Day International, Inc.

Dayco Corporation

John J Dolan

Melvin D Pinkston

Michael Edward McLean

Thomas Gerald Ferguson

Dennis R Wolters

Allen T Shannon

Syd Roocroft

Chris Baldermann

Charles Dye

Graham Macfarlane

Noel D Arrington

A printing blanket which resists gauge loss throughout its useful life when subjected to printing nip pressures by retaining at least 95% of its original gauge throughout the useful life of the printing blanket. The printing blanket includes at least a printing surface layer and at least one reinforcing woven fabric ply and may also include a compressible layer. At least one, and preferably all, of the reinforcing woven fabric plies in the blanket construction are treated or fabricated to resist permanent deformation when subjected to printing nip pressures.

Printing blanket having improved dynamic thickness stability and method

A textile fiber drafting apron and method of manufacture, wherein the apron is free of cord reinforcement and is formed of a single extruded layer of material. The outer fiber working surface has a smoothness comparable to conventional ground surface, and is expressed in terms of average depth of remaining depressions, as measured on a standard measuring device.

Textile fiber drafting apron and method

A method of improving the outer portion of a rotatable textile fiber processing component is provided, the method comprising the steps of making the outer portion substantially of butadiene copolymer rubber, subjecting the outer portion to the action of a halogen to define the desired properties of minimum compression set for the outer portion and a working surface which has a comparatively low coefficient of friction, mounting the component on a rotatable support means of a textile processing equipment, then operating the equipment whereby the outer portion of the component is worked, and applying additional halogen on the outer portion with the component in a stationary position in its working environment in the equipment while supported on the rotatable support means therefor after the outer portion has been worn from the working thereof whereby the outer portion is rejuvenated so that further operation of the equipment can take place with the component again having the desired properties.

Method of improving outer portion of a textile fiber processing component

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Blairgowrie, United Kingdom

John J Dolan