Patents by Inventor Thomas Scherb

Thomas Scherb 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).

  • Publication number: 20080023165
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a fibrous web in a papermaking machine including the steps of forming, carrying and transferring the fibrous web. The forming step includes forming the fibrous web in a forming device. A first carrying step includes carrying the fibrous web from the forming device through an extended nip press apparatus. A second carrying step includes carrying the fibrous web from the extended nip press apparatus to a transfer point. The transferring step includes transferring the fibrous web at the transfer point to a drying cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffrey Herman, Thomas Scherb, Luiz Silva
  • Publication number: 20070272386
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and a press in a machine for producing or processing a material web, in particular a fibrous web, the press including a roller whose outer jacket is jointly enwrapped, at least in one wrap zone, respectively by at least a press belt, a support belt and a belt for dispersing water from the material web. The water-dispersing belt is located on the inside in contact with the outer jacket of the roller, the press belt on the outside and the support belt between the press belt and the water-dispersing belt. The material web is guided between the support belt and the water-dispersing belt through the wrap zone. At the end of the wrap zone, first the press belt is lifted off the support belt and then the support belt with the material web is lifted off the water dispersing belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Scherb, Hubert Walkenhaus, Luiz Silva
  • Publication number: 20070272385
    Abstract: A fabric for use by a papermaking machine, the fabric including a plurality of weft yarns, a plurality of warp yarns, and a woven fabric resulting from a repeating pattern of the weft yarns and warp yarns. Each of the weft yarn in the repeating pattern having a sequence of starting at a starting point then sequentially going over three adjacent warp yarns, under one warp yarn, over one warp yarn, under three warp yarns, over one warp yarn and under one warp yarn, the sequence then repeating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Scott Quigley, Thomas Scherb
  • Publication number: 20070256806
    Abstract: A system for drying one of a tissue and a hygiene web including a drying apparatus, a permeable structured fabric, a permeable dewatering fabric and a mechanism for applying pressure. The permeable structured fabric carries the web over the drying apparatus. The permeable dewatering fabric contacts the web and is guided over the drying apparatus. The mechanism for applying pressure, applies pressure to the permeable structured fabric, the web, and the permeable dewatering fabric at the drying apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Scherb, Hubert Walkenhaus, Jeffrey Herman, Luis Silva
  • Publication number: 20070215304
    Abstract: A permeable belt, a belt press including a roll having an exterior surface and the permeable belt, and a method of drying or pressing a web with the permeable belt. The permeable belt has a paper web facing side and is guided over a support surface. The permeable belt can have a tension of between approximately 20 kN/m and approximately 100 KN/m, a permeability value of between approximately 100 cfm and approximately 1200 cfm, a surface contact area of the paper web side that being between approximately 0.5% and approximately 90% when not under tension, and an open area of between approximately 1.0% and approximately 85%. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Ademar LIPPI ALVES FERNANDES, Martin Ringer, Carl Warren, Blake Hender, Daniel Sharkey, Thomas Scherb
  • Publication number: 20070119558
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for the production of a tissue paper web, which is produced from a pulp suspension having fibers. The method according to the present invention is characterized in that the pulp suspension is formed, at least partly by, a pulp suspension fraction obtained through the treatment of old paper, has a refining degree of less than 30° SR and is of such condition that a laboratory sheet according to TAPPI 205 SP 95 (Rapid Kothen), whose breaking length measured according to TAPPI 220 and TAPPI 494 is 4.0 km or more, is produced therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Scherb, Luiz Silva, Rogerio Berardi, Davilo Oyakawa
  • Publication number: 20070074835
    Abstract: A process for producing a fibrous web, in particular a tissue web, includes the following steps: in a pressing zone, the fibrous web is pressed lying between the structured belt and a circulating, unstructured permeable supporting belt; the fibrous web and the structured belt are fed to a press nip provided on a Yankee cylinder; the fibrous web is transferred from the structured belt to the surface of the Yankee cylinder in the region of the press nip; and the surface of the Yankee cylinder is doctored off continuously and then recoated again, so that a renewed coating is always present in the press nip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Scherb, Luiz Silva, Davilo Oyakawa, Rogerio Berardi
  • Publication number: 20070074837
    Abstract: A device for producing a fibrous web and, in particular, a web of tissue including a press zone through which the fibrous web together with an endless permeable structured band and an unstructured permeable supporting band is fed while lying between the structure band and the supporting band, a press nip provided on a drying cylinder through which the fibrous web together with the structured band is fed while lying between the structured band and the drying cylinder, and after which the fibrous web is led from the drying cylinder through a calender.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Scherb, Luiz Silva, Rogerio Berardi, Davilo Oyakawa
  • Publication number: 20070062657
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for the production of a three-dimensionally structured tissue paper web with which the tissue paper web is pressed, in order for it to be structured, on a three-dimensionally structured mesh and with which the tissue paper web is conveyed, unheld by a skin, in a drying step over a heated surface. The tissue paper web is conveyed, held only by the structured mesh, in another drying step prior to the drying step over at least one heated surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Scherb, Ronaldo Parucker
  • Publication number: 20070029061
    Abstract: This invention relates to a machine for the production of a tissue paper web with a forming section in which the tissue paper web is formed from a pulp suspension on a skin and with a nip which is formed between the cylindrical surface of a drying cylinder, in particular a Yankee drying cylinder, and a mating surface and through which the tissue paper web can be conveyed together with the skin. The configuration of the machine is variable such that, depending on the quality of the tissue paper to be produced, for example its absorbency or tear resistance, the skin is either a three-dimensionally structured skin, a structured mesh, a non-structured skin, or a felt, whereby the mating surface is formed by the cylindrical surface of a press roller which includes a suction zone and in which provision is made for bores communicating with the suction zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Scherb, Luiz Silva, Rogerio Berardi, Danilo Oyakawa
  • Publication number: 20060266487
    Abstract: A method for the production of a tissue paper web, which is produced from a pulp suspension comprised of fibers, the pulp suspension having a refining degree of less than 21° SR and being of such condition that it is possible to produce from said pulp suspension a laboratory sheet according to TAPPI 205 SP 95 (Rapid Köthen) whose breaking length measured according to TAPPI 220 and TAPPI 494 at at least a specific refining degree (RDspecific) is greater than or equal to the value resulting from 0.55(km/SR)*(RDspecific?10° SR), whereby the specific refining degree is selected from a refining range from 15° SR to less than 21° SR, in particular 15° SR to 19° SR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Scherb, Luiz Silva, Rogerio Berardi, Dailo Oyakawa
  • Publication number: 20060254075
    Abstract: A throughflow cylinder made at least partly of fiber-reinforced plastic including glass fibers, aramide fibers, carbon fibers, and/or carbon-reinforced plastic (CRP). The matrix material of the fiber-reinforced plastic includes a material heat resistant at least up to 300° C. such as a resin. At least one fiber layer is provided such that the coefficient of thermal expansion ? of the fiber-reinforced plastic is lower than that of steel at approximately 300° C. and preferably lies in a region of 0??<9·10?6·1/Kelvin. The manufacture of the fiber-reinforced plastic, for example carbon fiber-reinforced plastic, is such that more than approximately 30%, in particular more than approximately 50% and preferably more than approximately 70% of the fibers are oriented at least substantially in the peripheral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Scherb, Harald Schmidt-Hebbel
  • Publication number: 20060243404
    Abstract: Method and device for producing a web of tissue. In the method, the web of tissue is led over at least one drying cylinder, doctored off the latter with a creping doctor and then wound up by way of a winding device. The web of tissue is supported at least largely over the entire distance between creping doctor and winding device on one side by a transfer device, so that there is only a short free web draw, while its other side is free. The device includes at least one drying cylinder, a creping doctor arranged on the drying cylinder and a winding device that winds up the web of tissue. Between the creping doctor and the winding device, a transfer device at least largely bridges the entire distance which supports the web of tissue on one side. There is a short free web draw, but its other side is left free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2004
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Scherb, Lulz Silva
  • Publication number: 20060225300
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a fiber web having a three-dimensional surface structure and a strength. The method includes the steps of pre-imprinting the fiber web, pressing the fiber web and forming the fiber web. The pre-imprinting step pre-imprints the fiber web at a dry content of less than 25% with an imprinting band using a first pressure field. The pressing step presses the fiber web onto the imprinting band using a second pressure field. The pressing step further dewaters and dries the fiber web fixing the three-dimensional surface structure and the strength. The forming step forms the fiber web on the imprinting band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Jeffrey Herman, David Beck, Thomas Scherb
  • Publication number: 20060086473
    Abstract: A permeable belt, a belt press including a roll having an exterior surface and the permeable belt, and a method of drying or pressing a web with the permeable belt. The permeable belt can be tensioned to at least 30 KN/m. A side of the permeable belt has an open area of at least approximately 25% and a contact area of at least approximately 25%. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: Voith Fabrics Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Jeffrey Herman, Thomas Scherb, Luiz Silva, Hubert Walkenhaus
  • Publication number: 20060085998
    Abstract: System for drying a tissue or hygiene web. The system includes a permeable structured fabric carrying the web over a drying apparatus. A permeable dewatering fabric contacts the web and is guided over the drying apparatus. A mechanism is used to apply pressure to the permeable structured fabric, the web, and the permeable dewatering fabric at the drying apparatus. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: VOITH FABRICS PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Jeffrey Herman, Thomas Scherb, Luiz Silva, Hubert Walkenhaus
  • Publication number: 20060085999
    Abstract: System for drying a tissue or hygiene web. The system includes a permeable structured fabric carrying the web over a drying apparatus. A permeable dewatering fabric contacts the web and is guided over the drying apparatus. A mechanism is utilized for applying pressure to the permeable structured fabric, the web, and the permeable dewatering fabric at the drying apparatus. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: Voith Fabrics Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Scherb, Jeffrey Herman, Luiz Silva, Hubert Walkenhaus
  • Publication number: 20050167061
    Abstract: A method of dewatering a fibrous web in a paper machine including the steps of carrying the fibrous web on a side of a first fabric; contacting the fibrous web with a side of a second fabric, the fibrous web being between the first fabric and the second fabric; and passing air successively through the first fabric, the fibrous web and the second fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Scherb, Jeffrey Herman, Luiz Silva
  • Publication number: 20050167062
    Abstract: A dewatering system in a paper machine includes a dewatering fabric and a press. The dewatering fabric includes a woven permeable fabric and a polymeric layer having openings therethrough, the polymeric layer is connected to the permeable fabric. The press applying pressure to a portion of the dewatering fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Jeffrey Herman, Thomas Scherb, Luiz Silva
  • Publication number: 20050167066
    Abstract: A method of forming a structured web including the steps of providing a fiber slurry through a headbox to a nip formed by a structured fabric and a forming fabric and collecting fibers from the fiber slurry in at least one valley of the structured fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Jeffrey Herman, Thomas Scherb