Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
073159000 | SHEET, WOVEN FABRIC OR FIBER | 37 |
20080209998 | Yarn Testing Apparatus - The device is used for the automatic determination of characteristics on textile test material such as yarns, rovings, and slivers. A path is provided for the test material, through which path the test material is moved in its longitudinal direction. At least one measuring element for measuring a parameter of the test material is arranged along the path. In order to reduce the depositing of loose fibres, dust, or dirt particles, a plurality of suction elements, which are arranged along the path and spaced apart from one another, are provided and generate a vacuum, by means of which the undesired particles are sucked from the path. | 09-04-2008 |
20080289409 | Method for controlling quality of a fiberglass mat - A method is provided for controlling the quality of a fiberglass mat. The method includes the steps of dyeing a test specimen of the fiberglass mat, scanning the test specimen with an optical detector to collect color data and comparing the color data to a predetermined standard to determine if the fiberglass mat is within the desired product specification. | 11-27-2008 |
20090056435 | Product array and method of merchandising tissue products - An array of tissue products having: a. a first group comprising two or more tissue products, from at least two different product manufacturers, each product having an indicium representing an intensive property for softness; b. a second group comprising two or more tissue products, from at least two different product manufacturers, each product having an indicium representing the intensive property for strength or absorbency; and c. a third group of tissue products comprising two or more tissue products, from at least two different product manufacturers, each product having a lower price, to the consumer, per package of equivalent roll count than each product of the first group and the second group, of tissue products; wherein the Softness PSU of each product of the first group is greater than the Softness PSU of each product of the second group and each product of the third group; and the HFS value of each product of the second group is greater than about 65 g/sheet. | 03-05-2009 |
20090133488 | Test to measure curling tendency of paper in laser printers - The invention provides an apparatus and method for testing the tendency of a paper to curl. The paper is cut from a paper making machine and rapidly humidified to standard TAPPI conditions, and is thereafter run through an apparatus having a substantially vertically oriented nip. The paper is measured for curl, all data are tabulated and fed back into a data acquisition or paper machine control system. | 05-28-2009 |
20090183563 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR WRINKLE RESISTANCE TESTING - An apparatus for testing wrinkle resistance of a material, the apparatus including a base for receiving the material, the base coupled to a frame, at least one clamp for holding the material, the at least one clamp disposed upon the frame and movably fixed to an edge of the base and a loading mechanism for applying a desired load quantity on the material on the base. A method for testing wrinkle resistance of material, the method including providing a material on a base, the base coupled to a frame, providing at least one clamp for holding the material, the at least one clamp disposed upon the frame and movably fixed to an edge of the base and controlling a loading mechanism to apply a desired load quantity on the material on the base. | 07-23-2009 |
20090282908 | ELECTRIFIABLE FABRIC - Embodiments of the present invention provide an electrifiable fabric made up of conductive fibers and non-conductive fibers. Garments may be created with the electrifiable fabric. Electricity may be applied to the electrifiable fabric, where the ratio of non-conductive fibers to conductive fibers provides an electrical resistance to thereby generate heat. | 11-19-2009 |
20100000312 | SENSOR AND DEVICE FOR EXAMINING SHEET MATERIAL, AND SENSOR MAINTENANCE METHOD - In bank note processing machines bank notes are conveyed by a transport system and thereby pass through a sensor path. With some sensors the bank notes guided past touch the front side of the sensor housing. Thus, the front sides wear out which may impair the transport of the bank notes. In the case of wear of the sensor fronts, no longer complete sensor components but only individual front elements of the sensor component are replaced. To the side of the sensor housing facing the bank notes there are fixed one or a plurality of front elements which are detachable and thus replaceable with low effort. The front elements do not contact the inner area of the housing and the sensitive measuring elements arranged therein. When the front elements are detached from the housing for maintenance, the measuring elements remain dustproof encapsulated in the housing of the sensor component. The front elements preferably have a comb structure which improves the transport of the bank notes at the transition between the sensor components. | 01-07-2010 |
20100050763 | Micronaire Measurement - A method of determining a testing volume for a micronaire measurement by containing a fiber sample within a micronaire chamber having a length and at least one movable end wall. A flow is initiated along the length of the micronaire chamber. The fiber sample is compressed within the micronaire chamber by advancing the movable end wall, and the advancement of the movable end wall is stopped when at least one property of the flow attains a set point. The position of the movable end wall defines the testing volume. In this manner, there is provided a convenient method of setting a testing volume and acquiring the information needed to take a micronaire measurement. | 03-04-2010 |
20100300195 | APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING CUT RESISTANCE - An apparatus and a method of using the apparatus for measuring the cut resistance of polymeric and elastomeric materials having specimen holding and tensioning devices arranged on a common axis; a blade cutting device located orthogonally to the axis of the first and second specimen tensioning devices and a cutting block assembly located on the same axis as the cutting device and on the opposite side of the specimen tensioning device. | 12-02-2010 |
20100300196 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND VIBRATION ISOLATOR SELECTION METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a media sensor which a sheet carrying device has at a halfway part in a sheet carrying path, a damper table which stores a frequency band of vibration to be absorbed for each type of vibration isolator, and a controller which samples an output from the media sensor, performs Fourier transform on a waveform acquired as a result of the sampling, thus calculates a frequency, then searches the damper table on the basis of the resulting frequency, reads an optimum vibration isolator, and outputs the optimum vibration isolator to a control panel. | 12-02-2010 |
20100313648 | PROCESS FOR DEMONSTRATING TISSUE PRODUCT BREAK-THROUGH - A method for demonstrating the comparative break-though strengths of at least two tissue products is disclosed. The steps include: a) providing a break-through test apparatus b) providing the tissue products; c) observing a first condition of each tissue product; d) disposing a first of the tissue products between a lower platen and an upper platen in a face-to-face-to-face relationship between coextensive apertures disposed within the lower and upper platen; e) providing a simulated mucous composition; f) directing a first portion of the simulated mucous composition toward the first tissue product; g) observing a second condition of the first tissue product; h) disposing a second tissue product between the coextensive apertures; i) directing a second portion of the simulated mucous composition toward the second tissue product; j) observing a second condition of the second tissue product; and, k) comparing the second condition of the first tissue product and the second condition of the second tissue product. | 12-16-2010 |
20100313649 | PROCESS FOR DETERMINING TISSUE PRODUCT BREAK-THROUGH - A method for testing the break-through strength of a tissue product is disclosed. The method entails the steps of: a) observing a first condition of the tissue product; b) disposing the tissue product between a lower platen and an upper platen; c) disposing at least a portion of the tissue product within an aperture disposed within the lower platen and an aperture disposed within the upper platen; d) providing a simulated mucous composition; e) directing the simulated mucous composition toward the tissue product disposed within the aperture disposed within the lower platen and the aperture disposed within the upper platen; f) after step d), observing a second condition of the tissue product; and, g) comparing the first and the second conditions of the tissue product. | 12-16-2010 |
20110011175 | SHEET SAG EVALUATION METHOD AND DEVICE - A touch roller is pressed to the surface of a sheet being conveyed in a space and the amount of displacement of the touch roller is measured to evaluate the sag of the sheet at the position at which the touch roller is pressed against the sheet. The method enables the sag of a sheet to be accurately evaluated with the use of a device having a relatively simple structure and easily maintained. | 01-20-2011 |
20110048123 | Techniques To Measure Strain Development And Failure In A Fabric - The present disclosure relates to a system and method for characterizing an impact in a fabric. The system may include a sensing element woven in the fabric wherein a parameter of the sensing element depends on a strain in the sensing element; a transducer coupled to the sensing element wherein the transducer is configured to generate an output based on the parameter of the sensing element; and a controller coupled to the transducer, the controller configured to receive the output of the transducer, to determine a strain in the sensing element based, at least in part, on a change in the output of the transducer, and to characterize the impact in the fabric based on the strain in the sensing element. | 03-03-2011 |
20110247410 | METHOD FOR MEASURING AND/OR TESTING WAVINESS OF A PLANAR TEXTILE - The invention relates to a method for measuring and/or testing a geometric design parameter, particularly waviness, of a planar textile ( | 10-13-2011 |
20110314906 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHARACTERIZING MICROSCALE FORMABILITY OF THIN SHEET MATERIALS - A method of predicting sheet formability at a microscale level includes the steps of providing a grid pattern on a test sheet, bulging the test sheet to a hemispherical shape until a crack is initiated on the surface of the test sheet, detecting the initiation of the crack, acquiring two images of the surface adjacent to the crack and calculating surface strains on the test sheet. | 12-29-2011 |
20120131997 | Device For Measuring Thickness Of Cloth And Method For Measuring Thickness Of Cloth - A device and method for measuring the thickness of a cloth when the predetermined pressing force is applied to the cloth. A device for measuring a cloth thickness includes a stationary part having a base surface; a movable member having a pressing end to press a cloth against the base surface; a movable member driving mechanism to move the movable member linearly without rotating around itself from an initial position up to an over-pressing position where the pressing end presses the cloth against the base surface with a force exceeding the predetermined pressing force; a load cell for detecting a force with which the pressing end presses the cloth against the base surface; and a pulse coder for detecting the space between the base surface and the pressing end when a force value detected by the load cell reaches the predetermined pressing force. | 05-31-2012 |
20120285235 | Connectionless Cooling System - Mobile devices are re-supplied with fluids on a periodic basis thereby eliminating the need to maintain a permanent connection between an external fluid supply and the moving device. Electronic scanning devices generate heat and operate at varying and high temperature conditions that interfere with operations of the scanner heads. Circulating a heat transfer fluid through the sensor head removes excess heat from heat sensitive regions of the sensor head during operations. Once the heat transfer fluid reaches a predetermined temperature or after passage of a predetermined length of time, the scanner head is maneuvered to a docking station where it is coupled to an external heat fluid source where fresh fluid is supplied to the scanner head. | 11-15-2012 |
20130025360 | Method For Assessing Condition of Fibers - Disclosed herein is a method for assessing damages of keratin fibers using a mesh. Said methods are useful for assessing the degree of damages of keratin fibers and also to compare the damages of fibers of different origin, different portions of fibers and/or fibers treated with different cosmetic, chemical and/or mechanical treatments. Said methods are also useful for supporting advertising claims about the efficacy of a treatment. | 01-31-2013 |
20130068009 | Dual Opposing Fiber Brushing - A fiber sample conditioning system having a comb for engaging and retaining fibers to form a beard, and at least two rotating brushes for brushing the fibers simultaneously from opposite sides of the beard in a direction along the fibers away from the comb. | 03-21-2013 |
20130068010 | Determination of Yarn Features - The device for determining features, in particular the hairiness, of a yarn includes a housing and a sensor unit attached in or on the housing for measuring at least one parameter of the yarn. The housing includes a front plate, a rear plate, and a frame located between the front plate and the rear plate. The frame is produced integrally and separately from the front plate and the rear plate, for example from a bent metal sheet. The front plate and the rear plate are designed as flat plates and fastened, by means of screw connections, to lugs that are bent inward on the frame. The housing thus has a particularly simple design. | 03-21-2013 |
20130167629 | ULTRASONIC PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a ultrasonic processing apparatus, upstream conveyor and downstream conveyor allow a fibrous web to run in a machine direction continuously. Between the conveyors, a working surface of a first mechanical element serving as a stationary element of the ultrasonic processing apparatus extends diagonally with respect to the machine direction. The fibrous web runs in the machine direction above the working surface. The ultrasonic processing apparatus includes a second mechanical element adapted to move in a direction diagonally intersecting the machine direction. The working surface of the first mechanical element cooperates with the second mechanical element to subject the fibrous web to ultrasonic processing. One of an ultrasonic horn and an anvil is used as the first mechanical element and a remainder of the ultrasonic horn and the anvil is used as the second mechanical element. | 07-04-2013 |
20130247658 | OPTOACOUSTIC INSPECTION DEVICE FOR INSPECTION OF SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS - An inspection device is provided which comprises a receiving member defining an open cell for receiving a target therein. An optical excitation input is in optical communication with the cell for exciting the target. At least one acoustic pickup is in acoustic communication with the cell for picking up acoustic energy resultant from excitation of the target. A recorder is provided for recording the acoustic energy picked up from the at least one acoustic pickup for facilitating structural analysis of the target. | 09-26-2013 |
20130276526 | SHEET THICKNESS DETECTION APPARATUS - A sheet thickness detection apparatus includes a bracket, a power device, a first linking lever, a second linking lever, a sheet pressing part, and a sensing device. The bracket has a base with a perforation. The sensing device includes a supporting part and a sensor. The power device, the first linking lever, the second linking lever and the sheet pressing part are disposed on a first surface of the bracket. The sensor is fixed on the supporting part. When the supporting part is connected to a second surface of the base, the sensor is penetrated through the perforation and exposed to a lateral side of the first linking lever. Moreover, the supporting part is movable, so that the position of the sensor relative to the first linking lever is adjustable. | 10-24-2013 |
20140123749 | FIBRE CLOTH INSPECTING METHOD - The invention provides a fibre cloth inspecting method for inspecting a fibre cloth regarding sparse density, filament break, various kinds of mark, fabric runs, break, weaving validation, and dyeing uniformity. The method includes following steps: scanning the fibre cloth by a scanning light beam; retrieving a light pattern generated by the scanning; generating an inspecting result information according to the light pattern in relation to the fibre cloth; and analyzing the fibre cloth regarding sparse density, filament break, various kinds of mark, fabric runs, break, weaving validation, and dyeing uniformity according to the inspecting result information. | 05-08-2014 |
20140165716 | FLUID TRANSPORTATION BY A SAMPLE ON A FINNED SUPPORT STRUCTURE - Apparatuses and methods are provided for transporting fluid to a sample such as a sheet of material. The apparatuses and methods may employ a variety of support structures that facilitate controlled fluid transportation from a lumen for absorption by the sample and measurement of the fluid transportation. | 06-19-2014 |
20140311236 | Method for metrologically differentiating material regions of a page-like, web-like or sheet-like material and device therefor - A method and device for metrologically differentiating material regions, namely majority regions and minority regions of a page-like, web-like or sheet-like material. At least one sensor receives a measuring signal of variable amplitude, the amplitude being variable depending on the material region located in a spatial detection range of the sensor. The amplitude is increased by a controllable amplifier. The material is moved relatively to the sensor such that majority regions are located in the spatial detection range of the sensor more frequently than minority regions. The method is characterized in that in phases, in which majority regions undergo examination by means of the sensor, by means of the amplifier regulation of the amplitude to a set point is carried out and the sensor generates a signal “majority region”, and that in situations, in which the amplitude undergoes a sufficient change, the sensor generates a signal “minority region”. | 10-23-2014 |
20140345376 | POWER DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING POWER TO SENSOR HEAD OF PAPER MACHINE OR OTHER SYSTEM - An apparatus includes a chassis configured to move back and forth along multiple rails. The apparatus also includes electrical contacts configured to form electrical connections to the rails. The apparatus further includes a power converter/conditioner configured to receive power from the rails via the electrical contacts and to convert the power into a different form and/or condition the power. In addition, the apparatus includes one or more sensors configured to measure at least one characteristic of a material, where the one or more sensors are configured to operate using the power from the power converter/conditioner. The electrical contacts could touch the rails and receive the power directly from the rails. The electrical contacts could also touch rail contacts and receive the power indirectly from the rails via the rail contacts. | 11-27-2014 |
20140373620 | Measuring Head - A measuring head for testing yarn, having a measuring slit for accommodating the yarn and a first yarn guide element for guiding the yarn through the measuring slit. A second yarn guide element for guiding the yarn outside of the measuring slit. The yarn path outside of the measuring slit is used when at least one of a zero point calibration and an adjustment of the measuring head needs to be performed. A measuring head arranged in this manner is especially suitable for use in classifying yarn defects in the textile laboratory. | 12-25-2014 |
20150027218 | SECURITY SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATION AND FOR REVEALING ATTEMPTS AT FORGERY - A security substrate may include at least one area for authentication and/or for revealing attempts at forgery using solvents. The at least one area may include individualized polymer- or copolymer-based particles comprising at least one visible or detectable marker. The polymer or copolymer may be at least partially soluble in solvents used for forgery. | 01-29-2015 |
20150377792 | FIBERS WITH MULTICOMPONENT FIBERS USED FOR CODING - Disclosed are fibers which contains identification fibers. The identification fibers can contain a plurality of distinct features, or taggants, which vary among the fibers and/or along the length of the identification fibers of the fibers, a fiber band, or. The disclosed embodiments also relate to the method for making and characterizing the fibers. Characterization of the fibers can include identifying distinct features, combinations of distinct features, and number of fibers with various combinations of distinct features to supply chain information. The supply chain information can be used to track the fibers, fiber band, or yarn from manufacturing through intermediaries, conversion to final product, and/or the consumer. | 12-31-2015 |
20160061809 | Device for Testing the Properties of Fibres - The present invention relates to a device for testing the properties of fibre(s). The fibres may be human hair fibres, for example, a hair tress. The device has a plurality of rods that are capable of freely rotating. Each rod has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is connected to a support. The distal end is free. The present invention also relates to related uses and methods of using the device. | 03-03-2016 |
20160116452 | Method for accurately testing yarn hairiness through stretching one-directionally - A method for accurately testing yarn hairiness through stretching one-directionally, belonging to a technical field of textile testing, is provided. A suction pipe is provided on an external side of a laser and connected with an exhausting fan through a sleeve connector and a hose. An air inlet of the suction pipe generates a negative pressure under an effect of the exhausting fan to laterally suck the yarn running at a tension state among the laser, a projection receiver and the suction pipe. The hairiness on a yarn surface stretches straight one-directionally towards an airflow direction at a height of a center of the air inlet of the suction pipe. The one-directional straight stretched hairiness on the yarn surface is accurately projected to the projection receiver of a testing head at an equal length for accurately testing a hair amount and a hair length. | 04-28-2016 |
073160000 | Filament | 4 |
20090199631 | Textile Machine Producing Cross-Wound Bobbins - This invention relates to a textile machine that produces cross-wound bobbins, comprising a device, which is arranged on an operating unit and which serves to test the quality of a yarn or yarn piecings produced at one of the spinning locations of the textile machine. The operating unit has a tensile testing device as well as a device for transferring a yarn to the tensile testing device. The invention provides that the tensile testing device ( | 08-13-2009 |
20100326181 | DUAL-STRING DYNAMOMETER FOR MEASURING DENTAL HANDPIECE POWER AT HIGH SPEED AND LOW TORQUE - A dual-string tension dynamometer ( | 12-30-2010 |
20130199287 | Auto Micronaire - A fiber testing instrument having a fiber loading station that is sized to accommodate a fiber sample within a desired size range, a fiber extraction device for extracting a portion of the fiber sample for a first battery of fiber tests, a fiber transport device for conveying at least the remaining portion of the fiber sample, and a micronaire chamber for receiving the conveyed fiber sample, where the micronaire chamber is sized to test any fiber sample within the desired size range. | 08-08-2013 |
20150033843 | Yarn Monitoring Method - The invention relates to a method for monitoring the quality of a yarn on a textile machine, wherein the yarn passes a monitoring unit of the textile machine, with the aid of which at least one measured variable (M) which is dependent on a physical parameter of the yarn is determined, and wherein the measured variable (M), or a variable derived therefrom, is evaluated with respect to the position thereof with regard to at least one reference value (R). According to the invention, it is proposed that the selection of the reference value(s) (R) takes place taking into account one or more characteristic variables of the yarn, said characteristic variables being yarn-specific and defined prior to evaluating the measured variable (M). Furthermore, a textile machine is proposed which comprises at least one monitoring unit for monitoring at least one physical parameter of the yarn, and at least one controller which is operatively connected to the monitoring unit. The textile machine is characterized in that the controller is configured to monitor the yarn quality according to one or more of the preceding claims. | 02-05-2015 |