Thomas Neal Toney

US Patent:

56652933, Sep 9, 1997

Filed:

Mar 8, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/613143

Inventors:

Theodore G. Karageorgiou - Arden NC
Gary W. Hanwell - Anderson SC
David L. Caldwell - Greenville SC
Jewell D. Purvis - Anderson SC
Jerry M. Walker - Pendleton SC
Freddie L. Banks - Belton SC
Charles E. Eatmon - Mars Hill NC
Otto M. Ilg - Asheville NC
Eugene Carnes - Star SC
James A. Hucks - Anderson SC
James F. Coker - Anderson SC
Carl R. Holzer - Anderson SC
John E. Emery - Anderson SC
David M. Pendley - Anderson SC
Dennis W. Pomeroy - Westminster SC
Richard Arnold - Greenville SC
Billy K. Osborne - Hartwell GA
Philip T. Earley - Anderson SC
John M. Temples - Hartwell GA
Larry D. Blackston - Pendleton SC
Thomas M. Toney - Anderson SC

Assignee:

BASF Corporation - Mt. Olive NJ

International Classification:

C01D 512
D02J 108

US Classification:

264103

Abstract:

A generally cylindrical yarn package having multiple yarn ends is formed by converging the multiple yarn ends to form a substantially planar yarn end ribbon having the multiple yarn ends in a side-by-side untwisted contacting relationship with one another. The yarn end ribbon formed of the converged yarn ends is then wound about a continuously rotating yarn package core by reciprocally traversing the yarn end ribbon parallel to the longitudinal axis of the yarn package core while maintaining the side-by-side untwisted contacting relationship between the multiple yarn ends of the yarn end ribbon. In such a manner, a generally cylindrical yarn package is formed having multiple yarn ends which may later be separated into individual yarn ends for downstream processing by tangentially unwinding and separating the individual yarn ends from the yarn package. As a result, the present invention allows an increase in spinning capacity to be achieved (i. e. , since a greater number of yarn ends may be produced) without the need for additional substantial capital investment for new individual winders.