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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435314 | Method for the production of a fibrous web In a method for the production of a fibrous web, especially a paper or cardboard web, an automatic ash control system and an automatic retention control system for the reduction or suppression of an interactive build-up of the two controls are linked via a model for... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7416636 | Method and apparatus for foam forming The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for foam forming, wherein fibrous foam suspension is introduced from the head box (78, 178) of a production machine to the web forming section thereof. At least one solid material is mixed into the foam ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407563 | Apparatus and method in the treatment of the stock passed to a headbox of a paper machine or equivalent An apparatus in the treatment of stock passed to a headbox of a paper machine or equivalent includes at least two stock chests (10a1, 10a2). Stock (M1) from a first stock chest (10a1 | 08/05/2008 |
| 7374637 | Method of bleaching cellulose pulp with a main conduit for wash liquor and filtrate The method is for bleaching cellulose pulp in a bleach line that has at least two bleaching steps. The filtrate distribution is led up through the bleaching line counter-currently to the flow of cellulose pulp established in the bleaching line. A single joint main c... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7318883 | Equipment and method in a paper or board machine for mixing of fresh stock and of water for dilution of fresh stock The invention concerns an equipment and a method in a paper or board machine for mixing fresh stock (M) with water (V) used for dilution of the fresh stock. At the point of mixing (K) of the dilution water (V) and the fresh stock (M) passed from the pipe (13)... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7300539 | Treatment of solid containing material derived from effluent A method of treating solid containing material derived from effluent or sludge from a plant for deinking paper, the material containing calcium in the form of one or more insoluble calcium compounds, the method including the steps of treating the material with an ac... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294233 | System and method for altering the tack of materials using an electrohydraulic discharge A system and method for altering the tack of a material, namely a polymer used as an adhesive, also known as stickies, or pitch. The present invention reduces the tack of the stickies and pitch by exposing the materials for a short duration to low-energy pulsed elec... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294226 | Method of removing high density stickies from secondary papermaking fibers A hybrid method for processing papermaking fibers to remove high density stickies typically includes utilizing a multistage array of forward cleaners coupled with a flotation cell which increases overall efficiency of the system. In a preferred embodiment, a first r... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7226526 | Starch and fiber mixture for papermaking and methods of making paper with the mixture The invention relates to a starch and fiber mixture, and the application of a starch and fiber mixture in paper manufacturing. The starch and fiber mixture is applied to a paper mat, after the paper mat is formed. The starch and fiber mixture may be obtained by the ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7198696 | Method for manufacturing paper with a constant filler content A method of controlling the production of filler-containing paper. Filler and retention agent are delivered to a paper manufacturing system in a process of paper manufacture. The amount of filler in the paper is measured, as is also the filler concentration or the t... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189309 | Water draining device Water draining device for a paper machine or the like, in particular for a felted press of such a paper machine, including a receiving tank extending at least essentially over the machine width. The receiving tank includes a first chamber that receives arriving wate... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7011729 | Starch and fiber mixture for papermaking and methods of making paper with the mixture The invention relates to a starch and fiber mixture, and the application of a starch and fiber mixture in paper manufacturing. The starch and fiber mixture is applied to a paper mat, after the paper mat is formed. The starch and fiber mixture may be obtained by the ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6869504 | Apparatus for passing stock into a headbox of a paper machine or equivalent A vacuum pump (P0) provides vacuum to a paper machine deaeration tank (11) which has an inlet duct (10) through which the tank is supplied with wire water. A discharge duct (12) extends from the deaeration tank (11). There is a... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6827820 | Degassing centrifugal apparatus, process for pumping and degassing a fluid and process for producing paper or board The invention relates to a degassing centrifugal apparatus such as a pump and to a process for pumping and degassing a fluid. The apparatus has a rotatable hollow rotor connected to a stationary fluid inlet at one end and a stationary liquid outlet at the opposite e... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6802346 | Process and an arrangement at suction element The invention relates to a process for collecting process water at a paper machine or the like, wherein water from several suction elements (2 . . . 2n, 2m) provided at a wire (1) is led in such a way that an unbroken liquid column... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6736937 | Method and apparatus for controlling the operation of the short circulation of a paper, paperboard or the like production machine The present invention relates to a method of and an apparatus for controlling the operation of the short circulation of a paper, paper board or the like production machine. The method and apparatus according to the invention are especially preferably suitable for us... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6733629 | Method of controlling the operation of an approach system of a paper machine or the like web formation apparatus The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling the operation of an approach system of a paper machine or the like web formation apparatus. Especially preferably the method of controlling the operation of an approach system according to the i... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6723205 | Degassing centrifugal apparatus with energy recovery, process for degassing a fluid and process for producing paper or board The invention relates to a degassing centrifugal apparatus such as a pump having energy recovery means and to a process for degassing a fluid. The apparatus has a rotatable hollow rotor connected to a fluid inlet at one end and a liquid outlet at the opposite end. A... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6716315 | Water draining device Water draining device for a paper machine or the like, in particular for a felted press of such a paper machine, including a receiving tank extending at least essentially over the machine width. The receiving tank includes a first chamber that receives arriving wate... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6638394 | Method and apparatus for discharge of whitewater In a method and an associated apparatus for discharging the whitewater from inside the loop of a continuous dewatering wire of a former, specifically a twin wire former in a paper machine the accumulating whitewater is collected by a collection tank, whic... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6630054 | Methods for forming a fluted composite Methods for forming an absorbent fibrous composite containing absorbent material dispersed in bands through the composite and along the composite's length are disclosed. The methods generally include depositing a fibrous slurry on a foraminous support to ... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6610172 | Process for treating pulp with laccase and a mediator to increase paper wet strength A process for producing paper materials having improved wet strength. This process involves (a) preparing a suspension of unbleached or semi-bleached chemical or semichemical pulp or pulp from recycled fibers; (b) treating the pulp with a phenol-oxidizing... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6592712 | Method to manufacture paper using fiber filler complexes A method for manufacture of loaded paper or paperboard products, comprising the steps of separating at least one process stream from the papermaking process, wherein the process stream includes fines and/or filler; combining the process stream with long f... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6589387 | Process for improving the drainage of cellulosic pulps by adding carbon dioxide directly into the pulp The invention relates to a process for improving the drainage or dewatering of cellulosic pulp suspensions in a paper making machine, a drying machine or the like assembly. The invention also relates to a process for producing a dried cellulosic product f... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6585860 | Method to control or regulate the basis weight of a paper or cardboard web Method for regulating a basis weight of a paper or cardboard web in the manufacturing process. The method includes determining a basis weight at an end of the manufacturing process, calculating a deviation of the determined basis weight from a predetermin... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6562193 | Using centrifugal pumps in the foam process of producing non-woven webs A non-woven web of fibrous material is produced using a moving foraminous element in the practice of the foam process. A first foam slurry of air, water, fibers and a surfactant is generated and centrifugally pumped into contact with the moving foraminous... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6551458 | Method and apparatus for recovering fibers from white water of paper mill In a papermaking process, filtering of white water containing fiber material is performed by feeding the white water to a filter on a surface of which a layer of auxiliary pulp has been formed, such that the white water is filtered through the layer of au... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6521089 | Process for controlling or regulating the basis weight of a paper or cardboard web Device and process for controlling or regulating a basis weight of a web in a web manufacturing process of a web producing machine. The device includes a first control circuit, adapted to adjust the basis weight, that includes at least one adjustable devi... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6516830 | Device for guiding backwater produced in a paper machine Apparatus and process for guiding portions of backwater produced or stored at different levels of a machine. The apparatus includes an upper backwater chamber arranged to receive first backwater, a lower backwater chamber arranged below the upper backwate... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6500306 | Arrangement with white water channel An arrangement for handling white water from a paper machine comprises a white water channel having an inlet end for receiving white water from a paper machine and an opposite outlet end defining a main outlet through which the white water is discharged i... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6500302 | Foam forming method and apparatus Apparatus and process for producing foam formed fibrous web in which the furnish is made up by mixing a thin water slurry of fibers at a consistency in the range of from about 0.5 to about 7 weight percent fibers with sufficient aqueous foam containing a ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6497788 | Backwater cycle and process for the water circulation of a paper machine Backwater cycle of and process for circulating water in a paper machine having a wet zone. The backwater cycle includes at least one application device arranged to apply a composition containing at least one of pigment and filler onto a fiber web in the w... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6491827 | Process for reducing true color in waste liquids Compositions of aluminum chlorohydrate and high molecular weight branched epichlorohydrin amine condensate polymers are applied to waste liquids, such as pulp and paper mill effluents having a lignin content, to reduce true color. The branched epichlorohy... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6444088 | Foam process web production with foam dilution A nonwoven web of fibrous material is made by the foam process using a manifold of a particular construction. The manifold has a casing with first and second opposite ends including an inlet for a foam-fiber-surfactant slurry at the first end, and optiona... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6444092 | Process of recycling fillers and coating pigments from the preparation of paper, paperboard and cardboard The present invention relates to a process for recycling fillers and coating pigments from the preparation of paper, paperboard and cardboard found in the residual water sludges from coating plant waste waters, deinking plants, internal water treatment pl... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6440272 | Device for mixing stock suspensions Process and device for the mixing of suspensions with possibly different natures and/or compositions in the stable section of a paper machine. In the process, a suspension, particularly of the backwater of the paper machine, is piped in a mixing tube with... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6423183 | Paper products and a method for applying a dye to cellulosic fibers Chemical additives can be adsorbed on cellulosic papermaking fibers at high levels with a minimal amount of unadsorbed chemical additives present in the papermaking process water. A method includes treating a fiber slurry with an excess of the chemical ad... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6413368 | Foam forming method and apparatus Apparatus and process for producing foam formed fibrous web in which the furnish is made up by mixing a thin water slurry of fibers at a consistency in the range of from about 0.5 to about 7 weight percent fibers with sufficient aqueous foam containing a ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6398913 | Arrangement and method for recovery of energy in a paper machine forming section The invention relates to a method of recovering energy in a forming section of a papermaking or boardmaking machine, wherein stock from a headbox is fed into a forming zone of a forming section, said forming zone including at least one looped forming fabr... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6328851 | Method and equipment for controlling properties of paper The invention relates to a method and equipment for controlling properties of paper, in which method the effect of the flow of retention agent (Fra) and the stock flow (Fts) on the basis weight of the paper (BW) is modelled. The fulf... | 12/11/2001 |
