Patents by Inventor Timo Karjunen

Timo Karjunen 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: 11828459
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cleaning a black liquor recovery boiler, where a furnace floor of the boiler is washed by mixing wash water in a wash water pool formed on the floor by at least one mixing device in the wash water pool, and by jetting wash water towards the floor by at least one pressure washer installed into the furnace through an opening in the furnace wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Varo Teollisuuspalvelut Oy
    Inventor: Timo Karjunen
  • Patent number: 11549682
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for protecting a furnace floor of a black liquor recovery boiler, where the furnace floor is covered by a protective layer, the protective layer being formed of a salt mixture including at least two different salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Varo Teollisuuspalvelut Oy
    Inventor: Timo Karjunen
  • Publication number: 20220107085
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cleaning a black liquor recovery boiler, where a furnace floor of the boiler is washed by mixing wash water in a wash water pool formed on the floor by at least one mixing device in the wash water pool, and by jetting wash water towards the floor by at least one pressure washer installed into the furnace through an opening in the furnace wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: Varo Teollisuuspalvelut Oy
    Inventor: Timo KARJUNEN
  • Patent number: 11274824
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for protecting a furnace floor of a black liquor recovery boiler, where a mixture is formed by mixing material with a fluid, and the furnace floor is covered by said mixture by flowing the formed mixture onto the floor from the outside of the furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Varo Teollisuuspalvelut Oy
    Inventor: Timo Karjunen
  • Patent number: 11181264
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program for detecting a boiler leakage, in which the automation system of the recovery boiler receives an indication of a need to start the automatic sequence and starts an automatic sequence with the following functions: stopping the dosing of the tracer into the boiler water, stopping the exhaust purge flow of the boiler water, monitoring a property of the boiler water over the duration of the inspection period and drawing a conclusion regarding the leakage on the basis of said monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Varo Teollisuuspalvelut Oy
    Inventor: Timo Karjunen
  • Publication number: 20210010673
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for protecting a furnace floor of a black liquor recovery boiler, where a mixture is formed by mixing material with a fluid, and the furnace floor is covered by said mixture by flowing the formed mixture onto the floor from the outside of the furnace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventor: Timo Karjunen
  • Publication number: 20210010672
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for protecting a furnace floor of a black liquor recovery boiler, where the furnace floor is covered by a protective layer, the protective layer being formed of a salt mixture including at least two different salts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventor: Timo Karjunen
  • Patent number: 10518300
    Abstract: A method and means for washing a floor of a recovery boiler, including mixing by mixing devices wash water in which remaining salt on recovery boiler furnace floor dissolves, and where wash water is sucked from a wash water pool on the furnace floor into suction openings of the mixing devices for implementing said mixing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: VARO TEOLLISUUSPALVELUT OY
    Inventor: Timo Karjunen
  • Publication number: 20190346131
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program for detecting a boiler leakage, in which the automation system of the recovery boiler receives an indication of a need to start the automatic sequence and starts an automatic sequence with the following functions: stopping the dosing of the tracer into the boiler water, stopping the exhaust purge flow of the boiler water, monitoring a property of the boiler water over the duration of the inspection period and drawing a conclusion regarding the leakage on the basis of said monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventor: Timo Karjunen
  • Publication number: 20180193888
    Abstract: A method and means for washing a floor of a recovery boiler, including mixing by mixing devices wash water in which remaining salt on recovery boiler furnace floor dissolves, and where wash water is sucked from a wash water pool on the furnace floor into suction openings of the mixing devices for implementing said mixing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventor: Timo KARJUNEN
  • Patent number: 8808461
    Abstract: A method for emptying a furnace floor from smelt in a black liquor recovery boiler when the black liquor recovery boiler is being shut down. The emptying can be started while smelt is still flowing in smelt spouts. The floor is emptied by sucking smelt from the furnace with a smelt eductor. A device for removing smelt and wash water from a furnace of a black liquor recovery boiler by means of suction. Negative pressure is generated in the device by conducting pressurized gas into a suction pipe of an eductor so that preheated pressurized gas is discharged in the discharge direction of smelt and wash water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: BOILDEC Oy
    Inventor: Timo Karjunen
  • Patent number: 8152965
    Abstract: The invention is related to a method for emptying a furnace floor in a soda recovery boiler when the soda recovery boiler is being shut down. The emptying may be started while smelt is still flowing in smelt spouts. The floor is emptied by sucking smelt from the furnace with a smelt eductor. The invention is also related to a device for removing smelt and wash water from a furnace of a soda recovery boiler by means of suction. Negative pressure is generated in the device by conducting pressurized gas into a suction pipe of the eductor so that the pressurized gas is discharged in the discharge direction of smelt and wash water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Boildec Oy
    Inventor: Timo Karjunen
  • Publication number: 20110232688
    Abstract: A method for emptying a furnace floor from smelt in a black liquor recovery boiler when the black liquor recovery boiler is being shut down. The emptying can be started while smelt is still flowing in smelt spouts. The floor is emptied by sucking smelt from the furnace with a smelt eductor. A device for removing smelt and wash water from a furnace of a black liquor recovery boiler by means of suction. Negative pressure is generated in the device by conducting pressurized gas into a suction pipe of an eductor so that preheated pressurized gas is discharged in the discharge direction of smelt and wash water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Boildec Oy
    Inventor: Timo Karjunen
  • Publication number: 20090266277
    Abstract: The invention is related to a method for emptying a furnace floor in a soda recovery boiler when the soda recovery boiler is being shut down. The emptying may be started while smelt is still flowing in smelt spouts. The floor is emptied by sucking smelt from the furnace with a smelt eductor. The invention is also related to a device for removing smelt and wash water from a furnace of a soda recovery boiler by means of suction. Negative pressure is generated in the device by conducting pressurized gas into a suction pipe of the eductor so that the pressurized gas is discharged in the discharge direction of smelt and wash water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: BOILDEC OY
    Inventor: Timo Karjunen