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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176719 | Reinforcing cord and rubber product using the same A reinforcing cord of the present invention is a reinforcing cord (10) for rubber reinforcement including a fiber core (11) and a plurality of strands (12) disposed around the fiber core (11). The fiber core (11) is formed of one o... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7946102 | Functional elastic composite yarn, methods for making the same and articles incorporating the same A functional elastic composite yarn comprises an elastic member that is surrounded by at least one functional covering filament(s). The functional covering filament has a length that is greater than the drafted length of the elastic member such that substantially al... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7437868 | Core yarn manufacturing apparatus A core yarn manufacturing apparatus includes a draft device that drafts sheath fibers of a core yarn and a core fiber supply device that supplies core fibers of the core yarn, wherein a feed-out path of the core fibers in the core fiber supply device is inclined abo... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7360354 | Method and device for the production of covered elastic yarn and for automatically replacing feeding spools The device comprises in combination: an interlacing jet for reciprocally joining the covering yarn and the elastic yarn; supporting elements for spools of elastic yarn; winding members for winding the composite yarn on a developing cop; a device for interrupting the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7310932 | Stretch woven fabrics The invention provides a polyester bicomponent core spun yarn comprising a sheath of at least one hard fiber and having an English cotton count of from about 5 to about 60 and a core of bicomponent polyester filament. The invention further includes a fabric substant... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303804 | Pile cloth for cleaning A pile fabric comprises a base fabric and a pile layer composed of many cut piles extending from at least one face of the base fabric, and has a pile length of from 2 to 30 mm. The pile yarns forming the cut piles are core-sheath type composite yarns each comprising... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7288209 | Treating agent for elastic fibers and elastic fibers obtained by using the same The present invention provides finishes for elastic fiber, which produce elastic fiber yarn having superior antistatic, unwinding, package buildup performance and lubricity properties. The present finishes further minimize fly sticking on the elastic fiber during th... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7246509 | Knitted glove with controlled stitch stretch capability A knitted glove made by creating each of the sections of the glove using a separate knitting course on a flat knitting machine providing variable stitch dimensions. Each of these sections provides its own designed stretch characteristics so that the glove fits tight... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7222481 | Hybrid cables, a process for obtaining such and composite fabrics incorporating such Hybrid cables, a process for obtaining such and a composite fabric usable in a tire incorporating the hybrid cables are disclosed. A tire and a mounted assembly which each incorporate such a composite fabric is also disclosed. The hybrid cable has a ratio of final t... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7185481 | Cut resistant yarns for glove and sleeves, gloves and sleeves made with such yarns and methods of making such cut resistant yarns Cut resistant yarns suitable for knitting gloves and sleeves and methods of making the yarns are disclosed. The yarns are made up of a bundle of continuous filaments formed of a synthetic material, e.g., polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon or polyolefin, and a stretc... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175519 | Elastic band for tying chickens and like animals to be cooked The invention concerns an elastic band (11) for tying chickens (31) and other animals to be cooked, which band has an “8”-shape where a first and smaller loop (13) and a second and larger loop (15) are defined, the first and smaller l... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7152390 | Spandex covered tightly with shrinkable nylon and process for producing it A process is provided for making a yarn with improved properties, such as lowered susceptibility to picks and snags. The yarn consists of a spandex core that is tightly covered with a nylon fiber, which tight covering is achieved by heat treatment. A knitted fabric ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7134265 | Stretchable core-sheath type composite yarn and stretchable woven-knit fabric A core-in-sheath type composite stretch yarn, having excellent stretchability and soft hand and capable of being dyed in dark colors, comprises a core portion constituted from a elastic yarn formed from at least one elastic fiber and having an ultimate elongation of... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7135227 | Electrically conductive elastic composite yarn, methods for making the same, and articles incorporating the same Provided is an electrically conductive elastic composite yarn having an elastic member that is surrounded by at least one conductive covering filament. The conductive covering filament has a length that is greater than the drafted length of the elastic member such t... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7114320 | Composite elastic yarn and manufacturing method thereof, stretchable textile fabric, and stretchable knitted fabric The composite elastic yarn may be made from a wide, stretchable textile fabric or stretchable knitted fabric. A composite elastic yarn is obtained by drawing an elastic yarn 11 at a first draft rate to prepare a precursor composite elastic yarn with an inelas... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7000295 | Composite yarn, intermediate fabric product and method of producing a metallic fabric A method for forming a metallic fabric includes forming a composite yarn having a metallic wire core, and a cover yarn including a fluid-soluble strand such as co-nylon or polylactic acid. The composite yarn can be knitted into an intermediate fabric product. The so... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6962042 | Non woven textile structure incorporating stabilized filament assemblies A plurality of substantially parallel continuous filaments, e.g. of cellulose acetate or rayon, and preferably newly formed, are consolidated or partially stabilized, e.g. by application of solvent and pressure, by hydroentanglement, by embossing, or by crimping and... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6918241 | Cut resistant yarns and process for making the same, fabric and glove The present invention relates to a process of making a glove using resistant yarns employing the steps of knitting or weaving, heat setting coating and curing. The cut resistant yarn comprises a plurality of cut resistant filaments having a random entangle loop stru... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6767853 | Fibrous substrate for artificial leather and artificial leather using the same A fibrous substrate for artificial leather, containing microfine fiber bundles, each of which is composed of 3-50 microfine fibers (A) containing an elastic polymer and having an average fineness of 0.5 denier or less and 15 or more microfine fibers (B) containing a... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6755226 | Composite cord and pneumatic tire using the composite cord A composite cord is provided which is simple in manufacture, highly productive, less costly, and improved in rubber penetration. The composite cord has a 1×n construction (n is an integer from 3 to 12) with 2 to 11 metallic filaments and 1 to 5 polymer fibers havin... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6581366 | Cut-resistant stretch yarn fabric and apparel A cut-resistant stretch yarn having a first elastic core yarn with a first wrapper yarn spirally-wrapped around the elastic core yarn in a first twist direction. The first wrapper yarn is a highly cut-resistant yarn. A second wrapper yarn is spirally-wrap... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6562456 | Splittable elastane yarns An elastane multifilament yarn havig two to six individual filaments which, when being unwound from a bobbin, is splittable into individual filaments, is produced by a process wherein multihole spinning jets are deployed in the spinning head of a conventi... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6460322 | Cored yarn, and method and apparatus for producing the same Rovings 30A and 30B as drafted are, under a parallel condition, passed through a collector 16, twisted and wounded from front rollers 12-1 and 12-2. A core yarn 34 is, via a guide member 40 as a snail wire, introduced into rovings 30A and 30B from the rea... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6425237 | Sewing yarn and process for the manufacture of a sewing yarn A sewing yarn is described, with at least two roving. yarns, which are twisted together with one another for the formation of the sewing yarn, whereby each roving yarn has the structure of a core yarn, comprising at least one first multifilament yarn comp... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6405519 | Composite, break-resistant sewing thread and method A composite, break-resistant sewing thread having a core of continuous multi-filament, non-stretch high-tenacity synthetic yarn and a cover of drafted staple fibers air-jet twisted around and covering the core for protecting the core from heat and frictio... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6360522 | Rope for conveying systems A filler element is located between each adjacent pair of outer strands of a wire rope and interlocks with the adjacent strands. The filler elements provide the rope with substantially smooth outer surface reducing vibration of the rope passing over a pul... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6306233 | Method of manufacturing a two-thread yarn having a certain degree of elasticity for use in the weaving industry and an apparatus for carrying out said method The present invention refers to a method of manufacturing a two-thread yarn having a certain degree of elasticity for use on the weaving industry and to an apparatus for carrying out the method. The method comprises the steps of providing at least one ela... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6240716 | Stable double covered elastic yarn, process for making same, and fabric comprising same A double-covered yarn based on a spandex core having a heat set of at least 50% and two sheath yarns wound in the same direction, a process for the preparation of such yarn and fabrics produced therefrom, are provided.... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6149535 | Golf ball with spun elastic threads The present invention is directed towards a golf ball which comprises a center, at least one cover layer, and at least one layer of windings between the center and the cover. Preferably, the thread of the present invention is comprises of at least about 1... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6050077 | Safety mountaineering rope The safety mountaineering rope (1) has a core comprising a plurality of core ropes (2). In order to improve the tearing resistance of the rope (1), the rope core surrounds in the manner of a tube at least one cavity (3) extending over the entire length of... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6015618 | Composite yarn comprised of chain stitch yarn and inlay yarn A composite yarn comprised of a chain stitch yarn knitted from a yarn A and at least an inlay yarn of a yarn B inserted into the chain stitch yarn along a longitudinal direction thereof. Since the chain stitch yarn and the inlay yarn are surely interlaced... | 01/18/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5768875 | Filter fabric with core sheating thread, and a bag produced therefrom The invention concerns a filter fabric consisting of a core yarn having a reversible elongation of at least 20 to 50%, the fabric being intended for use in the manufacture of airbags for vehicles. The yarn consists of a thermally stable thermoplastic core... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5749212 | Elastomeric core/staple fiber wrap yarn A jet spun twistless core/wrapped elastic yarn product. The core yarn of the core/wrapped yarn is a unitary elastomeric filament. The core yarn is contiguously provided around the core with staple fibers. The inner portion of the staple fibers extends in ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5698321 | Acrlic-covered spandex yarn An acrylic-covered spandex yarn, a method for producing the same, and textiles and garments made from the same. Specially modified acrylic yarn is substituted for nylon yarn in a conventional process for making nylon-covered spandex. Surprisingly, the pro... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5695102 | Elastic shoulder strap A shock absorbing carrying strap for easing the ability to support loads. The strap includes two webbing sections, each of which includes an outer end and a connecting section to permit attachment to loads. The two webbing sections are also connected to a... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5669214 | Stranded wire rope or cable having multiple stranded rope elements, strand separation insert therefor and method of manufacture of the wire rope or cable To reduce elongation of a stranded wire rope or cable (1), particularly when running over sheaves, or pulleys, and decrease vibration as well as operating noise while increasing operating speed, insert elements (4) are placed between adjacent rope element... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5632526 | Warp knit weft-insertion elastomeric fabric A seating structure including fabric support webs is provided. The seating structure includes a webbed support surface formed from a warp knit fabric with weft insertion of an elastomeric yarn. The stretch in the warp is substantially linear over a full r... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5572860 | Fusible adhesive yarn Fusible adhesive yarn in which spun core yarn and heat fusible yarn are twisted with each other in the same or opposite twisting direction as or to that of the spun core yarn. The spun core yarn is composed of elastic yarn and non-elastic short fiber asse... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5568719 | Composite yarn including a staple fiber covering a filament yarn component and confining the filament yarn component to a second thickness that is less than a first thickness of the filament in a relaxed state and a process for producing the same A method for manufacturing a composite yarn of staple fibers and continuous multifilament yarn. The multifilament yarn is made from non-set, textured, no oil, polyester and first pretensioned before entering a spinning chamber where it is co-spun with the... | 10/29/1996 |
