Patents Assigned to Western Paper Wire, Inc.
  • Method for recycling bale of recycling paper
    Patent number: 6284094
    Abstract: A paper cord is formed using wet lap paper of about 8″ to 11″ in width which is twisted into a cord form of about ¼″ to ⅜″ diameter. The cord is used to bind bales of compressed used paper having a volume of about 100 cubic feet and a weight of about 1,200 pounds. The bales are transported to a recycling pulp mill and placed in pulp making vats where the cord is dissolved to release the paper from the bales and subsequently convert the paper and cord to pulp for production of new paper products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Western Paper Wire, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Carpenter, Kathleen Carpenter, Colleen Barth, Shannon Russell