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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7444799 | Feeder apparatus for the automatic insertion of yarn Feeder apparatus for the automatic insertion of added yarn according to the present invention, of the type suitable for being installed on textile machines provided with at least one support creel for the bobbin of base yarn and automatic change of the spool of comb... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7353646 | Creel arm latching device A latch member for a creel assembly is disclosed. The latch is constructed of a generally flat plate, with upstanding side entrance and exit portions. A V-shaped slot is provided in the flat portion of the plate, and a mount is provided at an upper end of the latch ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7251912 | Biodegradable device for irrigating seedlings and other small plants This invention is a device for irrigating tree seedlings and other small plants, to ensure that said plants stay moist in the critical few weeks following their planting. The device uses a bag, approximately 1 gallon capacity, constructed of biodegradable plastic, s... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7017244 | Beam winding apparatus An apparatus and method for winding a sheet of aligned parallel yarns onto a beam is described. The beam winder utilizes a circularly arced yarn spool rack that feeds each yarn to an alignment comb through associated guide tubes. The distance between each spool of y... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6986243 | Device for processing continuously formed goods An apparatus and a method for processing string materials, particularly electric conductors, includes at least one first string material guide for conveying the string material along a path of movement to a processing apparatus and including at least one second stri... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6820405 | Device for producing effect yarns and use of the device The device serves to produce effect yarns on process machines through the deliberate production of short lumps in the yarn through short-duration yarn overfeed and includes a device (A) for lateral yarn deflection which comprises a motor-driveable, servo-controlled ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6751938 | Independent torsioning unit The independent torsioning unit consists of two different units: the case frame and the programming and control unit. The case frame houses the spindle axis, the electrical motor, the drive belt, the yarn guide, the vertical deflection roller, the horizontal deflect... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6735933 | Method and apparatus for axial feed of ribbon material A method of controlling twisting in ribbon material fed from a coil of ribbon material into a processing machine. The coil has a central axis perpendicular to a plane of the coil. The method includes pulling ribbon material from the coil in a direction having a twis... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6499284 | Twisting device with coaxial fiber cakes and dual oil rings A twisting device having a pair of fiber cakes that are simultaneously hung on a transversely disposed creel, respectively unwind two fiber strands downwardly during the rotation process of the creel. Each of the two fiber strands passes through a strand-... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6336258 | Process for can delivery and removal at a textile machine A given plurality of empty round (cylindrical) cans are brought by a can carrier into an empty can magazine of a textile machine which produces a band output. These cans are taken from the can carrier, one after another, to be filled at a filling station ... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6279306 | Operator controlled spinning can transporter A spinning can transporter for a plurality of spinning cans disposed on a platform. The platform has a standing place for the operator or driver equipped with controls for steering the transporter. To make it possible for the operator/driver to exchange s... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6272833 | Process and an apparatus for the manipulation of an empty spool on a textile machine On a textile machine, arL empty spool (12) is conveyed along a multiplicity of spool stations (1) situated next to one another. In a predetermined position relative to a grasping apparatus (3) the said empty spool (12) is stopped and is picked up by said ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6263653 | Spinning plant with roving frames and ring-spinning frames A spinning plant having one or more roving frames and one or more ring-spinning machines coupled by a common transporter has bobbin/core transfer units equipped with a color sensor which ensures that color coded cores representing particular roving qualit... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6256973 | Transporting and storage system for spinning cans A transporting and storage system for spinning machines is described, whose object is to achieve supply between machines that fill spinning cans and machines that empty spinning cans with the least possible loss in terms of travel distances and utility. A... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6250059 | Filament spool or doff handling system A handling system 1 for filament bobbins 4 or doffs 5 in a spinning mill, which has a spinning area 2 and a storage area 12. The handling system 1 has a transport device 16, a separating device 17 and a transfer station 11. The transport device 6 and the ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6195974 | Process and device for the automatic introduction of a fiber sliver The instant invention relates to a process and to a device for automatic introduction of a fiber sliver into a textile machine equipped with a feed mechanism. The end of the fiber sliver is brought into a defined receiving position in which it is introduc... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6161257 | Process for can delivery and removal at a textile machine A given plurality of empty round (cylindrical) cans are brought by a can carrier into an empty can magazine of a textile machine which produces a band output. These cans are taken from the can carrier, one after another, to be filled at a filling station ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6148598 | Thread delivery device for a textile spinning, throwing, texturing or suchlike machine It comprises a bowl (2) driven positively in rotation and a guide finger (3) which is spaced from the bowl (2) and is mounted on an arm (6) articulated relative to a support (7) mounted on the frame of the machine. The shaft (8) supporting the bowl (2) is equi... | 11/21/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5996327 | Method of and apparatus for transporting full bobbins and empty bobbin cores A horizontal transporter at a roving frame level delivers full bobbins to a vertical movable carriage which picks up the bobbins from the bottom, replaces them with core sleeves, and lodges the bobbins in a second horizontal transporter at another story f... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996182 | Process and device for the automatic introduction of a fiber silver The instant invention relates to a process and to a device for automatic introduction of a fiber sliver into a textile machine equipped with a feed mechanism. The end of the fiber sliver is brought into a defined receiving position in which it is introduc... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5992136 | Method for exchanging sliver cans at a spinning machine A method for the exchange of full for empty rectangular spinning cans for a spinning machine having a plurality of spinning stations is described. With the method a conveying track is provided respectively between two rows of n spinning stations for the f... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5970699 | Roving frame with bobbin changing device In order to quickly exchange empty sleeves (18) for full bobbins (6)in a roving frame, guiding rails (14, 21, 22) are mounted along at least one row of flyers (4). A suspended carriage train (15) with hangers (16) can be driven on the guiding rails (14, 2... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5960622 | Cable depositing device A cable depositing device for processing a plurality of cables includes at least one receiving transport band having a length and an entry end, a partition that extends above the upper driving strand of the receiving transport band along the length of the... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5937484 | Flat container of textile fibre sliver A flat container of textile fiber sliver for receiving a sliver produced on a sliver producing textile machine and for feeding the sliver to a sliver processing machine taking over the sliver. The flat container has a movable bottom adapted to move vertic... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5937629 | Method and device for supplying empty tubes to winding devices of a textile machine A method and device are provided for supplying empty tubes to winding devices of a textile machine comprising a plurality of operating units arranged next to each other in at least one line and equipped each with a winding device as a part of the operatin... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5924273 | Textile yarn cop changing and transport system A cop changing and transport system for a composite ring spinning and winding machine wherein both the ring spinning machine and the winding machine have respective transport systems 2 and 3 in which circulate separate respective groups of transport palle... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5822969 | Device for delivering wound bobbins from a textile machine A device for delivering wound bobbins from a textile machine, comprising a main conveyor of wound bobbins, the conveyor having an end, an ancillary belt conveyor which receives wound bobbins from the end of the main conveyor and conveys them in a conveyin... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5822970 | Transport apparatus for bobbins and bobbin sleeves in a textile plant A roving frame and spinning machine system in which each roving frame is coupled with a plurality of spinning machines via a respective suspension track system having a respective transporter for transferring bobbins from the roving frame to the spinning ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5775087 | Balanced collage yarn Process of manufacturing a collage yarn from at least two different colored synthetic multifilament yarn. At least two bobbins of different colored multifilament, synthetic yarn, is supplied to commingling air jet. A true twist is provided to each of the ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5775082 | Discrete sliver tube fitting having internal sliver brake A plant structure having three floors with first and second ring spinning apparatuses located on the first floor and with vertical sliver feed tubes extending from the first and second ring spinning apparatuses respectively to the second floor for feeding... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5752295 | 1 F blended yarn spinning method and blended yarn spinning frame In the blending and spinning processes, 1/f fluctuation signals are imparted to the feed slivers or rovings, wherein the blending ratio of the blended slivers, blended rovings, or blended yarn varies with a correlation, specifically a correlation with a 1... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5732542 | Transport system for textile bobbins and sleeves A transporter for textile plants having upstream machines providing full bobbins to downstream machines returning core sleeves to the upstream machines. The transport system has a suspension track extending in a loop around a plurality of the downstream m... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5724801 | System to convey bobbins between roving frames and fine spinning frames A system to convey bobbins between a first overhead rail 4 looping along fine spinning frames 1A to 1M and a second overhead rail 6 connected to roving frames 2A and 2B. The first overhead rail 4 is constructed as a single loop arranged all along the fine... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5720161 | Sliver can, can changer and pallet A sliver-processing system has at least one sliver-processing textile machine with at least one work station, at least one discharge station for filled sliver cans and a discharge station for empty cans. A sliver can assembly includes a sliver can with a ... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5671596 | Bobbin and core sleeve transport system for a roving frame A roving frame having a suspension carriage track extending through the flyers thereof has a parking rail which can accommodate the full length of the suspension carriage train which removes the full bobbins from the flyer row and on the parking rail, by ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5653098 | Ring spinning machine with sliver feed system For the direct spinning of drafting frame sliver, a one-sided ring spinning machine is provided, in the case of which the spinning stations are arranged on one side of the machine and the depositing sites for the cans containing the sliver to be spun are ... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5636411 | Device for the automatic introduction of a fiber sliver Disclosed is a process and a device for automatic introduction of a fiber sliver into a textile machine equipped with a feed mechanism. The end of the fiber sliver is brought into a defined receiving position in which it is introduced into the feed mechan... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5632138 | Stand for receiving sliver cans A sliver can transport system includes a can vehicle for transporting sliver cans while traveling between a can delivery station, work stations of at least one sliver-processing textile machine having machine parts with fixed locations, a discharge statio... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5628173 | Method and apparatus for feeding sliver to a spinning machine without sliver cans at spinning stations Sliver is delivered from a drawing frame to an open-end spinning frame in sliver containing cans and, at a transfer location along the travel path of a servicing device for the spinning frame, sliver is removed from the cans in partial lots and transferre... | 05/13/1997 |
