Patents by Inventor Esa Hentila

Esa Hentila 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).

  • Rib construction for a draining device in a paper machine
    Patent number: 5695613
    Abstract: A rib construction for a draining device in a paper machine in which a loading rib is used to support and/or to load a wire or wires in a paper machine and/or to doctor water from the face of a wire or wires. The rib is loaded by pressure of a medium. Between the rib and its frame part, a pressure space is formed and defined by a flexible belt and into the loading pressure is passed into this pressure space. The flexible belt defines the pressure space so that the area of effect of the loading force is independent from the movement of the rib toward the wire(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Valmet Corporation
    Inventors: Esa Hentila, Jyrki Jaakkola, Samppa J. Salminen