Patents Assigned to Marioff Corporation OY
  • Patent number: 7096829
    Abstract: A spraying head for the humidification of intake air of a piston engine has a body and channels for supplying a spraying medium from an inlet to nozzles. A shutting/regulating mechanism respectively shuts off/regulates the channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Marioff Corporation OY
    Inventors: Timo Mahlanen, Jan Rönnberg, Aimo Honkanen, Göran Sundholm, Harry Metzger, Maarit Tuomisaari
  • Patent number: 7070002
    Abstract: Fire extinguishing method, especially for spaces intended for the storage of aircraft, such as hangars, in which method a fire extinguishing medium, especially a liquid mist, is sprayed via at least one first nozzle (2) in the area, seen in a vertical direction, between an object (1) to be protected/extinguished, such as an aircraft, and the floor (3) or equivalent af the storage space. At least one first nozzle (2) is arranged to spray mainly in the area between the object (1) to be extinguished, such as an aircraft, and the floor (3) of the storage space or equivalent at least in a horizontal plane mainly in one first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Marioff Corporation OY
    Inventors: Göran Sundholm, Maarit Tuomisaari
  • Patent number: 7040259
    Abstract: A spraying head for the humidification of the intake air of a piston engine, said spraying head comprising at least one nozzle (3) for supplying a liquid humidifying the intake air into the air intake duct or into a space leading to the air intake duct of the engine. The spraying head (1) is movable between at least two positions, a first position (FIG. 2a), in which first position the spraying head is retracted, and a second position (FIG. 2b), in which second position the spraying head is protruding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Marioff Corporation OY
    Inventor: Göran Sundholm
  • Patent number: 6976544
    Abstract: A sprinkler comprising a temperature-activated means (1), a housing (2), a central nozzle (4), a side nozzle (5a, 5b), a first channel (9-15-6-12-13) for guiding a medium to the central nozzle, and a second channel (9-15-17-14-7a) for guiding the medium to the side nozzle, the second channel being closed with a spindle means (8) while the sprinkler is in its standby state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Marioff Corporation Oy
    Inventor: Göran Sundholm
  • Publication number: 20050235928
    Abstract: A method in a spraying apparatus, especially a spraying apparatus intended for the humidification of intake air, said apparatus comprising at least one spraying nozzle (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d) for spraying a liquid and/or gas into the intake air. After the supply of the liquid and/or gas to be sprayed has been interrupted, a second pressure medium, such as a liquid or gas, is conveyed to the nozzle, or the supply of the first pressure medium to the nozzle is continued at a substantially lower pressure to prevent clogging of the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Applicant: MARIOFF CORPORATION OY
    Inventor: Goran Sundholm
  • Patent number: 6953160
    Abstract: Mounting assembly for mounting a spray head (4) to an opening of an over 10-mm thick wall. The mounting assembly comprises a holder (1) for receiving the spray head (4) and a clamping piece (6) which comprises threads (7) for engaging threads (2) in the holder (1) and it can be moved axially in relation to the holder (1) and an expansion means (11) supported by the holder, the clamping piece (6) being arranged so that movement thereof causes movement of the expansion means (11) from its zero position, in which the diameter of the expansion means has a first value, to a fastening position, in which the diameter of the expansion means has increased to a second value for pressing the expansion means against a wall of the opening. The invention also relates to mounting assembly for mounting a spray head to an at most 30-mm thick wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Marioff Corporation Oy
    Inventor: Göran Sundholm
  • Patent number: 6948566
    Abstract: Spraying apparatus, designed especially for fire-fighting purposes, at least one spray head (1) and one holder (2), in which the spray head can be moved between at least two positions, the spray head being in a retracted position when in an inactive state, and when it is in an active state, at least one of the nozzles of the spray head extends beyond edges of the holder. The spray head (1) is in a surface-mounted structural part (7) having at least one spray head holder (2) and a supply (8) for supplying a medium, such as an extinguishing medium, to be sprayed from the spray head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Marioff Corporation Oy
    Inventor: Göran Sundholm
  • Patent number: 6884160
    Abstract: The invention relates to a barrier apparatus for resisting passage of harmful gases from a space through a substantially vertical opening having a top, a bottom and lateral sides, the barrier apparatus comprising a suction arrangement for sucking gases and blowing arrangement for creating a flow of a medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Marioff Corporation Oy
    Inventor: Göoran Sundholm
  • Patent number: 6840550
    Abstract: A pipe joint for joining a tubular component (1) to a receiving piece (2), the pipe joint comprising a fitting body (3) having a recess (8), a tightening nut (6a) having a first thread (7a), the fitting body having a corresponding thread (4), and a cutting ring (9) being arranged to be pressed between a wedge-like wall portion (10) of the recess, and the tubular component when the tightening nut is tightened. In order that the pipe joint could be tightened to form a leak-proof and strong joint using low torque, which enables the use of small tools applicable in confined spaces, the pipe joint comprises a supplementary nut (6b) having a thread (7c) whose handedness corresponds to that of the first thread (7a) but is smaller, the tightening nut comprising a second thread (7b) corresponding to that of the supplementary nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Marioff Corporation OY
    Inventor: Göran Sundholm
  • Patent number: 6810662
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for purifying a gas flow, the method comprising spraying of water mist into the gas flow by utilizing at least one spray nozzle thereby causing a negative pressure in the immediate vicinity of the nozzle for sucking the gas flow into the sprayed spray. The method provides a simple and inexpensive method for purifying gases, such as exhaust gases from internal combustion engines. The invention further relates to an apparatus for implementing the method. The apparatus comprises a support structure (3) to which at least one spray nozzle (4) is arranged, the operation of the spray nozzle producing a suction that creates a negative pressure in the immediate vicinity of the spray nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Marioff Corporation Oy
    Inventor: Göran Sundholm
  • Patent number: 6779309
    Abstract: A hydraulic fire door, especially a sliding door, which can be selectively opened or closed by an actuator. In order to ensure a particularly fire resistant fire door without the heat resistance of the basic structure thereof having to be particularly fire resistant, the actuator is arranged to supply aqueous liquid to the fire door in order to cool it using the aqueous liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Marioff Corporation Oy
    Inventor: Göran Sundolm
  • Publication number: 20040123990
    Abstract: The invention relates to fire-fighting installation comprising a drive source for feeding medium into at least one heat releasing spray head (4), the drive source comprising a pump unit (5) for feeding liquid into said spray head through a supply line (3) which is filled with gas to a standby pressure, a gas source (9) for maintaining the standby pressure, and a sensor (2) arranged to provide a signal for starting the pump unit in response to a change occurring in the state of the medium in the supply line. In order to rapidly start the pump unit (5) of the drive source as a result of a minor flow occurring in the supply line (3) and in order for the fire-fighting installation to be applicable to be used at low temperatures, the sensor is a flow transducer (2) arranged to provide a signal to the pump unit (5), if the flow of gas in said portion of the supply line exceeds a certain predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: MARIOFF CORPORATION OY
    Inventor: Goran W. Sundholm
  • Patent number: 6634432
    Abstract: The invention relates to an installation for extinguishing fire in a unit, preferably a train with at least one railway carriage, or a tunnel, the installation comprising several spray heads (3) whereof a number that is smaller than the total number of spray heads can be activated according to the location of the fire in the unit, and a drive source (5) for delivering extinguishing medium through a pipe system (4) to the activated spray heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Marioff Corporation Oy
    Inventor: Goran Sundholm
  • Patent number: 6588512
    Abstract: A fire extinguishing installation comprising a liquid container (3), a gas container (1), and a feed line (4) to at least one spray head (5), the gas container being connected at a connection point (K) via a second line (6) to the feed line, and a valve (9) connected to the outlet (U) of the liquid container and to the feed line. In order for the fire extinguishing installation to be suitable particularly for extinguishing liquid fires without it causing splashing of the burning liquid, the valve (9) comprises a liquid space (10), connected to the feed line (4), a gas space (12), connected to the second line (6), and a spindle (13) arranged between the liquid space (10) and the gas space (12), which spindle either prevents or enables communication between an outlet (U) of the liquid container (3) and the liquid space (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Marioff Corporation Oy
    Inventor: Göran Sundholm
  • Publication number: 20030079888
    Abstract: A fire extinguishing installation comprising a liquid container (3), a gas container (1), and a feed line (4) to at least one spray head (5), the gas container being connected at a connection point (K) via a second line (6) to the feed line, and a valve (9) connected to the outlet (U) of the liquid container and to the feed line. In order for the fire extinguishing installation to be suitable particularly for extinguishing liquid fires without it causing splashing of the burning liquid, the valve (9) comprises a liquid space (10), connected to the feed line (4), a gas space (12), connected to the second line (6), and a spindle (13) arranged between the liquid space (10) and the gas space (12), which spindle either prevents or enables communication between an outlet (U) of the liquid container (3) and the liquid space (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: MARIOFF CORPORATION OY
    Inventor: Goran Sundholm
  • Publication number: 20030066657
    Abstract: Mounting assembly for mounting a spray head (4) to an opening of an over 10-mm thick wall. The mounting assembly comprises a holder (1) for receiving the spray head (4) and a clamping piece (6) which comprises threads (7) for engaging threads (2) in the holder (1) and it can be moved axially in relation to the holder (1) and an expansion means (11) supported by the holder, the clamping piece (6) being arranged so that movement thereof causes movement of the expansion means (11) from its zero position, in which the diameter of the expansion means has a first value, to a fastening position, in which the diameter of the expansion means has increased to a second value for pressing the expansion means against a wall of the opening. The invention also relates to mounting assembly for mounting a spray head to an at most 30-mm thick wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Applicant: MARIOFF CORPORATION OY
    Inventor: Goran Sundholm
  • Patent number: 6536534
    Abstract: The invention relates to a holder (1) for mounting a spray head for fire fighting, which holder comprises a body (8), a first end (9), a second end (10) and a passage (11) between the first and the second end for conducting extinguishing medium from the first end to the second end, a channel (17) at the second end of the body for receiving the spray head in such a way that a housing (18) of the spray head is inserted into the channel, the first end being intended to receive a conduit (3) for conducting extinguishing medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Marioff Corporation Oy
    Inventor: Göran Sundholm
  • Patent number: 6415871
    Abstract: The invention relates to an installation for fighting fire in a space; the installation comprising a first spray head which is placed in the space close to a first longitudinal side wall and obliquely directed downwards at an angle of 40 to 70° in relation to a vertical plane and a second spray head which is placed in the space close to a second longitudinal side wall opposite the first side wall and obliquely directed downwards at an angle of 40 to 70° in relation to the vertical plane. In order to fight a fire efficiently in a the space, the installation comprises a high pressure drive source for feeding water based extinguishing medium; and the spray heads are placed at a height of 3,2 to 4 m above the floor of the space and arranged to spray at a spread angle of 45 to 120°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Marioff Corporation Oy
    Inventor: Göran Sundholm