Paper making and fiber liberation inventions 12/06

20060289132 - Method of preparing microfibrillar polysaccharide: The present invention relates to a method of preparing microfibrillar polysaccharide comprising treating a polysaccharide in an aqueous suspension comprising an oxidant and at least one transition metal, mechanically delaminating said polysaccharide such that microfibrillar polysaccharide is formed. The invention also relates to microfibrillar polysaccharide obtainable by the method.... Agent: Akzo Nobel Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20060289133 - Fabric-creped sheet for dispensers: Fabric-creped absorbent sheet has an MD bending length of about 3.5 cm or more as well as an absorbency of about 3 g/g or more. The sheet is preferably produced without through drying or dry creping and is a low-dust product especially suitable for automatic towel dispensers.... Agent: Patent Group Ga030-43 Georgia-pacific Corporation

20060289134 - Method of making fabric-creped sheet for dispensers: Fabric-creped absorbent sheet has an MD bending length of about 3.5 cm or more as well as an absorbency of about 3 g/g or more. The sheet is preferably produced without through drying or dry creping and is a low-dust product especially suitable for automatic towel dispensers.... Agent: Patent Group Ga030-43 Georgia-pacific Corporation

20060289135 - Moisture resistant container: A sheet of cellulose based material having enhanced strength, particularly the dry strength, substantially unaffected repulpability is disclosed. The sheet of cellulose based materials generally includes a first cellulose based material connected with a second cellulose base material element. The first cellulose based material is formed by separating a portion... Agent: Weyerhaeuser Company Intellectual Property Dept., Ch 1j27

20060289136 - Retention and drainage in the manufacture of paper: A method of improving retention and drainage in a papermaking process is disclosed. The method provides for the addition of an associative polymer, a second component and optionally a siliceous material to the papermaking slurry. Additionally, a composition comprising an associative polymer, and a second component, and optionally further comprising... Agent: Joanne Mary Fobare Rossi Hercules Incorporated

20060289137 - Retention and drainage in the manufacture of paper: A method of improving retention and drainage in a papermaking process is disclosed. The method provides for the addition of an associative polymer, prepared by an inverse emulsion polymerization process that utilizes multiple, discrete additions of initiator. Additionally, a process for preparation of an associative polymer, prepared by an inverse... Agent: Joanne Mary Fobare Rossi Hercules Incorporated

20060289138 - Novel wax emulsion coating applications: Waxes prepared from hydrogenated plant oils, such as castor, palm, and soybean, are used to prepare water based emulsions. The inventive waxes, obtained from naturally derived, renewable resources, were emulsified under anionic, cationic and nonionic conditions, producing emulsions having a solids content up to about 45% solids. When used to... Agent: The Law Offices Of Thomas L. Adams

20060289139 - Retention and drainage in the manufacture of paper: A method of improving retention and drainage in a papermaking process is disclosed. The method provides for the addition of an associative polymer, starch or a starch derivative and optionally a siliceous material to the papermaking slurry. Additionally, a composition comprising an associative polymer and starch or starch derivative and... Agent: Joanne Mary Fobare Rossi Hercules Incorporated

20060289140 - Method for treating secondary fiber to achieve wet strength while retaining repulpability: A method for treating secondary fiber to achieve wet strength while retaining repulpability is provided. In an embodiment, the method involves supplying a first line of secondary fiber which represents a total supply of secondary fiber. The method has a further step of removing a portion of the total supply... Agent: Weyerhaeuser Company Intellectual Property Dept., Ch 1j27

20060289141 - Composite doctor arrangement: A composite doctor arrangement for a web forming machine or web handling machine has a beam structure (10) with a mounting piece (13) fitted to it. A blade holder (11) is fitted to the mounting piece, with a blade (12) fitted to the blade holder (11). The mounting piece (13)... Agent: Stiennon & Stiennon

20060283565 - Making foam coated mats on-line: A new foam coated nonwoven fibrous mat having properties particularly suited for a facer on gypsum wallboard, laminates made therefrom and the method of making the mat is disclosed. The mat preferably contains a major portion of glass fibers and a minor portion of a resinous binder. The foam coating... Agent: Johns Manville

20060283566 - Method for producing coated paper with pearlescent effect: A method for producing coated paper with pearlescent effect, sequentially comprising the following operating steps: a deposition, on at least one side of a paper medium, of at least one layer of coating; an additional deposition, over the at least one layer of coating, of a coating with pearlescent effect... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20060283567 - Cellulosed molded article having a functional effect and method for producing the same: The invention relates to a method for producing cellulosed molded articles having a functional effect. The method is characterized by charging cellulosed fibers or films with incorporated ion exchangers having bactericidal metal ions and/or ionic pharmaceutical active substances in such a manner that a depot of these active substances is... Agent: Intellectual Property / Technology Law

20060283568 - Method for reducing slime production and mixture making the same: A method for reducing a production of a build-up slime in a papermaking process is provided. The method includes steps of adding a dispersing agent into the papermaking material to obtain a first mixture, mixing and culturing the first mixture, adding an antagonist into the first mixture to obtain a... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20060283569 - Hybrid type forming section for a paper making machine: A twin fabric hybrid forming section for paper making machine is described in which: the pitch of the fabric support elements decreases progressively in the machine direction; the level of vacuum applied to the forming fabrics through the dewatering boxes increases in the machine direction; the two forming fabrics together... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20060278353 - Method and apparatus for estimating relative proportion of wood chips species to be fed to a process for producing pulp: Improved methods and apparatus for estimating and controlling relative proportion of wood chips originating from a plurality of sources characterized by various wood species, in a mass of wood chips to be fed to a process for producing pulp, use light reflection-related and density-related properties as input in a model... Agent: Jean-claude Boudreau

20060278357 - Embossed crepe paper and its manufacturing method: An object of the present invention is to provide an embossed crepe paper which can clearly be formed into fine embossed shapes, and is excellent in the fluffy feel and therefore excellent in such as absorbency for fats. As a means of achieving this object, the method for manufacturing an... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20060278355 - Embossing process including discrete and linear embossing elements: An apparatus for producing an embossed product including a first embossing member having a plurality of discrete embossing elements disposed in a first non-random pattern having at least one first single pattern unit. The total area of the distal ends of the discrete embossing elements in the first single pattern... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20060278356 - Embossing process including discrete and linear embossing elements: An apparatus for producing a deep-nested embossed product including a first embossing member and a second embossing member. The first embossing member has a plurality of discrete embossing elements disposed in a first non-random pattern. The second embossing member has a plurality of second embossing elements including at least one... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20060278354 - Web materials having offset emboss patterns disposed thereon: A web substrate comprising a plurality of embossment regions and an embossment pattern for a web substrate are disclosed. Each of the embossment regions is bounded by a first axis and a second axis orthogonal thereto. Each of the first axis are collectively elongate and each of the second axis... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20060278358 - Process for reducing contaminants in condensate resulting from the conversion of bauxite to alumina: This invention relates to a process for reducing the contaminants in condensate resulting from the refining of alumina.... Agent: David L. Hedden Ashland Licensing And Intellectual Property LLC

20060278359 - Method and system for producing inert gas from combustion by-products: Methods and systems for using inert rich gas for a variety of applications can include a source of combustion byproducts and a separation system for separating inert and non-inert substances in the combustion byproducts. These methods and systems can be used in applications including, but not limited to, well construction,... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20060278360 - Vectored air web handling apparatus: A web control device is provided as a generally cylindrical hollow bar having a plurality of holes disposed thereon. Each of the plurality of holes is capable of providing fluid contact between the central portion and the outer portion of web control device. The web control device provides contact-less support... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20060278361 - Papermachine fabric: The invention relates to a papermachine fabric having a batt structure extending over the entire width of the fabric, the batt structure comprising at least one ultrathin elongated fiber batt which extends over a part width of the fabric and has a thickness of 0.3 mm or less.... Agent: Voith Fabrics

20060272786 - Method and apparatus for removing gas from particulated material: The present invention concerns a method and an apparatus for removing gas from comminuted lignocellulose material, wherein material is heated with steam to a degasification temperature and the heated material flow is led as a dense composed bed through a gas removal stage. The material is heated by introducing a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20060272787 - Compositions comprising (poly) alpha olefins: A release aid comprising one or more (poly)C5-C20 alpha olefins and one or more surfactants for use in releasing a paper web from the fabric in through air drying processes and/or from the Yankee dryer, compositions comprising the release aid and methods of using the release aid.... Agent: Nalco Company

20060272788 - Method and device for analysing surface structure in paper or board: A method for analysing in real-time in a paper machine or board machine the surface structure of a web (1) of paper or board which method comprises the direction of an imaging system towards a pre-determined area (3) of the web (1), the arrangement of an illumination system to illuminate... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20060272789 - Method of treating papermaking fabric: Pitch and sticky accumulation on papermaking fabric is reduced by applying a solution or dispersion of a cationic composition to the fabric. The cationic composition includes a cationic polymer, a nonionic surfactant and an anionic surfactant and retains a net cationic charge. Preferably, this is continuously applied during the papermaking... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP