Patents by Inventor Tero Kovanen

Tero Kovanen 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).

  • Publication number: 20140314946
    Abstract: An apparatus having a rod or a blade (21) for a device of a fiber web production line, especially a rod-bed or a blade holder or holder assembly for a rod or a blade (21) of a device for coating or sizing a fiber web, particularly a paper or a board web, which assembly comprises a holder (25), in which the rod or the blade (21) is supported on the front side of the holder (25), and which assembly has loading means (24). The assembly further comprises sensors, in particular piezo sensors (10) located between the rod or the blade (21) and the loading means (24) for measuring the loading pressure of the rod or the blade (21) locally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: VALMET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Samppa Ahmaniemi, Tero Kovanen