US Patent Issued on May 12 for "Paper web winding: roll quality improvement through the maximization of coupling between drive rolls and driven built paper roll" (Idaho Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,874, issued on May 12.

"Paper web winding: roll quality improvement through the maximization of coupling between drive rolls and driven built paper roll" was invented by Stephen Donald Pittman (Lewiston, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A System and Method for Adaptive Paper Web Winding that adjusts Operational Parameters, including torque, pressure, tension, acceleration, Jerk Rate, and sheet speed, in response to Operational Data and feedback. The system, in one embodiment, comprises a Front Drum with adjustable torque control, a Rider Roll with variable pressure regulation, an Unwind Section with tension control, and a Control ...