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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7802508 | High speed braider A high speed braider, includes a main shaft, driven by a prime motor. The main shaft drives rotating shafts of inner and outboard spindle driving disks through a cylindrical gear transmission mechanism. The cylindrical gear transmission mechanism includes a main sha... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7323189 | Liquid and low melting coatings for stents A method for forming liquid coatings for medical devices such as stents and angioplasty balloons is provided. The liquid coatings can be made from biodegradable materials in liquid, low melting solid, or wax forms, which preferably degrade in the body without produc... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311030 | Method of optimizing braiding control parameters for a sheath for shielding a bundle of electrical conductors, and a bundle as obtained in this way The present invention relates to a method of optimizing setting parameters for braiding a shielding sheath using spindles carrying coils of wires on a braiding machine, the sheath being braided onto a bundle of electrical conductors, and the invention also relates t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7237466 | Carrier braiding machine with guiding device A guiding device for a carrier braiding machine is mounted on a cover of the machine and comprises a center guide member and an outer guide member. The transfer plates are located between the center guide member and the outer guide member and the inner and outer gui... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7211109 | Braided composite prosthesis A prosthesis for transluminal implantation consists of a flexible tubular interbraided structure of metal or polymeric monofilaments, and polymeric multifilament yarns. The prosthesis can be elastically deformed to reduce its diameter through axial elongation. The m... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201093 | Hair holding cap for a hair braider The present invention relates to a hair gripping device to be mounted on a hair accommodating tube to grip a bundle of hair in a proper friction force during hair braiding by a hair braiding machine. The present hair gripping device comprises a tapered head portion ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203628 | Manufacturing system and method A method for manufacturing an object having a potential {x} that is generated in response to a field {f} applied thereto. A computerized mathematical model of the object is generated by discretizing a geometric model of the object into a plurality of finite elements... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7134376 | Strand feeding device for a coaxial cable braiding apparatus A strand feeding device includes a seat body, a bobbin-mounting post extending uprightly from said seat body, a bobbin sleeved rotatably around the post, a pair of strand-guiding posts extending upwardly from the seat body and a strand-guiding member installed at th... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7114426 | Spindle for braiding machine A spindle for a braiding machine includes a stem mounted on a base, a disc on the stem, and a reel of thread mounted on the step atop the disc. A thread guide is mounted on two columns adjacent the stem. A capsule mounted on the top of the columns includes a spring ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7052513 | Three-dimensional braided covered stent A prosthesis for transluminal implantation consists of a flexible tubular three-dimensionally braided structure of metal or polymeric monofilaments, and polymeric multifilament yarns. The prosthesis can be elastically deformed to reduce its diameter through axial el... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7014733 | Belt for shoe press and shoe calender and method for forming same A method of producing an endless belt includes the steps of: securing axial fibers relative to a mandrel, the axial fibers being spaced apart from one another at desired intervals and extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the mandrel; applying a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7013787 | Braiding composition backing using wide yarn and manufacturing method thereof A pair of braiding threads 11, 12 and having braiding angle ±θ° to the axis of the mandrel are composed of wide yarns WY having a band shape with a wide width, and the wide yarns are braided around the mandrel without any gap in the width direction to form... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004967 | Process for manufacturing a braided bifurcated stent A process for manufacturing a braided birfurcated stent involves the use of two or more braiding machines. In this process, a first discrete plurality of filaments are braided to form a first leg, and a second discrete plurality of filaments are braided to form a se... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6974586 | Supported lattice for cell cultivation A supported lattice is disclosed having a support substrate formed of a plurality of resilient filamentary members braided together to yield a coarse mesh having relatively large interstices and a cell cultivation lattice formed of a plurality of flexible filamentar... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6913045 | Process for selectivity lacing filaments on multidimensional textile preforms and device for practicing the same A process for selectively lacing filaments on multi-dimensional textile preforms made of rods, the rods are displaced by the filament and pressed vertically downwardly by a needle with an open eye which, after passing through the piece to be laced, is opened at an i... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6907810 | Perforated braid with dual core yarns and braiding apparatus A braiding apparatus for braiding the perforated braids with constant interval of perforations comprises a first braid section to braid one strand with a plurality of yarns, sequential braid section to braid with two strands and secondary sequential braid section to... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6622604 | Process for manufacturing a braided bifurcated stent A process for manufacturing a braided birfurcated stent involves the use of two or more braiding machines. In this process, a first discrete plurality of filaments are braided to form a first leg, and a second discrete plurality of filaments are braided t... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6598510 | Polygonal braid and braiding machine The present invention relates to a braider comprising a guiding plate, of which a plurality of the paths are intersected with one another; and a corresponding conveying gear. With combination of the guiding plate and the conveying gear, it is possible to ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6510775 | Braiding machine and method of operating same A braiding machine has a support defining an upright axis, a lower rotor rotatable on the support about the axis and defining an annular guide centered on the axis, and an upper rotor having slides bearing at an interface on the guide and rotatable on the... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6453789 | Drive for braiding machine In a braiding machine having a braiding assembly which comprises a plurality of yarn carriers moving about a bed to interlace the yarns to form a braided fabric, a take-up including take-off rolls engaging and drawing off the just braided fabric, and a dr... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6439096 | Automated 3-D braiding machine and method A machine for producing complex-shaped, three-dimensional engineered fiber preforms having unitary, integral and seamless structures and, a method for making the preforms on the machine, and preforms produced thereby. The integral design and structure of ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6360644 | Braiding machine A braiding machine with components comprising a support table mounting a plurality of individual segments forming a bed having a substantially circular tracking groove. Each segment comprises a segment groove which comprises a pair of opposed transfer ope... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6318227 | Circular braiding machine and strand guiding device for same The strand guiding device is designed for a circular braiding machine having a braiding point (35) and a first spool (38) for a first strand (37) fed to said braiding point (35). The strand guiding device for strand guiding includes a guide part or guide ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6024005 | Formation stabilizing guide for braider To enable a braid to be formed with high precision by continuously stabilizing the position of a braid formation point regardless of the shape of a mandrel. A plurality of yarns delivered between a bobbin carrier and a mandrel m cross each other and are i... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5988181 | Filament braiding apparatus A hand held braiding apparatus is operative for braiding elongated filaments in the nature of natural hair and filaments of synthetic material. The apparatus includes a rotatable actuator having an opening operative for receiving a plurality of filament h... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5913959 | Rotably driven braiding machine with third yarns carried and delivered by stationary carriages about a braiding point A braiding machine which operates to deliver a first set of yarns about a vertical axis along a first plane to a braiding point and a second set of yarns about the vertical axis along a second plane located above the first plane to the braiding point and ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5758670 | Hair braiding apparatus and method A hair braiding apparatus is disclosed comprising a U-shaped rod having a left arm and a right arm, the arms offset from one another relative to the plane of the U shape, a guide for holding a first strand of hair and a second strand of hair in alignment ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5758562 | Process for manufacturing braided composite prosthesis A process is disclosed for manufacturing a prothesis for intraluminal implantation. The prosthesis is formed with a flexible tubular interbraided structure of metal or polymeric monofilaments, and polymeric multifilament yarns, and can be elastically defo... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5718159 | Process for manufacturing three-dimensional braided covered stent A process is disclosed for making a prosthesis for intraluminal implantation. The prosthesis has a flexible tubular three-dimensionally braided structure of metal or polymeric monofilaments, and polymeric multifilament yarns. The prosthesis can be elastic... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5715734 | Lubricating system for braiding machine The instant invention is a lubricating system used in a braiding machine having a pair of relatively rotating parts sliding on each other at a location. The system has a stationary tube shaft extending vertically as a single piece along an axis and formed... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5694826 | Lacing stitch starter tool A hand held tool for starting lace stitching or braiding, including a firm, stabilizing ridge about the perimeter with a relatively thin, flexible plastic panel within the perimeter. The panel includes a systematic scheme of holes that are interconnected ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5501133 | Apparatus for making a braid structure The invention concerns a braid structure comprising a plurality of braided layers of stranded material in which the layers are laid down in a single pass of a braiding machine, with at least one strand of each layer extending into a contiguous layer to fo... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5396829 | Apparatus for multiple layer tubular braiding Multi-layer tubular braided structures are produced by apparatus including a plurality of generally concentric pairs of serpentine, intersecting bobbin carrier-guiding tracks. A bobbin carrier driving gear group is associated with each pair of tracks, adj... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5348056 | Three-dimensional woven fabric with varied thread orientations In a three-dimensional fabric as woven on a rotor-carrier type 3D fabric weaving machine, there is provided a reinforcing three-dimensional fabric for composite material, which is imparted with unevenly functioning characteristics by arbitrarily changing ... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5070914 | Triaxial fabric of interlaced oblique yarns A triaxial textile fabric for use as a reinforcing textile fabric for a composite material wherein the modulus of elasticity is made isotropic and which can be readily deformed into a three-dimensional configuration without causing special changes in orie... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5067525 | Three-dimensional fabric woven by interlacing threads with rotor driven carriers A three-dimensional fabric is woven by disposing a large number of contiguous rotors in columns and rows in an area in which carriers move about, with a carrier holding a thread being held between a pair of adjoining rotors. One of the paired rotors turns... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4984502 | Apparatus and method for braiding fiber strands and stuffer fiber strands The apparatus includes a plurality of fiber strand carrier members that are movable on a carrier surface defined by multiple, movable, side-by-side support members and a plurality of fiber guides affixed on the support members for dispensing axial stuffer... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4972756 | Braiding machine having self-propelled bobbin carriers A simple braiding machine readily adaptable to a variety of braiding tasks comprises self-propelled bobbin carriers guided by a track consisting of interchangeable units similar to the interchangeable track units of a toy train. Also disclosed is a simple... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4936186 | Method of and apparatus for weaving a three-dimensional article A method of weaving a three-dimensional article by which, an area arranging carrier members (1) in the form of a matrix is segmented into a plurality of rectangular blocks (G1 to G6) to choose prescribed blocks therefrom, and then a basic weaving operatio... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4934240 | Braiding apparatus Apparatus for braiding an article from a plurality of fibers, comprising a plurality of flexible annular members of substantially the same size which are disposed side-by-side in axially aligned relation and have means for supporting fiber carriers for ax... | 06/19/1990 |
