Patents by Inventor Karl Greifeneder

Karl Greifeneder 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: 7159379
    Abstract: A sewing thread made of synthetic fibers having an elongation at a break between 25% and 85% and an elastic tensile elongation of between 30% and 95% of the elongation, determined by a measuring strength, corresponding to 70% of the absolute strength of the respective sewing thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Amann & Soehne GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Pierre Hornez, Mathias Wittmann, Karl Greifeneder
  • Publication number: 20050144927
    Abstract: A sewing thread made of synthetic fibers is described, whereby the ready-to-use sewing thread has an elongation at break between 25% and 85% and an elastic tensile elongation of between 30% and 95% of the elongation, determined by a measuring strength, corresponding to 70% of the absolute strength of the respective sewing thread. In addition, two methods for making a sewing thread are also described, whereby the sewing thread comprises either a plied yarn or an air-intermingled sewing thread. To produce this sewing thread yarn components with an elongation at break between 25% and 85% and an elastic tensile elongation of between 30% and 95% are selected, whereby thermal and preferably hydrothermal treatment is carried out after the actual yarn production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Pierre Hornez, Mathias Wittmann, Karl Greifeneder
  • Patent number: 6905764
    Abstract: A sewing thread made of synthetic fibers is described, whereby the ready-to-use sewing thread has an elongation at break between 25% and 85% and an elastic tensile elongation of between 30% and 95% of the elongation, determined by a measuring strength, corresponding to 70% of the absolute strength of the respective sewing thread. In addition, two methods for making a sewing thread are also described, whereby the sewing thread comprises either a plied yarn or an air-intermingled sewing thread. To produce this sewing thread yarn components with an elongation at break between 25% and 85% and an elastic tensile elongation of between 30% and 95% are selected, whereby thermal and preferably hydrothermal treatment is carried out after the actual yarn production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Amann & Soehne GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Pierre Hornez, Mathias Wittmann, Karl Greifeneder
  • Publication number: 20040265580
    Abstract: A sewing thread made of synthetic fibers is described, whereby the ready-to-use sewing thread has an elongation at break between 25% and 85% and an elastic tensile elongation of between 30% and 95% of the elongation, determined by a measuring strength, corresponding to 70% of the absolute strength of the respective sewing thread. In addition, two methods for making a sewing thread are also described, whereby the sewing thread comprises either a plied yarn or an air-intermingled sewing thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: Amann & Soehne GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Pierre Hornez, Mathias Wittmann, Karl Greifeneder
  • Patent number: 6546711
    Abstract: A sewing yarn comprises at least two roving yarns, which are twisted together with one another, whereby each roving yarn has the structure of a core yarn, comprising at least one first multifilament yarn component, forming a yarn core, and a second fiber yarn component spun over the core. In the cross-section of the sewing yarn, the fiber yarn thread covering of at least one roving yarn contains less than 41 individual fibers. For the manufacture of each roving yarn, a slubbing made of fiber yarns is compacted to 10 to 25 times of the volume of the roving yarns, introduced into a spinning device with the multifilament yarn component serving as the core, and is spun in said device, with at least two roving yarns being thereafter twisted together with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Amann & Soehne GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Karl Greifeneder, Kurt Truckenmueller
  • Publication number: 20020139103
    Abstract: A sewing yarn is described, with at least two roving yams, which are twisted together with one another for the formation of the sewing yarn, whereby each roving yarn has the structure of a core yarn, comprising at least one first multifilament yarn component, forming a yarn core, and a second fiber yarn component spun over the core. In the cross-section of the sewing yarn, the fiber yarn thread covering of at least one roving yarn contains less than 41 individual fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Karl Greifeneder, Kurt Truckenmueller
  • Patent number: 6425237
    Abstract: A sewing yarn is described, with at least two roving. yarns, which are twisted together with one another for the formation of the sewing yarn, whereby each roving yarn has the structure of a core yarn, comprising at least one first multifilament yarn component, forming a yarn core, and a second fiber yarn component spun over the core. In the cross-section of the sewing yarn, the spun fiber yarn covering of at least one roving yarn contains less than 41 individual fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Amann & Soehne GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Karl Greifeneder, Kurt Truckenmueller
  • Patent number: 5429868
    Abstract: A yarn, especially a sewing yarn, comprises at least two multifile yarn components. The first yarn component forms mainly the core of the yarn and the second yarn component forms mainly the jacket of the yarn. The two yarn components are intermingled with one another. The monofilaments of the second yarn component have a specific strength which amounts to between 5% and 70%, especially between 10% and 50%, of the specific strength of the monofilaments of the first yarn component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1995
    Assignee: Amann & Sohne GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Kurt Truckenmuller, Karl Greifeneder
  • Patent number: 5375310
    Abstract: A method is described of drawing a pre-oriented multifilament yarn (POY yarn). Hereby the multifilament yarn is fed from a delivery godet, around which it is wrapped, at a first velocity into a main drawing zone and removed from the main drawing zone at a second velocity by a drawing-off godet around which it is wrapped. The drawing in the main drawing zone takes place between the delivery godet and the drawing-off godet whereby the drawing-off godet is heated to a temperature of between 160.degree. C. and 240.degree. C. The first and the second velocities are so adjusted with respect to each other that the second velocity is 70% to 180% greater than the first velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1994
    Assignee: Amann & Sohne GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Karl Greifeneder, Kurt Truckenmuller
  • Patent number: 5146738
    Abstract: A thread, suitable for use as a sewing thread, and having increased tenacity and reduced thermal shrinkage properties. A multi-filament core yarn for the thread is formed from a preoriented yarn having a titre of 100 dtex-1,000 dtex which has been turned around an unheated pin of less than 10 mm diameter, heated to a temperature of 100.degree.-200.degree. C. for 0.01-10 seconds, and drawn with a drawing ratio equal to or greater than a normal drawing ratio. At least one effect yarn is intermingled with the core yarn to form a core-jacket thread having loops, not more than 15% of which are drawn tight in a knot-like manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1992
    Assignee: Amann und Sohne GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Karl Greifeneder, Kurt Truckenmuller
  • Patent number: 5083419
    Abstract: In a method and apparatus for producing a yarn, a synthetic pre-oriented multifilament yarn is fed at a first velocity to a non-heated pin having a diameter less than 10 mm. After turning the yarn around the pin for an angle between 270.degree. and 360.degree., the yarn is heated to a temperature between 100.degree. C. and 250.degree. C. for between 0.01 sec and 10 sec. The yarn is then drawn off the pin at a second viscosity higher than the first velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1992
    Assignee: Amann und Sohne GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Karl Greifeneder, Kurt Truckenmuller