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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7713385 | Apparatus for treating a material web after a nip Apparatus and method for treating a material web, which has at least one nip through which the material web is guided and which is formed between a first revolving, heated surface and a second revolving surface, it being possible for the first surface to be heated t... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7628891 | Apparatus for dewatering a fibrous web An apparatus for treating a fibrous web, in particular a paper, board or tissue web including a press section and a drying section. The press section includes a central roll around which an at least substantially impermeable belt wraps, the fibrous web being removed... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7504004 | Apparatus for continuously producing a band of paper particularly for toilet use Apparatus for continuously producing a band of paper, particularly for toilet use, includes at least a device for forming the band of paper, a felt conveyor belt suitable for transporting the band of paper through a dehydrating device having at least one presser cyl... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7357847 | Device for drying a paper web A device for drying a paper web includes a structured fabric for carrying the paper web rests during the drying process. A single roll unit includes a suction roll for dewatering the paper web and a press roll for securing the paper web to the structured fabric. The... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7241364 | Papermaking machine for forming tissue employing an air press A web of tissue is formed in a twin wire former, followed by an air press for water removal in the pressing section, passing onto a Yankee dryer. A headbox injects stock between upper and lower dryer fabrics brought together on a breast roll. The fabrics moves over ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7153389 | Method of manufacturing a soft crepe paper web A soft crepe paper machine comprises a wet section with a press section having a press defined by first and second press elements forming a press nip through which a press felt runs with a paper web. A suction roll is arranged in the loop of the press felt before th... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7112258 | Method and apparatus for making a tissue paper with improved tactile qualities while improving the reel-up process for a high bulk web A dry end section for a paper-making machine for producing a high-bulk tissue is provided. Such a machine comprises a through-air dryer adapted to finally dry a paper web and a through-air drying fabric configured to transport the web through the through-air dryer. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6998022 | Paper machine and press section thereof A soft crepe paper machine comprises a wet section with a press section having a press defined by first and second press elements forming a press nip through which a press felt runs with a paper web. A suction roll is arranged in the loop of the press felt before th... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6946106 | Paper currency sterilization system A paper sterilization system comprises a chamber having one wall with an input slot and another wall with an output slot. A conveyor system is comprised of two co-acting belts, and upper and a lower. The belts are in facing contact. A plurality of rollers is provide... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6863776 | Press section Press section and process for dewatering a fibrous material web that includes a plurality of rolls arranged to form at least three nips and at least one endlessly circulating dewatering belt associated with each nip. Each at least one endlessly circulating dewaterin... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6863777 | Papermaking machine for forming tissue employing an air press A web of tissue is formed in a twin wire former, followed by an air press for water removal in the pressing section, passing onto a Yankee dryer. A headbox injects stock between upper and lower dryer fabrics brought together on a breast roll. The fabrics move over v... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6860970 | Patterned paper machine clothing A papermaking belt for use in making paper. The papermaking belt may be used in conjunction with a single-wire draw or twin-wire draw of a papermaking machine. The papermaking belt includes a woven reinforcing element and a patterned framework. The framework defines... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6849159 | Device and method in the transfer of the paper board web in the paper or board machine The invention concerns an equipment and a method in the transfer of a paper/board web in a paper or board machine. In an embodiment of the invention, the dryer section comprises at least one group of drying cylinders in which, instead of a conventional wire draw, a ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6821391 | Former and process for producing a tissue web A former for producing a tissue web and a process of making a tissue web using the former. The former includes a forming element, an inner dewatering belt, and an outer dewatering belt. The inner and outer belts converge to form a stock inlet nip. The inner and oute... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6790315 | Drying section and method for drying a paper web A drying section for drying a web in a papermaking machine has a pre-drying section and a final drying section, wherein the pre-drying section includes a hot press formed by a first press member and a rotatable counter roll in engagement with each other so as to for... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6780282 | Machine and process for producing a fibrous material web Machine and process for producing a fibrous material web. The machine includes at least one shoe press having at least one drying cylinder and a shoe press unit which are arranged to form a pressing nip elongated in a web travel direction. At least one suctioned app... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6743334 | Method and apparatus for making a tissue paper with improved tactile qualities while improving the reel-up process for a high bulk web A dry end section for a paper-making machine for producing a high-bulk tissue is provided. Such a machine comprises a through-air dryer adapted to finally dry a paper web and a through-air drying fabric configured to transport the web through the through-air dryer. ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6706150 | Method and arrangement of impingement for blowing compensation of a tendency of curling of a paper board web to be treated as well as a paper or board machine An air impingement arrangement and method for compensating for the curling tendency of a paper or board web which is being treated. Air impingement is disposed in connection with a paper or board process or with its finishing process and extends across the width of ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6510623 | Dryer group in a dryer section of a paper or board machine and a dryer section of a paper or board machine A cantilevered frame in a paper machine dryer group of a dryer section supports a drying wire loop to run by at least one impingement drying unit positioned outside the loop. The frame structure (60) supports devices and rolls situated inside the wire loo... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6497792 | Paper machine using metal screen for press section and dryer cylinders Described is a machine for manufacturing a continuous web, in particular a paper or cardboard web, the machine having a number of rolls that may include press rolls, drying cylinders, suction rolls, or the like. At least one transport belt is guided with ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6488816 | Drying section for drying a paper web in a papermaking machine A drying section for drying a web in a papermaking machine has a pre-drying section and a final drying section, wherein the pre-drying section includes a hot press formed by a first press member and a rotatable counter roll in engagement with each other s... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6458246 | Papermaking machine for forming tissue employing an air press A web of tissue is formed in a crescent former, followed by an air press for water removal in the pressing section, passing onto a Yankee dryer. A headbox injects stock between upper and lower dryer fabrics brought together on a breast roll. The fabrics m... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6440273 | Compact multilevel paper making machine for manufacturing a web of paper A compact multilevel paper making machine is provided comprising a web-receiving region where a web of paper is received on a fabric forming a continuous loop, a reel-up for winding the paper web onto a roll, and a web transfer point disposed between the ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6436239 | Method to reduce the adhesion of a damp fibrous material web to a rotating roll Method to reduce adhesion of a damp fibrous material web, e.g., a paper or material web, to a rotating roll. The method includes producing a steam cushion between the rotating roll and the fibrous material web.... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6428655 | Integrated paper machine The invention concerns an integrated paper machine, which comprises, in the running direction of the web, a multi-layer headbox (100), a gap former (200), in which there is at least one pre-press (303, 304), a press section (300), in whcih there is at lea... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6402892 | Drying section of a paper machine with a closed draw to a calender section In a method at the end of the drying section of a paper machine, drying cylinders (1, 2) are arranged in two substantially horizontal cylinder rows, wherein the first drying cylinders (1) are placed substantially higher than the second drying cylinders (2... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6398909 | Method and apparatus for imprinting, drying, and reeling a fibrous web An apparatus for imprinting, drying, and reeling a fibrous web comprises a hot press including a pair of press members forming a nip therebetween for passage of the web therethrough and at least one clothing arranged to pass through the nip of the press w... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6398916 | Simplified through-air drying paper making machine having a twin wire forming section A through-air drying paper making apparatus is provided comprising a twin-fabric forming section, a water-removing section arranged downstream of the forming section, and a web transfer device disposed between the forming section and the water-removing se... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6368466 | Press section of a paper making machine employing an extended nip press A press section of a paper making machine for dewatering a paper web (W) formed in a preceding forming section in which dewatering felts (11, 28) are applied to both surfaces of the paper web (W) as the paper web (W) travels in a closed draw from the form... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6365004 | Method and apparatus for drying a paper web A method and apparatus effect drying of a paper web using a plurality of heated drying cylinders and at least one air impingement module having a hood. The paper web is brought into operative contact with the heated drying cylinders, and at least one of t... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6351896 | Method and apparatus for drying a fiber web A method and apparatus for drying a fiber web, in which the fiber web is dried between two tight bands moving in the same direction and turning around turning rolls. The first band is heated and the second band is cooled by a cooling chamber. The cooling ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6346171 | Paper making machine using separate metal screens for press and dryer cylinders Described is a machine for manufacturing a continuous web, in particular a paper or cardboard web, the machine having a number of rolls that may include press rolls, drying cylinders, suction rolls, or the like. At least one transport belt is guided with ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6334932 | Press arrangement and process A press arrangement and process for treatment of a fibrous material web. The press arrangement includes a press shoe unit, a press suction roll, at least one first press nip elongated in a web travel direction, the first press nip being formed between the... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6306258 | Air press A pressurized box is positioned opposite a vacuum box. The pressurized box has a leading cross machine direction baffle with a ceramic shoe which engages a forming fabric, and a trailing cross machine direction baffle of similar construction. Two end deck... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6294050 | Drying end of a machine for the production of a material web and method of drying a material web Drying end of a machine for the production of a material web such as paper or cardboard. The drying end includes at least one impact flow drier configured to bombard at least one surface of the material web with hot air or hot steam impact flow. Also prov... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6231723 | Papermaking machine for forming tissue employing an air press A web of tissue is formed in a crescent former, followed by an air press for water removal in the pressing section, passing onto a Yankee dryer. A headbox injects stock between upper and lower dryer fabrics brought together on a breast roll. The fabrics m... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6207019 | Calender hood A calender hood for a paper machine having a dryer section and a calender section the hood extending along a portion of the paper path from the dryer section through the calender section to restrict movement of the ambient air into the region between the ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6197159 | Paper making machine and method for web transfer In a paper making machine for manufacturing a material web (10), such as in particular a paper or cardboard web, the material web (10) to be manufactured is transferred on the surface of a transfer means (24) to a take-off position (30) in the region of w... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6159343 | Press-to-dryer apparatus A press-to-dryer apparatus is disclosed for pressing and drying a web of paper. The apparatus includes a press for pressing the web of paper and a dryer disposed downstream relative to the press for drying the web. The dryer includes an unfelted drying cy... | 12/12/2000 |
