Patents by Inventor Anu Ilmonen

Anu Ilmonen 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: 9382436
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for modification of the surface of a body, especially a film-shaped body, wherein a fiber-containing substance comprising nano-sized polysaccharide fiber particles is dispersed in a medium essentially composed of water and a polar solvent to form a suspension. The suspension is applied on the surface by a printing method. According to the invention, the viscosity of the suspension is adjusted to a range that is suitable for the printing method by adjusting the fiber concentration of the suspension. The invention concerns also a composition disposable onto the surface of a body, such as a film-shaped body, by a non-contact inkjet printing method. According to the invention, the composition comprises nanocellulose fibers suspended in a medium essentially composed of water and a polar solvent, miscible with water, wherein the concentration of nanocellulose fibers is 0.5 to 1.5%, preferably 0.5 to 1%, most preferably about 0.7% of said composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus VTT
    Inventors: Pasi Puukko, Laura Kela, Anu Ilmonen
  • Publication number: 20140093648
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for modification of the surface of a body, especially a film-shaped body, wherein a fibre-containing substance comprising nano-sized polysaccharide fibre particles is dispersed in a medium essentially composed of water and a polar solvent to form a suspension. The suspension is applied on the surface by a printing method. According to the invention, the viscosity of the suspension is adjusted to a range that is suitable for the printing method by adjusting the fibre concentration of the suspension. The invention concerns also a composition disposable onto the surface of a body, such as a film-shaped body, by a non-contact inkjet printing method. According to the invention, the composition comprises nanocellulose fibres suspended in a medium essentially composed of water and a polar solvent, miscible with water, wherein the concentration of nanocellulose fibres is 0.5 to 1.5%, preferably 0.5 to 1%, most preferably about 0.7% of said composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT
    Inventors: Pasi Puukko, Laura Kela, Anu Ilmonen