Patents by Inventor Mikko Juhani Kaira

Mikko Juhani Kaira 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).

  • Process for increasing bulk of a fiber product, fiber product and use thereof
    Patent number: 8308905
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for increasing bulk of a fiber product, in which process a fiber pulp, and further a fiber product, is formed. In accordance with the invention, in a first step a carbonate compound is added to the fiber pulp as a basic component, and in a second step acid is added as an acidic component, in order to form salt, to provide the formation of small-bubbled gas, and to increase the bulk, and the fiber pulp is dehydrated. The invention also relates to a corresponding fiber product and to the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Fibertus Oy
    Inventor: Mikko Juhani Kaira
  • PROCESS FOR INCREASING BULK OF A FIBER PRODUCT, FIBER PRODUCT AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100006246
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for increasing bulk of a fiber product, in which process a fiber pulp, and further a fiber product, is formed. In accordance with the invention, in a first step a carbonate compound is added to the fiber pulp as a basic component, and in a second step acid is added as an acidic component, in order to form salt, to provide the formation of small-bubbled gas, and to increase the bulk, and the fiber pulp is dehydrated. The invention also relates to a corresponding fiber product and to the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: Fibertus OY
    Inventor: Mikko Juhani Kaira