Nip width sensing method and system for industrial rolls

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9121686
APP PUB NO 20120310596A1
SERIAL NO

13484873

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A method of determining the width of a nip formed by an industrial roll and a mating structure includes the steps of: providing an industrial roll having a cylindrical core and a polymeric cover surrounding the core, the industrial roll further comprising a plurality of pressure sensors mounted in the roll (optionally distributed in a helical pattern on the roll about a longitudinal axis of the roll); positioning the industrial roll in contact with the mating structure to form a nip; rotating the industrial roll; receiving pressure signals from the plurality of pressure sensors at a controller; and in the controller, utilizing the pressure signals from the pressure sensors to determine the width of the nip at locations on the roll associated with the pressure sensors.

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STOWE WOODWARD LICENSCO LLC8537 SIX FORKS ROAD SUITE 300 RALEIGH NC 27615

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Butterfield, William S Stephens City, US 7 160
Gustafson, Eric J Winchester, US 18 402
Mason, Christopher William Bunker Hill, US 5 50
Reaves, Sam Stephens City, US 3 89

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