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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7739863 | Rope structure with improved bending fatigue and abrasion resistance characteristics A rope structure adapted to engage an external structure comprising a primary strength component and a coating. The primary strength component comprises a plurality of fibers. The coating comprises a lubricant portion and a binder portion that fixes the lubricant po... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7437869 | High temperature resistant rope systems and methods A fire resistant rope and method of making the same. The fire resistant rope comprises high tensile strength fibers, high temperature resistant fibers, and a fire retardant coating. The fire retardant coating is applied to at least one of the high tensile strength f... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7331269 | Apparatus and method for interconnecting items with a flexible member A flexible member, comprising: an inner core member, comprising a plurality of strands of liquid crystal polymers cooperating with each other to define and provide the inner core member; an outer sheath disposed about the inner core member, the outer sheath defining... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7272921 | Wire rope with galvanized outer wires A wire rope which has an independent wire rope core (IWRC) and outer strands laid around the core. This wire rope has an improved fatigue life when the outer wires of the core and of the outer strands are galvanized. The wire rope may be either fully or partially im... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7254933 | Anti-collapse system and method of manufacture A reinforced flexible pipe having a tubular core member and a plurality of reinforcing tape members wrapped on the core member; the innermost tape member includes a plurality of openings that communicate with the external surface of the core member; and a polymer ma... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7222697 | Elevator An elevator is described, comprising a first series connected pulley set installed in a fixing frame, a carriage located below the first series connected pulley set, a second series connected pulley set installed on the top of the carriage, a rotary wheel installed ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221831 | Multi-tube fiber optic cable and system and method for making the same A multi-tube fiber optic cable maintains a plurality of fiber tubes, each fiber tube containing at least one optical fiber therein. The plurality of fiber tubes are disposed apart from a central axis of the cable. A plurality of strength members are disposed apart f... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7191585 | Elevator rope An elevator rope comprising an elastomer coated, multistrand steel wire cable is claimed. In such a cable strands have a lay-length of at least 6.5 times the diameter of the bare cable diameter D. The cable is further coated with an elastomeric jacket, which adheres... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192541 | Method and apparatus for solid-stranding a flextube unit A solid-stranding method and apparatus for forming optical cables. Solid-stranding combines buffering and stranding operations, as well as performs the stranding operation while the flextubes are still hot so that they adhere together without additional binders. Opt... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7134266 | Jacketed yarn, textile and method of producing such a yarn A sheathed yarn having a natural appearance comprises a core yarn and a sheath which is made from a thermoplastic material. The thermoplastic material of the sheath comprises less than 20 wt.-% of staple fibers, especially of natural origin. The sheathed yarn exhibi... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121077 | Antimicrobial cut-resistant composite yarn and garments knitted or woven therefrom An antimicrobial, cut-resistant composite yarn has a core including at least one cut-resistant strand, and a cover including at least one strand wrapped around and enclosing the core. At least one strand in either the core or the cover is treated with and incorporat... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7086217 | Rope of synthetic fiber with reinforcement element for frictionally engaged power transmission and rope of synthetic fiber with reinforcement element for positively engaged power transmission A rope apparatus includes two ropes of synthetic fiber strands arranged for taking up force applied in a lengthwise direction. The ropes are arranged a predetermined distance apart and are fixed by a rope sheathing forming a fixed link running in the lengthwise dire... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080500 | Rubber reinforcing cord and rubber product employing the same A rubber reinforcing cord having high flexural fatigue resistance and high dimensional stability is provided and a rubber product such as a rubber belt employing the cord is provided. The cord includes a fibrous core and a plurality of subsidiary strands which are d... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7065949 | Cut-resistant yarn intended especially for the production of protective garments The invention concerns a yarn comprising a core (A) obtained by coextrusion of a glass multifilament E, R, C or S or more generally of glass silk or basalt and a polymer sheath of the thermoplastic, thermoset, natural elastomer fluorinated or non fluorinated synthet... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059091 | Tension member A tension member comprising a plurality of fiber filaments gathered into a plurality of strands. The filaments run close together, and a protective sheath is provided around the strands. Each strand is coated on the exterior thereof with a strand sheath of a materia... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7036298 | Rope for elevator and method for manufacturing the rope An elevator rope includes: an inner layer rope; an inner layer covering body of resin and covering the outer periphery of the inner layer rope; an outer layer located in the outer periphery of the inner layer covering body; and an outer layer covering body of a high... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032371 | Synthetic fiber rope for an elevator A synthetic rope for an elevator having improved resistance to compression and abrasion is provided and comprises a plurality of strands forming layers of the rope, each strand formed from a plurality of pre-twisted strands made from high modulus synthetic filaments... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6978593 | Composite synthetic string for tennis racket The invention concerns a composite synthetic delaminated string in particular for a tennis racket. The string includes central monofilaments surrounded by multifilament yarns, the assembly being impregnated and coated with polyurethane and is subjected to tensile be... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6979491 | Antimicrobial yarn having nanosilver particles and methods for manufacturing the same The present invention provides a yarn with antimicrobial effects. The antimicrobial antifungal effect of the yarn is derived from nanosilver particles (diameter between 1 and 100 nm) which are adhered to the yarn. The yarn contains fibers which are made of cotton, l... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6868661 | Elevator rope arrangement Elevator rope arrangement in which the elevator car and counterweight, travelling along guide rails in an elevator shaft, are supported by suspension ropes, which are attached to the top part of the elevator car and passed via at least one diverting pulley to the co... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6828023 | Coated sewing thread Processes for coating sewing thread using a radiation curable composition and the resultant coated sewing thread. Sewing thread is coated with a radiation curable composition, which exhibits a self sustaining cure after exposure to radiation. The composition is appl... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6779330 | Antimicrobial cut-resistant composite yarn and garments knitted or woven therefrom An antimicrobial, cut-resistant composite yarn which has a core member including at least one cut-resistant strand, a cover member including at least one strand wrapped around and enclosing the core member, wherein at least one strand in either the core member or th... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6759127 | Treated inherently flame resistant polyester fabrics A textile article having flame resistant properties includes a plurality of inherently flame resistant polyester fibers formed into a fabric, and a finish on the fabric including a cyclic phosphonate flame retardant. The finish imparts a property selected from the g... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6672046 | Tension member for an elevator A hybrid material tension member for an elevator or other people transportation system using organic fiber and steel material as the load carrying components either discretely or in combined form. Several embodiments are disclosed.... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6619240 | Lariat, lariat rope body, method and apparatus A novel and superior lariat and lariat rope body for calf and steer roping having a core of monofilaments in the center around which three or more strands of twisted monofilament yarns are wound tightly to form the rope. A novel method of making lariat ro... | 09/16/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6412264 | Low stretch elevator rope A low stretch elevator rope (10) is obtained in which a plastic core (12) has a central strength member (18) that does not increase the weight of the rope by more than 5%. Moreover, the plastic core (12) has a diameter exceeding 50% of the diameter of the... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6401871 | Tension member for an elevator A tension member for an elevator system has an aspect ratio of greater than one, where aspect ratio is defined as the ratio of tension member width w to thickness t (w/t). The increase in aspect ratio results in a reduction in the maximum rope pressure an... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6397574 | Sheathless synthetic fiber rope A synthetic rope has multiple layers of load-bearing aramide fiber strands laid together with a coating on the synthetic fiber strands in the outermost layer of strands. The coating includes an impregnating substance with additives of UV stabilizers, shor... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6386324 | Elevator traction sheave A tension member for an elevator system has an aspect ratio of greater than one, where aspect ratio is defined as the ratio of tension member width w to thickness t (w/t). The increase in aspect ratio results in a reduction in the maximum rope pressure an... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6363703 | Wire wrapped composite yarn A composite cut-resistant yarn having a fiberglass and wire component a fiberglass core strand having a denier of between about 100 and about 1200 at least a first wire strand wrapped the fiberglass core strand in a first wire strand direction and at leas... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6365070 | Formaldehyde-free flame retardant treatment for cellulose-containing materials An aqueous finishing composition for cellulose-containing materials, comprising a hydroxyalkyl-functional organophosphorus flame retardant (which contains a substantially non-volatile component at the curing temperature) and a non-formaldehyde cross-linki... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6364061 | Tension member for an elevator A tension member for an elevator system has an aspect ratio of greater than one, where aspect ratio is defined as the ratio of tension member width w to thickness t (w/t). The increase in aspect ratio results in a reduction in the maximum rope pressure an... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6321520 | Sheathed synthetic fiber robe and method of making same A sheathed synthetic fiber rope includes concentric layers of load-bearing synthetic fiber strands, preferably of aramide fibers, with an outermost layer of strands having anchoring strands permanently fastened to a sheath extruded onto the outermost laye... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6293080 | Sewing thread for leather products and leather products produced by using the same A sewing thread for a leather product composed of fibers attached with a highly water absorbing powdery material on the surface of the fibers, in a ratio of 5 weight % or more based on the weight of the fibers, and a leather product, with excellent water-... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6231941 | Radius fillers for a resin transfer molding process A wind tunnel blade (30) connected to a base (32) and held in position by a two-piece cuff (34). The wind tunnel blade (30) is formed in a resin transfer molding process in which central, fore, and aft foam core sections (70, 72, 74) are placed together t... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6164053 | Synthetic non-metallic rope for an elevator A hoist rope for an elevator is formed from synthetic, non-metallic materials. The hoist rope includes a plurality of load-carrying strands with each strand encased within a coating layer. The coating layers provide protection against wear and provide suf... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6142104 | Lariat rope body A cattle roping lariat rope body for making competitive cattle roping lariats, the rope body having a core of monofilaments in the center around which three or more strands of twisted monofilament yarns are wound tightly to form the rope body. The rope bo... | 11/07/2000 |
