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Patterned press fabric

US7658821B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 23, 2006
Grant dateFeb 9, 2010
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Expiry dateSep 11, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/3813
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A press fabric having a plurality of surface pressing plates on a sheet side of the fabric imparts an impression onto a sheet of paper web during a pressing process. The surface pressing plates are preferably resin pressing plates, and form at least one of a random pattern of dots, a predetermined pattern of dots, a grid pattern of dots, a regular grid pattern of lines, an irregular grid pattern of lines a plurality of squiggly lines, a plurality of wavy lines, a plurality of straight lines, words and pictures.

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