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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7866139 | Fibre-reinforced polymer composites and processes for preparing the same The invention provides a fiber-reinforced polymer composite comprising fibers derived from mammalian hair and/or feathers, wherein the fibers have been prepared by means of a process comprising the steps of: (a) subjecting mammalian hair and/or feathers to an oxidat... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7356984 | Device and method for treatment of a traveling yarn with a steam-creating treatment medium A device for treatment of a traveling yarn with a steam-creating medium includes a column of several chambers provided with yarn inlet- and yarn outlet-channels and arranged one over the other, of which one of the chambers is a steam treatment chamber provided with ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351455 | Paraffin ring for paraffining yarn Paraffin ring for paraffining yarn, which has a substantially cylindrical shape, with a paraffin jacket (12) and an insertion bore (14) of substantially circular cross-section, extending concentrically to a central longitudinal axis of the paraffin rin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7332321 | Viral fibers Long rod shaped M13 viruses were used to fabricate one dimensional (1D) micro- and nanosized diameter fibers by mimic the spinning process of the silk spider. Liquid crystalline virus suspensions were extruded through the micrometer diameter capillary tubes in cross... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7292757 | Apparatus and method for on-line binder laylength measurement and adjustment A method and apparatus for determining and adjusting binder laylength during the process of manufacturing a selected fiber optic cable design. Specifically, a binder, having a distinguishing and physically detectable feature, is wrapped around fiber optic bundles or... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7207167 | Manufacturing process of non-twisted yarn A manufacturing process of untwisted yarn. Spun yarn is sized and hit during drying. The yarn is untwisted by being twisted in a reverse direction opposite to the spin direction, and/or further twisted in the reverse direction, to develop a high tensile strength and... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7152644 | Rubber reinforcing steel cord, manufacturing method of rubber reinforcing steel cord and pneumatic tire A method of manufacturing a rubber reinforcing steel cord is provided, wherein the steel cord has a steel wire plated with metal containing copper and having on its surface an oil layer containing a cobalt compound, and includes an application step in which the oil ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153447 | Formulation of a highly viscous mineral oil for the production of filters for tobacco products The present invention relates to an emulsion for use as a lubricant in the production of threads, containing: a) 30 to 90 percent by weight of a mineral oil with a viscosity of at least 8.5 mm2/s at 100° C. and b) 11 to 60 perce... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140207 | Device for the continuous treatment of yarns with process fluids Device for the continuous treatment of yarns with process fluids comprising a Venturi nozzle fed with process fluid as driving fluid to feed the yarn to the treatment, a distributor for distributing the yarn in the treatment reactor according to a layer of superimpo... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6647748 | Device for continuously twisting an optical fiber A device for continuously twisting an optical fiber, which can add a sufficient twist to an optical fiber, is provided. Reciprocating rollers reciprocate so that the moving direction would be opposite each other along a center axis of rotation. The optica... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6631609 | Method and stranding device for producing a cable or a cable element A method for producing a cable or cable element from individual elements is provided. The method comprises heating the individual elements before or during a stranding process until they are at least close to plastification and cooling the individual elem... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6543580 | Lubrication apparatus and method of applying a lubricant An apparatus and method for applying a lubricant to an advancing yarn, to facilitate the further processing of the yarn, and wherein the lubricant is composed of a plurality of components such as an emulsion of water and oil. The apparatus includes separa... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6470664 | 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... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6449938 | Advanced finish nozzle system A process for improving the uniformity of yarn finish application on the individual filaments of a rapidly advancing synthetic continuous monofilament, bonded multi-filament, multi-filament hosiery, textile, technical and industrial yarns includes imparti... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6430913 | Method of and apparatus for making twisted cable and the cable produced thereby A method of and an apparatus for making twisted electrical cable, such as 600 volt secondary distribution cable, and the twisted cable product are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a first plurality of stationary payoff reels each wound with a length of ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6385956 | Packing yarn made of graphite foil and metal foil and method of manufacturing a packing yarn A packing yarn and a method of manufacturing a packing yarn composed of at least two bands which are at most 5 mm wide and are joined together by a yarn manufacturing method, include forming the bands of a laminate having at least one layer of flexible gr... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6258406 | Godet for applying a liquid to an advancing yarn and method of using same A device and method for applying a liquid to at least one advancing yarn which is guided over a surface of a driven godet in contact therewith. A liquid is supplied through a plurality of capillaries to the surface. To this end, the pore-sized openings of... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6238605 | Low-fibrillation moulded bodies The invention relates to a process for the production of a low-fibrillation moulded body containing polytetrafluorethylene. The process is characterised in that a pre-moulded body of polytetrafluorethylene is twisted and then pressed flat. The pre-moulded... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6109015 | Process for making poly(trimethylene terephthalate) yarn In a method of producing poly(trimethylene terephthalate) yarn from PTT chip which has been extruded through a spinneret into filaments and coated, the coated filaments are passed between an unheated feed roll and a tension roll to tension them without ca... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6101804 | Method of and apparatus for making twisted cable and the cable produced thereby A method of and an apparatus for making twisted electrical cable, such as 600 volt secondary distribution (UD) cable, and the twisted cable product are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a first plurality of stationary payoff reels each wound with a lengt... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6083556 | Method and apparatus for conditioning thread A thread conditioner to prevent fraying, tangling and associated problems is made from silicone rubber material, such as a silicone elastomer having a physical form of rubber-crepe. The material can be cut from a bulk quantity, rolled, cut into cubes, pre... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5983618 | Apparatus, systems and methods for applying filling compound and water absorbing particles in a stranded conductor Apparatus and systems for applying filling compound, such as water blocking compound, and water absorbing powder to a core wire or wires of a stranded conductor or to subsequent layers of a stranded conductor, which are particularly suitable for use with ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5932158 | Cellulose solutions and products made therefrom An optically anisotropic solution containing cellulose and inorganic acids of phosphorus contains 94-100 wt % of the following constituents: cellulose; phosphoric acid and/or its anhydrides; and water; and 0-6 wt % of other constituents. This solution can... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5829242 | Process for manufacturing a rope The modulus of stretch af a fibrous rope is reduced by impregnating a pluity of spaced-apart segments of the rope with an epoxy plastic thereby to reduce the modulus of stretch of the segment equal to zero after curing the plastic. The overall modulus of... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5688301 | Method for producing non-woven material from irregularly shaped glass fibers An irregularly shaped glass fiber is provided which enjoys improved resiliency, and openness in pack structures. Wool packs and other wool portions having such irregularly shaped fibers may be processed directly through needling to form a non-woven materi... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5683642 | PC strand coated with rust inhibitor and method for producing the same A PC strand is formed by twisting peripheral wires made of deformed PC steel wires around a core, and allowing rust inhibitive material of thermoplastic resin to permeate into voids defined among the core and peripheral wires by use of an extruder. Since ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5630873 | Method of producing declustered acetyl cellulose fibers A delustering composition for acetyl cellulose fibers is described which contains 15 to 85% by weight TiO2, 15 to 85% by weight paraffin oil and 0.5 to 10% by weight dispersing agent. Furthermore, a method for producing the delustering composit... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5466528 | Chemically treated glass type substrates with vinyl polymer compatibility A chemical treating composition, treated glass-type surfaces and vinyl addition polymer compatible substrates with such treated surfaces are provided where the treating composition has at least five nonaqueous components. These components include in weigh... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5436075 | Silicon carbide sewing thread Composite flexible multilayer insulation systems (MLI) were evaluated for thermal performance and compared with currently used fibrous silica (baseline) insulation system. The systems described are multilayer insulations consisting of alternating layers o... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5425227 | Protecting a textile process liquid before application to a filament In a textile-processing operation wherein a filament is displaced longitudinally continuously past a treatment station and a liquid is applied to the moving filament at the station, a supply of the liquid is held in a container spaced from the station and... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5277850 | Process for producing a coil-shaped carbon fiber bundle The present invention relates to a carbon fiber bundle includes a regular coil-shaped fiber bundle and having excellent stretch characteristic. A process for producing a coil-shaped carbon fiber bundle according to the present invention includes the steps... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5239813 | Process and apparatus for sheathing cables formed of a plurality of conductors twisted together A cable made up of a plurality of conductors twisted together is drawn through the extrusion head of an extruder which applies a sheath of plastic or elastomeric material to the cable. From the extruder, the cable passes through a tube having a heated sec... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5203156 | Process for producing an angora rabbit hair yarn A process for producing 100% angora rabbit hair yarn, which comprises chemically treating a natural angora rabbit hair to increase scale and crimp on the surface of the angora rabbit hair, whereby imparting spinnability that is similar to that of wool, ap... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5201169 | Metallic-foil-covered fancy yarn and method of fan apparatus for manufacturing same A fancy yarn has a plurality of metallic foil pieces wrapped around and attached to the surface of a yarn by an adhesive. The fancy yarn is manufactured by applying an adhesive to a yarn supplied from a supply bobbin, aerially holding the yarn under tensi... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5165993 | Aromatic polyamide yarn impregnated with lubricating particles, a process for the manufacture of such a yarn, and packing material or rope containing this yarn The invention relates to a filament yarn of aromatic polyamides which is impregnated with solid particles of a fluorine-containing polymer and/or graphite. The solid particles are incorporated into the yarn by very uniformly distributing them over the fil... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5094255 | Acrylic dental floss and method for manufacture Dental floss formed from acrylic fiber having a leader integrally connected with the fiber allowing the fiber to be placed between gaps of teeth and a gum line.... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5092117 | Method of and an apparatus for producing an optical multi-fiber cable element A method and apparatus for producing an optical multi-fiber cable element provided with a second sheathing by extruding a loose secondary sheathing around a fiber bundle and stretching the fibers a desired extra length with respect to the sheathing, the f... | 03/03/1992 |
| 4949537 | Manufacture of optical cable Method and apparatus for locating viscous water blocking material beneath a tube in a groove of a core member of an optical cable. The material is laid into the base of the groove and the tube inserted into the groove so as to displace the material from t... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4936084 | Yarn untwisting device in splicing apparatus A yarn untwisting device in a pneumatic yarn splicing apparatus which includes an untwisting nozzle for guiding an end of cut yarn; a gas feed device for feeding a gas stream into the nozzle; a liquid feed device for spraying liquid to the yarn end which ... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4925726 | Wallcovering substrate formed of textured, continuous, multi-filament yarns having hydrophilic characteristics A textured, continuous, multi-filament polyester yarn has an ethoxylated alkyl aryl alcohol based surfactant incorporated into the interfilamentary structure thereof either during the texturizing process or after the yarn has been made into a gauze-like f... | 05/15/1990 |
