Patents Assigned to UPM-Kymmene Oy
  • Patent number: 6444329
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method of preserving plywood, particle board and similar wood composite products made from wood pieces/particles and a binder used to adhere such wood pieces/particle together against rot and mould decay. According to the invention, the preservative of the wood material is a complexing agent which is capable of binding transition group metals and is admixed into the binder used in the manufacture of said wood composite products prior to the formation of said product. The invention also concerns a binder composition, which contains a polymer resin as its adhesive component and a complexing agent, particularly an aminotetracarboxylic acid or a salt thereof, by approx. 1-30 wt.-% as the preservative of the wood material, and a method of producing said binder composition. Tests performed on faced plywood indicated that a water-soluble, environmentally safe complexing agent offers a white rot resistance which is superior to conventional preservatives commonly used today.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignees: UPM-Kymmene Oy, Koskisen Oy, Metsalitto Osuuskunta
    Inventors: Markku Lehtonen, Markku Lähteenmäki, Anne-Christine Ritschkoff, Jaakko Korpela
  • Patent number: 6205750
    Abstract: A method for packaging bulk goods into an intermediate bulk container including the steps of placing an inner package made of a flexible resilient material onto a base, providing the inner package with a reinforcement structure in an interior thereof, filling the interior of the inner package with bulk goods whereby the inner package obtains substantially the shape of a parallelepiped, and then surrounding the inner package with an outer package made of a plastic material to provide stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: UPM-Kymmene Oy
    Inventors: Erkki Koskinen, Tom Stenmark
  • Patent number: 6012266
    Abstract: A method for packaging bulk goods into an intermediate bulk container including the steps of placing an inner package made of a flexible resilient material onto a base, providing the inner package with a reinforcement structure in an interior thereof, filling the interior of the inner package with bulk goods whereby the inner package obtains substantially the shape of a parallelepiped, and then surrounding the inner package and at least a portion of the base with an outer package made of a plastic material to firmly secure the inner package to the base via the outer package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: UPM-Kymmene Oy
    Inventors: Erkki Koskinen, Tom Stenmark
  • Patent number: 5806706
    Abstract: The invention concerns a container (100) which is made of a tubular material (111), which is meant for bulk goods, and which comprises at least an outer wall (112), a bottom portion (114) and possibly a top portion. In the interior of the container (100), a cylindrical reinforcement part (113) has been fitted, which has been fixed to the container (100) so that, at the same time, the cylindrical reinforcement part (113) forms at least a part of the bottom (114) of the container. The height (S) of the cylindrical reinforcement part (113) is by the lower portion (113a) of the cylindrical reinforcement part (113) higher than the filling height (H) of the container (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: UPM-Kymmene Oy
    Inventor: Erkki Koskinen