Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8001756 | Apparatus and method for use in handling an elongate member Apparatus and a method for handling an elongate member such as a cable between two points has a support line extending between the points, and winch mechanisms and wrapping devices at each of the points, to permit the elongate member to transit between the two point... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7665288 | Energy active composite yarn, methods for making the same and articles incorporating the same Energy active composite yarns include at least one textile fiber member of either an elastic or inelastic material, and at least one functional substantially planar filament, which surrounds or covers the textile fiber member. The composite yarns can include an opti... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7493747 | Composite twist core-spun yarn and method and device for its production A substantially torqueless composite dual core-spun yarn (10) is produced by introducing two slivers (30A,30B) forming a covering (30) together with a central (20) core in a spinning triangle (40). The core (20) is fe... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7437867 | Core yarn production method and apparatus An elastic core fiber is caught to prevent production of a core yarn having no elastic core fiber. In a method for producing a core yarn by supplying a sliver to a drafting device in a predetermined amount and merging a core fiber with the sliver, the sliver is supp... | 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 |
| 7338709 | Security yarn and production method therefor According to the present invention, there is provided a security thread whose existence is not clarified, which is prevented beforehand from being removed, which can be attached even to a form of a commodity heretofore regarded as difficult, and whose use purpose ra... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7305814 | Safety arrester cable Safety arrester cables are provided to connect a wheel of a racing car to its chassis. The safety arrester cable is formed of a multitude of untwisted windings that form closed loops. An open tab is formed at both ends of each of the windings. The windings in the sa... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7252260 | Winding method and winding apparatus Provided are a winding method and a winding apparatus in which it makes possible to expedite the winding cycle with a relatively simple construction. In a winding method in which a plurality of conductor wires are arranged in parallel and wound around a reel ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7150140 | Device for twisting decorative materials A device for twisting decorative material from rolls comprising a shaft having two ends, an attachment means for affixing at least one roll of decorative material provided on one end of said shaft, and a crank provided on the other end of said shaft. ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7124978 | Spiraling device A spiraling arrangement (1) for applying a spirally-shaped filament layer to an elongated carrier (2) which is drivable in the direction of the carrier longitudinal axis (X). The arrangement has a rotor (3), which is rotatable about the carrier ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7093417 | Method for making rope Rope is made from one or more rolls of film. The rolls of film are loaded onto spindles and tension is applied to the free end of the film of each roll to dispense the films. The dispensing films are each constricted at a common focal point of tension to create subs... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6957525 | Electrically conductive yarn comprising metal fibers An electrically conductive yarn comprises stainless steel fibers. The electrically conductive yarn comprises at least one elongated element, which has an outer surface being provided out of metal or metal alloy having a lower specific electrical resistance than the ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6945026 | Fibre yarn and rope production An unspun yarn including a longitudinal main rope body formed from a least one fibre assembly of substantially untwisted and parallel fibres, and a least one reinforcing thread helically wound around the rope body and extending therealong in a single longitudinal di... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6880319 | Cut resistant yarns and process for making the same, fabric and glove The present invention relates to cut resistant yarns. More particularly, it relates to a process of making a cut resistant yarn comprising a plurality of cut resistant filaments and at least one elastomeric filament, as well as fabrics and articles such as gloves, c... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6855423 | Wrapped cord The present invention relates to a wrapped cord, to a method of making said wrapped cord, to a method of treating said wrapped cord with an adhesive treatment composition, to the treated wrapped cord obtainable by said method as well as to a reinforced rubber articl... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6718748 | Yarn covering apparatus and method A method of covering a core yam with a cover yarn characterised in that it includes supplying a package of core yam on a member which is fixed against rotation, supplying a package of cover yam, guiding the cover yarn to form a loop which on rotation about an axis d... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6581365 | Controlling thermally induced beam twist Twist control system and method for controlling twisting distortion in a beam caused by temperature changes. In a beam having an inherent amount of temperature induced twisting a wrap can be helically bonded to the beam. The wrap has a wrap material type,... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6543213 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing ropes, cables or the like The invention is directed to a method for manufacturing ropes, cables or the like, whereby an envelope of a flexible, web-shaped material, for example paper, is produced around at least one central core, for example a conductor, moved in the direction of ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6539698 | Wrapped cord The present invention relates to a wrapped cord comprising a bundle of inorganic filaments, to a method of making said wrapped cord, to a method of treating said wrapped cord with an adhesive treatment composition, to the treated wrapped cord obtainable b... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6526859 | Thermoplastic elastomer composition and process of production thereof and hose using thermoplastic elastomer composition and process of production thereof A thermoplastic elastomer composition which, when used for the inner tube and/or outer cover of a hose, can improve the hose flexibility at an ordinary temperature and low temperature, oil resistance, and cold resistance and can reduce the production cost... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6490852 | Electrically insulated gas chromatograph assembly and method of fabricating same An electrically insulated gas chromatograph assembly suitable for high temperature operation in a miniaturized, low power, low thermal mass gas chromatograph instrument is provided. The gas chromatograph (GC) assembly includes a metal capillary GC column ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6460320 | Yarn which expands upon heating, and method for its manufacture A yarn that expands upon heating comprises a plurality of voluminous, thermally stable individual threads or filaments, which are compacted to form a bundle and aligned in parallel, and a casing for the bundle made of a material having a lower thermal sta... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6412261 | Method of reinforcing a fiber with spider silk The subject invention is a method of reinforcing a fiber (10) utilizing Nephila clavipes spider silk (20). The method comprises the steps of suspending the fiber (10) between the first support (12) and the second support (14) wherein the suspended fiber (... | 07/02/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6401442 | Dubbing assembly in fly hook production A machine for dubbing assembly in fly hook production includes a base having a vertical dowel mounted to one end of the base, and a housing mounted to the other end. A work platform is pivotally mounted to one side of the base so that the platform may be ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6327843 | Process and apparatus for the manufacture of reinforcing metallic cord for elastomer-matrix composite articles A cord comprising at least a first pair and a second pair of wires (2a, 2b) of different diameter randomly disposed in transverse cross section thereof, is obtained by arranging in a nacelle (7) of a double-twisting laying machine, a twister (16) operatin... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6321519 | Jigs for creating coiled craft stock, and methods of using same Wire, or other material, is wrapped around a shaft as the shaft turns, producing a coil. After being slid off the end of the shaft, the coil can be re-coiled by repeating the process. By shaping the twice-coiled material, a variety of pleasing jewelry bea... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6318060 | Method and spinning machine for the production of core yarn A method and device for the production of core yarn (63), whereby a core yarn (12) is brought to a fiber slubbing (8) which has been refined in a drafting system before said slubbing is reinforced by twisting. The core yarn (12) is embedded in covering fi... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6260342 | Method and apparatus for making spiral garland A machine is provided for forming a decorative twisted spiral garland from at least one continuous ribbon web, and a pair of continuous wires. One or more ribbon webs are guided to the outside of a pair of elongated threaded rods which are respectively di... | 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 |
| 6209299 | Double twist twinner with back-twist pay offs and intermediate capstan An apparatus is provided comprising a first twisting device that dispenses a first wire and imparts a twist to the same, a second twisting device that receives the twisted first wire and twists the same about a second wire, and a metering device or capsta... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6101801 | Method for handling threads in spiralling machines Threads (15) are handled in spiralling or covering machines with improved efficiency by replacing traditional bobbins (20) with double-coned bobbins (10) which include flanges (22) at both ends and by providing that the outside edges of the flanges do not... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6098392 | Process for making multicolored yarns and the product thereof This invention relates to a new cable-twisting process for making yarns suitable for use in carpets. The process involves cable-twisting together two component yarns. At least one of the component yarns comprises two singles yarns co-twisted but not cable... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6089007 | Fusion-bonded carpet system and method of preparation A fusion-bonded carpet system and method of manufacture which method includes providing as all or a portion of the wear face surface cut yarn material in rope form prepared in rope bundles and implanting one or both ends of the rope bundle in an adhesive ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6051313 | Hybrid yarn for the fabrication of fibre preforms of composite parts, and method for its preparation A yarn is formed from discontinuous parallel fibers which are not twisted d which are held together by a covering yarn of sacrificial material wound around the fibers. The fibers comprise an intimate mixture of fibers of at least two different natures sel... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5983617 | Stranding machine for use in the manufacture of fiber optic cables A machine for incorporating filament(s) into a fiber optic cable, e.g. a fly-off type strander (20). Strander (20) includes a frame (22) and a carriage (30) rotatably mounted to the frame. Carriage (30) includes filament packages (50) respectively mounted... | 11/16/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5927059 | Method and apparatus for creating coiled craft stock An exemplary apparatus is a jig including a chuck having a plurality of radially movable members for controllably gripping a member inserted in an axial bore extending therethrough. The chuck is mounted on a hollow tube whose axis is collinear with the bo... | 07/27/1999 |
