公开(公告)号：US11524862B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-13

申请号：US17085397

申请日：2020-10-30

Applicant: LINTEC OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Márcio D. Lima ,  Raquel Ovalle-Robles

IPC: B65H51/16 ,  D02G3/16 ,  D02G3/40 ,  H01B1/04 ,  D01F9/127 ,  C01B32/16 ,  D02G3/44 ,  B65H49/20 ,  C01B32/158

Abstract: A dispenser is described for dispensing nanofiber yarns that includes a housing that defines an inlet, an outlet, and a chamber. A spool, around which is wound a length of nanofiber yarn, is disposed within the chamber defined by the housing. The nanofiber yarn is threaded from the chamber through the outlet and can be dispensed in a controlled way that reduces the likelihood of developing knots within the nanofiber yarn, and which facilitates convenient application of the yarn onto an underlying surface. In some cases, the dispenser can be used to concurrently dispense an adhesive or other polymer along with the nanofiber yarn.

公开(公告)号：US11913142B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17126510

申请日：2020-12-18

Applicant: LINTEC OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： BaeKyun Kim ,  Julia Bykova ,  Luis Plata ,  Yang Yang ,  Márcio D. Lima

IPC: D01H1/02 ,  D02G1/02

CPC classification number: D02G1/022 ,  D01H1/02

Abstract: Systems for fabricating nanofiber yarn at rates of at least 30 m/min (1.8 kilometers (km)/hour (hr)) using a “false twist” nanofiber yarn spinner and a false twist spinning technique are disclosed. In a false twist spinning technique, a twist is introduced to nanofibers in a strand by twisting the nanofibers at points between ends of the strand. This is in contrast to the “true twist” technique where one end of a strand is fixed and the opposing end of the strand is rotated to introduce the twist to intervening portions of yarn.

公开(公告)号：US20210052778A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-25

申请号：US17091454

申请日：2020-11-06

Applicant: LINTEC OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Julia Bykova ,  Márcio D. Lima ,  Kanzan Inoue

IPC: A61L27/42 ,  A61L27/38 ,  D02G3/40 ,  A61L31/02 ,  D02G3/02 ,  B82Y5/00 ,  D02G3/44 ,  C01B32/158 ,  A61B17/11 ,  D02G1/02

Abstract: A carbo nanofiber nerve scaffold includes a cylindrical helix, a bundle of aligned carbon nanofiber yarns, and a carbon nanofiber sheet. The cylindrical helix includes a surgical suture material, and the cylindrical helix defines an interior of the carbon nanofiber nerve scaffold. The bundle of aligned carbon nanofiber yarns is disposed within the interior of the cylindrical helix. The carbon nanofiber sheet is disposed around the cylindrical helix on a side of the cylindrical helix opposite of the interior.