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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7461525 | Tile sponge washing and conditioning apparatus A tile sponge washing and conditioning apparatus is disclosed for washing in water a sponge used during a ceramic tile grouting operation. The apparatus includes a frame for disposition thereof within the water. The frame includes a first wall and a second wall whic... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7353670 | Tile sponge washing and conditioning apparatus A tile sponge washing and conditioning apparatus is disclosed for washing in water a sponge used during a ceramic tile laying operation. The apparatus includes a frame for disposition thereof within the water. The frame includes a first wall and a second wall which ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7318254 | Fiber conveying and discarding device to be connected to a carder In a sliver conveying and depositing device, the sliver is guided from the carder through a draw frame to a can coiler. A first deflection device mounted on the free end of a pivotable arm is arranged between the last driven roller pair of the draw frame and the can... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316042 | Machine and method for the continuous treatment of a fabric The machine comprises in combination: means (7) for supplying the fabric (T); means (9) for extracting the fabric; at least one first tank (1) and one second tank (3) which are positioned in series and between which a pneumatic transfer m... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7303179 | Split packing follower for use with valves Split packing followers for use with valves are disclosed. A disclosed packing follower includes a first member having a first portion of a flange and a first portion of a curved wall extending substantially perpendiculary from the first portion of the flange to def... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7089768 | Washing machine with conveyor device A cabinet-shaped washing machine includes a conveyor belt to move laundry goods in circulation, with the laundry goods passing through various successive steps of the laundry cycle. Following the actual washing process, a downstream pre-dehumidification as well as a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6451171 | Fabric dewatering device and method A device is provided for dewatering a fabric in which the fabric is used in a papermaking process that exposes it to water before it is directed to the fabric dewatering device. The fabric dewatering device includes leading and trailing guide rolls about ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6199411 | Dyeing range unloader An apparatus for folding a continuous length of fabric extracted from a dyeing range. The apparatus includes a fabric receptacle for receiving the fabric from the dyeing range and a two-directional plaiting system for folding the fabric. In the preferred ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6195824 | Process and device for treatment of a web, particularly a textile web A process for dyeing a textile web, in which the textile web is continuously guided through a trough that contains the dye bath, and subsequently passes through a pair of squeezing rollers. The line force of the pair of squeezing rollers is adjusted as a ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6158256 | Device for liquid treatment of textile web An apparatus for liquid treatment of a textile web having at least one driven winding roller, onto which the textile web can be wound, and a basin located below the winding roller and extending over its length, which can be filled with treatment liquid, i... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6123741 | Process for dyeing a textile material with indigo and arrangement for conducting the process The invention relates to a process for dyeing a thread with indigo, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: a. prewashing a thread F by passing it through a prewash arrangement (1) comprising two or more tanks (2) containing a prewash solution ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6092399 | Rolling drum type washing structure of a cloth washing apparatus A rolling drum type washing structure of a washing apparatus includes a transmission device including a first roller, a first knife roller and a first conveyor belt connecting the first roller and the first knife roller, a rinsing device including a net d... | 07/25/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5953938 | Rolling drum type washing structure of a cloth washing apparatus A rolling drum type washing structure of a washing apparatus includes a transmission device including a first roller, a first knife roller and a first conveyor belt connecting the first roller and the first knife roller, a rinsing device including a net d... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5826289 | Wet processing system for treating wetted roped knitted fabric tubes This invention is directed to a wet processing system wherein a wet roped knitted fabric is treated to achieve a finished product that is flat and open and accomplished by moving the fabric so that it is transported through the various processing steps in... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5815867 | Pretreatment of yarn and subsequent dyeing of yarn or fabric woven therewith A first yarn (21) undergoes a pretreatment process (22) for saturation with a pretreatment solution. In the pretreatment process, the first yarn is supplied to continuously travel through a first bath (1002) and a second bath (1003) ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5791165 | Small textile-finishing installation The small finishing installation (100) for continuous strips of textile fabric includes a steam-filled housing (2) into which feed rolls (5) can be introduced at each end. Located in the housing are sets of fabric-handling equipment disposed symmetrically... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5623738 | Machine and method for the continuous washing of a fabric A machine is disclosed for the continuous washing of fabric (T), comprising eans (3) for introducing the fabric to be treated into said machine, means (5) for extracting the treated fabric from said machine and, between said means of introduction and said ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5527255 | Apparatus and method for preparing disposable towels An apparatus and a method of preparing stacks of individual wet, dripless disposable towels ready for sealed packing. The apparatus includes a creel for rollably supporting a plurality of continuous rolls of disposable towel stock material formed of non-w... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5519922 | Combined spreader and squeeze apparatus for tubular knitware Tubular knitted fabric is circularly spread and simultaneously squeezed for removing treatment liquor. Spreader components are separated from squeezing components in order to relieve the spreader components from the squeezing forces. For this purpose, pai... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5497637 | Dye bath structure and apparatus for applying dye to textiles A method, apparatus, and related dye compositions for dyeing textiles which operates at atmospheric pressure, is open to the atmosphere, and does not require the steaming of the textile to set or fix the dye to the textile; specifically, a dye application... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5431031 | Machine for the wet treatment of fabrics The machine comprises: two or more modules, each having two containers and each container having two vertical vessels with respective open upper ends; a bottom portion places the vessels in communication with each other. Each module has two, alternately o... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5427124 | Photographic processing apparatus Apparatus for processing photographic sheet material includes a pair of rotatable squeeze rollers mounted one above the other to define a nip through which the sheet material passes, and a pressure roller resting on the upper roller periphery generally op... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5402658 | Apparatus for the wet treatment of textile tubular fabric The fabric (1), which is pre-treated wet and is supplied in strand form, is inflated to form a balloon (15, 15', 15", 15'") by means of a gaseous medium, is then combined again to form a strand and in strand form is guided through an overflow pipe (17, 17... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5367894 | Apparatus and method for washing cellulosic pulp A flat bed, Fourdrinier-type, countercurrent washer for cellulosic pulp incorporates a pressing section at the downstream end thereof which includes the couch roll and additional rolls that carry out multiple mechanical pressing operations on the pulp aft... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5361438 | Process for the indigo dyeing of yarns in skeins Process for the indigo dyeing of yarns in skeins having the peculiarity that it consists in placing a skein of yarn on at least two spaced rollers, in at least partially impregnating the skein in an indigo dyeing bath drawn continuously from a main indigo... | 11/08/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5353458 | Method for transporting knit fabric web between the squeeze rollers of a padding device and a take up roll A method and an apparatus for supporting a traveling web of knit fabric. The apparatus includes an uneven number of intermediate support rollers for supporting the knit fabric web as it travels between a padding device and a take up roll. The knit web fab... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5337586 | Oxidation intensifier for continuous warp-chain indigo dyeing machines An oxidation intensifier apparatus for continuous warp-chain indigo dyeing machines for dyeing a plurality of adjacent spaced parallel warp threads passing in a traveling path through a plurality of dyeing and squeezing units includes a first oxidation in... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5311626 | Process for the wet treatment of textile tubular fabric The fabric (1), which is pre-treated wet and is supplied in strand form, is inflated to form a balloon (15, 15', 15", 15"') by means of a gaseous medium, is then combined again to form a strand and in strand form is guided through an overflow pipe (17, 17... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5311627 | Method and apparatus for discontinuous wet treatment of a hank of fabric The invention relates to the discontinuous wet treatment of a hank of fabric in at least one cycle of the fabric through a treatment compartment. In order to achieve a rapid and reliable wet treatment with a relatively simple construction, the treatment c... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5299340 | Water feeding control method of a boiling clothes washing machine A water feeding control method for use in a boiling clothes washing machine having a heater for processing clothes with hot water and control for the proper use of warm and cooling water. The water feeding control method includes a step of determining whe... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5284035 | Apparatus for monitoring the application of dye to textile material The present invention provides a method and apparatus for monitoring the application of dye to a traveling web of textile material. The apparatus includes a color characteristic detecting assembly which is movable between an initial detecting position in ... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5279023 | Method for avoiding edge-markings in tubular knitted fabrics and apparatus for carrying out the method A tubular knitted fabric is guided over a first rotatably arranged system of squeezing roller pairs and is then squeezed out, during a simultaneous continuous pulling off of the fabric, by a second system of squeezing rollers cooperating with the first sy... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5228161 | Method for continuously printing polychromatic designs, especially on fabrics and the like, and device for its realization To continuously print polychromatic designs on fabrics, a method is provided for horizontally moving the fabric with predetermined speed and direction, for drawing a prearranged amount of different colored liquid dyes, for applying the dyes of several col... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5222266 | Process and apparatus for the space dyeing of hanks of fibre or yarn A process for the space dyeing of yarn (particularly yarn containing at least 10% of natural fibres) suitable for use in carpets, the manufacture of textiles and for hand knitting, involves a series of nozzles across the path of a conveyor carrying transv... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5195201 | Method of and apparatus for permeating textile materials with liquids A web of textile material which is to be permeated with a liquid is caused to move upwardly through the nip of two squeezing rolls which serve to expel air and/or moisture and are immediately adjacent a liquid bath. The freshly squeezed increments of the ... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5119647 | Dyeing padder for the dyeing of warp yarn A dyeing padder for the dyeing of warp yarn includes a dyeing vat having at least two sectional and mutually connected vat chambers both used in a dyeing process with indigo dyes or alternatively, only one of the sectional vats is used, a displacement bod... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5058402 | Apparatus for the continuous wet treatment of woven fabric and knitted fabrics An apparatus for the continuous wet treatment of woven fabrics and knitted fabrics comprising a casing providing with an entry slot and an exit slot for the fabric under treatment, a curved widening cylinder, a series of rollers covered with a rubber laye... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5050258 | Method and apparatus for controlling color distribution in a textile dyeing process A method and apparatus is provided for controlling the distribution of color on a web of textile material in a textile dyeing process. The apparatus includes a color sensor for sensing a selected color characteristic of the textile web, such as, for examp... | 09/24/1991 |
