Patents by Inventor Tomas Wikstrom
Tomas Wikstrom 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).
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Patent number: 7384185Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for mixing of a chemical medium in gaseous or liquid state with a pulp suspension. The apparatus comprises a housing having a wall (2) that defines a mixing chamber (4), a first feeder (6) for feeding the pulp suspension to the mixing chamber, a rotor shaft (8, 104, 204, 300, 406, 502), that extends in the mixing chamber, a drive device for rotation of the rotor shaft, a rotor body (10, 200, 407, 504), that is connected to the rotor shaft and arranged to supply kinetic energy to the pulp suspension flow, during rotation of the rotor shaft by the rotation of the drive device, such that turbulence is produced in a turbulent flow zone (12) in the mixing chamber, a second feeder (13) for feeding of the chemical medium to the mixing chamber, and an outlet for discharging the mixture of chemical medium and pulp suspension from the mixing chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2003Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.Inventors: Olof Melander, Peter Danielsson, Tomas Wikström
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Patent number: 7384184Abstract: Apparatus for mixing a chemical medium with a pulp suspension is disclosed, comprising a housing, a first feeder for feeding the pulp suspension to a mixing chamber, a rotor body connected to a rotor shaft to supply kinetic energy to the pulp suspension flow, such that turbulence is produced in a turbulent flow zone in the mixing chamber, a second feeder for feeding the chemical medium to the mixing chamber, and a flow-restraining disk in the outlet from the mixing chamber with flow passages arranged to temporarily increase the flow velocity of the pulp suspension, the second feeder comprising a chemical distribution element integrated with the rotor body to distribute the chemical medium close to the turbulent flow zone, and the rotor body comprising a number of rotor pins which extend from the rotor shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2003Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.Inventors: Olof Melander, Peter Danielsson, Tomas Wikström
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Publication number: 20060140049Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for mixing of a chemical medium in gaseous or liquid state with a pulp suspension. The apparatus comprises a housing having a wail (2) that defines a mixing chamber (4), a first feeder (6) for feeding the pulp suspension to the mixing chamber, a rotor shaft (8, 104, 204, 300, 406, 502), that extends in the mixing chamber, a drive device for rotation of the rotor shaft, a rotor body (10, 200, 407, 504), that is connected to the rotor shaft and arranged to supply kinetic energy to the pulp suspension flow, during rotation of the rotor shaft by the rotation of the drive device, such that turbulence is produced in a turbulent flow zone (12) in the mixing chamber, a second feeder (13) for feeding of the chemical medium to the mixing chamber, and an outlet for discharging the mixture of chemical medium and pulp suspension from the mixing chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2003Publication date: June 29, 2006Applicant: Metso Paper, Inc.Inventors: Olof Melander, Peter Danielsson, Tomas Wikstrom
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Publication number: 20060133195Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for mixing of a chemical medium in gaseous or liquid state with a pulp suspension. The apparatus comprises a housing having a wall (2) that defines a mixing chamber (4), a first feeder (6) for feeding the pulp suspension to the mixing chamber, a rotor shift (8, 204, 300, 406, 502), that extends in the mixing chamber, a drive device for rotation of the rotor shaft, a rotor body (10, 200, 407, 504), that is connected to the rotor shaft and arranged to supply kinetic energy to the pulp suspension flow, during rotation of the rotor shaft by the rotation of the drive device, such that turbulence is produced in a turbulent flow zone (12) in the mixing chamber, a second feeder (13) for feeding of the chemical medium to the mixing chamber, and an outlet for discharging the mixture of chemical medium and pulp suspension from the mixing chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2003Publication date: June 22, 2006Applicant: Metso Paper, Inc.Inventors: Olof Melander, Peter Danielsson, Tomas Wikstrom
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Patent number: 6726022Abstract: Apparatus for the screening of fiber suspensions is disclosed including a housing, a reject outlet and an accept outlet, a screen located within the housing, a rotor including pulsation wings mounted therein, a reject chamber in the housing for collecting a reject portion of the fiber suspension, and an accept chamber for collecting the accept portion of the fiber suspension passing through the screen and supplying it to the accept outlet, each of the pulsation wings including an outside face and an inside face, a leading edge, a trailing edge, and upper and lower ends so that a predetermined pressure difference is created between the outside and inside faces of the pulsation wings in the direction of the lower edge thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2002Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: Valmet Fibertech ABInventor: Tomas Wikström
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Publication number: 20030000870Abstract: Apparatus for the screening of fiber suspensions is disclosed including a housing, a reject outlet and an accept outlet, a screen located within the housing, a rotor including pulsation wings mounted therein, a reject chamber in the housing for collecting a reject portion of the fiber suspension, and an accept chamber for collecting the accept portion of the fiber suspension passing through the screen and supplying it to the accept outlet, each of the pulsation wings including an outside face and an inside face, a leading edge, a trailing edge, and upper and lower ends so that a predetermined pressure difference is created between the outside and inside faces of the pulsation wings in the direction of the lower edge thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2002Publication date: January 2, 2003Inventor: Tomas Wikstrom
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Patent number: 6416214Abstract: Apparatus for mixing steam or bleaching agents with a pulp suspension is disclosed, including a chamber for receiving the flow of pulp suspension from an input line, the chamber including a jacket surrounding the flow of pulp suspension through the chamber, the inlet to the chamber defined by an inlet flange having a diameter which is smaller than the diameter of the input line, and the jacket including a supply orifice for supplying the steam or bleaching fluid to the flow of pulp suspension in the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1998Date of Patent: July 9, 2002Assignee: Valmet Fibertech AktiebolagInventors: Kjell Forslund, Magnus Danielsson, Tomas Wikström
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Publication number: 20010010659Abstract: A device for admixing an agent in the form of gas or liquid to a material flow. The device comprises a chamber (1) with an inlet (3) and an outlet (4) for connection to ingoing and, respectively, outgoing line (7, 8) for throughflow of the agent, and means (12, 19, 20) for the supply of agent to the chamber (1). The chamber (1) is defined by a cylindric jacket (2) where the inlet (3) and, respectively, outlet (4) is provided with flanges (5, 6, 18, 21), and where the inlet flange (5, 18, 21) has a smaller diameter than the ingoing line (7). Means (12, 19, 20) for the supply of agent are located in the jacket (2) of the chamber (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 1998Publication date: August 2, 2001Inventors: KJELL FORSLUND, MAGNUS DANIELSSON, TOMAS WIKSTROM
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Patent number: 6000552Abstract: A process for the purification of a fiber suspension (deinking or white water) in which a mixture of fiber suspension and gas bubbles are jtted into a flotation tank in an upwardly directed manner toward the free surface of the pulp at a velocity of greater than Sm/s and the jet ends at or just below the free surface of the mixture.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1999Date of Patent: December 14, 1999Assignee: Sunds Defibrator Industries ABInventors: Thomas Eriksson, Borje Fredriksson, Tomas Wikstrom