Patents by Inventor Lorenz Kreitzen

Lorenz Kreitzen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7464531
    Abstract: A method for visually displaying the maintaining of specified effects in a produced fancy yarn by measuring the deviations of the yarn diameter from the desired specifications. The display is a two-dimensional classifying matrix which is known per se. The display matrix is divided into longitudinal regions in one dimension and diameter regions in the other dimension, and forms a class in each case by combining a longitudinal region with a diameter region, wherein each deviation from the desired specification is allocated to a class. Only the effect regions of a fancy yarn are included in the classifying matrix, with only the regions of the fancy yarn counting as effect regions, the diameter of which is at least a specified amount over a specified web diameter and the length of which exceeds a specified minimum length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Iris Biermann, Christoph Haase, Lorenz Kreitzen
  • Patent number: 7454889
    Abstract: A method for producing an effect yarn on an open-end rotor spinning machine, formed from an alternating line-up of yarn sections and effects consisting of pre-determined thickenings, wherein an effect is produced where the yarn is joined by means of a piecing end, in the piecing region of the yarn located downstream of the piecing end, following a break in the thread. The quality of the yarn produced in this way is improved such that unwanted deviations from the pre-determined repeat of pattern of the effect yarn, caused by piecing regions, are eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG.
    Inventors: Iris Biermann, Wolfgang Doerner, Christoph Haase, Lorenz Kreitzen, Ralf Siewert
  • Patent number: 7412818
    Abstract: A rotor spinning machine of the type comprising a plurality of working stations and a bobbin supplying device extending along the machine, wherein at least two service units supplying the working stations with bobbins are supplied by the supply device and wherein the rotor spinning machine comprises a control device for controlling the service units. The control device is configured in such a way that it suppresses a subsequent bobbin request from the second service unit in the event of an existing bobbin request from the first service unit positioned downstream in relation to the transporting direction of the supply device, until the initially existing bobbin request has been fulfilled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Doerner, Ralf Siewert, Lorenz Kreitzen
  • Patent number: 7392648
    Abstract: A rotor spinning machine has a plurality of spinning stations, each of which comprises an opening roller and a draw-in roller for supplying sliver to the opening roller and each of which is equipped with control devices for individual drives of the draw-in rollers. The control devices each have a connection mechanism, to which an additional control card can be attached for producing effect or novelty yarn with predetermined effects. The control card comprises a processor, which meets the elevated computing power requirements for producing effect or novelty yarn and can be activated via a data bus system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Iris Biermann, Christoph Haase, Karl Kamps, Lorenz Kreitzen, Ralf Siewert
  • Publication number: 20070277495
    Abstract: A method for visually displaying the maintaining of specified effects in a produced fancy yarn by measuring the deviations of the yarn diameter from the desired specifications. The display is a two-dimensional classifying matrix which is known per se. The display matrix is divided into longitudinal regions in one dimension and diameter regions in the other dimension, and forms a class in each case by combining a longitudinal region with a diameter region, wherein each deviation from the desired specification is allocated to a class. Only the effect regions of a fancy yarn are included in the classifying matrix, with only the regions of the fancy yarn counting as effect regions, the diameter of which is at least a specified amount over a specified web diameter and the length of which exceeds a specified minimum length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: Saurer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Iris Biermann, Christoph Haase, Lorenz Kreitzen
  • Publication number: 20070151224
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to produce an effect yarn on an open-end rotor spinning machine, formed from an alternating line-up of yarn sections and effects consisting of pre-determined thickenings. To this end, an effect is produced where the yarn is joined by means of a piercing end, in the piercing region of the yarn located downstream of the piercing end, following a break in the thread. The invention enables the quality of the yarn produced in this way to be improved such that unwanted deviations from the pre-determined repeat of pattern of the effect yarn, caused by piercing regions, are eliminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: Saurer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Iris Biermann, Wolfgang Doerner, Christoph Haase, Lorenz Kreitzen, Ralf Siewert
  • Publication number: 20070137167
    Abstract: A rotor spinning machine of the type comprising a plurality of working stations and a bobbin supplying device extending along the machine, wherein at least two service units supplying the working stations with bobbins are supplied by the supply device and wherein the rotor spinning machine comprises a control device for controlling the service units. The control device is configured in such a way that it suppresses a subsequent bobbin request from the second service unit in the event of an existing bobbin request from the first service unit positioned downstream in relation to the transporting direction of the supply device, until the initially existing bobbin request has been fulfilled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: Saurer GmbH & Co.KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Doerner, Ralf Siewert, Lorenz Kreitzen
  • Publication number: 20070130906
    Abstract: A rotor spinning machine has a plurality of spinning stations, each of which comprises an opening roller and a draw-in roller for supplying sliver to the opening roller and each of which is equipped with control devices for individual drives of the draw-in rollers. The control devices each have a connection mechanism, to which an additional control card can be attached for producing effect or novelty yarn with predetermined effects. The control card comprises a processor, which meets the elevated computing power requirements for producing effect or novelty yarn and can be activated via a data bus system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: Sauter Gmbh & Co.KG
    Inventors: Iris Biermann, Christoph Haase, Karl Kamps, Lorenz Kreitzen, Ralf Siewert