Patents by Inventor Timo Nyrönen

Timo Nyrönen 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 equipment for producing horticultural and fuel peat and a fuel peat product
    Patent number: 7507265
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing horticultural or fuel peat, in which the peat is removed from a bog, the removed peat is transferred from the bog to a drying field a distance away, in which the moved peat is dried, mainly by exploiting direct solar energy, so that the peat dries due to the effect of the solar radiation and the wind, after drying, the peat is moved from the drying location to further use or storage. The drying field is a special surfaced field, essentially impermeable to water, created for drying, and the peat is spread on the field as a thin 1-15 cm layer of a high-consistency mass, with a solids content of 8-30%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Vapo Oy
    Inventors: Kari Mutka, Timo Nyrönen