Patents by Inventor Jorma NAAMANKA

Jorma NAAMANKA 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).

  • Fabric for a paper or pulp technology and a method for manufacturing a fabric for a paper or pulp technology
    Patent number: 11859345
    Abstract: A fabric for a paper or pulp technology has a longitudinal direction (MD) and a cross direction (CMD), and a first surface (FS) and a second surface (SS) in a fabric thickness direction (TD). The fabric (1) extends in the cross direction (CMD) from a first edge (FG) to a second edge (SG). The fabric (1) has an adaptable medium comprising at least one sensor. The adaptable medium is a deformable structure that adapts to the fabric where it is inserted and may be a string or a sheet configured to detect temperature, temperature profile, wear, volatile organic compounds (VOC), humidity, pH, microbial level, organic and inorganic material content, dirt content, flow rate and flow velocity field, or pressure in a nip. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a fabric for a paper or pulp technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Valmet Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Jorma Naamanka, Juha Nieminen
  • A Fabric for a Paper or Pulp Technology and a Method for Manufacturing a Fabric for a Paper or Pulp Technology
    Publication number: 20220251782
    Abstract: A fabric for a paper or pulp technology has a longitudinal direction (MD) and a cross direction (CMD), and a first surface (FS) and a second surface (SS) in a fabric thickness direction (TD). The fabric (1) extends in the cross direction (CMD) from a first edge (FG) to a second edge (SG). The fabric (1) has an adaptable medium comprising at least one sensor. The adaptable medium is a deformable structure that adapts to the fabric where it is inserted and may be a string or a sheet configured to detect temperature, temperature profile, wear, volatile organic compounds (VOC), humidity, pH, microbial level, organic and inorganic material content, dirt content, flow rate and flow velocity field, or pressure in a nip. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a fabric for a paper or pulp technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Valmet Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Jorma Naamanka, Juha Nieminen
  • Base fabric, press felt and method of forming base fabric with seam
    Patent number: 11174593
    Abstract: The invention relates to a base fabric of a press felt. The base fabric comprises end regions which are provided with seam loops (4). The seam loops are slanted. Further, the invention relates to a press felt and a method of forming the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: VALMET TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Kati Mikkonen, Jorma Naamanka
  • Base fabric, press felt and method of forming base fabric with seam
    Publication number: 20210140106
    Abstract: The invention relates to a base fabric of a press felt. The base fabric comprises end regions which are provided with seam loops (4). The seam loops are slanted. Further, the invention relates to a press felt and a method of forming the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Kati MIKKONEN, Jorma NAAMANKA