Patents by Inventor Jouko Niinimaki

Jouko Niinimaki 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: 9370779
    Abstract: A method and an arrangement for treating stock formed of recycled fiber. The method comprises treating the stock in screen means and a flotation cell means, and screening the stock into accept and reject. Reject from the screening is directed to a mechanical dispergator and a dispersed reject is formed of it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Haarla OY
    Inventors: Johannes Haarla, Sakari Paunila, Markku Rislakki, Jouko Niinimäki, Mika Körkkö, Terhi Suopajärvi
  • Publication number: 20130206877
    Abstract: A method and an arrangement for treating stock formed of recycled fibre. The method comprises treating the stock in screen means and a flotation cell means, and screening the stock into accept and reject. Reject from the screening is directed to a mechanical dispergator and a dispersed reject is formed of it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: HAARLA OY
    Inventors: Johannes Haarla, Sakari Paunila, Markku Rislakki, Jouko Niinimäki, Mika Körkkö, Terhi Suopajärvi
  • Publication number: 20090301674
    Abstract: A measuring device is provided that includes a camera, and an image-processing unit and a fractionating pipe. The receives a sample from recycled fibre pulp of a recycled fibre process and arranges the particles of the flowing sample in accordance with particle size. The measuring device processes the sample as at least two fractions according to particle size. The camera images at least one fraction. The image-processing unit receives images imaged by the camera and measures at least one parameter of an added substance in at least one imaged fraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: METSO AUTOMATION OY
    Inventors: Jouko Niinimaki, Heikki Kumpulainen, Ossi Laitinen, Lauri Loytynoja
  • Publication number: 20060272745
    Abstract: A method for optimizing the debarking result of logs debarked in a debarking drum, especially logs of mutually approximately the same size and of the same wood species, in such a way that wood losses remain as small as possible at the same time as the control values of the debarking drum are selected to be such that the debarking degree of the logs debarked in the debarking drum is of the desired order. The amount of bark remaining on the logs in the log flow discharged from the debarking drum and the amount of damaged logs in the said log flow are measured. At the same time as the amount of bark remaining on the logs is maintained at a desired level, the amount of damaged logs is kept as low as possible in such a way that the filling degree of the debarking drum is lowered whenever the amount of damaged logs is observed to increase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventor: Jouko Niinimaki
  • Patent number: 7077930
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of controlling quality of pulp. Pulp formed in mechanical defibering of wood is screened into at least two fractions, the accept that has passed the screening phase being forwarded for further use and the reject that did not pass the screening being removed from the screening phase. The invention comprises determining flow amount and consistency of the pulp supplied to the screening phase and, correspondingly, of the reject removed therefrom, and calculating a passage ratio of the reject and the supplied pulp by means of the flow amounts and consistency values verified through the measurement, and adjusting the screening phase according to said passage ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Metso Paper Inc.
    Inventors: Ari Ämmälä, Jouko Niinimäki, Tero Jussila
  • Patent number: 6846381
    Abstract: A method for controlling the quality of pulp. Pulp produced by mechanical defibering of wood is screened to provide at least two fractions, of which the accept that has passed the screening phase is carried forward for use and the reject that has not passed the screening is removed from the screening phase. The consistency of the reject that is to be removed from the screening is measured and the consistency value thus obtained is used for controlling the defibrator to adjust the quality of the accept.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Tero Jussila, Jouko Niinimäki
  • Publication number: 20040031577
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of controlling quality of pulp. Pulp formed in mechanical defibering of wood is screened into at least two fractions, the accept that has passed the screening phase being forwarded for further use and the reject that did not pass the screening being removed from the screening phase. The invention comprises determining flow amount and consistency of the pulp supplied to the screening phase and, correspondingly, of the reject removed therefrom, and calculating a passage ratio of the reject and the supplied pulp by means of the flow amounts and consistency values verified through the measurement, and adjusting the screening phase according to said passage ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Applicant: Metso Paper Inc.
    Inventors: Ari Ammala, Jouko Niinimaki, Tero Jussila
  • Publication number: 20030041984
    Abstract: A method for controlling the quality of pulp. Pulp produced by mechanical defibering of wood is screened to provide at least two fractions, of which the accept that has passed the screening phase is carried forward for use and the reject that has not passed the screening is removed from the screening phase. The consistency of the reject that is to be removed from the screening is measured and the consistency value thus obtained is used for controlling the defibrator to adjust the quality of the accept.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Applicant: Metso Paper Inc.
    Inventors: Tero Jussila, Jouko Niinimaki
  • Patent number: 6012324
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for measuring gas content in a fluid, such as papermaking pulp or coating paste, and to a gas content measuring device. Pressure variations generated by a pump, for instance, are to occur in the fluid. Travel time, phase and/or attenuation of the microwave signal (20) are measured with the gas content measuring device while the signal (20) penetrates through the fluid (13), and the gas content is determined on the basis of changes in travel time, phase and/or attenuation of the microwave signal (20) caused by pressure variations of the fluid (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Valmet Automation Inc.
    Inventors: Pekka Jakkula, Urpo Kasurinen, Rauli Virkkala, Jouko Niinimaki