Patents by Inventor Milja Makela

Milja Makela 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).

  • PROTECTIVE COATING OF SILVER
    Publication number: 20140335272
    Abstract: In the method, silver is protected against tarnishing using an Atomic Layer Deposition method. In the Atomic Layer Deposition method, a thin film coating is formed on the surface of silver by depositing successive molecule layers of the coating material. For example aluminium oxide (Al2O3) or zirconium oxide may be used as the coating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: BENEQ OY
    Inventors: Milja MAKELA, Pekka SOININEN, Sami SNECK
  • Protective coating of silver
    Patent number: 8883258
    Abstract: In the method, silver is protected against tarnishing using an Atomic Layer Deposition method. In the Atomic Layer Deposition method, a thin film coating is formed 5 on the surface of silver by depositing successive molecule layers of the coating material. For example aluminum oxide (Al 2O3) or zirconium oxide may be used as the coating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Beneq Oy
    Inventors: Milja Makela, Pekka Soininen, Sami Sneck
  • Method for manufacturing an extremely hydrophobic surface
    Patent number: 8557335
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing a hydrophobic surface on to a material. The invention involves directing at a surface to be structured a particle spray structuring the surface so as to structure the surface, and coating the structured surface with a hydrophobic material. According to the invention, particles larger than a determined size d2 are separated from the particle spray by at least one impaction nozzle, which particles are directed at the surface to be structured such that they collide with the surface to be structured, producing a structure thereon. Next, the structured surface is coated by a gas deposition method in which the structured surface is subjected to alternate surface reactions of starting materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Beneq Oy
    Inventors: Milja Makela, Juha Kauppinen, Markku Rajala
  • METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN EXTREMELY HYDROPHOBIC SURFACE
    Publication number: 20100266761
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing a hydrophobic surface on to a material. The invention involves directing at a surface to be structured a particle spray structuring the surface so as to structure the surface, and coating the structured surface with a hydrophobic material. According to the invention, particles larger than a determined size d2 are separated from the particle spray by at least one impaction nozzle, which particles are directed at the surface to be structured such that they collide with the surface to be structured, producing a structure thereon. Next, the structured surface is coated by a gas deposition method in which the structured surface is subjected to alternate surface reactions of starting materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: BENEQ OY
    Inventors: Milja Makela, Juha Kauppinen, Markku Rajala
  • Protective Coating of Silver
    Publication number: 20090004386
    Abstract: In the method, silver is protected against tarnishing using an Atomic Layer Deposition method. In the Atomic Layer Deposition method, a thin film coating is formed 5 on the surface of silver by depositing successive molecule layers of the coating material. For example aluminium oxide (Al 2O3) or zirconium oxide may be used as the coating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: BENEQ OY
    Inventors: Milja Makela, Pekka Soininen, Sami Sneck