| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 5544090 |
Removal of undesirable entities in thin webs of textile materials |
August 6, 1996 |
| An apparatus and method for monitoring and processing a web of textile materials which includes a plurality of entities including fibers, neps, seed coat fragments and trash. The web is monitored, preferably by an imaging unit, to produce a monitor signal. A computer receives the monitor |
| 5537868 |
Direct control of fiber testing performance parameters by application of controlled conditioned |
July 23, 1996 |
| Conditioned gas flows are applied at various critical locations in instruments and apparatus for testing and processing textile fibers, such as cotton. In the context of test instruments, a standard test zone environment (which becomes part of the test record) is effected by the intr |
| 5491876 |
Needle-based apparatus for individualizing single fibers and other textile entities for testing |
February 20, 1996 |
| Disclosed are various needle-based devices for individualizing single fibers and other entities from a fibrous mass, particularly for testing purposes. In one embodiment, an accelerated pin drafting machine has a plurality of combing elements which sequentially pierce a fiber mat and |
| 5483844 |
Needle-based apparatus for individualizing single fibers and other textile entities for testing |
January 16, 1996 |
| Disclosed are various needle-based devices for individualizing single fibers and other entities from a fibrous mass, particularly for testing purposes. In one embodiment, an accelerated pin drafting machine has a plurality of combing elements which sequentially pierce a fiber mat and |
| 5383135 |
Acquisition, measurement and control of thin webs on in-process textile materials |
January 17, 1995 |
| An apparatus and method for monitoring and processing a web of textile materials which includes a plurality of entities including fibers, neps, seed coat fragments and trash. The web is monitored, preferably by an imaging unit, to produce a monitor signal. A computer receives the monitor |
| 5367747 |
Needle-based apparatus for individualizing fibers and other textile entities for testing purpose |
November 29, 1994 |
| Disclosed are various needle-based devices for individualizing single fibers and other entities from a fibrous mass, particularly for testing purposes. In one embodiment, an accelerated pin drafting machine has a plurality of combing elements which sequentially pierce a fiber mat and |
| 5361450 |
Direct control of fiber testing or processing performance parameters by application of controlle |
November 8, 1994 |
| Conditioned gas flows are applied at various critical locations in instruments and apparatus for testing and processing textile fibers, such as cotton. In the context of test instruments, a standard test zone environment (which becomes part of the test record) is effected by the intr |
| 5321496 |
Apparatus for monitoring trash in a fiber sample |
June 14, 1994 |
| An apparatus for monitoring trash in a sample of trash particles and fibers includes scales for determining the weight of the sample which is transmitted to a computer. The sample is presented to a sensing volume and an optical sensor produces an output signal corresponding at least to t |
| 5203206 |
Apparatus and methods for testing tension-elongation or cross-sectional properties of single fib |
April 20, 1993 |
| An apparatus for testing fibers includes a single fiber preparation and separation device for separating fibers from a sample of multiple fibers and producing an output of single fibers. A fiber transport means, preferably an air conduit, receives the single fibers and transports them |
| 5167150 |
Apparatus and methods for testing tension-elongation or cross-sectional properties of single fib |
December 1, 1992 |
| A fiber testing apparatus includes two support members for holding a fiber and a positioning mechanism to facilitate placement of the fiber into engagement with the support members. A translation apparatus moves the two support members apart while a monitor records at least one character |
| 5138879 |
Method for producing multiple fiber data |
August 18, 1992 |
| A method for producing multiple fiber data from a plurality of single fiber tests. A plurality of individual fibers are subjected to tension tests such that the individual fibers are elongated tensioned and broken while characteristics of the fiber are monitored. Multiple fiber data are |
