Patents by Inventor Timo S. Lintula

Timo S. Lintula 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: 9205450
    Abstract: A rod-bed assembly has a holder (30) with a groove (31) into which an insert (20) is removably and insertably supported. The assembly has a rod (10) which is rotatably supported in a recess (21) on the front side of the insert (20). The material thickness (T) of the cross-section of the insert (20) is between 1-5 mm. The invention also relates to a rod -rod-bed assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: VALMET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Timo S. Lintula, Arto Karusalmi, Ari-Pekka Kautto, Sami Kuparinen
  • Publication number: 20140083354
    Abstract: A rod-bed assembly has a holder (30) with a groove (31) into which an insert (20) is removably and insertably supported. The assembly has a rod (10) which is rotatably supported in a recess (21) on the front side of the insert (20). The material thickness (T) of the cross-section of the insert (20) is between 1-5 mm. The invention also relates to a rod -rod-bed assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: METSO PAPER, INC.
    Inventors: Timo S. Lintula, Arto Karusalmi, Ari-Pekka Kautto, Sami Kuparinen
  • Patent number: 8539904
    Abstract: A rod bed assembly (1, 11, 111) has a holder (2) made of a composite material according to a continuous primary molding method, a rod bed (3) made of a polymer according to a continuous primary molding method, and a doctor rod (4) rotatably supported in a bearing recess (34) on the front side of the rod bed. The holder (2) is formed such that the rod bed (3) and the doctor rod (4) are insertable into and removable from a socket provided in the holder in the radial direction of the doctor rod (4). The rod bed (3) has closed cavities for saving material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Timo S. Lintula, Ari-Pekka Kautto, Sami Kuparinen
  • Publication number: 20120073496
    Abstract: A rod bed assembly (1, 11, 111) has a holder (2) made of a composite material according to a continuous primary molding method, a rod bed (3) made of a polymer according to a continuous primary molding method, and a doctor rod (4) rotatably supported in a bearing recess (34) on the front side of the rod bed. The holder (2) is formed such that the rod bed (3) and the doctor rod (4) are insertable into and removable from a socket provided in the holder in the radial direction of the doctor rod (4). The rod bed (3) has closed cavities for saving material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: METSO PAPER, INC.
    Inventors: Timo S. Lintula, Ari-Pekka Kautto, Sami Kuparinen