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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5605035 | Rope with strain damage indicator A rope including a heat sensitive component which is subject to a visible change in appearance, such as a color change, when exposed to a selected elevated temperature resulting from a strain-related heat release from the rope. The heat sensitive coating ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5431979 | Cut-resistant tarpaulin A cut-resistant tarpaulin has a waterproof coating bonded to a cut-resistant woven fabric. The fabric has a leno or gauze weave. The fabric has warp yarns and weft yarns of braided fibers. The fibers have an initial modulus greater than 400 grams per deni... | 07/11/1995 |
| 4581882 | Refractory fiber rope packing An asbestos-free rope packing comprising at least 3 strands of a twisted, ceramic fiber-containing paper wherein: (a) each of said strands contains at least one carrier insert; (b) said twisted ceramic fiber-containing paper contains about 3-9 wt. % of a suita... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4534163 | Rope or cable and method of making same In making synthetic rope or cable, a plurality of filaments are brought in parallelism into a core and compacted by a plurality of ribbons or tapes wound about the core under tension in opposite directions to form a uniform jacket that is torsionally stab... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4454709 | Method of forming concentric cable layer and article formed A cable structure having a stranded inner conductor and an insulating layer over the conductor is formed by feeding a tape of semiconducting material onto the wire as it enters an extruder head. The tape is not spirally wound on the conductor but rather i... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4433536 | Spiral wrapped synthetic twine and method of manufacturing same An improved synthetic twine and method of manufacturing same are disclosed. The synthetic twine comprises at least one longitudinally extending oriented synthetic ribbon which has been fibrillated to provide a net-like structure having fine fibril stems c... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4084399 | Gut for racket A gut is provided for a sports racket such as a tennis racket. The gut is made with carbon fibers. The gut may be made solely of carbon fibers or there may be a combination of carbon fibers and organic and/or inorganic fibers. A coating may be provided fo... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4024605 | Flexible hinge pin A flexible hinge pin is disclosed for connecting belt fasteners which are attached to adjacent ends of a conveyor belt. The hinge pin includes a central stranded core with an outer spirally wrapped metallic ribbon overlay. Means in the form of end caps ar... | 05/24/1977 |
