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Manufacture of bulked yarns

Assignee: British Nylon Spinners Ltd
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Filing: 1963-08-05
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Granted: 1964-06-23
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Expires: 1983-08-05
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Kenneth D Fairley

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 09:07
CPC Classifications
D; D02; D02G; D02G1/00; D02G1/02; D02G1/0206; D02G1/0246

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 103 words
A PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A BULKED YARN COMPRISING A CORE OF CRIMPED CONTINUOUS FILAMENTS SURROUNDED BY A SHEATH OF STAPLE LENGTH FIBRES, WHEREIN TWO OR MORE YARNS, AT LEASST ONE OF WHICH IS THERMOPLASTIC, HAVING DIFFERENT EXTENSIONS TO BREAK ARE COMBINED, AND ARE FALSE TWISTED AND DRAWN WHILE IN A HEATED CONDIDTION TO CAUSE THE YARN HAVING THE LOWEST EXTENSION TO BREAK TO BREAK INTO CRIMPED STAPLE LENGTH FIBRES, WHICH FIBRES FORM A SHEATH AROUND THE REMAINING UNBROKEN CRIMPED FILAMENTS WHICH THEREBY FORM A CORE OF CRIMPED CONTINUOUS FILAMENTS, THE ENDS OF THE STAPLE FIBRES ENTANGLING WITH THE CONTINUOUS FILAMENT CORE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 103 words
A PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A BULKED YARN COMPRISING A CORE OF CRIMPED CONTINUOUS FILAMENTS SURROUNDED BY A SHEATH OF STAPLE LENGTH FIBRES, WHEREIN TWO OR MORE YARNS, AT LEASST ONE OF WHICH IS THERMOPLASTIC, HAVING DIFFERENT EXTENSIONS TO BREAK ARE COMBINED, AND ARE FALSE TWISTED AND DRAWN WHILE IN A HEATED CONDIDTION TO CAUSE THE YARN HAVING THE LOWEST EXTENSION TO BREAK TO BREAK INTO CRIMPED STAPLE LENGTH FIBRES, WHICH FIBRES FORM A SHEATH AROUND THE REMAINING UNBROKEN CRIMPED FILAMENTS WHICH THEREBY FORM A CORE OF CRIMPED CONTINUOUS FILAMENTS, THE ENDS OF THE STAPLE FIBRES ENTANGLING WITH THE CONTINUOUS FILAMENT CORE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2904953A Cited
FR1158282A Cited
GB850059A Cited
US3061998A Cited
FR1251346A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-06-23 1967-12-23 1968-06-23 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-06-23 1971-12-23 1972-06-23 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-06-23 1975-12-23 1976-06-23 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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