Patents by Inventor Günter Halmschlager

Günter Halmschlager 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).

  • Patent number: 7794569
    Abstract: A support band for a drying arrangement for drying one of a paper, a board, a tissue and a fibrous web in a papermaking machine for at least one of producing and finishing the same, the support band including a water-impermeable sealing layer and at least one water-absorbing storage layer. The at least one water-absorbing storage layer being adjacent to the water-impermeable sealing layer. At least one of the water-impermeable sealing layer or the water-absorbing storage layer being made, at least partially, of a highly thermally conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Halmschlager, Herbert Boden, Christoph Haase
  • Publication number: 20070184955
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heated cylinder (1) for heating a paper web, cardboard web, tissue web, or another fiber web in a machine used for producing and/or refining the fiber web. Said heated cylinder (1) comprises a cylinder sleeve which is impinged upon at least in part from the inside by a hot fluid and is provided with at least one inner and an outer sleeve layer (5, 6). The inventive heated cylinder (1) is characterized in that the two sleeve layers (5, 6) are separated from each other by a hollow space into which the fluid can be introduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: VOITH PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Gruber-Nadlinger, Stevan Lomic, Guenter Halmschlager, Christoph Haase, Herbert Schrefl, Josef Kerschbaumer, Stefan Lehner-Dittenberger, Berkes Hermann, Erich Rollenitz
  • Patent number: 7008511
    Abstract: A wire section in a machine for the production of a fiber web including at least one twin wire former including a revolving continuous inner wire and a revolving continuous outer wire that converge in the area of a forming roll. After the forming roll, viewed in the direction of web travel, and inside the loop of the inner wire and inside the loop of the outer wire at least one additional strip element is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Voith Paper Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Haase, Guenter Halmschlager, Martin Vogt
  • Patent number: 7005045
    Abstract: A belt for a material web producing machine and a process of producing the belt. The belt includes a plurality of long-chain strength supports arranged to form interstices and a filler at least partially filling the interstices. The process includes forming a sheet from a plurality of long-chain strength supports with the sheet including a plurality of interstices disposed between the long-chain strength supports, and filling at least a portion of the interstices with a filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Halmschlager, Walter Holzer
  • Patent number: 6821389
    Abstract: The present invention is a machine for manufacturing a fibrous web from a fibrous suspension, with a sheet forming area that exhibits at least one suction box, which includes a main box with at least one suction box cover that is formed from at least two drainage elements that run laterally to the machine's running direction, border a suction slit, and each has one main body and at least one ceramic. The present invention is identified by the fact that at least; one drainage element and/or one format slide exhibit at least one removable edge piece in which is integrated at least one temperature sensor in order to measure the temperature in the ceramic and/or the temperature at an adhesive point between the ceramic and the associated main body and/or the temperature in the main body. The present invention is furthermore a process and a system for monitoring a drainage element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Voith Paper Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Halmschlager, Herbert Haunlieb, Christoph Haase, Stefan Lehner-Dittenberger, Rüdiger Keinberger, Helmut Fitzke, Herbert Boden
  • Patent number: 6752909
    Abstract: The present invention is a machine for manufacturing a fibrous web from a fibrous suspension, with a sheet forming area that exhibits at least one suction box, which includes a main box with at least one suction box cover that is formed from at least two drainage elements that run laterally to the machine's running direction, border a suction slit, and each has one main body and at least one ceramic. The present invention is identified by the fact that at least one drainage element and/or one format slide exhibit at least one removable edge piece in which is integrated at least one temperature sensor in order to measure the temperature in the ceramic and/or the temperature at an adhesive point between the ceramic and the associated main body and/or the temperature in the main body. The present invention is furthermore a process and a system for monitoring a drainage element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Halmschlager, Herbert Haunlieb, Christoph Haase, Stefan Lehner-Dittenberger, Rüdiger Keinberger, Helmut Fitzke, Herbert Boden
  • Patent number: 6746576
    Abstract: The arrangement is for use within a machine for at least one of making and processing at least one of paper, cardboard and tissue. The arrangement includes a first unit, a support piece and at least one clamping device. A first unit has a shaped part together with a wear part, the shaped part having a part underside. The part underside has an underside length, the shaped part displaying a part contour upon the part underside along substantially all of the underside length. A support piece interlocks with the shaped part, the support piece having a support piece top and a corresponding top length. The support piece has a piece contour upon the support piece top along substantially all of the top length, the piece contour being substantially complimentary to the part contour. At least one clamping device is operatively positioned relative to both the part contour and the piece contour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Voith Paper Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Halmschlager, Franz Stelzhammer, Christoph Haase, Rüdiger Keinberger, Rudolf Simmel, Johann Leitner
  • Patent number: 6702926
    Abstract: A wire section for forming a multi-ply fiber web. The wire section includes a first belt which advances a first fiber ply toward a couch roll defining a combining section. A twin-wire zone of the wire section includes first and second wires between which a second fiber ply is initially formed in a gap former. The second wire separates from the first wire and then the first wire supporting the second fiber ply meets the first belt supporting the first fiber ply at the couch roll of the combining section to form the multi-ply fiber web. The twin-wire part is arranged upstream of the combining section along the running direction of the first belt. The second fiber ply runs on the first wire into the combining section at an angle less than 90° with respect to the belt entering the combining section. The path of the wires from the forming roll to the combining section is disclosed. A suction box or arrangement holds the second fiber ply to the first wire when the first and second wires separate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Egelhof, Alfred Bubik, Peter Mirsberger, Otto L. Heissenberger, Frank Herzog, Wolf Dieter Baumann, Josef Bachler, Günter Halmschlager, Frank Stelzhammer, Günther Mohrhardt
  • Patent number: 6592715
    Abstract: A machine for the production of a multi-layer fiber stock web, specifically a paper or cardboard web, whereby a first and a second layer are couched as a result of being delivered by an associated forming belt or wire to a couching element around which a second forming belt, or wire delivering the second layer is guided. This second forming belt, or wire impacts/runs onto the couching element before the second layer, which is supported by it, makes contact with the first layer. The second layer, at least in the location where it comes into contact with the first layer, is retained through suction force to the second forming belt wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Voith Paper Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Halmschlager, Klaus Wulz, Christoph Haase
  • Publication number: 20030106662
    Abstract: A wire section in a machine for the production of a fiber web including at least one twin wire former including a revolving continuous inner wire and a revolving continuous outer wire that converge in the area of a forming roll. After the forming roll, viewed in the direction of web travel, and inside the loop of the inner wire and inside the loop of the outer wire at least one additional strip element is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Cristoph Haase, Guenter Halmschlager, Martin Vogt
  • Patent number: 6488810
    Abstract: Process and apparatus for influencing web characteristic in a machine for producing a fibrous web. The process includes guiding the fibrous material web in a still-wet state and stretching the still-wet state fibrous material web in a crosswise direction. The apparatus includes a stretching device arranged to stretch the fibrous material web in a still-wet state in a direction crosswise to a travel direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Günter Halmschlager
  • Patent number: 6474205
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for cutting off and conveying strips, for a machine. The device is used for producing a continuous web, especially of paper or card, for a threading strip, and has a knife. Finally the device is characterized in that it has it least one (preferably driven) guiding roll (27) which can be brought into engagement with the threading strip (27).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Halmschlager, Peter Haider, Herbert Haunlieb
  • Patent number: 6397493
    Abstract: An apparatus for at least one of producing and treating a material web is provided including at least one wire; an outer sealing belt, which is wider than said at least one wire, comprising a pair of lateral edge regions; at least one heatable unit, having an outer cylindrical surface, wherein said at least one wire and said outer sealing belt are at least partially wrapped around said at least one heatable unit; an overpressure cap arranged to form a pressure chamber containing a medium under pressure, said medium under pressure exerting a pressure on said at least one heatable unit; and at least one of: (a) a seal formed between said lateral edge regions and said heatable unit; and (b) a seal formed between end faces of said overpressure cap and an opposing wall to seal said pressure chamber from an external environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Halmschlager, Walter Holzer, Manfred Gloser, Peter Haslinger
  • Patent number: 6375799
    Abstract: Process and apparatus for producing a fibrous material web from a fibrous material suspension. The process includes conveying the fibrous material suspension between two endless, continuously revolving porous belts positioned to form a twin wire zone, removing a part of the suspension fluid through the porous belts so that the fibrous material web begins forming between the belts, guiding the two endless belts and the material web being formed therebetween through uniform pressure drainage elements, and removing additional suspension fluid with the uniform pressure drainage elements. The process further includes supplying an additive though at least one of the belts to the forming fibrous material web in a vicinity of the uniform pressure drainage, and one of controlling and regulating the supply of the additive to provide a particular ratio between quality levels of a top side of the forming web and a web underside of the forming web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Halmschlager, Josef Bachler, Christoph Merckens
  • Patent number: 6303001
    Abstract: Process for homogenizing the property cross direction profile of a continuous web made of paper or cardboard and a paper machine that is suitable for carrying out the above-mentioned process. The process is characterized in that the shrinkage cross direction profile of the material web is homogenized during its manufacturing process by controlling the local composition of the stock suspension sectionally across the width by changing the proportions of components that have different shrinkage behaviors. The paper machine includes an approach flow system having at least two regions that produce different stock suspensions with fiber mixtures that have different shrinkage behaviors. The stock suspension supplies from the approach flow system to the headbox have at least two branches for the at least two different stock suspensions. Near the headbox, a plurality of sectional mixing points are provided, which combine the stock suspensions that have different shrinkage behaviors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Udo Grossmann, Guenter Halmschlager, Erich Brunnauer, Alexander Wassermann, Eduard Bachler
  • Patent number: 6267846
    Abstract: Twin wire former and method for manufacturing a fibrous material web from a fibrous suspension using same. The twin wire former comprises a movable bottom wire belt and a movable top wire belt converging at a twin wire zone. The twin wire zone has a first section, a second section and an end section. A rotating forming roller is disposed at the first section of the twin wire zone, and the to wire and the bottom wire form a wedge-shaped inlet gap at the first section of the twin wire zone. The inlet gap is adapted to receive the fibrous suspension from a headbox. The bottom wire belt and the top wire belt are adapted to form the fibrous web therebetween at the second section of the twin wire zone, and the second section of the twin wire zone has at least one drainage element. A separating device is disposed at the end of the twin wire zone and is adapted to separate one wire belt from another the wire belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Halmschlager, Volker Schmidt-Rohr, Helmut Tausel, Franz Stelzhammer, Erich Brunnauer, Alexander Wassermann, Günther Prinz, James Ronning
  • Patent number: 6221215
    Abstract: Suction device and process for at least one of conditioning and drainage of an endless felt. The device includes a housing having at least one vacuum chamber, and a plurality of suction slits located on a suction surface of the housing that is adapted to face the endless felt. The plurality of suction slits are oriented to extend at least one of in and obliquely to a travel direction of the endless felt. The process includes guiding the endless belt over a suction surface of a vacuum chamber, and suctioning a surface of the endless belt with a plurality of suction slits located in the suction surface of the vacuum chamber. The plurality of suction slits extend in a direction that is at least one of in and oblique to a belt travel direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Halmschlager, Peter Haider, Franz Stelzhammer
  • Patent number: 6214167
    Abstract: Twin-wire former for producing a fibrous material web from a fibrous suspension and process for separating upper and lower wires of the twin-wire former. The twin-wire former includes a twin-wire zone composed of a lower wire and an upper wire and a plurality of rolls including an inlet roll and an outlet roll. The upper wire is guidable over the plurality of rolls, the inlet roll guides the upper wire to the twin-wire zone, and the outlet roll guides the upper wire toward the inlet roll. A wedge-shaped inlet zone is formed between the upper wire and the lower wire and has an adjustable inlet wedge angle. An upper wire subassembly includes a drainage box adapted to receive suspension water that flows upwardly through the upper wire, and further includes a pivotable common support device, to which the drainage box and the inlet roll are mounted. A stroke device is coupled to the pivotable common support device to lift the pivotable common support device around a first horizontal axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Halmschlager, Franz Stelzhammer, Alexander Wassermann, Jürgen Banning, Werner Leitenberger, Thomas Elenz
  • Patent number: 6189233
    Abstract: Dryer section of a machine for at least one of producing and processing a web of material. The dryer section includes at least one heatable drying cylinder having a circumference, at least a part the circumference adapted to be surrounded by the material web, at least one support band arranged to surround the at least a part of the circumference, and a sealing band arranged to surround the at least a part of the circumference. An overpressure cap is arranged to receive one of a liquid and gaseous medium and is adapted to apply a pressurized one of the liquid and gaseous medium on the at least one drying cylinder. A temperature of the medium is lower than a temperature on an outside of the part of the circumference. At least one second support band is arranged around the at least one drying cylinder and is positioned between the at least one support band and the sealing band, wherein the at least one second support band has a coarser structure than the at least one support band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Halmschlager, Walter Holzer, Karl Steiner
  • Patent number: 6098309
    Abstract: Apparatus and process for manufacturing or treating a material web that includes at least one heatable cylinder and a combustion unit. The combustion unit is adapted to heat the at least one heatable cylinder with at least one of combustion gases and infrared radiation and the material web is adapted to be guided one of alone and with a transport belt over the at least one heatable cylinder. The apparatus also includes at least one blower box positioned to direct a hot gas onto the material web. The hot gas is at least one of the combustion gas and heated by the combustion gases. The process includes heating the at least one heatable cylinder with at least one of combustion gases and infrared radiation of the combustion unit, guiding the material web, one of alone and with a transport belt, over the at least one heated cylinder, and directing a hot gas from the blower box onto the material web, the hot gas being at least one of the combustion gas and heated by the combustion gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Halmschlager, Walter Holzer