Patents by Inventor Sakari Suoniemi

Sakari Suoniemi 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).

  • Method and device for applying a load to a reel in a reel-up of a paper web
    Patent number: 6186437
    Abstract: A method and device for applying a load to a reel in a reel-up of a paper web in which a reel spool and the reel wound around it from the paper web are is loaded against a reeling cylinder with a predetermined loading force supported by a supporting point. The supporting point of the loading force is located in a construction movable at least in the machine direction along with the reel spool. The construction is positioned with respect to a fixed supporting point in accordance with the growth of the reel by a transfer device located between the construction and the supporting point and operating by mechanical power transmission, and/or a carriage at least partly bearing the weight of the reel is used as the construction. The supporting point of the reel is transferred at least in the machine direction by the carriage. The loading force is produced by a force device acting between the supporting point in the moving construction and the reel spool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Valmet Corporation
    Inventors: Pekka Ruha, Jouni Rantanen, Sakari Suoniemi