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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357565 | Fluid injector and mixer apparatus An improved injector which mixes a secondary fluid into a carrier fluid stream has (a) a body for directing the flow of the carrier fluid, this body having an internal wall forming a flow passage therethrough, a central axis, an inlet, an outlet, and a port for rece... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7192506 | Shortened layout from dryer to reel in tissue machine A dry end of a tissue machine is made shorter by close-coupling a reel-up to the drying section and supporting the web from the drying section to the reel-up by a foil or a belt such that web stability is maintained, thus allowing high-speed operation. The foil's do... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7101418 | Method and device for degassing a suspension, specifically a fiber stock suspension The invention relates to a method and a device for degassing of suspension, specifically fiber stock suspension. The method according to the invention is characterized in that separated excess suspension is discharged sideways through an overflow having an overflow ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7055439 | Interior contour for bore of a friction support bearing of a railway locomotive traction motor A contour or profile of a bore of a locomotive traction-motor support bearing structure, where such profile preserves the currently center-loading of the upper load zone but moves inboardly the lower load zone to a more general central location. The profile of the b... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6994771 | Method and apparatus for handling a paper or board web A method for treating a web of paper or board with a wetting substance or calendering the web prior to the cylinder dryer section of a paper- or boardmaking machine while the solids content of the web is still very low, typically in the range of 10–60%, wherein th... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6986832 | Arrangement for mixing flows in papermaking process The invention relates to a method and a mixer for mixing flows of a papermaking process. In the invention, a first flow is conveyed through a tube, and turbulence is generated in it by means of form parts located on the inner periphery of the tube. The mixing zone o... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6749723 | Measuring arrangements in a shortened dry end of a tissue machine A property of a paper web is measured using one or more reflectance measurement sensors emitting measuring beams onto the web and receiving the beams reflected from the web, from which the web property is deduced. The web is supported on a web support during the mea... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6733631 | 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 element. S... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6669818 | Shortened layout from dryer to reel in tissue machine A dry end of a tissue machine is made shorter by close-coupling a reel-up to the drying section and supporting the web from the drying section to the reel-up by a foil or a belt such that web stability is maintained, thus allowing high-speed operation. Th... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6569287 | System and method of producing corrugated products with on-line corrugation The present invention relates to a system and method of making paperboard and paperboard corrugation that negates the steps of winding rolls of containerboard on machine reels of separate paper machines, subsequent rewinding and slitting of paperboard and... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6425981 | Apparatus and associated method for drying a wet web of paper An apparatus and associated method for drying a wet web of paper comprising a drying section for increasing the dry solids content of a wet web of paper, a cleaning section disposed at least not above the drying section, and a continuous drying fabric for... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6425986 | Process for degassing a paper stock suspension Process and apparatus for degassing a flowing fibrous paper suspension. The process includes separating the suspension into partial streams, spraying the partial streams into a degassing chamber under vacuum, and exposing the suspension to the degassing v... | 07/30/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6383337 | Method and device for applying a medium on a running web of material A papermaking machine and a method for applying an application medium to a moving web of material in a papermaking machine. The papermaking machine has a wet end section, a press section, a drying section and an applying device for applying a medium to a ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6372094 | Pulp drying line and method for drying pulp A pulp drying line which comprises a pulp press for pre-drying the pulp and a defibrator for shredding the pre-dried pulp into a loose pulp. The drying line further comprises a web forming section and a pulp dryer section. The loose pulp coming from the d... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6210534 | Trim squirt for a paper-making machine A paper-making machine for making a fiber web, includes a wire for carrying the fiber web. A trim squirt includes a nozzle cutter and an accumulator tank. The nozzle cutter is directed toward and transverse to the wire. The accumulator tank includes an in... | 04/03/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5868905 | Paper-making machine including a deaerator for a fiber suspension The invention is directed to a paper-making machine for making a paper web from a fiber suspension. The paper-making machine includes a headbox having an entrance, a fluid conduit connected to the headbox entrance, and a deaeration device with an exit con... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5820830 | Waste recovery and utilization in the kraft recovery process An integrated flue gas treatment and condensing heat exchanger is used to scrub sulfur dioxide from the flue gas produced by a power boiler used in a paper mill operating a kraft process. Sensible and latent heat from the flue gas is recovered and the con... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5632848 | Continuous processing equipment for making fiberboard A continuous manufacturing line for preparing gypsum fiberboard is provided. The manufacturing line includes equipment for admixing hydratable gypsum, paper, and a quantity of water to form a substantially homogenous slurry, dewatering apparatus for remov... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5082724 | Photograhic paper support A photographic support consisting essentially of base paper and a polyolefin resin with which both sides of the base paper are coated, the base paper having a standard deviation of the weight variation caused by a wire mark formed on the base paper of 1.0... | 01/21/1992 |
| 4793899 | Coating press apparatus using short dwell coaters A coating press apparatus is disclosed for coating a first and second side of a pressed web formed in a forming section of a papermaking machine. The apparatus includes a first press roll which defines a smooth imperforate first surface. The first surface... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4249993 | Adjustable bearing system for paper machine In a paper machine the couch roll gear drive is provided with eccentric adjustment to one of the gear support bearings, thereby permitting the setting and adjustment of the gear under working conditions, to provide satisfactory gear face contact. A tapere... | 02/10/1981 |
| 3954554 | Multi-ply paper and paperboard having a wet-laid ply and a dry-laid ply A method and apparatus for making a multi-ply paper sheet wherein a first web is formed by wet-laying fibres and a second web is formed by dry-laying fibres, the two webs being combined to form a multi-ply sheet and wherein the dry-laid web is produced by... | 05/04/1976 |