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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441573 | Pneumatic tire having a rubber component containing short untwisted cord The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire having a component including at least one diene based rubber and discontinuous textile cord having at least two textile yarns, wherein the cord is partially untwisted. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7309666 | Method for making a silicone coated fabric A silicone coated fabric having a base woven fabric that is formed from a synthetic fiber weaving yarn that has a yarn size of from 100 to 270 dtex, and a weaving size expressed by product calculated by multiplying the yarn size of a weaving yarn and a weave density... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309667 | Woven fabric and a method for the production thereof A fabric includes mutually transverse thread systems, with at least one of the thread systems including a differential shrinkage yarn C. The shrinkage yarn C has at least one effect component A that irreversibly elongates itself upon heat treatment, and at least one... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7162858 | Push-pull cable and method of manufacturing thereof A push-pull cable is provided. The cable includes a central wire, a first set of wires wrapped around the central wire, and a second set of wires wrapped around the first set of wires. A coating is then formed around the second set of wires. Also provided is a metho... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6934024 | Ellipsometry methods and apparatus using solid immersion tunneling A solid immersion tunneling ellipsometer and methods relating thereto may include a solid immersion apparatus (e.g., a prism or an objective lens in combination with a solid immersion lens) that facilitates optical tunneling and provide information that can be used ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6805178 | Metallic cord and carcass ply of pneumatic tire including same A metallic cord is composed of metallic filaments gathered together, the metallic filaments include at least one patterned filament which is, before gathered together, two-dimensionally waved so as to have a wave form defined by plural kinds of cycles different from... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6705069 | Self-setting yarn A self-set yarn made from bicomponent fibers forms helical crimps that lock in twist and form bulk. ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6695026 | Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire comprises a tread reinforcing belt made of metallic cords, each of the metallic cords is made up of six to twelve metallic filaments whose diameter is not less than 0.15 mm but less than 0.25 mm, the six to twelve metallic filaments are g... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6582816 | Textile effect yarns and method for producing same A process for combining dyed or melt pigmented textile denier accent yarns in small yarn sizes, into a small building block carpet denier bundle to achieve a face yarn bundle having a wide range of special color effects and appearance, not attainable by m... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6554035 | Heavy duty pneumatic tire with high elongation steel belt cord A heavy duty pneumatic tire has a belt disposed radially outside a carcass and radially inside a tread portion, the belt having at least one ply of at least one high-elongation steel cord, the high elongation steel cord is formed by twisting at least thre... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6458725 | Airbag base fabric An airbag base fabric is formed of thermoplastic synthetic filament yarns, wherein the yarn strength of the filament yarn is 7.0 g/denier or more and the fineness of the filament yarn is 200-250 denier. The fabric is thin and lightweight, which is thus ex... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6442922 | Tire-reinforcing steel cord and pneumatic radial tire using the same Disclosed herein are a tire-reinforcing steel cord and a pneumatic radial tire using the same. The tire-reinforcing steel cord includes an inner layer consisting of 3 filaments and an outer layer consisting of 7 or 8 filaments and surrounding the inner la... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6440555 | Package for taking up false twist yarns The present invention provides a package, of a false twist yarn composed of polytrimethylene terephthalate fibers, characterized in that a hardness and a winding density of the package and the number of crimps of the false twist yarn thus taken up simulta... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6412263 | Reinforcing steel cord for rubber products, method and device for producing such steel cords A reinforcing steel cord for rubber products, such as steel belted radial tires or conveyor belts, is disclosed. This steel cord is improved in rubber penetration and ageing adhesive force relative to the rubber material. The steel cord is formed by twist... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6318062 | Random lay wire twisting machine A wire twisting machine and method provide a randomly varying lay to pairs of twisted wires forming a cable. A pair of wires are fed into a motor driven bow mechanism which twists the wires at a given rate of speed. The bow winding speed is sensed to prov... | 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 |
| 6182432 | Hauling cord A hauling cord (L) for pulling an electric power line or the like cable into a conduit has an elongate linear body (1) that is typically a monofilament of a thermoplastic resin. The cord is of a regular or irregular cross section with one or more helical ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6089293 | Tire containing reinforcement ply with parallel extensible reinforcing members and method of manufacture A reinforcement ply for an elastomeric article comprises a plurality of parallel extensible reinforcing members laid at a substantially constant end count perpendicular to their longitudinal direction, the ply having different extensibilities in the longi... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6065518 | Heavy duty pneumatic tire with high elongation steel belt cord A heavy duty pneumatic tire comprises a belt disposed radially outside a carcass and radially inside a tread portion, the belt comprising at least one ply of at least one high-elongation steel cord, the high-elongation steel cord being formed by twisting ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6032450 | Method for producing an electrically conductive yarn, the electrically conductive yarn and use of the electrically conductive yarn A method for producing an electrically conductive compound yarn. An electrically conductive monofilament metal thread is spun into a compound yarn together with textile fibers. A compound yarn of this type is particularly suitable for producing woven and ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5848524 | Manufacture of yarn spun on closed-end, high draft spinning systems A twisted yarn structure includes constituent fibers which extend between a surface and a core of the yarn structure so that at least one portion of each fiber is trapped and bound within the yarn structure by portions of other fibers. The fibers can exte... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5822973 | Corrosion resistant steel filament A steel cord intended for use to reinforce rubber products is produced by drawing, into a steel filament of 0.10 to 0.40 mm in diameter and more than 3,000 N/mm2 in strength, a wire rod having a carbon content of more than 0.70% by weight, and ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5806296 | Corrosion resistant spiral steel filament and steel cord made therefrom A steel cord intended for use to reinforce rubber products is produced by drawing, into a steel filament of 0.10 to 0.40 mm in diameter and more than 3,000 N/mm2 in strength, a wire rod having a carbon content of more than 0.70% by weight, and ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5772809 | Pneumatic tires with specified steel belt cords A pneumatic tire comprises a carcass toroidally extending between a pair of bead portions and a belt arranged outside the carcass in a radial direction of the tire and composed of at least one belt layer, in which the belt layer is made from a plurality o... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5707467 | Steel cords, radial tire reinforced with same, and apparatus for producing same A high elongation compact helical steel cord with a high degree of elongation at break of not less than 5% has a (1×n) structure comprising three or more base wires which are helically preformed at a predetermined pitch and which are twisted in the same ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5673546 | Non-slip shoelaces A slip resistant shoe lace is produced by weaving or braiding a plurality of standard yarns with special yarns. The special yarns have a special effect in the form of slubs or eccentricities at regular intervals or throughout the length of the yarn and wh... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5661966 | Steel cord for reinforcement of off-road tire, method of manufacturing the same, and off-road tire A steel cord effective for reinforcing a super-large off-road tire wherein strands made by simultaneously twisting together 3 to 6 steel wires in the same twisting direction with the same pitch length are used and the steel cord is made by twisting togeth... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5619849 | Method and apparatus for producing randomly variegated multiple strand yarn in twisting together at least two yarns and yarn and fabric made by said method A method and apparatus for producing randomly variegated multiple strand 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 currents a... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5579628 | Entangled high strength yarn An entangled multifilament yarn made from high strength filaments having a tenacity of at least about 7 g/d, a tensile modulus of at least about 150 g/d and an energy-to-break of at least about 8 J/g. The yarn is used to make ballistic resistant articles.... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5434003 | Entangled polyamide yarn An entangled multifilament yarn, preferably an entangled multifilament polyamide yarn, and a knit fabric made from the same, wherein the yarn has an entanglement strength of at least about 4.5, an entanglement strength coefficient of variance of less than... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5423859 | Jet entangled suture yarn and method for making same A bioabsorbable surgical suture which includes at least one multifilament yarn having at least one portion wherein the filaments of the yarn are entangled. The suture has a core formed by combining a length of the entangled yarn with a length of at least ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5408819 | Metal cord for reinforcing rubber article A metal cord for reinforcing a rubber article is made by twisting three or more metal filaments. At least one or at most the total number minus two of the metal filaments have a larger shaping ratio in the diametrical direction of the cord than the other ... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5358767 | Textile structure useful as reinforcements in the manufacture of composite materials, and technical yarns for such structures Textile structure useful as a reinforcement in the manufacture of composite materials is produced using technical yarns. At least some of the yarns are formed from three constituents, namely a substantially straight core, a relief yarn, and an independent... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5351470 | Reinforcing steel cord for a tire for improving corrosion resistance A steel cord for reinforcing a high polymer material has a core formed by twisting three steel core filaments having a mutually equal diameter of 0.1 to 0.35 mm, and at least one sheath formed by twisting a plurality of steel sheath filaments having a mut... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5336562 | Polyolefin yarns with good performance for rugs and carpets and method of producing the same The invention relates to a novel type of polyolefine yarns with good performance in the manufacture of rugs and carpets, made-up by admixing polypropylene filaments with polyethylene filaments, and by subjecting said filaments mixture to a temperature of ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5319915 | Steel cord for reinforcing rubber product A steel cord comprising a number (between 3 and 27) of element steel wires tightly twisted at a regular pitch P between 5 and 20 mm in the same direction. Each wire has a diameter d between 0.1 and 0.4 mm. At least one of the wires includes a spiral porti... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5307616 | Method to manufacture a slub yarn Method to provide a novel false twisted slub yarn by combining a core yarn and an effect yarn in a fluid tangling zone. The linear velocity of the effect yarn is raised to allow slubs to be produced in the combined yarn in an air jet apparatus. The slub y... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5231820 | Method for producing sinking/floating rope A unique rope for use in commercial fishing comprising floating and sinking portions. The sinking portion has blended yarns made up of a blend of first and second non-metallic synthetic filaments in proportions to yield a sinking rope portion having a spe... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5195313 | Method for evaluating entangled yarn Described is a method for quantifying interlacing characteristics of multifilamentary yarn, having nodes of a length and a width comprising, (a) measuring the length (L) of at least one node, (b) measuring the width (W) of at least each node measured in s... | 03/23/1993 |
