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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7762053 | Composite yarn and cut-resistant glove using the yarn A composite yarn is provided which comprises a core and a covering layer formed by wrapping a covering fiber around the core, the core being composed of a metal thin wire and an attending yarn comprising a filament yarn, wherein the attending yarn is wound around th... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7401459 | Fishing line A fishing line including a core of at least one multifilament yarn based on synthetic organic fibrous materials such as polyethylene of an ultra-high molecular weight, and a casing formed from polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) film tape which is wound around the core in... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401460 | Textile thread having a polytetrafluoroethylene wrapped core A textile thread having a core and a sheath surrounding the core. The core, formed of high-tenacity synthetic organic endless fibers, is tightly wound by slit film tapes made of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) in the S-direction and the Z-direction, or vice versa, an... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7380579 | Metal cable usable in a tire carcass reinforcement The present invention relates to a metal cable usable for reinforcing a carcass reinforcement for a tire, such as a heavy-vehicle tire, to a composite fabric usable as a ply for such a carcass reinforcement, to a carcass reinforcement comprising this fabric and to a... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7326133 | Racket assembly that warns of a fatigued string condition A racket assembly having a racket head that is supported by a handle. A string is strung across the racket head forming a string face. The string used in the string face is statistically likely to fail after the string face has been impacted a precalculated number o... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7185482 | Drive-capable support or traction means and method for production thereof A drive-capable support or traction member and a method for the production thereof. The support or traction member has at least one layer of strands of synthetic fiber material and an outer casing encasing the strands. A lubricant is selectively incorporated in the ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7155891 | Composite twist core-spun yarn and method and device for its production A substantially torqueless composite dual core-spun yarn (10) has a substantially inelastic central hard core (20) covered with a dual-spun fiber covering (30). The central hard core (20) has an elongation at break less than 50% and a Z o... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147904 | Expandable tubular fabric An expandable tubular fabric formed by heat setting a plurality of thermoplastic yarns producing drawn thermoplastic yarns, arranging these yarns in an array and in juxtaposed positions and moving them in a first direction. Extruding at least one filament along a ci... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137483 | Rope and elevator using the same An elevator in which the sheave diameter is reduced and the attendant lowering of the rope life and strength is suppressed to secure safety and reliability. To this end, a rope is used in which a plurality of element wires constituting the wire rope are each covered... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7111445 | Fire-resistant sewing yarn and the products made therefrom A composite heat resistant sewing thread comprising a core form of at least one strand of a yarn having an elongation, at least one bottom cover wrapped around the core in a first direction at a rate sufficient to provide substantially complete coverage of the core,... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7100253 | Method and apparatus for producing mop trimmings A method and an apparatus for producing mop trimmings from a twisted yarn (7) which is cut into pieces is described. In order to prevent any untwisting of the yarn pieces it is proposed that the twisted yarn (7) is subjected to a needling prior to cutt... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7025719 | Metallic cardiac support device A jacket of biological compatible material has an internal volume dimensioned for an apex of the heart to be inserted into the volume and for the jacket to be slipped over the heart. The jacket has a longitudinal dimension between upper and lower ends sufficient for... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6804942 | Composite tubular assembly and method of forming same A composite tubular assembly formed by a core or tube which is reinforced by a multitape product which is wrapped in alternate non-bonded helical wraps on the core or tube. Each tape is first formed by impregnating a fibrous strip with a resin and then such tapes ar... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6658836 | Hybrid cord A hybrid cord is presented for use in the reinforcement of elastomers. The hybrid cord is characterized by having a core steel filament, a first layer of one or more nonmetallic filaments which are wrapped about the steel filament in the core, and a secon... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6615572 | Fabrics and dust proof clothes excellent in conductivity and antistatic property There are provided fabrics excellent in electrical conductane and antistatic property as well as dust proof clothes using the same. Conductive yarn comprising synthetic filament yarn as the core covered with conductive bicomponent fibers is used as conduc... | 09/09/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6467251 | Lightweight composite yarn A lightweight composite cut-resistant yarn having a core that includes at least one fiberglass strand and at least one wire strand, a sheath strand of high performance yarn wrapped around the core, and at least one non-metallic, non-high performance cover... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6460321 | Racquet string A racquet string comprises of a core surrounded by at least one sheath, having a plurality of sheath fibers wound around said core, and a coating resin uniting the core and sheath fibers into a unitary body. The sheath fibers are helically wound about the... | 10/08/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6432850 | Fabrics and rust proof clothes excellent in conductivity and antistatic property There are provided fabrics excellent in electrical conductane and antistatic property as well as dust proof clothes using the same. Conductive yarn comprising synthetic filament yarn as the core covered with conductive bicomponent fibers is used as conduc... | 08/13/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6351932 | Cut-resistant antimicrobial yarn and article of wearing apparel made therefrom A yarn having cut-resistant and antimicrobial properties. The yarn includes at least one core fiber, and preferably two core fibers. Examples of core fibers include fiberglass, polyester fibers, and high density polyethylene fibers. The core fibers are ov... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6349531 | Multipart component for a cut resistant composite yarn and method of making A non-metallic multipart yarn component for use in combination with other yarn strands to make a cut resistant composite yarn. The multipart yarn component includes at least one non-metallic strand comprised of an inherently cut-resistant material and at ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6334293 | Steel cord with polymer core The invention relates to a composite cord (10) for reinforcement of elastomers comprising a core (12) of a high polymer material, a first layer of steel filaments (14) twisted around said core and a second layer of steel filaments (16) twisted around said... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6324940 | Composite link A composite link comprising a fiber reinforced composite tube, an end fitting on each end of the tube and layers of resin impregnated fiber wound over the end fittings and tube. The fiber is laid in a primary layer formed by winding longitudinally over th... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6318504 | Synthetic fiber rope A synthetic fiber rope having load-bearing aramide fiber strands laid together in parallel in concentric layers of strands and an intersheath with sheath surfaces adapted to the external contours of the adjacent layers of strands. By positively bonding th... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6283004 | Shoelace A shoelace having a center core, and a braided fabric formed by weaving together several base threads and several stopper threads and covered on the periphery of the center core, the stopper threads having a greater diameter than the base threads and form... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6266951 | Cut resistant yarn and apparel A knittable, cut-resistant yarn for use in protective wear, such as gloves, arm protectors, aprons, or the like, including a core with at least one strand of flexible, stainless steel wire having a diameter of about 0.002 inches and at least one strand of... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6260344 | Cut resistant antimicrobial yarn and apparel A knittable cut resistant yarn for use in protective wear, such as gloves, arm protectors, aprons, or the like, including a core with at least one strand of flexible material selected from the group consisting of stainless steel wire and poly-paraphenylen... | 07/17/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6230524 | Composite yarn having fusible constituent for making ravel-resistant knit article and knit article having ravel-resistant edge portion A knit article having an edge portion subject to raveling with the article including plurality of knitting courses in said edge portion. Each of the edge portion knitting courses is knitted with a composite heat fusible yarn comprising a core including at... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6216431 | Composite yarn with thermoplastic liquid component A composite yarn formed of melt-fusible thermoplastic fibers combined with selected other fibers and/or materials includes a containment barrier that encapsulates one or more core materials which may present a threat of contamination to workers and/or the... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6189309 | Rubber and tire-reinforcing steel cord exhibiting improved rubber penetration A steel cord having a three-layer twisted construction consisting of an innermost layer, an intermediate layer, an outermost layer, and a spiral warp and being capable of achieving an improvement in the adhesion force to rubber while reducing the number o... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6161370 | Transport belts for transporting yarn An endless transport belt made of thermoresistant synthetic filaments for transporting yarn is described, which yarn is wound around a plurality of transport belts in the form of loops, said transport belts being arranged polygonal in cross section. In or... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6116113 | Composite link A composite link includes a fiberglass body. The body is formed by coating glass fibers with a liquid resin and winding the fibers around a plurality of end pieces or bushings. The end pieces have transition sections for smoothly changing the shape of the... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6016648 | Yarn and safety apparel Cut-resistant yarn suitable for machine knitting and machine-knitted protective articles of apparel, more specifically flexible gloves, at least in part made from such a yarn and also such gloves having a slip-resistant coating, preferably polyurethane, a... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6009699 | Composite synthetic string for a tennis racket Composite synthetic string, in particular for a tennis racket. According to the invention, the string is made up of central monofilaments surrounded by mono-filament threads and by multifilament threads, the assembly being impregnated and covered in polyu... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5927060 | Electrically conductive yarn A composite longitudinally balanced electrically conductive yarn has a textile fiber core yarn wrapped with a minimum of two, and a maximum four, filaments. One to four of the filaments are metal filaments with the remainder being synthetic filaments. Eac... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5881547 | Conducting yarn The present invention relates to conducting yarn. The conducting yarn of the invention mainly consists of a strand of nonconductive yarn crossedly wrapped with two stainless steel threads. The yarn made in this way has better softness, high impact strengt... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5852926 | Balanced strand cordage A balanced strand includes a fibrous core about which load bearing fibers are twisted. The fibrous core has an elongation factor of at least 10% and comprises approximately up to 30% of the material volume of the strand. The load bearing fibers have an el... | 12/29/1998 |
