Patents by Inventor Hannu Ronkonharju

Hannu Ronkonharju 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
  • Publication number: 20080196848
    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: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: ANDRITZ OY
    Inventors: Olavi Pikka, Pekka Tervola, Hannu Ronkonharju
  • 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
  • Patent number: 5571384
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for screening pulp after bleaching. The apparatus includes a first bleaching tower for bleaching pulp, a screener for screening and separating the bleached pulp into a first accept fraction and a first reject fraction such that the first accept fraction is supplied to a post-screening treatment device without further treatment by a separate thickener. The apparatus further includes a vortex cleaner for separating the first reject fraction into a second accept fraction and a second reject fraction such that the second accept fraction is supplied to the screener or the post-screening treatment device without a separate thickener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: A. Ahlstrom Corporation
    Inventors: Olavi Pikka, Hannu Ronkonharju
  • Patent number: 5470432
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the treatment of fiber suspensions of the pulp and paper industry, in particular, the so-called postscreening of pulp in the bleaching stage. The method includes that the pulp discharged from a bleaching stage is diluted to the screening consistency, that the pulp is screened in a pressure screen and that the accept fraction is supplied to the subsequent treatment stage at the supply consistency of the stage without a separate thickening stage. The screening is preferably carried out in a narrow-slot screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Assignee: A. Ahlstrom Corporation
    Inventors: Olavi Pikka, Hannu Ronkonharju