| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 242118000 | BOBBIN OR SPOOL | 37 |
| 20080265076 | Device for the Storage, Management, & Transportation of Articles Such as Cord, Wire, & Cable - A new device for the storage, management, & transportation of articles such as cord, wire, cable, and tubing that generally comprises a main housing body having a lid, a multitude of cord, wire, cable, and tubing dispensing openings, a multitude of cord, wire, cable, and tubing retractor devices, and first and second mounting clamps, and which is intended to be mounted or attached to a device such as a medical monitor stand and used to manage a multitude of wires which are commonly referred to as “lead wires” and are used for the medical monitoring of a patient, whereby the user can simply grab the exposed end of the cord, wire, cable, or tubing that is desired, and pull or extract it from the housing to the desired length and then locked into place. When the cord, wire, cable or tubing is no longer needed, the article is simply unlocked and retracted back into the main housing unit, thereby keeping the cords, wires, cables, or tubes stored in an organized and managed environment which can be easily transported or moved. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080290201 | Device for Storing Gift Wrapping Articles - Disclosed is a device for storing gift wrapping articles comprising: a hollow cylindrical body having open end portions and defining an inner surface and an outer surface between the open end portions; a pair of annular flanges extending radially outward from the outer surface at the open end portions; and a centerpiece disposed circumferentially along the inner surface of the hollow cylindrical body. The centerpiece comprises a central recess, and a plurality of cut out channels extending radially from the central recess to the inner surface of the hollow cylindrical body to form a plurality of truncated pie-shaped sections. The hollow cylindrical body is capable of holding multiple layers of a first gift wrapping article (multiple layers of ribbon) on the outer surface between the annular flanges. The truncated pie-shaped sections are flexible enough for removably receiving a second gift wrapping article (a wrapping paper roll) through the central recess. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090014571 | PIPE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - A pipe retrieval system winds a pipe onto a spool. During winding, the pipe is pressed between two sectors of a tensioning device wherein at least one of the sectors is resiliently flexible. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090261192 | CROSS-GRADE SPIN WELDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method for welding parts formed of polymeric resins having different melt-index grades. The method may include the steps of selecting a tube formed of a first thermoplastic in an extrusion process, selecting a first flange formed of a second thermoplastic in an injection molding process and having a containment region sized to receive an end of the tube, inserting an end of the tube within the containment region of the first flange, and welding the tube to the flange by inducing relative rotation between the flange and the tube. The containment region may have a depth more than two times the wall thickness of the tube. Moreover, the containment region may maintain its shape and support friction pressure on a significant portion of melted material within the weld zone, so the material may continue to generate heat and conduct the same to the less easily melted material. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20130008993 | Modular compter cable spool - Keeping computer, router and switch cables organized can be challenging as cables may have excess length which can become entangled with each other and which can be susceptible to damage. The enclosed invention relates to a modular spool. Many copies of the spool may be linked together to a large number with ease and convenience. They may also be easily separated for convenient maintenance. Each spool has a male connector on one end and a female connector on the other end, so that one spool design can result in large lengths of connected spools. The spools may be connected by a bayonet style system or by screws or pins after alignment with a notch and key system. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130037643 | BLIND CORD WINDER - A cord winder device that may be used to shorten the length of a pull cord that hangs from a window covering, such that it can adjust the exposed length of window blinds. The cord winder device includes a spindle and sides that overlap the spindle. A cord hanging from the window covering may be wound around the spindle so that the length of the cord is reduced. Reducing the height of the cord may keep the cord out of reach of children and prevent injury. The sides of the spindle may have slots to secure the cord to the cord winder device after it is wound around the spindle. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130112793 | TUBULAR CYLINDER - A tubular cylinder ( | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130168478 | REVERSE-TENSION EARBUD ORGANIZER - An apparatus facilitates reverse-tension headphone cable organization. The apparatus includes at least one headphone retention point to retain at least one headphone through tension in a headphone cable. The headphone cable is coupled to the at least one headphone. The apparatus also includes a port connector to facilitate connection of the apparatus to a separate electronic device. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes at least one retention point to secure at least a portion of a headphone system, and a graphical element aligned with the retention point to facilitate visual incorporation of a component of the headphone system with the graphical element upon insertion of the secured portion of the headphone system into the retention point. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20140346264 | BOBBIN - A bobbin includes a bobbin main body including flanges at both ends of a bobbin winder spindle for winding the bobbin thread and an outer flange attached to one of the flanges (a second flange) of the bobbin main body. A gap in which a thread end of the bobbin thread is housed is provided between the outer flange and the flange of the bobbin main body. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20160031673 | MAGNETIC MODULE AND MODULAR BOBBIN THEREOF - Disclosed is a magnetic module including a modular bobbin, a core module and a conductive wire. The modular bobbin includes a first bobbin and a second bobbin. The first bobbin includes a first shaft having a first pivoting portion and a first snapping portion disposed on the first shaft. The second bobbin includes a second shaft having a second pivoting portion for pivoting the first pivoting portion and a second snapping portion for snapping the first snapping portion, and both second pivoting portion and second snapping portion are disposed on the second shaft. The core module includes an inner core installed between the first bobbin and the second bobbin. The conductive wire is respectively wound around the first shaft and the second shaft. | 02-04-2016 |
| 242118100 | Open-work structure | 2 |
| 20150097065 | COILED ROD REEL - A reel for transporting continuous rod with a clamping system to hold the rod against excess, unsafe movement of the rod during the loading and unloading of the rod onto the reel. The clamping system has a rod end clamp and a guide that can move with the rod or move the rod into a preferred position. | 04-09-2015 |
| 242118110 | Resilient | 1 |
| 20140117134 | SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING THE ORIENTATION OF A COIL - An assembly for maintaining the orientation of a coil having a longitudinal axis and an interior diameter defining a bore, the assembly comprising a core having a longitudinal axis; a plurality of members extending from the perimeter of the core and having inner and outer surfaces, where the plurality of members are biased radially outward; where the assembly has an expanded state where the members are radially unconstrained, the expanded state defining an expanded diameter greater than the interior diameter of the coil. | 05-01-2014 |
| 242118300 | Cop-tube type (i.e., headless or single-headed tube) | 4 |
| 20130200193 | STACKABLE FIBER MANAGEMENT SPOOL WITH RESEALABLE FIBER REIENTION ARMS - A spool including a barrel extending up from a bottom portion, a plurality of flanges extending from an outer circumferential surface of the barrel, a plurality of retaining arms extending up from an annular portion of the bottom portion, the annular portion extending radially away from the outer circumferential surface of the barrel, engagement mechanisms on at least one of the plurality of flanges and the plurality of retaining arms, wherein the engagement mechanisms cause the plurality of flanges and the plurality of retaining arms to become engaged, and a hinge on each of the plurality of retaining arms. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20140339349 | Flexile, Hollow Connector to Loop Cords - Provided herein are devices or connectors for looping a cord, for example, a headset cord. The device comprises a flexible hollow connector having a body and a head disposed on the body such that a single hollow core is formed within the body and head. A slit or opening into the hollow core extends from the head along at least part of the length of the hollow body. Also provided are systems for looping the cord comprising the connectors described herein, a flexible sleeve having the connector disposed in one end of the sleeve and a headset cord disposed within the flexible sleeve such that the earbud end of the cord pass through the device and depend therefrom and the phono plug end of the cord extend from the other end of the sleeve to be inserted into the connector. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20170233217 | CABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS | 08-17-2017 |
| 242118320 | Tube material feature | 1 |
| 20190144236 | Sleeve for Winding with a Roving | 05-16-2019 |
| 242118400 | Double-headed spool | 16 |
| 20080230643 | Cabling Spool and a Method for Spooling, Coiling and Storing of a Cable - A cabling spool and a method for using a cabling spool ( | 09-25-2008 |
| 20100258663 | Lighting string storage device - A device comprises two identical side structures (or halves) attached to each other. The side structures are separable for packaging and storage. Each side structure comprises an outer ring attached to a concentric, elevated inner ring by at least one spanning support. The inner ring comprises a handle attached to the inner perimeter of the inner ring. Each side structure comprises at least one projecting attachment tang and at least one receiving notch. The attachment tang further comprises a head element and a body element. The body element extends axially from the inner ring and the head element extends radially from the body element. The attachment tang and receiving notch are located on the inner ring such that when two side structures are brought together, the attachment tang on one side structure mates with, and is received by, the corresponding receiving notch on the second side structure. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20120119008 | Hot coiler drum working at 900-1200C and method for producing the hot coiler drum - A hot coiler drum working at 900-1200° C. includes: a drum body ( | 05-17-2012 |
| 20130161430 | HOOK SLOT TO RETAIN A WIRE WITHIN A SPOOL - A wire spool is disclosed that includes an elongate barrel that has a first end and a second end that are separated by a wall with an inner surface and an outer surface. A key is disposed on the inner surface of the barrel, wherein a recess is created within the key. A hook slot is disposed within the outer surface of the barrel, the hook slot is located above the recess and receives a start end of a wire to provide insulation thereof. The hook slot also directs a length of wire to be wound out of the hook slot for placement against a spool flange. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20140197261 | CABLE MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A cable management device is disclosed. The cable management device includes a first component and a second component, each component having a spooling portion to receive a cable, a flange extending from the spooling portion to maintain the cable on the spooling portion, and a coupling feature operable to facilitate coupling of the first component and the second component. The first component and the second component are configured to interface with one another such that the respective spooling portions mate to form a spool for the cable. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20220135365 | WINDING CORE TUBE WITH UNIFORMLY ROUGH SURFACE - Disclosed is a winding core tube with a uniformly rough surface, including a rotary barrel. A circular through hole is provided at the inner side of the rotary barrel, a rotating sleeve is fixedly connected at the circular through hole of the rotary barrel, a circular through hole is provided at the outer side of the rotating sleeve, a connecting shaft is fixedly connected at the circular through hole of the rotating sleeve, the length of the connecting shaft is larger than that of the rotary barrel, and sprayed particles are sprayed on the outer side of the rotary barrel. | 05-05-2022 |
| 242118500 | Head(s) adjustable along axis | 1 |
| 20150122929 | CABLE REEL ASSEMBLY - A cable reel assembly includes a fluted drum; a pair of circular flanges removeably attached to opposite ends of the drum; and a number of elongated rods that connect the flanges to the drum. The drum and flanges are preferably rotationally molded of synthetic resin materials and are partially hollow so as to minimize their weight. | 05-07-2015 |
| 242118600 | Head connections (e.g., bolted) | 5 |
| 20100090049 | CASTELLATED REEL CORE - A spool or reel for retaining continuously wound material may include a central barrel and spaced apart flange members extending from the central barrel. I he central barrel has an outer face for receiving the continuously wound wire, wherein both ends of the barrel are castellated. The inner face of a first and second flange include an interrupted groove comprised of a series of slots that are sized to receive the castellated first end of the barrel and the flanges are secured to the barrel by a plurality of through-bolts extending from the first flange to the second flange, securing the first flange to the first end of the barrel and the second flange to the second end of the barrel. The castellated ends of the barrel and the portions of the interrupted groove between the slots form a crisscrossed pattern that prevents the wire from entering the slots or entering the barrel and tangling during payoff of the wire, even when the spool is heated. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20130334353 | REEL - The present invention provides a reel which includes: a hub, around an outer periphery face of which a recording tape is wound; an annular first flange disposed at one axial direction end portion of the hub; an annular second flange disposed at the other axial direction end portion of the hub; a plurality of first pad portions protruding into the hub from the first flange, the first pad portions being engaged with the hub to be relatively non-rotatable; and a plurality of second pad portions protruding into the hub from the second flange, the plurality of second pad portions being welded to the plurality of first pad portions. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20150144725 | DEVICE FOR WINDING ELONGATE FLEXIBLE OBJECTS - A device for winding elongate flexible objects is disclosed herein. The device includes a rigid member extending along a central axis between first and second ends. The device also includes a first fork having a base mounted to the rigid member at the first end of the rigid member and a plurality of tines supported on the base. The device also includes a second fork member having a base mounted to the rigid member at the second end of the rigid member and a plurality of tines supported on the base. The first fork and the second fork are further defined as both being removably engaged with the rigid member. | 05-28-2015 |
| 242118610 | Inserted head joint | 2 |
| 20150329311 | Reels with Slitted Flanges - The present invention pertains to a single-piece flange adapted to be a part of a reel or spool, wherein the flange includes: (a) a hub portion defining one or more apertures, wherein the hub portion comprises an outer face and a wire face; (b) an outer rim; (c) a side wall disposed between the hub portion and the outer rim, wherein the side wall comprises an outer face and a wire face, and a plurality of crack propagation inhibitors extending through a thickness of at least the sidewall; and (d) a plurality of ribs connected to the side wall, and extending toward the hub portion. | 11-19-2015 |
| 242118620 | Screw connection(s) | 1 |
| 20120199683 | REEL APPARATUS HAVING A CORE PLUG FOR FACILITATING ASSEMBLY - A reel assembly includes first and second flanges, a core body disposed between the first and second flanges, and a core plug. The core body has a central axis extending in a longitudinal direction between the first and second flanges. The core plug is coupled to the core body, and includes at least a first structure disposed at least in part radially inward of the core body toward the central axis. A plurality of fasteners couples the first flange to the first structure. | 08-09-2012 |
| 242118700 | Spool material feature | 4 |
| 20090072063 | Spool Wound with a Gold Alloy Wire Used for a Bonding Process - A spool includes a body and a chromium layer. The body integrally includes a first portion having an annular shape and a second portion having a tubular shape. The body is formed using plastic. The first portion is provided on both sides of the second portion. The chromium layer is plated on the body. The chromium layer has a uniform thickness of about 0.1 μm to about 100 μm. A gold alloy wire is wound on the chromium layer. The chromium layer has a glossy surface. The spool is combined with a bonding device such that the spool electrically connects the bonding device to the gold alloy wire wound on the chromium layer. The shape of the spool is not easily changed by an external impact. When the gold alloy wire is wound on the spool, a scratch is not formed on the spool. Furthermore, the cost required for forming the spool is relatively small so that the spool may be used as an expendable supply. As a result, a recycling process is not required. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090090801 | SIDEWALL THREAD BOBBIN - A sidewall bobbin having a core having two spaced-apart sidewalls carried and extending radially-outwardly from the core. At least one of the two side sidewalls includes a material having magnetic properties for interacting with a bobbin case having magnetically-attractive properties to apply drag to a thread being unwound from the bobbin and to retard overspin of the bobbin upon a reduction of the rate of removal of thread from the bobbin. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090134259 | METALLIC FILAMENT END RETAINING CLIP AND TAKE-UP REEL FOR METALLIC FILAMENT - To make it possible to replace a metallic filament end retaining clip in a take-up reel for metallic filament, a clip ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20120248232 | SPOOL AND HANDLE FOR CABLE AND WIRE - A cable carrying assembly includes a spool made from a first flange region, drum portion and a second flange region where each of the first flange region, drum portion and a second flange region are integrally molded as a single polymer unit. The drum portion is molded as a hollow drum for supporting a cable. The first flange region includes at least two openings and a handle receiving region and the handle has a grip portion, two stems each with a latch knob. The stems and knobs of the handle are inserted into the at least two openings on the first flange region of the drum and lock into place via the knobs, such that the grip portion of the handle is arrangable in a first open position with the grip portion substantially perpendicular to the first flange regions and a second closed position with the grip portion folded down about the articulated joints, into the handle receiving region of the first flange region. | 10-04-2012 |
| 242125000 | Thread fastener or guide | 5 |
| 20080251620 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR WINDING A FIBER STRAND ONTO A BOBBIN - An apparatus for winding a fiber strand onto a bobbin having a longitudinal axis has a support holding the bobbin for rotation about the axis, a supply for feeding the fiber strand in a travel direction generally radially or tangentially to the bobbin, and a drive for rotating the bobbin about the longitudinal axis and for, when a fiber strand is engaged with the bobbin, winding the fiber strand onto the bobbin. A handling device is rotatable about the axis adjacent the bobbin and carries a strand layer for at a start of a winding operation moving into a predetermined angular position and pressing a leading end of the fiber strand against the bobbin. The handler also carries a cutter on the handling device for at an end of a winding operation cutting the fiber strand and thereby forming a trailing end attached to the bobbin and a new leading end. | 10-16-2008 |
| 242125100 | Strand end attacher | 4 |
| 20090114754 | TUBE CORES FOR PACKAGING ELASTOMERIC FILAMENTS - A tube core for production and delivery of elastomeric filaments, including a tube body, a non-continuous groove or recessed channel formed in an outer wall and proximate to one end of the tube body, and a slip-resistant coating or surface on the outer wall of the tube body. The total angular range traversed by the groove or channel is less than 360° or in the range of 180° to 355° of the circumference of the outer wall of the tube body. The slip-resistant coating or surface includes a colloidal silica, such as a Ludox®, coating or surface. The tube body is constructed from paper. The elastomeric filaments include spandex. The tube core is adapted for over-end-take-off (OETO) applications. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090314869 | DRUM FOR COUNTERBALANCING SYSTEM OF A CABLE-OPERATED DOOR - A drum which receives a cable of a counterbalancing system of a cable-operated door, the cable having an extremity provided with a stopper. The drum includes a substantially cylindrical body, a cable entry groove and a securing slot. The drum further includes an embossment configured about the drum and its components in order to prevent that the cable from coming off its normal position in the drum when there is a “slack” condition in the cable. | 12-24-2009 |
| 242125200 | Outer end | 2 |
| 20090173814 | Yarn carrier - A yarn carrier is provided in the form of a yarn winding tube having a yarn catch insert. The yarn winding tube includes a recess through its surface for receiving the insert. The insert includes a yarn catching slot having a major opening located at one end of the slot, a minor opening adjacent the major opening and positioned in a circumferential direction of the tube, and a first step extending substantially axially between the major opening and minor opening. A catching groove, having a portion with an axial width smaller than a diameter of the yarn, is also included. When the yarn carrier is rotated and the yarn is positioned along the yarn catching slot, the yarn drops into the major opening, slides along the first step and is directed into the catching groove for winding. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20130221145 | Winding Spool for Stowage of Wires - This invention allows for easy, simple stowage of wires, cables and cords of consumer electronic devices. Being constructed of molded flexible rubber or similar, the Winding Spool will hold wound wires in place with the unique feature of its sheath which is molded to one flange and covers the spool channel. This sheath will fold inside out, sliding open in order to allow wire to be wound to the spool. The notches in the opposite spool flange provide a secure place for the wire to rest, while the sheath grips around the edge of the flange to hold the wire into one of these notches. The flexibility and springiness of the molded rubber provides the gripping feature of the sheath, and allows the wire to be extracted from the spool simply by pulling, since the sheath and notches both will give way to light pressure. | 08-29-2013 |
