Milliken Research Corporation

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William P Warthen

John B Manly, Jr

Mohammed I Akhawala

A method for cutting piled fabric is provided. The method includes the steps of bending the pile elements downward towards the fabric base along a line to be cut and thereafter cutting through the bent piling elements and fabric base to form a two-sided cut. Such method shears piling elements adjacent to one side of the cut while leaving the pile elements adjacent to the other side of the cut substantially unaltered.

Method for cutting piled fabric

An apparatus and method for cutting piled fabric sections such as carpet tiles is provided. The apparatus comprises a frame, a bending assembly for bending pile elements away from the normal substantially vertical orientation with respect to the base of the fabric along a line to be cut, at least one cutting blade for cutting the fabric through a portion of the bent piling elements and fabric base and power assemblies for powering the bending and cutting operations. The related method comprises the steps of bending the pile elements downward toward the fabric base along a line to be cut and thereafter cutting through the bent piling elements and fabric base to form a two-sided cut. Such method shears piling elements adjacent to one side of the cut while leaving the pile elements adjacent to the other side of the cut substantially unaltered.

Apparatus for cutting piled fabric

A device is provided for severing the tails of a knot formed in sutures of a wide variety of cross-sectional dimensions which includes a housing, an electrical heating element forming at least a portion of a notch, guide means operably associated with the heating element and the housing, the guide means functioning to bring the tails of the knot into contact with the heating element and meams for electrically supplying power to the heating element.

Synthetic suture cutting device

A self-adhering, orthopedic splint is provided which is capable of being conformed to the contours of a limb which comprises an elongated, warp knit fabric having relatively stiff, inelastic monofilaments in the width direction and relatively flexible, inelastic yarns in the length direction; the monofilaments are interrupted by at least one hinged section running in the lengthwise direction and the fabric is provided with a normally tacky, pressure sensitive adhesive.

Self-adhering orthopedic splint

Apparatus and method to prevent the slippage of a knot in the tied synthetic yarn so that the tied yarns will not separate in the textile operation. The knotted yarns to be locked together actuate the switch to apply heat to the yarns to lock the knot in the yarns and sever the tails of the tied yarns.

Synthetic yarn device

Apparatus and method to prevent the slippage of a knot in tied synthetic yarn so that the tied yarns will not separate in the textile operation. The knotted yarns to be locked together actuate the switch to apply heat to the yarns to lock the knot in the yarns and sever the tails of the tied yarns.

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Spartanburg, SC, United States of America

William P Warthen