Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6736938 | Headbox and arrangement and method for mounting a vane thereof A vane is mounted to a turbulence generator in a headbox by a mounting arrangement that includes an assembly bar that is rigidly connected to an anchoring element of the turbulence generator. The anchoring element has an engagement groove of dovetail shape that rece... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6599396 | Texturing roller in a paper machine There is disclosed a roller (10) for a texturing press on a papermaking machine adapted to be fitted with an interchangeable engraved sleeve (12) and comprising a cylindrical shell (20, 21) having a plurality of axially and circumferentially spaced apertu... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6592719 | Shoe press head indexing system A shoe press head indexing system wherein axial tension is applied to a blanket in a shoe press of a papermaking machine by means of respective fluid actuated piston and cylinder assemblies which are mounted inside the blanket and apply axial pressure to ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6582561 | Apparatus for forming an extended nip Apparatus for forming an extended nip between a heated mating roll and a shoe roll for treating a product web, especially a paper web, the shoe roll having a stationary support and a flexible belt which can rotate about the support and, in the area of the... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6554964 | Shoe press and shoe support device therefor A shoe press comprises a shoe support device mounted downstream of the press shoe of the shoe press to carry forces acting on the press shoe and having a first support element that has a support surface facing the press shoe and is fixedly connected to a ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6537426 | Dewatering box cover mounting device A device for attaching a strip cover on a dewatering box in a paper machine; including at least one connecting element extending transverse to the machine direction, to attach the strip cover to the dewatering box across the entire machine width. Fastener... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6527916 | Pressing section for a paper machine Pressing section of paper machine including first and a second pressing stations, a common lower felt arranged to run through first and the second pressing stations, and an first upper felt and a second upper felt arranged to run through first and second ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6521093 | Press arrangement Press arrangement for processing a fibrous material web that includes at least first and second presses arranged to form at least first and second press nips. The at least first and second presses are consecutively arranged without intervening presses, an... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6521095 | Composite vane hinge in a headbox A bracket of graphite epoxy has a cylindrical portion which hingedly fits within a dovetail groove extending in the machine direction across the injection face of a papermaking headbox. The bracket has downstream portions defining a vane-receiving slot wh... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6517683 | Shoe press with movable guides to alter machine direction shoe position The invention relates to a press in a machine for the production or treatment of a continuously running web of cellulosic fibrous material, for instance a paper, tissue or board machine. The press includes a press device and a counter element arranged opp... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6514385 | Press section with alternatives press shoes of different length Press section of a machine and process for producing webs. The press section includes a shoe press including a shoe press unit and a counter roll. The shoe press unit includes at least two press shoes and an elastic liquid-impermeable press belt guided ov... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6491793 | Arrangement for fastening a turbulence vane to a headbox An arrangement for fastening a turbulence vane to headbox where in the headbox, a groove running parallel to the width of the headbox is formed in a plate delimiting a slice chamber, in order to fasten the turbulence vane to the plate. A fastener is fitte... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6485612 | Air press assembly for use in a paper-making machine A press assembly for use in a paper-making machine includes a roll, a first air press backing assembly and a second air press backing assembly. The first air press backing assembly and the second air press backing assembly each include an inner wall, an o... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6482294 | Machine for manufacturing a material web Machine and process for producing material web having adjustable size cutting elements, to adjust entire width of material web, located adjacent a wire belt, adjustable sizing strips, to adjust a suction width of a pick-up suction roll, operatively associ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6475345 | Device for feeding a pulp suspension with eccentric shaft adjustment A device for feeding a pulp suspension to a tissue machine includes a headbox having top and bottom lips defining a slice gap forming a free flow jet of the pulp suspension. The device also includes at least one eccentric shaft for setting the slice gap b... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6471829 | Variable frequency fourdrinier gravity foil box A variable frequency foil (VFF) box assembly and mechanisms for moving individual foils/foil beams and individual foil beam sets relative to each other to adjust the frequency of a paper making machine, and method of use are provided. The VFF box assembly... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6464835 | Equipment and method in a twin-wire former The invention concerns an equipment and a method in a twin-wire former, in which a partly pre-drained or non-drained fiber stock is passed to between the forming wires of the web former in the vicinity of the former roll (11) or of a water drain box, in w... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6461478 | Method and device for treating a fibrous material web Disclosed is method and a pressing device (10) of a paper and/or paperboard machine intended for the treatment of a fibrous web (12) which is formed on a band screen and passes around an appropriate open roller (16) having recessed intended to receive the... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6458247 | Loading arrangement in a paper machine doctor A loading arrangement in a paper machine doctor includes a blade carrier, a blade holder, and loading devices to turn the blade holder in relation to the blade carrier and thus to press the doctor blade against the surface to be doctored. The loading devi... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6447648 | Anisotropic reinforced ribbon-cast blanket for extended nip press A Conventional blanket material, preferably a woven fabric or scrim, is formed into a loop of the desired dimensions and impregnated and coated with a two-component urethane resin. As the urethane is applied to the woven substrate, short fibers are introd... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6440274 | Shoe press belt and manufacturing method An easily manufactured shoe press belt for a papermaking machine comprises a high molecular weight cylindrical elastic member having embedded within it, between its inner and outer walls, a multiple layer base member formed by winding a belt-like woven fa... | 08/27/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6436241 | Suction roll seal strip with wear indicator Seal strip for a hollow circular cylindrical screening device, which screening device is intended to be used in a paper or cardboard machine for the production of paper or cardboard, the seal strip having an indicator for indicating wear of the seal strip... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6436240 | Papermachine clothing Papermachine clothing comprises a base fabric comprising at least two superimposed perforated non-woven membranes (11, 12), the upper or paper side one of which (11), has a lower maximum creep modulus and is less hard than the lower or machine side membra... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6432275 | Headbox of a paper/board machine by whose means the basis weight of the web can be regulated The invention concerns a headbox for a paper/board machine by whose means the basis weight of the web can be regulated. The headbox comprises a stock inlet header (Jl), which becomes narrower towards its end. Tubes (11a1, 11a2 | 08/13/2002 |
| 6425980 | Press device and process for treating a material web Press device and process for treating a material web. The press device includes a first shoe press and a second shoe press. The first and the second shoe press are successively arranged in a web run direction. A transfer suction roll is positioned between... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6409884 | Press device having an extended nip for pressing a running paper or paperboard web A press device having an extended press nip for pressing a running paper or paperboard web, comprising a carrier supporting a press shoe via a plurality of loading cylinders, out of which at least a few comprise a first cylinder member having a first end ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6402890 | Method and device for oil evacuation from a shoe press unit A shoe press unit comprises a support beam, a shoe element movably supported on the beam, a pressing unit arranged between the beam and the shoe element for urging the shoe element away from the beam and toward a counter element, and a flexible belt that ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6398915 | Leader device for installation of on machine seamable papermaker's fabrics and belts A leader having a shape substantially that of a triangle which is used to pull a seamable papermaker's fabric onto a paper machine comprising a plastic coated substrate having plastic reinforcing strips thereon.... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6395137 | Seal construction for a suction box in a suction roll in a paper/board machine The invention concerns a seal construction for a suction roll in a paper machine. The seal construction (10) comprises a substantially U-section holder (12) open towards the inner face (3) of the roll mantle, a seal which is mounted in the holder, which i... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6387219 | Press device having an extended press nip for pressing a traveling paper or paperboard web An extended-nip press device comprises a press shoe extending in a cross-machine direction and a support for supporting the press shoe. Between the shoe and the support are arranged a plurality of loading cylinders for moving the shoe toward a backing mem... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6387216 | Long shoeless nip press A method of sealing the pressure chamber of a shoeless press comprising a roll and a concave counterpart provided with a nip pressure chamber and with a press belt by proportioning the edge radius of the pressure chamber and the radius of the path of the ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6379503 | Apparatus and method for mounting and dismantling a wear body in a paper making machine Machine equipment in a paper or board machine comprising at least one wear ledge for contact with a clothing, and a support body for the wear ledge and a device for mounting the wear ledge to its support body. In accordance with the invention, the mountin... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6372092 | Headbox and process for supplying a material suspension Headbox of a paper machine and a process of supplying a material suspension, The headbox includes at least one material suspension supplying system, and a headbox nozzle that includes a first dividing wall having a machine width and a second dividing wall... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6372093 | Adjustable foil apparatus for papermaking machine An adjustable foil apparatus for papermaking machines is described in which a pair of rigid foil members are mounted in a pair and are pivotable about substantially parallel longitudinal axes in mirror image fashion to provide selected angularity therebet... | 04/16/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6368462 | Headbox for a paper or board making machine The invention relates to a headbox (10) for a paper/boardmaking machine. The headbox (10) including a stock flow header (11) and, following the stock flow header, a piping system such as an inlet pipe manifold, and/or a turbulence generator (14) and a tap... | 04/09/2002 |
