Patents by Inventor Klas Kristrom

Klas Kristrom 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: 6938846
    Abstract: Apparatus for screening pulp suspensions is provided, including a housing, a rotary screen within the housing, a screen chamber between the rotary screen and the housing, a reject outlet, an accept outlet, an outer screen surface defining the outer surface of the screen chamber, a bottom screen surface defining the lower surface of the screen chamber, a slot ring at the bottom screen surface and adjacent to a knob ring at the lower end of the rotary screen, and an adjustment screw for adjusting the size of the gap between the knob ring and the slot ring from outside of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Valmet Fibertech AB
    Inventors: Klas Kriström, Kjell Forslund
  • Patent number: 6360897
    Abstract: A screen device for separating fiber suspensions comprises a screen (40) defining a central chamber (36), and a rotor (15) in the central chamber having a first (21) and a second (27) rotor portion, respectively, provided with first (43) and second (41) pulsation elements, respectively, for pulsating the suspension close to the screen along a first (11) an a second (9) axial screen portion, respectively, of the screen. The first rotor portion (21) and the first axial screen portion (11) define a first screen chamber (39) and the second rotor portion (27) and the second axial screen portion (9) define a second screen chamber (37). Distribution means (22, 28) are provided for dividing the incoming fiber suspension into two part streams having the same axial directions in relation to the rotor and for distributing the two part streams to the first and second screen chambers (39, 37), respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Valmet Fibertech Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Kjell Forslund, Klas Kriström
  • Patent number: 6213632
    Abstract: Apparatus for treating an aqueous medium with a treatment fluid including a housing forming a treatment chamber, a rotatable rotor arranged in the treatment chamber, and including a number of rotor rings carried by the rotatable rotor and coaxially arranged at the periphery of the rotatable rotor, a number of stationary stator rings coaxially inserted between the rotor rings thus forming a number of annular axial treatment slots which have a radial size between the rotor rings and the stationary stator rings, the radial size of these slots increasing with increasing distance from the axis of the rotatable rotor, an inlet for delivering the working medium and the treatment fluid to one side of the annular axial treatment slots and an outlet for the treated working media disposed at the other side of the annular axial treatment slots, whereby the working medium is sheared in the treatment slots during operation so that substantially homogeneous shearing velocities are achieved in each of these slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Valmet Fibertech Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Magnus Danielsson, Kjell Forslund, Klas Kriström
  • Patent number: 6123121
    Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed for distributing a flow of pulp uniformly into a container including an inlet for the pulp flow into one end of the container, a cylindrical wall laterally defining a distribution chamber for the container, a planar wall within the container facing the inlet spaced from the cylindrical wall and extending laterally at least to a location corresponding to the cylindrical wall, thus defining a gap between the planar wall and the cylindrical wall so the pulp flow can pass laterally through the gap into the container for distribution therein, and a movable wall associated with the cylindrical wall for adjusting the size of the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Valmet Fibertech Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Kjell Forslund, Anders Bergdahl, Klas Kristrom, Alf Lindstrom
  • Patent number: 6113104
    Abstract: Apparatus for sealing rotary shafts supported by bearings within an airtight casing and extending into a housing maintained at an overpressure is disclosed including a mechanical shaft seal for sealing the shaft as it passes into the housing, a seal mount mounted on the casing for mounting the mechanical shaft seal, the casing including an opening to provide access to the mechanical shaft seal within the casing, and a removable airtight cover for sealing the opening in the casing during operation of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Valmet Fibertech Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Kjell Forslund, Anders Bergdahl, Klas Kristrom