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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1986
Randy E Meirowitz, Medford, MA (US);
Charles E Kramer, Walpole, MA (US);
Albany International Corp., Dedham, MA (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to the removal of soil from paper machine forming fabrics. More particularly, this invention is directed to a method and apparatus for removing contaminants from forming fabric in a papermaking machine wherein the forming fabric moves in a longitudinal direction, the apparatus includes a set of bristles having upper and lower ends and arranged above the forming fabric, the lower ends of the bristles being in contact with the upper surface of the forming fabric and the upper ends of the bristles being engaged by a bristle holder, the bristle holder being supported by a support device and the bristles being comprised of a lower surface energy material oleophilic to polyester at a water/oil interface.