Patents by Inventor Romain Marchand

Romain Marchand 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).

  • Method and apparatus for the preparation of a paper reel for flying reel change
    Patent number: 6805765
    Abstract: A roll (22) is rotatably mounted in a slide (17) which is mounted so as to be perpendicularly displaceable in a carriage (11) which can be moved above a paper reel (8) transversely to its axis. The carriage (11) can be moved in a raisable and lowerable boom (4). The carriage also carries a transverse slide which can be moved along the axis and has a cutting device and an adhesive bonding device. The roll (22) is placed with a cutting bar on the uppermost generating line of the paper reel (8) and rolled thereon and the uppermost layer of the paper reel (8) held by suction and lifted off by rolling the roll (22) in the opposite direction beyond the starting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Metso Paper AG
    Inventors: Walter Brandli, Oliver Colombo, Romain Marchand