The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2006
Applicants:
Kapil Mohan Singh, Loveland, OH (US);
William Shields, Newburgh, NY (US);
Frederick Karsa, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Kapil Mohan Singh, Loveland, OH (US);
William Shields, Newburgh, NY (US);
Frederick Karsa, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Assignee:
International Paper Co., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus and method for testing the tendency of a paper to curl. The paper is cut from a paper making machine and rapidly humidified to standard TAPPI conditions, and is thereafter run through an apparatus having a substantially vertically oriented nip. The paper is measured for curl, all data are tabulated and fed back into a data acquisition or paper machine control system.