| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 087 | Textiles: braiding, netting, and lace making | 35 |
| 087000000 | PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS | 30 |
| 087001000 | Coated or impregnated | 3 |
| 20100083815 | FIBER REINFORCED RESIN MEMBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND APPARATUS MANUFACTURING FIBER FABRIC - An object of the present invention is to provide a high-quality fiber reinforced resin member that enables a longitudinal yarn to be laid out, without slipping, around an outer periphery of a mandrel having at least a bent portion, thus allowing both the longitudinal yarn and a diagonal yarn to be evenly laid out, and a method of manufacturing the fiber reinforced resin member, as well as an apparatus manufacturing a fiber fabric for the fiber reinforced resin member. A fiber reinforced resin member | 04-08-2010 |
| 20090260510 | BRAIDED ROPE CONSTRUCTION - The invention relates to a braided rope for bend-over-sheave applications consisting essentially of n braided primary strands being made of polymeric filaments, which rope has an oblong cross-section with aspect ratio in the range 1.2-4.0. Such a rope shows markedly improved service life performance in cyclic bend-over-sheave applications. The invention also relates to the use of a braided rope according to the invention as a load-bearing member in bend-over-sheave applications; and to a system comprising such a rope and at least one sheave with a groove, the dimensions of which groove are adapted to the rope dimensions. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20110088538 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC PROFILE PARTS - The present invention provides a method for producing a fiber-reinforced plastic profile part ( | 04-21-2011 |
| 087002000 | Elastic | 2 |
| 20100122625 | SAFETY ELASTIC ROPE - A safety elastic rope includes an elastic outer tubular rope having two longitudinally opposite first fixing ends, and an elastic inner rope inserted into the outer tubular rope and having two longitudinally opposite second fixing ends. The inner rope is more elastic than the outer tubular rope, and has substantially the same length as the outer tubular rope. The second fixing ends are connected respectively to the first fixing ends. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20110061519 | Securing Device - A securing device is provided comprised of a reactive fiber component and at least one of a terminating fiber component and an initiating fiber component. The reactive fiber component includes at least one of the following: an undrawn polymer fiber and a substantially undrawn polymer fiber, wherein the first reactive fiber component is operative to stretch responsive to a load. The terminating fiber component is in a compressed state and is operative to elongate to a length at which the terminating fiber component is operative to prevent further stretching of the first reactive fiber component responsive to the load. The initiating fiber component is operative to break responsive to a predetermined force and permit the first reactive fiber component to stretch responsive to the load. | 03-17-2011 |
| 087003000 | Intertwisted strands | 1 |
| 087004000 | Twist or bobbinet lace | 1 |
| 20100132537 | AUTOMATIC LACER FOR BUNDLES OF POLYMERIC FIBER - An automatic lacer wraps bundles of polymeric fibers with thread, before the bundles are woven into a fabric mat and placed in a housing to form a gas-separation membrane module. A fiber bundle passes through a spool which is previously wound with thread on its outer surface. The thread is attached to the fiber bundle, so that when the bundle is moved through the spool, the thread is pulled from the spool, and automatically becomes wound around the bundle. Threads from two or more spools may be wrapped around the fiber bundle simultaneously. Lacing of the fiber bundles reduces the amount of tangling in the loom feeder, and improves the quality of modules made from the fiber bundles. | 06-03-2010 |
| 087005000 | With material incorporated in diverse ways | 4 |
| 20100126333 | PROCESS FOR LOCALIZATION OF A LONG-MEMBER PROFILE THAT IS INSERTED BETWEEN FIBROUS SUPPORT PREFORMS THAT ARE ASSEMBLED FOR FORMING A COMPOSITE-MATERIAL PART - An assembly of fibrous support preforms that makes it possible to obtain a composite-material part that includes a space ( | 05-27-2010 |
| 087006000 | Tubular fabric with core | 3 |
| 20090107323 | Braided rope construction - The invention relates to a braided rope for bend-over-sheave applications consisting essentially of n braided primary strands being made of polymeric filaments, which rope has an oblong cross-section with aspect ratio in the range 1.2-4.0. Such a rope shows markedly improved service life performance in cyclic bend-over-sheave applications. The invention also relates to the use of a braided rope according to the invention as a load-bearing member in bend-over-sheave applications; and to a system comprising such a rope and at least one sheave with a groove, the dimensions of which groove are adapted to the rope dimensions. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20100162882 | Arborist's climbing rope - An arborist's climbing rope in which an eye splice having a splice tuck can be formed at one end includes in one embodiment a core of polypropylene, a first braided tubular sheath of nylon disposed about the core and a second braided tubular sheath of a polyester disposed about the first braided tubular sheath, the core cross-sectional diameter being in the range of 1 to 10% of the total cross-sectional diameter of the arborist's climbing rope. In forming the eye splice a portion of the core is intentionally removed near the eye splice to form a space within the first tubular sheath where the core has been removed and the splice tuck is buried in and substantially completely fills the space within the first tubular sheath where the core has been intentionally removed. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100294114 | Fast Rope - A fast rope, which includes a weighted core, a first braid surrounding the core, a second braid surrounding the first braid, and a third braid surrounding the second braid. The core is constructed from lead wires extruded over a polyester yam, the first braid is strands of polypropylene, the second braid is strands of composite press material, and the third braid is strands of polyester multiplex. | 11-25-2010 |
| 087008000 | Braided | 17 |
| 20110277618 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BRAIDING MICRO STRANDS - A method and apparatus for fabricating microbraided structures is provided. A microbraiding device includes first and second carrier members that are movable with respect to each other. Each carrier includes a plurality of shelters. Spool-less strands of microfiber are retained in shuttles that are movable between the first and second shelters under magnetic forces. The microbraid structure is fabricated as the shuttles move between the first shelters, and as the first carrier member moves relative to the second carrier member. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20090120270 | BRAIDED PLASTIC BAG BELTS AND HANDLES - A braided water resistant flexible strong plastic rope and method of making, comprising a first, second and third braided strand of three flexible ribbons of connected plastic bags operable to sustain substantial tensile forces. When the central, left and right braided strands are braided together they form a braided water resistant flexible strong plastic rope. The rope can be used for braided belts and handles. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100269673 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL, COMPOSITE PART AND METHODS FOR MAKING SUCH - A composite material comprising a plurality of fiber tape strips woven or braided together. Each of the plurality of fiber tape strips is made of a single layer of unidirectional fibers. The fibers are at least partially embedded in a thermoplastic matrix. A tubular composite part is made from this composite material and of an internal film. A method of manufacturing the composite material comprises weaving or braiding the fiber tape strips, especially in the form of a tube. A method of manufacturing a composite part comprises pressurizing the film inside the tube while heating both the tube and the film up to their forming temperature so as to bond the film to the woven fiber tape strips. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20090025544 | 3-D woven fabric and methods for thick preforms - Fabric and methods of forming thick 3-D woven preforms wherein substantially orthogonal yarn systems are manipulated in each direction to provide predetermined thickness and cross-sectional shapes. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20100192758 | Fluoropolymer Fiber Composite Bundle - A fishing line having multiple UHMWPE fibers and (b) at least one fluoropolymer fiber comprising expanded polytetrafluoroethylene. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20090193961 | Apparatus, System, and Method for Filamentary Composite Lattice Structure Manufacturing - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for the manufacture of composite lattice structures comprising a weaving mechanism | 08-06-2009 |
| 20110011250 | DOUBLE-LAYER DIRECTED SWEAT CLOTH - A double-layer directed sweat cloth, especially a quick hygroscopic sweat cloth, is disclosed. Sweat drawn by a lining is given a directional route for transporting and delivering quickly to an external dissipation layer for evaporation and sweat transferred is prevented from staining reversely a skin surface, forming a dry-wet separation effect to keep a lining layer dry. In the lining layer, part of core sections of yarns which absorb sweat are at same positions in the dissipation layer, allowing water liquid affinitive to the lining to directly acquire a directional route that sweat is quickly transported and carried outward to keep skin dry, by a co-core capillary effect to transport sweat directly and collapsing sweat beads at far ends. Moreover, as drawing yarns are woven hollowly, a hollow portion is formed in the lining to provide a dry-wet separation mechanism, maintaining dryness to skin where the cloth is worn on. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110094370 | SYNTHETIC FIBER ROPE WITH COUPLING ELEMENT - A synthetic fiber rope with coupling element for transmitting an adjustment force to an adjustable part to be connected to the rope via the coupling element is provided. The coupling element is attached to the rope as an element separate from the rope. The coupling element at least partly engages in the interior of the rope and there engages behind rope components made of synthetic fibers, wherein the coupling element completely reaches through the rope transverse to its local direction of extension and protrudes beyond the outer surface of the rope. A base of the coupling element resting against the outer surface of the rope and extending along a portion of the outer surface of the rope. A succeeding component is attached to the coupling element in that it is press-fitted with the coupling element, such that material of the succeeding component is deformed and rope components being compacted in the region of the coupling element. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20120024134 | BRAIDED LOOP UTILIZING BIFURCATION TECHNOLOGY - A method, comprises providing a braid unit having a body braid section, at least two first arms at a first end of the body braid section, and at least two second arms at a second end of the body braid section. Each first arm is passed in through the second end and out through the first end of the body braid section. Each second arm is passed in through the first end and out through the second end of the body braid section. The first and second arms are pulled past each other after passing through the body braid section, so as to gather the body braid section into a ring. | 02-02-2012 |
| 087009000 | Tubular | 5 |
| 20100024631 | TUBULAR BRAID AND COMPOSITE HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE USING THE SAME - A tubular braid and a composite hollow fiber membrane using the same are disclosed. The tubular braid is made by braiding yarns, the yarn made by combining thin filament and thick filament, wherein the thin filament is comprised of a plurality of monofilament having a fineness of 0.01 to 0.4 denier, and the thick filament is comprised of at least one monofilament having a fineness of 3 to 50 denier. Also, the composite hollow fiber membrane using the tubular braid of the present invention can realize excellent water permeability, high mechanical strength, good filtration reliability, great peeling strength, low dope permeation, and high stiffness. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20110283870 | BRAIDED REINFORCEMENT FOR AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE FRAMES AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A method for applying a braided fabric over a mandrel using a braiding apparatus having a central axis and providing braiding yarns drawn toward a braiding point where a braid is formed on the mandrel, the method comprising the steps of advancing the mandrel through the braiding point of the braiding apparatus, determining a current position of the mandrel; and controlling the position of the mandrel transversely to the central axis of the braiding apparatus responsive to the current position such that a center point of a mandrel cross-section passing through the braiding apparatus is coincident with the braiding point. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110283871 | BRANCHED STENT/GRAFT AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - Branched braided stent or graft devices and processes for fabrication of the devices are disclosed in which a trunk portion and two hinge leg portions are fabricated in one piece braided from a single plurality of filaments, whereby the legs contain the full plurality of filaments and the trunk portion contains a subset of the same plurality of filaments. The fabrication process involves braiding the hinged legs on a mandrel while retaining loops of filament between the hinged leg portions for subsequent braiding of the trunk portion of the stent or graft. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20090165637 | ROPE CONTAINING HIGH-PERFORMANCE POLYETHYLENE FIBRES - The invention relates to a rope containing a plurality of stands comprising a mixture of high-performance poly-ethylene fibres and polytetraflooroethylene fibres in a mass ratio of 70:30 to 98:2. The rope shows markedly improved service life performance in cyclic bend-over-sheave applications. The invention also relates to the use of said rope as a load-bearing member in bend-over-sheave applications. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20110209601 | PROTECTIVE SLEEVE AND RELATED MANUFACTURING METHOD - A protective sleeve includes a plurality of cords braided together. Each of the plurality of cords is formed from yarn that are knitted together. The plurality of cords form a substantially complete external surface of the protective sleeve. | 09-01-2011 |
| 087011000 | Variable form | 3 |
| 20110203446 | MACHINE FOR ALTERNATING TUBULAR AND FLAT BRAID SECTIONS AND METHOD OF USING THE MACHINE - A braider comprises a plurality of horngears. The horngears can be arranged for forming at least two closed paths for braiding. Each horngear has a driving gear and a hornplate. Each horngear can be selectably operated in a first mode, to rotate with the driving gear, and in a second mode, in which the driving gear rotates, but the hornplate does not. Bobbin carriers are positioned on some of the horngears. A track is configurable in: a first flat braiding mode with the carriers arranged on the horngears, so that there is one or more separate closed path for forming a first flat braid configuration; and a second flat braiding mode for forming a second flat braid configuration different from the first flat braid configuration,. A switch is provided for changing a configuration of the track between the first and second flat braiding modes. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20090188380 | MACHINE FOR ALTERNATING TUBULAR AND FLAT BRAID SECTIONS - A braider has a track for guiding | 07-30-2009 |
| 20110005371 | Device and Method for Braiding Fibers into a Braided Structure - The invention relates to a device for braiding fibers into a braided structure, the device comprising a braiding machine, comprising a continuous track plate, a forming device, comprising a forming ring, a braiding mandrel about which the braiding machine braids at least one layer of the braided structure, and positioning means to effectuate relative movement of the mandrel and the braiding machine during braiding. The continuous track plate and/or the forming ring are build up of at least two parts that may be separated and reattached to each other, the parts being arranged such as to allow the track plate and/or the forming ring to enclose the mandrel. The invention further relates to a method for braiding fibers into a braided structure. | 01-13-2011 |
| 087012000 | Knotted mesh | 3 |
| 20090188381 | Toroidal cloth - The present invention provides a toroidal structure comprising a plurality of closed-loop toroids interconnected together, each toroid having a body defining an interior, the toroidal structure comprising: a first toroid of the plurality of toroids having a first proximal portion and a first distal portion; a second toroid of the plurality of toroids having a second proximal portion and a second distal portion; and an interconnection between the first and the second toroid formed by looping the first proximal portion around the body of the second toroid and passing through the interior of the first toroid adjacent to the first distal portion to cause the first distal portion to be positioned adjacent to the second proximal portion. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20100294115 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF MULTI-PLANAR STRETCHED NETS - A process for production of a three-planar net has been conceived, which net consists of a plurality of thread-like elements ( | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110067558 | TOROIDAL CLOTH - The present invention provides a toroidal cloth comprising a plurality of closed-loop toroids interconnected together, each toroid having a body defining an interior, the method comprising: providing a first toroid of the plurality of toroids having a first proximal portion and a first distal portion; providing a second toroid of the plurality of toroids having a second proximal portion and a second distal portion; providing a third toroid of the plurality of toroids having a third proximal portion and a third distal portion; overlapping the second toroid and the third toroid such as to overlap the second and third proximal portions; forming an interconnection between the first, second and third toroids by looping the first proximal portion around the body of the second and third toroids being overlapped and passing through the interior of the first toroid adjacent to the first distal portion to cause the first distal portion to be positioned adjacent to the second and third proximal portions; and wherein the interconnection between the first, second and third toroids and each subsequent interconnection is formed between the first toroid and two other adjacent toroids of the plurality of closed-loop toroids at three distinct points along the circumference of the first toroid to provide a triangulated toroidal cloth structure. | 03-24-2011 |
| 087000000 | APPARATUS | 5 |
| 087020000 | With automatic control | 1 |
| 20080229921 | BRAIDED REINFORCEMENT FOR AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE FRAMES AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A machine and method for applying braid by means of a braiding machine to a mandrel, where the mandrel has a shape that approximates a wheel but has an irregularly varying radius of curvature. The machine includes drive/positioning wheel assemblies that are used to continuously reposition a cross-section of the mandrel relative to the braiding machine such that a center point of cross-section of the mandrel is maintained to be coaxial with a braiding point of the braiding machine as the mandrel | 09-25-2008 |
| 087033000 | Braiding | 3 |
| 087034000 | With mandrel or form | 1 |
| 20110048216 | AUTOMATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING BRAIDED BARBED SUTURES - A system for making braided barbed sutures includes a filament winding assembly, and a guide assembly including at least one barbed insert dispenser opening defining a passageway for orienting a barbed insert. The guide assembly is adapted to dispense at least one barbed insert from the dispenser opening into the filament winding assembly for winding a plurality of filaments around the at least one barbed insert for making a braided barbed suture. The passageway of the dispenser opening is adapted to allow longitudinal movement of the barbed insert relative to the passageway while simultaneously preventing twisting movement of the barbed insert relative to the passageway. As the barbed insert is being dispensed, the barbed insert dispenser opening is selectively rotatable for imparting rotation to the barbed insert as the filaments are wound about the barbed insert. The passageway may be an elongated slit having a greater width than height. | 03-03-2011 |
| 087044000 | Concentric circular orbit type | 1 |
| 087046000 | Intermittently retractible carrier propellers | 1 |
| 20090084251 | High Speed Braider - A high speed braider, characterized in that the main shaft, driven by a prime motor, drives the rotating shafts of the inner and outboard spindle driving disks through a set of cylindrical gear transmission mechanism, the set of cylindrical gear transmission mechanism includes a main shaft gear and two translating gears, the main shaft gear engages with one of the cylindrical gears on the shaft of the inner or outboard spindle driving disks, and the two translating gears rotate together, of which, one engages with the cylindrical gear on the main shaft, another engages with the other of the cylindrical gears on the shafts of inner or outboard spindle disks, and the transmission ratio between the rotating shaft of inner spindle driving disk and the main shaft equals to the transmission ratio between the rotating shaft of outboard spindle driving disk and the main shaft. By driving the inner and outboard spindle driving disks by a set of cylindrical gear transmission mechanism, the inner and outboard spindle driving disks can rotate reversely and synchronistically. It has solved the problems in the art and improved the durability of high speed braider. | 04-02-2009 |
| 087050000 | Carrier propelling and/or guiding means | 1 |
| 20120006187 | Circular carriage track guide for a braiding machine - The invention relates to a circular carriage track guide for a braiding machine. The braiding machine has at least two supply spool support sets performing relative movement with respect to each other about its rotational axis during braiding, wherein the spool supports ( | 01-12-2012 |
| 087054000 | Shuttles, carriages and/or threading and loading or unloading devices | 1 |
| 087055000 | Braiding carriers | 1 |
| 087056000 | With strand tensioning means | 1 |
| 087057000 | Let offs | 1 |
| 20100037759 | BRAIDING BOBBIN, BRAIDING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR DRAWING OFF A FIBER FROM THE SPOOL OF A BRAIDING BOBBIN - A braiding bobbin includes a shaft and a spool from which a fiber thread can be drawn off through a thread guide mounted to rotate on the shaft. At least one torsion spring joins the shaft and the spool to each other. The spool is rotatable in a draw-off direction against the spring force and in an opposite, backwinding direction by the spring force of the torsion spring. A brake having an adjustable braking torque brakes rotation of the shaft in the draw-off direction. | 02-18-2010 |
