Patents by Inventor Johan Gron

Johan Gron 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: 7288291
    Abstract: A film is formed on a planar surface by applying a granular layer on the planar surface by using electrostatic forces, and then finishing the granular layer to form the film. A converting line may be rebuilt to have devices employing this method. A multilayer sheet-like product comprising a film layer may be produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Juha Maijala, Johan Grön, Kaisa Putkisto, Vilho Nissinen, Pentti Rautiainen
  • Patent number: 7169260
    Abstract: A paper or paperboard web (W) is precalendered. A web that has undergone earlier dewatering stages is calendered to attain a suitable surface for the coating process. The web is calendered (C) one-sidedly in such a manner that the absorption level of the second side (W2) of the web entering the calendering, which is higher than the absorption level of the first side (W1), is reduced in the calendering nearly to the same level or at least to the same level with the first side (W1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Johan Grön, Kari Sipi
  • Patent number: 7045036
    Abstract: A method and assembly is disclosed for manufacturing a sized web of paper or paperboard, the method comprising the steps of first forming the web at a headbox (1) from a stock comprising at least water and fiber, then pressing the web for water drainage, and finally drying the web by heating. Size furnish is added to the web so that at least a portion of the overall amount of size is added to the web prior to initiating the drying of the web by heating, and at least a portion of the overall amount of size is applied to the web after initiating the drying of the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Juha Lipponen, Johan Grön, Sami Anttilainen, Juha S. Kinnunen
  • Publication number: 20060057302
    Abstract: The surface of a web is coated with a dry coating powder. The coating powder has inorganic material and polymeric binder material. The polymeric binder material is selected in such a manner that when increasing the temperature above the glass transition temperature the ratio G?/G? is at the most equal to the ratio G?/G? in the glass transition temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Juha Maijala, Kaisa Putkisto, Jyrki Hakola, Johan Gron, Juha Lipponen
  • Publication number: 20060027348
    Abstract: A web of paper or paperboard is manufactured by first forming a base web that is dried on the press section of papermaking machine. The base web is further dried on the dryer section of the papermaking machine and a base web speed differential, or draw, is set between the press section and the first dryer cylinder group of the dryer section, whereupon at least one surface of the web is surface sized. The draw is set to 3% maximum, and a surface size furnish is applied having a solids content of at least 15% of the total amount of size components and liquid in the furnish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Juha Lipponen, Johan Gron, Erkki Ilmoniemi, Kaarlo Lackman, Pekka Pakarinen, Kari Juppi, Pasi Ahonen
  • Publication number: 20050123777
    Abstract: A film is formed on a planar surface by applying a granular layer on the planar surface by using electrostatic forces, and then finishing the granular layer to form the film. A converting line may be rebuilt to have devices employing this method. A multilayer sheet-like product comprising a film layer may be produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Juha Maijala, Johan Gron, Kaisa Putkisto, Vilho Nissinen, Pentti Rautiainen
  • Publication number: 20050123678
    Abstract: The surface of a continuous web, the fibrous portion of which consists of papermaking fibres, is coated with a coating powder. The web is allowed to move between electrodes, which are in different potentials. A coating powder of inorganic material and polymeric binder material is applied on the surface of the web by utilizing the difference in the electric potential. The coated surface of the web is then finished. The coating powder comprises 10.1-99.5 wt.-% of inorganic material. A dry surface treated sheet material is thus formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Juhaä Maijala, Johan Gron, Kaisa Putkisto, Vilho Nissinen, Pentti Rautiainen
  • Publication number: 20050089641
    Abstract: A method and assemby is disclosed for manufacturing a two-layer coated paper web, the method comprising the steps of applying a coating furnish layer to at least one surface of said paper web, drying the applied coating furnish layer to a point allowing a next coating layer to be applied thereon. Onto the first coating layer is applied a second coating layer that is dried. The application of successive coating layers is continued until the desired coat thickness is attained. The coating layers are applied using a metering film transfer method operating without leveling of the applied coating layer by doctoring, whereby in at least one of said coating layers is used a furnish having a solids content of not less than 62%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Stefan Fors, Johan Gron, Pentti Rautiainen, Timo Eskola
  • Publication number: 20050011624
    Abstract: A paper machine for the manufacture of LWC printing paper which is coated once has a headbox (100), a gap former (200), a press section (300) having at least one extended nip press, a pre-dryer section (400) in which a web (W) is dried applying at least cylinder drying (R1-R7), a precalender (500) in which the web (W) is pre-calendered, at least one portion which is formed of a coating station (600) and an after-dryer section (700) and in which the web (W) is coated on both sides applying a film coating method or a non-contact coating method and dried applying at least contact-free drying (710), an end calender (800) in which the web (W) is calendered, and a reel-up (900) in which the web (W) is reeled. The pre-calender (500) is a calender which is provided with at least one nip (NE1, NE2) and in which both surfaces of the web are in contact with a calendering backup surface having a surface temperature of at least 200° C., advantageously at least 250° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2002
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Hannu Korhonen, Johan Gron, Aleksandar Todorovic, Heikki Liimatainen
  • Publication number: 20050003083
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for manufacturing a surface sized web of paper or paperboard, the method comprising the step of applying to at least one side of the web an aqueous furnish of size. According to the method, the solids content of the size furnish being applied is at least 15% and the size frunish is applied to one side of the web by an amount not greater than 5 g/m2 as aqueous furnish of size applied to the web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Juha Lipponen, Johan Gron
  • Publication number: 20040177939
    Abstract: A method and assembly is disclosed for manufacturing a sized web of paper or paperboard, the method comprising the steps of first forming the web at a headbox (1) from a stock comprising at least water and fiber, then pressing the web for water drainage, and finally drying the web by heating. Size furnish is added to the web so that at least a portion of the overall amount of size is added to the web prior to initiating the drying of the web by heating, and at least a portion of the overall amount of size is applied to the web after initiating the drying of the web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Juha Lipponen, Johan Gron, Sami Anttilainen, Juha S. Kinnunen
  • Publication number: 20040060676
    Abstract: The present invention relates a method for the manufacture of paper, in particular of coated fine paper, in which method paper stock is fed from a headbox (100) to a wire section (200) in which water is drained from a paper web (W), in which method the paper web (W) is passed from the wire section (200) to a press section (300) to press water out of the paper web (W), and in which method, after the press section (300), the paper web (W) is dried in a dryer section (400), precalendered and coated in a coating station (600), after which the paper web (W) is dried in a drying section (650) and calendered in a final calender (900), and reeled in a reel-up (1000). In the method the stock is fed into the headbox (100) using multilayering technology, the paper web (W) is precalendered in a one or more reinforced-nip calender (500), the paper web (W) is coated in a film coating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Johan Gron, Pentti Rautiainen
  • Patent number: 6712931
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a paper or board web in which stock is fed from a headbox (100) to a wire section (200), in which water is removed from the web (W) and from which the web (W) is passed to a press section (300), in which water is pressed out of the web (W) and after which the web (W) is dried in a dryer section (400) and reeled by means of a reel-up (800). According to the invention, additives, fillers and/or fines are fed into the stock of the surface layers of the web (W) in order to reduce the pore size distribution of the web in the surface layers so as to substantially correspond to a precoated web. The invention also relates to a paper or board machine which is characterized in that it is structured for enabling the feeding of additives, fillers and/or fines into a fiber stock such that an uncoated web substantially corresponds in its properties to a precoated web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Johan Grön, Pasi Ahonen, Juha Kinnunen, Pentti Rautiainen, Mari Taipale
  • Publication number: 20040020618
    Abstract: In the method for precalendering a paper or paperboard web (W) a web that has undergone earlier dewatering stages is calendered to attain a suitable surface for the coating process. The web is calendered (C) one-sidedly in such a manner that the absorption level of the second side (W2) of the web entering the calendering, which is higher than the absorption level of the first side (W1), is reduced in the calendering nearly to the same level or at least to the same level with the first side (W1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Johan Gron, Kari Sipi
  • Publication number: 20030108666
    Abstract: A method and an assembly is disclosed for manufacturing a web of glazed paper or board so as to produce with a web surface treated with a treatment agent, the method comprising the steps of first producing a base web (10), whereupon in an applicator apparatus to the surface of the web is applied in at least one step at least one kind of a treatment agent. Subsequent to the application of the treatment agent, the web (10) is passed via a dryer. The solids content of the treatment agent to be applied the surface of the web (10) in an applicator apparatus is not less than 80 %, and after the application of the treatment agent, the web (10) is passed via a belt dryer comprising at least one heatable belt (2) in such a manner that the heatable belt comes to face the treated surface of the web (10). Advantageously, the web has a high moisture content prior to the application of the treatment agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Vilho Nissinen, Elias Retulainen, Johan Gron
  • Patent number: 6399160
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for coating a paper or board web, wherein the web to be coated is brought to a film transfer coater and taken to a nip between the film transfer roll of the coater and its backing roll, and coating mix is applied onto the surface of the film transfer roll. The web is taken through the nip between the rolls and the rolls are turned, whereby the coating mix applied onto the applicator roll is at least partly transferred onto the surface of the web. The web is supported through the nip by means of a belt traveling at the same speed as the web, the belt having been arranged to travel on the backing roll. The web is taken onto the surface of the belt prior to the nip and separated from the belt after the nip, and it is pressed against the film transfer roll by means of the belt. The length of the path where the web and the film transfer roll are in contact with each other is controlled by varying the position of the web and the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Valmet Corporation
    Inventors: Johan Grön, Jorma Kinnunen, Mikko Tani, Erja Nikula