Patents by Inventor Markus Laitila

Markus Laitila 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).

  • Publication number: 20240108667
    Abstract: This invention relates to the use of bacterial strains for breaking down protein and increasing amino acid and peptide availability, wherein said bacterial strains are of the species Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis, Lacticaseibacillus paracasei, Lactococcus lactis, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and/or Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus or a mixture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Maija Emilia Marttinen, Markku Saarinen, Arja Laitila, Paivi Nurminen, Markus Lehtinen, Mehreen Anjum
  • Publication number: 20240108668
    Abstract: This invention relates to the use of bacterial strains for improving protein digestion and/or increasing amino acid bioavailability in a subject, wherein said bacterial strains are of the species Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis, Lacticaseibacillus paracasei, Lactococcus lactis, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and/or Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus or a mixture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Maija Emilia Marttinen, Markku Saarinen, Arja Laitila, Paivi Nurminen, Markus Lehtinen, Mehreen Anjum
  • Patent number: 7024990
    Abstract: A calender and an arrangement for mounting calender rolls, the calender comprising at least two calender nips (1, 2) formed by at least two stacked rolls (11–14). The rolls are have bearing housings (3–6) by means of which the rolls (11–14) are stacked into roll pairs forming the calender nips (1, 2), and means (31, 32) connecting the bearing housings (3, 4 and 4, 5) of the rolls pairs with each other. At least two successive calender nips (1, 2) are arranged so that in the successive nips the mutual distance between the longitudinal axes of the lower rolls (12, 14) is smaller than the corresponding mutual distance between the respective upper rolls (11, 13) of the nips, whereby the disposition of the rolls (11–14) forms a V-shaped angle as seen from the end of the calender machinery and thus forms an operating area between the nips for changing the rolls. The rolls are combined into nips advantageously using heatable pull rods inserted through the bearing housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Heikki Kaarakka, Seppo Palonen, Ville Tiistola, Petteri Kokkonen, Markus Laitila, Esa Keskinen
  • Patent number: 7000536
    Abstract: The invention relates to a belt calender, comprising a first roll (11), a second roll (13; 15), and a belt loop therebetween, comprising an incompressible metal belt (12) pressed by the second roll (13; 15) against the first roll (11) to establish a calendering zone between the first roll (11) and said belt (12). The second roll (13; 15) is provided with a compressible belt section (14; 18) to be pressed against the metal belt (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Markus Laitila, Mika Viljanmaa
  • Patent number: 6905573
    Abstract: The surface of a web is monitored by a fault detection system (20), a machine condition monitoring system, a quality measurement system, a web moisture measurement and/or a web temperature measurement and the soiled part of the surface of the roll is detected and localized by means of a soiling monitoring apparatus (31, 35; 60). A control system (41) controls a cleaning device (40) to remove the detected soiling. As a web (W) travels in a paper or board production or finishing process or in finishing machinery the web and/or the surface of the roll is monitored and after a detected deviation the surface thereof is momentarily spread with a liquid while machinery is running at the same time as the web (W) travels over said roll surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Tapio Mäenpää , Timo Vuorimies, Pekka Koivukunnas, Aaron Mannio, Olli-Pekka Väkevä , Kari Hasanen, Tarja Hanska, Pekka Linnonmaa, Markku Kyytsönen, Helena Leppäkoski, Markus Laitila, Markku Kojo, Toni Seppänen, Marjaana Toppila
  • Publication number: 20050113231
    Abstract: A nip roll of a paper or board machine is a heatable roll manufactured of steel. The thermal shock resistance of the roll is over 6,000 W/m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Eero Suomi, Markus Laitila, Timo Torvi, Hannu Vuorikari
  • Publication number: 20040035540
    Abstract: The [invention relates to a method and equipment for cleaning rolls of a paper machine or board machine. In the method, the ]surface of a web is monitored by a fault detection system (20), a machine condition monitoring system, a quality measurement system, a web moisture measurement and/or a web temperature measurement and the soiled part of the surface of the roll is detected and localized by means of a soiling monitoring apparatus (31, 35; 60). [Information on the detection and location of soiling is delivered from the soiling monitoring apparatus (31, 35; 60) to a]A control system (41) [of the cleaning device, which ]controls [the]a cleaning device (40) to remove the detected soiling. [The equipment for cleaning rolls comprises of a soiling monitoring apparatus (31, 35; 60), a cleaning device (40) and a control system (41) for controlling the cleaning device (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Tapio Menp, Timo Vuorimies, Pekka Koivukunnas, Aaron Mannio, Olli-Pekka Vkev, Kari Hasanen, Tarja Hanska, Pekka Linnonmaa, Markku Kyytsnen, Helena Leppkoski, Markus Laitila, Markku Kojo, Toni Seppnen, Marjaana Toppila
  • Publication number: 20040035302
    Abstract: The invention relates to a belt calender, comprising a first roll (11), a second roll (13; 15), and a belt loop therebetween, comprising an incompressible metal belt (12) pressed by the second roll (13; 15) against the first roll (11) to establish a calendering zone between the first roll (11) and said belt (12). The second roll (13; 15) is provided with a compressible belt section (14; 18) to be pressed against the metal belt (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Markus Laitila, Mika Viljanmaa