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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7407560 | Lotioned and embossed tissue paper A paper tissue such as a facial tissue or a disposable handkerchief and a method of making the tissue. The method includes passing the tissue paper web through an embossing nip formed between a first and a second embossing roll, wherein at least one of the embossing... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7377999 | Arrangement in the on-line finishing of the paper machine An arrangement in the on-line finishing of a paper machine, which includes at least one finishing stage (12, 13) for the paper web produced, has cutting equipment (16) for forming the tail as well as tail threading equipment (15) for carrying th... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377996 | Card sheet with starch compositions forming breakable layers in pre-cut substrates A card sheet including a top material layer having pre-cut weakened lines extending partially but not completely through the top material layer, the top material layer having a front side and a back side; and a starch composition layer applied to the back side of th... | 05/27/2008 |
| RE39601 | Method of and a device for transferring running dried web from one device to a subsequent device To accomplish a web transfer, which in reliability is comparable to the one obtained with a closed draw, in any operating environment, but especially where it is desirable to transfer a fast running tissue web (4) from the drying section of a tissue machine, ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201825 | Process for making a flowable and meterable densified fiber particle Discrete particles of cellulosic material are flowable and meterable. They are easily dispersible in an aqueous or a dry medium. The particles comprise singulated cellulose fibers that have been densified. The particles have a density of at least 0.3 g/cc. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7166194 | Water jet cutter A water jet cutter for separation of a trim strip from a moving paper, cardboard, tissue or other type of fiber web, in a machine for the production and/or conversion of the fiber web, including at least one nozzle whose water jet is directed onto the fiber web. An ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7135091 | Arrangement for threading of web in a pulp machine The invention relates to an arrangement for threading a pulp web (W) from the press section (1) of a pulp machine to the dryer (2) of the pulp machine. The arrangement comprises a closing tail threading belt (3) or the like, which is arranged to... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7032848 | Method and apparatus for hydromechanically disintegrating organic matter An apparatus for disintegrating waste matter preferably comprising a holding area for holding waste matter; and a fluid delivery mechanism for applying high pressure fluid to the holding area, wherein the high pressure fluid disintegrates the waste matter and applie... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7008510 | Arrangement in tail threading in a multinip calender of a paper machine An arrangement in tail threading in a multinip calender of a paper machine comprises rolls that form nips, extraction rolls as well as tail threading apparatus for guiding the tail to be transferred during tail threading through the multinip calender. The arrangemen... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005036 | Method and apparatus for the transferring of a flexible material web An apparatus is available for transferring a flexible material web from an upstream section to at least one downstream section of a machine having a web running direction. The machine is configured for at least one of manufacturing and treating the material web. The... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994773 | Method and apparatus for the transferring of a flexible material web An apparatus is available for transferring a flexible material web from an upstream section to at least one downstream section of a machine having a web running direction. The machine is configured for at least one of manufacturing and treating the material web. The... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6953303 | Substrate removal apparatus A substrate removal apparatus capable of cutting a plurality of aligned, precision slots in a variety of surfaces, such as concrete, asphalt pavement, and other composite substrates, utilizes high-pressure liquid cutting devices. Slots may be cut in pavement for suc... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6942758 | Method and equipment for tail threading in the dryer section of a paper machine or a similar machine A method and equipment for tail threading in a paper machine in which tail threading is carried out in stages: the web is guided to the broke treatment at a selected dryer, a cut is formed in the web to separate a ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6918996 | Method and apparatus in ropeless tail threading in a multi-roll calender A method and apparatus in ropeless tail threading in a multi-roll calender is disclosed wherein the threading tail is guided through the multi-roll calender in such a way that, before the multi-roll calender, the threading tail is guided first of all to the broke pr... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916404 | Method and apparatus for web threading in a drying section of a paper machine or similar A method and an apparatus for web threading in a drying section of a paper machine or the like. A leader (24) and a so called run-down strip are formed by cutting in the web coming to the drying cylinder in the drying section. An underpressure box (18)... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6863774 | Polishing pad for use in chemical-mechanical planarization of semiconductor wafers and method of making same A polishing pad for use in chemical mechanical polishing of substrates that being made of fibrous matrix such as cellulose with a binder consisting of thermoset resin material, such as phenolic resin. The polishing surface is ground to form asperities. The polishing... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6843200 | Method and device in a paper machine, coating machine, intermediate winder, unwind stand of a slitter-winder, or in any other device for treatment of a web The invention concerns a method and a device in a paper machine, coating machine, intermediate winder, unwind stand of a slitter-winder, or in any other device for treatment of a web. In the event of disturbance, the web (P) is made to be wound in a controlled way a... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6841043 | Trim hold down box apparatus A trim hold down box apparatus is disclosed for assisting in the separation of trim cut from an edge of a sheet by a cutter prior to the sheet being transferred from a forming wire of a forming section to a press section of a paper making machine. The apparatus incl... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6767431 | Method for measuring and regulating curl in a paper or board web and a paper or board machine line In the manufacture of a paper or board web (W), the web is slit or cut, the rising/lowering (H) of the edges of a slit/cut gap (C) formed at the slitting/cutting point or the width (L) of the gap is measured by means of a measurement device (21A; 21B; ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6740200 | Methods and system for manufacturing and finishing web products at high speed without reeling and unwinding A method for directly forming and finishing a web product is provided. The method includes forming a web on a forming apparatus, continuously transferring the formed web to a conveyor, performing a converting step on the web as the web is continuously supported and ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6616809 | Process and device for producing paper reels Process and apparatus for producing paper reels from a paper web. The process includes calendering the paper web, longitudinally cutting the paper web into partial webs, and winding the partial webs into paper reels. The calendering, longitudinal cutting,... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6494992 | Vacuum conveyor Process for transferring at least a portion of a running web from a first section of a web making machine includes rotating an endless conveyor belt by driving at least one driven pulley, creating a negative pressure at an inner surface of endless conveyo... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6474205 | Device for cutting off and conveying streaks and method for cutting off and transferring a threading streak The invention relates to a device for cutting off and conveying strips, for a machine. The device is used for producing a continuous web, especially of paper or card, for a threading strip, and has a knife. Finally the device is characterized in that it h... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6413374 | Threading device and method for threading the tail of the web A threading device and a method for threading a tail of a web, wherein, for guiding the path of a tail separated from a full-width web in a paper machine or a paper finishing device, the threading device comprises a suction channel, placed at least partly... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6413375 | Paper machine Machine for producing a web includes a former for sheet formation of the web, a press section for dewatering the web, a drying section for drying the web, and at least one edge strip forming device positioned in an area of at least one of the press sectio... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6394331 | Device and process for separating and transferring a leader strip Apparatus and process for separating and transferring a leader strip to be threaded into a machine for at least one of producing and treating a material web. The apparatus includes a separating device positioned to perform a separation process, a transfer... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6391157 | Device and process for producing a paper web A method and apparatus for producing a web. The apparatus includes a machine for providing a web having an output end at least one refining device arranged in a region of the output end and a longitudinal cutting device located at the output end. In this ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6379502 | Process and device for transferring a traveling material web Process and apparatus for transferring a traveling material web into a target region. The process includes positioning at least two cutting mechanisms at one of a same and different width positions between web edges of a traveling material web. The at lea... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6358366 | System and method for threading a moist web in a pulp dryer or the like from one section to the following section A system and method effectively threading the moist tail of a web through a pulp dryer. A tail threading belt in a closed loop passes the tail of the web through the dryer, and the most tail of the web is transferred from a support wire in the press secti... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6358367 | Pulping system for a paper machine A paper machine includes a traveling belt for carrying a fiber web, and a cutting device disposed below the belt for cutting the fiber web into smaller pieces. The cutting device has an inlet and an outlet. A guiding device guides the fiber web from the b... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6274000 | Method and device in threading of paper web The invention relates to a method in a paper machine in threading of paper web, in which method a narrower tail (T) is separated from the edge of the paper web and transferred to threading guiding means arranged in connection with the moving parts of a ma... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6261415 | Paper machine A paper machine and web control system for the same to be activated on web rupture, which paper machine has a double-felted press nip and a treatment unit for increasing the dry solids content of the web downstream of the press nip, the web being transfer... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6207016 | Method for dividing a paper web A method of dividing a formed paper web into at least two partial-width webs during production of creped paper in a paper machine having a cylinder with an adhesive coating to which the web adheres. The web is divided in conjunction with the cylinder by o... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6073824 | Apparatus and method for cleanly breaking a continuously advancing cellulose web An apparatus and method for cleanly breaking a continuously advancing cellulose web includes a transfer fabric which supports and advances the cellulose web to a wind up zone. The transfer fabric forms a closed loop and is driven at a desired speed by a d... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5879515 | Jet device The invention proposes a jet device for a machine for producing a material web, in particular a paper or board web, having a nozzle device for dispensing a jet of liquid which is under pressure and is directed onto the material web and/or a transport belt... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5852963 | Dryer section in a paper or board machine including an arrangement for cutting at least one of a leader of a web A method for cutting the leader of the web in a paper or board machine in the dryer section of the machine by a jet of pressurized water. The web is placed against the drying wire when it is being cut, and the jet is directed at the web from the free side... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5762759 | Tail threading system for a papermaking machine A papermaking machine uses a low pressure water jet mounted on a pneumatic actuator for movement at least as fast in the cross machine direction as the paper web moves in the machine direction for a distance of 2 to 12 inches. The jet rapidly cuts a tail ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5759350 | Papermaking process dry end slabbing method A papermaking process dry end slabbing method using high pressure fluid cutting moves generally parallel to a spool at the end of the papermaking process. The process removes multiple layers of unwanted paper which may be of the wrong grade, poor quality,... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5738760 | Method of and a device for transferring running dried web from one device to a subsequent device To accomplish a web transfer, which in reliability is comparable to the one obtained with a closed draw, in any operating environment, but especially where it is desirable to transfer a fast running tissue web (4) from the drying section of a tissue machi... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5644962 | Dryer section of a paper or board machine including an arrangement for cutting a leader of the web An arrangement for cutting the leader of the web in a paper or board machine in the dryer section of the machine by a jet of pressurized water. The web is placed against the drying wire when it is being cut, and the jet is directed at the web from the fre... | 07/08/1997 |