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This page describes the pertinent USA patents for digester technology.

Basic Batch Digester Displacement Patent

Designee:  Beloit Corp
Fagerlund, #4,578,149;  Process for Digesting Cellulosic Material with Heat Recovery.  This is the basic displacement concept for DDS, RDH, SuperBatch, EnerBatch and CBC.  Expired in March 2003.

Grant, #4,849,052;  Batch Digester Multi-Stage Pulping Process.  This is a two step cook (ie two hot liquor fills with TTT/TAT operations using less white liquor in the second).  Expired in 2006.

Related Patents and Filings (Partial Listing)

Designee:  CabTec International llc (Licensed to Chemical and Pulping)

Bianchini, #7,604,711;  Method to Optimize Temperature Profiles in Displacement Batch Cooking.  This is marketed with the DDS system.  Expiration on 8 Sep 26.

Bianchini, #7,282,115 (6,752,903 Divisional);  Method and Apparatus to Mitigate the Interference Caused by High Molecular Weight By-Products in Pulping Processes.   Expiration in August 2021.

Bianchini, #6,752,903;  Method and Apparatus to Mitigate the Interference Caused by High Molecular Weight By-Products in Pulping Processes.   Expiration in August 2021.

Bianchini, Patent Pending;  Method and Apparatus to Distribute the Inflow of Liquors in a Batch Digester.  This is marketed with the DDS and DSS systems.  Filed 19 Jan 05.

Bianchini, Patent Pending;  Method and Apparatus to Decrease Steam Consumption in Conventional Batch Digesters.  This is marketed with the DSS system.  Filed 19 Apr 05.

Designee:  Beloit (Purchased by GL&V)

Fagerlund, #6,103,057;  Kraft Digesting Process Wherein a Vapor Interface is Formed by Withdrawing Hot Cooking Liquor.  This is the 'gas-off' concept, market by GL&V as part of RDH 2000.  Expiration in 2020.

Polston et. al., #6,139,689;  Apparatus for Digesting Pulp in a Displacement Batch Digester that uses Displacement Liquor having a sufficient Hydrostatic Head.  This is the 'single feed line' concept, market by GL&V as RDH 2000.  Expiration in 2017.

Fagerlund, #5,080,757;  Method to Displace a Digester from Both Ends.  This is marketed by GL&V as part of RDH 2000, RDH DD or as Dual C.  Expired in 14 Jan 2009.

Fagerlund, #5,059,284;  Apparatus to Displace a Digester from Both Ends.  This is marketed by GL&V as part of RDH 2000, RDH DD or as Dual C.  Expired in 28 Oct 2008.

Fagerlund, #4,601,787;  Method of Bringing a Digester up to Cooking Temperature.  Beloit referred to this idea as the 'charge tank' concept.  Expired on July 22, 2003.

 The information concerning patents as well as an electronic search function can be accessed at various government websites, including the US Patent Office and the Canadian Patent Office.

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