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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079207 | Thread twist system for twisting and spinning machines Thread twist system for twisting and spinning machines which comprises means (12) for measuring and/or calculating directly or indirectly the rotation speed (11) of the runner (5), in such a way that the working movements and parameters of the m... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079206 | Ring spinning mechanism with fixed ring location A mechanism for spinning fibrous material to yarn employing the ‘ring spinning process’ on a powered ring frame unit. The device can be adjusted and fixed for the thread count in production. The spinning cone reciprocating up and down to take up the spun yarn, t... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8042323 | Method and apparatus for spinning staple fibres on ring-spinning machines An apparatus and associated method for spinning staple fibers on a ring spindle machine includes a ring spindle disposed downstream of a drawing frame outlet. A thread guiding device is disposed between the drawing frame outlet and the ring spindle and includes a tw... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7841161 | Method of industrially producing yarn at a lower twist multiplier for textile products The present invention relates to a machine, a system, and textiles resulting from an industrially produced yarn, created through the incorporation of a linear false twisting device and two lappets positioned to affect a yarn during drafting. The invention results in... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7739862 | Yarn clamping device for underwinding yarns on spindles of a ring spinning or ring twisting machine The invention relates to a thread clamping device for lower winding threads on spindles of a ring spinning frame or ring twisting frame. A clamping sleeve is provided between a clamping ring and a radially protruding flange on the spindle which can be axially displa... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7552580 | Method and apparatus for producing high quality yarn on a ring-spinning machine A method of producing a high quality of yarn by an iron-heating apparatus, including the steps of: guiding a yarn to pass between upper and lower rollers, wherein the yarn is exited at a front nip in a twisting triangle area; guiding the yarn to enter to a groove of... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7310932 | Stretch woven fabrics The invention provides a polyester bicomponent core spun yarn comprising a sheath of at least one hard fiber and having an English cotton count of from about 5 to about 60 and a core of bicomponent polyester filament. The invention further includes a fabric substant... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7171914 | Horizontal rotary hook for sewing machine A horizontal rotary hook of a sewing machine includes an inner rotary hook made of synthetic resin and housing a bobbin, an outer rotary hook made of synthetic resin and housing the inner rotary hook and rotated in a predetermined direction, an adsorption plate made... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7096655 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a singles ring yarn In a process for manufacturing a singles ring yarn, firstly a first twist is supplied to a strand of traveling drafted fibers at a false twist device for producing a preliminary singles yarn. The false twist device rotates at a first speed for twisting the fibers. I... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6860095 | Manufacturing method and apparatus for torque-free singles ring spun yarns An internal torque balancing method of short fiber yarns related to the art of textile and the manufacturing apparatus thereof. The present invention proposes a completely new mechanical processing method of single torque-free yarns, and applies it into the process ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6666011 | Spinning machine with a condensing device A spinning machine is provided. The spinning machine includes a drafting arrangement for drafting a fibre structure. The spinning machine also includes a spinning device for spinning the fibre structure, the spinning device is located downstream from the ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6564537 | Ring twisting and winding spinning machine with autonomous and independent unitary production modules The invention relates to a ring twisting and winding spinning machine with autonomous and independent unitary production modules.... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6487841 | Ring spinning frame with clamping device at the spindle A method for controlling a ring spinning frame that has a drafting unit, a spindle, and a ring rail is provided. The method involves providing a clamping device for yarn in a position below a cop on the spindle. The method further involves the driving of ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6349530 | Process and apparatus for controlling cops of ring spun yarn dependent on a yarn hairiness In the case of ring spinning with condensing devices there is a risk that the yarns of the individual cops have a varying degree of hairiness. This can result in faults in the end product, for example a woven fabric. In order to avoid such faults, the rin... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6336315 | Spinning machine having a plurality of spinning stations and method of making same The spinning stations of a spinning machine each have a drafting unit and a stopping device for fiber material fed to the drafting unit. A first carriage is movable along the length of the spinning machine, which carriage comprises a sensor for detecting ... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6318060 | Method and spinning machine for the production of core yarn A method and device for the production of core yarn (63), whereby a core yarn (12) is brought to a fiber slubbing (8) which has been refined in a drafting system before said slubbing is reinforced by twisting. The core yarn (12) is embedded in covering fi... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6308507 | Method of and apparatus for producing a textile yarn Singled fibers from a fiber strand, separated by a rotor, are collected by suction on a continuously moving surface of a perforated belt or rotary drum. The fiber packet is not formed with a twist in this region and, only upon transfer to a downstream reg... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6189308 | Method of and apparatus for producing a yarn on a ring-spinning machine A yarn is produced by condensing and compacting the roving after its passage through a drafting frame by suction rollers or suction belts and then twisting and winding up the yarn without the formation of a thread balloon on a ring spinning station with a... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6131382 | Method of and apparatus for making a mock yarn To produce a mock yarn which is similar in appearance to a true yarn with respect to the ability to discern the components of the mock yarn after the twist has been imparted to the mock yarn, the rovings or slubbings forming the mock yarn, after drafting ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6131383 | Spinning machine having a drafting frame provided with a suction roller A spinning machine in which downstream of the drafting frame and as part thereof, beyond the output rollers thereof, a suction roller is provided above the roving and cooperates with at least one counterroller below the roving to condense the roving befor... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6112508 | Device for monitoring yarns on ring spinning machines Apparatus for monitoring yarns on spinning machines includes a sensor which is disposed such that it can travel along a track in front of the production stations. In order to permit each spinning station of a spinning machine to be monitored to an extent ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6101802 | Take-up unit for take-up of a synthetic filament yarn onto a cop A take-up unit for take-up of a synthetic filament yarn (1) onto a cop (2), with a rotary drive (3) which carries the cop (2) and which causes the cop (2) to rotate at a speed which can be stipulated, with a balloon thread guide (5) which is located in th... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6085511 | Underwinding-thread clamp for a ring-spinning or ring-twisting machine An underwinding thread clamp for a spindle of a ring spinning or ring-twisting machine has a clamping sleeve biased by a spring against and juxtaposed with a collar on the spindle. The juxtaposed surfaces of the spindle and collar have wavy contours so th... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6073435 | Centrifugal spinning and winding machine A centrifugal spinning and winding machine (23) with a plurality of work stations (1) arranged in series. The work stations (1) comprise several autonomous centrifugal spinning units (2), an associated winding device (5), and an associated storage device ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6065277 | Process for producing dyed spun cotton yarns having improved uniformity, physical properties, and luster and yarns thus produced A process for producing dyed spun cotton yarns having a reduced number of irregularities and increased luster is described. The process involves dyeing at least a portion of the cotton fibers which are to form the yarn, then combing the dyed fibers subseq... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6047533 | Spinning ring The present invention is for spinning ring for winding a yarn fed from a raw yarn bobbin on a bobbin including a stationary ring that is mounted on a ring rail. A rotary ring is disposed inside and concentrically with the stationary ring for rotation abou... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6032450 | Method for producing an electrically conductive yarn, the electrically conductive yarn and use of the electrically conductive yarn A method for producing an electrically conductive compound yarn. An electrically conductive monofilament metal thread is spun into a compound yarn together with textile fibers. A compound yarn of this type is particularly suitable for producing woven and ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032451 | Spinning machine with condensing suction rotor for a drafting frame A spinning machine having a drafting frame, a condensing unit at the downstream side of the drafting frame and a spinning station for winding up the yarn and imparting twist to the roving in forming the yarn. The condensing unit comprises a disk-shaped su... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6023925 | Production of color blended yarn A colored yarn is made in an inexpensive manner that allows a wide variety of different colors or hues within the product line, and also allows a wide variety of different effects to be produced including yarns with minimal leather effect, or yarns with a... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6009698 | Method of operating a ring-spinning machine with vertically shiftable thread-guide eyes Thread breakage rates of a ring-spinning machine are measured successively and/or from different zones at the spindle stations and a thread guide between a headpiece of each spindle and the output rollers of the drafting frames can be vertically adjusted ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6006509 | Method for continuosly producing a twisted yard with minimal curling tendency A method for continuously producing a twisted yarn with minimal curling tendency includes the steps of spinning a yarn and directly thereafter, within a time period of less than one second, twisting the yarn. The yarn tension at the end of the spinning st... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5970698 | Rotary spinning ring structure A rotary spinning ring structure for use on a spinning frame or the like comprises, as principal components, a stationary tube fixedly supported on a ring rail, a slide ring, a rotating tube assembly supported for rotation by the slide ring on the station... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5918453 | Melamine fiber-containing fabrics with improved comfort Fabrics containing melamine fibers are rendered more comfortable by carding the melamine fibers under vacuum so as to exhibit a narrower fiber diameter distribution (δd) and/or a narrower staple length distribution (δl) as compared... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5918454 | Spinning ring structure with an aerodynamic brake member A spinning ring structure (10) for twisting a fleece into a yarn and taking up the yarn on a bobbin (82) comprises a stationary ring (20) fixedly mounted on a ring rail (74), a rotary ring (30) disposed for rotation about its own axis inside the stationar... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5901542 | Ring-spinning machine with spring-biased thread-guide eye A ring-spinning machine has spindles with head pieces, e.g. with fingers about which the yarn can be wound to reduce the ballooning of the yarn around the respective spindles. The thread-guide eyes above the headpieces can be depressed against a spring fo... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5881546 | Spinning ring A spinning ring for winding a yarn fed from a raw yarn bobbin on a bobbin includes a stationary ring that is mounted on a ring rail. A rotary ring is disposed inside and concentrically with the stationary ring for rotation about the central axis thereof. ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5848524 | Manufacture of yarn spun on closed-end, high draft spinning systems A twisted yarn structure includes constituent fibers which extend between a surface and a core of the yarn structure so that at least one portion of each fiber is trapped and bound within the yarn structure by portions of other fibers. The fibers can exte... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5829239 | Spinning ring structure A spinning ring structure for use on a spinning frame comprises a stationary ring fixedly held in place, a rotary ring fitted in the stationary ring coaxially with the stationary ring so as to rotate about its center axis and provided with an annular flan... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5819519 | Spinning ring The present invention is for spinning ring for winding a yarn fed from a raw yarn bobbin on a bobbin including a stationary ring that is mounted on a ring rail. A rotary ring is disposed inside and concentrically with the stationary ring for rotation abou... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5819520 | Ventilation system for a machine having at least one rotatable part A ventilation system for a textile machine, including a separation element functioning as an air filter, for shielding an air blast generated by at least one spindle of a row of spindles supported on a spindle table of the textile machine.... | 10/13/1998 |
