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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7252026 | Strand oscillator assembly for choppers and method An improved oscillator assembly that can be used on a chopper for chopping strands of fiber and other long or continuous it items into segments. The improved oscillating assembly moves the items back and forth across the surface of a working layer of the chopper whi... | 08/07/2007 |
| 6269663 | Method of purifying silica and depositing on an optical fiber preform The deposit of natural or synthetic silica comprises a preform (1) set into rotation (7) in front of a plasma torch (3) which moves back and forth substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction (L) of the preform (1), a feed duct (9) for feeding the p... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6148641 | Apparatus and method for producing dried, chopped strands An apparatus and method for producing dried, chopped strands from a supply of continuous fiber strands by the direct deposition of wet, chopped strands ejected from a chopping assembly into a drying chamber is disclosed. A transition chute is interposed b... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5914080 | Method and apparatus for the in-line production and conversion of composite strand material into a composite product A method and apparatus is provided for the in-line production of composite strand material and the conversion of at least a portion of the strand material into a composite product. The apparatus (10) includes a combining station (48) where glass fibers (1... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5849085 | Process for manufacturing cut threads and associated device A process and device for manufacturing cut threads according to which glass threads composed of continuous filaments are coated with a liquid non-aqueous size, which can react under the effect of actinic radiation. The threads are cut by a member which is... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5007947 | Method for the manufacture camera mirror-drum A camera mirror-drum with good precision and strength comprising a molded part in which glass fibers with an aspect ratio of 3-7 are dispersed in a resin at the overall proportion of 35-40% by weight, and a method and an apparatus for the manufacture of t... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4921518 | Method of making short fiber reinforced glass and glass-ceramic matrix composites A method of making a fiber reinforced glass matrix composite wherein a continuous length of fiber is impregnated with glass and at least partially consolidated to form a fiber-glass matrix system encompassing the continuous length of fibers, cutting the f... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4626289 | Treated glass fibers and aqueous dispersion and nonwoven mat of glass fibers Treated glass fibers having adequate protection for gathering into strands and when chopped being more dispersible in aqueous media. The treated glass fibers have a coating of an aqueous treating composition having nonionic surfactant and a cationic quate... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4552793 | Reoriented glass fiber board product A glass fiber board product exhibits substantially improved compressive strength and is formed from a laminar mat of glass fiber containing a bonding substance. The mat is processed to rearrange the laminations of the mat so that at least a major portion ... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4537610 | Method and apparatus for producing chopped strands Method for producing discrete bundles of filaments includes applying a non-aqueous, hot melt coating material to continuous filaments and gathering the coated continuous filaments into a bundle. The coating material is solidified on the continuous filamen... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4536447 | Treated glass fibers and aqueous dispersion and nonwoven mat of glass fibers Treated glass fibers having adequate protection for gathering into strands and when chopped being more dispersible in aqueous media. The treated glass fibers have a coating of an aqueous treating composition having nonionic surfactant and a cationic quate... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4536446 | Treated glass fibers and nonwoven sheet-like mat and method Treated glass fibers are provided that are more dispersible in aqueous media. The glass fibers are treated with a composition having a nonionic surfactant and a cationic quaternary ammonium salt surfactant. The composition may be added simultaneously or s... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4465500 | Method for sizing glass fibers An aqueous sizing composition with a cationic lubricant, amide compound, and water soluble or dispersible polyol which is used to produce wet chopped sized glass fiber strands. The sized wet or dried chopped glass fiber strands can be used to produce non-... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4296164 | Fibrous glass blowing insulation and process Fibrous glass blowing insulation is made by slitting and crosscutting a blanket of fibrous glass wool into small columns and conveying the columns to a bagging machine, the columns normally breaking up at random during conveying and packaging into approxi... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4175939 | Method and apparatus for introduction of glass filament strand onto feed roller of chopped glass filament strands manufacturing system A system for manufacturing chopped strands of glass filaments wherein a multiplicity of glass filaments are extruded through orifices in the bottom of at least two spinning furnaces and a sizing agent is applied and the filaments are collected to form at ... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4147555 | Size compositions for glass fiber reinforced cementitious products Acrylate-vinyl acetate copolymer size compositions for glass fiber reinforced cementitious products are disclosed. These size compositions show strong improvements in all phases of strand integrity with improved run-out performance in chopping.... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4071339 | Method of forming glass fibers A method for producing glass fibers is disclosed. The glass filaments are brought into contact with the surface of an applicator for coating the filaments with a binder and/or size only when production quality strand is being produced. When waste strand i... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4045196 | Method and apparatus for chopping glass strands A method and apparatus for the chopping of glass strands is disclosed. The back-up or cot roller for the chopping blades includes an annular cutting surface or ring which is mounted on an expandable wheel, such as an inflatable wheel. By varying fluid pre... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4043779 | Apparatus for chopping coated glass fibers An improved apparatus for chopping glass strands is disclosed. The improvement comprises a feed roll for attenuating the strand prior to chopping with a surface having a series of deep grooves cut at desired angles with respect to the sidewalls of the rol... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4039718 | Hollow glass filaments sealed at both ends their production and their use as matrix reinforcing materials Novel glass fiber strands of relatively short lengths are disclosed in which the strands are formed of a consolidated bundle of glass filaments. The filaments making up the consolidated strand have external diameters of 0.0003 to 0.003 inch (0.0016 to 0.0... | 08/02/1977 |