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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347214 | Rotary shaft sealing mechanism and liquid processing apparatus The present invention provides a rotary shaft sealing mechanism having the seal between the rotary shaft and the seal ring improved, and a liquid processing apparatus including the rotary shaft sealing mechanism. The cleaning processing apparatus 1 com... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7320581 | Stabilized filament drawing device for a meltspinning apparatus A stabilized filament drawing device for a meltspinning apparatus. The stabilized filament drawing device applies a high-velocity flow of air to attenuate the filaments, which are discharged from a device outlet in a discharge direction. The filament drawing device ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7300018 | Method and device for stabilizing high-speed unwinding of a strip product The invention relates to a method and a device for stabilizing high speed running along a longitudinal direction, of a band (4) applied on a rotary surface (3) and along which a portion of the surrounding air forms a boundary layer (43) trapped ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7279125 | Take-off unit A withdrawal device for blow-molded film has an air turning bar with an air cushioned surface for transporting the film, and the bar surface includes at least in part a sintered material. The sintered material portion of the bar surface provides a region of increase... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275291 | Pneumatic thread stretcher and thread processing system The invention relates to a pneumatic thread stretcher (T) for a rapier weaving machine or a knitting machine, in which the air current deflection surface (19) for deflecting the thread (Y, Y1) forms a seamless extension (12) of the inner wall of... | 10/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7198410 | Optical fiber assembly and method of installing optical fibers in a joint housing An optical fiber assembly includes: a component defining at least one inlet for optical fibers, an adapter, an optical fiber cable connected to the adapter, and a push-fit connector. The component includes a through-hole for passage of the optical fibers and an asso... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200307 | High count telecommunication optical cable with controlled fiber length method and apparatus for manufacturing the same A telecommunication optical cable has a number of optical fibers; at least a microsheath loosely containing the optical fibers, the at least one microsheath loosely containing the optical fibers therein forming at least one corresponding microbundle, wherein the opt... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7117775 | Method and apparatus for transferring a paper web A method of, and apparatus for, transferring a web, in particular a paper web or cardboard web or an insertion tail severed from the web, from a web-discharging web-guiding surface, via a web conveying apparatus, to the next structural unit of a machine for producin... | 10/10/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7089839 | Method and apparatus for transferring a paper web A method of, and apparatus for, transferring a web, in particular a paper web or cardboard web or an insertion tail severed from the web, from a web-discharging web-guiding surface, via a web conveying apparatus, to the next structural unit of a machine for producin... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7056420 | Method in leading a web threading tail particularly in a paper machine The invention relates to a method in leading a web threading tail particularly in a paper machine. In the method a device is used, which is moved close to a fabric transporting the web threading tail and by means of which the web threading tail is detached from the ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044417 | High speed transfer takeup An apparatus for transferring material winding between spools. The apparatus includes spindels for positioning first and second spools in a co-planar arrangement with parallel axes of rotation. With the material initially secured to the base of a first spool with ta... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6996921 | Web positioning device A web positioning device includes one or more ports positioned in or adjacent at least one platen of a gap drying system, wherein upon generation of a vacuum force through each port, movement of a web of material conveyed through the gap drying system is arrested by... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6998761 | Piezoelectric assembly A piezoelectric assembly, a method for producing a structural unit with a prestressed piezoelectric actuator and a method for producing a hollow body for prestressing the piezoelectric actuator include an actuator pushed into a spring sleeve and force-lockingly and/... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6966762 | Device for opening and distributing a bundle of filaments when producing a nonwoven textile web The invention concerns a device for opening and distributing a bundle of filaments when producing a nonwoven textile web by a technique which consists in: extruding melted organic polymer through a die perforated with holes, so as to form a bundle or curtain of fila... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6942133 | Venturi system using closed loop air return for conveying flexible fabrics A venturi incorporated in a pneumatic tube conveying system for flexible textile fabrics such as uniforms and table linens handled in commercial laundries. The venturi includes an angled pipe which joins the main piping system at an acute angle and which receives ai... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6936137 | Air clamp stabilizer for continuous web materials A device for non-contact support of a continuous moving web of material employs an air clamp stabilizer that includes a Coanda slot and a backstep that is located downstream of the direction of the airflow extending from the Coanda slot. This configuration permits a... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6928912 | Method and apparatus for transferring a web An apparatus transfers a moving web of a flexible material from a web guide surface. The web guide surface outputs the moving web, and the moving web has at least one web edge. The apparatus includes at least one edge nozzle, each edge nozzle being positioned so as ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923116 | Shunting track in a transport device A shunt track is provided in a transport device for drawing in a length of material through the use of a drawing mechanism which is guided by the track. The shunt track includes a first guide section with one end that is selectively alignable with a second or a thir... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6881362 | Process and apparatus for the relaxation of interlayer sheet A process for relaxation of interlayer sheet is provided which comprises heating the interlayer sheet, followed by leading the heated interlayer sheet over an air-cushion table with regulation of the tension on the interlayer sheet to induce interlayer sheet relaxat... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6789715 | Venturi system using closed loop air return for conveying flexible fabrics A venturi incorporated in a pneumatic tube conveying system for flexible textile fabrics such as uniforms and table linens handled in commercial laundries. The venturi includes an angled pipe which joins the main piping system at an acute angle and which receives ai... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6758998 | Method and device for inserting fibers in expanded form into a cavity or depositing them on a surface A method for filling a receiver with expanded fibers includes the steps of feeding at least one bundle of fibers from at least one roving; introducing the at least one bundle into a portable tool having a manual gripping element, a spray nozzle, an air supply device... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6660218 | Filament draw jet apparatus and process The present invention is directed to a draw jet for drawing thermoplastic polymer filaments including a drawing slot defined by an entrance member including a converging passageway communicating with a continuing passageway, terminating at an outlet porti... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6619525 | Venturi system for conveying flexible fabrics A venturi incorporated in a pneumatic tube conveying system for flexible textile fabrics such as uniform and table linens handled in commercial laundries. The venturi includes an angled pipe which joins the main piping system at an acute angle and which r... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6604463 | Device to compensate for print misregister due to paper distortion on web offset printing presses A printing web distortion device for imposing a measured amount of distortion into a moving web of substrate, such as paper, to compensate for lateral stretching of the substrate during a printing operation includes a post, which can be vertically adjuste... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6454903 | Method and apparatus for the transfer of a lead strip of a paper web An apparatus transfers a lead strip of a paper web, in particular the beginning of a still wet lead strip or tail, from a press roll of a paper-making machine to a following section of that machine. An air jet device peels off the beginning of the tail fr... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6425512 | Web handling process A process of transporting at least a portion of a web from a first structure to a second structure via an apparatus that includes at least two pulleys located at spaced locations from each other, an air-pervious endless belt positioned to run from the fir... | 07/30/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6375801 | Method for improving stability of moving webs In manufacturing a moving web, such as a tissue sheet, the web is transported at very high speeds, often in an unsupported manner, which can result in unstable operations regarding handling and winding of the web. This is particularly true in the region b... | 04/23/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6328852 | Method and apparatus for improving stability of moving webs In manufacturing a moving web, such as a tissue sheet, the web is transported at very high speeds, often in an unsupported manner, which can result in unstable operations regarding handling and winding of the web. This is particularly true in the region b... | 12/11/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6209304 | Spinning device A device for producing spun yarn by means of an airflow acting in the area between a sliver guide and a spindle (13) on fibers of a non-twisted sliver (10) drafted and delivered by a drafting arrangement in order to twist the fibers. Thereafter, the slive... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6130975 | Method of installing an optical fibre element and optical fibre element for use in such a method A method and assembly of providing a building or other location with an optical fibre ribbon cable having a plurality of optical fibres terminated by a connector is provided. The method and assembly enable optical fibre ribbon cables to be terminated in a... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6125754 | Web pressurizing channeled roller and method The present invention is a channeled roller, used in association with flexible webs, which is provided with a pressurized gas flow, and which may be used to remove web wrinkles, clean webs and rollers, brake rollers, and heat, cool, moisturize, and dry we... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6073825 | Directional tail transfer threading apparatus A directional tail transfer apparatus includes a tray that defines a longitudinal path line extending along the tray overwhich a paper tail to be threaded travels. The longitudinal path line of the tray is positioned adjacent a first section in a papermak... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6042307 | Controlled speed air conveyor for unstable articles The method and apparatus of this invention include first and second sets of louvers which extend through the conveying surface for creating downstream and upstream force vectors of air which serve the dual function of creating a low pressure area under un... | 03/28/2000 |
