Asten, Inc.

Astenjohnson, Inc.

Gale Shipley

Angelo Yializis

Michael G Mikhael

Richard E Ellwanger

C Barry Johnson

Wolfgang Decker

Timothy D O'Brien

Methods and apparatus for plasma modifying a substrate are disclosed along with associated techniques for applying coatings to the substrate. Particular utility has been found using a hollow cathode to generate the plasma along with magnetic focusing means to focus the plasma at the surface of a substrate.

Structures and components thereof having a desired surface characteristic together with methods and apparatuses for producing the same

Structures and components thereof having a desired surface

A woven papermakers fabric having a first system of yarns interwoven with a second system of yarns. The second system of yarns having a repeat which defines three successive knuckles on the paper carrying side of the fabric while maintaining vertical alignment of the first system yarns in the respective first and second layers of the first system by defining a single knuckle on the machine side of the fabric in each repeat. Preferably, the first system yarns are cross machine direction (CMD) yarns which repeat with respect to eight pairs of stacked machine direction (MD) yarns.

High support papermakers fabric

A woven papermakers fabric having a first system of yarns interwoven with a second system of yarns. The second system of yarns define a five float repeat on the paper carrying side of the fabric while maintaining vertical alignment of the first system yarns in the respective first and second layers of the first system. Preferably, the first system yarns are cross machine direction (CMD) yarns which repeat with respect to eight pairs of stacked machine direction (MD) yarns.

Papermakers fabric with enhanced cmd support and stacking

A papermaking fabric comprised of modular panels secured to one another by hook and loop tape fastener material or similar fastening means. The fabric can be repaired by removing therefrom a section encumbering the damage and securing in its place in overlapping relationship with the existing panels a replacement panel section which bonds to the existing fabric base by similar fastening type means. Alternatively, the fastening means may be used to join the ends of a fabric.

Modular papermaking fabric

An open ended papermaker's fabric woven from a longitudinal thread system and a transverse thread system and having a plurality of seam loops at each end of the fabric formed by the threads of the longitudinal thread system. At least one additional transverse thread is interwoven with the longitudinal thread system in at least one seam zone in a repeat pattern that passes over at least two adjacent paper side longitudinal threads and under at least one machine side longitudinal thread.

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Mauldin, SC, United States of America

Gale Shipley