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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:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald G. Bauer, Laurel, MD (US);
Assignee:
Westvaco Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21G 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D21G 9/00 ;
Abstract
The moisture application system of the present invention comprises in combination a first means for applying liquid to a paper web and a second means in contact with the web for scraping off excess liquid and spreading the liquid uniformly across the paper web. The moisture application system of the present invention is particularly useful when combined with a machine calender for finishing a paper web.