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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7165387 | Flyer bow with semi-enclosed wire guides Disclosed herein is a flyer bow for use in a wire-twisting machine including a body with an airfoil shaped cross section, a recessed channel within the body and a series of wire guide inserts retained within the recessed channel. Further disclosed herein is a wire g... | 01/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7104483 | Method and tensioning device for stabilizing and regulating the tension of thread being unwound from bobbins Method and relevant device for stabilizing and regulating the tension of a thread (16) being unwound from a bobbin (18). The method envisages the addition to the unwinding tension (td), of a resistant tension automatically variable in relati... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6996966 | Blocking device of the unwinding of threads from the feeding bobbins of a double-torque twister Blocking device of the unwinding of the threads from the feeding bobbins of a twisting spindle with superimposed bobbins inserted on their hollow pin, in which the threads are blocked with mechanical interceptors brought into their unwinding range at the entrance of... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6923220 | Gripper housing A weaving machine gripper housing, includes edges made of a sheetmetal forming the housing and includes edge yarn guide elements at the edges which have a thickness larger than the adjacent sheetmetal thickness. The thicker edge guide elements protect yarn engaging ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6385955 | Adjustable height self-lubricating pulley system for use with a flyer bow An adjustable height self-lubricating pulley system for use on the flyer bow of a twisting machine that twists strands. The height of the pulley can be adjusted to control the distance of the cable from the flyer bow during the cable's path along the flye... | 05/14/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5769132 | Projectile or gripper shuttle loom with anti-ballooning cone for weft feeder A projectile or gripper shuttle loom includes a weft-yarn delivery device with an overend-unwinding delivery unit that has a stationary, brakeless drum, a withdrawal eye arranged coaxially downstream of the drum and a yarn brake controlled in accordance w... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5752376 | Tension-regulating rotary unwinder for a double-twist twisting frame A device for regulating and controlling the unwinding tension in a double-twist twisting frame, having a member which is mounted coaxially, in an idle and rotatable manner, on the respective pin of the unwinding packages. The device is provided with elast... | 05/19/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5727375 | Method and apparatus for stranding elongated elements into reversely twisted strand Apparatus for stranding elongated elements into a bundle of reversely twisted strand sections includes a rotating accumulator drum, a rotating winding flyer at the first end of the drum, and a rotating unwinding flyer at the second end of the drum. A guid... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5715871 | Frustoconical device with internal ribs for loom yarn feeders Device to control the yarn at the outlet of yarn feeders, particularly antiballoon device for weft yarn feeders of looms, of the type consisting of an element (10) having a substantially frustoconical surface. A plurality of ribs (11) project from the inn... | 02/10/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5622039 | Apparatus and method for the manufacture of uniform impedance communications cables for high frequency use Machine for manufacturing uniform impedance communication cables for high frequency use includes a series of staggered double twisting units or heads each of which supports two reels wound with single wire elements or conductors, and a constant tension ta... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5564268 | Apparatus and method for the manufacture of uniform impedance communication cables for high frequency use Machine for manufacturing uniform impedance communication cables for high frequency use includes a series of staggered double twisting units or heads each of which supports two reels wound with single wire elements or conductors, and a constant tension ta... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5517812 | Automatic control of armour tape tension A method and system are provided for automatically controlling tension of an armour tape being wrapped around a continuous strand of material, such as an electrical cable, travelling through an armouring machine having a reel of tape and tape feed rolls r... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5515671 | Method for building a specific yarn reserve at a rotating balloon limiter of a multiple twisting spindle and a multiple twisting spindle with rotating balloon limiter A method of building a yarn reserve at a balloon limiter for a yarn guided after emerging from a spindle rotor into a yarn guide channel includes the step of connecting a yarn guide eyelet to an upper end of a balloon limiter so as to be positioned at an ... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5509260 | Guiding bow A guiding bow (1) for an elongated element (3) in a twisting or winding apparatus. At least part of the length of the guiding bow (1) has a transversal cross-section which is streamlined. The core (5) of the guiding bow may be made of a load carrying mate... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5497607 | Two-for-one twisting spindle with bristle ring for smoothing and tensioning threads A two-for-one twisting spindle has a protective pot with an upper edge and a bobbin carrier positioned in the protective pot for receiving two bobbins to be placed atop one another. A thread inlet tube extends axially through the bobbin carrier for receiv... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5457950 | Spindle for manufacturing a yarn A spindle for manufacturing a yarn has a spindle body for receiving a fiber supply bobbin from which a fiber is removed radially outwardly to form a fiber balloon and guided to a centering point above the spindle body. A spindle rotor for rotating the spi... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5456070 | Rotator for a twister A rotator for a twister for twisting yarn at more than two double twists for each rotation is provided. The rotator includes a rotating member, a stationary member and a tubular rod coupled together. Between a center rod and a point in an L-shaped passage... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5435120 | Winding method A winding method for winding a yarn by mounting and removing a defining guide on and from a yarn guide of a drum winder, wherein the defining guide defines a movement of a yarn in one direction according to a winding width and the drum winder has a normal... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5428948 | Spindle for manufacturing yarn with inlet line for introducing flowable medium into the fiber balloon A spindle for manufacturing yarns has a spindle rotor with a central axis. A fiber guide duct extends substantially from the central axis radially outwardly for guiding a first fiber radially outwardly. The first fiber, after exiting the fiber guide duct,... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5400579 | Apparatus and method for the manufacture of telephone cables A double twist machine uses a reel on which two or more wires have been wound. Guides are provided within the double twist machine for simultaneously guiding all of the wires and imparting two twists to the entire set as the wires proceed through the doub... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5341631 | Double-twisting device with magnetic device for elevating axial forces A double-twisting device (2) includes two half-shafts (4) and at least one flyer (6). The flyer (6) connects the two half-shafts (4) and causes axial forces Fa which are exerted upon the half shafts (4) during rotation. The double-twisting devi... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5291729 | Method for pneumatic threading in a twister with a double hollow mandrel spindle A method for pneumatic threading in a two-for-one twisting spindle having a double hollow mandrel. The method comprising seizing the initial portion of wound yarn from a bobbin positioned on the lower hollow mandrel in the spindle basket and feeding a suf... | 03/08/1994 |
