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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8083657 | Deflection compensating roll A deflection compensating roller including a rotating roller casing, a rotationally fixed yoke axially extending through the roller casing, at least one hydrostatic support device arranged between the yoke and the roller casing, the at least one hydrostatic support ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7883454 | Inner elongated structure of the roll of a paper/board machine or finishing machine The roll of a paper/board machine or finishing machine has an inner elongated structure (11; 104) which is at least partly comprised of composite material, including reinforcing fibers in matrix material. The structure is preferably comprised of a combination... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7662078 | Method for creating a uniform nip pressure utilizing a compliant pressure roller The present invention provides a method for creating uniform pressure at a nip comprising the acts of providing a stationary inner core, pivotally mounting a plurality of shoes to the stationary inner core, creating a plurality of annular chambers wherein each of th... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7575544 | Oil recovery apparatus for a roll apparatus An oil recovery apparatus for a roll apparatus by which oil inside a roll mantle can be recovered efficiently even when the roll mantle rotates at a high speed. The roll apparatus includes shoe (5) having a contact portion (7) positioned at an upper po... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7465264 | Axially compliant pressure roller utilizing non-newtonian fluid A compliant pressure roller (10) for creating uniform pressure at a nip comprises a stationary inner core (12). A plurality of shoes (14) is pivotally mounted to the stationary inner core. Dividers (16) create a plurality of annular chamb... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7311448 | Bearing arrangement for a harvesting machine A bearing arrangement for a harvesting machine, including a bearing configured to couple a rotatable shaft with a chassis of the harvesting machine, a first element coupled with the shaft so as to be rotatable therewith, and a second element coupled with the chassis... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308735 | Roller pair for stretching strips of filter material Roller pair for tensioning strands of filter material in the manufacture of cigarette filters with a first roller made of metal which is rotatably driven by a drive and a second roller of which the surface consists of a resilient material, the two rollers being moun... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7258654 | Compliant pressure roller with uniform nip pressure A compliant pressure roller (10) for creating uniform pressure at a nip (42) has a stationary inner core (12). A plurality of shoes (14) is pivotally mounted to the stationary inner core. Non-magnetic dividers (16) create a plurali... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255000 | Method and an arrangement for controlling position and/or force of an elongated rolling device In paper and board machines the position of a rolling device relative to another rolling device and/or the force exerted by the rolling device on the other rolling device or any variable acting on these is measured, and the value of the measured variable is compared... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7241253 | Fuser roll with improved heating performance A roll cover particularly suitable for a fuser roll has an intermediate layer on the roll body and an outer surface layer including heat transfer bodies therein. The intermediate layer is a graphite sheet having legs extending along the axial extent of the roll body... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7185537 | Nip and loading analysis system A nip characterization system which has as inputs the pressure applied to the nip by the hydraulic loading devices, and loads applied at the end bearings and/or the loads applied to the roll support beam, and in addition directly measures nip load, has more than suf... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182721 | Deflection controlled roll Deflection controlled roll that includes a rotating roll jacket, a rotationally fixed yoke arranged to axially pass through the roll jacket, and at least one hydrostatic support element arranged on the yoke to exert a supporting force on an inner side of the roll ja... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7169101 | Deflection compensation roll Deflection compensation roll and process for reducing vibrations in deflection roll. The roll includes antifriction bearings, a roll jacket supported in an area of its axial ends on the antifriction bearings, and hydraulic supports arranged to hydraulically support ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7162953 | Roll arrangement Roll arrangement that includes a deflection controlled roll and a counter roll. The counter roll and the deflection controlled roll are arranged to form at least one nip. The deflection controlled roll includes a rotating roll jacket, a carrier axially passing throu... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7134388 | Calender for a sheet of paper A calender for a sheet of paper comprising a metal roll which is rotated by a first driving unit. The calender further comprises a rotatable cylindrical jacket, a pressurizing shoe, and a plurality of support members. The cylindrical jacket is disposed opposite the ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7127991 | Method and printing unit for influencing lateral web spreading in particular in rotary presses A printing unit for influencing lateral web spreading in particular in rotary presses, which makes constant contact conditions possible across the width in the rubber-rubber nip and improves the lateral-register quality and the web run without using concave or conve... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7065224 | Microphone for a hearing aid or listening device with improved internal damping and foreign material protection A microphone and method for dampening the frequency response of the microphone by disposing a dampening frame in a rear volume of the microphone. The microphone generally includes a housing, a diaphragm, a damping frame, and a backplate. The diaphragm rests on embos... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7051632 | Magnetic rotary die A rotary cutting die which is mountable on a metal cylinder. The rotary cutting die includes a rotary die plate having a concave, inner surface which is magnetically attractable and magnetically mountable on a metal cylinder. A cutting blade is mounted on a concave,... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7037249 | Deflection controlled roll Deflection controlled roll that includes a rotating roll jacket, a rotationally fixed yoke arranged to axially pass through the roll jacket, and a plurality of hydrostatic support elements arranged in series on the yoke in the direction of a roll axis which are char... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7031626 | Fixing roller system and method The invention relates to the use of roller fusing in printing. In particular, the invention relates to the use of heated rollers. According to one aspect of the invention, a fixing process and system for use with a printing apparatus is provided wherein a flow of he... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022056 | Roll in a paper or board machine A method for fitting a tubular roll shell (2) of a roll (1) in a paper or board machine. In the method, the roll shell (2) is supported on a stationary roll shaft (3) by means of hydrostatic slide bearing elements (4a, 4 | 04/04/2006 |
| 6941632 | Conformal transverse hat profile roller There is provided a variable pressure roller system for installing a preform having contact surfaces onto a configuration of a mold surface by applying pressure thereon. The roller system of the present invention comprises a roller carriage. A grasping handle may be... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935993 | Roll The invention relates to a roll, including a roll tube that is supported exclusively, at least in radial direction, in an axially central area on a continuous roll support, whereby outside of the central area the roll tube is positioned at a distance A from the roll... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929592 | Roll cover The present invention is directed to a roll cover for a calender or press roll for treating a material web. The roll cover includes a layer of elastomeric material having filaments running approximately longitudinally with respect to a web run direction and transver... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6915570 | Resin roller and device and method for manufacturing the resin roller A resin roller (10) is produced by disposing a core body (21) in a forming metal mold (1) having a cylindrical metal mold (13) and core supporting members (14) furnished at both edge parts of the cylindrical metal mold (13) ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6905119 | Pressurized roller A roller for use in an imaging system includes a variable hardness, fluid-pressurizable roller core, and a roller cover surrounding the roller core. A source of pressurized fluid can be used to pressurize the roller core to a fixed, predetermined pressure prior to i... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6837157 | Calendar for a sheet of paper A calender for a sheet of paper comprising a metal roll which is rotated by a first driving unit. The calender further comprises a rotatable cylindrical jacket, a pressurizing shoe, and a plurality of support members. The cylindrical jacket is disposed opposite the ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6835285 | Method for setting the shoe position in an extended-nip press and extended-nip press A method for setting a position of a shoe in an extended-nip press having a press roll and a backing roll, said press roll including a rotating endless-loop blanket of a flexible, liquid-impervious material, a rigid stationary roll support beam extending through an ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6796929 | Self-adjusting deflection controlled roll A self-adjusting deflection controlled roll comprises a rotating roll jacket, a carrier passing axially through the roll jacket and held rotationally fixedly at its end in racks and at least one supporting member arranged at the carrier and exerting a support force ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6758139 | Cylinder The invention relates to a cylinder in a rotary press, in particular, for interacting with a form cylinder for a gravure press. According to the invention, the cylinder is improved with regard to its variable adaptability by the provision of a linear drive located a... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6699164 | Method for providing a roll for a paper machine with sliding bearings and a roll for a paper machine with sliding bearings The invention relates to a method for providing a roll (1) for a paper machine with sliding bearings, the roll comprising a stationary roll axle (3) and a tubular roll mantle (2) arranged to revolve around it. In the method, the roll mantle (2) is support... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6692421 | End packing for a deflection compensated roll The present invention relates to an end packing (20, 40, 60, 70, 80) for a deflection compensated roll. The roll including a stationary shaft (1) and a roll shell (2), bearing-mounted rotatably therearound and having each end thereof provided with a shaft... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6685610 | Deflection compensated roll for paper/board or finishing machine A deflection compensated roll for a paper/board or finishing machine includes a stationary roll shaft (1), and a roll shell (2) structured and arranged to be rotatable around the same and mounted with slide bearing elements (3-6) upon the roll shaft (2). ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6679819 | Slide shoe assembly for a roll in a paper/board machine of a finishing machine The invention relates to a slide shoe assembly for a roll (1) in a paper/board machine or a finishing machine, said roll (1) comprising a stationary axle (4), around which is rotatably mounted a cylindrical roll shell (2), a clearance (5) formed between t... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6662630 | Method for measuring slide bearing pressure in a deflection-compensated roll with a fixed shell A deflection compensated roll has a stationary support structure and a shell rotatably arranged around it by means of slide bearings. The shell is additionally supported on the support structure with hydraulic loading devices by which the axial profile of... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6663549 | Deflection controlled roll with force generating device Deflection controlled roll that includes a rotatable roll jacket, a rotationally fixed carrier arranged within the roll jacket, and a hydraulic support element arrangement positioned between the carrier and the roll jacket. A closed bearing ring is locate... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6659926 | Deflection controlled roll Deflection controlled roll that includes a rotating roll jacket, a rotationally fixed yoke arranged to axially pass through the roll jacket, and a plurality of hydrostatic support elements arranged on the yoke in a direction of a roll axis which are charg... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6644653 | Damping corrugator roll A damping corrugator roll comprises an outer toothed surface, whose teeth extend over a certain axial length of the roll (2), support means (202) allowing rotation about the axis of the roll, and rotary drive means (1), characterized in that it comprises ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6592503 | Roll that can be bent with a composite shell A roll has a continuous tubular roll shell (11) of a composite material and axle journals (12) rotating together with the roll shell and joined to each end of the roll shell. The axle journals are supported on a supporting element (13) surrounding the axl... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6544155 | Arrangement for removing oil from a roll An arrangement is disclosed for removing oil from a roll, in which, inside a rotatable shell, there is a fixed axle beam, which supports loading shoes directed against the inner surface of the shell. An oil guide attached to the loading shoes creates an i... | 04/08/2003 |
