Patents Examined by Robert R. Mackey
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Patent number: 4644619Abstract: The invention concerns the production of three-dimensional thread packages. Vertical rods (11) are maintained in a stationary arranged network by engagement through perforated plates (12,13). A thread (10) is deposited from above this network by a shuttle (9) in a sinuous path between upper end portions of the rods (11). The layers of thread thus formed in succession, supported by the perforated plate (12) which undergoes a descending movement, are compacted by a perforated plate (7) which is lowered upon the finishing of each layer. A lacing arrangement (35) replaces the rods (11) by threads after the thread layer phase.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 1986Date of Patent: February 24, 1987Assignee: Societe Nationale Industrielle et AerospatialeInventors: Georges J. J. Cahuzac, Francois J. R. Monget
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Patent number: 4642860Abstract: In the crimping of textile fibers, opposed rolls are rotated to force-feed the fibers through a nip defined by the rolls and into a stuffer box. A pair of cheek plates are pressed against the ends of the opposed rolls such that a front surface of each cheek plate engages ends of both rolls adjacent the nip to retain the fibers against lateral displacement from the nip. Atomized lubricating liquid is sprayed toward an inlet of the nip and against portions of the ends of the rolls approaching the nip, and against backsides of the cheek plates.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1985Date of Patent: February 17, 1987Assignee: Celanese CorporationInventors: Lotfy L. Saleh, John A. Turton, Steven L. Matthews
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Patent number: 4641404Abstract: An apparatus and method for sizing warp yarn utilized in preparing a loom beam for weaving are disclosed. A porous application roll (A) is utilized for applying a sizing material onto a sheet of warp yarns (12) passing between a pressure roll (30) and the application roll. The application roll includes a continuous cylindrical porous application surface (B) formed around the entire periphery of the roll having an extent at least as great as the warp yarn sheet width. An intermediate porous distribution layer (C) is provided next to the application surface (B) for disbursing the sizing material onto the application surface. A porous flow control membrane (D) having a pore size less than that of the distribution layer occupies a boundary region for metering the sizing material. When the passage of warp yarns is discontinued, the application roll (A) is moved to an idle position by an actuator (38). In the idle position, liquid (72) is made to contact the application surface to maintain it in a moist condition.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 1985Date of Patent: February 10, 1987Inventors: Scott O. Seydel, William D. Letbetter, William H. Cutts
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Patent number: 4641403Abstract: A machine for flame processing textile fabric webs (27), especially a singeing machine, is equipped with a burner unit (35) which comprises a combustion chamber terminating in a singeing slit, connected to a gas mixing chamber by a mixture feed slot (7).To save energy, the width of the working flame should be adjustable continuously and with low operating cost, whereby in particular provision should be made for automatically adjusting the flame width to the width of the fabric web (27) being processed. For this purpose, the burner unit (35) is provided with one or two flexible sealing strips (13) for the mixture feed slot, said strips being insertable from one or both ends of the burner unit, each of said strips further having its outer end wound on a winding body (33), rotatable for adjusting the inner ends of sealing strips (13).Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 1985Date of Patent: February 10, 1987Assignee: Osthoff Senge GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Walter Osthoff, Otmar Hohenester, Anton Gessner
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Patent number: 4639986Abstract: A filament jet entangler comprising a supporting bracket and a jet insert mounted thereon, the jet insert including a cylindrical yarn confining passage extending therethrough and intersected by a pair of coplanar fluid jet ports whose axes intersect at the cylindrical wall defining the yarn confining passage and define an included angle of about 48.degree..Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 1981Date of Patent: February 3, 1987Assignee: Phillips Petroleum CompanyInventor: Borenstein, David E.
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Patent number: 4639984Abstract: A guide track for a tentering chain carrying tentering clamps supports the clamps by a number of rollers to form a tentering frame, especially for a film stretching machine. The guide track is an endless track with U-turns in which a single semicircle type of U-turn has been replaced by a U-turn including two partial curved sections each having a smaller radius of curvature and the two curved sections are interconnected by a straight intermediate section. The reversing or looping curved section at the beginning of the reverse run is so constructed that at this location a drive sprocket wheel can mesh with the tentering chain. Thus, the drive sprocket which was a source of contamination for the web is located remote from the web to thereby substantially reduce any possibilities of contaminating the web.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1985Date of Patent: February 3, 1987Assignee: Lindauer Dornier Gesellschaft mbHInventor: Rudolf Langer
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Patent number: 4637103Abstract: A simultaneous biaxial stretching machine for thermoplastic film webs, said machine having two transport rails arranged on both borders of the film web, on which transport rails gripping devices for the gripping of the borders of the film web are guided, each coupled with one another by flexible connecting elements and having a roller moving mechanism, the gripping devices being guided at constant small distance in a preheating zone, divergently and at an increasing mutual distance within a stretching zone, and in parallel or convergently within a fixing zone. Each gripping device has an extension arm, oriented rectangularly to the moving direction of the gripping device, the extension arm having a slide, guided therein. Each gripping device, in addition, has a deflection roller for the deflection of the connecting element, coming from the adjacent gripping device.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 1986Date of Patent: January 20, 1987Assignee: Kampf GmbH & Co. MaschinenfabrikInventor: Armin Hutzenlaub
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Patent number: 4633550Abstract: An apparatus for entangling filamentary yarns comprises first and second blocks which are positionable in mutually superimposed relationship. Each block includes a plurality of channels and a plurality of fluid ports. The channels are located so that when the blocks are in superimposed relationship, respective ones of the channels are aligned to define yarn passages through which yarns can be fed. The fluid ports communicate with the yarn passages and are communicable with pressurized fluid to create a turbulent fluid flow within respective ones of the yarn passages for entangling the yarns. A motor actuated mechanism separates the first and second blocks to provide simultaneous and immediate access to the interior of the yarn passages. When the blocks are separated, the yarn can be continually fed therethrough to pull trash through the yarn passages. Each block includes a base section and a head section removably attached thereto.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 1985Date of Patent: January 6, 1987Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: John E. McAliley, James R. Crozier, Jr.
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Patent number: 4632286Abstract: A garment hanger has a base with a hook and a trousers mount. A connector connects the base and the trousers mount in such a way that one end of the mount is open and a space for hanging and removing trousers is formed between the base and the mount. The ends of the mount are provided with elements which engage and hold the trousers only when the hanger is tilted so as to prevent the trousers from sliding off the mount.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 1985Date of Patent: December 30, 1986Inventor: Hisashi Koyama
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Patent number: 4631790Abstract: An apparatus for texturizing threads of endless filaments comprising a thread infeed portion, a treatment portion and a texturizing portion. The texturizing portion is provided with lamellae forming a so-called slotted nozzle. The lamellae are arranged in a substantially star-shaped or spoke-like configuration. According to the invention, these lamellae are rounded and polished on their inwardly directed lamellae faces or ends to provide optimum friction conditions between these lamellae faces and the thread to be texturized. The lamellae are removably insertably secured at their upper ends and also by means of extensions or projections provided at their lower ends in respective slots. This removable insertability of the lamellae affords the possibility of rapid exchange of such lamellae.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 1985Date of Patent: December 30, 1986Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Rieter AGInventor: Werner Nabulon
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Patent number: 4631789Abstract: Apparatus for producing needled fibrous bodies of a predetermined geometrical shape and height or strength of fiber material, particularly as padding elements for the clothing industry.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 1983Date of Patent: December 30, 1986Assignee: Oskar Dilo Maschinenfabrik KGInventor: Richard Dilo
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Patent number: 4631788Abstract: Method and apparatus to subject the face and back side of a fabric to successive impacting by a plurality of flaps to break up the fiber or filament bond thereof and increase the yarn-to-yarn mobility therein. The fabric is supplied at an angle to the impacting flaps and the flaps do not compact the fabric therebetween and cause a streak or lie therein.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 1985Date of Patent: December 30, 1986Assignee: Milliken Research CorporationInventors: Louis Dischler, Wolfgang K. F. Otto
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Patent number: 4631791Abstract: The apparatus for interlacing a multi-filament yarn within an interlacing passage comprises a slide member movable at essentially right angles to the interlacing passage. The slide member has a jet or blow nozzle opening into the interlacing passage. The slide member is selectively movable in predetermined directions. Due to this movability of the slide member there exists the possibility of moving the airstream issuing from the jet or blow nozzle so as to interlace the filaments of the multi-filament yarn. The airstream can be moved within a predetermined operating range in order to thereby optimize the interlacing of the multi-filament yarn. The movement of the slide member is effected by means of a pressure pin or bolt which displaces the slide member against the force of a compression spring.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 1984Date of Patent: December 30, 1986Assignee: Rieter Machine Works Ltd.Inventor: Georg Symon
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Patent number: 4630340Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing a warp sheet of synthetic multifilament yarns is disclosed, and wherein the yarns may be withdrawn from supply packages and advanced along a path of travel in warp sheet form, heated and drawn while in advancing warp sheet form to orient the filaments, and then wound, for example, on a warp beam. Upon detection of a yarn break, the advance of the warp sheet is terminated, and means are provided for interrupting the application of heat to the sheet while the advance is terminated so as to avoid damage to the remaining yarns from a continued application of heat.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 1984Date of Patent: December 23, 1986Assignee: Barmag Barmer Maschinenfabrik AGInventors: Karl Bauer, Michael Hanisch, Erich Lenk
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Patent number: 4630339Abstract: Method and apparatus for inspecting sheetlike material such as textile fabrics, the apparatus comprising a frame in which a full roll of fabric material is arranged in spaced relation to an empty spindle or bobbin which is driven, the material extending between the full roll and the empty spindle with a generally horizontal reach. An inspection board is mounted in the frame for movement along track elements, such movement being from a first position beneath the reach of material to a second position at the upper portion of the frame. During the movement of the inspection board, it engages the reach of material and properly positions the material on the inspection board when it arrives at the second position, at which the material is visually inspected by driving the empty spindle.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 1984Date of Patent: December 23, 1986Assignee: Krantz America, Inc.Inventor: Nicholas L. Morizzo
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Patent number: 4629102Abstract: An improved garment-engaging grip of a plastic ship-on hanger in which a cooperating finger and wall engage an interposed garment therebetween, and the finger is movable into a clearance provided behind it to allow for the bulk of the garment, to thereby relieve, by virtue of this adjustment in position of the finger, any stress in the plastic at the juncture of the finger connection to the hanger and, thus, the tendency of rupture at said juncture.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1981Date of Patent: December 16, 1986Inventors: Donald Tendrup, Joseph DeVito
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Patent number: 4629100Abstract: An apparatus for winding ribbon-like material into decorative bows comprises a base member having a plurality of apertures adapted to receive a plurality of spaced pegs around which the ribbon is wound in a desired pattern. A first plurality of apertures is sized to receive pegs of one diameter, and is arranged in a row along one side of the base member. A second plurality of apertures is sized to receive pegs of a smaller diameter and this second plurality is arranged in multiple rows in a grouping spaced a prescribed distance laterally from the first plurality of apertures. Ribbon is wound around various combinations of large and/or small pegs to make bows in a variety of sizes. Areas of cork material are laminated to at least one side of the base for receiving an anchor means used to hold one end of the ribbon strand in place during winding.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 1985Date of Patent: December 16, 1986Inventor: Betty Owens
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Patent number: 4629101Abstract: In order to maintain the shape of a folded garment, and to hold it in the folded position, there is provided a display device comprising a first support element adapted to extend across the shoulders of the garment at the back, a second support element adapted to enter the neck of the garment in the area of the shoulders so as to hold the garment in position, and a pair of bars about which the sleeves may be folded so as to lie generally parallel with the sides of the garments and with each other. The support element also includes a pair of clips or latches which retain a lower marginal portion of the garment when the latter is folded up. For particular effectiveness in maintaining the shape and ease of folding, there is preferably also provided a generally rectangular frame comprising side frame elements and a bottom frame element which assists in the folding up of the lower marginal portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 1985Date of Patent: December 16, 1986Assignee: Marks and Spencer p.l.c.Inventor: Robert J. Franklin
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Patent number: 4627135Abstract: A burner unit for a flame treatment of flat textile materials includes a combustion chamber terminating in a singeing slot supplied from a gas mixture chamber by two parallel burner slots, with the gas mixture chamber being encased by a burner element including two substantially U-shaped profile members clamped together along longitudinal edges with an interposition of mixture distributing rail for delimiting the burner slots respectively along a longitudinal side. To achieve a significant uniformity of the singeing flame in a longitudinal direction, the mixture distributing rail is enclosed between two guide strips respectively defining the outer longitudinal side of the burner slots, with the guide strips being clamped together with the mixture distributing rail, as a package, between the two substantially U-shaped profile members.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 1985Date of Patent: December 9, 1986Assignee: Osthoff Senge GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Walter Osthoff
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Patent number: 4624036Abstract: The disclosure relates to the finish processing of tubular knitted fabric in the manner to effect accurate, uniform alignment of the sewn seam at the edge extremity of the fabric tube, as it is being finished and gathered in flat form. Stripe-matched tubular knitted fabric has been slit longitudinally, adjusted to convert stripes from spiral to circular form, and resewn along its entire length. An equipment and method is provided for finish processing of such fabric, wherein a novel arrangement is provided for rotationally manipulating a laterally distended fabric to maintain accurate, uniform edge alignment of the sewn seam.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 1985Date of Patent: November 25, 1986Assignee: Samcoe Holding CorporationInventors: Edmund A. Diggle, Jr., Andrew P. Cecere