ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,560, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Kiefel GmbH (Freilassing, Germany).
"Method for suctioning fibers from a pulp using a suction device with a suction tool" was invented by Thomas Auer (Saaldorf-Surheim, Germany), Hubert Rehrl (Teisendorf, Germany), Josef Rehrl (Teisendorf, Germany) and Heinz Neuhofer (Freilassing, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for suctioning fibers from a pulp using a suction device with a suction tool, and a suction device for suctioning fibers from a pulp with a suction tool that has a plurality of cavities for suctioning fibers are described."
The patent was filed on May 16, 2024, under Ap...