Albany International Corporation

Albany International Research Company, Inc.

Dana Eagles

Robert Hansen

Jonas Karlsson

Joseph Gerald O'Connor

Manish Jain

Jeffrey Scott Denton

Dhruv Agarwal

Jonas B Karlsson

Robert B Davis

Bjorn Rydin

Crayton Gregory Toney

Srinath P Tupil

Sabri Mourad

Jan Rexfelt

Donald Tripp Lawton

William H Dutt

Eric R Romanski

Maurice R Paquin

James G Donovan

Glenn J Kornett

Jon I Montcrieff

Maryann C Kenney

Joseph P Botelho

George Bakis

Jonathan S Barish

Bruce Stowe

Jerry O'Connor

Stoney Thornley

John J Farrell

Roland E Jordan

Francis L Davenport

John Skelton

Amit Ganatra

Charles E Kramer

Jean-Louis Monnerie

Lynn Faye Kroll

Andrew B Jeffery

William A Luciano

Pierre Riviere

Jennifer L Bowden

Lennart Olsson

Chunghi H Park

Constantinos Mermingis

Thomas Henry Hagoort

John F Tweedie

Salvatore Panarello

John P Rooney, Jr

Jeffrey A Emond

Chian-Hsiang Lin

Francis Ditaranto

Jeanne A Leon

David A Dunn

John Michael Dempsey

Kathleen A Tabis

Jon Montcrieff

Joseph Bothelho

Robert A Hansen

Maryann Kenney

Lynn F Kroll

Joseph G O'connor

Joseph Botelho

Jerry O'connor

A multilayer belt structure that can be used for creping or structuring a cellulosic web in a tissue making process. The multilayer belt structure allows for the formation of various shaped and sized openings in the top surface of the belt, while still providing a structure having the strength, durability, and flexibility required for tissue making processes.

Multilayer belt for creping and structuring in a tissue making process

A method for forming an industrial textile product by spiral winding an array of machine direction (MD) yarns to form a system having a defined width, and then connecting the MD yarns in the cross machine (CD) direction with resin. This method is a replacement for conventional weaving or knitting of substrates which can be used as forming, press or dryer fabrics in papermaking, and other industrial applications. Devices for forming the product are also described.

Industrial textile fabric

A support member such as a belt or sleeve includes a topographical pattern on its sheet contact side. A plurality of land areas, corresponding depressions, through voids, and/or groove areas are formed on the top surface of the support member to produce the topographical pattern. The land areas, corresponding depressions, through voids, and/or groove areas may be formed by graving, cutting, etching, embossing, mechanical perforation or a combination thereof. The improved belt or sleeve imparts desired physical characteristics, such as bulk, appearance, texture, absorbency, strength, and hand to a nonwoven product produced thereon.

Industrial fabric, and method of making thereof

An industrial fabric, belt or sleeve and a method of making the fabric, belt or sleeve are disclosed. The industrial fabric, belt or sleeve is produced by spirally winding strips of polymeric material, such as an industrial strapping or ribbon material, and joining the adjoining sides of the strips of material using ultrasonic welding or laser welding techniques. The fabric, belt or sleeve may then be perforated using a suitable technique to make it permeable to air and/or water.

Industrial fabric including spirally wound material strips with reinforcement

An industrial fabric such as an endless belt or sleeve for use in the production of nonwovens, and a method of making thereof are disclosed. The industrial fabric is produced by spirally winding strips of polymeric material, such as an industrial strapping or ribbon material, and joining the adjoining sides of the strips of material using ultrasonic welding or laser welding techniques. The fabric may then be perforated using a suitable technique to make it permeable to air and/or water.

The invention disclosed herein relates to the use of laser energy to weld or melt selected locations in papermachine clothing ('PMC') and other industrial and engineered fabrics. The invention also relates to an improved seam for a papermaker or other industrial fabric that has properties such as strength, durability, openness, adequate number of support points, and fiber support index (FSI) essentially the same as the fabric body. The invention also relates to a fabric having a durable seam, wherein the seam width as measured in the MD is a fraction of the width of a normal seam or a seam that is formed using a conventional technique of equal strength.

Process for producing papermaker's and industrial fabric seam and seam produced by that method

Industrial fabric including spirally wound material strips

A papermaker's fabric for use as a forming fabric. The fabric may include bondable or meltable monofilament yarns which may be formed from materials that retain substantial strength and tenacity after thermal treatment. Further, the remaining yarns in the forming fabric may be formed from materials that have a higher melting temperature than the monofilament material that will be thermally bonded or melted.

Forming fabrics

The invention disclosed herein relates to the use of laser energy to weld or fuse selected locations in paper machine clothing ('PMC') and other industrial and engineered fabrics. The invention also relates to an improved loop seam for an on machine seamable papermaker or other industrial fabric.

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Sherborn, MA, United States of America

Dana Eagles