Patents by Inventor Hannu Rönkönharju

Hannu Rönkönharju 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: 8052839
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating pulp including: at least one liquid-permeable surface rotating around a shaft, onto which surface a pulp layer is formed; a feeder to feed pulp to the apparatus for treatment on the liquid-permeable surface; an internal barrier defining a first pulp treatment section and a second pulp treatment section; the first treatment section receiving from the feeder a first type of pulp and the second treatment section receiving from the feeder a second type of pulp, wherein the first type of pulp is supplied to the feeder from a first pulp treatment stage in a pulping system and the second type of pulp is supplied to the feeder from a second pulp treatment stage in the pulping system, and a pulp discharge to discharge treated pulp from the apparatus, wherein the pulp discharge discharges the first type of pulp after treatment separately from discharging the second type of pulp after treatment, and a filtrate discharge to discharge filtrate flowing through the liquid-permeable from the apparat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Andritz Oy
    Inventors: Olavi Pikka, Pekka Tervola, Hannu Rönkönharju
  • Patent number: 6582601
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for separating soap from liquor in a filtrate tank are particularly well suited for treating soap-containing filtrates from digester houses, bleach plants, and washer rooms in the chemical pulp processing industry. A device is disposed in the filtrate tank for generating a horizontal draw between the soap collecting devices and the soap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Andritz Oy
    Inventors: Pasi Heinämäki, Hannu Rönkönharju, Janne Vehmaa, Olavi Pikka