Patents by Inventor Roland Banecki

Roland Banecki 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).

  • Flotation dryer unit and method of use
    Patent number: 6289607
    Abstract: A method and flotation dryer unit effects drying of a web such as a coated paper web. The flotation dryer unit advantageously includes several nozzle boxes extending across the web for feeding drying air toward the web to be dried, a distribution chamber for drying air for leading the dry air into the nozzle boxes, and a suction chamber for gathering the drying air led toward the web from the web area and for directing it to the side of the web. The suction chamber is divided into an equalizing space and an air transport chamber by a perforated plate for equalizing the return air flow occurring from the web area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Rami Aaltonen, Roland Banecki, Pertti Heikkila, Bertel Karlstedt, Richard Solin