Patents by Inventor Marko Tiilikainen

Marko Tiilikainen 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: 7832677
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling the cross-directional nip profile of a reeling nip in a reeler, in which the reeling nip is arranged by means of a reeling core or a growing machine reel and at least one loop of an endless supporting member continuous in the direction of the axis of the reeling core. To control the cross-directional nip profile of the reeling nip, variables proportional to the tension of the supporting member are measured, cross-directional tension profile of the supporting member is determined on the basis of said variables, and further, a cross-directional nip profile of the reeling nip is determined, said nip profile being controlled by adjusting the determined cross-directional tension profile of the supporting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Petteri Lannes, Tatu Pitkänen, Ilkka Naatti, Jari Tiitta, Rami Vanninen, Marko Tiilikainen
  • Patent number: 7799171
    Abstract: A method and a system to control a reeling profile of a material web reel (30), when, in the forming of a material web reel (30), a web is reeled around a reeling core and when in an adjustment of CD-directional profiles of the web reel, profiling devices (8) have been applied. For adjusting quality profiles and reeling profiles of the web, profiling devices are managed with the help of profile measurings of the roller nip and/or of the profile measurings of the reel (30), which are obtained from the reel-up (2). A measuring device (40) for a measuring of a CD-directional hardness profile of the fiber web reel includes a measuring head (43), which is connected with a loading means (41, 42), which loads the measuring head against the fiber web reel. The motion course of the measuring head is linear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Tapio Mäenpää, Jari Tiitta, Petteri Lannes, Rami Vanninen, Tatu Pitkänen, Heikki Kettunen, Matti Innala, John Shakespeare, Toni Heikkilä, Topi Tynkkynen, Teppo Kojo, Risto Mäkinen, Marko Tiilikainen, Matti M. Kemppainen
  • Publication number: 20100032118
    Abstract: The invention relates to a measuring roll for a fibre-web machine, which roll has a shell on whose surface a sensor is arranged, and which roll is coated with a coating layer proper. The roll comprises at least one protective coating layer placed under the coating layer proper and on top of the sensor in such a way that when the coating layer proper is replaced, the protective coating layer remains substantially on top of the sensor and the roll shell when the coating layer proper is removed. The invention also relates to a method for coating a measuring roll of a fibre-web machine and to a method for replacing a coating of a measuring roll of a fibre-web machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Petteri Lannes, Tatu Pitkanen, Jari Tiitta, Marko Tiilikainen, Teppo Kojo, Reijo Huuskonen
  • Patent number: 7584674
    Abstract: A method for measuring a nip pressure and/or a pressure profile is provided, wherein a nip-forming roll is fitted with a pressure sensor under a coating layer which is protective and functions as a spring on top of the sensor, and the nip pressure delivers to the bottom surface of the coating a deformation proportional to the nip pressure and the deformation compresses the sensor, which responds to the deformation by generating an electric signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Matti Innala, Tatu Pitkänen, Petteri Lannes, Topi Tynkkynen, Petri Päivä, Marko Tiilikainen
  • Patent number: 7449671
    Abstract: In a method and an apparatus for controlling reeling used in connection with the making of paper/board/some equivalent web-like material, a reeler is used in the reeling which has a reeling element (2), a reeling core (T), around which the web (W) is reeled to form a reel (3), as well as elements for loading the reeling core (T) and the reeling element (2) against each other in order to bring about a reeling nip (N) in between the reeling element (2) and the reel (3). The reeling is monitored by a detection apparatus, which automatically detects any events differing from normal reeling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Petri Asikainen, Marko Tiilikainen, Toni Heikkilä, Petteri Lannes, Tatu Pitkänen, Marko Rintanen, Petri Enwald
  • Patent number: 7444862
    Abstract: A method and a roll for measuring a tension profile is provided. The roll has planted on its surface a spirally helical pressure-sensitive film sensor, such as an EMFi pressure-sensitive film sensor, which makes contact with a web obliquely and which, co-directionally with the web, has a measuring range which is substantially equal to or shorter than a web overlap angle when the roll is used for measuring a lateral tension profile of the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Matti Innala, Jorma Kinnunen, Jussi Koskelainen, Tatu Pitkänen, Petteri Lannes, Markus Nylund, Marko Tiilikainen, Jyrki Saloniemi, Reijo Huuskonen
  • Publication number: 20080251628
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus in reeling up, in which a paper web or the like (W) is reeled around a center-driven reel spool (5), which is transferred from the primary reeling to the secondary reeling, in which reeling the reel spool (5) is transferred in accordance with the growth of the reel by means of a transfer device (7) at least at some stage of the reeling and the web is brought at said stage from below the reel spool (5) via a reeling nip (N1) formed by the reel spool (5) and a loop (1) of an endless supporting member. According to the invention the web (W) is guided around the reel spool (5) during the reeling via an auxiliary nip (N2) formed by means of the reel spool (5) and the roll (10, 10?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Matti Kemppainen, Vesa Riihela, Teppo Kojo, Risto Makinen, Ilkka Naatti, Marko Tiilikainen
  • Publication number: 20080034880
    Abstract: A method and a roll for measuring a tension profile is provided. The roll has planted on its surface a spirally helical pressure gauge sensor, such as an EMFi pressure gauge sensor, which makes contact with a web obliquely and which, co-directionally with the web, has a measuring range which is substantially equal to or shorter than a web overlap angle when the roll is used for measuring a lateral tension profile of the web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Matti Innala, Jorma Kinnunen, Jussi Koskelainen, Tatu Pitkanen, Petteri Lannes, Markus Nylund, Marko Tiilikainen, Jyrki Saloniemi, Reijo Huuskonen
  • Publication number: 20080022764
    Abstract: A method for measuring a nip pressure and/or a pressure profile is provided, wherein a nip-forming roll is fitted with a pressure sensor under a coating layer which is protective and functions as a spring on top of the sensor, and the nip pressure delivers to the bottom surface of the coating a deformation proportional to the nip pressure and the deformation compresses the sensor, which responds to the deformation by generating an electric signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Matti Innala, Tatu Pitkanen, Petteri Lannes, Topi Tynkkynen, Petri Paiva, Marko Tiilikainen
  • Publication number: 20080017341
    Abstract: A method and a system to control a reeling profile of a material web reel (30), when, in the forming of a material web reel (30), a web is reeled around a reeling core and when in an adjustment of CD-directional profiles of the web reel, profiling devices (8) have been applied. For adjusting quality profiles and reeling profiles of the web, profiling devices are managed with the help of profile measurings of the roller nip and/or of the profile measurings of the reel (30), which are obtained from the reel-up (2). A measuring device (40) for a measuring of a CD-directional hardness profile of the fiber web reel includes a measuring head (43), which is connected with a loading means (41, 42), which loads the measuring head against the fiber web reel. The motion course of the measuring head is linear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: METSO PAPER, INC.
    Inventors: Tapio Maenpaa, Jari Tiitta, Petteri Lannes, Rami Vanninen, Tatu Pitkanen, Heikki Kettunen, Matti Innala, John Shakespeare, Toni Heikkila, Topi Tynkkynen, Teppo Kojo, Risto Makinen, Marko Tiilikainen, Matti Kemppainen
  • Publication number: 20080006730
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling the cross-directional nip profile of a reeling nip in a reeler, in which the reeling nip is arranged by means of a reeling core or a growing machine reel and at least one loop of an endless supporting member continuous in the direction of the axis of the reeling core. To control the cross-directional nip profile of the reeling nip, variables proportional to the tension of the supporting member are measured, cross-directional tension profile of the supporting member is determined on the basis of said variables, and further, a cross-directional nip profile of the reeling nip is determined, said nip profile being controlled by adjusting the determined cross-directional tension profile of the supporting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: METSO PAPER, INC.
    Inventors: Petteri Lannes, Tatu Pitkanen, Ilkka Naatti, Jari Tiitta, Rami Vanninen, Marko Tiilikainen
  • Patent number: 7255000
    Abstract: In paper and board machines the position of a rolling device relative to another rolling device and/or the force exerted by the rolling device on the other rolling device or any variable acting on these is measured, and the value of the measured variable is compared with the set value of said variable in order to obtain the difference value of the variable, and the position of the rolling device and/or the force it exerts on the other rolling device is controlled on the basis of the difference value. The fluid pressure of the hydraulic means (5) and/or the flow velocity of the fluid to the hydraulic means is changed in order to alter the difference value of the variable by opening and/or closing at least one digital valve in a digital valve pack (7) functionally connected to the hydraulic means (S).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Tatu Pitkänen, Petteri Lannes, Marko Tiilikainen
  • Publication number: 20070176040
    Abstract: In a method and an apparatus for controlling reeling used in connection with the making of paper/board/some equivalent web-like material, a reeler is used in the reeling which has a reeling element (2), a reeling core (T), around which the web (W) is reeled to form a reel (3), as well as elements for loading the reeling core (T) and the reeling element (2) against each other in order to bring about a reeling nip (N) in between the reeling element (2) and the reel (3). The reeling is monitored by a detection apparatus, which automatically detects any events differing from normal reeling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: METSO PAPER, INC.
    Inventors: Petri Asikainen, Marko Tiilikainen, Toni Heikkila, Petteri Lannes, Tatu Pitkanen, Marko Rintanen, Petri Enwald
  • Publication number: 20070023561
    Abstract: A belt reeler has a reeling nip (7) formed by a reeling core (6) or a growing machine reel (4) and at least one endless supporting member (3) traveling at least via a first wire guiding roll (1), and a second wire guiding roll (2). Several parameters of the belt reeler are adjusted simultaneously to adjust the reeling process, of which parameters at least the first parameter and the second parameter are one of the following: web tension (P1), wire tension (P2), distance of the machine reel from the wire turning roll (P3), depression of the wire/machine reel (P4), surface draw (P5, P5?, P5?), and peripheral force (P6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Matti Kemppainen, Jari Tiitta, Vesa Riihela, Topi Tynkkynen, Teppo Kojo, Risto Makinen, Marko Tiilikainen, Ilkka Naatti
  • Publication number: 20060086245
    Abstract: In paper and board machines the position of a rolling device relative to another rolling device and/or the force exerted by the rolling device on the other rolling device or any variable acting on these is measured, and the value of the measured variable is compared with the set value of said variable in order to obtain the difference value of the variable, and the position of the rolling device and/or the force it exerts on the other rolling device is controlled on the basis of the difference value. The fluid pressure of the hydraulic means (5) and/or the flow velocity of the fluid to the hydraulic means is changed in order to alter the difference value of the variable by opening and/or closing at least one digital valve in a digital valve pack (7) functionally connected to the hydraulic means (S).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Tatu Pitkanen, Petteri Lannes, Marko Tiilikainen