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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7241411 | Thin film strips A method of forming a thin film strip and thin film strips formed thereby where the method comprises coating a liner substrate with a wet slurry of film forming ingredients and other components and drying the wet slurry in a drying apparatus to form a film, measurin... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7067039 | Method and equipment in connection with a paper machine or a paper web finishing apparatus A variable representing runnability of a paper web to be manufactured with a paper machine or processed with a finishing apparatus is measured and the speed difference between operational groups of the paper machine and/or the finishing apparatus is adjusted on the ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6953516 | Process for making throughdried tissue by profiling exhaust gas recovery The energy efficiency of a throughdrying papermaking process is improved by recycling exhaust gas from one or more throughdryers prior to throughdrying to profile the consistency of the web. ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6920704 | Drying method for a printer The invention provides a method for drying a web of media in a printer such as a wallpaper printer. The method includes the step of loading the web in a path that traverses a compartment in a dryer in the printer. The compartment has an opening across the top. The w... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6824829 | Process for manufacturing thin film strips A method of forming a thin film strip. The method comprises coating a liner substrate with a wet slurry of film forming ingredients and drying the wet slurry in a drying oven to form a film. A moisture content of the film is measured as the film exits the drying ove... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6699365 | Method of wetting webs of paper or other hygroscopic material This invention relates to a three-stream atomizing nozzle for use with a rewet shower. The nozzle has an air stream divider that separates the atomizing air from the source into three streams. The first stream is a straight air stream staying closest to a... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6675494 | System for drying a web and process A process for drying a web provides for guiding a web having a moisture content and subjecting the web to laser radiation to remove at least some portion of the moisture content. A system for drying a web includes at least one laser, a moisture measuremen... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6615511 | Process for monitoring web breaks Process and apparatus for monitoring web breaks in a machine for producing a material web includes at least one impingement dryer. The process includes guiding the material web through the at least one impingement dryer, and monitoring the material web fo... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6557269 | Method and device for reducing the volume or pressure of a fluid which is driven through an opening by moving surfaces The invention relates to a method and device for reducing the volume or pressure of a fluid which is driven through an opening (3, 17) by moving surfaces. According to said method, the opening (3, 17) is divided in at least two flow channels (5, 6, 14) by... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6511708 | Controlling float height of moving substrate over curved plate A system, such as a gap drying system, moves a substrate having a substrate tension over a curved plate at a substrate speed such that the substrate floats over at least a region of substantially constant clearance (H0) between the substrate an... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6322667 | Paper and paperboard of improved mechanical properties The present invention relates to an improved method of treating paper products in order to enhance various properties thereof, and more specifically, including the step of treating the paper with superheated steam. In a method of treating paper during a p... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6173507 | Arrangement and operation of improved dryer between shrinkage compactors to control residual shrinkage of wet knitted web to below that produced by tumble drying Apparatus and a related method control within acceptable limits, of less than two percent (2%), residual shrinkage in garments to be made from a knitted fabric web or other fabrics subject to high shrinkage. The knitted fabric web is passed continuously i... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6168743 | Method of continuously heat treating articles and apparatus therefor A method and apparatus for steam-treating yarn, films, fibers, fiber tow and other polymeric articles is described. The apparatus includes a first orifice for generating minimum pressure areas and a second orifice to provide a sonic shock region operative... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5659975 | Board drying process and drier In order to dry boards, the boards are guided on racks through a drier and brought into contact with drying air in two stages. In a stage A with a higher drying power, the drying air is supplied at a higher temperature and with an at least average humidit... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5569359 | System for reducing blistering of a wet paper web on a yankee dryer Blistering of a wet paper web upon a yankee dryer drum is controlled by directing compressed dry air toward the wet paper web in the space between a pressure roll external of the yankee dryer hood and the entry opening between the dryer hood and the yanke... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5569438 | Apparatus for sterilizing a continuous packaging material web In an apparatus for treating, for purposes of sterilization, a continuous material web a first treatment station is provided and includes a device for bringing a material web into contact with liquefied hydrogen peroxide. A second treatment station is als... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5424034 | Method and an apparatus for sterilizing a continuous packaging material web The disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for treating, for purposes of sterilization, a continuous material web (16) by bringing the entire web or parts thereof intended for sterilization into contact with liquefied hydrogen peroxide and therea... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5378377 | Process and apparatus for removing liquid from fast moving threads Excess liquid is removed from a fast-moving thread, in that the latter is deflected, so that the liquid is hurled off, the hurled off liquid is removed from the thread, in that the thread is passed through a closed chamber, where a vacuum is produced in o... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5319863 | Dryer section A dryer section of a machine for manufacturing fiber webs, which includes a plurality of heatable drying cylinders arranged to form at least a first dryer group and a second dryer group, and arranged in horizontal cylinder rows, and including a plurality ... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5250351 | Elastic warp knitted fabric and method of manufacturing same An elastic warp knitted fabric having a pulling out force for pulling out an elastic yarn from the knitted fabric of 30 g or more, and in which a shape of a sinker loop of a nonelastic yarn is maintained as a bulge shape after an application of a dyeing a... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5244518 | Corrugated board manufacturing apparatus and process including precise web moisture and temperature control An improved corrugated board manufacturing apparatus and method including precise web moisture and temperature control is disclosed. The apparatus includes steam driven manifolds for zone drying of the web using pressurized steam to reduce moisture and eq... | 09/14/1993 |
| 4734997 | Method and apparatus for drying filamentary material In a method and apparatus for drying filamentary material, a duct is provided for enclosing a portion of a passline. The duct comprises two parts relatively disposed laterally of the passline. These parts are relatively movable away from one another later... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4242808 | Paper web drying system and process The paper web is directly contacted with superheated steam to evaporate the water in the paper web by direct contact and to remove some of the superheat from the steam. The exhaust steam is again superheated and recycled back to the direct contact dryer. ... | 01/06/1981 |
