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A Cloaking System designed to operate in the visible light spectrum, utilizes optoelectronics and/or photonic components to conceal an object within it.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6330787 | Monitoring control device with real time data sampling for machine used in the cable industry The monitoring and control device with real time data sampling comprises an optical measuring apparatus, a processing circuit with microprocessor, and an external control means. The microprocessor receives and samples data coming from the optical measurin... | 12/18/2001 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5709347 | Device for electromagnetically braking and clutching a spool A device (24) is provided for the electromagnetic braking and clutching of at least one storage spool (7). Each storage spool is located on a hollow shaft (5) and can rotate around its longitudinal axis (25). Each storage spool permits strand-shaped mater... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5157752 | Optical fiber cable with intermingled water blocking means and method of making same Optical cable with optical fibers and a water blocking element extending together along a passageway. The water blocking element swells upon contact with water so as to block the passageway against water migration. The water blocking element may be of fil... | 10/20/1992 |
| 4984869 | Optical fibre cable and method of making same A cable comprises strength members twisted along helicoidal lines of mutual contact, an outer coating covering the strength members and providing helicoidal reception spaces, each of which is delimited by the outer coating, two adjacent strength members a... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4953942 | Optical fiber cable and method of making the same A spacer-type optical fiber cable has a rod-type spacer which includes closed spaces for holding corresponding optical fibers within these closed spaces. The closed spaces of the rod-type spacer are formed from open straight grooves on a flat-type spacer ... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4832442 | Method and apparatus for aerial installation of fiber optic cables A long-distance transmission fiber optic cable system suitable for outdoor aerial installation includes a continuous length of non-metallic messenger cable with an aramid fiber, tension load bearing core and a predetermined tension load bearing strength a... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4554782 | Manufacture of telecommunications cable core units Changing relative positions of conductor pairs along a telecommunications cable core by passing the pairs, as they approach a core unit forming means, through guides which are held in relative positions in a guide channel. The channel extends in a plurali... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4541231 | Process for reinforced yarn with glass fiber core A unique process for producing torque-free or balanced yarns of staple fibers with glass filament cores is disclosed. Staple fiber roving is fed through a drafting system. Glass filament is fed into the center of the staple fiber just prior to entering th... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4484436 | Process for producing a twisted yarn A process for producing a twisted yarn is provided. A sheaf of staple fibers is drafted and bundled to form a bundled sheaf of staple fibers having substantially zero initial twist. At least two such bundled sheaves are then twisted together to form the t... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4387555 | Ornamental thread and method of forming same Thread consisting of three polymer strands twisted in one direction, each strand being wrapped with a metallic strip wound in the other direction, the strands and strip being covered with an elastomer sheath.... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4359860 | Making electrical cable The cable is made by cascaded SZ pattern stranding of elements (individual conductors, or bundles) in a first stranding level by means of multiple units each having a stationary aperture disk, a reversably revolving aperture disk, a tube between them, and... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4073127 | Twining and cabling system A system for twining and cabling pairs of elongate elements such as wire is disclosed wherein pairs of filaments are first twined by twining apparatus and then passed to a cabling device. The twining apparatus includes rearward and forward supply reels fr... | 02/14/1978 |
| 3956877 | Spliceless cable and method of forming same A spliceless longitudinally extending strand structure and method of fabricating the same which method embodies the steps of stranding at least one generally elongated strand wire about a first individual core wire segment to form a first outer layer segm... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3942309 | Method of and apparatus for making wire strand A method of making compacted steel wire strand having a central core wire and at least one layer of wires wound around the core wire in which uncompacted strand is made by pulling the wires through a closing die and the wire is then compacted in not more ... | 03/09/1976 |
