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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997131 | Dual-string dynamometer for measuring dental handpiece power at high speed and low torque A dual-string tension dynamometer (1) utilizes two strings (10, 11) wrapped around approximately ninety degrees of a test wheel (12). The lateral forces (E, F) are balanced such that the total lateral force net value is zero. The results reflect... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7343791 | Suture tester A suture tester for evaluating fray resistance of surgical sutures. The suture tester comprises a reciprocating drive member, first, second, third and fourth pulleys, and a tensioning element. The pulleys each have a suture contact surface, which define a single pla... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7333202 | Yarn sensor A yarn sensor for optically scanning a yarn (3), traveling longitudinally through a measurement gap (19), includes a light source (20) projecting a beam of light into the measurement gap (19), at least one receiver (23) for directl... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326946 | Optical module having a reflector element and method of manufacturing the same An optical module includes a light-emitting element, a light-receiving element, and a reflector. The light-emitting element and the light-receiving element are mounted in the optical module, and the reflector composed of a wire or a ribbon reflects and guides an emi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324201 | Yarn sensor A yarn sensor for textile spinning and bobbin-winding machines for optically scanning a longitudinally traveling yarn (3) within a measurement gap (19), particularly for detecting extraneous fibers, includes a light source (20), a first receiver... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7305894 | Nip press sensing system including a sensor strip having sensor interface electronics associated therewith and methods of operating the same According to some embodiments of the present invention, a system for determining characteristics of two rolls configured in a nip press includes a strip configured to be placed in the nip press. A plurality of sensors embedded in the strip is configured to generate ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7261000 | Methods of assessing characteristics of fibrous substrates and treating fibrous substrates A method of assessing damage of a fibrous substrate comprises the steps of: (a) providing said fibrous substrate having a length, a root end, and a tip end; (b) providing a means for assessing substrate moisture content; (c) using said means for assessing substrate ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7219556 | Yarn snarling testing apparatus and method A process for measuring snarling properties of a yarn is provided. Firstly a first and a second point of the yarn are held in close proximity, and a portion of the yarn between the two points is of a predetermined length. A predetermined tension force is temporarily... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7178385 | Method and apparatus for detecting leaks The present invention relates to a sensor apparatus configured to detect the presence of a gas, such as a tracer gas and a leak detection apparatus configured to detect the present of a tracer gas and indicate the location of a leak. The sensor apparatus includes mu... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7143642 | Integrated moisture, length, and strength tester A fiber testing station. Electrically conductive first fiber retaining means engage first ends of fibers, where the fibers extend in substantially one direction from the first fiber retaining means to distal second ends of the retained fibers. The first fiber retain... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7096728 | Polymer melt and elastomer extension fixture A system for making extensional measurements on a sample includes an armature, a motor drive shaft, a moveable cylinder, and a fixed cylinder. The motor drive shaft is attached to the armature. The moveable cylinder is mounted on the armature. The sample is stretche... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077743 | Method of and device for determining crop parameters A method of determining crop parameters in an agricultural harvester has the steps of determining at least one crop parameter during a working process with a compacting device which is fillable with a crop probe, and using for determining the at least one crop param... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073399 | Yarn processing system The invention relates to a yarn processing system, comprising a yarn feeder (F), a textile machine (M), at least one controlled yarn brake (B) and a tensiometer, which senses the yarn downstream of said yarn brake, for at least measuring the yarn tension (g). Accord... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7065948 | Web twister removal process An apparatus for detecting and eliminating a twister in a running web of flexible material. The apparatus includes a catch section for twisters, a rotor, a scanner arrangement for detection of a twister that has entered a catch section and a control unit , which, up... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7017427 | Testing apparatus and method for composite articles A testing apparatus for a composite material includes a base for holding the composite article, a load cell for placing a selected load on a portion of the composite article, and a displacement measuring device for measuring the amount of displacement for a selected... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6957578 | Yarn sensor A yarn sensor (25) for monitoring at least one parameter of a traveling yarn (17), e.g., in spinning and bobbin-winding machines, has a measuring gap (16) and a housing made of a non-conductive plastic material for containing electronic componen... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6956962 | System and method of signal processing for use in reading data A method of signal processing for use in reading data includes determining first and second waveforms, determining a cross-correlation of the first waveform with the second waveform, and determining a specific time delay corresponding to a maximum peak in the cross-... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951143 | Three-axis sensor assembly for use in an elastomeric material According to a first aspect of the preferred embodiment, a three-axis sensor assembly for use in an elastomeric material includes a first pair of sensors disposed along a first pair of respective axes that intersect, the first sensors being adapted to detect a force... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6928882 | Method and device for determining the tension or the tensile stress in a metal strip A method and device for determining the tension, or tensile stress in a metal strip between two bearing points, e.g., between two roll stands, between a roll stand and a coiler, in a breakdown stand, or in front of, or behind a deflection roll. The excursion of the ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6922604 | Process and device for adjusting clearing limits The invention relates to a process and a device for adjusting clearing limits, defects in the yarn being cut out and a clearing limit separating defects which are to be cut out from defects which are not to be cut out. To achieve an improved, simplified and rapid ad... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6814107 | Device for detecting breakage of leno threads on looms or on a loom more specifically provided with heald frames and with a device for detecting thread breakage The device for detecting breakage of leno threads in leno selvedge devices on looms, the leno selvedge forming device being provided with at least two arms for guiding at least two leno threads, the leno threads being twistable together by virtue of the rotation of ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6810728 | Kit-based wire evaluation To provide an evaluation of the remaining life (level of insulation degradation) of wire in an installation, a kit-based approach avoids the need for technical personnel to visit a customer location. The kit includes equipment and instructions for selecting specimen... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6802216 | Method and sheet like sensor for measuring stress distribution A method and sheet-like sensor for measuring stress distribution including a grid of members which change in resistance when subjected to strain, the members intersecting at internal nodes and intersecting at boundary nodes at the periphery of the grid defining a pl... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6650959 | Method and apparatus for the detection of foreign materials in moving textile materials A method and an apparatus for detecting foreign fibers in a moving textile material, in particular in moving threads, yarns or slivers, include providing a probe for picking up triboelectric signals from the moving textile material and comparing the outpu... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6613254 | Method for making extruded, oriented fiber The present invention includes processes for making fibers, which processes include an extrusion step wherein molten polymers are extruded through an extrusion die, thereby forming at least one extruded filament; and an orientation step, wherein the filam... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6595047 | Measuring instrument An instrument is provided with several sensing elements to enable several parameters of a processed yarn to be measured or determined. In order to minimize the total sensing element/guide contact with the yarn within the complete process threadline, the y... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6578413 | Dual windup extensional rheometer An extensional rheometer comprises a drive shaft connected to an armature, wherein the armature is further connected to a torque shaft, and two rotatable drums are mounted in the armature. One end of a sample is connected to each drum, and the drums are r... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6561019 | Method and apparatus for tensile testing a spliced connection of fibers in a fiber splicing device In a fiber splicing device, an adjustment apparatus for moving a first fiber-section perpendicular to its end face is designed such that it is composed of at least one piezo-actuator and a drive. After the splicing of the two fiber ends, the piezo-actuato... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6553826 | Process and device for monitoring the quality of textile strips The invention relates to a process and a device for monitoring the quality of a strip (37, 44, 50) made of textile fibres which is moved in its longitudinal direction. In order to create a device and a process which allow flaws in a strip to be dealt with... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6550323 | Fatigue machine for testing cord or filament An apparatus for testing the fatigue of a sample of cord or filament (12) by bending it over a fixed surface (19). The apparatus comprises a tensioner (14), a fixed bending surface (19) and a driving mechanism (24), whereby the driving mechanism (24) caus... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6536643 | Method for detecting break point of thread and apparatus therefor A yarn breakage position detecting device and method of detecting a yarn breakage position involves a running yarn tension detector arranged at a reference position and that outputs a tension signal by which occurrence of yarn breakage is detected, and pa... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6510734 | Method of assessing the effects of yarn defects on textile fabrics The invention relates to a method for assessing the effect of yarn defects on textile fabrics, which are to be produced from a given yarn, by simulating an image of the fabric. So that assessment of simulated textile fabrics may be carried out with greate... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6508113 | Method of manufacturing optical fiber A take up apparatus 10 for drawn optical fiber comprises: a take-up stand 22 supporting a first, storage bobbin 12 about a first axis 20; a motor 32 for rotating this first bobbin about that axis; a supporting means 36 supporting a second, sampler bobbin ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6499345 | Measuring device for thread-like test samples The invention relates to a measuring device for thread-like test samples (3), comprising a measuring slit (2) exhibiting measuring areas (6, 7) for measuring characteristics of a test sample which moves longitudinally, said measuring areas being associate... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6449008 | Yarn monitoring Interlaced or twisted yarn is passed between an optical transmitter and receiver to produce an original signal which varies in response to the changes in dimension of the yarn. Such original signal is compared using cross-correlation with an expected sign... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6430995 | Method and device for assessing yarn quality The invention relates to a method and a device for evaluating the quality of a yarn (1). In order that further aspects of the quality of a yarn may be taken into consideration and explained by measured values so that the quality of a yarn is as a whole su... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6422072 | Device for measuring properties of a longitudinally moved specimen such as yarn The invention relates to a device for measuring properties of a longitudinally moved test material in a measuring cell. In order to provide a device which is easier to adapt to the requirements of a customer and to the special conditions of a production m... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6412342 | Device for measuring properties of a textile product The invention relates to a device for measuring properties of a textile test specimen in a measuring gap (2), in which the textile test specimen is introduced, the measuring gap being formed by two walls. In order to provide a device of the type described... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6413452 | Method of making sizeless yarn A yarn having good entanglement and good quality, preferably a multifilament polyamide yarn, a method for making the yarn, and a woven fabric made from the yarn wherein the yarn comprises the following properties: the yarn length per defect is greater tha... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6352739 | Continuous monitoring of the coating of a filamentary dielectric material with assistants A method for the continuous monitoring of the coating of a yarnlike dielectric material with assistants comprises applying a solution of said assistants dissolved in a polar solvent to said yarnlike material, then passing said yarnlike material between th... | 03/05/2002 |
