Patents Assigned to Valmet
  • Publication number: 20240175208
    Abstract: A press felt (100) has a seam and a web-side and a machine-side. The press felt (100) has a first fiber layer (131) on the web-side, a second fiber layer (132) on the machine-side, and at least one woven base fabric (110) and at least one spiral fabric (120) between the fiber layers (131, 132).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Valmet Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Viivi Villa-Nuottajärvi, Kati Mikkonen, Jorma Naamanka, Susanna Moisio, Juha Hynninen, Leena Silakoski
  • Patent number: 11987905
    Abstract: A monofilament yarn (10) has a polygon cross-section having a width and a height, which width is greater than the height, and four corners (11, 12, 13, 14) of which the first two opposite corners (11, 13) have angles of over 90 degrees, and the second two opposite corners (12, 14) have angles under 90 degrees, said width being 0.1 to 3 mm. The rounded first two opposite corners have a radius of 0.1 to 0.15 mm, and the rounded second two opposite corners have a radius of 0.075 to 0.1 mm. The yarn may be used to fabricate an industrial textile, which may be a papermaking fabric such as a dryer fabric or a forming fabric, or a filter fabric, such as a disc filter, a horizontal vacuum belt filter, a belt filter press, a twin wire press, a drum filter, a pan filter, a gravity table or a filter press.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Valmet Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rauno Enqvist, Hannu Martikainen, Juha Paavolainen
  • Publication number: 20240158989
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mixing assembly for controlling mixing of green liquor and a flocculation agent, the mixing assembly comprising a mixing vessel (20) having a first end and a second end, a vessel inlet (21) for supplying liquor and flocculation agent to the mixing vessel in a vicinity of the first end, a vessel outlet (22), a stirring device (31) that is rotatably arranged in the vicinity of the first end for mixing the liquor and flocculation agent by stirring, wherein the mixing vessel (20) has a length from a center of the vessel inlet to a center of the vessel outlet, and the mixing vessel also has a maximum width that is perpendicular to the length, and wherein said length is at least 1.5 times the maximum width. The invention also relates to a method for controlling flocculation of green liquor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: VALMET AB
    Inventors: Johan SKARIUS, Nicholas ROWE
  • Patent number: 11980837
    Abstract: A pulp-filter arrangement (1) comprises a rotatable drum (10) and a non-rotating valve arrangement (30). The rotatable drum (10) has a cylindrical water-permeable pulp-supporting shell (14), a plurality of drain pipes (16) and a rotating hollow shaft (18). The plurality of drainpipes (16) connects the rotating hollow shaft (18) with a collecting channel (22) situated radially directly inside the cylindrical water-permeable pulp-supporting shell (14). The non-rotating valve arrangement (30) is disposed within the rotating hollow shaft (18) for sealing off the rotating hollow shaft (18) from a radially inner outlet (24) of the drain pipes (16) when respective radially inner outlet (24) is situated within a sealed zone. The non-rotating valve arrangement (30) is further arranged to, in a transition zone immediately following the sealed zone, open a throttled passage between the rotating hollow shaft (18) and the radially inner outlet (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: VALMET AB
    Inventors: Åke Sundström, Jonas Magnusson, Anders Löfstrand, Peter Nykvist, Jörgen Lundberg
  • Publication number: 20240150962
    Abstract: A refining segment (4, 8) for refining fibrous material, and a refining segment (4, 8) for a refiner (1) for refining fibrous material is formed by arranging at least one set of profiled wires (22) next to each other and substantially immovable with respect to each other, wherein a width (Wa) of a bottom (22a) of the profiled wire (22) is different from a width (Wb) of a top (22b) of the profiled wire (22), to form at least one refining bar element (24), and fastening the at least one refining bar element (24) onto a back plate (19), wherein said back plate forms a body of the refining segment (4, 8), by applying at least one solidifying substance (25) between the at least one refining bar element (24) and the back plate (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Valmet Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Olli Tuovinen
  • Patent number: 11970352
    Abstract: A brake is provided for an idler roll (10) of a fiber web machine, in particular of a slitter-winder, which idler roll (10) has an outer shell surface (13). The brake (20) is located outside the outer shell surface (13) of the idler roll (10) in close vicinity of the idler roll (10) in a non-contacting position. The brake (20) has a permanent magnet (25), which is configured to be moved from non-braking position to a braking position and vice versa by an actuator or cylinder (35, 45).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Valmet Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Arto Leskinen
  • Patent number: 11965652
    Abstract: A mounting system for a laser detection sensor in a ductwork for the detection of unburnt fuel is provided. The mounting system includes a laser transmitter mount configured to provide adjustment of a laser transmitter and a laser receiver mount configured to provide adjustment of a laser receiver. The mounting system also includes a laser path extending between the laser transmitter and the laser receiver that includes an entrance port in the ductwork and an exit port in the ductwork. The mounting system also includes a flexible joint in the mounting system, where the flexible joint is configured to isolate at least one of the laser transmitter and the laser receiver from movement of the ductwork.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Valmet AB
    Inventors: Mikhail Y. Shekhter, Kristen K. Bandle, Robert H. Miller, III
  • Patent number: 11965272
    Abstract: An industrial textile has a double warp. Yarns (111, 112) of a first warp and yarns (131, 132, 133, 134) of a weft are bonded to each other according to a first predetermined pattern, and yarns (121, 122) of a second warp and the yarns (131, 132, 133, 134) of the weft are bonded to each other according to a second predetermined pattern. The first predetermined pattern and the second predetermined pattern form a textile structure, which includes the yarns (131, 132) of the weft on a first level (L1) and the yarns (133, 134) of the weft on a second level (L2). The yarns of the weft having smaller diameter are configured to alternate with yarns of the weft having a larger diameter on the first level (L1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Valmet Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Rauno Enqvist
  • Publication number: 20240117566
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating green liquor in a green liquor treatment arrangement, wherein the method comprises—adding (101) a flocculation agent to green liquor to form flocculated green liquor,—supplying (102) the flocculated green liquor to a clarifying vessel for separating flocculated green liquor into flocculated matter and clear green liquor,—removing (103) flocculated matter through a sludge outlet, and—removing (104) clear green liquor from the clarifying vessel, wherein the method further comprises—measuring (201) a flocculation of the green liquor, wherein said measuring takes place after adding the flocculation agent but before supplying the flocculated green liquor to the clarifying vessel. The invention also relates to a green liquor treatment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: VALMET AB
    Inventors: Johan SKARIUS, Nicholas ROWE
  • Patent number: 11952226
    Abstract: An assembly for handling reel spools, comprising linear support rails, having a first end and a second end, arranged parallel to each other, and a reel spool cart arranged on the support rails, the support rails being arranged at a first distance from each other, the first distance being greater than axial length of the reel spool, and the cart being provided with a hoisting device configured to hoist the reel spool vertically from beneath of at least one of the support rails to at least partly above at least one of the support rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Valmet Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Jaakko Haapanen
  • Patent number: 11952452
    Abstract: A process produces a body of a belt (10) for a paper, board, pulp or tissue machine, the body having an inner surface and an outer surface. The process includes producing a modified polyurethane by adding a polydialkylsiloxane having at least one functional group to a manufacturing process of a polyurethane in order to obtain the modified polyurethane, which modified polyurethane is a polyurethane matrix having a covalent bond with the polydialkylsiloxane, and forming the body of the belt, wherein the body is the modified polyurethane. The belt (10) is for a paper, board, pulp, or tissue machine, or for a shoe press and a sleeve roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Valmet Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Vesa-Matti Riihioja
  • Publication number: 20240109744
    Abstract: The device (3; 201; 202) with rotating blades includes a support structure (17; 217). The structure supports a rotating blade-holder (15; 15B; 203; 205), which rotates around a rotation axis and on which a group of rotating blades (19; 19B; 203A; 205A) is arranged. An anvil blade (21; 21B; 21C; 204; 206) is further provided carried on the support structure (17; 217) adapted to co-act with the group of rotating blades (19; 19B; 203A; 205A). A sensor (31; 104; 105; 107; 231; 232) detects a parameter indicative of a mutual interaction between the group of rotating blades (19; 19B; 203A; 205A) and the anvil blade (21; 21B; 21C; 204; 206).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Valmet Tissue Converting S.p.A.
    Inventor: Franco MONTAGNANI
  • Patent number: 11946090
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a treatment process system for biomass material and methods for such system. The system comprises a first dewatering stage arranged to receive biomass material, to remove liquid from the biomass material, and to feed the biomass material forward in the process. Further, the system includes a water treatment stage arranged to collect the removed liquid and an addition stage located downstream said dewatering stage and operatively coupled to the first dewatering stage. The addition stage is arranged to receive the de-watered biomass material, wherein the addition stage includes inlets for adding acid containing solution into the addition stage. A reactor stage arranged to receive the biomass material treated in the addition stage and to perform a pre-hydrolysis process to the biomass material. A filtrate feeding arrangement is arranged to feed liquid from the filtrate tank to the reactor stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: VALMET AB
    Inventors: Örjan Ahlgren, Johan Carlsson, Anders Löfström, Patrik Pettersson
  • Publication number: 20240102244
    Abstract: A plurality of studs mount a doctor blade holder to a doctor back in a fiber web machine for slidable extraction of the doctor blade holder in the cross machine direction. Each stud (15) has a body (16) with a cylindrical center segment with a protruding nonround flange (17) formed as a single piece with the center segment. Opposed flats of the nonround flange of the body (16) may be engaged by the opposed parallel jaws of a conventional wrench allowing ready attachment of the studs to the doctor blade holder and subsequent installing within the channel of a rail which is mounted to the doctor back. A slide bar may be fixed to the doctor blade holder to extend out of the rail for engagement and extraction of the doctor blade holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Valmet Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephane Lecuyer, Jonathan Olszak
  • Patent number: 11926964
    Abstract: A press felt for use in paper, cardboard or tissue machines has at least one base fabric (110), and fiber layers (120, 121) attached to the base fabric (110). The press felt fiber layers (120, 121) include thermoplastic elastomer fibers of thermoplastic elastomer originating from bio-based raw material and/or carbon-dioxide based raw material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Valmet Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kati Mikkonen, Satu Hagfors
  • Patent number: 11925884
    Abstract: A flotation device having a flotation tank for receiving liquid to be purified, a saturator for receiving a pressurized liquid-gas mixture and at least one feeder. A line leads from the saturator to the feeder through which the pressurized liquid-gas mixture may be introduced into the flotation tank. The feeder includes a flow channel that has different flow cross sectional areas along the extension thereof. The flow channel may be a Venturi nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Valmet Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Peter Ohlenschlaeger
  • Patent number: 11919269
    Abstract: A screw feeder includes a pipe, feed screw, rotatory shaft, dewatering holes, anti-rotation bars extending inside the pipe and protruding towards the feed screw, an inlet to receive solid-liquid mixture, and an outlet to discharge partially dewatered solid. The pipe includes at least one pipe section having a first peripheral zone in a vertically lower area with dewatering holes but no anti-rotation bars and a second peripheral zone in a vertically upper area with anti-rotation bars. A pipe profile includes two differently shaped profiles, a first and second pipe profile are selected from a square-shaped, partly circular, and a partly elliptically-shaped profile. The first pipe profile is selected to enable outer edges of the feed screw to remove material overlying the dewatering holes, and the second pipe profile is selected to prohibit contact between the outer edges of the feed screw and the anti-rotation bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: VALMET AB
    Inventor: Francois Lambert
  • Publication number: 20240068162
    Abstract: A pressure screen for use in a fiber web product process (10) has an inlet zone (12), a basket having an accept zone (14) and a reject zone (20). The pressure screen (10) has a housing (28) inside which a rotor (27) is located. The reject zone (20) of the pressure screen (10) has a cover (22) forming a rejects chamber (21) for the reject zone (20). The cover (22) of the rejects chamber (21) of the screen (10) is removable by a reopenable attachment means (25, 29) attached to the housing (28) of the screen (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Valmet Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Enzor, Bryson Hepler, Robert Short
  • Publication number: 20240068161
    Abstract: A method for updating a disc refiner by at least partly covering notches of a locknut in the disc refiner and an accessory for a disc refiner Said disc refiner comprising a motor and a rotation shaft assembly, wherein said rotation shaft assembly comprises a rotation shaft, which is connecting the motor and a rotor refiner disc of the disc refiner for driving rotation of the rotor refiner disc from the motor, said rotation shaft assembly further comprising at least one bearing, which is provided between a shaft housing and the rotation shaft for allowing rotation of the rotation shaft within the shaft housing, said rotation shaft assembly further comprising at least one ring-shaped locknut, which is encircling the rotation shaft and configured for holding the at least one bearing in place on the rotation shaft, said locknut comprising notches for a tool to grip when attaching the locknut in the rotation shaft assembly, wherein said accessory is configured for being attached to the locknut and comprises at lea
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: VALMET AB
    Inventor: Robert SHORT
  • Patent number: D1026977
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Valmet Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Stefan Söderberg, Karl Adamsson, Stefan Karlsson