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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2007
Applicants:
Robert Crook, Wilson, NC (US);
Sanjay Patel, Summerville, SC (US);
Clifton Wilder, Sims, NC (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Voith Patent GmbH, Heidenheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21F 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pinseam press fabric is smoothed in the area of the seam by depositing polyurethane particles having a size of about 1 to 500 micrometers across the seam of the felt defined by the ends of the fabric. The polyurethane particles are drawn into the seam end by the application of a vacuum. Once the particles are deposited, the fabric is heated so that the polyurethane particles melt to form a polymeric matrix.