Patents by Inventor Roope Maijala

Roope Maijala 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: 10259945
    Abstract: A pigment particle composition which comprises calcium carbonate particles and pigment particles, its method of manufacture and its use. According to the present invention, the calcium carbonate particles are carbonated so that they bind to each other, in which case calcium carbonate structures are generated, which comprise pigment particles and which form essentially opaque and stable pigment-calcium carbonate aggregates. It is possible to manufacture the composition by atomizing calcium hydroxide-bearing pigment slurry into a carbon dioxide-bearing gas, in which case the calcium hydroxide is carbonated in order to precipitate the calcium hydroxide particles to be attached to each other and the carbonation is continued until essentially all of the calcium hydroxide has been converted into calcium carbonate. The composition is suitable for use, among others, in paints, coating materials, fillers, polymers and printing inks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: FP-PIGMENTS OY
    Inventors: Mikko Maijala, Roope Maijala
  • Publication number: 20160215146
    Abstract: A pigment particle composition which comprises calcium carbonate particles and pigment particles, its method of manufacture and its use. According to the present invention, the calcium carbonate particles are carbonated so that they bind to each other, in which case calcium carbonate structures are generated, which comprise pigment particles and which form essentially opaque and stable pigment-calcium carbonate aggregates. It is possible to manufacture the composition by atomizing calcium hydroxide-bearing pigment slurry into a carbon dioxide-bearing gas, in which case the calcium hydroxide is carbonated in order to precipitate the calcium hydroxide particles to be attached to each other and the carbonation is continued until essentially all of the calcium hydroxide has been converted into calcium carbonate. The composition is suitable for use, among others, in paints, coating materials, fillers, polymers and printing inks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Mikko Maijala, Roope Maijala
  • Patent number: 9327992
    Abstract: A pigment particle composition which comprises calcium carbonate particles and pigment particles, its method of manufacture and its use. According to the present invention, the calcium carbonate particles are carbonated so that they bind to each other, in which case calcium carbonate structures are generated, which comprise pigment particles and which form essentially opaque and stable pigment-calcium carbonate aggregates. It is possible to manufacture the composition by atomizing calcium hydroxide-bearing pigment slurry into a carbon dioxide-bearing gas, in which case the calcium hydroxide is carbonated in order to precipitate the calcium hydroxide particles to be attached to each other and the carbonation is continued until essentially all of the calcium hydroxide has been converted into calcium carbonate. The composition is suitable for use, among others, in paints, coating materials, fillers, polymers and printing inks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: FP-Pigments Oy
    Inventors: Mikko Maijala, Roope Maijala
  • Patent number: 8480855
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for pretreating fibre material to be used in manufacturing paper or the like, for example, by precipitating mineral substances to the fibres. During precipitation, fibre material, which is advantageously pretreated in a through-flow mixer operating on the principle of an impact mill, is fed to the precipitation reactor. Gas is led to the precipitation reactor in order to generate a gas space in the reactor. The gas contains a substance, which precipitates the mineral substance such as carbon dioxide (CO2). The fibre material is fed to the gas space of to the precipitation reactor as small liquid and solid substance fractions such as drops and/or particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignees: FP-Pigments Oy, UPM-Kymmene Oyj
    Inventors: Mikko Maijala, Björn Lax, Roope Maijala, Matti Sipilä, Päivi Solismaa
  • Publication number: 20120273149
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for pretreating fibre material to be used in manufacturing paper or the like, for example, by precipitating mineral substances to the fibres. During precipitation, fibre material, which is advantageously pretreated in a through-flow mixer operating on the principle of an impact mill, is fed to the precipitation reactor. Gas is led to the precipitation reactor in order to generate a gas space in the reactor. The gas contains a substance, which precipitates the mineral substance such as carbon dioxide (CO2). The fibre material is fed to the gas space of to the precipitation reactor as small liquid and solid substance fractions such as drops and/or particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Mikko MAIJALA, Bjôrn Lax, Roope Maijala, Matti Sipilä, Päjyi Solismaa
  • Patent number: 8282780
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for pretreating fiber material to be used in manufacturing paper or the like, for example, by precipitating mineral substances to the fibers. During precipitation, fiber material, which is advantageously pretreated in a through-flow mixer operating on the principle of an impact mill, is fed to the precipitation reactor. Gas is led to the precipitation reactor in order to generate a gas space in the reactor. The gas contains a substance, which precipitates the mineral substance such as carbon dioxide (CO2). The fiber material is fed to the gas space of the precipitation reactor as small liquid and solid substance fractions such as drops and/or particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignees: FP-Pigments Oy, UPM-Kymmene Oyj
    Inventors: Mikko Maijala, Björn Lax, Roope Maijala, Matti Sipilā, Päivi Solismaa
  • Patent number: 8182757
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing a calcium carbonate product formed of small <100 ?m sized separate calcium carbonate particles. Calcium hydroxide is fed through a disintegration and spraying apparatus (14), operating on the principle of a pin mill, into a gas which contains carbon dioxide for precipitating calcium carbonate particles and which is inside a precipitation reactor (10). The temperature in the precipitation reactor is maintained at <65° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: FP-Pigments Oy
    Inventors: Mikko Maijala, Roope Maijala, Bjorn Lax, Jarmo Tolonen, Teuvo Tjurin
  • Patent number: 8012445
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing a calcium carbonate product formed of small <100 ?m sized separate calcium carbonate particles. Calcium hydroxide is fed through a disintegration and spraying apparatus (14), operating on the principle of a pin mill, into a gas which contains carbon dioxide for precipitating calcium carbonate particles and which is inside a precipitation reactor (10). The temperature in the precipitation reactor is maintained at <65° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: FP-Pigments Oy
    Inventors: Mikko Maijala, Roope Maijala, Bj{hacek over (o)}rn Lax, Jarmo Tolonen, Jeuvo Tjurin
  • Publication number: 20110011305
    Abstract: A pigment particle composition which comprises calcium carbonate particles and pigment particles, its method of manufacture and its use. According to the present invention, the calcium carbonate particles are carbonated so that they bind to each other, in which case calcium carbonate structures are generated, which comprise pigment particles and which form essentially opaque and stable pigment-calcium carbonate aggregates. It is possible to manufacture the composition by atomizing calcium hydroxide-bearing pigment slurry into a carbon dioxide-bearing gas, in which case the calcium hydroxide is carbonated in order to precipitate the calcium hydroxide particles to be attached to each other and the carbonation is continued until essentially all of the calcium hydroxide has been converted into calcium carbonate. The composition is suitable for use, among others, in paints, coating materials, fillers, polymers and printing inks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: FP-Pigments Oy
    Inventors: Mikko Maijala, Roope Maijala
  • Publication number: 20070272376
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for pretreating fibre material to be used in manufacturing paper or the like, for example, by precipitating mineral substances to the fibres. During precipitation, fibre material, which is advantageously pretreated in a through-flow mixer operating on the principle of an impact mill, is fed to the precipitation reactor. Gas is led to the precipitation reactor in order to generate a gas space in the reactor. The gas contains a substance, which precipitates the mineral substance such as carbon dioxide (CO2). The fibre material is fed to the gas space of the precipitation reactor as small liquid and solid substance fractions such as drops and/or particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicants: EP-PIGMENTS OY, UPM-KYMMENE OYJ
    Inventors: Mikko Maijala, Bjorn Lax, Roope Maijala, Matti Sipila, Paivi Solismaa
  • Publication number: 20070131360
    Abstract: A paper pulp used in papermaking is produced as follows: fiber material is fed into a precipitation reactor; a reactive mineral material is fed into the reactor; the reactive mineral material and the fiber material are combined to form a fiber suspension in the reactor and/or before feeding these materials into the reactor; a gas containing a precipitant is fed into the reactor thereby precipitating the reactive mineral material in order to form a gas space containing the precipitant; the fiber suspension fed into the reactor and/or formed there is dispersed into small parts into the gas space, whereby the precipitated mineral material forms a filler on the fibers; the treated fiber suspension is discharged from the reactor; the filler-containing paper pulp is fed to the forming section of the paper machine; water is removed from the paper pulp; and the resulting paper web is dried and finished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicants: UPM-Kymmene Corporation, FP-Pigments Oy
    Inventors: Matti Sipila, Paivi Solismaa, Mikko Maijala, Roope Maijala, Bjorn Lax