US 12,252,822 B2
Braid separation apparatus
Siddarth Koppal, Bangalore (IN); Jiju Thomas, Kerala (IN); and Nelson Vadassery, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to SEA6 ENERGY PVT. LTD., Bangalore (IN)
Appl. No. 18/716,902
Filed by SEA6 ENERGY PVT. LTD., Bangalore (IN)
PCT Filed Jan. 31, 2023, PCT No. PCT/IN2023/050088
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 5, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/148759, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 10, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 202241005497 (IN), filed on Feb. 1, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0417899 A1, Dec. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. D04C 7/00 (2006.01); B65H 54/28 (2006.01); D04C 3/00 (2006.01); D04C 3/06 (2006.01); D04C 3/18 (2006.01)
CPC D04C 3/00 (2013.01) [B65H 54/2812 (2013.01); D04C 3/06 (2013.01); D04C 3/18 (2013.01); D04C 7/00 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A braid separation apparatus comprising:
an input assembly configured to move a braided rope into the apparatus, wherein the braided rope comprises at least three rope strands; and
three or more winding carriers, each one of the three or more winding carriers coupled to a rope strand of the at least three rope strands of the braided rope, wherein the three or more winding carriers move about each other in a serpentine path such that the at least three rope strands of the braided rope are separated, each of the three or more winding carriers comprising:
a spool connected to the rope strand coupled to the winding carrier; and
a torque creating unit configured to provide a torque to the spool and to cause the spool to rotate such that the rope strand is wound around the spool.