Patents by Inventor Mitchell S. Edbauer

Mitchell S. Edbauer 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: 10744545
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a continuous cleaning method for cleaning a moving fabric in a paper machine. The method uses one or more cleaning stages. In one embodiment, one cleaning stage applies steam to heat and soften contaminants on the fabric followed by the application of water, preferably superheated water, to remove the contaminants. Another cleaning stage may apply hot water, steam and/or superheated water via an encapsulated shower and evacuation chamber making it possible to clean the width of the fabric without substantial rewet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Mark S. Hunter, Dean J. Baumgartner, David Drew Raines, Theodore D. Kennedy, David S. Veldhuizen, Glenn W. Busch, Mitchell S. Edbauer
  • Patent number: 10201840
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a continuous cleaning method for cleaning a moving fabric in a paper machine. The method uses one or more cleaning stages. In one embodiment, one cleaning stage applies steam to heat and soften contaminants on the fabric followed by the application of water, preferably superheated water, to remove the contaminants. Another cleaning stage may apply hot water, steam and/or superheated water via an encapsulated shower and evacuation chamber making it possible to clean the width of the fabric without substantial rewet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Mark S. Hunter, Dean J. Baumgartner, David Drew Raines, Theodore D. Kennedy, David S. Veldhuizen, Glenn W. Busch, Mitchell S. Edbauer
  • Patent number: 10202724
    Abstract: A papermaking machine includes a Yankee dryer, a doctor, and a doctor blade loading control system. The doctor blade loading control system includes a first doctor loading cylinder coupled to the doctor and configured to selectively apply a loading force to the doctor, a second doctor loading cylinder coupled to the doctor and configured to selectively apply a loading force to the doctor, a first air line in communication with the first doctor loading cylinder, a second air line in communication with the second doctor loading cylinder, a first electronic pressure controller configured to control a loading pressure of the first doctor loading cylinder on the doctor based on a first loading pressure setpoint, and a second electronic pressure controller configured to control a loading pressure of the second doctor loading cylinder on the doctor based on a second loading pressure setpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Mitchell S. Edbauer, Ross C. Bons, Jason A. Haines, Scott M. Thomson
  • Publication number: 20190022716
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a continuous cleaning method for cleaning a moving fabric in a paper machine. The method uses one or more cleaning stages. In one embodiment, one cleaning stage applies steam to heat and soften contaminants on the fabric followed by the application of water, preferably superheated water, to remove the contaminants. Another cleaning stage may apply hot water, steam and/or superheated water via an encapsulated shower and evacuation chamber making it possible to clean the width of the fabric without substantial rewet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Mark S. HUNTER, Dean J. BAUMGARTNER, David Drew RAINES, Theodore D. KENNEDY, David S. VELDHUIZEN, Glenn W. BUSCH, Mitchell S. EDBAUER
  • Publication number: 20180100271
    Abstract: A papermaking machine includes a Yankee dryer, a doctor, and a doctor blade loading control system. The doctor blade loading control system includes a first doctor loading cylinder coupled to the doctor and configured to selectively apply a loading force to the doctor, a second doctor loading cylinder coupled to the doctor and configured to selectively apply a loading force to the doctor, a first air line in communication with the first doctor loading cylinder, a second air line in communication with the second doctor loading cylinder, a first electronic pressure controller configured to control a loading pressure of the first doctor loading cylinder on the doctor based on a first loading pressure setpoint, and a second electronic pressure controller configured to control a loading pressure of the second doctor loading cylinder on the doctor based on a second loading pressure setpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Mitchell S. Edbauer, Ross C. Bons, Jason A. Haines, Scott M. Thomson
  • Patent number: 9873981
    Abstract: A papermaking machine includes a Yankee dryer, a doctor, and a doctor blade loading control system. The doctor blade loading control system includes a first doctor loading cylinder coupled to the doctor and configured to selectively apply a loading force to the doctor, a second doctor loading cylinder coupled to the doctor and configured to selectively apply a loading force to the doctor, a first air line in communication with the first doctor loading cylinder, a second air line in communication with the second doctor loading cylinder, a first electronic pressure controller configured to control a loading pressure of the first doctor loading cylinder on the doctor based on a first loading pressure setpoint, and a second electronic pressure controller configured to control a loading pressure of the second doctor loading cylinder on the doctor based on a second loading pressure setpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Mitchell S. Edbauer, Ross C. Bons, Jason A. Haines, Scott M. Thomson
  • Publication number: 20170016181
    Abstract: A papermaking machine includes a Yankee dryer, a doctor, and a doctor blade loading control system. The doctor blade loading control system includes a first doctor loading cylinder coupled to the doctor and configured to selectively apply a loading force to the doctor, a second doctor loading cylinder coupled to the doctor and configured to selectively apply a loading force to the doctor, a first air line in communication with the first doctor loading cylinder, a second air line in communication with the second doctor loading cylinder, a first electronic pressure controller configured to control a loading pressure of the first doctor loading cylinder on the doctor based on a first loading pressure setpoint, and a second electronic pressure controller configured to control a loading pressure of the second doctor loading cylinder on the doctor based on a second loading pressure setpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Mitchell S. Edbauer, Ross C. Bons, Jason A. Haines, Scott M. Thomson
  • Publication number: 20130269734
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a continuous cleaning method for cleaning a moving fabric in a paper machine. The method uses one or more cleaning stages. In one embodiment, one cleaning stage applies steam to heat and soften contaminants on the fabric followed by the application of water, preferably superheated water, to remove the contaminants. Another cleaning stage may apply hot water, steam and/or superheated water via an encapsulated shower and evacuation chamber making it possible to clean the width of the fabric without substantial rewet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP
    Inventors: Mark S. HUNTER, Dean J. Baumgartner, David Drew Raines, Theodore D. Kennedy, David S. Veldhuizen, Glenn W. Busch, Mitchell S. Edbauer