Patents by Inventor Tapio Pitkäniemi

Tapio Pitkäniemi 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: 10094067
    Abstract: A cooler (144) providing gas blows and comprising at least one cooler module having at least one cooler module (41, 42, 43, 44) of the cooler (144) is curved to provide a gas turn module for turning run of the fiber web (W) from its main running direction 80-190°. The cooler (144) includes moisturizing at least one surface of the fiber web. Having a blowing zone (45, 46, 53) in which gas is blown toward a surface of the fiber web and that the cooler comprises at least one suction zone (51), in which the fiber web evaporated moisture is drawn away from the proximity of a surface of the fiber web. There are cooler modules on both sides of the fiber web. The cooler has a gas turn module located inside a curved fiber web run, which provides gas blows toward the curved fiber web during the run.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: VALMET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Tapio Pitkäniemi, Mika Vijanmaa, Jari Ilomäki
  • Publication number: 20170292221
    Abstract: A cooler (144) providing gas blows and comprising at least one cooler module having at least one cooler module (41, 42, 43, 44) of the cooler (144) is curved to provide a gas turn module for turning run of the fiber web (W) from its main running direction 80-190°. The cooler (144) includes moisturizing at least one surface of the fiber web. Having a blowing zone (45, 46, 53) in which gas is blown toward a surface of the fiber web and that the cooler comprises at least one suction zone (51), in which the fiber web evaporated moisture is drawn away from the proximity of a surface of the fiber web. There are cooler modules on both sides of the fiber web. The cooler has a gas turn module located inside a curved fiber web run, which provides gas blows toward the curved fiber web during the run.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: Valmet Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Tapio Pitkäniemi, Mika Viljanmaa, Jari Ilomäki
  • Patent number: 9649658
    Abstract: A coating device and method for coating a fiber web for applying coating color onto a fiber web has a nozzle unit with at least one nozzle part (10), a feeding chamber (11) and at least one equalizing chamber (13; 13?), a feed hole (12) between the feeding chamber (11) and the first equalizing chamber (13), and a nozzle slot (14?) from which the coating color is discharged through the nozzle slot (14?) outlet opening (15). A mixing chamber (20) between the outlet area of the feed hole (12) and the equalizing chamber (13) functions as a means for distributing uniformly the inhomogeneous coating color flow entering the equalizing chamber (13) from the feed hole (12). The coating from the feed hole is directed to a wall (22) of mixing chambers (20) which distribute uniformly the coating entering the equalizing chamber (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: VALMET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Tapio Pitkäniemi, Heikki Vatanen
  • Patent number: 9493895
    Abstract: A device for treating a fiber web, especially a device for applying treatment substance for treating a moving fiber web, has at least one nozzle (10) comprising a channel (11) for the treatment substance, a frame part (12), a tip or end (13) of the nozzle (10) and a treatment substance opening (14) providing a treatment substance spray, which nozzle (10) has a tip groove area (20) adjacent to the treatment substance opening (14). The nozzle (10) has at least one opening next to or at the tip groove area (20) for providing a cleaning fluid flow comprising gas and/or liquid to the tip groove area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: VALMET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Topi Tynkkynen, Tapio Pitkäniemi
  • Publication number: 20150190818
    Abstract: A coating device and method for coating a fiber web for applying coating color onto a fiber web has a nozzle unit with at least one nozzle part (10), a feeding chamber (11) and at least one equalizing chamber (13; 13?), a feed hole (12) between the feeding chamber (11) and the first equalizing chamber (13), and a nozzle slot (14?) from which the coating color is discharged through the nozzle slot (14?) outlet opening (15). A mixing chamber (20) between the outlet area of the feed hole (12) and the equalizing chamber (13) functions as a means for distributing uniformly the inhomogeneous coating color flow entering the equalizing chamber (13) from the feed hole (12). The coating from the feed hole is directed to a wall (22) of mixing chambers (20) which distribute uniformly the coating entering the equalizing chamber (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: VALMET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Tapio Pitkäniemi, Heikki Vatanen
  • Publication number: 20140353401
    Abstract: A device for treating a fiber web, especially a device for applying treatment substance for treating a moving fiber web, has at least one nozzle (10) comprising a channel (11) for the treatment substance, a frame part (12), a tip or end (13) of the nozzle (10) and a treatment substance opening (14) providing a treatment substance spray, which nozzle (10) has a tip groove area (20) adjacent to the treatment substance opening (14). The nozzle (10) has at least one opening next to or at the tip groove area (20) for providing a cleaning fluid flow comprising gas and/or liquid to the tip groove area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: VALMET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Topi Tynkkynen, Tapio Pitkäniemi
  • Patent number: 8425721
    Abstract: Treatment liquid is sprayed onto a fibrous web surface by one or more spray boxes (21, 11, 23) having a spray chamber (4) and spray nozzles (1) in the travel direction of the fibrous web before a nip (N1 . . . N7; N8; N9) formed between them by two nip means (11 . . . 18) provided with a movable surface, and air and/or treatment medium mist is removed from the spray chamber and after having added treatment liquid the fibrous web is pressed in this nip. The spray chamber (4) is formed between a first spray box (21, 11, 23; 24; 25) and any successive first nip means (13; 52, 53; 62, 63) and second nip means (13; 52, 53; 62, 63), the fibrous web is guided supported by the surface of the first nip means to the spray chamber and the fibrous web is supported thereon during the spraying of treatment liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Topi Tynkkynen, Tapio Pitkäniemi, Stig Renvall
  • Publication number: 20120111516
    Abstract: Treatment liquid is sprayed onto a fibrous web surface by one or more spray boxes (21, 22, 23) having a spray chamber (4) and spray nozzles (1) in the travel direction of the fibrous web before a nip (N1 . . . N7; N8; N9) formed between them by two nip means (11 . . . 18) provided with a movable surface, and air and/or treatment medium mist is removed from the spray chamber and after having added treatment liquid the fibrous web is pressed in this nip. The spray chamber (4) is formed between a first spray box (21, 22, 23; 24; 25) and any successive first nip means (13; 52, 53; 62, 63) and second nip means (13; 52, 53; 62, 63), the fibrous web is guided supported by the surface of the first nip means to the spray chamber and the fibrous web is supported thereon during the spraying of treatment liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Topi Tynkkynen, Tapio Pitkäniemi, Stig Renvall
  • Patent number: 7694646
    Abstract: A coating apparatus, has a nozzle unit (1) with at least one feeding chamber (12) extending in the longitudinal direction (W) of the coating apparatus. Coating color is conveyed into the chamber by feeding means (4), and a nozzle slot (30) in flow communication with the said feeding chamber, the slot also extending in the longitudinal direction (W) of the coating apparatus. The flow communication between the at least one feeding chamber (12) and the nozzle slot (30) is formed by feed holes (14; 18) made in one wall of the feeding chamber, through which the coating color can be conveyed to the nozzle slot. The nozzle unit has means (15, 16; 19) by which the effective area of the feed holes (14; 18) can be adjusted in order to accomplish transverse profiling of the amount of coating color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Heikki Vatanen, Tapio Pitkäniemi
  • Publication number: 20060243200
    Abstract: A coating apparatus, has a nozzle unit (1) with at least one feeding chamber (12) extending in the longitudinal direction (W) of the coating apparatus Coating color is conveyed into the chamber by feeding means (4), and a nozzle slot (30) in flow communication with the said feeding chamber, the slot also extending in the longitudinal direction (W) of the coating apparatus. The flow communication between the at least one feeding chamber (12) and the nozzle slot (30) is formed by feed holes (14; 18) made in one wall of the feeding chamber, through which the coating color can be conveyed to the nozzle slot. The nozzle unit has means (15, 16; 19) by which the effective area of the feed holes (14; 18) can be adjusted in order to accomplish transverse profiling of the amount of coating color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Heikki Vatanen, Tapio Pitkäniemi