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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7384509 | Method for controlling the moisture profile of a paper web A method for controlling the moisture profile of a paper web or board web processed in a heated multi-roll calendar to optimize the qualities of the paper or board, especially gloss. The method is characterized in that the moisture measurement is carried out both on... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7378130 | Method of making a graphically-printed component for an absorbent disposable article The present invention is directed to a method for making a graphically-printed component for an absorbent disposable article. The method comprises providing a molten polymer by feeding polymer chips into an extruder and melting the polymer chips. The molten polymer ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7314647 | Heat curing and subsequent calendering to produce magnetic recording media A method for producing a magnetic recording medium includes heat-curing a coated substrate to cure a non-magnetic back coat on the substrate and to cure a magnetic front coat on the substrate, and calendering the heat-cured coated substrate to produce the magnetic r... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7220453 | Cloth prepreg and wet process for manufacturing the same A wet process for manufacturing a cloth prepreg with a uniform fiber distribution and large cover factor comprises impregnating a woven fabric with a diluted resin and drying, which fabric has a number of crossing points of warp and weft in the range of 2,000 to 70,... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7160675 | Coated base paper for photographic printing paper The invention is directed to a paper support for photographic printing paper having a topside and a backside, at least said topside being provided with a pigmented coating based on clay and/or other pigment, said coating having a clay content of less than 3.3 g/m | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157407 | Heat-sensitive recording material The present invention relates to a heat-sensitive recording material including a support containing a paper substrate, and a recording layer, in which a base paper of the support is made from pulp slurry containing at least (1) one kind of polyacrylamide or cationic... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7074455 | Method of manufacturing porous metal plates and electrodes for alkaline storage batteries A method of manufacturing an electrode for an alkaline storage battery, including a process of manufacturing a porous metal plate. A method of manufacturing this porous metal plate includes adding a predetermined organic substance to a urethane sponge or coating a f... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6962885 | Transfer belt for a paper machine A transfer belt for a paper machine has a substrate and a coating on at least one flat side. The coating has an inner layer and an outer layer adjacent thereto. The outer layer has a porous structure having cavities open toward the outer side. ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6939609 | Filler and pigment The present invention relates to the use of calcium oxalate as a filler or pigment. In particular described herein is a method of reducing the combustion residue of coated paper or cardboard products by replacing at least a part of the conventional pigments and fill... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6916583 | Method for producing high gloss printed images A method for printing an image on a surface of a substrate having a surface finish defined by a gloss, the method comprising: printing an image on the surface of the substrate, such that image areas thereof have a thickness, when fixed to the substrate and dry, of l... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6641869 | Method for producing electrode for alkali batteries An active material slurry 12a obtained by a mixing a powder of the active material with a binder and a solvent for the binder is heated to a predetermined temperature inside a slurry reservoir 20, and the heated active material slurry 12a is coated and ad... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6551454 | Method for producing coated calendered paper Several paper grades are finished in a supercalender (1) or similar calender types in order to increase the smoothness, gloss and other properties of the paper. According to the invention, the method for producing coated and calendered paper or paper boar... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6537616 | Stam-assisted paper impregnation The present invention relates to a process of using steam to achieve simultaneous impregnation and drying of lignocellulosic material to improve the strength of lignocellulosic material and to reduce the number of serial processing steps. The steam may be... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6537615 | Steam-assisted paper impregnation The present invention relates to a process of using steam to achieve simultaneous impregnation and drying of lignocellulosic material to improve the strength of lignocellulosic material and to reduce the number of serial processing steps. The steam may be... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6534132 | Method of producing a printing ink-decorated packaging material, in particular for aseptic packages A method is disclosed for producing a printing ink decorated packaging material. The packaging material heat sealable outer coatings. One or both sides of the packaging material are subjected to corona discharge surface treatment to increase the surface t... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6531183 | Method of producing high gloss paper A method of forming a finished paper having high gloss while maintaining high bulk, comprising applying on a surface of a base stock at least one layer of a coating formulation comprising a particulate plastic pigment; and passing the base stock through a... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6506449 | Method for manufacture of static filtration media A simple yet effective method and apparatus produce a web suitable for treatment of water as a static filtration media, e.g. to remove chlorine and lead from water in contact with the media. A web is coated with a coating composition that facilitates trea... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6485611 | Method for smoothening a paper web before coating A paper web is smoothened by passing the web through a pre-calender device on a paper machine before the application of a coating. The pre-calender device comprises at least one pair of steel rolls, one of which is heated, and a liquid application device ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6410158 | High gloss coated paper A coated paper product having high gloss and brightness is prepared by a process wherein a paper substrate is coated on at least one side with an aqueous coating formulation comprising an effective amount of a plastic pigment, and finished in a supercalen... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6261639 | Process for hot-rolling stainless steel A hot-rolling process prevents surface deterioration of the stainless steel sheet which forms during hot rolling of a stainless steel slab after heating in a heating furnace, and does not cause damage to the heating furnace nor a decrease in yield of the ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6242047 | High gloss coated paper A coated paper product having high gloss and brightness is prepared by a process wherein a paper substrate is coated on at least one side with an aqueous coating formulation comprising an effective amount of a plastic pigment, and finished in a supercalen... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6200424 | Method and arrangement for calendering a board web An arrangement and method for calendering a board web including a calender providing a hot and hard calendering nip formed by two calender rolls and through which the board web passes. At least one of the calender rolls is arranged to be heated to such a ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6197380 | Paper having a melt-stable lactide polymer coating and process for manufacture thereof A lactide polymer coating resulting in a strong, repulpable, high gloss, paper coating. The lactide polymer comprises a plurality of poly(lactide) polymer chains, residual lactide in concentration of less than about 5 percent and water in concentration of... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6190729 | Method for two-side coating of a thin printing paper web containing mechanical pulp or recycled fiber A method and apparatus for two-side coating of a light base weight printing paper web containing mechanical pulp or recycled fiber. The first side of a web (5) is coated in a first coating station (1), the coating applied to the first side is dried at lea... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6183603 | Calendering system using hard and soft nips This invention relates to calendering systems. Such structures of this type, generally, employ the use of hard and soft nips to provide excellent smoothness without gloss mottle.... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6117491 | Process and coating color for coating of paper and board The present invention concerns a process and a coating color for coating a cellulosic web. According to the process an aqueous coating color is applied on the surface of the web. The invention comprises using a coating color which contains an aqueous poly... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6103308 | Paper coating lubricant An aqueous paper and paperboard coating composition is provided containing as a lubricant a vegetable oil triglyceride which is hydrophobic and non-ionic.... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6034006 | Process for manufacturing a glass mat and product resulting therefrom The subject of the invention is a process for manufacturing a glass strand mat, in which a binder is deposited continuously on a wad of glass strands. The strands are distributed on a moving conveyor, and then the wad is subjected to an oven treatment and... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6017583 | Process for the production of a web of material In a process for the manufacture of a strip material (1) a plastics layer (5, 6) is formed at least on one side of a support (2) from a mixture of plastics materials and particulate soluble corpuscles wherein the soluble corpuscles are leachable by a solv... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6001421 | Method for drying paper and a dry end of a paper machine A dry end of a paper machine and a method for drying paper in which a paper web to be dried is passed from a press section of the paper machine into a forward dryer section including only single-wire groups with normal single-wire draw. The web is dried f... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5989378 | Ink jet recording material and producing process thereof An ink jet recording material is constituted by a support and a recording layer on the support, in which a plurality of recording layer may be provided. At least one recording layer contains colloidal particles and a water-soluble resin. In order to produ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5916419 | Calendering system using hard and soft nips This invention relates to calendering systems. Such structures of this type, generally, employ the use of hard and soft nips acting on a heated roll to provide excellent smoothness without gloss mottle.... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5897910 | Production of covered tablets The present invention is a process for the production of covered tablets by melt calendering in which the melt containing active ingredient is introduced between two sheets of the covering material into the molding rolls.... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5840416 | Lining material, method for coating a material for producing a lining, and apparatus A lining material for forming a tight barrier coating on a base material. The lining includes a thermoplastic polymer that does not cross-link in an aqueous dispersion. The thermoplastic polymer is 65%-85% of lining by dry matter weight. The lining also i... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5824442 | Developing method, image forming method, and heat fixing method, with toner A toner for developing electrostatic images has toner particles containing a binder resin and a colorant, and fine titanium oxide particles or fine alumina particles. The surfaces of the fine titanium oxide particles or fine alumina particles have been su... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5817398 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing bands of bituminized roofing A method for manufacturing bands of bituminized roofing material, wherein a band of porous carrier material is impregnated with bitumen, wherein the band of porous carrier material is provided on a supporting surface provided with openings, hot bitumen is... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5763009 | Process for producing support for recording material Improved process for producing a support for recording material comprising the steps of calendering a base paper including 1.8%-10.0% water content under nip pressure from 400 kg/cm to 3000 kg/cm at the roller temperature from 10° C. to 140° C., and ext... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5705017 | Method for the production of steel sheet coated with a fluororesin film A method of producing a steel sheet coated with a fluororesin film by heat-fusing the fluororesin film onto a surface of the steel sheet, comprising heating the surface of the steel sheet to a temperature higher by 30-120 degrees C. than a melting point o... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5702765 | Method of applying a film of coating material to a paper web including successive doctoring steps A method and apparatus for applying coating liquid to a web of paper traveling over a web supporting surface at speeds of 3,000 or more feet per minute to produce a coated web free of streaking and other imperfections includes the steps and structural ele... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5688558 | Process of making biodegradable textile thermo-bonding interlining The textile support for thermo-bonding interlining according to the invention is constituted by a weft knit, composed exclusively of yarns of biodegradable cellulosic matter, particularly viscose, the warp being exclusively of continuous multi-filament ya... | 11/18/1997 |