Joseph C O'Connor

US Patent:

7005044, Feb 28, 2006

Filed:

Dec 31, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/334211

Inventors:

Charles E. Kramer - Walpole MA, US
Joseph G. O'Connor - Hopedale MA, US
John Skelton - Sharon MA, US
Maurice Paquin - Plainville MA, US

Assignee:

Albany International Corp. - Albany NY

International Classification:

D21F 1/10
B05D 1/12
B05D 5/00

US Classification:

162362, 162116, 162348, 162361, 162903, 4281951, 428147, 442 76, 427195, 427244, 427261, 427288, 4273899

Abstract:

In a method for manufacturing a belt and a belt for use in the production of bulk tissue and towel, and of nonwoven articles and fabrics, a polymeric resin material is applied onto the surface of a base substrate in a precise predetermined pattern which is to be imparted onto products manufactured with the belt. The polymeric resin material is deposited in droplets having an average diameter of 10μ (10 microns) or more. The polymeric resin material is then set by means appropriate to its composition, and, optionally, may be abraded to provide the belt with a uniform thickness, and a smooth, macroscopically monoplanar surface.

US Patent:

7014735, Mar 21, 2006

Filed:

Dec 31, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/334512

Inventors:

Charles E. Kramer - Walpole MA, US
Joseph G. O'Connor - Hopedale MA, US
Maurice Paquin - Plainville MA, US

Assignee:

Albany International Corp. - Albany NY

International Classification:

D21F 1/10
B05D 1/12
B05D 5/00

US Classification:

162362, 162116, 162348, 162361, 162903, 4283084, 4283142, 4281951, 442 76, 427195, 427244, 427261, 427265, 427288, 4273899

Abstract:

A method for manufacturing a belt and a belt for use in the production of bulk tissue and towel, and of nonwoven articles and fabrics, requires the application of a sacrificial material onto a base substrate in a predetermined pattern which is to be imparted onto products manufactured with the belt. The sacrificial material is deposited in droplets in a controlled manner so as to control the x, y, z dimension of the material deposited and preferably has having an average diameter of 10μ (10 microns) or more. A polymeric resin material is then deposited on the base substrate in all areas except those on which the sacrificial material has previously been applied. The polymeric resin material is then set by means appropriate to its composition, and the sacrificial material removed. Optionally, the polymeric resin material may then be abraded to provide the belt with a uniform thickness, and a smooth, macroscopically monoplanar surface.

US Patent:

7022208, Apr 4, 2006

Filed:

Dec 31, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/334249

Inventors:

Francis L. Davenport - Ballston Lake NY, US
Charles E. Kramer - Walpole MA, US
Joseph G. O'Connor - Hopedale MA, US
Maurice Paquin - Plainville MA, US

Assignee:

Albany International Corp. - Albany NY

International Classification:

D21F 1/10
D21F 7/08
D21F 7/12

US Classification:

1623582, 162348, 162362, 162900, 162902, 162903, 428196, 428198, 428220, 442149, 442218, 442263, 34116, 34123, 156181, 427288

Abstract:

A method of manufacturing and a papermaker's or industrial fabric, which includes the application of a polymeric resin material onto preselected discrete locations on a base substrate in a controlled manner in droplets having an average diameter of 10μ (10 microns) to point bond yarns, bond spiral wound strips together or to bond layers of a fabric together.

US Patent:

7166196, Jan 23, 2007

Filed:

Dec 31, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/334192

Inventors:

Charles E. Kramer - Walpole MA, US
Joseph G. O'Connor - Hopedale MA, US
Maurice Paquin - Plainville MA, US
John Skelton - Sharon MA, US

Assignee:

Albany International Corp. - Albany NY

International Classification:

D21F 3/02
B05D 5/00
B05D 1/00
B32B 27/04

US Classification:

1623584, 162901, 4281951, 428196, 442 59, 427195, 427261, 427288, 4273899

Abstract:

A method for manufacturing resin-impregnated endless belt structure and belt structure, designed for use on a long nip press on a papermaking machine and for other papermaking and paperprocessing applications, requires the application of a polymeric resin material onto a base substrate in a precise predetermined pattern in droplets having an average diameter of 10μ (10 microns) or more. The polymeric resin material is then set by means appropriate to its composition, and, optionally, may be abraded to provide the belt with a uniform thickness, and a smooth, macroscopically monoplanar surface.

US Patent:

7169265, Jan 30, 2007

Filed:

Dec 31, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/334210

Inventors:

Charles E. Kramer - Walpole MA, US
Joseph G. O'Connor - Hopedale MA, US
Maurice Paquin - Plainville MA, US

Assignee:

Albany International Corp. - Albany NY

International Classification:

D21F 3/02
B05D 5/00
B05D 1/00
B32B 27/04

US Classification:

1623584, 162901, 4281951, 428196, 4283084, 4283142, 442 59, 427195, 427261, 427288, 4273899

Abstract:

A method for manufacturing resin-impregnated endless belt structures and belt structures designed for use on a long nip press on a papermaking machine and for other papermaking and paper processing applications, requires the application of a sacrificial material onto a base substrate in a predetermined pattern in droplets having an average diameter of 10μ (10 microns) or more. Polymeric resin material is then deposited on the base substrate to cover all areas except those on which the sacrificial material has been previously applied. The polymeric resin material is then set by means appropriate to its composition, and the sacrificial material removed. Optionally, the polymeric resin material may then be abraded to provide the belt with a uniform thickness, and a smooth, macroscopically monoplanar surface.

US Patent:

7297234, Nov 20, 2007

Filed:

Jan 27, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/342184

Inventors:

Francis L. Davenport - Ballston Lake NY, US
Charles E. Kramer - Walpole MA, US
Joseph G. O'Connor - Hopedale MA, US
Maurice Paquin - Plainville MA, US

Assignee:

Albany International Corp. - Albany NY

International Classification:

D21F 7/08
D21F 7/12
D21F 1/10

US Classification:

1623582, 162348, 162362, 162900, 162902, 162903, 442149, 428196, 428198, 427288

Abstract:

A method of manufacturing and a papermaker's or industrial fabric, which includes the application of a polymeric resin material onto preselected discrete locations on a base substrate in a controlled manner in droplets having an average diameter of 10μ (10 microns) to point bond yarns, bond spiral wound strips together or to bond layers of a fabric together.

US Patent:

7308862, Dec 18, 2007

Filed:

Aug 7, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/923936

Inventors:

Eric Romanski - Clifton Park NY, US
Crayton Gregory Toney - Wrentham MA, US
Joseph G. O'Connor - Hopedale MA, US
Maurice R. Paquin - Plainville MA, US

Assignee:

Albany International Corp. - Albany NY

International Classification:

B63B 25/08

US Classification:

114 74T

Abstract:

A flexible fluid containment vessel fabricated out of fabric for transporting and containing a large volume of fluid, particularly fresh water, with the fabric being made from coated thermoplastic yarns or fiber such that its respective sides have coatings so formed thereon that are different from each other or the fabric is coated with voids such that its overall density of the coated fabric is less than 1 g/cmallowing it to float.

US Patent:

7527707, May 5, 2009

Filed:

Oct 5, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/973195

Inventors:

Francis L. Davenport - Ballston Lake NY, US
Charles E. Kramer - Walpole MA, US
Joseph G. O'Connor - Hopedale MA, US
Maurice Paquin - Plainville MA, US

Assignee:

Albany International Corp. - Albany NY

International Classification:

D21F 7/12
D21F 7/08
D21F 1/10

US Classification:

1623582, 162348, 162900, 162902, 162904, 156181, 156195, 442149, 428 58

Abstract:

A method of manufacturing and a papermaker's or industrial fabric, which includes the application of a polymeric resin material onto preselected discrete locations on a base substrate in a controlled manner in droplets having an average diameter of 10μ (10 microns) to point bond yarns, bond spiral wound strips together or to bond layers of a fabric together.