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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7318880 | Method for defibring recycled fiber material in a drum pulper, and a drum pulper The invention relates to a method for defibering recycled fiber material in a drum pulper provided with a substantially horizontal drum. Recycled fiber material and water are fed to the drum pulper and the drum of the drum pulper is simultaneously rotated. When the ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311803 | Distribution of a flowing medium Methods for uniformly distributing a flowing medium to a surface such as that of a rotary liquid permeable roll are disclosed where the flowing medium is distributed by a number of distribution units, the method including distributing the flowing medium to each of t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 6998021 | Arrangement for paper machine, and blow box In a paper machine which comprises process elements and a measuring beam, the measuring beam is arranged at least at one paper machine process element so that a measuring device for measuring quality properties of a paper web is arrangeable in the measuring beam. Th... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6989078 | System for conveying shredded pulp to an ozone reactor Methods and systems for the treatment of pulp are provided. The methods include dewatering pulp to a fiber concentration of at least 20%, shredding the dewatered pulp in a closed pulp shredding vessel, transporting the shredded pulp without compression continuously ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6989074 | Paper pulp refiner control system and method using active hydrostatic bearings A paper pulp refiner with control system employs active hydrostatic bearings for supporting the refiner rotor, at least in part, the hydrostatic bearings are defined between the refiner rotor plates (25, 55) and stator plates (22, 60) through openings ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6911117 | Method and equipment for attenuation of oscillation in a paper machine or in a paper finishing device A method and apparatus for damping vibration in a paper machine. The apparatus having a dynamic damper which includes a weight suspended by a spring. The spring constant of the spring is changed by means of a control device in order to tune the natural frequency of ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6746572 | Method for determining a characteristic value for the binding force potential of suspended paper fibers and use of this method Method for determining a characteristic value for a binding force potential of paper fibers in a fibrous suspension. The method includes measuring an air content of the fibrous suspension and deriving the characteristic value from the measuring. ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6712937 | Method of operating a machine for the manufacture and/or refinement of material webs System and method of operating a machine for manufacturing and/or refining a material web wherein the machine includes at least one machine section. The method includes arranging a plurality of measurement zones in series along a process direction and detecting data... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6640152 | Modeling and control of sheet weight and moisture for paper machine transition Headbox transient responses for sheet weight and moisture are modeled as a combination of two sets of time constants and dead time delays. One set represents a shorter delay with faster response dynamics, the fast mode weight and moisture responses, and t... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6524441 | Process for detecting and correcting a fiber orientation cross direction profile change Process and a device for detecting a change in the fiber orientation cross-direction profile of a paper or cardboard web in the manufacturing process on a paper or cardboard machine. It is recognized that a change in the fiber orientation cross-direction ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6466839 | Fast CD and MD control in a sheetmaking machine A system of providing fast machine direction (MD) and cross direction (CD) basis weight adjustments using a simultaneous multi-point water weight sensor which provides independent MD and CD measurements is described. The water weight sensor is placed unde... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6430459 | Nip pressure sensing system A roll sensing system for measuring the pressure distribution and nip width in a nip roll press. The sensing system comprises a strip having sensors thereon, the strip being placed in a nip press, for sensing the pressure at several locations therealong. ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6398914 | Method and device for process control in cellulose and paper manufacture In the production of de-inked pulp, measuring devices are used to register spectral and/or physical characteristic values of a starting material. These values are then fed to a neural network, by means of which correction variables are obtained for a regu... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6352615 | Method and equipment in a paper/board machine for regulation of the difference of draw The invention concerns an equipment in a paper/board machine for regulation of the difference of draw. In the solution in accordance with the invention, the difference of draw in the web is regulated on the basis of the measured tension of the web. Prefer... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6290816 | Paper machine with closed loop control system A paper machine for making a fiber web includes an approach flow system with a plurality of control modules. Each control module controls one of a plurality of adjustable input parameters. A wet end receives a fiber suspension from the approach flow syste... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6251225 | Process for regulating the breaking length ratio of a manufactured paper web A process and apparatus for controlling a breaking length ratio L/Q of a web. The process includes providing a fluid fiber layer using a headbox havng a headbox nozzle, producing a web from the fluid fiber layer, measuring a current breaking length ratio ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6217710 | Process for regulating a screw press The invention refers to a process for regulating a screw press, particularly for dewatering a pulp suspension. It is mainly characterized by the speed being varied as a function of the torque.... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6205369 | Nip pressure sensing system A roll sensing system for measuring the pressure distribution and nip width in a nip roll press. The sensing system comprises a strip having sensors thereon, the strip being placed in a nip press, for sensing the pressure at several locations therealong. ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6149770 | Underwire water weight turbulence sensor A system and method of providing on-line turbulence measurements in a sheetmaking machine and using these measurements to perform on-line adjustments to turbulence-inducing and adjusting elements in the sheetmaking machine to optimize final sheet product ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6129817 | Unified on-line/off-line paper web formation analyzer Paper web formation analyzers can be employed both on operating paper machines at high speed and on cut samples as a desk top unit, so as to unify formation evaluation for both situations.... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6080278 | Fast CD and MD control in a sheetmaking machine A system and method of providing fast machine direction (MD) and cross direction (CD) basis weight adjustments using a simultaneous multi-point water weight sensor which provides independent MD and CD measurements is described. The water weight sensor is ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5953230 | Nip width sensing system A roll sensing system for measuring the pressure distribution and nip width in a nip roll press. The sensing system comprises a strip having sensors thereon, the strip being placed in a nip press, for sensing the pressure at several locations therealong. ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5500088 | Automatic refiner load control The load on a refiner motor is controlled by adjusting the motor load setpoint by monitoring load applied by the refiner and the plate gap between the refiner plates to define the curve of the load versus plate gap relationship. This slope of load versus ... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5104488 | System and process for continuous determination and control of paper strength A system and process for continuously determining the strength of paper sheet material during manufacture includes a plurality of sensors for detecting proxies related to properties such as the strength of individual fibers, length distribution of fibers,... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5013403 | Process for continuous determination of paper strength A system and process for continuously determining the strength of paper sheet material during manufacture includes a plurality of sensors for detecting proxies related to properties such as the strength of individual fibers, length distribution of fibers,... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5000823 | Method and apparatus for the processing of groundwood pulp to remove coarse particulate lignocellulosic material Coarse wood residues, slivers and shives present in groundwood pulp as obtained in grinders are removed by passing a uniform flow of the pulp suspension containing coarse wood residues and shives from the grinder to a conical crushing and beating refiner ... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4943347 | Method of refining fibrous material by controlling the feed rate of material or the gap distance between discs A method of refining fibrous material under predetermined conditions by the help of relatively rotating refining means. The material is during refining passed from the inner circumference of the refining means to their outer circumference and is thereby e... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4921573 | Method of regulating the specific dispersion work for waste paper stock preparation for papermaking The method of dispersing a material containing waste paper by means of a dispersion apparatus and a dewatering machine, renders possible performing the material dispersion operation at essentially constant specific dispersion work even when encountering f... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4886576 | Method and apparatus for producing uniform pulp yields by controlling the operation of a refiner A method and apparatus for producing uniform pulp yields, wherein at least a refiner is controlled in accordance with the UV absorbance of the lignin dissolved in the digester cooking liquor, thereby to produce for a given quantity of wood chips a uniform... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4808263 | Method for fiberizing wastepaper using an inline control valve for make-up air Fiberizer efficiency is improved by providing an inline control valve at the fiberizer feed inlet which automatically provides the fiberizer with make-up air proportional to the pressure differential between the fiberizer outlet and inlet. The make-up air... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4735687 | Apparatus for damping vibrations in stock suspension flow Fibrous stock suspension preparation systems include moving parts that generate a vibration impulse flow in the outlet from the preparation system. A counter-vibration impulse generator is connected to the outlet pipe and includes a correcting impulse rec... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4692210 | Method and apparatus for measuring the distribution of fiber widths and adjusting the refining of fibrous stock A method and apparatus for making paper by refining fibrous stock. The stock is passed through an adjustable refining means and a sample of the refined stock is analyzed using a fibre fineness distribution analyzer to produce, over a range of fibre widths... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4661911 | Adaptive constant refiner intensity control A method and an apparatus are provided for maintaining a constant refining intensity under varying tonnage rate and applied power conditions to a slurry of paper stock being passed through a disk type refiner. The system utilizes a control strategy and se... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4626318 | Method of controlling a pulp refiner by measuring freeness and removing the latency from the pulp Immediate and accurate control of a pulp refiner is provided so as to control the degree of refining in the production of mechanical pulp, such as RMP, TMP, and CTMP. The mechanical pulp discharged from a refiner is fluidized by a fluidizing centrifugal p... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4624745 | Foam controller An apparatus for controlling the rate at which a defoaming agent is supplied to a processing vessel. A first sensing element senses the quantity of liquid in the vessel. A second sensing element senses the position of the upper surface of the foam. A sign... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4589598 | Apparatus for controlling a variable speed gearmotor A refiner control continuously calculates required gearmotor output speed in opposition to the main motor drive power such that an increase in main power causes a decrease in gearmotor output speed and therefore provides a variable resolution over the ent... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4554051 | Fiber length indicating apparatus and method A standpipe is connected into a fiber processing system such as a pressurized stock line of a paper making system, containing refined stock, or unrefined pulp, at operating consistencies. Automatic controls cycle a measurement chamber, in the standpipe, t... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4514257 | Method of measuring fines in pulp suspensions Methods of measuring the crill content of pulp suspensions are disclosed. The methods include passing a first light radiation, preferably ultraviolet light, having a wavelength comparable to the particle diameter of the crill, through the pulp suspension,... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4498137 | Programmable refiner controller with horsepower-days per ton scaling A programmable refiner controller which is an improvement over the system described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,184,204 and allows the appropriate ratio to be selected for calculating the correct values of factors P1 and P2 to obtain the proper controller gain whi... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4457804 | Apparatus for producing fiber pulp from fibrous lignocellulose containing material Apparatus for producing thermo-mechanical pulp from wood chips and the like in which the chips are first heated in a steaming chamber or preheater to a fiber temperature below the softening point of the lignin of middle lamella section of the wood fibers.... | 07/03/1984 |
