Patents by Inventor Martin Kustermann

Martin Kustermann 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: 7351289
    Abstract: A device for applying a liquid to pasty medium to a moving surface, the moving surface in the case of direct application being the surface of a paper, board or other fibrous web. In the case of indirect application the moving surface being the surface of a transfer element which transfers the application medium to the surface of the fibrous web. The device includes an applicator for applying the medium and a doctor device arranged downstream in the running direction of the moving surface for doctoring off and/or equalizing the medium applied to the moving surface. In order to collect excess medium that has not remained on the moving surface and/or has not reached the latter, a flexible collecting part covering the interspace between applicator and doctor device is provided, which extends transversely with respect to the running direction of the moving surface and parallel to the applicator and the doctor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Voith Paper Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Grabscheid, Martin Kustermann, Stefan Reich, Eckard Wozny, Manfred Ueberschaer
  • Publication number: 20080010852
    Abstract: The invention relates to a guiding device for a continuous paper sheet comprising at least one guiding element which is disposed downstream with respect to an application group and used in the form of an air circulating channel in order to ensure a contactless guiding in a machine producing and/or processing a continuous material sheet, in particular a paper or paperboard sheet. Said guiding element consists of a guiding surface made at least partially of an air-permeable porous material which is exposed to a compressed air pressure in such a way that air can circulate therethrough, thereby forming an air cushion between said guiding surface and a moving material sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Markus Oechsle, Roland Mayer, Peter Kahl, Martin Kustermann, Stefan Reich
  • Publication number: 20050284365
    Abstract: A device for applying a liquid to pasty medium to a moving surface, the moving surface in the case of direct application being the surface of a paper, board or other fibrous web. In the case of indirect application the moving surface being the surface of a transfer element which transfers the application medium to the surface of the fibrous web. The device includes an applicator for applying the medium and a doctor device arranged downstream in the running direction of the moving surface for doctoring off and/or equalizing the medium applied to the moving surface. In order to collect excess medium that has not remained on the moving surface and/or has not reached the latter, a flexible collecting part covering the interspace between applicator and doctor device is provided, which extends transversely with respect to the running direction of the moving surface and parallel to the applicator and the doctor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Joachim Grabscheid, Martin Kustermann, Stefan Reich, Eckard Wozny, Manfred Ueberschaer
  • Patent number: 6977011
    Abstract: A roller is provided for use in coating machines. The roller directly or indirectly applies a liquid or pasty medium to one or both sides of a running web of material, especially one made of paper or paperboard. The roller includes a core whose outer casing is provided with a covering made of an elastomeric material. The covering is designed such that it can be compressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Voith Paper Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Kustermann, Michel Beltzung, Thomas Stübegger
  • Publication number: 20040069219
    Abstract: A roller is provided for use in coating machines. The roller directly or indirectly applies a liquid or pasty medium to one or both sides of a running web of material, especially one made of paper or paperboard. The roller includes a core whose outer casing is provided with a covering made of an elastomeric material. The covering is designed such that it can be compressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Martin Kustermann, Michel Beltzung, Thomas Stubegger
  • Patent number: 6613386
    Abstract: An apparatus for direct or indirect application of a liquid or pasty medium onto a traveling material web includes at least one rotatable backing roll wrapped in part by the material web and supporting a side of the material web near the backing roll. The backing roll surface and the material web form a cuneiformly tapering entrance gore and an exit gore. At least one applicator opposes the backing roll and coats a side of the material web away from the backing roll with the medium, and/or further treats the coated material web side. A boundary layer stripper is arranged, in relation to the direction of rotation of the backing roll, before the applicator. The boundary layer stripper removes an air boundary layer entrained by the backing roll and/or the material web. The air boundary layer stripper is arranged in the entrance gore between the backing roll surface and the side of the material web near the backing roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Voit Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Kustermann
  • Patent number: 6579368
    Abstract: An application apparatus is for applying a liquid or pasty medium to a moving base. The moving base is a surface of a material web in a case of direct application and a surface of a transfer element for transferring the medium to the material web in a case of indirect application, the material web being one of paper and cardboard. The application apparatus has an inlet side and an outlet side with respect to a direction of movement of the moving base. The application apparatus includes a carrying beam; an essentially rigid supporting unit provided on the carrying beam; a sealing doctor device positioned at the inlet side of the application apparatus, the sealing doctor device being fixedly attached to the supporting unit; and a metering doctor device positioned at the outlet side of the application apparatus, the metering doctor device being fixedly attached to the supporting unit. The sealing doctor device and the metering doctor device define an application chamber therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Kohl, Stefan Reich, Benjamin Méndez-Gallon, Martin Kustermann, Manfred Ueberschär, Christioph Henninger, Rüdiger Kurtz, Martin Tietz
  • Patent number: 6494954
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for directly or indirectly applying a liquid or pasty application medium (2) onto one or both sides of a continuous surface (4), wherein the application medium (2) is applied to the surface (4) in a plurality of single application regions by means of a plurality of single application nozzles (12) spaced apart from one another side by side and/or in succession in the direction of width (B) and/or longitudinal direction of the surface (4) and clearly distanced (D) from the surface (4), the application medium (2) emerging from each of these nozzles, wherein adjacent single application regions each intersect (U) at least in part in their respective edge regions, causing a layer of application medium to be produced across substantially the entire width (B) of the surface (4) to be coated. The invention also relates to an apparatus for performing this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Richard Bernert, Rüdiger Kurtz, Martin Kustermann, Bernhard Kohl, Hans-Dieter Dörflinger, Benjamin Mendez-Gallon
  • Patent number: 6444030
    Abstract: An apparatus applies a liquid or viscid coating medium onto a moving material web, especially one made of paper or cardboard. A coating mechanism first applies the coating medium onto an applicator element or an applicator roll, which subsequently transfers the coating medium at a coating location onto the material web in the form of a coating layer. Furthermore, if so desired, a doctoring device can be positioned at a doctor station, adjacent to the coating location, on the downstream side relative to the movement of the material web for the purpose of smoothing and/or metering the coating. The coating apparatus incorporates an apparatus for the generation and/or supplying of a fluid, preferably steam. This apparatus is positioned adjacent to the coating location or to the doctor station on the downstream side relative to the movement L of the material web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Kohl, Martin Kustermann, Oswald Satzger, Rüdiger Kurtz, Harald Hess, Karl-Heinz Hannen, Hans Peter Hoffmann, Franz Kustos
  • Patent number: 6436239
    Abstract: Method to reduce adhesion of a damp fibrous material web, e.g., a paper or material web, to a rotating roll. The method includes producing a steam cushion between the rotating roll and the fibrous material web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Kustermann
  • Patent number: 6419794
    Abstract: In a method and apparatus for damping contact oscillations of rotating rolls in a paper machine, but notably in a coater, the rolls are held endways in bearings. At least two rolls form a nip with each other. The damping is carried out actively and the active stimulation (phase-shifted counteroscillation) acts from outside directly and/or indirectly on at least one bearing point of one of the rolls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Kustermann
  • Patent number: 6416580
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for the application of a liquid or pasty medium onto a traveling fiber material web. The medium is directly applied on at least one side of the traveling material web. The medium is pressed into the traveling material web after the medium is directly applied on the traveling material web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Kohl, Rudiger Kurtz, Martin Kustermann, Oswald Satzger, Michael Trefz
  • Patent number: 6410100
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for directly or indirectly applying a liquid or pasty application medium (2) onto one or both sides of a continuous surface (4), wherein the application medium (2) is applied to the surface (4) in a plurality of single application regions by means of a plurality of single application nozzles (12) spaced apart from one another side by side and/or in succession in the direction of width (B) and/or longitudinal direction of the surface (4) and clearly distanced (D) from the surface (4), the application medium (2) emerging from each of these nozzles, wherein adjacent single application regions each intersect (U) at least in part in their respective edge regions, causing a layer of application medium to be produced across substantially the entire width (B) of the surface (4) to be coated. The invention also relates to an apparatus for performing this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Richard Bernert, Rüdiger Kurtz, Martin Kustermann, Bernhard Kohl, Hans-Dieter Dörflinger, Benjamin Mendez-Gallon
  • Patent number: 6387214
    Abstract: A device to actively reduce undesirable vibrations in a rotating roll includes at least one sensor arrangement to detect/measure the undesirable vibrations and at least one power unit device which, dependent upon the detecting/measuring result, influences the roll to reduce the undesirable vibration. The sensor arrangement includes at least one sensor which, relative to the rotational axis of the roll, is located radially inside the substantially circular cylindrical outer surface of the roll and/or at least one sensor which is located remotely from the substantially circular cylindrical outer surface of the roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Kustermann, Alexander Klug
  • Patent number: 6372046
    Abstract: A device designed for coating a material web with a coating medium includes a coater, a metering/smoothing device positioned downstream of the coater in the direction of feed of the material web, at a certain distance from the coater, and a support roll around which the material web is guided. Moreover, the material web is guided around the support roll only in the area of the metering/smoothing device, and it traverses essentially in a straight line between the coater and the support roll. In accordance to a first aspect of this invention, a support arrangement supports the material web in the straight web section between the coater and the support roll. In accordance to a second aspect of this invention, devices are provided which stabilize the material web in the area where the web traverses in a straight line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Ingo Gottwald, Bernhard Kohl, Stefan Reich, Benjamin Méndez-Gallon, Richard Bernert, Martin Kustermann, Manfred Ueberschär, Christoph Henninger, Ruediger Kurtz, Harald Hess
  • Patent number: 6358368
    Abstract: A support bar unit for supporting at least one functional device in a machine for the production and/or the processing of a fiber material web includes a first partial support beam and a second partial support beam. The first partial support beam supports the functional device, while the first partial support beam is supported on the second partial support beam. Further, the first partial support beam surrounds the second partial support beam, at least sectionally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent
    Inventors: Richard Bernert, Martin Kustermann, Christoph Henninger, Martin Seliger, Franz Fischer
  • Patent number: 6248174
    Abstract: An apparatus for direct or indirect application of liquid or pasty coating medium onto a traveling material web, notably of paper or cardboard, includes a paint curtain applicator mechanism and at least one sensor unit to register the flow quantity of the coating medium layer applied onto the material web and to provide a corresponding flow quantity signal. At least one regulation device regulates at least one manipulated variable of the paint curtain applicator mechanism upon which the flow quantity of the coating medium layer applied onto the material web depends. A control unit, which receives the flow quantity signal provided by the at least one sensor device, determines at least one face value for the at least one manipulated variable and controls the at least one regulation device on the basis of the at least one manipulated variable-face value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Kustermann
  • Publication number: 20010000065
    Abstract: In a method and apparatus for damping contact oscillations of rotating rolls in a paper machine, but notably in a coater, the rolls are held endways in bearings. At least two rolls form a nip with each other. The damping is carried out actively and the active stimulation (phase-shifted counteroscillation) acts from outside directly and/or indirectly on at least one bearing point of one of the rolls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2000
    Publication date: March 29, 2001
    Inventor: Martin Kustermann
  • Patent number: 6202557
    Abstract: An applicator system roll for direct or indirect application of a coating medium onto a traveling fiber material web includes a core substantially comprised of a fiber composite material and a cover substantially surrounding the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Kustermann
  • Patent number: 6171653
    Abstract: An apparatus applies a liquid or viscid coating medium onto a moving material web, especially one made of paper or cardboard. A coating mechanism first applies the coating medium onto an applicator element or an applicator roll, which subsequently transfers the coating medium at a coating location onto the material web in the form of a coating layer. Furthermore, if so desired, a doctoring device can be positioned at a doctor station, adjacent to the coating location, on the downstream side relative to the movement of the material web for the purpose of smoothing and/or metering the coating. The coating apparatus incorporates an apparatus for the generation and/or supplying of a fluid, preferably steam. This apparatus is positioned adjacent to the coating location or to the doctor station on the downstream side relative to the movement L of the material web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Kohl, Martin Kustermann, Oswald Satzger, R{umlaut over (u)}diger Kurtz, Harald Hess, Karl-Heinz Hannen, Hans Peter Hoffmann, Franz Kustos