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Beloit Technologies, Inc.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited

Metso Paper Inc.

Thomas D Rogers

Roger A Kanitz

Richard E Hergert

Jay A Shands

Eugene B Neill

Alfred C Li

Arnold J Roerig

Richard R Hergert

Frank J Wywialowski

Scott B Pantaleo

Noriaki Takeguchi

Eugene E Neill

Gordon D McBryar

Rhonda J Edmons

The training and control apparatus preferably includes a pendant that is coupled to a spring loaded retractable reel via a tether. The apparatus can be fitted to a canine or other animal via a collar. When the canine or other animal begins to run, the pendant is automatically deployed away from the spring loaded retractable reel, interfering with legs of the canine or other animal and discouraging running. In embodiments of the invention, the pendant includes ornamental features.

Apparatus to discourage a canine or other animal from running

A web of tissue is formed in a twin wire former, followed by an air press for water removal in the pressing section, passing onto a Yankee dryer. A headbox injects stock between upper and lower dryer fabrics brought together on a breast roll. The fabrics moves over vacuum boxes, and the web is heated with steam and passed between an upper pressure box and a lower vacuum box forming an air press which dewaters the web. A sheet transfer pickup vacuum box holds the sheet to the upper fabric as the lower fabric diverges from the upper fabric. A pressure roller transfers the web onto a Yankee dryer. The fabrics are cleaned on vertical runs before returning to the breast roll. A final forming fabric is arranged to operated at a lower speed than the penultimate forming fabric so that a rush transfer and creping like action takes place.

Papermaking machine for forming tissue employing an air press

A web of tissue is formed in a twin wire former, followed by an air press for water removal in the pressing section, passing onto a Yankee dryer. A headbox injects stock between upper and lower dryer fabrics brought together on a breast roll. The fabrics move over vacuum boxes, and the web is heated with steam and passed between an upper pressure box and a lower vacuum box forming an air press which dewaters the web. A sheet transfer pickup vacuum box holds the sheet to the upper fabric as the lower fabric diverges from the upper fabric. A pressure roller transfers the web onto a Yankee dryer. The fabrics are cleaned on vertical runs before returning to the breast roll.

A web of tissue is formed in a crescent former, followed by an air press for water removal in the pressing section, passing onto a Yankee dryer. A headbox injects stock between upper and lower dryer fabrics brought together on a breast roll. The fabrics move over vacuum boxes, and the web is heated with steam and passed between an upper pressure box and a lower vacuum box forming an air press which dewaters the web. A sheet transfer pickup vacuum box holds the sheet to the upper fabric as the lower fabric diverges from the upper fabric. A pressure roller transfers the web onto a Yankee dryer. The fabrics are cleaned on vertical runs before returning to the breast roll. A second upper fabric or transfer fabric operating at a lower speed then the first can be used to form a rush transfer between the forming fabrics and the Yankee dryer which increases web bulk and absorbency. Instead of a second fabric, a vacuum pressure roll may perform the rush transfer between the lower forming fabric and the Yankee dryer. The lower fabric may be divided into two fabrics, and the second fabric which passes through the air press, can be used to mold a texture into the web. The rush transfer and the molding fabric may be combined in one machine. A twin wire former may be used instead of a crescent former in each of the above configurations.

The headbox apparatus of this invention contributes to the production of a paper web of uniform fiber orientation by controlling the edge flow of stock into the headbox nozzle through adjustable valves positioned in edge tubes in closed loop with a fiber orientation sensor. At the same time that fiber orientation is being control through adjustable valves position in the edge tube, basis weight of the web being formed is controlled by a stock dilution systems and an adjustable slice lip, in closed loop with a basis weight profiler sensor.

Method of controlling curl employing inline headbox edge flow control

A Y-shaped flow splitter passes papermaking fluid with some fibers with reduced clogging and has a flat surface opposite the leg of the Y where the flow divides into the two arms of the Y. A generally flat rectangular surface is positioned opposite the leg of the Y of the flow splitter which divides the flow evenly without providing a place for fibers to collect and thus clog the flow through the splitter. The splitter allows the flow to a pair of dilution tubes to be controlled by a single valve with a single flow passage reducing clogging and valve cost. The flow splitter is constructed of stainless steel by a by casting process. A process known commercially as the Extrudehone process is used to produce smooth flow passages.

Flow splitting device for web profile control stock dilution system

A headbox tube bank apparatus and method of directing flow through same is disclosed for permitting the flow therethrough of stock in a papermaking machine. The apparatus includes a tube bank frame for rigidly supporting the tube bank, the frame defining a plurality of openings. A plurality of tubes cooperate with the frame such that each tube extends through and is supported by an opening. Each tube has an upstream and a downstream portion, the upstream portion defining an internal cross-machine direction section of substantially circular configuration for maximizing the velocity of the stock through the tube. The downstream portion includes a first and a second end with the first end being connected to the upstream portion and the second end defining a downstream orifice having a flow area in a cross-machine direction which is of rectangular configuration for progressively improving the uniformity, stability, cleanliness, and for lowering turbulence of the stock during flow thereof through the downstream portion.

Headbox tube bank apparatus and method of directing flow therethrough

A clamp for preventing separation of a connected subclavian catheter and intravenous tubing has a tube-like member having internal ridges adjacent one end for gripping a resilient bulb portion of the tubing and has a series of radially moveable jaw members on the other end bendable inwardly to grasp the end of a needle head on the catheter. A lock ring positioned about the tube-like member is slideable into engagement with cam members on the jaw members to lock the latter position.

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Roscoe, IL, United States of America

Thomas D Rogers