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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151682 | Atraumatic stent and method and apparatus for making the same A method of braiding a stent includes braiding a number of elongate filaments around a mandrel using tensioned braiding carriers without spooling the filaments to the tensioned braiding carriers to form a braided stent having atraumatic ends. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8104392 | Rod-shaped fibre composite, and method and device for the production thereof The invention relates to a rod-shaped fiber composite material (400) composed of a matrix (412) and a circular braid (402) embedded into the matrix. To increase the stability of the fiber composite material (400) and also to perform ducti... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7823496 | Rope containing high-performance polyethylene fibres The invention relates to a rope containing a plurality of strands comprising a mixture of high-performance polyethylene fibres and polytetrafluoroethylene fibres in a mass ratio of 70:30 to 98:2. The rope shows markedly improved service life performance in cyclic be... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7316175 | Reduced-bulk, enhanced-resilience, lower-drag netting Netting (15) includes mesh bars (26) made from twines (11, 13) which possess physical properties that vary, change or alternate along a series of collinear mesh bars (26). The non-homogeneous media obtained by arranging in this way mesh b... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7275471 | Mixed wire braided device with structural integrity A braided device comprising: filaments of a first type and of a second type, the second type differing from the first type in at least one characteristic; the first type of filaments defining an integral symmetrical 1×1 sub-pattern; and the combination of the first... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7262353 | Braided composite stringed instrument bow A new and improved instrument bow for use with a stringed instrument is provided. A unique new instrument bow is provided that may be constructed with a braided material and/or composite to form the instrument bow. Additionally, the new instrument bow using a braide... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7231722 | Lay out line A chalk line apparatus for marking regularly spaced locations. The apparatus comprises a casing for powdered chalk containing a rotatable reel, a wire rope wound on said reel, and an exit opening for the wire rope at one end of the holder. The wire rope is coated wi... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7213495 | Braided stent and method for its manufacture A stent and method for making the stent are provided. The stent comprises regions of differing numbers of braided filaments to provide a stent with different dimensions and/or properties in different regions along the stent length. A preferred stent comprises a firs... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7175908 | High temperature search line A fire safety line is disclosed having a core of heat-resistant strands twisted together and surround by a tough, cut and abrasion resistant jacket. Preferably, the strands of the core are glass fibers coated with vermiculite and the jacket is formed of braided glas... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7132027 | Complex composite structures and method and apparatus for fabricating same from continuous fibers A method and apparatus for fabricating a complex, three-dimensional structure (12), such as a truss, from composite fiber/resin includes pulling a plurality of continuous fibers (50) from a feed source (62) along a processing path (58) ab... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7078615 | Cable guide sleeving structure An elongated sleeve structure for insertion and protection of elongated items within a duct is disclosed. The sleeve structure is formed from a flexible sleeve woven from warp and fill yarns to produce opposed layers in closely spaced relation. The layers have a com... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074470 | Protective sleeve for motor component A protective sleeve for a motor component includes a cylindrical-shaped braided cord of twenty-four or more strands using both a multifilament strand and a monofilament strand made of synthetic fibers having a melting point or a decomposition temperature at 280° C.... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069835 | Striped braided element A striped braided element comprising: a first set of members having a common direction of winding, the center axis of said first set of members being axially displaced relative to each other in relation to a common braiding axis; and a second set of members having a... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7048014 | Methods for creating woven devices Self expandable, woven intravascular devices for use as stents (both straight and tapered), filters (both temporary and permanent) and occluders for insertion and implantation into a variety of anatomical structures. The devices may be formed from shape memory metal... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047860 | Safety mountaineering rope and manufacturing method therefor A mountaineering rope (7) with the diameter 10.1 mm to 10.8 mm characterized in that the core (8) made from such number of yarns being necessary for achieving required static strength and resistance to dynamic stress. A braiding (9) around the c... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7022653 | Friction modifiers for engine oil composition A lubricating oil composition which exhibits improved fuel economy and fuel economy retention which contains a mono-, di- or triester of a tertiary hydroxyl amine and a fatty acid as a friction modifying fuel economy additive. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017432 | Hydraulic and electric umbilical connection for an inspection vehicle for inspecting a liquid-filled tank An umbilical connection for use in a hazardous environment like a floating roof storage tank has one or more hydraulic hoses, one or more electrical cables or a combination thereof. Each hydraulic hose has a static dissipative and abrasion resistant covering. Each e... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018401 | Woven intravascular devices and methods for making the same and apparatus for delivery of the same Self-expandable, woven intravascular devices for use as stents (both straight and tapered), filters (both temporary and permanent) and occluders for insertion and implantation into a variety of anatomical structures. The devices may be formed from shape memory metal... | 03/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6997096 | Binding cord for motor for electric vehicle A binding cord for a motor for an electric vehicle includes a braided round cord of eight or more strands using a multifilament strand made of synthetic fibers having a melting point or a decomposition temperature at 280° C. or more. The binding cord has oil resist... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6963031 | Sleeve assembly for receiving elongated items within a duct A sleeve assembly for receiving and protecting elongated items within a duct is disclosed. The sleeve assembly includes a plurality of separate and independent sleeves, each sleeve being woven from warp and weft filamentary members that form sidewalls surrounding an... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6719934 | Process for making bioabsorbable self-expanding stent A self-expanding stent formed from helically wound and braided filaments of bioabsorbable polymers such as PLA, PLLA, PDLA, and PGA. ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6705193 | Optical fibers for decoration An optical fiber band for decoration is formed of a plurality of optical fibers woven obliquely in a band shape. The band forms a mesh pattern, where each of the optical fibers changes positions above or below at least every two other fibers in a longitudinal direct... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6688141 | Method and device for braiding cables, cable leads, and sheathings The invention relates to a method for braiding cables, sheathings or similar workpieces comprising a braided strand chain consisting of a plurality of textile, metallic or similar braided strands, whereby the braided strand chain is produced by using a pl... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6679152 | Forming ring with adjustable diameter for braid production and method of braid production A braiding apparatus and method of forming braided product. The braiding apparatus may have one or more former rings having an adjustable inner diameters. The former rings may have a plurality of elements at least radially movable so that the inner diamet... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6679151 | Sheathed shrink net and support assembly A flexible member used as a rope in a mesh has an outer sheathing which is easy to touch and an inner core which is shrinkable so that when used in a mesh which is suspended on a frame, it pulls the frame tautly by the shrinkage of the inner cords. Also, ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6655253 | Envelope manufacturing method by braider An airship envelope manufacturing method uses a braider such that the envelope is formed as one object composed by the braider. A pair of braiding materials, whose braiding angle is &#b1;θ° to the axis, and an axial material whose angle is 0° to the ax... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6495227 | Braided tubular Structure for a composite part its construction and its applications Braided tubular structure (11) including longitudinal elongate elements (9) distributed on a plurality of collars coaxial with the structure and braiding threads (8) forming two grids of directions oblique in relation to the longitudinal elongate elements... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6412386 | Braided ribbon and its fabrication method A braided ribbon fabrication method including the steps of (1) installing a disk-like thread guide in a ribbon braiding machine, the disk-like thread guide having a center through hole and a plurality of thread holes equiangularly spaced around the center... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6314855 | Cable with a cable core, a cable jacket and a tear thread A cable with a cable core, a cable jacket and at least one tear thread extending therebetween, which tear thread is held in a fixed position by means of at least one auxiliary thread which is preferably wrapped or looped around the tear thread.... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6314856 | Manufacture of variable stiffness microtubing A process for manufacturing novel composite microtubing with variable stiffness over the length of the tubing. By varying the pick count of a braided layer the stiffness of the microtubing may be varied by a factor of 100 from proximal end to distal end. ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6283004 | Shoelace A shoelace having a center core, and a braided fabric formed by weaving together several base threads and several stopper threads and covered on the periphery of the center core, the stopper threads having a greater diameter than the base threads and form... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6237460 | Method for preparation of a self-expanding stent for a medical device to be introduced into a cavity of a body A self-expanding stent for a medical device to be introduced into a cavity of a human body, is disclosed and includes a radially expandable and axially retractable tubular body (1), characterized in that the tubular body comprises first flexible rigid fil... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6227094 | Braided tubular article A braided tubular article (FIG. 1) comprises a tubular form of helically braided yarns to which is coupled a plurality of spaced axially extending restraining elements, conveniently as warp elements braided with the tubular form. The yarns are braided wit... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6112634 | High coverage area braiding material for braided structures A braided structure produced by strands of a braiding material consisting of multiple yarn ends of multifilament fibers oriented side-by-side or in parallel to form a generally single layer band of yarn ends and treated with a suitable forming material in... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6106913 | Fibrous structures containing nanofibrils and other textile fibers Nanofibers are produced having a diameter ranging from about 4 Å to 1 nm, and a nano denier of about 10-9. The use of the electro-spinning process permits production of the desired nanofibrils. These fibrils in combination with a carrier or st... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5997970 | Fiber-reinforced rodlike article A fiber-reinforced article comprises a tubular body and a plurality of fiber braids for reinforcing the tubular body. The fiber braids have a first section parallel to the axis of the tubular body, and a second section forming an angle with the axis of th... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5952067 | Braided structure having uncrimped strands A biaxial braided sleeve braided together in a diamond braid style. The braided sleeve has an outer layer or set of thick, uncrimped strands extending in one helical direction and an inner layer or set of thick, uncrimped strands extending in the other he... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5934168 | Rope for the taking along and transferring of paper webs in the manufacture of paper and cardboard on paper machines The invention relates to a rope for the taking along and transferring of paper webs in the manufacture on paper machines of paper and cardboard made from round-braided textile fiber material. In accordance with the invention, raised positions are distribu... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5920970 | Method making an anti-slip lace Method of making an anti-slip lace for tying wearing apparel items such as shoes comprises an elongated woven tubular member that has internal spaced raised projections along its length wherein the raised projections are blobs of acrylic paint and a round... | 07/13/1999 |
