Patents by Inventor Perttu Laakkonen

Perttu Laakkonen 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: 9580246
    Abstract: A method for processing material that contains biomass. The material is led onto a conveyor. The conveyor conveys the material to an apparatus for mechanical processing and/or to a further processing plant. The moisture content is measured and/or the size of pieces of non-combustible material and/or the content of non-combustible material in the material flow is measured in connection with the conveyor. Based on at least one of the measurements, material is conveyed to the material to be conveyed for further processing and/or to the apparatus for mechanical processing, or to at least one material to be conveyed elsewhere than to the further processing plant or the apparatus for mechanical processing. Also a system for processing material that contains biomass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Perttu Laakkonen, Juha Palokangas
  • Publication number: 20130079922
    Abstract: A method for processing material that contains biomass. The material is led onto a conveyor. The conveyor conveys the material to an apparatus for mechanical processing and/or to a further processing plant. The moisture content is measured and/or the size of pieces of non-combustible material and/or the content of non-combustible material in the material flow is measured in connection with the conveyor. Based on at least one of the measurements, material is conveyed to the material to be conveyed for further processing and/or to the apparatus for mechanical processing, or to at least one material to be conveyed elsewhere than to the further processing plant or the apparatus for mechanical processing. Also a system for processing material that contains biomass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Perttu Laakkonen, Juha Palokangas