Patents by Inventor Mikko Kauppinen

Mikko Kauppinen 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).

  • Dewatering arrangement on the press section of a web-forming machine
    Patent number: 7678234
    Abstract: A dewatering arrangement in the press section of a web-forming machine having a press suction roll (10) and a press fabric (13) arranged to run via the press suction roll (10). The dewatering arrangement has a saveall (15), which is installed in conjunction with the press suction roll (10), and drainage facilities (18) for removing the collected water from the saveall (15). The saveall (15) has a concave guide surface (19) which in the cross direction is located on a partial distance of the circumference of the press suction roll (10) and at a distance from the surface of the press suction roll (10) in order to accomplish a vacuum effect and to hence remove water from the press suction roll (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Risto Haiko, Erkki Hietamäki, Mikko Kauppinen, Reijo Koivuranta, Kauno Kujala, Pekka Petrilä, Timo Pirinen, Esa Rajala, Markku Salo, Sampo Vörgren
  • Dewatering Arrangement on the Press Section of a Web-Forming Machine
    Publication number: 20070089848
    Abstract: A dewatering arrangement in the press section of a web-forming machine having a press suction roll (10) and a press fabric (13) arranged to run via the press suction roll (10). The dewatering arrangement has a saveall (15), which is installed in conjunction with the press suction roll (10), and drainage facilities (18) for removing the collected water from the saveall (15). The saveall (15) has a concave guide surface (19) which in the cross direction is located on a partial distance of the circumference of the press suction roll (10) and at a distance from the surface of the press suction roll (10) in order to accomplish a vacuum effect and to hence remove water from the press suction roll (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Risto Haiko, Erkki Hietamaki, Mikko Kauppinen, Reijo Koivuranta, Kauno Kujala, Pekka Petrila, Timo Pirinen, Esa Rajala, Markku Salo, Sampo Vorgren