Patents Assigned to Paper, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6630026
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying a treating mix onto the surface of a moving device in the coating of paper or board. The apparatus comprises a blade carrier (3), doctor means (4) attached to the blade carrier (3), a front wall (9) positioned a distance from the doctor means (4), a device (1) constituting the moving device, said device being arranged in conjunction with the front wall (9) and the doctor means such that it forms a chamber (6, 7) with the front wall (9) and the doctor means, and means (8) for supplying treating agent into an area of the application chamber (6, 7) which is at least essentially opposite to the moving surface. To prevent streaks, a screen plate (10) is fitted in the application chamber, at least partly dividing the application chamber (6, 7) such that with regard to the screen plate (10), the doctor means (4) is arranged on the opposite side thereof to the feed means for the treating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Timo Kiiha, Petri Parni, Petri Joutjärvi
  • Patent number: 6629659
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reeling or winding of a web in which one or more factors affecting the web in the reeling or winding process are controlled by means of measurement data in order to affect the quality of the reel or roll formed in the reeling or winding process. The is measurement data used is the web tension profile of the web brought into the reeling. The web tension profile is measured by means of a measuring device from which the web tension profile data is transmitted to a data processing unit which adjusts the factors affecting the web during reeling or winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Matti Innala, Teppo Kojo, Mika Tammenoja
  • Publication number: 20030186751
    Abstract: A method and arrangement using the drive device of a rod coating station to carry axial forces, in which the drive device includes at least a telescopic articulated shaft, at the first end of which is a changeable grooved rod and at the opposite end of which is the shaft of the drive motor. The rotation of the rod creates an axial force, which is cancelled by a counterforce from the articulated shaft side, which is brought to the end of the rod. The counterforce is brought to the rod through the articulated shaft from the drive motor side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Pekka Koskela, Olli Koivisto, Ari Rantanen
  • Patent number: 6627044
    Abstract: The invention concerns a guide (10) for the web, such as the wire or felt, in a paper machine/board machine. The guide is formed by a bearing housing (12) at one end of a guiding roller (11) in such a way that the bearing housing (12) includes a curved surface as the rolling surface (13). An actuator (14) is adapted to roll the bearing housing along a stop face (T1), whereby by using the actuator (14) an essentially linear transfer is given to a shaft stub (11a1) pivoted by a bearing (15a1) in the bearing housing (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Jari Suortti, Ville Nenonen, Risto Väätäinen, Erkki Kärkkäinen, Kari Paloniemi, Samppa J. Salminen
  • Patent number: 6627261
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for coating a moving paper web (2), in which method the web (2) to be coated is passed to a coater station and the coating is applied to at least one surface of the moving web (2) by means of spraying nozzles (1) disposed in the interior of an enclosing hood (9). The web (2) is supported noncontactingly by means of air jets directed toward at least one side of the web (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Mika Vähäkuopus, Vilho Nissinen, Seppo Luomi
  • Patent number: 6626394
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus in a reeling process of a paper web. A paper web (PR) is continuously reeled around a reeling core (10) via a roll assembly (T). A first press device arrangement (8) is arranged to move with respect to the frame (16) of the reel-up and by means of the first press device arrangement (8) a first nip contact (N1) is maintained to the paper web (PR) that is being formed on the reeling core, and the first press device arrangement (8) is transferred with respect to the frame (16) of the reel-up into a nip contact (N2) with a second press device arrangement (11). According to the invention, the section of the roll assembly (T) before the first press device arrangement (8) and the first press arrangement (8) are formed as separate units. The paper web (PR) is guided immediately into nip contact (N1) in the first press device arrangement (8) via the roll assembly (T) stationary with respect to the frame (16) of the reel-up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Teppo Kojo, Janne Veräjänkorva
  • Patent number: 6622958
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reeling up, in which a paper web or the like is continuously reeled on a reeling core. The formation of the paper reel is controlled at least by means of an actuator (6) of the reeling core (4), advantageously by means of a centre-drive, an actuator (3) of a primary surface drive device (2) of the paper reel, and a nip load (N1) effective between the outer perimeter of a paper reel (5) formed on the reeling core (4) and the outer perimeter of the primary surface drive device (2) of the paper reel, said nip load being produced by means of an actuator (10), a so-called nip load device. According to the invention the torque (Mrs) produced by the actuator (3) of the primary surface drive device (2) of the paper reel is selected to be smaller than the sum (&Sgr;Mi) of the torque values produced by the other actuators driving the paper reel that is being formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Seppo Luomi, Janne Veräjänkorva, Esa Aalto, Timo Rautakorpi
  • Publication number: 20030176282
    Abstract: The present invention teaches an improved process for preparing a population of microcapsules having a substantially uniform size distribution, especially useful for manufacture of carbonless paper. The improved process teaches use of membrane material having a pre-selected pore size in the capsule manufacture process. A core material is provided along with a receiving solution for receiving the core material. The receiving solution is a nonsolvent for the core material. The core material is passed under pressure through the membrane into a moving or turbulent receiving solution forming uniform droplets of core material dispersed in the receiving solution. Wall-forming material is added to the receiving solution for coating the core material droplets. The coating on the droplets is polymerized forming microcapsules. This novel process also lends itself to microcapsule formation in a continuous process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: Appleton Papers Inc.
    Inventors: Troy Ronald Seehafer, George Arthur Stahler
  • Publication number: 20030170435
    Abstract: The present invention is a novel thermally-responsive record material comprising a substrate having provided thereon in substantially contiguous relationship an electron donating dye precursor, an acidic developer material, a compound of the formula 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: Appleton Papers Inc.
    Inventors: Ponnampalam Mathiaparanam, Mark Robert Fisher
  • Patent number: 6615709
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for detecting a contamination and damaging of a face (10) that runs through a nip or nips (N1 . . . N10) in a calendar for paper. In the method vibrations occurring in connection with the constructions (18, 100) of a calendar are detected and processed. The vibrations are detected by at least one vibration detector (40; 41 . . . 46; 41a. . . 46a, 41b. . . 46b) fitted in connection with the bearing supports of calendar rolls (11 . . . 16) or in connection with constructions (18, 100) related to said bearing supports. By the way of these vibration detectors the calendar roll(s) (11 . . . 16) is/are identified from which the vibration derives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Eero Suomi, Tapio Mäenpää, Arto Karjalainen
  • Patent number: 6616977
    Abstract: A method and arrangement using the drive device of a rod coating station to carry axial forces, in which the drive device includes at least a telescopic articulated shaft, at the first end of which is a changeable grooved rod and at the opposite end of which is the shaft of the drive motor. The rotation of the rod creates an axial force, which is cancelled by a counterforce from the articulated shaft side, which is brought to the end of the rod. The counterforce is brought to the rod through the articulated shaft from the drive motor side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventor: Pekka Koskela
  • Patent number: 6616085
    Abstract: A guard is mounted for rotation about the downstream drum of a winder having two spaced apart winder drums which support a paper roll. The guard has a D-shaped leading-edge which approaches the paper roll. The leading-edge is articulated so that if an operator's hand becomes wedged between the leading-edge and the paper roll, articulation on the leading-edge closes a switch which brings the winder to a stop. A hydraulic actuator extends between a lowermost radial edge of each sector shaped extension and a fixed support. Operation of the hydraulic actuator causes the guard to rotate about the axis of the downstream winder drum so as to be between an operator and the downstream side of the winder drum. The leading edge of the the guard is positioned to limit operator access to the nip formed between the paper roll and the downstream winder drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Fuchs, Michael J. Daul, David R. Mulry
  • Patent number: 6612158
    Abstract: A web is passed over a surface (11) which is at least partly curved in the running direction of the web, which extends across the web in the cross direction, and which is placed at a distance from the web, in which connection an air cushion is formed between the moving web and the curved surface. The temperature and moisture of the web are measured indirectly by measuring the temperature and moisture of the air cushion by several detectors (41) which are in communication with openings (40) formed in the curved surface in spaced relationship with one another in the cross direction of the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Reijo Huuskonen, Antti Komulainen, Matti Kurki
  • Patent number: 6614041
    Abstract: A method for determining the wood/bark ratio from a flow of wood material, in which the flow is illuminated in a non-flashing manner, scanned along a transverse line with a video camera with at least three channels, the line image corresponding to the line is digitalized into pixels each of which comprise intensity information, the intensity classes corresponding to the wood and the bark are determined in each channel and the pixels belonging to each class are calculated with the help of their intensity-information, and the wood/bark ratio is determined by the number of pixels situated in the different intensity classes. The dynamics of each channel are at least 10, most preferably 12 bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Timo Lappalainen, Veli-Juhani Aho, Ismo Nousiainen
  • Patent number: 6613194
    Abstract: A web of tissue is formed in a twin wire former, followed by an air press for water removal in the pressing section, passing onto a Yankee dryer. A headbox injects stock between upper and lower dryer fabrics brought together on a breast roll. The fabrics move over vacuum boxes, and the web is heated with steam and passed between an upper pressure box and a lower vacuum box forming an air press which dewaters the web. A sheet transfer pickup vacuum box holds the sheet to the upper fabric as the lower fabric diverges from the upper fabric. A pressure roller transfers the web onto a Yankee dryer. The fabrics are cleaned on vertical runs before returning to the breast roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignees: Metso Paper, Inc., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Roger A. Kanitz, Thomas D. Rogers
  • Patent number: 6612228
    Abstract: A calender having a supporting frame and a set of rolls attached to vertical portions of the supporting frame so as to form a stack of rolls in which adjacent rolls placed one above another form calendering nips therebetween. The stack including a top roll, a bottom roll and a plurality of intermediate rolls between the top roll and the bottom roll. The intermediate rolls are attached revolvingly to arms pivoted on auxiliary frames attached to vertical portions of the supporting frame. A method of rebuilding a calender in which auxiliary frames are attached to the vertical portions of the existing calender frame and thereafter pivotal arms for the intermediate rolls are mounted on the auxiliary frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Michael Strebel
  • Publication number: 20030159789
    Abstract: 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 surface of the fabric. The web threading tail is transferred laterally relative to its direction of travel to the following web threading device, after which the device is moved away from the vicinity of the web threading tail. The transfer of the web threading tail in the cross direction of the paper machine takes place mechanically by pushing. The invention also related to a corresponding device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Applicant: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventor: Juha Salmela
  • Patent number: 6609996
    Abstract: A press roll such as the center roll of a press or the back-up roll of an extended-nip press roll, used in a pulp, paper, board or finishing machine, has a coating with an intermediate sealed layer. The corrosion resistance and impermeability of the roll coating, particularly of such a coating that is made by thermal spraying, can be improved by way of sealing. The coating comprises a porous outermost surface layer made out of a ceramic or ceramic-metal material applied by thermal spraying and at least one sealed layer situated between the outermost surface layer and the roll mantle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Kari Niemi, Bjarne Hellman, Juha Wahlroos, Pentti Lehtonen
  • Patent number: 6605189
    Abstract: Suction box in a paper machine including a vacuum chamber, a deck or a number of substantially U-section holders open toward a wire and ribs arranged in the deck or the holders so that they can be loaded against the wire. At least in a running situation, the deck of the suction box is curved or the ribs are arranged to provide a curve run of the wire so that the wire tension of the curved run over the deck or ribs serves to lower a normal force which is produced by the vacuum present in the suction box and which is effective between the wire and the deck or ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Jorma Snellman, Antti Poikolainen, Ari Puurtinen, Samppa Salminen
  • Patent number: 6601368
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for forming a group of rolls of at least two rolls of paper, board or cellulosic material web, said method comprising the steps of separating apart from each other the rolls (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) of a roll set received from said slitter-winder (1), and combining desired rolls (3, 4, 5) of the roll set into a multi-roll pack. At least one of the desired rolls (3, 4, 5) to be included in the multi-roll pack is taken apart from the other rolls (6, 7) of the roll set resting on a conveyor (8, 9) and is moved to a waiting station (10) and is then moved back from the waiting station (10) onto the conveyor (9) in a manner allowing the desired rolls (3, 4, 5) of the multi-roll pack to be sorted into a desired order having the adjacent ends of the rolls facing each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Risto Lehtonen, Esko Nieminen