Patents by Inventor Tuomo Kuuppo

Tuomo Kuuppo 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: 6964797
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laminated packaging material suitable for use especially in heat-sealable packages for liquid food, such as milk, cream and juice cartons, and to a manufacturing method of the material, and to a food package manufactured of the material. The material comprises a core of paper or cardboard, and oxygen and aroma proof barrier layers of EVOH and polyamide. The EVOH layer and the polyamide layer are joined together directly without any intermediate adhesive layer, and the barrier layers and the core are interposed between polymeric heat-sealing layers on both sides of the material. The material is manufactured by extrusion so that at least the materials of the said barrier layers are placed against each other in a molten state and forwarded to the core in one web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Stora Enso OYJ
    Inventors: Matti Salste, Tapani Penttinen, Jalliina Järvinen, Risto Salminen, Terttu Heinonen, Tuomo Kuuppo
  • Publication number: 20020136878
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laminated packaging material suitable for use especially in heat-sealable packages for liquid food, such as milk, cream and juice cartons, and to a manufacturing method of the material, and to a food package manufactured of the material. The material comprises a core of paper or cardboard, and oxygen and aroma proof barrier layers of EVOH and polyamide; it is characteristic of the invention that the EVOH layer (5) and the polyamide layer (4) are joined together directly without any intermediate adhesive layer, and that the barrier layers and the core (3) are interposed between polymeric heat-sealing layers (2, 7) on both sides of the material. The material is manufactured by extrusion so that at least the materials of the said barrier layers (4, 5) are placed against each other in a molten state and forwarded to the core (3) in one web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Applicant: Enso Oy
    Inventors: Matti Salste, Tapani Penttinen, Jalliina Jarvinen, Risto Salminen, Terttu Heinonen (nee Maatta), Tuomo Kuuppo
  • Patent number: 6383582
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laminated packaging material suitable for use especially in heat-sealable packages for liquid food, such as milk, cream and juice cartons, and to a manufacturing method of the material, and to a food package manufactured of the material. The material comprises a core of paper or cardboard, and oxygen and aroma proof barrier layers of EVOH and polyamide; it is characteristic of the invention that the EVOH layer (5) and the polyamide layer (4) are joined together directly without any intermediate adhesive layer, and that the barrier layers and the core (3) are interposed between polymeric heat-sealing layers (2, 7) on both sides of the material. The material is manufactured by extrusion so that at least the materials of the said barrier layers (4, 5) are placed against each other in a molten state and forwarded to the core (3) in one web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Enso Oy
    Inventors: Matti Salste, Tapani Penttinen, Jalliina Järvinen, Risto Salminen, Terttu Heinonen née M{umlaut over (aa)}ttä, Tuomo Kuuppo