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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7311191 | Conveyor system for singulating and orienting A conveyor system including a plurality of conveyor assemblies linearly arranged to move product from one conveyor assembly to the next conveyor assembly through to a point of discharge and each conveyor assembly having a pair of conveyors arranged in a V-shape, eac... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7127784 | Treatment of filament yarns to provide spun-like characteristics and yarns and fabrics produced thereby A process for forming a continuous filament yarn having the surface tactile character of a spun yarn. The process includes passing the cohesive yarn structure through the interior of a rotating sleeve member disposed in surrounding relation to the cohesive yarn stru... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7073399 | Yarn processing system The invention relates to a yarn processing system, comprising a yarn feeder (F), a textile machine (M), at least one controlled yarn brake (B) and a tensiometer, which senses the yarn downstream of said yarn brake, for at least measuring the yarn tension (g). Accord... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6766635 | Friction-textured cut-resistant yarn A cut-resistant yarn formed of a multifilament yarn, each filament of a polyester material having ceramic platelets embedded to provide a yarn having cut resistance, and the yarn having a friction-textured false twist inserted therein to provide a surface exhibiting... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6725639 | Yarn texturing device, yarn texturing method and winding package employing quality indicating function The object of the present invention is to allow the reliable identification of the quality level of the winding package based on the yarn quality such as the yarn winding tension or the twisting density when manufacturing a winding package. According to the draw tex... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6430911 | Yarn texturing machine A yarn texturing machine for texturing a plurality of thermoplastic yarns, each in a processing station. The yarns are guided and advanced in each processing station by a plurality of feed systems. One of the feed systems is mounted on a movable slide, an... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6408607 | Method of false twist texturing a synthetic yarn to a crimped yarn A method for false twist texturing a synthetic yarn, as well as the thus-produced crimped yarn, wherein a false twist is produced on the yarn at a speed of a false twist unit, which exceeds 2.2 times of the yarn speed and is above a saturation limit for a... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6374588 | Hairiness controlling device and winder It is an object of the present invention to provide a hairiness controlling device that can start, simultaneously with the start of spun yarn running, stabilizing a spun yarn run through disks. According to the present invention, a rotation speed of each ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6324872 | Method and apparatus for introducing controlled spin in optical fibers Optical fiber is provided with a periodically reversing spin while the fiber is pulled through a melt zone. A cooled region of the fiber downstream from the melt zone passes between a pair of opposed elements. The opposed elements are moved so that surfac... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6279307 | Tension control method using fluff control device The present invention introduces a yarn y that is unwound from a supply bobbin 1 into a control member 3 for controlling the propagation of twisting toward a supply bobbin, then introduces the yarn into a friction-disk-type false twister 4 to suppress flu... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6227253 | Method and device for twisting at least two running for a loom selvage forming device A rotatable element (10) is configured with a helical, endless thread guide passage (14) which is used to twist at least two threads (8, 9), particularly in a weaving machine's selvage forming device (7). The threads (8, 9) are guided in the passage (14) ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6199361 | False twist texturing machine By appropriately controlling a yarn tension of an upstream side from a false twist device, variations in yarn quality among packages can be eliminated. A false twist texturing unit 7 which imparts a yarn Y with a false twist, a first feed roller 4 arrange... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6155037 | Revolving body for inserting false twist into yarn or the like A revolving body (1) with a circumferential surface (2) and two end faces is provided for inserting twist into a midportion of a longitudinally moving elongate strand of filamentary material. In order to produce a revolving body into which the elongate st... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6134871 | Individual-spindle-drive type textile machine To enable malfunctions in the spindle drive motors of an individual-spindle-drive type textile machine in which each spindle has a rotating member (a false twisting member 5) for twisting yarn and a motor 15 for rotating the rotating member to be easily d... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6076346 | Twisting apparatus To provide a twisting apparatus in which one of a pair of twisting rollers t1 and t2 is a hollow rubber roller t1, while the other is a hard cylindrical roller t2 in which a rubber band t16 is installed. Twisting efficiency is improved compared to the con... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5983619 | Tension control system in false twist texturing machine for producing a doubled yarn To provide a tension control system in a false twist texturing machine for producing a doubled yarn wherein the target tension values or allowable ranges of filament yarns y1 and y2 prior to doubling can be individually set for each filament yarn and wher... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5966918 | Yarn false twisting device A yarn false twisting device in which two motors 30, 40 are installed separately for each of the drive shafts 30a, 40a of each false twist application element, and each motor is controlled by a control unit C in accordance with changes in the yarn tension... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5901544 | Method and apparatus for producing randomly variegated multiple strand twisted yarn and yarn and fabric made by said method A method and apparatus for producing randomly variegated multiple strand wrapped yarn in twisting together two or more yarns at a plurality of yarn twisting stations. At each station a pneumatic twisting head is disposed in which randomly turbulent air cu... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5699661 | Spinning apparatus and method for producing a false twisted spurn yarn This invention is concerned with a spinning apparatus with an arrangement of a spinning nozzle which generates a rotating air current positioned close to the front roller and a pair of false twist units having hollow cylindrical rollers formed from elasti... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5657622 | High speed yarn twister with fluid propelled yarn guide A yarn twister mechanically twists a filamentary yarn prior to take-up so as to improve filament-to-filament cohesion. The yarn twister most preferably includes an annular housing defining an annular race in which a follower element is orbitally movable. ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5407620 | One-step process for the manufacture of twisted nylon yarn Described is a new one-step process for the manufacture of twisted nylon yarn, which simultaneously spins, draws and false-twists a nylon yarn. The process operates with a spinning speed of more than 3000 m/min.... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5237810 | Method and apparatus for false twist spinning A novel false twist spinning process in which a sliver (60) is twisted by a mechanical force-twisting device (58) between the front rollers (54) of the drafting unit (51) and the draw off rollers (59). The spinning tension is so adjusted that the false-tw... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5136835 | False twisting method for yarns and false twisting apparatus therefor A false twisting method and device for twisting a yarn which runs under a predetermined tension includes an arrangement wherein the yarn is wound about a member such as a cylindrical member positioned approximately at the halfway point of the running of t... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5115630 | Process and apparatus for the spinning of fiber yarns, possibly comprising at least one core The present invention relates to a process for start spinning or piercing at least two yarns of fibers, which process includes forming strands for start-spinning or piecing by introducing a continuous filament into each roving, false twisting the strands,... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5094068 | False twister for yarn A yarn false twister in which an endless belt an a first rotary member are disposed across each other to constitute a nip point at which a yarn is twisted, and a second rotary member, on which the yarn is wound after the nipping thereof so that the upstre... | 03/10/1992 |
| 4956970 | False twist roll A false twisting roll for imparting false twist to an advancing yarn of manmade fibers is disclosed. The roll has a generally conical and somewhat concave surface configuration, and the angle of inclination of the roll axis is adjustable with respect to t... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4843812 | Open-end rotor spinning device with improved twist choking member In an open-end rotor spinning device having a rotatable spinning rotor and a coaxial yarn withdrawal navel mounted in a rotor cover, a tubular twist choking member is removably mounted rotatably in general airtight relation to the cover at an angle with r... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4829762 | Method and device for improving a yarn produced in the rotor of an open-end spinning apparatus A method and a device for improving a yarn produced with genuine twist in the rotor of an open-end spinning apparatus directs the yarn through a yarn take-off nozzle in a given yarn travel direction. The yarn is subsequently diverted from the given yarn t... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4773211 | Arrangement for open-end spinning An apparatus for open-end spinning is provided which includes a twisting element for twisting yarn. A yarn withdrawal nozzle is provided downstream from the twisting device in a yarn withdrawal direction. A yarn withdrawal device downstream from the yarn ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4726180 | False twist apparatus A false twist apparatus, for processing primarily fine denier yarns at low level twist levels with consistency and good process control, comprises a roller mounted for rotation about its longitudinal axis and input and output guides, to guide the yarn in ... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4713931 | Apparatus for vacuum spinning Vacuum spun yarn is produced that has strength property approaching that of ring spun yarn, and significantly greater than air jet spun yarn, and may be produced at speeds greatly in excess of production speeds for ring spun yarn. An elongated hollow shaf... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4677815 | Friction roller for open-end friction spinning A friction roller for open end friction spinning and a method of making same are disclosed. The cover surface of the friction roller that imparts friction to fibers to form yarn in a yarn formation zone exhibits an outer surface texture which extends esse... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4672800 | Process and apparatus for making a yarn In the making of a yarn, a stream of drawn core fibers (17a) is twisted in a triangular twisting space (4) between two juxtaposed, closely spaced apart twisting drums (1, 2), which are rotated in the same sense, and covering fibers are wound about said st... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4658574 | Apparatus for the production of wrapped yarn The apparatus comprises a stretching unit (S) delivering two stretched fiber rovings (4, 5). One fiber roving (4) serves as the core for the wrapped yarn to be produced and runs to a twist-imparting device (6, 7). The fibers of the other fiber roving (5) ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4635435 | Vacuum spinning from sliver Yarn having properties approaching that of ring spun yarn is produced by vacuum spinning, including directly from sliver. The elongated hollow shaft of the vacuum spinning apparatus has a vacuum reservoir, or interior chamber, that is generally in the sha... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4628678 | Twisting member of ringless spinning apparatus A twisting member of a ringless spinning apparatus comprises a cylindrical ousing with blades on its peripheral side surface. Secured on the blades is a first disc with an eccentric passage extending therethrough for the advancement of fibres, this disc ac... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4607484 | Friction rotor for the false-twisting of synthetic threads The friction ring of a rotor or disk for a friction false-twisting device for synthetic threads is disposed on the circumference of the respective rotor. The friction ring is comprised of elastic material and is capable of lifting off the rotor upon high ... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4607483 | Method and apparatus for twisting and advancing strand material This invention relates to a conveyor means for simultaneously advancing and twisting a plurality of strands into a rope and the process for utilizing these means. The conveyor includes an elongated trough with two walls which are joined to define the line... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4590756 | Open-end friction spinning An open-end friction spinning machine is provided having two adjacently arranged rollers that are drivable in the same rotational direction and form a wedge-shaped gap serving as a yarn formation zone. A fiber feeding device forms a scatter zone in which ... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4574572 | Apparatus for making a yarn Apparatus for making a yarn comprises a device which succeeds a drawing frame and serves to twist a drawn roving and to wind covering fibers around the drawn roving, and means for supplying the covering fibers. In order to ensure that the covering fibers ... | 03/11/1986 |
