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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8128785 | Method and apparatus for filling and cleaning a pulp tower The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for filling and cleaning a pulp tower. The invention is most suitable for filling and cleaning high-consistency pulp towers, bleaching towers, storage tanks and similar towers containing fiber suspensions, of t... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7976682 | Hinged screen plate for drum pulp washer and method for cleaning the plate A pulp washer including: a cylindrical assembly of trays to receive pulp, wherein the assembly rotates the trays through at least one wash stage; a housing having a header to direct pulp to the trays and the at least one wash stage, wherein the housing has at least ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976681 | Apparatus to produce a fibrous web An apparatus to produce a fibrous web having a three-dimensional surface structure, especially a paper, cardboard or tissue web, includes a headbox, a forming element, especially a forming roll, a structured fabric and a dewatering fabric, whereby the structured fab... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972480 | Apparatus for removing a broken pulp web from a pulp dryer The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for removing a broken pulp web from a pulp dryer. The apparatus includes a maintenance platform arranged at the first or the second end of the pulp dryer, outside the walls of the pulp dryer; a device for shifting t... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7972481 | Scraping apparatus for the paper industry Scraping apparatus for the paper industry, of the type which consists of a scraping blade (l), a support (s) for the scraping blade (l) with a pivot swivel pin (e) with respect to a tray (4), said tray being supported (4) on the frame (b) of the appara... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7943012 | Protecting device for spraying equipment and method of protecting it and its surroundings A device for protecting a spraying equipment and surroundings in a paper or board machine, for applying a treatment medium onto a moving surface, comprises a protecting cover forming a single chamber having the spraying equipment located therein and which is open to... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7918968 | Apparatus for cleaning paper machine press fabrics on-the-run An apparatus is described for cleaning papermaking felt by applying a low concentration of a cleaning solution through the oscillating needle nozzles. The detergent is applied intermittently while paper is being manufactured. Each cleaning period lasts for at least ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7897014 | Arrangement for the treatment of cellulose pulp in a washing apparatus arranged with displaced peripheral valve seals A washer for washing and dewatering cellulosic pulp is disclosed, comprising a rotary drum with a plurality of external compartments defined by axial compartment walls distributed along the drum's circumference, a stationary cylindrical casing enclosing the drum, wh... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7897015 | Single ply tissue products surface treated with a softening agent Tissue products are described that have been topically treated with a chemical additive, such as a softener. The softener may be, for instance, a polysiloxane. The polysiloxane is topically applied to a tissue sheet, such as a single ply sheet, so as to form a Z-dir... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7871495 | Device for removing liquid from a moving fabric or web A device for removing a liquid, dusty or solid substance from a moving fabric or web. A roll is placed transversely in relation to the moving fabric or web and arranged to rotate around a rotation axis. The roll includes an outer mantle through which a liquid or air... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7850824 | Apparatus for cleaning paper machine press fabrics on-the-run An apparatus is described for cleaning papermaking felt by applying a low concentration of a cleaning solution through the oscillating needle nozzles. The detergent is applied intermittently while paper is being manufactured. Each cleaning period lasts for at least ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7828937 | Scraper blade holding device with scraper blade carrier The invention relates to a scraper blade holding device comprising a mounting unit into which a scraper blade is normally inserted. According to the present invention a scraper blade carrier, which has in its region projecting out of the mounting unit fastening mean... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7789997 | Device for cleaning of a filter net of a pulp dryer's fan tower, a pulp dryer's fan and a pulp dryer A device for cleaning a filter net of a pulp dryer fan tower includes a nozzle guide connectable to a filter net of a fan tower in a pulp dryer and at least one nozzle movably arranged on the nozzle guide. At least one connection is arranged on the nozzle for connec... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7754051 | Roll cleaning apparatus A paper making machine may having heated rolls for making high clay content papers. A roll cleaning apparatus may be mounted to the paper making machine. The roll cleaning apparatus may have a cleaning member that is mounted to a support member that extends lengthwi... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7740744 | Method and apparatus for removing residual tissue from parent rolls Cellulosic based cores used in manufacture of towel and tissue products can be effectively stripped of residual product with little damage to the core using a roll stripping air knife with a longitudinal air passageway having both primary discharge passages and inte... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7465374 | Roll cleaning apparatus A paper making machine may having heated rolls for making high clay content papers. A roll cleaning apparatus may be mounted to the paper making machine. The roll cleaning apparatus may have a cleaning member that is mounted to a support member that extends lengthwi... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7459061 | Steam distribution apparatus with removable cover for internal access Employment of one or more resealable access slots in a steam distributor apparatus affords easy access to the internal chambers of the apparatus for cleaning and maintenance. The access slots can be located on the lower walls of the steam discharge chambers where de... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7435315 | Arrangement for stabilizing a web The object of the invention is an arrangement for stabilizing a paper web (3) in a paper machine, which arrangement comprises at least three cylinders (4, 5, 6) which have been arranged so that a pocket space is formed between them, a blow box (7 | 10/14/2008 |
| 7429310 | Method, arrangement and equipment for tensioning and guiding a fabric in a paper or board machine A paper or board machine has a fabric (10) that is adapted mobile as well as rolls (11, 11′) arranged to support the fabric (10). The fabric (10) is tensioned by changing the position of one roll (11′) of the rolls (11, 11 | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427335 | Cleaning device of band-like apparatus Described is a cleaning device for a band-like apparatus. It comprises a hollow rotatable roll supported to turn in the traveling direction of the band-like apparatus. The roll has a plurality of apertures formed in it, and cleaning fluid jet nozzles arranged at the... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7399382 | Device for cleaning a roll in a paper production plant A device for cleaning a roll in a paper production plant has a doctor blade assigned to the surface of the roll. The doctor blade is mounted such that it can be pivoted with respect to the roll by two bearing journals that are aligned parallel to the axis of the rol... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7383767 | Coupling construction and method for joining and locking the rolls of extended-nip press A yoke assembly for connecting and securing to each other rolls forming a nip in an extended nip press, whereby at least one of the rolls of the extended-nip press includes loading means for loading the endless-loop blanket of one roll against the other one of the e... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7384508 | Apparatus and method for draining water from a cellulose web An apparatus and a method are provided for draining water from a cellulose web which is formed in a wedge-shaped space defined by two wires, the wires being supported on chamber assemblies including at one time at least one water receiving chamber, the water flowing... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7384510 | Apparatus and method for determining the permeability of a circulating band in a paper machine An apparatus and a method for determining the permeability of a circulating band, in particular a water-absorbing dewatering band in a papermaking machine. The apparatus is equipped with a nozzle from which a measuring fluid flows onto or through the band. Fluctuati... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7384512 | Device for stabilizing a paper web The invention relates to a device for stabilizing a paper web, particularly a tissue web, with at least one (web) stabilizer (3, 7) after a drying cylinder (1), where the stabilizer (3) is located directly at the cylinder (1) under the pa... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381301 | Device and working method for automatically changing the work rolls, the back-up rolls and the intermediate rolls of a single-stand or multiple-stand strip mill A roll changing carriage can be displaced transversely with respect to the strip rolling stand and a removal crossbar is provided for the removal of the set of backup rolls. In order to shorten the roll changing times and to automate the changing of the rolls, the r... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7381304 | Method and system for threading a running paper web A method for threading a running paper web from a preceding section to a following section of a paper-making or paper-finishing machine, includes the steps of: providing a threading tail of the running paper web by cutting it from the running paper web at least one ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7347916 | Vacuum washer drum A vacuum drum washer is designed to enable the use of an end-draining drum for drum lengths exceeding 20 feet. The drum washer includes a cylindrical drum having a mesh screen defining an exterior wall. A plurality of outer filtrate channels are disposed radially in... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7311234 | Vectored air web handling apparatus A web control device is provided as a generally cylindrical hollow bar having a plurality of holes disposed thereon. Each of the plurality of holes is capable of providing fluid contact between the central portion and the outer portion of web control device. The web... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306702 | Enzymatic press felt treatment Methods for reducing or inhibiting deposition on or within press felts to increase the effective life of the press felt and reduce or eliminate the need for batch cleaning are disclosed. The methods disclosed treat press felt while paper is being produced with compo... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303655 | Apparatus for conditioning a fabric in a papermaking machine and associated method An apparatus is provided for conditioning a fabric being advanced in a machine direction in a papermaking machine. The fabric has an outer side adapted to engage a paper web and an opposing inner side. Such an apparatus comprises a fluid-emitting device configured t... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300551 | Paper machine belt conditioning system, apparatus and method A belt conditioning method, apparatus and paper machine employing the method and apparatus are provided. The belt method and apparatus include multiple conditioning devices using chemicals to condition water impermeable surfaces of paper machine belts, such as trans... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294234 | Process and device for monitoring the condition of a belt Process and apparatus for monitoring the condition of a rotating belt in a paper or cardboard machine. The process includes recording data related to a condition of the belt, and creating an at least two-dimensional image of the belt condition from the recorded cond... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7217341 | Treatment equipment, including a beam, for a paper machine The invention relates to treatment equipment, including a beam, for a paper machine. The beam (12) is equipped with a shaft (15), which has a bearing assembly (16) adapted to allow the beam (12) to pivot in relation to the bearing assembl... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7172680 | Shoe roll For profiling a fiber web (W) a shoe roll (10) defines a roll nip (4) with an opposite counter-roll (3). The shoe roll (10) has a static roll frame (5), a shoe element (2) located at the roll nip (4) and an endless be... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166192 | Method for controlling pitch and stickies deposition A method for controlling Pitch and Stickies is disclosed. The method comprises adding hydrophobically modified hydroxyethyl cellulose (HMHEC) and cationic polymers to a cellulosic fiber slurry (pulp) or to a paper process or to a paper making system and results in a... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7153392 | Oil siphon A shoe roll of a shoe press for use in a papermaking machine, the shoe roll including a blanket, or endless belt, which houses a shoe assembly that, in cooperation with an external backing roll, forms an extended nip proper. The shoe press includes an oil circulatio... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147754 | System for keeping calender rolls of a paper machine clean A system for maintaining calender rolls of a paper machine clean when producing high-gloss paper or coated paper, such as LWC or MWC. To prevent a coating agent, such as coating dye, from adhering onto and soiling a smooth surface of a calender roll, with an overhea... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144477 | Wear indicator for seal strip in a suction box of a paper machine A suction roll assembly includes a suction roll having a perforated shell, and a suction box positioned within the suction roll. The suction box includes a holder, a seal strip adjacent the shell and carried by the holder, at least one target carried by the seal str... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144478 | Pollution control method for cylindrical dryer used in paper machine The invention provides a method of preventing contamination of a dryer of a paper machine so that predetermined effects of contamination prevention over the long term can always be ensured while maintaining satisfactory drying efficiency. With the method of preventi... | 12/05/2006 |
