Patents by Inventor Seppo Ronkainen

Seppo Ronkainen 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: 7458467
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stator for a flotation cell to be used in the flotation of slurry-like material, such as ore and concentrate containing valuable minerals, by means of which stator the orientation of the slurry flow created by the flotation cell rotor can be controlled. The stator is composed of at least three structural elements to be installed around the rotor provided with at least one flow regulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Outotec Oyj
    Inventors: Sami Grönstrand, Raimo Airola, Seppo Ronkainen
  • Patent number: 7441662
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stator for a flotation cell to be used in the flotation of slurry-like material, such as ore and concentrate containing valuable minerals, said stator including flow regulators installed at regular distances from each other. The stator flow regulators are installed to be movable, so that the flow regulators can be adjusted at a desired distance from the rotor rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Outotec Oyj
    Inventor: Seppo Ronkainen
  • Publication number: 20080149536
    Abstract: The invention is a flotation circuit for separating concentrates from slurry comprising grinded ore or oil sand. The slurry is floated in a flotation circuit that comprises flotation cells arranged is series or in parallel, and the slurry is divided at least into two fractions in a flotation cell system that is arranged to receive a feed of mineral slurry from a grinding circuit and provided with at least two outlet openings for discharging tailings with different particle size distributions. The flotation circuit also comprises cell lines, i.e. banks of cells, that are arranged to receive the tailings from the outlet openings of the receiving cell and adapted to process slurries with different particle size distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: OUTOTEC OYJ
    Inventors: Seppo Ronkainen, Peter Bourke
  • Publication number: 20070193927
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stator for a flotation cell to be used in the flotation of slurry-like material, such as ore and concentrate containing valuable minerals, said stator including flow regulators installed at regular distances from each other. The stator flow regulators are installed to be movable, so that the flow regulators can be adjusted at a desired distance from the rotor rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: Outokumpu Technology Oy
    Inventor: Seppo Ronkainen
  • Publication number: 20070181468
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stator for a flotation cell to be used in the flotation of slurry-like material, such as ore and concentrate containing valuable minerals, by means of which stator the orientation of the slurry flow created by the flotation cell rotor can be controlled. The stator is composed of at least three structural elements to be installed around the rotor provided with at least one flow regulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: Outokumpu Technology Oyj
    Inventors: Sami Gronstrand, Raimo Airola, Seppo Ronkainen
  • Publication number: 20040195154
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flotation machine used for separating valuable ingredients, such as metal concentrates, from the rest of the material, which flotation machine comprises at least means for feeding slurry to be treated in the flotation cell into said flotation cell, means for agitating the slurry by a rotor which is to be rotated by a rotation device installed in the vertical direction of the flotation cell underneath the rotor, means for feeding air into the slurry, means for removing the material flotated in the flotation cell and means for removing material that is left non-flotated in the flotation cell. According to the invention the shaft (11, 28) of the rotor (10, 26) meant for agitating the slurry (3, 23) and for feeding air into the slurry (3, 23) and of the rotation device (12, 27) is sealed in the flotation cell (1, 21) by a mechanical sealing member (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Heikki Oravainen, Seppo Ronkainen, Risto Jappinen, Raimo Airola, Jari Sormunen