MUMBAI, India, June 6 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202414088041 A) filed by Valmet Technologies Oy, Helsinki, on Nov. 14, 2024, for 'conical refining filling.'

Inventor(s) include Sjostrom Hakan; Partanen Markku; and Heinonen Jari.

The application for the patent was published on June 6, under issue no. 23/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "(57) Abstract A conical refining filling (80) for a conical refiner (10) for refining fibrous material. The conical refining filling (80) comprises a first end (80a) of smaller diameter and a second end (80b) of larger diameter, an inner circumference (80IC) comprising a refining surface (82) provided with refining bars (84) and refining grooves (86), and an outer circumference (80OC). The refining filing (80) further comprises at least one projecting part (110, 115) projecting away from the outer circumference (80OC) and extending at least partly over the outer circumference (80OC) in at least partly circumferential direction (CD) of the refining filling (80), and at least one open section extending through or past the at least one projecting part (110, 115). Additionally, a conical refiner (10) and a method for refining fibrous material in a conical refiner (10)."

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