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Metso Paper Inc.

577Patents
138Active
577Granted
48Portfolio score

Filing activity: Aug 13, 1996 → Sep 21, 2012 · 135 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6306257A Air press for dewatering a wet web Textiles; Paper 70 Expired
US6306258A Air press Textiles; Paper 58 Expired
US6458246B1 Papermaking machine for forming tissue employing an air press Textiles; Paper 50 Expired
US6423184B1 Method and equipment for regulation of the initial part of the dryer section in a paper machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US6613194B2 Papermaking machine for forming tissue employing an air press Textiles; Paper 45 Expired
US6863777B2 Papermaking machine for forming tissue employing an air press Textiles; Paper 42 Expired
US6743478B1 Curtain coater and method for curtain coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US6695130B1 Chain conveyor with slack removal apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Expired
US7185537B2 Nip and loading analysis system Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Expired
US6651303B1 Equipment and method for replacing a band-like doctor blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US6574884B1 Blowing apparatus in a paper machine or the like Textiles; Paper 23 Expired
US7444862B2 Web tension profile measuring method and roll applying the same Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Active
US6712930B2 Method for calendering tissue paper Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US7147176B2 Device and method for unreeling wire from a wire coil Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US6517679B1 Method for determination of an irreversible stretch and of a dynamic modulus of elasticity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US8486229B2 Device for drying and treating a tissue paper web Textiles; Paper 17 Active
US6986832B2 Arrangement for mixing flows in papermaking process Textiles; Paper 16 Expired
US6443880B2 Arrangement for removing oil in a roll Textiles; Paper 16 Expired
US6910376B2 Measurement method and system in the manufacture of paper or paperboard Physics 15 Expired
US6365004B1 Method and apparatus for drying a paper web Textiles; Paper 15 Expired
US6948901B2 Paper roll storage and handling installation and method for storing and handling paper rolls Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US7419112B2 Refining surface and a blade segment for a refiner Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US6749725B1 Blade holder for a doctor and a method for using the doctor Textiles; Paper 13 Expired
US6447646B1 Doctor assembly in a paper machine with a jointed bearing Textiles; Paper 13 Expired
US7178698B2 Container with discharging device Textiles; Paper 12 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.