Patents by Inventor Martti Salminen

Martti Salminen 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: 7900330
    Abstract: A device has two units placed one on top of the other, each unit comprising a first side frame (101), a second side frame (102) spaced from the first side frame, and a band (130) running between the side frames (101, 102). Each unit (100, 200) has a pressure chamber (300) attached to the side frames (101, 102) and positioned in a sealed manner against the inner surface of the band (130).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Veli-Matti Vainio, Martti Salminen, Samppa J. Salminen, Jyrki Savela
  • Patent number: 7536806
    Abstract: An arrangement and method for improving runnability, and dryer section length, by using a vertical impingement dryer before a first dryer cylinder of a group of dryer cylinders. After a pressing section, the web is dried with a pre-impingement dryer, closely followed by a vertical impingement dryer, which is closely following by the first dryer cylinder. The pre-impingement dryer and vertical impingement dryer of the first dryer cylinder to have a drying temperature of approximately 80° C. with no undesirable sticking to the dryer cylinder. The pre-impingement dryer can be arranged to dry a first side of the web, and a vertical impingement dryer after the first dryer cylinder is arranged to dry a second side of the web. The impingement drying takes place directly against the web without an intervening fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Kari Juppi, Antti Komulainen, Markku Lummila, Michael Odell, Martti Salminen, Riikka Antikainen, Petter Honkalampi
  • Patent number: 7422662
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing arrangement (7) against a moving fabric (4b) in a paper machine or the like. The sealing arrangement includes a stiff sealing element (9) placed on the fabric's (4b) side on the entire width in connection with a paper sheet (4a) supported by the fabric (4b). The sealing element has been arranged on a support so that the location of the sealing element with respect to the fabric (4b) can be adjusted nearer to or, correspondingly, further from the fabric. As a sealing element there is at least a single-chambered labyrinth sealing (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Juha Leimu, Antti Komulainen, Kari Juppi, Matti Kurki, Martti Salminen, Reijo Jokinen
  • Publication number: 20080209706
    Abstract: A device has two units placed one on top of the other, each unit comprising a first side frame (101), a second side frame (102) spaced from the first side frame, and a band (130) running between the side frames (101, 102). Each unit (100, 200) has a pressure chamber (300) attached to the side frames (101, 102) and positioned in a sealed manner against the inner surface of the band (130).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: METSO PAPER, INC.
    Inventors: Veli-Matti Vainio, Martti Salminen, Samppa J. Salminen, Jyrki Savela
  • Publication number: 20070084078
    Abstract: An arrangement and method for improving runnability, and dryer section length, by using a vertical impingement dryer before a first dryer cylinder of a group of dryer cylinders. After a pressing section, the web is dried with a pre-impingement dryer, closely followed by a vertical impingement dryer, which is closely following by the first dryer cylinder. The pre-impingement dryer and vertical impingement dryer of the first dryer cylinder to have a drying temperature of approximately 80° C. with no undesirable sticking to the dryer cylinder. The pre-impingement dryer can be arranged to dry a first side of the web, and a vertical impingement dryer after the first dryer cylinder is arranged to dry a second side of the web. The impingement drying takes place directly against the web without an intervening fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Kari Juppi, Antti Komulainen, Markku Lummila, Michael Odell, Martti Salminen, Riikka Antikainen, Petter Honkalampi
  • Publication number: 20060118257
    Abstract: A paper web (W) is dried in a forward dryer section (D) of a paper machine in downward open drying groups (G1 . . . G6) that apply single-wire draw. Then, in a finishing section the web (W) is surface-sized in a surface-sizing unit (20) and dried mainly by contact-free drying: partly by airbone web-dryers (31, 32, 34, 36) or by impingement drying. The power of the airbone web-drying/impingement drying is regulated on both sides of the web (W) such that the tendency of curling created in the web (W) in the forward dryer section (D) can be controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2004
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Pasi Rajala, Robert Havukainen, Ville Korhonen, Seppo Elijoki, Pasi Ahonen, Kari Juppi, Pasi Kekko, Martti Salminen
  • Patent number: 7036242
    Abstract: An apparatus for a dryer section of a paper or board machine has a drying group (R) and an impingement drying unit (10) which is placed above and/or below a row (DSR) of drying cylinders (3). A drying fabric (1) supported paper or board web (2) is conducted past the impingement drying unit (10) having at least one impingement surface (IP1, IP2) the side profile of which is straight, changeably curved in its radius of curvature, in the shape of a broken line or a selectable combination of these, and that the impingement surface or a tangent line to the impingement surface or a line passing via the beginning and the end of the impingement surface or an extension of the line forms on the impingement side an angle with a horizontal plane parallel to the machine level, which angle is ?120°, advantageously 120°–60°, most advantageously about 90°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Antti Komulainen, Matti Kurki, Martti Salminen, Kari Juppi, Juha Kaihovirta, Antti Kuhasalo
  • Publication number: 20060070258
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing arrangement (7) against a moving fabric (4b) in a paper machine or the like. The sealing arrangement includes a stiff sealing element (9) placed on the fabric's (4b) side on the entire width in connection with a paper sheet (4a) supported by the fabric (4b). The sealing element has been arranged on a support so that the location of the sealing element with respect to the fabric (4b) can be adjusted nearer to or, correspondingly, further from the fabric. As a sealing element there is at least a single-chambered labyrinth sealing (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Juha Leimu, Antti Komulainen, Kari Juppi, Matti Kurki, Martti Salminen, Reijo Jokinen
  • Publication number: 20040049940
    Abstract: An apparatus for a dryer section of a paper or board machine[, which comprises] has a drying group (R) and an impingement drying unit (10) which is placed above and/or below a row (DSR) of drying cylinders (3)[and in which a]. A drying fabric (1) supported paper or board web (2) [has been arranged to be]is conducted past the impingement drying unit [while supported by a drying fabric (1), such as a wire or equivalent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Antti Komulainen, Matti Kurki, Martti Salminen, Kari Juppi, Juha Kaihovirta, Antti Kuhasalo
  • Patent number: 6003241
    Abstract: A drying unit in a dryer section of a paper or board machine including a drying wire guided in a loop, a large-diameter impingement-drying and/or through-drying cylinder arranged inside the drying-wire loop and smaller diameter smooth-faced heated contact-drying cylinders arranged on top of the large cylinder and/or in the vicinity thereof and at both sides thereof. The impingement-drying and/or through-drying cylinder is placed in a space below the floor level of the paper machine hall and provided with an openable and closable blow hood so that the removal of broke out of connection with the hood takes place substantially by the force of gravity. The central axes of the contact-drying cylinders placed in the vicinity of the large cylinder are placed in the vicinity of, or above, the floor level of the paper machine hall. A curve sector of the paper web on the outer face of the drying wire over the large cylinder greater than about 180.degree..
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: Valmet Corporation
    Inventors: Antti Komulainen, Juha Kaihovirta, Juha Lipponen, Martti Salminen
  • Patent number: 6003245
    Abstract: A method and arrangement for evaporation drying of a paper web in which the web is dried in three successive stages I, II and III that are carried out in the direction of progress of the web as follows: in the first stage (I), the web is heated in a short section in the machine direction quickly to a temperature of 55.degree. C. to 85.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: Valmet Corporation
    Inventors: Juha Lipponen, Martti Salminen, Juha Kaihovirta, Reima Kerttula