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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8069644 | Helically-wound electric cable A method of manufacturing an electric cable includes winding together two groups in such a manner as to form a group helix, each group having two twisted-together conductor wires, and where the groups are wound together at a speed that varies between two limit speed... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7987659 | Twisted electric heating cables and method for manufacturing thereof Disclosed herein is an electric heating cable which is used in an electric heating apparatus and minimizes an electromagnetic field effect. The electric heating cable is manufactured by twisting first and second electric heating strands in three axial directions. Ea... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7665290 | Twister, method for producing twisted wire, ply, and pneumatic tire A compact twister and a method for producing a twisted wire that can efficiently produce a short twisted wire that satisfies performance requirements, as well as a ply and a pneumatic tire twisted using the twister or the method for producing a twisted wire, are pro... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7065948 | Web twister removal process An apparatus for detecting and eliminating a twister in a running web of flexible material. The apparatus includes a catch section for twisters, a rotor, a scanner arrangement for detection of a twister that has entered a catch section and a control unit , which, up... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051507 | Hybrid cabled cord and a method to make it The present invention is directed to a hybrid cabled cord comprising: at least two yarns having different properties and an unbalanced configuration wherein the hybrid cabled cord has improved tensile strength retention. In a preferred embodiment one of the two yarn... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6952915 | Ply-twisted yarns and fabric having both cut-resistance and elastic recovery and processes for making same The present invention relates to ply-twisted yarn and cut-resistant fabric for use in articles of protective clothing. The fabric is cut resistant and form fitting by virtue of cut-resistant synthetic fibers, inorganic fibers and elastomeric fibers being combined in... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6948304 | Compact universal concentric strander with take-off sheaves mounted on strander shaft A concentric strander has an elongate concentric shaft that defines a shaft axis and supports for rotatably supporting the concentric shaft. A number of wire bobbins are spaced at substantially equal intervals along the shaft to form spaces between the bobbins. Each... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6705070 | Method of making furniture with synthetic woven material An article of furniture is made from elongated polymer filaments. The polymer filaments may be monofilaments or plural filaments which are twisted together and heat set to prevent their untwisting during the subsequent weaving process. The heat setting of the polyme... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6698179 | Metal cord and process for manufacturing a metal cord A process for manufacturing a metal cord includes the steps of permanently deforming at least one wire using a substantially sinusoidal deformation lying in a plane and stranding the at least one wire together with one or more other wires by helicoidally ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6634164 | Apparatus for producing a stranded cable with alternating twist direction made of strand elements An apparatus for manufacturing stranded cables from strand elements with alternating twist directions (SZ stranding). One or more storage disks can be disposed between a guide that receives the strand elements and a stranding disk. The stranding disk and ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6625970 | Method of making twisted elongated yarn An article of furniture is made from elongated polymer filaments which are attached and woven onto a frame forming woven panels. Subsequent to the weaving and attachment process, the completed article is placed in an oven to heat set the resulting woven m... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6546711 | Sewing yarn and process for the manufacture of a sewing yarn A sewing yarn comprises at least two roving yarns, which are twisted together with one another, whereby each roving yarn has the structure of a core yarn, comprising at least one first multifilament yarn component, forming a yarn core, and a second fiber ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6526738 | 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 ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6405518 | Optical fiber over the end payoff system An optical fiber pay-out system utilizes over-the-end pay-out from a storage spool (34) into a module (38) adjacent the pay-out end of the spool. The module has a freely rotatable capstan (47) affixed thereto over a portion of the surface of which are end... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6378283 | Multiple conductor electrical cable with minimized crosstalk A process and apparatus for manufacturing multiple conductor cable having improved transmission parameters. The apparatus includes a rotatable alignment die having a plurality of apertures. At least one strand of the multiple conductor cable is caused to ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6324824 | Method and machine for stranding two conductors Method and machine for stranding two conductors, as two helices offset by a half stranding length in the same winding direction, without turning the conductors about respective axes thereof. The machine includes an arch-type stranding assembly which dispe... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6237316 | Optical fiber ribbon stranding method and device In order to superimpose and store optical fiber ribbons in a corresponding one of spiral grooves provided in the outer circumferential surface of a spacer, an optical fiber ribbon stranding device includes: a device for advancing the spacer straight while... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6205760 | Twisted pair exchange cable manufacturing process and apparatus An improved manufacturing process for twisted pair exchange cables and for an improved binding machine used during this manufacturing process is provided. The manufacturing process includes a stranding phase and a cabling phase. During the stranding phase... | 03/27/2001 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5946897 | Production unit for twisted cable A production unit for twisted cable is disclosed that facilitates the supply and removal of fixed length cables, thereby contributing to improved workability and automation compatibility. A plurality of pairs of relatively rotatable opposed cable clamps a... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5782075 | Apparatus for wire stranding and control thereof Apparatus and process for the production of stranded wire from copper wire, whereby the stranded wire is wound upon a spool by means of a transfer mechanism. A control arrangement is provided, which regulates the rotation of the spool, the motion of a tra... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5699660 | Stranding station for reverse lay or SZ type stranding machine A stranding station (1) for SZ type stranding machines intended for the helical stranding of a plurality of individual wire strands (4a-4g). The stranding station (1) is characterized in that the accumulation element (50) is mounted so as to be free to ro... | 12/23/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5644905 | Stranding device with an exchangeable supply member and an associated method A device for stranding elongated stranding elements, in which an axially extending supply member has a surface on which stranding elements are fed to a stranding disk. A first suspension device has a first receiving device for holding a first end of the s... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5626010 | Method and apparatus for stranding together elongated electrical or optical cable elements An apparatus is provided for stranding together stranding elements, such as electrical and/or optical transmission elements. The apparatus includes a stranding disk and an elongated rotating accumulator for feeding the elements through the stranding disk,... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5551224 | Device for reverse-twisting stranding elements A device for the reverse-twisting of stranding elements (4), comprising a stationary guide disk (1) and a twisting disk (2) located at a distance from the guide disk and able to rotate around its axis. At least one filament-shaped, tension-proof support e... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5546741 | Reverse stranding apparatus and methods The reverse stranding apparatus and method provides elongated elements drawn from supply reels through a divider device, torsion tubes surrounding a central element peripherally and rotatable periodically in opposite directions about the central element a... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5540041 | Method of and apparatus for stress relieving multistranded cable Apparatus for stress relieving multistranded cable includes a rotatable cradle of a double twist strander which carries a plurality of guide sheaves, a dual wheel capstan, and a take-up reel and a pay-off reel arranged to substantially reduce the length o... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5535579 | Method and apparatus for controlling takeup tension on a stranded conductor as it is being formed Method and apparatus for providing proper tension on a stranded conductor, as the conductor is formed and collected on a take-up reel or bobbin, by using a strain gage to monitor the tension of the conductor being collected and to provide a signal to a co... | 07/16/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5440659 | Method for fabricating a fiber optic cable having improved polarization mode dispersion (PMD) performance Improved PMD performance is achieved in fiber optic cable fabricated in accordance with the principles of the invention by twisting each of a plurality of optical fibers in a controlled manner as the cable is being formed. A controlled amount of twist is ... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5418333 | Stranded elliptical cable and method for optimizing manufacture thereof A method of manufacture and a resultant cable structure of elliptical stranded cable which optimizes the use of existing conventional stranding machines. In accordance with the present invention, one or more layers of shaped, non-circular, wires are inter... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5400584 | Cable manufacturing method A cable manufacturing method comprising the steps of arranging a closing die and a plurality of panel plates in this order, on a pass-line having a curved zone and a linear zone, from the side of a front end of the pass-line, inserting all wires, to be st... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5390481 | Carousel assembly of helical tube bundles A helical bundle of tubes is fabricated with a carousel-type machine, preferably rotating about a vertical axis. Spools of coil tubing are mounted on radial beams extending from a central rotating hub, and are indexed to maintain the axes of the spools in... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5355669 | Apparatus and method for simultaneous reverse stranding and longitudinal strip winding of cables A method and an arrangement in connection with reverse stranding, comprising drawing conductors through a stationary divider, peripheral tubes peripherically surrounding a central tube and twistable around the central tube recurrently in opposite directio... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5333442 | Method for producing a rope having superior friction and wearing resistance A multi-strand nylon rope having improved abrasion resistance is comprised of a plurality of strands. Each strand is comprised of a plurality of yarns wherein each yarn is formed of a predetermined number of filaments. The filaments of each yarn are twist... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5325659 | S/Z cabling machine for laying fibers around a grooved pull-reliever A cabling machine for laying optofibers, cables or the like in an oscillating, wavy path around a smooth pull-reliever, or into grooves having an oscillating, wavy shape which are extruded around a pull-reliever, i.e., so-called S/Z-cabling. The machine i... | 07/05/1994 |
