Patents by Inventor Rami Lampinen

Rami Lampinen 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: 11473243
    Abstract: A method for removing hydrogen sulphide ions (HS?) from a liquor (300) of a pulp mill process, the method comprising pumping the liquor (300) to an injector arrangement (710) using a pump arrangement (720) such that the pumping of the liquor (300) through a jet nozzle (115) generates suction at a gas inlet (130), whereby reagent gas (310) is mixed with the liquor (300), and letting out the treated liquor (300) from the injector arrangement (710) to a vessel (200). In this way, the liquor (300) is treated to form at least partly treated liquor (300). A corresponding use of an injector arrangement. A system for performing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: VALMET TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Rami Lampinen, Erkki Välimäki, Tuomo Hilli
  • Publication number: 20210189648
    Abstract: A method for removing hydrogen sulphide ions (HS?) from a liquor (300) of a pulp mill process, the method comprising pumping the liquor (300) to an injector arrangement (710) using a pump arrangement (720) such that the pumping of the liquor (300) through a jet nozzle (115) generates suction at a gas inlet (130), whereby reagent gas (310) is mixed with the liquor (300), and letting out the treated liquor (300) from the injector arrangement (710) to a vessel (200). In this way, the liquor (300) is treated to form at least partly treated liquor (300). A corresponding use of an injector arrangement. A system for performing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Rami LAMPINEN, Erkki VÄLIMÄKI, Tuomo HILLI
  • Patent number: 7713382
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for processing wood chips, wherein the wood chips are treated with steam in a gas removal apparatus. The condensate formed in the gas removal apparatus is removed from the gas removal apparatus and the wood chips are treated with a processing solution in order to remove metal ions from the wood chips. Condensate formed in the gas removal apparatus is used as processing solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc
    Inventors: Rami Lampinen, Lasse Hernesniemi, Antti Tuominen
  • Patent number: 7575657
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for reducing the amount of sludges produced in a pulp and/or paper mill. The sludge produced in a pulp and/or paper mill as a result of waste water treatment is conveyed to solid fuel and the produced fuel-sludge mixture is burned in a power boiler. The solid fuel is heated before sludge is mixed therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventor: Rami Lampinen
  • Publication number: 20090084511
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for processing wood chips, wherein the wood chips are treated with steam in a gas removal apparatus. The condensate formed in the gas removal apparatus is removed from the gas removal apparatus and the wood chips are treated with a processing solution in order to remove metal ions from the wood chips. Condensate formed in the gas removal apparatus is used as processing solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Rami Lampinen, Lasse Hernesniemi, Antti Tuominen
  • Publication number: 20070256801
    Abstract: A process and an apparatus are provided for producing pulp from lignocellulosic material by an alkaline cooking process, in which process preheated chips are treated in an impregnation stage with impregnation liquor, which is taken from the impregnation stage, and concentrated to obtain both a high inorganic and organic dry solid content. The temperature is higher than in the heating of the chips and in the removal of air, and is sufficient to enable the finishing of the reactions in the impregnation stage before the cooking stage. The majority of the alkali is added to the impregnation stage. In the cooking stage alkali is added to enable the delignification to be performed to a desired degree, and at the end of the cook black liquor is added to regulate the liquid-to-wood ratio. The process can be applied both to a continuous cook and to a batch cook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2005
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Lasse Hernesniemi, Antti Tuominen, Tuomo Nykanen, Rami Lampinen
  • Publication number: 20070227682
    Abstract: A method and a device for removing gas from wood chips, wherein the wood chips flowing downwards are heated with a steam flow that is cross-directional in relation to the wood chip flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: METSO PAPER, INC.
    Inventors: Rami Lampinen, Lasse Hernesniemi, Antti Tuominen
  • Publication number: 20070221346
    Abstract: The amount of sludges produced in a pulp and/or paper mill is reduced. The sludge produced in a pulp and/or paper mill as a result of waste water treatment is conveyed to solid fuel and the produced fuel-sludge mixture is burned in a power boiler. The solid fuel is heated before sludge is mixed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: METSO PAPER, INC.
    Inventor: Rami Lampinen
  • Publication number: 20070151682
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for feeding chips into a chip bin or corresponding, the chips in said method being forced to move substantially horizontally as a plug filling the cross-section of the transfer space. The chip plug is formed and maintained at a part of the length of the transfer space with chips forced batchwise to the transfer motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Rami Lampinen, Antti Tuominen, Lasse Hernesniemi, Tuomo Nykanen, Matti Rosenqvist
  • Publication number: 20060272786
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method and an apparatus for removing gas from comminuted lignocellulose material, wherein material is heated with steam to a degasification temperature and the heated material flow is led as a dense composed bed through a gas removal stage. The material is heated by introducing a steam flow into the material flow in transversal direction with respect to the direction of the material flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: METSO PAPER, INC.
    Inventors: Mikael Svedman, Arvo Jonkka, Paivi Uusitalo, Hannu Tahkanen, Rami Lampinen
  • Publication number: 20060272558
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for drying of fuel, in which a moving fuel bed is formed on a conveyor, to which fuel bed a hot, gaseous medium is fed perpendicularly to the travel direction of the fuel bed. The fuel is heated before forming the fuel bed, while the fuel is flowing substantially downward, by means of a hot gaseous medium flow perpendicular to the fuel flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventor: Rami Lampinen
  • Publication number: 20060070710
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for preparing cellulose pulp, in which a lignin-containing raw material is impregnated with impregnation liquor and the impregnated raw material is cooked. The black liquor obtained by cooking is concentrated in an evaporation plant integrated in a chemical recovery plant. In the impregnation, the lignin-containing raw material is impregnated with a circulating alkaline impregnating liquor, which impregnating liquor is concentrated by evaporating water from it in at least one evaporator unit of the evaporation plant arranged in the chemical recovery plant of a pulp mill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Lasse Hernesniemi, Rami Lampinen, Antti Tuominen, Tuomo Nykanen