Patents by Inventor Antti Kylä-Rekola

Antti Kylä-Rekola has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for threading a fibrous material web in a winder
    Patent number: 8500057
    Abstract: A method of adhesive-free threading of a fibrous material web for winding around a winding body includes the steps of diverting the fibrous material web in the circumferential direction of the winding body, guiding the fibrous material web with its unfolded leading edge ahead in the direction of a nip formed between the winding body and a drum and catching the leading edge of the fibrous material web by interaction with the fibrous material web and/or the winding body. An apparatus for adhesive-free threading of a fibrous material web for winding around a winding body has a diverting device for diverting the fibrous material web in the circumferential direction of the winding body and a mechanical guide for guiding the fibrous material web with its unfolded leading edge ahead in the direction of a nip formed between the winding body and a drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Åkerlund, Mikko Veijalainen, Antti Kylä-Rekola
  • Method and Apparatus for Threading a Fibrous Material Web in a Winder
    Publication number: 20120091248
    Abstract: A method of adhesive-free threading of a fibrous material web for winding around a winding body includes the steps of diverting the fibrous material web in the circumferential direction of the winding body, guiding the fibrous material web with its unfolded leading edge ahead in the direction of a nip formed between the winding body and a drum and catching the leading edge of the fibrous material web by interaction with the fibrous material web and/or the winding body. An apparatus for adhesive-free threading of a fibrous material web for winding around a winding body has a diverting device for diverting the fibrous material web in the circumferential direction of the winding body and a mechanical guide for guiding the fibrous material web with its unfolded leading edge ahead in the direction of a nip formed between the winding body and a drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: METSO PAPER, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth Åkerlund, Mikko Veijalainen, Antti Kylä-Rekola