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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7908839 | Two-for-one twisting spindle having a pneumatically actuated threading device Two-for-one twisting spindle having a pneumatically actuated threading device, with a spindle shaft rotatable about a vertical axis partially configured as a hollow shaft with a lower feed bore extending coaxially to the rotational axis, and with an injector element... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7788894 | Spindle bearing for a double-thread twisting spindle A spindle bearing for a two-for-one twisting spindle, with a spindle rotor having a thread guide body and a spindle shaft rotatably mounted in a vertical arrangement by a lower bearing device in a bearing housing which can be fastened to a spindle bank and which has... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7251922 | Tire reinforcing steel cord and tire A zero degree tire reinforcing steel cord is formed by twisting together four to seven individual wires having a wire diameter of 0.20 to 0.45 mm, wherein the steel cord has a substantially spiral or a substantially planar wavy deformation, has an elongation of 1.2%... | 08/07/2007 |
| 6904744 | Steel cord for reinforcing rubber articles Steel cord includes a first group and a second group. The second group is helically twisted around the first group with a cord twisting step. The first group includes a first number of first steel filaments. The first number ranges between three and eight. The secon... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6681554 | Yarn wetting apparatus particularly suitable for a two-for-one twisting spindle as well as two-for-one twisting spindle having such a yarn wetting apparatus A yarn wetting apparatus, especially for a two-for-one twisting spindle assembly, and a two-for-one twisting spindle assembly having a yarn wetting apparatus disposed on the upper end of its spindle hollow axis, are provided. The yarn wetting apparatus co... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6442922 | Tire-reinforcing steel cord and pneumatic radial tire using the same Disclosed herein are a tire-reinforcing steel cord and a pneumatic radial tire using the same. The tire-reinforcing steel cord includes an inner layer consisting of 3 filaments and an outer layer consisting of 7 or 8 filaments and surrounding the inner la... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6427432 | Method and installation of cable mill for producing a cable at least partially untwisted On a common production line, a twist-free assembly station, at which various wires are assembled without individually twisting is followed by a twisting station at which a cable formed by the wires is twisted at least once.... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6425236 | Cable and yarn double-twisting spindle A cabling and yarn double-twisting spindle having pneumatic assistance for a threading up of the yarns to be handled by the spindle is provided. The spindle includes a shaft rotatably supportable in a support hub on a spindle bank. The shaft has a central... | 07/30/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6363705 | METHOD FOR JOINING FIBERS ONTO THE FREE ENDS OF TWO THREADS OF A YARN PRODUCED BY AN INTEGRATED OPEN END SPINNING AND TWISTING PROCESS AND A TWO-FOR-ONE SPINNING AND TWISTING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD A method for spinning fibers onto the free ends of the two threads of a yarn that is produced during an integrated spinning and twisting process and a two-for-one spinning and twisting apparatus for performing the method are provided. The method includes ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6318062 | Random lay wire twisting machine A wire twisting machine and method provide a randomly varying lay to pairs of twisted wires forming a cable. A pair of wires are fed into a motor driven bow mechanism which twists the wires at a given rate of speed. The bow winding speed is sensed to prov... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6311468 | Device for producing a twisted yarn by an integrated spinning and twisting process as well as fiber feed tube A device for producing a twisted yarn by an integrated or combined spinning and twisting process is provided and comprises a two-for-one twisting spindle with at least two spinning rotors, positioned within the yarn balloon produced by the twisting proces... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6298648 | Multiple twist spindle Multiple twist spindle to impart two+two twists to textile yarns and threads, whether they be continuous filaments or discontinuous fibres, the spindle comprising a spindle support (16) which supports a support (13) for the feed bobbin (12) maintained sub... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6286294 | Wire stranding machine A wire stranding machine is provided, being capable of stranding the wire materials evenly and uniformly even if two wire materials are used, by installing the capstan assembly outside of the rotary structure on the wire incoming side. A rotary structure ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6272828 | Double-twisting cable machine and cable formed therewith A cable twisting method and apparatus, for forming double twisted pair cables. The invention longitudinally distributes the eccentricities of the individual cables, where the helical propagation of the eccentricity is not conformal to the helix formed by ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6272829 | Individual-spindle-drive type multiple twister In an individual-spindle-drive type multiple twister that directly employs separate motors to drive the spindle shafts of each twisting unit, when a spindle is inserted into the housing during motor assembly, a rotor and a stator may attract each other an... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6256971 | Individual-spindle-drive type multiple twister In an individual-spindle-drive type multiple twister that directly employs separate motors to drive the spindle shafts of each twisting unit, when a spindle is inserted into the housing during motor assembly, a rotor and a stator may attract each other an... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6244028 | Spindle In order to be able to operate a spindle as a multi twisting spindle as well as a doubling spindle or a bobbin peg, the spindle has a rotatably driven spindle shaft; a twisting pot rotatably driven by the spindle shaft and having a bottom with a radially ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6230478 | Differential length metering apparatus and method for the cabling of insulated conductors with fillers using the double twist process Apparatus and method for manufacturing helically wound insulated conductors with filament fillers includes first and second payoff stations for paying off a plurality of insulated conductors and elongate filaments of filler materials. These cable componen... | 05/15/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6205759 | Individual-spindle-drive type textile machine To provide an individual-spindle-drive type textile machine capable of making a number of wires to the drive motor of each spindle unit compact even if the number of spindle units is large. Because the spindle units are arranged in two parallel arrays, on... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6167687 | Group twinner for single and double conductor bobbins and method of making communication cables An apparatus is disclosed for manufacturing communication cables with improved, more uniform impedance characteristics at signal frequencies up to and above 600 MHz. The apparatus includes an "inside-out" rigid twisting machine and at least two bobbins su... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6141948 | Apparatus for making twisted wire An apparatus for the manufacture of twisted wire from two or more feed wires, whereby the twisted wire is taken up onto a take up spool, the take up spool being axially reciprocatingly displaceable along its longitudinal axis and wherein the take up spool... | 11/07/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6052985 | Device for producing a twisted yarn in a combined spinning and twisting process A device for producing a twisted yarn in a combined spinning and twisting process has two open end spinning rotors positioned in a stationary protective pot, a hollow spindle axle into which the spun yarns produced by the spinning rotors are introduced, a... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6047537 | Method for producing a twisted yarn by an integrated spinning and twisting process according to the two-for-one principle as well as device for performing the method In a method for producing a twisted yarn by an integrated spinning and twisting process, individual spun yarns are spun from loose fiber material in at least two spinning devices. The spun yarns are combined and guided in a first direction and subjected t... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047535 | Method for contact-free energy and signal transmission on textile machines, especially twisting machines as well as device for performing the method In a method for a contact-free energy and signal transmission for a textile machine between a first stationary part and a second stationary part separated by an air gap, wherein at least one component consisting of an electrically non-conducting material ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6035620 | Twisting spindle, especially two-for-one or direct cabling spindle A twisting spindle has a spindle that is driven in rotation, a protective pot supported on the spindle and secured against rotation, and a rotary disk fixedly connected to the spindle. The rotary disk has a radially extending yarn channel connected to the... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6021631 | Integrated doubling and twisting method and three-for-one twisting spindle An integrated doubling and twisting method includes the step of arranging at least two supply bobbins coaxially above one another in a protective pot of a bobbin support. The at least two supply bobbins are connected to one another, and the bobbin support... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5979154 | Multi-twisting spindle with rotating balloon limiter A multi-twisting spindle has a hollow spindle axle defining the axial direction of the twisting spindle. A bobbin support including a support bottom and a protective pot is rotatably connected to the hollow spindle axle. A rotor disk is fixedly connected ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5966917 | Pre-twist group twinner and method of manufacturing communication cables for high frequency use An apparatus is disclosed for manufacturing communication cables with improved, more uniform impedance characteristics at signal frequencies up to and above 600 MHz. The apparatus includes an "inside-out" rigid twisting machine and at least two bobbins su... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5950412 | Machine for continuously plying or twisting yarns with subsequent complementary heat treatment An improved machine for continuously twisting or cabling, as well as thermally treating of yarns includes a central stand capable of supporting a plurality of stations. Each station includes a direct cabling or double twist spindle for supporting and twis... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5765354 | Spinning or twisting machine, especially two-for-one twisting machine or direct cabling machine A textile machine has a machine frame with a first and a second end. Spindles are connected to the machine frame in two parallel rows extending in the longitudinal direction. A first tangential drive belt arrangement for driving the spindles of the first ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5749210 | Creel with two-for-one twisting units A creel 1 with twisting devices is capable of directly supplying twisted yarns from bobbins carrying non-twisted yarns to a loom or a warper, and of producing not only normal fabric but also a fabric having a low weft density woven at a higher rate or a f... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5735113 | Anti-choking spindle with cylinder having thread cutting slots A yarn spindle is provided having a housing, a spindle drive shaft rotatably mounted in the housing, and a cylinder fixedly attached to the spindle drive shaft. The cylinder includes a downwardly extending circumferential skirt, with the skirt and the spi... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5722226 | Steel cord for reinforcement of off-road tire, method of manufacturing the same, and off-road tire A steel cord effective for reinforcing a super-large off-road tire wherein strands made by simultaneously twisting together 3 to 6 steel wires in the same twisting direction with the same pitch length are used and the steel cord is made by twisting togeth... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5632140 | Method and device for directly manufacturing a twisted yarn from dissolved fiber material In a method for manufacturing a twisted yarn a spindle rotor is positioned in a stationary cylinder housing. At least two spinning devices are supported in a receiving chamber of the spindle rotor such that the spinning devices are located adjacent to one... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5628177 | Method and device for manufacturing a twisted yarn in an integrated spin-twisting process according to the two-for-one twisting method from dissolved fiber material In a method for manufacturing a twisted yarn by an integrated spinning-twisting process a vacuum is generated within the spindle rotor. Individual staple fibers are fed by vacuum to at least two rotor spinning devices positioned within the spindle rotor i... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5626011 | Method for joining a thread in a device for manufacturing a twisted yarn by an integrated spinning and twisting process as well as a device for performing the method In a method for joining a thread a spindle rotor with hollow spindle shaft is rotatably supported on a machine frame. A radially outwardly extending yarn guide channel is connected to the hollow spindle shaft. Two spinning devices with upwardly open spinn... | 05/06/1997 |
