Patents by Inventor Ari ERKKILÄ

Ari ERKKILÄ 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).

  • Growing medium structures based on moss and method for the manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 10701873
    Abstract: The invention relates to growing medium structures comprising Sphagnum moss, to a foam-laid method for their manufacture and to the use thereof in horticulture, landscaping and forestry applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignees: TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY, LUONNONVARAKESKUS
    Inventors: Ari Erkkilä, Kirsi Immonen, Karita Kinnunen, Antti Oksanen, Risto Tahvonen, Liisa Särkkä, Juha Näkkilä, Tuomo Hjelt, Kari Jokinen
  • GROWING MEDIUM STRUCTURES BASED ON SPHAGNUM MOSS AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160219810
    Abstract: The invention relates to growing medium structures comprising Sphagnum moss, to a foam-laid method for their manufacture and to the use thereof in horticulture, landscaping and forestry applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicants: TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY, LUONNONVARAKESKUS
    Inventors: Ari ERKKILÄ, Kirsi IMMONEN, Karita KINNUNEN, Antti OKSANEN, Risto TAHVONEN, Liisa SÄRKKÄ, Juha NÄKKILÄ, Tuomo HJELT, Kari JOKINEN