Class 65/536 - With severing

Subclass of Class 65 - Glass manufacturing
Definition: Apparatus including means to divide a fiber, filament, or
No. of patents: 34
Last issue date: 06/15/2010

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Number	Title	Issue Date
7735341	System for making clipped thermoplastic yarns A system for making clipped thermoplastic yarns or filaments, such as chipped glass yarns, including at least a die co-operating with at least a cutting machine located in extension of each other. A mechanism sizes the yarns and/or filaments coming from the die. The...	06/15/2010
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
7216512	Method of making an optical fiber by laser cleaving A field-installable connector includes a connector housing and a ferrule having front and rear opposed faces and at least one fiber bore defined longitudinally therethrough. A laser processed stub optical fiber is disposed within the one fiber bore of the ferrule an...	05/15/2007
7168355	Fiber chopper and method of chopping A method and apparatus for chopping long unwound items like fiber, fiber strands, yarn, etc. The chopper has a backup roll, a blade roll and a biasing system for forcing the backup roll and the blade roll together at a desired force during set up and operation. The ...	01/30/2007
7152514	Fiber chopper apparatus and method A chopper for chopping fibers or fiber strands having a back up roll and a blade roll containing blades that work against a peripheral surface of the back up roll and a method of using is disclosed. The chopper has a number of improved features for reducing the freq...	12/26/2006
6735986	Apparatus for preventing redeposition of silica during flame severing A method for fusing an optical fiber preform comprises fusing the preform while blowing an oxidative gas against the preform to be fused from upper and lower directions of a fusing burner unit. An apparatus for carrying out the method includes a plurality of nozzles...	05/18/2004
6199406	Small diameter gathering shoe for glass fiber forming The present invention provides an apparatus for forming fiber strands comprising a fiber forming device, a gathering shoe device and a winder device, the improvement comprising a gathering shoe device which includes at least one gathering shoe having an a...	03/13/2001
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
6087624	Programmable fiber chopper and method therefor This apparatus uses a programmable controller to control laser beam and standard fiber chopper units. The units usually are affixed to resin mix heads. The conventional choppers use steel blades that are randomly spaced, angled and sized. The PC also vari...	07/11/2000
5983676	Laser fiber chopper This apparatus uses laser beams in place of existing standard glass chopper units affixed to resin mix heads. Conventional glass choppers use steel blades that eventually wear out or break, adding to maintenance costs. The laser device operates in a manne...	11/16/1999
5935289	Apparatus for automatic fiber manufacture Apparatus and methods of using the apparatus to automate a labor intensive portion of the process of making continuous fiber products, like chopped glass fiber. In this process many fiberizers are used, each fiberizer forming as many as several thousand f...	08/10/1999
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
5382276	Method and apparatuses for cutting a ribbon of an optical fibers obliquely A method of cutting an optical fiber ribbon obliquely, the ribbon being constituted by a plurality of optical fibers that are all parallel to a "longitudinal" axis of the ribbon, the fibers all being situated in the same horizontal plane referred to as th...	01/17/1995
5312468	Optical fiber cleavage method The invention relates to optical fiber cleavage method making it possible to obtain an oblique optical fiber end face, consisting in holding a segment of optical fiber between two separated supports, in displacing one of said supports with respect to the ...	05/17/1994
4863502	Method for the manufacture of a composite fiber, web, strand or roving A method for forming composite webs. The method includes introducing alternative fibers during the fiber glass drum or sliver manufacturing process so as to produce a composite web, strand or roving....	09/05/1989
4840755	Method of and apparatus for producing compacted chopped strands A method of and an apparatus for producing compacted chopped strands having a high density, wherein flattened wetted chopped strands are prepared and subjected in the wetted state to a rolling action to change the flattened form into rounded rod-like form...	06/20/1989
4662710	Method and apparatus for breaking an optical fiber A method of breaking an optical fiber comprises the steps of surrounding the fiber with elastomeric material in the region of the desired break location and then compressing the elastomeric material towards the axis of the fiber. When the material is comp...	05/05/1987
4576621	Apparatus for producing chopped strands of glass fibers Apparatus for drawing molten streams of glass into filaments and severing the filaments into segments is provided wherein the cot wheel is eccentrically mounted to provide automatic micro-adjustment with respect to the cutter roll, and wherein the cutter ...	03/18/1986
4551160	Method and apparatus for forming glass filaments Method and apparatus are provided for forming glass filaments wherein a transfer guide means is movable between a strand threadup position and a transfer zone immediately adjacent the primary attenuation means, said transfer guide being adapted to move a ...	11/05/1985
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
4411180	Process and device for introduction of a continuous yarn in a cutting machine An apparatus and process is described for deflecting a continuous yarn moving along a first to a second path to lay flat on a surface of an upstream roll of a pair of rolls at least adjacent a cutting zone defined by the circumferential contacting surface...	10/25/1983
4398934	Manufacture of staple glass fibers A method of manufacture of staple glass fibers by drawing a plurality of glass filaments, from a bushing and chopping them directly into staple fibers without intervening winding and storage is characterized by initiating the drawing by forming the filame...	08/16/1983
4367084	Threading means for strand pulling and chopping apparatus A threading member secured to an end of a cot roll of a strand chopping apparatus and having a cam surface for laterally moving a strand to the periphery of the cot roll as the cot roll is rotated at normal speed and the strand is held in engagement with ...	01/04/1983
4347071	Apparatus for production and cutting of glass fibres Apparatus for drawing newly-spun and dressed glass filaments from a bushing comprises, in combination, a rotary cutter constituted by a blade roll with radially directed blades projecting from its surface and a second, back-up roll having a resilient surf...	08/31/1982
4344786	Method and apparatus for gathering strand material A method and apparatus for gathering strand material from a plurality of sources of strand material comprising a rotatable roll means for pulling the strand material from the sources, primary drive means for rotating the roll means, ring means mounted for...	08/17/1982
4268292	Method and apparatus for forming glass filaments Method and apparatus for forming glass filaments comprised of (a) a plurality of spaced apart forming sections wherein each section is comprised of (i) a feeder adapted to supply a plurality of streams of glass to be attenuated into continuous filaments, ...	05/19/1981
4194896	Method and apparatus for forming glass filaments Method and apparatus for forming glass filaments are provided by (a) a plurality of spaced apart forming sections wherein each section is comprised of (i) a feeder adapted to supply a plurality of streams of glass to be attenuated into continuous filament...	03/25/1980
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
4071341	Apparatus for forming glass fibers An apparatus for producing glass fibers is disclosed. The glass filaments are passed across a gathering shoe which may reciprocate in a path such that, when extended, the gathering shoe positions the filaments such that they are out of contact with the ap...	01/31/1978
4071340	Apparatus for forming glass fibers An apparatus for producing glass fibers is disclosed. The apparatus includes means associated with a cover means for an applicator for moving the glass filaments from the surface of the applicator when waste filaments are being produced such that the glas...	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
4012213	Apparatus for forming refractory fibers Apparatus for forming fibers of refractory materials. A melt volume is continuously formed on a feed rod of the material to be fiberized and a fiber drawn therefrom. The melt volume is formed by introducing the feed rod at a predetermined velocity into a ...	03/15/1977
3996032	Insulated heater tray for making glass fibers and method for using same An improved method and apparatus for forming chopped glass fiber strands is disclosed. The improvement comprises a vibratory conveyor under a drying apparatus for said glass fiber strands which is insulated such that cold spots do not develop on the tray ...	12/07/1976

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