn has the structure of a core yarn, comprising at least one first multifilament yarn component, forming a yarn core, and a second fiber ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6385953 | Apparatus for helically assembling at least two filaments An apparatus (310) for manufacturing stranded cables comprises a supply spool assembly (320, 322) having filaments wound thereon, and a flyer (316) mounted for rotation about a central axis for imparting a rotational movement to the filaments, while guidi... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6318061 | Method and apparatus for producing a cable In the method for manufacturing a cable (CA1), the individual leads (AD1 through ADn) are supplied to a stranding apparatus (RE, RA) that produces a stranded bundle (SB1), whereby the material (MMA1) for the cable cladding (MA1) is applied onto the strand... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6260343 | High-strength, fatigue resistant strands and wire ropes Strands and wire ropes composed of materials such as high carbon steels and stainless steels can be provided in a compacted, mechanically stress relieved and thermally stress relieved condition. The wires are compacted during stranding to form the individ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6256872 | Guitar string manufacturing auto start winding process The improved musical string includes a prior art core wire assembly including a core wire and a terminal end. The cover wire has an end portion that is bent around the terminal end portion of the core wire, and the cover wire is then wound the core wire t... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6223511 | Apparatus for helically assembling at least two filaments An apparatus (310) for manufacturing stranded cables comprises a supply spool assembly (320, 322) having filaments wound thereon, and a flyer (316) mounted for rotation about a central axis for imparting a rotational movement to the filaments, while guidi... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6098392 | Process for making multicolored yarns and the product thereof This invention relates to a new cable-twisting process for making yarns suitable for use in carpets. The process involves cable-twisting together two component yarns. At least one of the component yarns comprises two singles yarns co-twisted but not cable... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6089007 | Fusion-bonded carpet system and method of preparation A fusion-bonded carpet system and method of manufacture which method includes providing as all or a portion of the wear face surface cut yarn material in rope form prepared in rope bundles and implanting one or both ends of the rope bundle in an adhesive ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6076344 | Process for producing a steel cord Process for producing a steel cord for pneumatic tires comprising a bunch of wires, the core of which consists of wire filaments 10 arranged bunched juxtaposed in parallel. Preferably at least three wire filaments 10, 20 are provided, at least two wire fi... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6051313 | Hybrid yarn for the fabrication of fibre preforms of composite parts, and method for its preparation A yarn is formed from discontinuous parallel fibers which are not twisted d which are held together by a covering yarn of sacrificial material wound around the fibers. The fibers comprise an intimate mixture of fibers of at least two different natures sel... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5996216 | Apparatus for applying soft filaments to continuous elongate articles A filament applicator includes a frame which defines a machine axis through which an elongate element may be guided at an application station at which filaments are to be applied to or introduce into the elongate element, such as an optical cable. A plura... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5983617 | Stranding machine for use in the manufacture of fiber optic cables A machine for incorporating filament(s) into a fiber optic cable, e.g. a fly-off type strander (20). Strander (20) includes a frame (22) and a carriage (30) rotatably mounted to the frame. Carriage (30) includes filament packages (50) respectively mounted... | 11/16/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5899056 | Spinning process for producing a yarn In a spinning process for producing a yarn, fiber material in the form of at least one sliver is opened to a fibrous veil consisting of single fibers, and is deposited on an air-permeable suctioned collecting surface. The speed of the fibrous veil transpo... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5826419 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing fiber optic cable An apparatus and method for manufacturing fiber optic cable having a plurality of optical fiber buffer tubes bound by a binder is provided. The apparatus includes a frame and an oscillator shaft support on the frame for oscillating movement about a longit... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5823014 | Hosiery and process for producing the same An every course hose is produced by knitting substantially exclusively a covered elastic yarn into the leg portion knitting fabric thereof. A covering yarn is wound around an elastic yarn as the core yarn to form the covered elastic yarn. The covering yar... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5819518 | Method of producing a hose including reinforcing threads A hose with reinforcing threads, includes an inner wall forming a pipe wall; a plurality of coated conductive wires spirally wound with a predetermined pitch; a plurality of reinforcing threads disposed on outer surfaces of the inner wall and the coated c... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5806295 | Protective apparel, multiple core cut-resistant yarn, and method of constructing a multiple core cut-resistant yarn A cut-resistant flexible yarn suitable for knitting, method of forming the cut-resistant yarn, and protective apparel incorporating the cut-resistant yarn are provided. The yarn includes a plurality of core units. Each of the core units includes a core ya... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5791134 | Winding device and method for wrapping a product being processed in cable technology A method and device for winding an elongated element onto a cable product comprises a probe for measuring the tensile stress of the elongated element as it moves from a supply coil to a point for winding the element onto the cable product.... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5765357 | Method for producing a compacted wire strand substantially triangular in shape for making wire rope A method for producing a compacted wire strand substantially triangular in shape for making wire rope includes the steps of (i) unwinding a central group of wires from a bobbin, the central group being substantially triangular, (ii) winding up a first lay... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5581990 | Twisting steel cord with wavy filament A steel cord comprises steel filaments twisted around each other in a first direction about at least one steel core filament having a wave form. The twisted filaments are individually subjected to a rotation about their own axes. This steel cord is formed... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5540041 | Method of and apparatus for stress relieving multistranded cable Apparatus for stress relieving multistranded cable includes a rotatable cradle of a double twist strander which carries a plurality of guide sheaves, a dual wheel capstan, and a take-up reel and a pay-off reel arranged to substantially reduce the length o... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5535579 | Method and apparatus for controlling takeup tension on a stranded conductor as it is being formed Method and apparatus for providing proper tension on a stranded conductor, as the conductor is formed and collected on a take-up reel or bobbin, by using a strain gage to monitor the tension of the conductor being collected and to provide a signal to a co... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5400584 | Cable manufacturing method A cable manufacturing method comprising the steps of arranging a closing die and a plurality of panel plates in this order, on a pass-line having a curved zone and a linear zone, from the side of a front end of the pass-line, inserting all wires, to be st... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5327714 | Synthetic string for sporting application A string for sports application, in particular for tennis, badminton, racquetball and squash racquets or the like comprises a center core and at least one ribbon-like wrap made of a highly abrasion resistant material which exhibits a higher melting point ... | 07/12/1994 |
