Patents by Inventor Mary M. Toney

Mary M. Toney has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of operating a papermaking process
    Patent number: 7556714
    Abstract: A method of operating a papermaking process containing a press section with at least one press nip is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignees: Nalco Company, Albany International Corporation
    Inventors: Ross T. Gray, Michael R. St. John, James L. Thomas, David I. Weinstein, John M. Hawes, Mary M. Toney
  • Method of operating a papermaking process
    Publication number: 20080082198
    Abstract: A method of operating a papermaking process containing a press section with at least one press nip is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Ross T. Gray, Michael R. St. John, James L. Thomas, David I. Weinstein, John M. Hawes, Mary M. Toney
  • End portion for a flexible fluid containment vessel and a method of making the same
    Patent number: 7107921
    Abstract: A flexible fluid containment vessel fabricated out of a fabric for transporting and containing a large volume of fluid, particularly fresh water, having a tapered front and/or rear portions on which an end portion is affixed in the form of a clamping mechanism sealing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Albany International Corp.
    Inventors: Trent W. Davis, Mary M. Toney
  • Method of fabrication of a dryer fabric and a dryer fabric with backside venting for improved sheet stability
    Patent number: 7005043
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing and a papermaker's or industrial fabric, such as a dryer fabric for the dryer section of a paper machine, includes the application of a polymeric resin material onto preselected locations on the backside of a base substrate using a piezojet array which deposits the polymeric resin material in droplets having an average diameter of 10? (10 microns) or more to build up discrete, discontinuous deposits of the polymeric resin material having a height of about 0.5 mm at the preselected locations. The preselected locations may be the knuckles formed by the interweaving of the yarns making up the fabric. The purpose of the deposits is to separate the backside of the dryer fabric from a surface, such as that of a dryer cylinder or turning roll, to enable air trapped between the dryer fabric and the surface to escape in lengthwise and crosswise directions parallel to the surface, instead of being forced through the fabric, possibly causing “drop off”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Albany International Corp.
    Inventors: Mary M. Toney, Maurice Paquin
  • Method of fabrication of a dryer fabric and a dryer fabric with backside venting for improved sheet stability
    Publication number: 20040126545
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing and a papermaker's or industrial fabric, such as a dryer fabric for the dryer section of a paper machine, includes the application of a polymeric resin material onto preselected locations on the backside of a base substrate using a piezojet array which deposits the polymeric resin material in droplets having an average diameter of 10&mgr; (10 microns) or more to build up discrete, discontinuous deposits of the polymeric resin material having a height of about 0.5 mm at the preselected locations. The preselected locations may be the knuckles formed by the interweaving of the yarns making up the fabric. The purpose of the deposits is to separate the backside of the dryer fabric from a surface, such as that of a dryer cylinder or turning roll, to enable air trapped between the dryer fabric and the surface to escape in lengthwise and crosswise directions parallel to the surface, instead of being forced through the fabric, possibly causing “drop off”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Mary M. Toney, Maurice Paquin
  • End portion for a flexible fluid containment vessel and a method of making the same
    Publication number: 20030081861
    Abstract: A flexible fluid containment vessel fabricated out of a fabric for transporting and containing a large volume of fluid, particularly fresh water, having a tapered front and/or rear portions on which an end portion is affixed in the form of a clamping mechanism sealing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Trent W. Davis, Mary M. Toney