Method of and apparatus for manufacturing bloomed fiber material
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May 15, 2018
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Nov 17, 2016
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Abstract
A bloomed fiber material (bloomed tow) is manufactured through a process including: spreading a crimped tow in its width direction by a preliminary blooming device; performing primary blooming to bloom the tow by a primary blooming device; dividing the tow into at least two divided tows by a dividing device; cutting a parting between the divided tows by a cutting device; and performing secondary blooming to bloom the divided tows by a secondary blooming device.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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DAICEL CORPORATION | OSAKA-SHI OSAKA 530-0011 |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Morioka, Toshiyuki | Himeji, JP | 6 | 193 |
# of filed Patents : 6 Total Citations : 193 | |||
Nagata, Shingo | Himeji, JP | 39 | 175 |
# of filed Patents : 39 Total Citations : 175 | |||
Shigematsu, Masato | Himeji, JP | 22 | 115 |
# of filed Patents : 22 Total Citations : 115 |
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