75627993
Jan 27, 1999
Mar 12, 2002
OPERATOR STATION CONSISTING OF APPLICATION SOFTWARE WHICH ACCESSES INFORMATION REGARDING WEB OR SHEET CHARACTERISTICS, AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS IMPLEMENTED IN SOFTWARE FOR MODIFYING PAPER MACHINE CONTROL; MACHINE-DIRECTION CONTROLS CONSIST OF SOFTWARE WHICH MAKES CORRECTIONS TO WEB, SHEET CHARACTERISTICS; CROSS-DIRECTION CONTROLS CONSIST OF SOFTWARE WHICH MAKES CORRECTIONS TO WEB, SHEET CHARACTERISTICS; NON-SCANNING CONTROLS CONSIST OF SOFTWARE WHICH MAKES CORRECTIONS TO PULP OR LIQUOR COMPOSITION; DISTRIBUTED CONTROL CONSISTS OF SOFTWARE WHICH TRANSFERS DATA AND CONTROL SIGNALS TO AND FROM CONTROL SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE WHICH ANALYZES A MOVING WEB OR SHEET FOR DEFECTS OR BREAKS; SOFTWARE FOR MONITORING, DIAGNOSING AND CORRECTING DISTURBANCES CAUSED BY PROCESS DEVICES, NAMELY FAN PUMPS, SCREENS IN THE STOCK APPROACH AREA, ROLL NIPS IN THE PRESS SECTION, HEADBOX PULP FLOW CHARACTERISTICS, TEMPERATURE OR LOADING VARIATIONS; SOFTWARE WHICH MONITORS PROCESS DEVICES TO DETERMINE THE NEED FOR REPAIR, SERVICING OR REPLACEMENT; SCANNERS AND SENSORS FOR MEASURING PAPER PROCESS VARIABLES, NAMELY, BASIS WEIGHT, COAT WEIGHT, MOISTURE, INFRARED MOISTURE, CALIPER, DIGITAL CALIPER, SHEET TEMPERATURE, FORMATION, STRENGTH, DIGITAL STRENGTH, ALKALI, COLOR, FLUORESCENCE, BRIGHTNESS, THICKNESS, DIGITAL GLOSS, OPACITY, NIP GAP, EXTENSIONAL STIFFNESS, SURFACE, DENSITY, SMOOTHNESS, OPACITY; ASH CONTENT, MINERAL CONTENT AND LIQUOR COMPOSITION SCANNER AND SENSOR OPTICAL AND INFRARED SENSORS AND SENSORS WHICH DETECT BETA ABSORPTION, E-RAY ABSORPTION, MAGNETIC RELUCTANCE, PIEZOELECTRIC OR TURBIDITY; COMPRISING OPTICAL, INFRARED, BETA ABSORPTION, X-RAY ABSORPTION, MAGNETIC RELUCTANCE, PIEZOELECTRIC OR TURBIDITY; SOFTWARE WHICH SORTS, CATALOGS, AND ANALYZES PAPER PLANT CHARACTERISTICS, AND PROVIDES STORED DATA UPON REQUEST TO CONTROL SOFTWARE, OPERATOR STATIONS OR OTHER DATA STORING OR DATA CONSUMING SOFTWARE SERVOMECHANISMS WHICH PROVIDE CROSS-DIRECTION AND MACHINE- DIRECTION DIRECT MODIFICATION OF PROCESS CHARACTERISTICS; SERVOMECHANISMS WHICH PROVIDE DIRECT MODIFICATION OF PULP AND LIQUOR COMPOSITION AT A SINGLE POINT; I-BEAM AND 0-FRAME TO SUPPORT UNIT HOLDING SCANNER, COMPUTERS, MONITORS, KEYBOARDS, CABLES, TRANSMITTERS, RECEIVERS; CABINETS HOUSING ELECTRONICS; DIGITAL CCD LINE-SCAN CAMERAS; DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERAS ALL THE AFOREMENTIONED GOODS FOR USE IN THE SHEETING INDUSTRY
Electrical and Scientific Apparatus