Patents by Inventor Hans-Rolf Conrad
Hans-Rolf Conrad 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).
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Publication number: 20220314582Abstract: The invention relates to a material board (1) which comprises a core (2) and a first cover layer (3) and a second cover layer (4), each of which is formed by a mixture (7, 8) formed by lignin-containing particles (5, 6) and binder, which mixture is designed to form a solid body structure in a chemical binding process. The aim is to provide a material panel, which, for ecological and economical reasons, comprises a high proportion of particles based on annual plants and still exhibits good mechanical properties. Another object of the invention can be considered that of ensuring that the system load is kept relatively low during the production process. Another object can be considered that of keeping the proportion of stock removal low.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Hans-Rolf CONRAD, Joerg Heinz HUENEKE, Lars MALINDRETOS
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Publication number: 20070057019Abstract: A heatable roll having a smooth, hard surface for the production and/or treatment of a fibrous web, in particular a paper, board or tissue web, comprises a base tube made of weldable steel, to which at least one welded layer which has a higher hardness than the base tube is applied. Moreover, a process for the production of such a roll is described.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2006Publication date: March 15, 2007Applicant: VOITH PAPER PATENT GMBHInventors: Thomas Baumeister, Peter Wiemer, Hans-Rolf Conrad, Ralf Beckers, Christian Loeffler, Jochen Autrata, Heiko Linder, Olaf Dries, Andreas Essling, Franz-Josef Michelkens
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Patent number: 7045037Abstract: Process for cleaning at least one roll of a calender. The process includes guiding a web over a surface of the at least one roll of the calender to be cleaned, and producing a relative speed difference between the surface of the least one roll and a section of the web lying against the surface of the a least one roll. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2003Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Assignee: Voith Paper Patent GmbHInventor: Hans-Rolf Conrad
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Patent number: 6705216Abstract: Calender including at least one roll stack having a plurality of rolls arranged to form at least one nip, a stand arrangement having a stand located at each axial end of the at least one roll stack, and antifriction bearings arranged to support the plurality of rolls on the stand arrangement. Each stand includes a bearing edge on which the antifriction bearings are arranged, a contact edge structured and arranged to contact a mounting surface, and a connecting edge forming a connection between the bearing edge and the contact edge. Each stand further includes a plate structured and arranged to include the bearing edge, the contact edge and the connecting edge to one another.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2002Date of Patent: March 16, 2004Assignee: Voith Paper Patent GmbHInventor: Hans-Rolf Conrad
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Publication number: 20040035536Abstract: Process for cleaning at least one roll of a calender. The process includes guiding a web over a surface of the at least one roll of the calender to be cleaned, and producing a relative speed difference between the surface of the least one roll and a section of the web lying against the surface of the a least one roll. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2003Publication date: February 26, 2004Applicant: Voith Paper Patent GmbHInventor: Hans-Rolf Conrad
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Patent number: 6616809Abstract: Process and apparatus for producing paper reels from a paper web. The process includes calendering the paper web, longitudinally cutting the paper web into partial webs, and winding the partial webs into paper reels. The calendering, longitudinal cutting, and winding occur on-line and without intermediate winding. The apparatus includes a paper machine, a calender, a longitudinal cutting device, and a reel winding device. The paper machine, the calender, the longitudinal cutting device, and the reel winding device are successively arranged in a web run direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2001Date of Patent: September 9, 2003Assignee: Voith Paper Patent GmbHInventors: Hans-Rolf Conrad, Dirk Cramer
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Publication number: 20030024413Abstract: Calender including at least one roll stack having a plurality of rolls arranged to form at least one nip, a stand arrangement having a stand located at each axial end of the at least one roll stack, and antifriction bearings arranged to support the plurality of rolls on the stand arrangement. Each stand includes a bearing edge on which the antifriction bearings are arranged, a contact edge structured and arranged to contact a mounting surface, and a connecting edge forming a connection between the bearing edge and the contact edge. Each stand further includes a plate structured and arranged to include the bearing edge, the contact edge and the connecting edge to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2002Publication date: February 6, 2003Applicant: VOITH PAPER PATENT GmbHInventor: Hans-Rolf Conrad
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Publication number: 20020060001Abstract: Process and apparatus for producing paper reels from a paper web. The process includes calendering the paper web, longitudinally cutting the paper web into partial webs, and winding the partial webs into paper reels. The calendering, longitudinal cutting, and winding occur on-line and without intermediate winding. The apparatus includes a paper machine, a calender, a longitudinal cutting device, and a reel winding device. The paper machine, the calender, the longitudinal cutting device, and the reel winding device are successively arranged in a web run direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2001Publication date: May 23, 2002Applicant: VOITH PAPER PATENT GmbHInventors: Hans-Rolf Conrad, Dirk Cramer
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Patent number: 6250582Abstract: Roll winding device and method. The roll winding device has two carrying rollers defining a winding bed adapted to receive a wound roll. Each roller has a respective longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axes being substantially parallel to one another. The device includes a pressure chamber arrangement having opposed sides, opposed ends and a bottom, each side being defined by a respective carrying roller, the bottom being defined by a sealing body, and an end wall present at each opposed end. At least one end wall is a mobile end wall that is adapted to move along an an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axes of the carrying rollers. Also provided is a roll winding method for use with a roll winding device.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 1999Date of Patent: June 26, 2001Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbHInventors: Hans-Rolf Conrad, Josef Kohnen
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Patent number: 6230615Abstract: Calender for the treatment of a paper web including a roll stack of at least three rolls and with least one double-soft nip. The double-soft nip(s) are formed by two rolls, each with an elastic surface layer. At least one of the rolls forming the double-soft nip is heated. In a process using the calendar to treat a material web, the web is introduced into a roll stack having at least two rolls formed with an elastic surface layer over a rigid core, agglomerated in an elastic double-soft nip between the two rolls, heated to introduce energy into the material web and promote agglomerating, and smoothed in the elastic double-soft nip.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 1999Date of Patent: May 15, 2001Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbHInventors: Lothar Zimmermann, Hans-Rolf Conrad
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Patent number: 6209817Abstract: Method and apparatus for monitoring a winding hardness of a winding roll when winding a material web. A series of marks are placed on the material web at a first location as it is wound onto the winding roll. The distance between two successive marks is detected at a second location. The detected distance of two successive marks is used to determine a stretch of the material web.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 1999Date of Patent: April 3, 2001Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbHInventors: Hans-Rolf Conrad, Dirk Cramer
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Patent number: 5784955Abstract: A calender has at least four rollers that are located one above the other. The rollers rotate about roller bearings. The calender is located within a paper-making machine. Each of the rollers is rotatably driven by an independent driving mechanism. At least two of the rollers are heatable. At least 40% of the rollers are soft rollers. The outer coverings of the soft rollers are made of a synthetic material that is not sensitive to marking so that a doctor blade can be applied to the soft rollers. The calender includes a device that inserts a paper guide strip into the calender.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 1996Date of Patent: July 28, 1998Assignee: Voith Sulzer Finishing GmbHInventor: Hans-Rolf Conrad
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Patent number: 5706631Abstract: A method and device for packaging a roll formed by a wound web of material. The roll has a first axial end and a second axial end. The method includes the steps of (1) wrapping the roll with a web of packaging material; (2) forming an axial projecting length at each axial end of the packaging material; (3) placing an end cover against each axial end of the roll at a predetermined angle with respect to the axial end of the roll; and (4) folding each axial projecting length in onto the respective axial end of the roll thereby causing each end cover to move into contact with the respective axial end of the roll. The device includes a winding device that has a dispenser for the web of packaging material, a roller drive and a folding device to fold an axial projecting length of a web of packaging material onto at least one of the axial ends of the roll. An end cover feed device is disposed adjacent to the at least one of the axial ends of the roll.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 1996Date of Patent: January 13, 1998Assignee: Voith Sulzer Finishing GmbHInventor: Hans-Rolf Conrad
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Patent number: 5685955Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing a longitudinally traveling web of material using a sheet treating device positioned in a transverse direction relative to the web. The sheet treating device having a plurality of individually controllable zones for controlling a target parameter of the web, for example, the thickness, bulk, dampness, smoothness or sheen of the web. In conjunction with the sheetmaking device, a measuring instrument for measuring an actual value of the target parameter is placed downstream of the sheet treating device. An actual profile that is determined by the actual values is compared with a desired profile, and the zones of the sheet treating device are adjusted such that the discrepancies between the two profiles are minimized. To improve the matching of the actual profile to the desired profile even further, the web and/or the sheet treating device are shifted relative to the other in the transverse direction to minimize the discrepancies between the two profiles.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 1995Date of Patent: November 11, 1997Assignee: Voith Sulzer Finishing GmbHInventors: Reinhard Leigraf, Hans-Rolf Conrad
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Patent number: 5655442Abstract: A calender having one stack of rollers has a working nip formed between a hard roller and a soft roller. A changeover nip is formed between adjacent soft rollers. The changeover nip is arranged approximately in the center of the roller stack. The cumulative weight of the rollers is such that the sum of the loads per unit of length of the working nips disposed above the changeover nip is at least 80 percent of the sum of the loads per unit of length of the working nips disposed below the changeover nip.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 1996Date of Patent: August 12, 1997Assignee: Voith Sulzer Finishing GmbHInventors: Hans-Rolf Conrad, Franz Kayser
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Patent number: 5647555Abstract: A winding device for supporting a winding roller for web material, in particular, for paper, has a supporting arrangement which works from underneath in opposition to a deflection of the winding roller and which creates a compressed air cushion between the supporting arrangement and the winding roller. The air cushion is created by means of an over-pressure in a space between the support rollers that are placed underneath the winding roller. However, due to the changing winding radius, the sealing at the ends of the winding space is difficult to maintain.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 1995Date of Patent: July 15, 1997Assignee: Voith Sulzer Finishing GmbHInventors: Hans-Rolf Conrad, Dieter Junk
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Patent number: 5619807Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing a web of material, which is dispensed from a roll and fed through at least one roller gap of a roller-gap system which includes a processing station, an unrolling station on the input side of the processing station, and a roll magazine on the input side of the unrolling station which magazine includes at least one roll storage position. When rolls of web material are processed, the processing delay times lead to an uneven distribution of the temperature and/or moisture within the roll which in turn causes nonuniformity of the results in the processing station. The web of material still on the roll is exposed, prior to being unrolled, to a preselected atmospheric environment for a predetermined minimum length of time. Accordingly, the roll storage position is located in a chamber, the atmosphere of which can be controlled to a preset temperature and/or humidity level.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1995Date of Patent: April 15, 1997Assignee: Voith Sulzer Finishing GmbHInventor: Hans-Rolf Conrad
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Patent number: 5613307Abstract: A jacket with a thermally insulating layer partially surrounds, at a small spacing, a heatable roll which serves for the treatment of webs of material, in particular paper webs. Under production conditions the jacket reduces heat losses from the roll through convection and radiation to the environment. The jacket has a device which, with an interruption of production, ensures a forced convection at the heated roll for the cooling of the surface to a temperature level which is same or only insubstantially higher than in the production state. Several cooling nozzles are conceivable for the said apparatus which are secured to the jacket and direct a coolant onto the roll surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 1995Date of Patent: March 25, 1997Assignee: Voith Sulzer Finishing GmbHInventors: Hans-Rolf Conrad, Dirk Cramer
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Patent number: 5477659Abstract: A method and an arrangement for the packaging of a material-web roll, includes the roll being surrounded on all sides by packaging material. The packaging material is closed by a pleating device for the pleating of the axial projections of the packaging material on the end faces of the roll. A device for applying the outer end face covers is also included. When packaging the roll, air is enclosed within the package which often results in a bursting of the package when the roll is being deposited on one of its end faces. To avoid this bursting, a portion of the air mass is removed from the interior of the packaging material and after closing the package, the volume of the still enclosed air is being reduced by the provision of a heating device for heating at least a portion of the air volume being enclosed by the packaging.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1994Date of Patent: December 26, 1995Assignee: Sulzer Papertec Krefeld GmbHInventors: Hans-Rolf Conrad, Franz Kayser
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Patent number: 5439366Abstract: A safety device for the roll space within a calender or other roll machine is disclosed. The rolls when rotating, excite oscillations in the beam at the resonant frequency of the beam. This can occur during start-up or during normal operation. The safety device of the present invention comprises a beam and additional mass that is oscillatorily suspended from the beam in order to reduce the amplitude of the beam oscillations at the beam resonant frequency. In addition, a damping element between additional mass and the beam is used to reduce any undesired oscillations due to newly created resonant frequencies introduced into the system.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 1993Date of Patent: August 8, 1995Assignee: Kleinewefers GmbHInventors: Hans-Rolf Conrad, Jochen Autrata, Albert Hille