Patents by Inventor Ari Pelkio

Ari Pelkio 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: 8157966
    Abstract: An apparatus in connection with wire water treatment in the approach system of a paper machine, board machine or corresponding web formation machine, which apparatus includes a deaeration tank connected to devices for generating a vacuum inside the deaeration tank. At least one wire water feed pipe extends into the tank, which pipe opens into a vacuum space above the liquid surface level in the tank. A wire water discharge duct is connected to the bottom part of the tank. The feed pipe extends above the liquid level in the tank so that the wire water overflows the edge of the feed pipe onto the liquid level in the tank and the wire water discharge conduit extends downward and is connected to a pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Andritz Oy
    Inventors: Jouni Parviainen, Ari Pelkiö, Ari Vilpponen
  • Publication number: 20100126686
    Abstract: An apparatus in connection with wire water treatment in the approach system of a paper machine, board machine or corresponding web formation machine, which apparatus includes a deaeration tank connected to devices for generating a vacuum inside the deaeration tank. At least one wire water feed pipe extends into the tank, which pipe opens into a vacuum space above the liquid surface level in the tank. A wire water discharge duct is connected to the bottom part of the tank. The feed pipe extends above the liquid level in the tank so that the wire water overflows the edge of the feed pipe onto the liquid level in the tank and the wire water discharge conduit extends downward and is connected to a pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: ANDRITZ OY
    Inventors: Jouni Parviainen, Ari Pelkiö, Ari Vilpponen
  • Patent number: 6719145
    Abstract: An arrangement and a rotor for screening of pulp is disclosed that is suitable for the screening of chemical and mechanical pulps, i.e. fiber suspensions of the wood processing industry. A feature of the arrangement and rotor is that inside the rotor (16) there is arranged at least one dilution liquid chamber (24′, 24″, 24′″) restricted by a surface of the rotor (16), which surface is provided with means for connecting said at least one chamber (24′, 24″, 24′″) with the screening space defined between the rotor and the screen drum in such a way that dilution liquid from said at least one chamber (24′, 24″, 24′″) is brought into the screening space at a distance of at least 20 mm from the inner surface of the screen drum (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Andritz Oy
    Inventors: Pasi Härkönen, Raimo Kohonen, Pekka Karppinen, Ari Pelkiö, Kader Rahkonen, Riitta Rahkonen
  • Patent number: 5705068
    Abstract: A disc filter assembly includes a number of filter discs mounted in a vat by a horizontal shaft with an inter-disc volume between the discs. A feed mechanism is provided that makes it possible to feed the pulp suspension onto the surface of the liquid, directed toward the most concentrated pulp in the vat, in such a manner that the feed is insensitive to fluctuations of the suspension surface level in the vat. This is accomplished by feeding the suspension into the vat interior directly into each of the inter-disc volumes, as by using a chute (which may have the approximate configuration of a hollow triangular parallelepiped) for each volume. A header for supplying pulp suspension to the chutes may be mounted on or spaced from the sidewall of the vat, or above the vat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Ahlstrom Machinery Oy
    Inventors: Seppo Lukkarinen, Ari Pelkio
  • Patent number: 5641402
    Abstract: A disc filter used in the pulp and paper industry meets modern requirements by axially dividing the tank and shaft (with the flow channels) into at least two separate and distinct portions, so that the treatment of pulp in several different stages using the same disc filter is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Assignee: Ahlstrom Machinery Oy
    Inventors: Raimo Kohonen, Ari Pelkio
  • Patent number: 5618422
    Abstract: A disc filter (and disc filter constructed from a number of sectors) includes a filter member and a supporting structure. The supporting structure is formed by two opposed perforated plates which each have at least about 70% flat supporting portions which separate recess portions (which typically extend radially). The recess portions of each plate are welded to either supporting portions or recess portions of the other plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Ahlstrom Machinery Oy
    Inventor: Ari Pelkio