| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 4482370 |
Method and apparatus for forming glass fibers |
November 13, 1984 |
| A glass fiber-forming feeder having a bottom wall having a network of internal passageways interconnecting the field of orifices extending therethrough, and a method for producing such bottom walls is disclosed. |
| 4401452 |
Method of and apparatus for controlling the breakage of glass fibers |
August 30, 1983 |
| A method of and apparatus for controlling the breakage of glass fibers comprising: feeding a supply of molten glass through an orificed wall to form glass streams; attenuating the glass streams to form a plurality of glass fibers; gathering the glass fibers into glass strands; forming th |
| 4379713 |
Method and apparatus for forming glass fibers |
April 12, 1983 |
| The invention disclosed herein relates to method and apparatus for forming glass fibers wherein a fiber forming feeder has a bottom wall comprised of a substrate and a control layer arranged to form reticulated indentations around the orifices therein to promote the movement of molten gl |
| 4363645 |
Annular bushing for forming glass fibers |
December 14, 1982 |
| Apparatus and method of producing glass fibers employing a tipped or tipless annular bushing plate from which fibers are drawn as an annular array. A cooling gas, such as air, is directed into contact with the bushing plate and with either, or both, the exterior and interior of the a |
| 4311499 |
Apparatus and method for production of mineral fibers |
January 19, 1982 |
| The present invention embraces apparatus and methods of forming mineral fibers, such as glass. Such invention comprising a mineral fiber forming bushing bottom wall comprising a plurality of tubular members attached together at adjacent sides to form a rigid structure adapted for flow of |
| 4303429 |
Apparatus and method for production of mineral fibers |
December 1, 1981 |
| The present invention embraces an apparatus for, and methods of, forming mineral fibers, such as glass. Such invention comprising a mineral fiber forming bushing bottom wall comprising a base plate and elongated members projecting downwardly from the exterior undersurface of the base pla |
| 4268946 |
Method for finishing a plate |
May 26, 1981 |
| The invention relates to method and apparatus for finishing a plate having projections extending therefrom comprising reinforcing the projections of the plate with a material which can be removed without damage to the projections, cutting the projections to desired length, and removing t |
| 4254610 |
Strand splicing apparatus |
March 10, 1981 |
| Method and apparatus for introducing a first strand into a continuously moving second strand are provided by positioning the first strand in spaced relation along the length of the continuously advancing second strand, and laterally moving the first strand to engage the continuously |
| 4207086 |
Stream feeder apparatus |
June 10, 1980 |
| A feeder is provided for supplying molten mineral material in the form of streams. The feeder comprises a bottom wall member, two side wall members and two end region members, each comprising an end wall portion and portions extending from the end wall portion on three sides thereof to |
| 4167252 |
Strand collecting apparatus and method |
September 11, 1979 |
| A strand collecting apparatus and method of the type in which the strand is split into bundles and advanced by, and wound onto, a rotating collet is disclosed. The strand is traversed linearly of the axis of rotation of the collet by the rotation of a rotating strand traverse. The strand |
| 4143506 |
Method and apparatus for introducing a strand into a continuously advancing roving |
March 13, 1979 |
| Method and apparatus for introducing a first strand into a continuously moving second strand are provided by positioning the first strand in spaced relation along the length of the continuously advancing second strand, and laterally moving the first strand to engage the continuously |
| 4135353 |
Entanglement of a first strand with a second strand |
January 23, 1979 |
| A method and apparatus for the entanglement of a first strand and a moving second strand are disclosed. A member having a passageway therethrough for the passage of the second strand is adapted for the circumferential positioning of the first strand. Means are provided for repositioning |
| 4069984 |
Apparatus for packaging linear material |
January 24, 1978 |
| The present invention embraces a winder for collection of linear material into a wound package. The winder comprises a driven rotatable collet upon which linear material is collected as a package in a package collection region. The collet includes a temporary collection region adjacent t |
| 4062501 |
Method and apparatus for packaging linear material |
December 13, 1977 |
| The present invention embraces a method and apparatus for simultaneously winding two linear elements into strand packages. The invention includes; means for supplying a first linear element and a second linear element; a first rotatable collet having a package collection region and a tem |
| 4054249 |
Method and apparatus for packaging linear material |
October 18, 1977 |
| The present invention embraces method and apparatus for winding a linear element into a package. Such invention including means for supplying a linear element; a driven rotatable collet having a package collection region and a temporary collection region for the linear element, the c |
| 4046329 |
Method and apparatus for packaging linear material |
September 6, 1977 |
| The present invention embraces a method and apparatus for collecting linear material on wound packages including the steps of supplying linear material, rotating a first collet having a package collection region and a temporary package collection region, winding the linear material on th |
