Patents by Inventor Karl-Johan Tolfsson
Karl-Johan Tolfsson 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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Patent number: 11286618Abstract: The invention relates to a method of making tissue paper in a machine for making tissue paper and in which method a fibrous web is passed through at least one press nip together with a texturing belt. The texturing belt has a side that faces the fibrous web in the press nip and the surface of that side is a web contacting surface that is textured. The texturing belt can be selected such that the tissue paper that is manufactured obtains desired values for one or several parameters. The invention also relates to a machine for making tissue paper. The machine comprises a forming section, a drying cylinder, a press having a first press unit and a second press unit between which press units a nip is formed. The second press unit is preferably a shoe roll. The machine also comprises a drying cylinder which is arranged to be heated from the inside by hot steam and on which a fibrous web can be dried by heat.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Albany International Corp.Inventors: Karl-Johan Tolfsson, Joergen Israelsson, Viktor Bergstroem, Kimberly Downing, Johan Ragard
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Patent number: 11220785Abstract: A tissue machine (1) has a Yankee (3) and a shoe roll (4) that forms a nip with the Yankee (3). The nip has a maximum extension from an entry point (7) to an exit point (8). A flexible belt (9) forms an outer circumference of the roll (4). A fabric (10) carries a fibrous web (W) to the nip and passes through the nip with the web. The fabric (10) reaches the circumference of the roll (4) at a first contact point (11) and wraps the roll (4) from the first contact point to the nip. A mechanical support (12) inside the belt (9) supports the belt (9) between the first contact point (11) and the nip. The fabric (10) wraps the roll (4) from the first contact point (11) by more than 80°. The invention also relates to a method of operating the machine.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: VALMET AKTIEBOLAGInventors: Joakim Aronsson, Karl-Johan Tolfsson, Jan Paulsson, Göran Ekström
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Publication number: 20210246613Abstract: A tissue machine (1) has a Yankee (3) and a shoe roll (4) that forms a nip with the Yankee (3). The nip has a maximum extension from an entry point (7) to an exit point (8). A flexible belt (9) forms an outer circumference of the roll (4). A fabric (10) carries a fibrous web (W) to the nip and passes through the nip with the web. The fabric (10) reaches the circumference of the roll (4) at a first contact point (11) and wraps the roll (4) from the first contact point to the nip. A mechanical support (12) inside the belt (9) supports the belt (9) between the first contact point (11) and the nip. The fabric (10) wraps the roll (4) from the first contact point (11) by more than 80°. The invention also relates to a method of operating the machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Joakim ARONSSON, Karl-Johan TOLFSSON, Jan PAULSSON, Göran EKSTRÖM
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Publication number: 20210207323Abstract: The invention relates to a method of making tissue paper in a machine for making tissue paper and in which method a fibrous web is passed through at least one press nip together with a texturing belt. The texturing belt has a side that faces the fibrous web in the press nip and the surface of that side is a web contacting surface that is textured. The texturing belt can be selected such that the tissue paper that is manufactured obtains desired values for one or several parameters. The invention also relates to a machine for making tissue paper. The machine comprises a forming section, a drying cylinder, a press having a first press unit and a second press unit between which press units a nip is formed. The second press unit is preferably a shoe roll. The machine also comprises a drying cylinder which is arranged to be heated from the inside by hot steam and on which a fibrous web can be dried by heat.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2019Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: Albany International Corp.Inventors: Karl-Johan TOLFSSON, Joergen ISRAELSSON, Viktor BERGSTROEM, Kimberly DOWNING, Johan RAGARD
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Patent number: 10808359Abstract: A method of making tissue paper is provided, in which a fibrous web is formed in a forming section and transferred to a Yankee drying cylinder in a non-dewatering transfer nip formed between the Yankee drying cylinder and a shoe roll. The shoe roll has a shoe that is deformable such that it can adapt to a cylindrical outer surface of the Yankee drying cylinder, and a rotatable flexible jacket arranged to run in a loop around the shoe. A structured carrier fabric runs around the shoe roll and has land areas and void areas facing the fibrous web. The length of the transfer nip is in the range of 30 mm -100 mm and the linear load in the transfer nip is in the range of 35 kN/m-120 kN/m. The peak pressure in the transfer nip lies in the range 2 MPa-8 MPa.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Valmet AktiebolagInventors: Karl-Johan Tolfsson, Jan Paulsson, Goeran Ekstroem, Joakim Aronsson
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Patent number: 10633794Abstract: The invention relates to a method of making a structured fibrous web (W). The method comprises forming a fibrous web (W) and conveying the formed fibrous web on a water receiving felt (5) to a dewatering nip (PN) formed by a first press unit (8) and a second press unit (9) and where an endless belt (11) is passed through the nip together with the fibrous web 5 (W) and the water receiving felt (5), The endless belt has a side which is covered by a polymer and which contacts the fibrous web (W) in the dewatering nip (PN).Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Valmet AktiebolagInventors: Karl-Johan Tolfsson, Ingvar Klerelid, Allan Grimm, Hans Ivarsson
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Patent number: 10472768Abstract: The invention relates to a forming section (2) for forming a fibrous web (W). The forming section (2) comprises a first forming fabric (3) arranged to run in a loop supported by guide elements (4) and a second forming fabric (5) arranged to run in a loop supported by guide elements (4). The second forming fabric (5) is arranged so in 5 relation to the first forming fabric (3) that the two forming fabrics (3, 5) converge towards each other to form an inlet gap (6) into which stock can be injected. A forming roll (7) is arranged within the loop of the second forming fabric (5) to guide the second forming fabric (5) into the inlet gap (6) and to guide the first and the second forming fabric (3, 5) along a part of their path which is common to both the first and the second 10 forming fabric (3, 5) and which begins at the inlet gap.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: VALMET AKTIEBOLAGInventors: Antti Poikolainen, Karl-Johan Tolfsson
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Publication number: 20190338465Abstract: The invention relates to a forming section (2) for forming a fibrous web (W). The forming section (2) comprises a first forming fabric (3) arranged to run in a loop supported by guide elements (4) and a second forming fabric (5) arranged to nm in a loop supported by guide elements (4). The second forming fabric (5) is arranged so in 5 relation to the first forming fabric (3) that the two forming fabrics (3, 5) converge towards each other to form an inlet gap (6) into which stock can be injected. A forming roll (7) is arranged within the loop of the second forming fabric (5) to guide the second forming fabric (5) into the inlet gap (6) and to guide the first and the second forming fabric (3, 5) along a part of their path which is common to both the first and the second 10 forming fabric (3, 5) and which begins at the inlet gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2017Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Antti Poikolainen, Karl-Johan Tolfsson
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Publication number: 20190316296Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of making tissue paper in which a fibrous web (W) is formed in a forming section (2) and transferred to a Yankee drying cylinder (12) in a non-dewatering transfer nip (TN) formed between the Yankee drying cylinder (12) and a shoe roll (14). The Yankee drying cylinder (12) has a cylindrical outer surface (13) and it is arranged to be rotatable about an axis of rotation (A). The shoe roll (14) has a shoe (15) that is deformable such that it can adapt to the cylindrical outer surface (13) of the Yankee drying cylinder (12) and the shoe roll (14) also comprises a rotatable flexible jacket (16) that is arranged to run in a loop around the shoe (15). A structured carrier fabric (10) runs in a loop around the shoe roll and has land areas and void areas facing the fibrous web.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2017Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Karl-Johan TOLFSSON, Jan PAULSSON, Goeran EKSTROEM, Joakim ARONSSON
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Publication number: 20190284761Abstract: Described is a creped fibrous web (W) having a basis weight in the range of 14 g/m2-40 g/m2, and having a three-dimensional structure formed by depressed regions (45) and elevated regions (46). The fibers of the fibrous web (W) are 20 evenly distributed over the surface of the creped fibrous web (W). Also described is a method of making the fibrous web (W), including conveying the formed fibrous web on a water receiving felt (5) to a dewatering nip (PN) formed by a first press unit (8) and a second press unit (9) and where an endless belt (11) is passed through the nip together with the fibrous web 5 (W) and the water receiving felt (5). The fibers of the fibrous web (W) will be evenly distributed on a structured clothing (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Karl-Johan Tolfsson, Ingvar Klerelid, Allan Grimm, Hans Ivarsson
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Publication number: 20180119353Abstract: The invention relates to a method of making a structured fibrous web (W). The method comprises forming a fibrous web (W) and conveying the formed fibrous web on a water receiving felt (5) to a dewatering nip (PN) formed by a first press unit (8) and a second press unit (9) and where an endless belt (11) is passed through the nip together with the fibrous web 5 (W) and the water receiving felt (5), The endless belt has a side which is covered by a polymer and which contacts the fibrous web (W) in the dewatering nip (PN).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Karl-Johan TOLFSSON, Ingvar KLERELID, Allan GRIMM, Hans IVARSSON
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Patent number: 9181655Abstract: The invention relates to an extended nip roll (5) capable of forming a press nip (N) with a counter roll (7) which press nip (N) has an extension in a machine direction when the extended nip roll (5) cooperates with the counter roll (7). The extended nip roll (5) comprises a flexible jacket; an elastic press body (13) arranged inside the flexible jacket. The top side (14) of the press body (13) is beveled in such a way that, in the machine direction, a working surface (15) of the top side has a downstream end (16) which, in the machine direction, is followed by an exit side surface (17) that diverges from the interior surface (11) of the flexible jacket (10). The press body (13) further has at least a first and a second internal pressure chamber (18, 19). The pressure chambers (18, 19) can be pressurized such that the press body (13) expands.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Valmet ABInventors: Tord Gustavsson, Goeran Ekstroem, Jan Paulsson, Karl-Johan Tolfsson
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Publication number: 20150060000Abstract: The invention relates to an extended nip roll (5) capable of forming a press nip (N) with a counter roll (7) which press nip (N) has an extension in a machine direction when the extended nip roll (5) cooperates with the counter roll (7). The extended nip roll (5) comprises a flexible jacket; an elastic press body (13) arranged inside the flexible jacket. The top side (14) of the press body (13) is beveled in such a way that, in the machine direction, a working surface (15) of the top side has a downstream end (16) which, in the machine direction, is followed by an exit side surface (17) that diverges from the interior surface (11) of the flexible jacket (10).The press body (13) further has at least a first and a second internal pressure chamber (18, 19). The pressure chambers (18, 19) can be pressurized such that the press body (13) expands.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Tord Gustavsson, Göran Ekström, Jan Paulsson, Karl-Johan Tolfsson
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Patent number: 8673118Abstract: The present invention relates to a press device (1) that comprises an extended nip roll (2) and a counter roll (3). The extended nip roll (2) has a flexible jacket (4) and a support body (5) inside the flexible jacket (4). The extended nip (2) roll also has internal means for causing the support body (5) to move or expand radially towards an inner surface (6) of the flexible jacket (4) to form a nip with the counter roll. The rolls (2, 3) have axial ends (7, 8, 10, 11) that are supported in bearing housings (9, 12). One or several actuators (13) such as hydraulic cylinders connects bearing housings (9, 12) to each other and the actuator or actuators (13) are arranged to act on the bearing housings (9, 12) to cause them to move to each other in a closing movement. A mechanical stop (14) which is separate from the rolls (2,3) is arranged to halt the closing movement. The invention also relates to a machine that uses the press device and to a method of operating the press device.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2012Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Valmet AktiebolagInventors: Mats Görrel, Karl-Johan Tolfsson
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Publication number: 20140000829Abstract: The present invention relates to a press device (1) that comprises an extended nip roll (2) and a counter roll (3). The extended nip roll (2) has a flexible jacket (4) and a support body (5) inside the flexible jacket (4). The extended nip (2) roll also has internal means for causing the support body (5) to move or expand radially towards an inner surface (6) of the flexible jacket (4) to form a nip with the counter roll. The rolls (2, 3) have axial ends (7, 8, 10, 11) that are supported in bearing housings (9, 12). One or several actuators (13) such as hydraulic cylinders connects bearing housings (9, 12) to each other and the actuator or actuators (13) are arranged to act on the bearing housings (9, 12) to cause them to move to each other in a closing movement. A mechanical stop (14) which is separate from the rolls (2,3) is arranged to halt the closing movement. The invention also relates to a machine that uses the press device and to a method of operating the press device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: METSO PAPER SWEDEN ABInventors: Mats Görrel, Karl-Johan Tolfsson