Patents by Inventor Tapani Nyman

Tapani Nyman 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: 6432275
    Abstract: The invention concerns a headbox for a paper/board machine by whose means the basis weight of the web can be regulated. The headbox comprises a stock inlet header (Jl), which becomes narrower towards its end. Tubes (11a1, 11a2 . . . ) in a tube bank (11) open in the stock inlet header (J1) across the machine width, which tubes are connected with thickening elements (12a1, 12a2 . . . ) across the machine width, in which connection a flow (L1) is removed from the thickening element into the duct (D1) and said flow (L1) to be removed is regulated by means of a valve (V1, V2 . . . ). From the thickening element (12a1, 12a2 . . . ) a tube (14a1, 14a2 . . . ) for a flow (L2) of higher consistency is provided, which flow is passed further in the headbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Jyrki Huovila, Petri Nyberg, Antti Suoperä, Tapani Nyman
  • Patent number: 5185064
    Abstract: A means for controlling wires in a twin-wire section in a paper or cardboard machine where the wires run over the other for dewatering stock that is present between the wires, where a dewatering box is provided on one side of the wires and where a number of strips disposed side by side are provided on the other side of the wires, said strips running across the transport direction of the wires and over the total width of the wires, and where the strips have been arranged to be pressed against the wire lying closest to the strips, with the aid of pressure elements, where said pressure elements are disposed to act between the strips and a supporting table or equivalent, said supporting table being fixedly mounting relative to said dewatering box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1993
    Assignee: Valmet-Ahlstrom Inc.
    Inventor: Tapani Nyman
  • Patent number: 5074965
    Abstract: A single- or a multi-layer headbox of a paper or a board machine intended for consistencies of 0.7-2.2% and provided with a flow ratio adjustment device. The adjustment device operates by removing a part of the stock flow from the slice chamber out of the headbox in a manner that does not change the speed or turbulence of the flow going to the slice at any point of the headbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Assignee: Valmet-Karhula Inc.
    Inventors: Juha Keskiivari, Tapani Nyman, Tapio Waris
  • Patent number: 4923569
    Abstract: The invention relates to a headbox of a paper or board making machine, particularly a hydraulic headbox, which has an inlet header section (1) with a manifold tube section (2) and an equalizing chamber (3) in the stock suspension flow route, a turbulence generator section (4) following the equalizing chamber (3), after which a tapered slice section (8) is located, through which the stock suspension is discharged onto the wire. The headbox also has an attenuation chamber (6) for pressure variations, which defines one or several air spaces (7) under the flow channel of the stock suspension, the spaces being connected with the flow channel by way of a connecting channel (5). The air space or spaces (7) are preferably confined by subjacent frame structures including a bottom wall (16) and vertical walls (18) and walls (19) defining the flow channel from below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1990
    Assignee: Valmet-Ahlstrom, Inc.
    Inventors: Tapani Nyman, Vesa Rommi, Kai Wikman
  • Patent number: 4552619
    Abstract: The outer walls of the beams of a papermachine headbox are heated by means of heat transferred from the stock to a temperature equal to that of the inner walls in contact with the stock. This is preferably carried out so that the liquid which is circulated in a closed liquid circulation through liquid spaces adjoining the outer walls, is caused to be in indirect heat transfer contact with the stock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1985
    Assignee: A. Ahlstrom Osakeyhtio
    Inventors: Sakari Laitinen, Tapani Nyman