US3137911A
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Apparatus for treating filament yarn
Assignee: Monsanto Co
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Filing: 1961-01-03
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Granted: 1964-06-23
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Expires: 1981-01-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 James E Bromley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 18:00
CPC Classifications
D; D02; D02G; D02G1/00; D02G1/14; D01; D01D; D01D5/00; D01D5/20; D02J; D02J1/00; D02J1/22; D02J1/225; D02J1/226
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
AN APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A NOVELTY FILAMENT YARN MADE FROM A THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER WHEREBY PORTIONS OF THE YARN HAVE POTENTIAL TEXTURABILITY OF VARYING LENGTHS RANDOMLY DISPOSED ALONG THE LENGTH THEREOF COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING A MOLECULARLY ORIENTABLE SYNTHETIC CONTINUOUS FILAMENT YARN MADE FROM A THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER FROM A SOURCE AT A FIRST RATE, DENTICULATED WHEEL MEMBERS HAVING A PERIPHERAL AXIALLY-EXTENDING DENTICULATIONS INTERRUPTED AT RANDOM INTERVALS BY SMOOTH PERIPHERAL AREAS, AND DENTICLES OF WHICH ARE ENGAGEABLE ARRANGED IN CLOSELY SPACED ADJUSTMENT, THE PATTERN OF DENTICULATED INTERRUPTIONS OF EACH OF THE WHEEL MEMBERS BEING RANDOM RESPECT TO THE PATTERN OF DENTICULATED INTERRUPTIONS OF THE OTHER WHEEL MEMBERS SAID MEMBERS BEING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID YARN AND TO ADVANCE SAME AT AN INCREASED RATE AS COMPARED TO THE SUPPLY RATE OF SAID YARN, WHEREBY THE YARN NORMALLY ADVANCING BETWEEN SAID YARN SUPPLY MEANS AND SAID WHEEL MEMBERS IS ATTENUATED THEREBY TO INCREASE THE MOLECULAR ORIENTATION THEREOF, MEANS BETWEEN THE SUPPLY MEANS AND SAID WHEEL MEMBERS FOR ELEVATING THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID YARN, THEREBY TO LOCALIZE THE ATTENUATION OF SAID YARN IN ITS
Claim 2
Independent Claim
181 words
AN APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A NOVELTY FILAMENT YARN MADE FROM A THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER WHEREBY PORTIONS OF THE YARN HAVE POTENTIAL TEXTURABILITY OF VARYING LENGTHS RANDOMLY DISPOSED ALONG THE LENGTH THEREOF COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING A MOLECULARLY ORIENTABLE SYNTHETIC CONTINUOUS FILAMENT YARN MADE FROM A THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER FROM A SOURCE AT A FIRST RATE, DENTICULATED WHEEL MEMBERS HAVING A PERIPHERAL AXIALLY-EXTENDING DENTICULATIONS INTERRUPTED AT RANDOM INTERVALS BY SMOOTH PERIPHERAL AREAS, AND DENTICLES OF WHICH ARE ENGAGEABLE ARRANGED IN CLOSELY SPACED ADJUSTMENT, THE PATTERN OF DENTICULATED INTERRUPTIONS OF EACH OF THE WHEEL MEMBERS BEING RANDOM RESPECT TO THE PATTERN OF DENTICULATED INTERRUPTIONS OF THE OTHER WHEEL MEMBERS SAID MEMBERS BEING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID YARN AND TO ADVANCE SAME AT AN INCREASED RATE AS COMPARED TO THE SUPPLY RATE OF SAID YARN, WHEREBY THE YARN NORMALLY ADVANCING BETWEEN SAID YARN SUPPLY MEANS AND SAID WHEEL MEMBERS IS ATTENUATED THEREBY TO INCREASE THE MOLECULAR ORIENTATION THEREOF, MEANS BETWEEN THE SUPPLY MEANS AND SAID WHEEL MEMBERS FOR ELEVATING THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID YARN, THEREBY TO LOCALIZE THE ATTENUATION OF SAID YARN IN ITS
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