Patents by Inventor Nina Pykäläinen

Nina Pykäläinen 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: 9169596
    Abstract: The invention relates to a paper product formed from fiber-based pulp to which a material component of plant origin is added. According to the invention, the material component of plant origin is a material which is formed from small particles and which is formed from a source material of plant origin selected at least mainly from the group of bark free wood, stem parts of plants and their combinations and their derivatives, and the paper product contains 4 to 50 vol-% of the material component of plat origin, substantially to increase the printing area in the paper product relative to the bulk of the paper. In addition, the invention relates to a process for manufacturing a paper product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: UPM-Kymmene Corporation
    Inventors: Nina Pykäläinen, Sami Turunen, Tarja Sinkko
  • Publication number: 20150068112
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for processing lignin. The method includes feeding lignin material to the system, decreasing particle size of the lignin material in a grinding device in order to manufacture lignin powder having particle size distribution wherein at least 85 wt. % of the lignin agglomerates and particles are less than 300 microns, and increasing dry solids content of the lignin material at least 5 percentage units while decreasing the particle size in the grinding device. In addition, the invention relates to a system for processing lignin, a lignin powder, a method for manufacturing a product including lignin, a system for manufacturing a product including lignin and a product including lignin powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Päivi Varvemaa, Juha Sipponen, Vilho Nissinen, Suvi Pietarinen, Nina Pykäläinen, Mauno Miettinen
  • Publication number: 20120244296
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for forming a paper product, wherein a base paper is formed from fiber based raw material, and the base paper is coated to form the paper product. According to the invention, a treatment material layer which contains a cationic compound is provided on the base paper, at least on one of its surfaces, and a coating layer is provided on the cationic treatment material layer. In addition, the invention relates to the corresponding paper product, the hybrid coating and the process for providing the hybrid coating to paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: UPM-Kymmene Corporation
    Inventors: Nina Pykäläinen, Pasi Virtanen
  • Publication number: 20120085506
    Abstract: The invention relates to a paper product formed from fiber-based pulp to which a material component of plant origin is added. According to the invention, the material component of plant origin is a material which is formed from small particles and which is formed from a source material of plant origin selected at least mainly from the group of bark free wood, stem parts of plants and their combinations and their derivatives, and the paper product contains 4 to 50 vol-% of the material component of plat origin, substantially to increase the printing area in the paper product relative to the bulk of the paper. In addition, the invention relates to a process for manufacturing a paper product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: UPM-Kymmene Corporation
    Inventors: Nina Pykäläinen, Sami Turunen, Tarja Sinkko