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...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320581 | Stabilized filament drawing device for a meltspinning apparatus A stabilized filament drawing device for a meltspinning apparatus. The stabilized filament drawing device applies a high-velocity flow of air to attenuate the filaments, which are discharged from a device outlet in a discharge direction. The filament drawing device ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7232348 | Electrical connection device for bushing which supplies filaments, such as glass filaments An electrical connection device for supplying power to a bushing that delivers filaments, especially glass filaments. The device includes a connection jaw clamp and an electrical connection piece with no protective sheath and including a flexible body, having one en... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7172398 | Stabilized filament drawing device for a meltspinning apparatus and meltspinning apparatus including such stabilized filament drawing devices A stabilized filament drawing device for a meltspinning apparatus and a meltspinning apparatus including the stabilized filament drawing device. The stabilized filament drawing device applies a high-velocity flow of air to attenuate the filaments, which are discharg... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168932 | Apparatus for nonwoven fibrous web Disclosed is an apparatus for producing nonwoven fibrous webs. The apparatus comprises an extrusion die, first and second fluid supplies in cooperation with the die, first and second extrusion capillaries, first counterbores allowing fluid communication between firs... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7018188 | Apparatus for forming fibers The present invention is directed to an apparatus for forming fibers. One embodiment of the apparatus includes a die assembly having a plurality of nozzles, one or more attenuation medium passages and a cover plate. The cover plate has a cover plate opening into whi... | 03/28/2006 |
| 5002598 | Process of making multifilament glass strand The application discloses an apparatus and a process for the manufacture of continuous fibers by mechanical attenuation. It is especially useful in obtaining a strand composed of a mixture of filaments of differing cross sections in constant and definite ... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4591371 | Glass fiber forming bushing construction A flat plate bushing is described which eliminates extensive precious metal use in drain and/or production bushings. The bushing utilizes a novel arrangement of insulation members and support plates that allow the bushing to be electrically heated and a n... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4566888 | Bushing construction A flat plate bushing is described which eliminates extensive precious metal use in drain and/or production bushings. The bushing utilizes a novel arrangement of insulation members and support plates that allow the bushing to be electrically heated and a n... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4482370 | Method and apparatus for forming glass fibers A glass fiber-forming feeder having a bottom wall having a network of internal passageways interconnecting the field of orifices extending therethrough, and a method for producing such bottom walls is disclosed.... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4473387 | Fiberizing apparatus intended for the manufacture of continuous glass fibers Apparatus for the manufacture of thermoplastic mineral fibers is disclosed. A bushing base is formed by a flat plate in which a multitude of conduits are arranged. The upper ends of the conduits open toward the inside of the bushing and their lower ends toward... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4469499 | Method and apparatus for the manufacture of fibers A process and apparatus is disclosed for forming fibers from attenuable materials, such as molten glass, by attenuating streams of glass from the bottom of a bushing wherein the bottom has downwardly presented wall portions at upper and lower levels. Acco... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4437869 | Method and apparatus for multifilament glass strand The application discloses an apparatus and a process for the manufacture of continuous fibers by mechanical attenuation. It is especially useful in obtaining a strand composed of a mixture of filaments of differing cross sections in constant and definite ... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4433991 | Apparatus for the manufacturing of fibers A process and apparatus for forming fibers from attenuable materials, such as molten glass, by attenuating streams of glass from the bottom of a bushing wherein the bottom has downwardly presented wall portions at upper and lower levels. According to the ... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4380462 | Glass fiber apparatus and method An apparatus and method for manufacturing glass fibers are provided. The apparatus comprises means for containing a head of glass; an orifice plate having a large number of orifices arranged in flooding relationship, each of said orifices being provided o... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4379713 | Method and apparatus for forming glass fibers The invention disclosed herein relates to method and apparatus for forming glass fibers wherein a fiber forming feeder has a bottom wall comprised of a substrate and a control layer arranged to form reticulated indentations around the orifices therein to ... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4363645 | Annular bushing for forming glass fibers Apparatus and method of producing glass fibers employing a tipped or tipless annular bushing plate from which fibers are drawn as an annular array. A cooling gas, such as air, is directed into contact with the bushing plate and with either, or both, the e... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4349364 | Multiple orifice bushing A process for manufacturing glass filaments in which the bushing bottom plate has tips depending therefrom and each tip has a plurality of orifices from which glass filaments are drawn. The tips flood individually on start-up or during operation, and the ... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4343635 | Glass fiber-forming apparatus The invention relates to apparatus for producing fibers from heat softened mineral material, such as glass. More specifically, this invention relates to an orifice plate for a glass fiber drawing bushing of the type having a flat undersurface and a plural... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4338110 | Bushing for producing glass fibers The bushing (10) has a plurality of hollow bushing branches (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) open to and extending radially from a central supply space (10e), resulting in better temperature control compared to a rectangular bushing with the same number of holes.... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4330312 | Apparatus for flowing streams of fiber-forming material for attenuation to fibers or filaments The disclosure embraces a method of and apparatus for processing heat-softened glass wherein a body of refractory has a cavity containing heat-softened glass and a floor construction associated with the body of refractory. The floor construction includes ... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4328015 | Process for the manufacture of fibers A process and apparatus for forming fibers from attenuable materials, such as molten glass, by attenuating streams of glass from the bottom of a bushing wherein the bottom has downwardly presented wall portions at upper and lower levels. According to the ... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4318724 | Glass fiber-forming apparatus The invention relates to apparatus for producing fibers from heat softened mineral material, such as glass. More specifically, this invention relates to an orifice plate for a glass fiber drawing bushing of the type having a flat undersurface and a plural... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4311500 | Method of and means for removal of glass floods from a surface of a glass stream feeder The disclosure embraces a method of and apparatus for removing glass floods that may form on the tip section or orifice plate of a stream feeder, bushing or substrate from which normally flow streams of glass, the method and apparatus involving the applic... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4274853 | Method and apparatus for the production of glass fibers The invention relates to method and apparatus for producing fibers from heat-softened mineral material, such as glass. More specifically, this invention relates to method of and apparatus for glass fiber production using a bushing of the type having an or... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4270942 | Apparatus and method for drawing of glass fiber An apparatus and method for use with a bushing assembly of the type wherein glass fibers are drawn through an orifice plate having a flat undersurface against which bulk gas is directed to effect cooling and fiber attentuation. A selectively adjustable bu... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4229198 | Apparatus for drawing of glass fiber An apparatus and method for use with a bushing assembly of the type wherein glass fibers are drawn through an orifice plate having a flat undersurface against which bulk gas is directed to effect cooling and fiber attentuation. A selectively adjustable bu... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4194895 | Fluid flow method and apparatus used in manufacture of glass fibers The present invention embraces fluid flow apparatus comprising a first nozzle for discharge of a first fluid therefrom, duct means for receiving the first fluid discharged from the first nozzle and for discharging the first fluid therefrom, and a second n... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4178162 | Bushing for apparatus for spinning glass fibers Disclosed is a bushing for spinning glass fibers having at its bottom an orifice plate provided with a great number of extremely densely disposed plain holes constituting orifices. In order to stiffen the orifice plate, beam members are provided in the bu... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4167403 | Apparatus and method for maintaining calibration of a thermocouple used in a bushing for the drawing of glass fiber A thermocouple connection for a platinum/rhodium glass fiber drawing bushing wherein the dissimilar leads of the thermocouple are extended directly from the bushing and over a length so closely adjacent the bushing that the temperature of the leads over s... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4164401 | Curved orifice plate for forming glass fibers The orifice plate 2 in the bottom of a bushing 1 is uniformly inwardly curved in a concave manner, whereby its resistance to outward deformation or sagging under the weight of molten glass in the bushing and the tension of glass filaments 5 withdrawn ther... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4159200 | Air nozzle assembly for use in apparatus for producing glass fibers In an apparatus for producing glass fibers wherein an orifice plate formed with a greater number of orifice holes in high density is provided to draw glass fibers therethrough and air nozzle means is provided for impinging air flow against the undersurfac... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4155731 | Fiber forming bushing construction In apparatus for heat-softening and attenuating glass material into fibers, an improved low temperature electrical resistance bushing having extremely thin side walls and other electricity conducting components running from end to end in the bushing, rela... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4149865 | Apparatus and method for the drawing of glass fiber An apparatus and method for use with a bushing assembly of the type wherein glass fibers are drawn through an orifice plate having a flat undersurface against which bulk gas is directed to effect cooling and fiber attentuation. A selectively adjustable bu... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4121918 | Orifice plate for use in glass-fiber spinning hearth Disclosed is an orifice plate for use in glass-fiber spinning having a number of densely arranged orifices. Each orifice has a larger diameter at the inlet side thereof facing the molten glass and a smaller diameter at the outlet side thereof facing the a... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4119420 | Orifice plate for use in bushing for spinning glass fibers Disclosed is an orifice plate for use in a bushing for spinning glass fibers having a number of orifices each of which consists of two cascaded coaxial cylindrical bores of different diameters, one of which opens in the upper surface of the orifice plate ... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4033742 | Method for producing glass fibers A cooling system for establishing and maintaining the running mode of a bushing used in production of glass fibers which embodies a heated orifice plate with closely spaced orifices and a bulk flow of upwardly directed gas (e.g., air), which cooling syste... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4032314 | Apparatus for controlling flooding in the drawing of glass fibers An orifice plate for use in a drawing assembly of the type wherein the plate has a flat undersurface devoid of nozzles, and bulk gas is directed toward the undersurface to cool fibers being drawn through the plate. The plate is characterized in that the o... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4017287 | Control apparatus and system for closely spaced heating elements for forming glass fibers and method of using same In an electrical heating element apparatus and control system for tubular glass fiber bushings wherein a plurality of bushings are each individually temperature controlled by a compact power supply and control system and means are provided for mounting an... | 04/12/1977 |
| 4003731 | Nozzle for fluids A nozzle is disclosed in which streams of fluid are discharged from an apertured chamber into a skirt. The skirt has vanes to facilitate stream-like non-turbulent flow of the fluid. The skirt walls are divergent to allow for expansion of the fluid.... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3988135 | Assembly for the drawing of glass fibers A flow block and bushing assembly employing an orifice plate having a perforated drawing area with a planar undersurface against which bulk gas flow is directed for cooling and fiber attenuation purposes. The flow block is comprised of an interior layer o... | 10/26/1976 |
