Patents by Inventor Hannu Pullinen

Hannu Pullinen 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).

  • Patent number: 7320744
    Abstract: A multiple-nip calender has a set of rolls (2) with roll nips (N) between the rolls. A moistening arrangement has a roll means (3) for moistening the fibre web comprising a damping unit (33) and rolls (32) guiding the fibre web (W). The roll means is located in a pocket (7) adjacent to the line (L) of the aligned set of rolls, the pocket being formed by a space defined by the fibre web (W), one idle roll (5) in the set of rolls and said roll means (3), the fibre web contacting said roll at two locations, in roll nips located on opposite sides of the roll mantle when viewed from the longitudinal axis of the roll, and circulating around the roll means (3). The fibre web (W) contacts said roll in the set of rolls preferably in the roll nip immediately preceding a reversing nip (N;N3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Hannu Pullinen, Jorma Haag
  • Publication number: 20060075961
    Abstract: A multiple-nip calender has a set of rolls (2) with roll nips (N) between the rolls. A moistening arrangement has a roll means (3) for moistening the fibre web comprising a damping unit (33) and rolls (32) guiding the fibre web (W). The roll means is located in a pocket (7) adjacent to the line (L) of the aligned set of rolls, the pocket being formed by a space defined by the fibre web (W), one idle roll (5) in the set of rolls and said roll means (3), the fibre web contacting said roll at two locations, in roll nips located on opposite sides of the roll mantle when viewed from the longitudinal axis of the roll, and circulating around the roll means (3). The fibre web (W) contacts said roll in the set of rolls preferably in the roll nip immediately preceding a reversing nip (N;N3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2003
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Applicant: METSO PAPER, INC.
    Inventors: Hannu Pullinen, Jorma Haag
  • Patent number: 6997106
    Abstract: A multi-roll calender, supercalender, soft calender or equivalent has at least one nip (YN, PN1, KN, PN2, AN) profiling a fibrous web (W) which is being calendered. A shoe roll (1, 4, 6, 10) constitutes at least one of the calender rolls which define the nip. A shell (11, 41, 61, 101) of the shoe roll is of a composite material, and the shoe roll is provided with internal shell-loading shoes (12, 42, 43, 62, 63, 103) for profiling the shell, the nip and/or the fibrous web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Kari Holopainen, Markku Kyytsönen, Hannu Pullinen, Aaron Mannio, Markku Kirvesmäki
  • Publication number: 20050242229
    Abstract: An arrangement in a calender for guiding a paper web (W) from one nip (N) to another nip and for doctoring a calender roll (1, 2) has a doctor (4) supported by a web (W) guide means (5). The doctor (4) includes at least one stationary and convex guide surface (51) which receives the web from one nip (N) of the calender and over and on which the web is guided towards the other nip of the calender, so that between the guide surface and the web there is a medium layer which carries the web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Pekka Koivukunnas, Mika Viljanmaa, Hannu Pullinen
  • Publication number: 20030118427
    Abstract: Roll-changing apparatus for a multi-nip calender an upright part (10) of the roll-changing apparatus having at least one vertical column (11), to which at least one horizontal beam (12) and, at its lower end, a carrier part (13) belong, and a roll-changing apparatus (1) of the roll changing apparatus further including a vertically moveable lifting carriage (14) which is fitted to the vertical column. According to the invention for transporting the rolls (21,22) of the calender (2) in the lateral direction from the calender to the roll store (3) and vice versa, the roll-changing apparatus (1) can be conveyed between calender and roll store, while the lifting carriage (14) of the roll-changing apparatus (1) is immovable in the lateral direction with respect to the vertical column (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Markku Kojo, Aaron Mannio, Markku Kirvesmaki, Hannu Pullinen
  • Patent number: 6235156
    Abstract: In the method for paper web transfer in a paper machine or finishing apparatus for paper, a paper web (W) is transferred in a first machine portion (A) at a first travelling speed. In a second machine portion (B) following the first one in the travel direction of the web, the tail is transferred at a travelling speed lower than the first travelling speed. In the second machine portion (B) the tail (TB) is transferred independently without a draw connection to the web (W, TA) transferred in the first machine portion (A), the travelling speed of the tail (TA) transferred in the second machine portion (B) is increased, and a draw connection is established between the tail and the web (W, TA) transferred in the first machine portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Valmet Corporation
    Inventors: Hannu Pullinen, Harri Kuosa, Rauno Rantanen