Paper making and fiber liberation inventions 08/08

20080202712 - Method and device for the continuous cooking of pulp: The continuous digester system has an inlet defined therein for the feed of a chips suspension and an outlet for the output of a cooked suspension of pulp. The suspension or chips is fed in to the inlet through a line at the beginning of the cook, where the chips... Agent: Fasth Law Offices (rolf Fasth)

20080202713 - Refiner steam separation system for reduction of dryer emissions: A refiner steam separation system according to the present invention includes a blowline for transporting a mixture of fiber material from a refiner to an inlet of a steam separator. Waste steam is discharged from the separator through a waste steam outlet. Cleaned fiber material is discharged from the separator... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20080202714 - Methods and systems for the use of recycled filtrate in bleaching pulp: A system for the bleaching of lignocellulosic pulp including: a first oxygen reactor and a second oxygen reactor connected in series to the first oxygen reactor, wherein each reactor bleaches the pulp; an upstream pulp washer that washes pulp and discharges washed pulp to a first pulp conduit having an... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080202715 - Method of manufacturing an article comprising at least one electronic chip: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing an article comprising a fiber layer and at least one electronic chip, the fiber layer being formed by depositing fibers on a surface immersed in a dispersion of fiber material. The method includes the following step: Using an elongate flexible support to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080202716 - Amphoteric 4-4'-bis (triazinylamino) stilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid derivatives as optical brighteners for paper: The present invention provides 4,4′-bis(triazinylamino)stilbene-2,2′-disulfonic acid derivatives of formula (1), compositions of amphoteric 4,4′-bis(triazinylamino)stilbene-2,2′-disulfonic acid derivatives, a process for their preparation, aqueous formulations thereof, their use as an optical brightener for paper and to paper treated with these derivatives.... Agent: Joann Villamizar Ciba Corporation/patent Department

20080202717 - Arrangement for feeding a slurry of chips and liquid: The method and arrangement is for the feed of a chips suspension from one vessel to a subsequent digester in a continuous cooking process for the production of chemical cellulose pulp. The vessel has an inlet defined therein for the input of chips and an outlet defined therein for the... Agent: Fasth Law Offices (rolf Fasth)

20080196847 - Pre-extraction and solvent pulping of lignocellulosic material: A process of treating a lignocellulosic material includes a pre-extraction step in which hemicellulose is extracted from the lignocellulosic material. Then, in a solvent pulping step, the lignocellulosic material is separated into pulp by contacting the lignocellulosic material with a cooking liquor comprising a solvent. In one embodiment, the solvent... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20080196848 - Apparatus and method for washing pulps: An apparatus for treating pulp including: at least one liquid-permeable surface rotating around a shaft, onto which surface a pulp layer is formed; a feeder to feed pulp to the apparatus for treatment on the liquid-permeable surface; an internal barrier defining a first pulp treatment section and a second pulp... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080196849 - Textured cellulosic wet wipes: Wet wipes are made from a highly-textured basesheet of cellulose papermaking fibers bonded together with a permanent wet strength agent. The resulting wet wipes can have high wet bulk, good wet strength and can be easily dispensed and fully-opened with one hand.... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20080196850 - Decorative tissue sheets: Forming fabrics for making tissue webs are provided with structural icons on the side of the fabric that does not contact the tissue web during formation. The resulting tissue web has good formation without pinholes, yet contains a watermark corresponding to the shape of the structural icon.... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20080196852 - Method for the production of paper, cardboard and card: (iii) at least one particulate, anionic, crosslinked, organic polymer having a mean particle diameter of at least 1 μm and an intrinsic viscosity of less than 3 dl/g, and use of the retention aid system comprising the components (i), (ii) and (iii) as an additive in the production of paper,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080196851 - Method of producing high dry strength paper and cardboard and paper and cardboard thus obtained: In a method of producing a sheet of paper and/or cardboard and similar products, prior to the formation of the sheet from a fibrous suspension, at least two dry strength agents are added to the suspension either separately in any order or mixed together and at one or more injection... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080196853 - Method of monitoring surface associated microbiological activity in process streams: An apparatus and method for monitoring and controlling microbiological activity in a process stream by measuring dissolved oxygen is disclosed.... Agent: Peter A. Dimattia Patent And Licensing Department

20080196854 - Sieve mechanism for the production of paper, and method for the treatment of non-woven fibers: To increase the processing speed of a sieve mechanism (9) for extracting carrier liquid from a fiber suspension (39) during the production of paper (27), paperboard, or cardboard, the sieve mechanism (9) is provided with a first electrode (43) which is disposed above, in, or below a sieve region and... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080196855 - Press section and permeable belt in a paper machine: A permeable belt, a belt press including a roll having an exterior surface and the permeable belt, and a method of drying or pressing a web with the permeable belt. The permeable belt can be tensioned to at least 30 KN/m. A side of the permeable belt has an open... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080190573 - Chlorine dioxide treatment compositions and processes: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for chlorine dioxide delignification and/or bleaching processes by reacting pulp with chlorine dioxide and a peroxidase and/or a laccase.... Agent: Novozymes North America, Inc.

20080190574 - Sheet-like products exhibiting oleophobic and hydrophobic properties: A method of manufacturing a cellulosic sheet having at least one of hydrophobic and oleophobic properties comprises the steps of depositing a stock of cellulosic fibres onto at least one forming fabric at an impingement zone and forming a web therefrom in a formation process; combining a water-based composition comprising... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.c.

20080190575 - Lignocellulosic composite material and method for preparing the same: A lignocellulosic composite material and a method for preparing the lignocellulosic composite material are disclosed. The composite material is formed from lignocellulosic particles and a binder resin. The binder resin comprises a polyisocyanate, at least one of insecticide and/or at least one of a fungicide that are dispersed throughout the... Agent: Hutchison Law Group Pllc

20080190576 - Method for producing paper, paperboard and cardboard in the presence of water-swellable polymers: A process for the production of paper, board and cardboard in the presence of a water-swellable polymer by adding the water-swellable polymer to a fiber suspension, the fiber suspension comprising water-swellable polymers being beaten.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080190577 - Alkanolamine-stabilized dispersed rosin sizing agents and their preparation: This invention teaches the stabilization a dispersion of rosin using an alkanolamine salt of the resin. The stabilized dispersion is used in papermaking processes.... Agent: Joanne Mary Fobare Rossi Hercules Incorporated

20080190578 - Alkanolamine-stabilized dispersed rosin sizing agents and their preparation: This invention teaches the stabilization a dispersion of rosin using an alkanolamine salt of the rosin. The stabilized dispersion is used as a sizing agent in papermaking processes.... Agent: Joanne Mary Fobare Rossi Hercules Incorporated

20080190579 - Doctor blade holder permitting efficient assembly of doctor assemblies and replacement of doctor blades: A doctor assembly is disclosed for use in a paper-making machine. The doctor assembly includes a doctor blade holder into which a doctor blade may be inserted and the doctor blade holder includes a pressure plate, pressure adjustment system, a support tray, and a bracket in accordance with an embodiment.... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20080190580 - Press fabric seam area: 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... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.c.

20080185112 - Product preparation and recovery from thermolysis of lignocellulosics in ionic liquids: The present invention provides methods for the thermolysis of lignocellulosic materials, such as wood, cellulose, lignin, and lignocellulose. In specific embodiments, the methods comprise combining the lignocellulosic material with an ionic liquid and subjecting the mixture of the lignocellulosic material and the ionic media to pyrolytic conditions to form a... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080185113 - Emulsions: An aqueous emulsion, including (a) a dialkylamide; and (b) a non-ionic surfactant, is provided. An emulsion, including (a) about 30% b.w. to about 70% b.w. of a dialkylamide; (b) about 5% b.w. to about 25% b.w. of a non-ionic surfactant; and (c) 0% b.w. to about 15% b.w. of an... Agent: Cognis Corporation Patent Department

20080185114 - Method of making low slough tissue products: wherein R1, R2, R3 are independently selected from a group consisting of: H; C1-4 alkyl radicals; and, mixtures thereof; R4 is selected from a group consisting of C1-C8 alkyl radicals and mixtures thereof; Z1 is a bridging radical attaching the R4 functionality to the polymer backbone; and, Q1 is a... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20080185115 - Paper machine clothing with auxetic fibers and/or yarns: A paper machine includes a clothing carried by a plurality of rolls. At least one of the rolls is movable to exert a selected tension load on the clothing. The clothing includes auxetic fibers. By moving one of the rolls to exert a selected tension and/or press load on the... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20080185116 - Fabrics for forming decorative tissue sheets: Forming fabrics for making tissue webs are provided with structural icons on the side of the fabric that does not contact the tissue web during formation. The resulting tissue web has good formation without pinholes, yet contains a watermark corresponding to the shape of the structural icon.... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf