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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431771 | Apparatus and method for applying a foamed composition to a dimensionally unstable traveling substrate An apparatus and method for applying a foamed composition to a traveling substrate that has a tendency to be dimensionally unstable. A pair of closely spaced driven guide rollers guides a traveling substrate with sufficient roller engagement and controlled tension t... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7426932 | Spray fill device and method for using the same A spray fill device for delivering water to a washing machine is provided. The spray fill device includes a body defining an inlet, an outlet port, a mounting port, and a plurality of outlet apertures in flow communication with the inlet. The spray fill device also ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7389658 | Apparatus for cleaning a local area of a fabric An apparatus for cleaning a fabric or other sheet-like porous material. The apparatus comprises a manually driven pump for pumping a cleaning substance through a local area of the material. The pump further comprises an elastic member with a force acting oppositely ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7199711 | Mobile floor cleaner data communication In a method of communicating data from a mobile floor cleaner to a remote receiver a data communication is initiated from a communicator of the mobile floor cleaner to the remote receiver and data is communicated to the remote receiver with the communicator. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7172658 | Cleaning liquid dispensing in a mobile hard surface cleaner A hard surface cleaner includes a motorized scrub head, a fluid recovery device, a primary cleaning liquid component container, a cleaning agent container, a flow control device and a fluid flow path. The flow control device is configured to supply a flow of cleanin... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7066412 | Apparatus, methods, and compositions for adding fragrance to laundry The invention provides an apparatus, methods, and compositions for dispensing a fragrance onto laundry in a dryer without substantial loss of that fragrance during the drying process. The apparatus includes an electrostatic vapor generator capable of dispensing a fr... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067009 | Strand guide implements or mechanisms for use in connection with material dispensing and coating nozzles A new and improved strand coating system comprises a strand guide block which serves to properly position and orient a plurality of elongated, parallel strands, which are being respectively conveyed in front of a plurality of the material dispensing nozzles, in such... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051399 | Cleaner cartridge A cleaner cartridge includes a container having an interior cavity, in which cleaning agent can be stored. A first end of conduit is fluidically coupled to the interior cavity. A second end of the conduit is connectable to a chemical dispenser. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6990703 | Method of reproducing, recoloring and/or recycling carpet tiles Reproducing, recoloring and/or recycling of used carpet tiles is provided. In accordance with one embodiment, used carpet tiles, which are recovered, are subjected to a choosing step according to the degree of stains, etc. The chosen carpet tiles are washed with a h... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6955742 | Removable shower strip for a papermaking machine A shower device for a papermaking machine is provided which includes a longitudinally extending hollow member having an inlet end adapted for connection to a pressurized water source. A slot extends longitudinally along at least a portion of the hollow member. The s... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6832404 | Cleaning machine for shirt collar A collar cleaning system for dress shirts comprising a slide plate, a guiding plate, a pressured soap-water spraying subsystem and a rotating brush is presented. The shirt collar is loaded onto the sliding plate and moved under the rotating brush while being sprayed... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6668600 | Distribution device for a device for dewatering pulp A device for washing and dewatering a fiber pulp suspension. The device has two hollow, circular-cylindrical screen members that contain evacuation chambers for conducting away liquid. The screen members rotate towards each other for the purpose of formin... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6581418 | Polychromatic yarn dyeing apparatus Disclosed is a polychromatic yam dyeing apparatus, comprising an upper track portion having at least one pair of upper wheels disposed in parallel, an upper caterpillar unit rotatably travelling around the upper wheels and a plurality of upper dyeing memb... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6530246 | Method and device for fiber impregnation The present invention relates to a method and a device for impregnating fibrous material such as, for example, fiber bundles, fiber strands, woven textiles or fiber mats, in which an impregnating agent is introduced into the spaces in the fibrous material... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6494922 | Apparatus and method for wrapping of fine denier yarns space dyeing and subsequently unwrapping the fine denier yarns for further processing, intermediate yarn product and space-dyed fine denier yarn A method and apparatus for space-dyeing yarns, particularly fine denier yarns, including the steps of wrapping a plurality of feed yarns with a sacrificial wrapper yarn to form a composite yarn bundle, space-dyeing the composite yarn bundle, removing the ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6321426 | Device for applying a treatment medium to a moving strip of material The device (100) is used to apply a treatment medium to a moving strip of material (W) e.g. a dyebath to a strip of carpet. The device (100) is composed of a rigid support (3) that is securely arranged in a machine frame (1) and extends in a perpendicular... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6314771 | Device for applying a patterning agent to a line A device for applying a patterning liquid to a web, particularly to a carpet web, has an exit slit with a plurality of valves distributed over the width of the web and arranged ahead of it, which can all be activated independent of one another, and which ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6090166 | Process for dyeing a textile material with indigo using indoxyl, and system for exploiting the process The invention relates to a process for dyeing a textile fabric with indigo by using indoxyl which comprises the following stages: a. pre-washing a thread F by passing it thorough a pre-wash system (1) composed of two or more vats (2) containing a pre-wash solu... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5965017 | Sealed shower system for rotary vacuum filter A sealed shower system applies shower water to a pulp mat as it passes through a sealed chamber under a vacuum with an air supply that is externally regulated. The shower water forms a pond or film on the pulp mat. The amount of entrapped air is minimized... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5881411 | Twisted, dyed and bonded filaments A method and apparatus for continuously treating traveling filaments includes an assembly for causing at least one filament to travel along a travel path and assembly for rotatably supporting one or more filaments for payout therefrom responsive to the in... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5815868 | Manufacturing process of longitudinally and transversely elastic and extensive fabric A manufacturing process of an elastic & extensile fabric provided with fine elasticity and extensibility longitudinally and transversely, especially of a duplex brushed fabrics knitted with polyester, the breakthtough of the present invention is that by i... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5813068 | Apparatus and a process for washing continuously wet-spun elastane This invention relates to a new washing apparatus for the continuous production of elastane filaments which are produced by a wet-spinning process, which essentially consists of a stripping unit (10) and a washing unit (11) which are disposed in steps abo... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5809810 | Head for dye coating by deposition from a bath on moving filaments A dye coating head for depositing dye from a bath onto moving filaments, is in the form of a box having first and second portions (1 and 2) articulately interconnected with an upper portion (1) fixed and a lower portion (2) vertically swingable. A guide (... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5797991 | Device for coating a wire with a lubricant A device for coating a wire with a lubricant, with a lubricant reservoir (1), an applicator felt (9) in contact with which the wire (5) to be coated runs continuously, and a metering apparatus which supplies a controlled amount of lubricant liquid from th... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5737945 | Device for simultaneous application of a minimal quantity of a processing fluid to a textile web of goods A device for application of a minimum quantity of fluid to a web of goods of a given width, wherein application takes place by means of an application beam in which the fluid is distributed uniformly over the working width through a plurality of fluid lin... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5683511 | Apparatus for applying liquid to a yarn sheet An apparatus for applying a liquid to threads of a yarn sheet. The apparatus comprises multiple thread wetting elements, each of which has at least one thread guide groove for each thread. In the thread guide groove the thread travels with the liquid and ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5679158 | Finish nozzle and application assembly for a synthetic filament spinning apparatus A finish applicator mounting unit includes an apertured member having a plurality of apertures shaped to receive a corresponding plurality of finish applicator nozzles, and a locking mechanism that selectively obstructs the plurality of apertures such tha... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5624494 | Paraffin coating device for textile machines A paraffin coating device of a textile machine which has a fixed paraffin body to coat a yarn running with paraffin is provided with a compact unit supporting the essential parts of the paraffin treatment apparatus and which can be easily removed from the... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5511398 | Dye applicator A dye applicator which applies dye to textiles of different widths. The applicator includes an elongate container and sealing ribbon within the elongate container. The sealing ribbon is positioned inside the container along a strip of perforated slots and... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5501734 | Yarn coating assembly and applicator An apparatus and method for applying coatings to yarns, particularly yarns to be utilized as dental floss. In a preferred arrangement, an array of parallel spaced yarns are continuously fed while being intermittently deflected by a cam or deflector. As th... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5499911 | Apparatus for spinning of polyurethane elastic filaments There is disclosed an apparatus for spinning of polyurethane elastic filaments, which includes an improved means for application of a finishing agent and/or an improved means for false twisting. Each of the improved means has a groove through which a poly... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5425227 | Protecting a textile process liquid before application to a filament In a textile-processing operation wherein a filament is displaced longitudinally continuously past a treatment station and a liquid is applied to the moving filament at the station, a supply of the liquid is held in a container spaced from the station and... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5404605 | Dye applicator A dye applicator which applies dye to textiles of different widths. The applicator includes an elongate container and sealing ribbon within the elongate container. The sealing ribbon is positioned inside the container along a strip of perforated slots and... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5402657 | Device for removing stains from fabric A device for removing stains from fabric is a household laundry appliance that mechanically removes stains or spots from fabric. A piston/nozzle assembly lowers from a piston housing in the device until it contacts the non-stain side of the fabric. Multip... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5366161 | Apparatus for foam treating pile fabrics This invention relates to a foam applicator device for foam treating pile fabrics, especially carpets, by applying foam through the backing of the fabric. The device includes an applicator body containing a bore with injection ports and an applicator slot... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5359743 | Continuous process and installation for treating textile fabric webs A device for continuously treating a textile fabric web comprises at least one application devices for applying one or more treatment liquors to the fabric web. After applying the liquors, the fabric web exhibits a total moisture content in the range of 1... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5340609 | Applying fluid additive to fibrous material Air is blown into filter tow during or immediately after the application of plasticizer; this foams and distributes the plasticizer in the tow. Air may be delivered from a porous plate closely adjacent to the path of the tow or from nozzles in an air inje... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5330338 | Apparatus for spinning of polyurethane elastic filaments There is disclosed an apparatus for spinning of polyurethane elastic filaments, which includes an improved means for application of a finishing agent and/or an improved means for false twisting. Each of the improved means has a groove through which a poly... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5277041 | Drain board for a device for applying a liquid film to a web of textile material Described is a drain board (100) for a device for applying a liquid film to a web (8) of textile material. The drain board (100) comprises a support (1), on which a strip (10), which constitutes the draining surface (A) and is made of planar material is h... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5197305 | Equipment for dyeing textiles The invention concerns a method and apparatus for dyeing textiles wherein simultaneously the surfaces of these textiles are mechanically processed in such manner that wear shall appear and that the fabric softens, making it possible to minimize energy and... | 03/30/1993 |
