Patents by Inventor Taisto Tienvieri

Taisto Tienvieri 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: 10808356
    Abstract: In a method for producing nanofibrillar cellulose, cellulose based fiber material in dispersion is processed for separating fibrils. The method includes a first step where the fiber material is supplied to a disperser, where it flows through several counter-rotating rotors in such a way that the material is repeatedly subjected to shear and impact forces by the effect of the different counter-rotating rotors, and a second step, where the fiber material obtained from the first step is supplied to a homogenizer, where it is subjected to homogenization by the effect of pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Markus Nuopponen, Juha Tamper, Taisto Tienvieri
  • Patent number: 10604589
    Abstract: Cellulose is oxidized catalytically using a heterocyclic nitroxyl radical as catalyst, main oxidant acting as oxygen source, and an activator of the heterocyclic nitroxyl radical. The oxidation is performed in a reaction medium which is at medium consistency of cellulosic pulp, which is above 6%, more preferably equal to or higher than 8%, and most preferably in the range of 8-12%. The reaction medium is mixed in a reactor through circulation of the reaction medium back to the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taisto Tienvieri, Isko Kajanto, Tero Ojala, Sami Saarela, Markus Nuopponen, Timo Paakkonen, Tapani Vuorinen
  • Patent number: 10214855
    Abstract: Method for making modified cellulose products comprises —processing cellulose pulp to modified cellulose pulp at a manufacturing location to increase the susceptibility of fibers to disintegration, —setting the modified cellulose pulp to a suitable dry matter content, and —transporting the modified cellulose pulp at set dry matter content to a location of use, where the modified cellulose pulp is disintegrated to nanofibrillar cellulose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isko Kajanto, Juha Tamper, Markus Nuopponen, Tarja Sinkko, Taisto Tienvieri
  • Patent number: 9976256
    Abstract: A method for making nanofibrillar cellulose includes mixing anionized or cationized cellulose fibers and cellulose pulp to a mixture including at least 1% and below 90 wt-% cellulose pulp based on dry weight, and subjecting the mixture to a refiner stage where the anionized or cationized cellulose fibers are at least partly reduced to nanofibrillar cellulose and the cellulose pulp acts as auxiliary pulp, and obtaining a mixture of nanofibrillar cellulose and cellulose pulp from the refining stage. The mixture can be used for making paper by adding it to base pulp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isko Kajanto, Taisto Tienvieri, Juha Tamper
  • Publication number: 20160289894
    Abstract: Method for making modified cellulose products comprises—processing cellulose pulp to modified cellulose pulp at a manufacturing location to increase the susceptibility of fibers to disintegration,—setting the modified cellulose pulp to a suitable dry matter content, and—transporting the modified cellulose pulp at set dry matter content to a location of use, where the modified cellulose pulp is disintegrated to nanofibrillar cellulose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isko Kajanto, Juha Tamper, Markus Nuopponen, Tarja Sinkko, Taisto Tienvieri
  • Publication number: 20160122947
    Abstract: A method for making nanofibrillar cellulose includes mixing anionized or cationized cellulose fibers and cellulose pulp to a mixture including at least 1% and below 90 wt-% cellulose pulp based on dry weight, and subjecting the mixture to a refiner stage where the anionized or cationized cellulose fibers are at least partly reduced to nanofibrillar cellulose and the cellulose pulp acts as auxiliary pulp, and obtaining a mixture of nanofibrillar cellulose and cellulose pulp from the refining stage. The mixture can be used for making paper by adding it to base pulp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isko KAJANTO, Taisto TIENVIERI, Juha TAMPER
  • Publication number: 20160102433
    Abstract: In a method for producing nanofibrillar cellulose, cellulose based fiber material in dispersion is processed for separating fibrils. The method includes a first step where the fiber material is supplied to a disperser, where it flows through several counter-rotating rotors in such a way that the material is repeatedly subjected to shear and impact forces by the effect of the different counter-rotating rotors, and a second step, where the fiber material obtained from the first step is supplied to a homogenizer, where it is subjected to homogenization by the effect of pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Markus NUOPPONEN, Juha TAMPER, Taisto TIENVIERI
  • Publication number: 20150322171
    Abstract: Cellulose is oxidized catalytically using a heterocyclic nitroxyl radical as catalyst, main oxidant acting as oxygen source, and an activator of the heterocyclic nitroxyl radical. The oxidation is performed in a reaction medium which is at medium consistency of cellulosic pulp, which is above 6%, more preferably equal to or higher than 8%, and most preferably in the range of 8-12%. The reaction medium is mixed in a reactor through circulation of the reaction medium back to the reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Taisto Tienvieri, Isko Kajanto, Tero Ojala, Sami Saarela, Markus Nuopponen, Timo Paakkonen, Tapani Vuorinen
  • Publication number: 20150308429
    Abstract: In a method for transporting nanofibrillar cellulose in the form of viscous liquid dispersion, the nanofibrillar cellulose is unloaded from a container (3) through a discharge point (3b) which is the lowermost point with respect to the volume of nanofibrillar cellulose in the container at least at the time of unloading. The nanofibrillar cellulose is unloaded and transported to a target location along a pipe (2) using a progressive cavity pump (P2) operating on a positive displacement principle with the suction side of the pump at a distance from the discharge point (3b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Juha Tamper, Isko Kajanto, Maria Alajaaski, Taisto Tienvieri, Markus Nuopponen
  • Publication number: 20110036523
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing mechanical pulp. Raw material of the mechanical pulp is introduced. The raw material is refined in a first refining stage to form the mechanical pulp. The pH of the mechanical pulp is adjusted to between 9 and 11 in a process step in which a first process delay is arranged. The first process delay is at least 0.5 hours. The mechanical pulp is sorted into a first accepted stock and a first rejected stock. The first rejected stock is ozonated. The pH of the first rejected stock is at the start of the ozonation process is between 9 and 11. The ozonated first rejected stock is refined in a second refining stage so that at least a part of the ozonated first rejected stock will belong to a second accepted stock. The first accepted stock and the second accepted stock are combined. The mechanical pulp may be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: UPM-Kymmene Corporation
    Inventors: Esko Härkönen, Taisto Tienvieri, Jouko H. Lehto, Markku Gummerus, Folke Örså, Liisa Pirinen, Mia Piirainen, Jean-Cristophe Hostachy, Serge Kocimski, Ernst-Martin Billing
  • Patent number: 6878236
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is a method for making mechanical pulp, such as thermomechanical or chemi-thermomechanical stock. The mechanical pulp is used as a raw material for printing paper, and its freeness value is 30-70 ml CSF. The stock refined by the method is screened in several stages to form accept and reject stock portions. The wood raw material is refined at the first stage of refining at a superatmospheric pressure of over 400 kPa to form a stock that has a freeness value of 250-700 ml CSF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Upm-Kymmene Corporation
    Inventors: Taisto Tienvieri, Markku Gummerus
  • Patent number: 6818099
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is a method for making mechanical pulp, such as thermomechanical or chemi-thermomechanical stock. The mechanical pulp is utilised as a raw material for printing paper, and its freeness value is 30—70 ml CSF. According to the method, the refined stock is screened in several stages into accept and reject stock portions. The stock is screened at a consistency of not less than 10%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: UPM-Kymmene Corporation
    Inventors: Taisto Tienvieri, Markku Gummerus
  • Publication number: 20030102094
    Abstract: Bleaching device for pulp includes a container to which a supply of pulp and bleaching chemicals containing peroxide as well as discharge of bleached pulp are connected. The device comprises an oxygen measuring device a temperature measuring device and/or a carbon monoxide measuring device, which are arranged to measure oxygen concentration, temperature and/or carbon monoxide concentration, respectively, from the contents of the container such as from the gas volume of the same, or from a substance flow coming from the container, such as gas flow. The measuring device is connected to a data processing unit which is coupled to a controller for automatic control of the process. The process is especially a high consistency pulp bleaching of mechanical pulp, in which the consistency of pulp in the reaction area is at least 25%, advantageously at least 30%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: UPM-Kymmene Corporation
    Inventors: Tapio Tirri, Olli Dahl, Taisto Tienvieri, Jouko H. Lehto
  • Publication number: 20030015305
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is a method for making mechanical pulp, such as thermomechanical or chemi-thermomechanical stock. The mechanical pulp is used as a raw material for printing paper, and its freeness value is 30-70 ml CSF. The stock refined by the method is screened in several stages to form accept and reject stock portions. The wood raw material is refined at the first stage of refining at a superatmospheric pressure of over 400 kPa to form a stock that has a freeness value of 250-700 ml CSF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: UPM-Kymmene Corporation
    Inventors: Taisto Tienvieri, Markku Gummerus
  • Publication number: 20030006016
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is a method for making mechanical pulp, such as thermomechanical or chemi-thermomechanical stock. The mechanical pulp is utilised as a raw material for printing paper, and its freeness value is 30-70 ml CSF. According to the method, the refined stock is screened in several stages into accept and reject stock portions. The stock is screened at a consistency of not less than 10%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Applicant: UPM-Kymmene Corporation
    Inventors: Taisto Tienvieri, Markku Gummerus