Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5521844 | Printing press monitoring and advising system A printing press monitoring and advising system is shown utilizing an inference engine to analyze the operation of the press intelligently. The system analyzes detected press and paper characteristics in accordance with a symptom table, conclusion table, ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5175945 | Apparatus for drying a web An apparatus is disclosed for drying a web of paper emerging from a press section of a papermaking machine. The apparatus incudes a first dryer section means for initiating the drying of the first side of the web. A first transfer arrangement transfers th... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5167768 | Wide nip web press and method using a press shoe with two pivots A wide area type of wet press for dewatering an endless traveling web, such as paper, wherein a shoe having a curved face is applied to a traveling belt which travels through a high pressure zone between the shoe and a rotating backing roll. The nip line ... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5160583 | Controlled jet injection apparatus for a papermaking machine headbox In a papermaking machine, a method and mechanism for delivering stock to a dewatering web including a pressure headbox with a narrowing slice opening, a receiving throat either with a single traveling forming wire or a pair of traveling forming wires, bri... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5152402 | Flexibly embedded disc screen A disc screen or like rotatable shaft assembly is disclosed having a non-metallic, substantially-cylindrical resilient spacer. The spacer has a non-circular shaft receiving opening. A plurality of screen discs are embedded in the spacer to accommodate lim... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152874 | Apparatus and method for removing fluid from a fibrous web An apparatus is disclosed for removing fluid from a fibrous web. The apparatus includes a press member and a blanket which cooperates with the press member for defining therebetween an elongate pressing section such that the web is pressed between the pre... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152471 | Web threading apparatus for web slitting machines A web threading apparatus for a web slitting machine which longitudinally divides a wide web in a slitting or cutting station, including a threading device having a threading rod guided by chains through the machine. The threading device supplies first an... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152078 | Vacuum roll transfer apparatus A vacuum roll transfer apparatus is disclosed for drying a web extending through a single tier dryer section of a paper machine. The apparatus includes a rotatable perforate shell having a first and a second end. A stationary duct is disposed within and a... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5150850 | Method for winding a traveling web on a belted two drum wound web roll winder A method for winding a traveling web into a wound web roll supported on a two-drum belt winder having a belt looped over two fixedly mounted support drums. The tension in the belt is adjustable from an initially relieved tension condition where a depressi... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5149402 | Headbox having a primary stock flow and a laterally injected secondary flow A headbox is disclosed for ejecting stock onto a forming wire of a papermaking machine. The headbox includes an upper, lower, first and second side wall, with each of the side walls extending between the upper and the lower walls such that the upper, lowe... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5146838 | Piston apparatus for use in web pressing components in papermaking machinery A piston apparatus for use in a controlled deflection roll includes a rectilinear-shaped piston having at least one side seal extending longitudinally in a slot in each side wall and an end seal in each end of the piston extending between the side seals. ... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5147509 | Headbox for a papermaking machine with distribution tubes A headbox apparatus is disclosed for ejecting stock onto a forming wire of a papermaking machine. The apparatus includes a header for the flow therethrough of the stock. The header finds an inlet and an outlet, the outlet having an upstream and a downstre... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5142759 | Roll cover apparatus A roll cover apparatus is disclosed for covering a roll of a papermaking machine. The apparatus includes a synthetic cover which is applied to the outer peripheral surface of the roll, which is of an electrically conductive material. A plurality of fibers... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5140897 | Extended nip press apparatus An extended nip press apparatus is disclosed for pressing water from a formed web. The apparatus includes a frame and an elongate shoe pivotally supported by the frame. A backing roll cooperates with the shoe for defining therebetween an extended nip for ... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5139154 | Wear screen plate and method of manufacture thereof An improved screen plate for a pressure screening apparatus and a method for making the basket are disclosed wherein prestressed areas are provided at each end of each slot formed in the screen plate for minimizing crack propagation.... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5133996 | Method and apparatus for coating a web A coating apparatus and method is disclosed for applying coating material onto a web supported by a backing member. The apparatus includes a housing which is disposed closely adjacent to the backing member. The arrangement is such that the web supported b... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5131983 | Heated press apparatus with elastomeric covered roll(s) A press apparatus and method for pressing water from a paper web is disclosed. The apparatus includes a frame and a first press roll which is rotatably supported by the frame. A second press roll cooperates with the first roll for defining therebetween a ... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5127141 | Self-loading controlled deflection roll A self-loading controlled deflection roll has its tubular shell rotatably supported on front and back bearings which, in turn, are mounted on a bearing ring which is outwardly-movable arcuately on a pair of opposed pistons and shoes at either end of the r... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5120399 | Press section with inverted extended nip press and roll press A press apparatus is disclosed for pressing a formed web of paper. The apparatus includes an extended nip press for pressing water from the formed web. A press roll is disposed downstream relative to the extended nip press, and a roll cooperates with the ... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5111735 | Air spring with quick release valve An air spring apparatus has quick pressure release, and rapid air exhaust, capability by means of a relatively large diameter exhaust port in a larger, primary air spring which is controlled by the action of a smaller, secondary air spring. The secondary ... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5111563 | Self-loading, controlled deflection roll A self-loading, controlled deflection roll for forming a pressure nip with another roll has at least one support shoe, and preferably two opposed support shoes, mounted in a stationary support shaft for controlling the deflection of the roll shell in the ... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5109792 | Coating head for applying a coating suspension layer on a paper sheet The coating head substantially comprises an elastic blade thrust against the paper sheet which is transported by a rotating cylinder, and a chamber fit for containing a coating suspension which is delimited by a portion of the outer surface of the cylinde... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5110453 | Split feed reject claimer A method and apparatus for separation and cleaning of fibers for papermaking machines for the removal of reject material such as tramp iron and knots, delivering a flow of fibers with mixed reject material and releasing the flow to descend gravitationally... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5110456 | High consistency pressure screen and method of separating accepts and rejects A high consistency pressure screen comprises a screen including a profiled inner surface and a rotor including a profiled outer surface rotating adjacent and spaced from the profiled screen to produce a positive-negative pulsation cycle of approximately 5... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5101577 | Web transfer apparatus A transfer apparatus is disclosed for transferring a web from an upstream dryer to a downstream dryer of a dryer section. The apparatus includes a first dryer felt which extends around the upstream dryer for supporting the web such that the web is dispose... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5092533 | Method for effecting a set change in a winder A method for effecting a set change in a winder for a papermaking machine, comprises skip-slitting the paper web across the width of the web transversely to the direction of web travel in the winder. An adhesive stripe is applied to the web on either side... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092961 | Apparatus for cleaning a porous cover An apparatus is disclosed for cleaning a porous cover of a press roll of a papermaking machine. The apparatus includes a hydrostatic bearing disposed adjacent to the porous cover, the bearing defining a concave surface for cooperating with porous cover. T... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5087325 | Apparatus for manufacturing a dried web of paper An apparatus includes a forming section for forming a web from stock. The apparatus also includes a press section which is disposed downstream relative to the forming section for removing a portion of water from the formed web. The press section includes ... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5084138 | Deflection compensated forming wire turning bar A mechanism and method for initially dewatering a paper stock slurry between looped traveling forming wires wherein the wires pass over turning bars, controlling the cross machine curvature of the turning bars to compensate for variations in curvature due... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5082533 | Heated extended nip press with porous roll layers An apparatus and method is disclosed for removing fluid from a fibrous web. The apparatus includes a press member and a blanket which cooperates with the press member for defining therebetween an elongate pressing section such that the web is pressed betw... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5080757 | Method to displace a digester from both ends An apparatus and method for use in a batch digesting process to quantitatively displace fluids in the digester by pumping into the digester under pressure a first volume of displacing fluid at the upper end and a second volume of displacing fluid at the l... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5079728 | Method and apparatus for quantitatively evaluating roll hardness A method and apparatus for testing the hardness of wound rolls, such as paper rolls, which yields quantitative information which is reproducible from roll to roll and under various conditions of testing. The apparatus can be operated much like a backtende... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5077095 | Flexible blade coating arrangement and method with compound blade loading Method and apparatus for applying a liquid film of controlled thickness to a paper web. The apparatus is in the form of a flexible blade coater having a flexible blade fixed at one end and bearing against a backing roll (with interposed web) at a free end... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5072624 | Automatic conveyor transition sampler A sampler is disclosed for a flow of particulate material on a conveyor system which has at least one transfer point from a first conveyor to a second conveyor. The sampler has a sample bucket with a hinged bottom and a traveling rig which mounts the samp... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5068513 | Water jet slitter with laser finish and method A high pressure water jet is used in conjunction with a relatively low power laser to produce a smooth cut in a traveling web. The cutting procedures produces a relatively small amount of fiber dust in the atmosphere surrounding the cutting operation. The... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5065529 | Apparatus for drying a web A single tier drying section is disclosed for drying a web. The drying section includes a dryer and a felt guided about the dryer such that the web is disposed between the dryer and the felt for drying a first side of the web. A further dryer is disposed ... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5064502 | Multi-ply web former A paper forming apparatus has a lower looped forming wire disposed for a portion of its travel over a curved apron board. The paths of forming wire travel upstream and downstream of the apron board diverge. Such divergence allows a secondary headbox to be... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5062924 | Blanket for an extended nip press with anisotropic woven base layers A blanket is disclosed for an extended nip press. The blanket includes a woven base having a first plurality of filaments which are disposed in a machine direction. The first plurality of filaments have a modulus of elasticity which permits flexing of the... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5060357 | Self-loading controlled deflection roll A self-loading controlled deflection roll for forming a pressure nip with another roll has at least one support shoe mounted in a stationary support shaft for controlling the deflection of the roll shell in the direction of the nip. At either end of the c... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5061087 | Bearing apparatus for a doctor journal A bearing apparatus for permitting axial rotational and angular movement of a doctor journal of a papermaking machine, includes a housing which defines a cylindrical bore for the reception therein of the doctor journal. An annular bearing ring defines an ... | 10/29/1991 |
