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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033089 | Method for operating a two-for-one twisting or cabling machine and two-for-one twisting or cabling machine Method for operating a two-for-one twisting or cabling machine (1) with multiple workstations (2), each equipped with at least two feed bobbins (6, 13), one feed bobbin (6) being creeled on a spindle (3) of the workstation (2 | 10/11/2011 |
| 7886513 | Composite yarn and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing composite yarn by doubling and twisting paper tape and back warp yarn in one process without doubling paper yarn and back warp yarn after fabricating the paper yarn using the paper tape, includes: passing paper tape unwound from a bobbin by... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7322220 | Apparatus for manufacturing trapezoidal wire using two-set shaping rollers An apparatus for manufacturing a trapezoidal wire using two-set shaping rollers has a body rotating about a central axis at a predetermined speed, a plurality of first shaping roller sets installed along an outer circumference of the body, each first shaping roller ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7288306 | Textile substrate having low variable twist yarn A textile substrate is made from two or more strands of yarn that are twisted together using a very low variable twist level. The amount of slight twist and variation in the twist are effective to give the finished carpet made from the textile substrate a uniform ap... | 10/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7121076 | Flyer bow for wire bunching or wire stranding machines A flyer bow for wire bunching or wire stranding machines has an inner flank on which is introduced longitudinally and centrally a tube which is formed of a wear-resistant material and which acts as an integrated wire guide. This results in the flyer bow having a com... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6986242 | Device for the continuous cabling and setting of yarns followed by additional heat treatment The device comprises: a two-for-one twisting spindle supporting a yarn winding which is twisted or cabled via a second yarn; a mechanism for pulling the yarn in order to cancel the tension resulting from the twisting or cabling operation; a heater for heating the ya... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6977509 | System and method for high voltage testing of twisted insulated conductors A system and method for high voltage testing of twisted insulated conductors includes a high voltage power supply to be disposed within a rotating mechanism of a twinner. An electrode is coupled to the power supply and is to be disposed adjacent to a take-up reel wi... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6959533 | Apparatus and method for producing twisted pair cables with reduced propagation delay and crosstalk An apparatus for forming a twisted pair cable comprising a device for rotating at a first predetermined rate of rotation a pair of elongated conductor strands about a twisting location, the device guiding the elongated conductor strands to the twisting location. The... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6840031 | Apparatus for and method of manufacturing compacted cables by use of rigid cage stranders In an apparatus for cable manufacture, a cage strander rotates about a line axis at a chosen rotational speed. Bobbins supported by the strander dispense round conductors downstream of the cage strander. A forming apparatus downstream of the strander receives the co... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6775970 | Apparatus and method for making a hybrid cord A process and apparatus are disclosed for making a hybrid cord which may be used. The process combines and twists at least three yarns together where one of the yarns is different. The different yarn maybe of a different size (denier), or made from a different polym... | 08/17/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6571546 | Device for producing covered yarn In a device for manufacturing covered yarn in which one or several threads (6) surround a yarn core in a helical fashion a rotating winding spindle is provided with a spool (5). The winding thread (6) is located on the spool (5). The winding spindle is su... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6446423 | Method and device for manufacturing a metal cord for reinforcing elastomeric products, particularly tires A machine for manufacturing metal cords includes a supporting structure, a rotor engaged with respect to the supporting structure, a cradle fastened to the supporting structure, feeding devices operatively fitted on the cradle to feed a plurality of eleme... | 09/10/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6289661 | Wire guide holder In accordance with the present invention there is provided a wire guide holder for use with a flyer bow comprising a clamp having a base having a first surface for placement adjacent the flyer bow and a second surface in opposition to the first surface. A... | 09/18/2001 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6021633 | Process and apparatus for the manufacture 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... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6014854 | Processing textile strands Wound bobbins of yarn are exposed to constant tensioning treatment to eliminate variances in hot air shrinkage caused by the manufacturing processes used to make the strands.... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5996325 | Machine for twisting conductor cables together This machine comprises a number of elements mounted fitted one inside the other, and in succession, from the outside inward, a large lyre (10) which is rotated, a large cradle (12) which is stationary, two small lyres (15) which are coaxial and rotated in... | 12/07/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5809763 | Flyer bow having an airfoil shape in cross section A flyer bow is presented for use with twisting machines to twist wires. The flyer bow has inner and outer surfaces, and at least one surface is curved to form an airfoil in cross section. The curved surface may be the outer surface or the inner surface. B... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5802834 | Method for threading yarns of two supply bobbins positioned coaxially atop one another in a two-for-one twisting spindle through the two-part hollow spindle axle In a method for threading yarns of two supply bobbins positioned coaxially one atop the other in a two-for-one twisting spindle through at two-part hollow spindle axle and a yarn guide channel of a yarn storage disk with a compressed-air operated injectio... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5791135 | Heat treatment of textile strands prior to plying Wound bobbins of yarn are exposed to a high temperature heat treatment step to eliminate variances in hot air shrinkage caused by the manufacturing processes used to make the strands.... | 08/11/1998 |
| 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 |
