Patents by Inventor Esa Laurinsilta

Esa Laurinsilta 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).

  • Treating nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogel at elevated temperature
    Patent number: 10625232
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treating nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogel, wherein the method comprises the steps of: providing a nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogel; and subjecting the nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogel to heat treatment, wherein the heat treatment comprises keeping the nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogel at a temperature of at least 130° C. for at least 0.5 seconds, for reducing the number of viable micro-organisms in the nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Antti Laukkanen, Esa Laurinsilta
  • TREATING NANOFIBRILLAR CELLULOSE HYDROGEL AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE
    Publication number: 20170348662
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treating nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogel, wherein the method comprises the steps of: providing a nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogel; and subjecting the nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogel to heat treatment, wherein the heat treatment comprises keeping the nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogel at a temperature of at least 130° C. for at least 0.5 seconds, for reducing the number of viable micro-organisms in the nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Antti Laukkanen, Esa Laurinsilta