Patents by Inventor Olli Paloheimo

Olli Paloheimo 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).

  • Nonwoven material having encoded information, a method for encoding information on a nonwoven material and a system for using same
    Patent number: 11544488
    Abstract: A nonwoven is provided having a pattern displaying at least two groups of areas having different optical properties distinguishable to reading and decoding equipment. The pattern may be arise from differences in the microstructure of the web. The nonwoven material may have an embossed pattern having a basic, static component and a dynamic component which varies within a given length of the nonwoven web. Further, a method is provided for obtaining information from a nonwoven web, comprising observing the web surface using an optical reading device, collecting data based on differences in optical properties in the web surface, storing in a digital memory a pattern based on the collected data and comparing the stored pattern to a collection of previously stored patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Suominen Oyj
    Inventors: Gian Luca Polosa, Justin Boncher, Tero Haaparanta, Markku Koivisto, Oskari Heikel, Olli Paloheimo, Hemmo Latvala, Samuli Manninen
  • A nonwoven material having encoded information, a method for encoding information on a nonwoven material and a system for using same
    Publication number: 20210073493
    Abstract: A nonwoven is provided having a pattern displaying at least two groups of areas having different optical properties distinguishable to reading and decoding equipment. The pattern may be arise from differences in the microstructure of the web. The nonwoven material may have an embossed pattern having a basic, static component and a dynamic component which varies within a given length of the nonwoven web. Further, a method is provided for obtaining information from a nonwoven web, comprising observing the web surface using an optical reading device, collecting data based on differences in optical properties in the web surface, storing in a digital memory a pattern based on the collected data and comparing the stored pattern to a collection of previously stored patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Gian Luca Polosa, Justin Boncher, Tero Haaparanta, Markku Koivisto, Oskari Heikel, Olli Paloheimo, Hemmo Latvala, Samuli Manninen