| US 7,507,314 B2 | ||
| Vane intended for a headbox of a paper machine and method for ensuring the straightness of a vane | ||
| Jarmo Kirvesmäki, Jyväskylä (Finland); and Janne Lappi, Jyväskylä (Finland) | ||
| Assigned to Metso Paper, Inc., Helsinki (Finland) | ||
| Appl. No. 10/598,417 PCT Filed Feb. 22, 2005, PCT No. PCT/FI2005/050042 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Aug. 29, 2006, PCT Pub. No. WO2005/085520, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 15, 2005. |
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| Claims priority of application No. 20040337 (FI), filed on Mar. 03, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0163740 A1, Jul. 19, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. D21F 1/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 162—343 [162/199] | 13 Claims |
| 1. A method for ensuring the straightness of a vane for a headbox of a paper machine comprising the steps of:
moistening the vane to a selected moisture content followed by;
enclosing the moistened vane in a vapor-proof package.
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