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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2021
Applicants:
Stowe Woodward Licensco Llc, Youngsville, NC (US);
Mary Lynn Otto, Princeton, WI (US);
Inventors:
Brandon Kilbourne, Appleton, WI (US);
James Michael Walker, Waupaca, WI (US);
Christopher Mason, Bunker Hill, WI (US);
Assignee:
Stowe Woodward Licensco LLC, Youngsville, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21F 3/10 (2006.01); D21G 9/00 (2006.01); D21F 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D21F 3/10 (2013.01); D21F 3/04 (2013.01); D21G 9/0036 (2013.01);
Abstract
An assembly for a papermaking machine includes: a seal strip with an upper surface configured to provide a seal for a suction roll; a seal strip holder, the seal strip residing in the seal strip holder and movable relative thereto; and a wear monitoring system. The wear monitoring system may include a magnet and magnetic field sensors or an ultrasonic transducer to monitor movement of the seal strip relative to the holder, thereby indicating wear.