Patents by Inventor Jukka Kotilainen

Jukka Kotilainen 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: 12188183
    Abstract: The invention relates to a supercalendered Kraft paper production for a release liner, which contains both non-recycled bleached chemical pulps and recycled pulp produced from release liner supercalendered Kraft paper. When highly specific raw material is used for recycling, the characteristics of the recycled pulp may be adjusted already upon recycling. The recycled pulp obtained from supercalendered Kraft paper that has been used as a substrate of a release liner may be used without further refining for manufacturing supercalendered Kraft paper. Excessive refining can thus be avoided and the compatibility of the recycled pulp may be optimized for supercalendered Kraft paper production. The non-recycled pulps may be refined less, as well. This leads to positive effects in supercalendered Kraft paper manufacturing process, such as improved dewatering and energy efficient drying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jukka Kotilainen, Mikko Rissanen, Petteri Lannes
  • Publication number: 20240287741
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing SCK paper having a basis weight in the range of 50 to 70 g/m2, wherein an optimal combination of BSKP and BCTMP is used to adjust the properties of the fiber furnish. In SCK papers with low basis weight the bulk of the formed paper web upon paper manufacturing may be controlled by means of the fiber furnish, without downgauging and without adverse effects to other paper properties, which would prevent the use of the SCK paper as substrate layer in a release liner. Thus SCK paper with exceptionally high share of BCTMP in the fiber furnish may be produced into the same thickness as was possible before for a conventional supercalendered kraft paper having a higher basis weight, while maintaining other quality characteristics of the paper sufficient for use as a substrate layer of an industrial release liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Mikko RISSANEN, Jukka KOTILAINEN, Harri HILTUNEN, Kaarina KEKÄLÄINEN, Jari HEIKKINEN
  • Publication number: 20240218598
    Abstract: The invention relates to a supercalendered Kraft paper production for a release liner, which contains both non-recycled bleached chemical pulps and recycled pulp produced from release liner supercalendered Kraft paper. When highly specific raw material is used for recycling, the characteristics of the recycled pulp may be adjusted already upon recycling. The recycled pulp obtained from supercalendered Kraft paper that has been used as a substrate of a release liner may be used without further refining for manufacturing supercalendered Kraft paper. Excessive refining can thus be avoided and the compatibility of the recycled pulp may be optimized for supercalendered Kraft paper production. The non-recycled pulps may be refined less, as well. This leads to positive effects in supercalendered Kraft paper manufacturing process, such as improved dewatering and energy efficient drying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Jukka KOTILAINEN, Mikko RISSANEN, Petteri LANNES
  • Patent number: 10280562
    Abstract: The invention relates to manufacturing low weight high quality paper suitable for use as a support layer of a release liner. A paper web is formed from pulp slurry, the moisture content of the paper web is reduced by a press section (PSEC), the paper web is supported by a belt (BELT1) from a first contact point (CP1) in the press section (PSEC) to a first separation point (SP1) in a drying section (DSEC), and the paper web is dried to form paper. The temperature profile of the paper web may be non-decreasing. When supported, the temperature of the paper web of the paper web may be higher than or equal to 56° C. to obtain a paper web having a dry content of at least 40 wt.-% at the first separation point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: UPM SPECIALTY PAPERS OY
    Inventors: Jukka Kotilainen, Jussi Leinonen, Janne Antila, Jari Tamminen
  • Publication number: 20170284024
    Abstract: The invention relates to manufacturing low weight high quality paper suitable for use as a support layer of a release liner. A paper web is formed from pulp slurry, the moisture content of the paper web is reduced by a press section (PSEC), the paper web is supported by a belt (BELT1) from a first contact point (CP1) in the press section (PSEC) to a first separation point (SP1) in a drying section (DSEC), and the paper web is dried to form paper. The temperature profile of the paper web may be non-decreasing. When supported, the temperature of the paper web of the paper web may be higher than or equal to 56° C. to obtain a paper web having a dry content of at least 40 wt.-% at the first separation point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Jukka Kotilainen, Jussi Leinonen, Janne Antila, Jari Tamminen