Patents by Inventor Nicole Saeger

Nicole Saeger 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: 8003554
    Abstract: In a clothing support for a card flat covering, the belt-shaped support is made of plastics material, and there is embedded in a base body at least one reinforcing insert which is also belt-shaped and which is arranged in the vicinity of the back of the support. In order to make possible stronger anchoring by simple means and to allow undisrupted oscillation of clothing wires, the base body has at least two layers (bottom layer and top layer) of different plastics materials connected to one another, and the bottom layer incorporates a fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicole Saeger, Thomas Kämper, Ute Pöhler
  • Patent number: 7946000
    Abstract: In an apparatus for the fiber-sorting or fiber-selection of a fiber bundle comprising textile fibers, especially for combing, which is supplied by means of supply device to a fiber-sorting device, especially a combing device for removal of the combed fiber material at least one take-off means with a sliver-forming element is present, downstream of which is a drafting system to enable productivity to be substantially increased and an improved combed sliver to be obtained, downstream of the supply device there is arranged at least one rotatably mounted roller rotating rapidly without interruption, which is provided with clamping devices for the fiber bundle, which clamping devices are distributed spaced apart in the region of the periphery of the roller and the combed sliver formed is arranged to be supplied directly to the drafting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicole Saeger, Thomas Schmitz, Johannes Bossmann
  • Patent number: 7941900
    Abstract: In an apparatus for the fiber-sorting or fiber-selection of a fiber bundle which is supplied by means of a supply device to a fiber-sorting device, mechanical means are present which generate a combing action in order to loosen and remove non-clamped constituents from the fiber bundle, and a take-off device is present to remove the combed fiber material. To enable an improved combed sliver to be obtained, downstream of the supply device there are arranged at least two rotatably mounted rollers with clamping devices for the fiber bundles, which clamping devices are distributed around the periphery of the rollers, wherein in the region between the rollers, devices are present which provide an optimum feed of the fiber material and/or provide optimum positioning of the fiber material for transfer and take-up from the first roller to the second roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicole Saeger, Johannes Boβmann, Thomas Schmitz
  • Patent number: 7941901
    Abstract: In an apparatus for fiber-sorting or fiber-selection of a fiber bundle comprising textile fibers, especially for combing, the fiber bundle is supplied to a fiber-sorting device, clamping devices are provided, which clamp the fiber bundle at a distance from its free end, and mechanical device is present, which generates a combing action from the clamping site to the free end of the fiber bundle. To increase productivity in a simple manner and obtain an improved combed sliver downstream of the supply device there are at least two rotatably mounted rollers rotating rapidly without interruption, the combing device are associated with a said roller, and an arrangement for optimum feed and/or positioning of the fiber material to be combed is associated with the combing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicole Saeger, Johannes Bossmann, Thomas Schmitz
  • Patent number: 7941899
    Abstract: In an apparatus for the fiber-sorting or fiber-selection of fiber material which is supplied by means of supply means to a fiber-sorting device, at least one mechanical device is present which generate a combing action to remove non-clamped constituents such as short fibers. To enable productivity to be substantially increased in a simple manner and an improved combed sliver to be obtained, downstream of the supply device there are arranged at least first and second rotatably mounted rollers with clamping devices for the fiber bundles, and the apparatus further comprises at least two supply devices and/or at least one further high-speed roller and/or at least two take-off devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicole Saeger, Johannes Bossmann, Thomas Schmitz
  • Patent number: 7937811
    Abstract: In an apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of fibre material which is supplied by means of a supply device to a fibre-sorting device, mechanical means are present which generate a combing action to remove non-clamped constituents such as short fibres. Downstream of the supply device there are arranged at least two rotatably mounted rollers with clamping devices for the fibre bundles, and the supply device comprises a feed unit, which feed unit comprises a feed roller and at least one feed tray defining a nip between said feed roller and said feed tray, and the retaining force in the nip optimally retains the short fibres completely or substantially completely in the nip during separation of a fibre bundle by said clamping devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicole Saeger, Johannes Bossmann, Thomas Schmitz
  • Patent number: 7934295
    Abstract: In an apparatus and a method for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of a fibre bundle comprising textile fibres, especially for combing, which is supplied by means of supply device to a fibre-sorting device, especially a combing device, and which is removed by a take-off device, to enable the productivity to be substantially increased and an improved combed bundle to be obtained, downstream of the supply device there are arranged at least two rotatably mounted rollers rotating rapidly without interruption, which are provided with clamping devices for the fibre bundle, wherein an actuating device for adjusting geometric and/or speed-related variables in the relationship of the rollers to one another are associated with at least one roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicole Saeger, Johannes Bossmann, Thomas Schmitz
  • Patent number: 7926148
    Abstract: In an apparatus for the fiber-sorting or fiber-selection a fiber bundle which is supplied by means of a supply device to a fiber-sorting device in which clamping devices are provided which clamp the fiber bundle at a distance from its free end, and in which a mechanical device is present which generates a combing action, for removal of the combed fiber material a revolving element is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicole Saeger, Johannes Bossmann, Thomas Schmitz
  • Patent number: 7926147
    Abstract: In an apparatus for the fiber-sorting or fiber-selection of a fiber bundle comprising textile fibers, especially for combing, fiber is supplied by a supply device to a fiber-sorting device, especially a combing device. Clamping devices clamp the fiber bundle at a distance from its free end, and a mechanical device combs the free end to loosen and remove non-clamped constituents, for example, short fibers, neps, dust and the like. To increase productivity and obtain an improved combed sliver, downstream of the supply device there are at least two rotatably mounted rollers rotating rapidly without interruption, which are provided with the clamping devices, and measured value sensors for detecting values relating to the fibers or machine settings are connected to a control and regulation device, which is arranged to effect actions in dependence on the measured values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Truetzschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicole Saeger, Johannes Bossmann, Thomas Schmitz
  • Patent number: 7921519
    Abstract: In an apparatus for the fiber-sorting or fiber-selection of a fiber bundle comprising textile fibers, especially for combing, which is supplied by a supply device to a fiber-sorting device, especially a combing device, having clamping devices which clamp the fiber bundle at a distance from its free end, which is combed to remove non-clamped constituents, the clamping devices each comprise two clamping jaws. To increase productivity and to enable an improved combed sliver to be obtained, downstream of the supply device there are arranged at least two rotatably mounted rollers rotating rapidly without interruption, the clamping devices being spaced apart in the region of the periphery of the rollers, and the clamping jaws of the each clamping device are arranged to be movable in relation to one another and separately drivable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicole Saeger, Johannes Bossman, Thomas Schmitz
  • Patent number: 7921518
    Abstract: In an apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of a fibre bundle comprising textile fibres, especially for combing, which is supplied to a fibre-sorting device, especially a combing device, having clamping devices which clamp the fibre bundle at a distance from its free end, which is combed to remove non-clamped constituents, the clamping devices each comprise two clamping jaws. To increase productivity and to enable an improved combed sliver to be obtained, downstream of the supply device there are arranged at least two rotatably mounted rollers rotating rapidly without interruption, the clamping devices being spaced apart in the region of the periphery of the rollers, and each clamping device comprising at least one nipper part which is at least partially resilient. The clamping jaws may have a high coefficient of friction in the region of their clamping surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicole Saeger, Thomas Schmitz, Johannes Bossmann
  • Patent number: 7921517
    Abstract: In an apparatus for the fiber-sorting or fiber-selection of a fiber bundle comprising textile fibers, especially for combing, which is supplied to a fiber-sorting device, especially a combing device, having clamping devices which clamp the fiber bundle at a distance from its free end, which is combed to remove non-clamped constituents, the clamping devices each comprise two clamping jaws. To increase productivity and to enable an improved combed sliver to be obtained, downstream of the supply device there are arranged at least two rotatably mounted rollers rotating rapidly without interruption, the clamping devices being spaced apart in the region of the periphery of the rollers, and each clamping device comprising at least one nipper part at least partially of a lightweight material. The clamping jaws may have a high coefficient of friction in the region of their clamping surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicole Saeger, Johannes Bossmann, Thomas Schmitz
  • Patent number: 7913362
    Abstract: In an apparatus for the fiber-sorting or fiber-selection of a fiber bundle comprising textile fibers, especially for combing, which is supplied by a supply device to a fiber-sorting device, especially a combing device, having clamping devices, which clamp the fiber bundle at a distance from its free end, for combing to remove non-clamped constituents, at least one take-off device with a sliver-forming element is present, downstream of which is a drafting system. To increase productivity and improve the combed sliver, the fiber-sorting device has at least two rotatably mounted rollers rotating rapidly without interruption, having the clamping devices and between the sliver-forming element and the drafting system the at least one fiber sliver is present in the form of a fiber structure having a width greater than its height, for example, following spreading by a web-spreader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicole Saeger, Johannes Boβmann, Thomas Schmitz
  • Patent number: 7845054
    Abstract: In an apparatus on a combing machine for monitoring the noil percentage, having a supply device, a combing device for combing out fiber material to be combed and at least one device for forming a combed sliver, at least one arrangement is present for continuous automatic generation of a signal representing the noil percentage when the combing machine is running, the arrangement comprising at least one measuring device for the quantity of supplied fiber material and at least one measuring device for the quantity of combed fiber material and a calculating means for determining the noil percentage. For monitoring and optimization of the noil percentage, the or each measuring device for measuring the amount of combed fiber material may comprise a measuring device for a comber sliver having a feeler element or a contactless sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Schmitz, Nicole Saeger
  • Patent number: 7748084
    Abstract: An apparatus on a textile machine for cleaning fibre material has a first roller for conveying a fibre web, and second and third rollers which have respective nips with one another and with the first roller on rotation of the three rollers. The second roller is arranged downstream of third roller and so co-operates with the first roller that fibre is opened and detached, the fibre is transferred to the nip with the third roller and is conveyed by the third roller to the nip with the first roller, where it is transferred back to the first roller. To improve the degree of cleaning upstream of the second roller and third there is arranged at least one fixed carding element in which the teeth of the clothing are inclined opposite to the direction of rotation of the first roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Truetzschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicole Saeger, Roland Friedrich
  • Patent number: 7748085
    Abstract: An apparatus on a textile machine for cleaning fibre has a high-speed first roller conveying a fibre web, and second and third rollers. Second roller is arranged downstream of third roller and so co-operates with first roller, that fibre is detached, the fibre is transferred to nip, with third roller and is conveyed by third roller to nip with first roller where it is transferred back to the first roller. A separating knife is arranged downstream of the second roller. In order to improve the degree of cleaning between separating knife and the nip of first roller with second roller there is a separation opening of width about from 40 to 60 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Truetzschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicole Saeger, Roland Friedrich
  • Patent number: 7743469
    Abstract: An apparatus on a textile machine for cleaning fiber material has a first roller for conveying a travelling fiber web, and second and third rollers which have respective nips with one another and with the first roller on rotation of the three rollers. The second roller is arranged downstream of the third roller and co-operates with the first roller so that fiber is detached, the fiber is transferred to the nip with the third roller and conveyed by the third roller to the nip with the first roller. The rollers have clothing with tips which are inclined in the direction of rotation. To improve the cleaning the front angle ? of the tips of the second roller is about from 10° to 50° and the clothing gaps may be large to obtain a higher filling volume for fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Truetzschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicole Saeger, Roland Friedrich
  • Patent number: 7730591
    Abstract: An apparatus on a carding machine has a covering comprising work and cover elements lying opposite the clothing of a high-speed cylinder. There is, in succession, an air exhaust opening for the exit of air and an opening for entry of air, past which openings a flow of fibers and air is passed. To allow improved detachment and elimination of short fibers in a simple manner, the spacing of the covering upstream of the exhaust opening is smaller than the spacing of the covering between air exhaust opening and air inlet opening and an airflow flows against the direction of rotation of the cylinder along the surface of the cylinder and flows with short fibers through the air exhaust opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicole Saeger, Roland Friedrich, Gerhard Hensgen
  • Publication number: 20090044382
    Abstract: In an apparatus on a combing machine for monitoring the noil percentage, having a supply device, a combing device for combing out fibre material to be combed and at least one device for forming a combed sliver, at least one arrangement is present for continuous automatic generation of a signal representing the noil percentage when the combing machine is running, the arrangement comprising at least one measuring device for the quantity of supplied fibre material and at least one measuring device for the quantity of combed fibre material and a calculating means for determining the noil percentage. For monitoring and optimisation of the noil percentage, the or each measuring device for measuring the amount of combed fibre material may comprise a measuring device for a comber sliver having a feeler element or a contactless sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: Trutzschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas SCHMITZ, Nicole SAEGER
  • Publication number: 20090000075
    Abstract: In an apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of a fibre bundle comprising textile fibres, especially for combing, which is supplied by a supply device to a fibre-sorting device, especially a combing device, having clamping devices, which clamp the fibre bundle at a distance from its free end, for combing to remove non-clamped constituents, at least one take-off device 14 with a sliver-forming element is present, downstream of which is a drafting system. To increase productivity and improve the combed sliver, the fibre-sorting device has at least two rotatably mounted rollers rotating rapidly without interruption, having the clamping devices and between the sliver-forming element and the drafting system the at least one fibre sliver is present in the form of a fibre structure having a width greater than its height, for example, following spreading by a web-spreader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Truetzschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicole Saeger, Johanness Bossmann, Thomas Schmitz