Patents by Inventor Ari Junnikkala

Ari Junnikkala 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).

  • Designing drilling pattern for excavating rock cavern
    Patent number: 8594832
    Abstract: A method and a storage device including a software product for designing a drilling pattern, and further a rock drilling rig, in the control unit of which a software product may be executed for designing the drilling pattern. For a group of holes of the drilling pattern, at least one master hole can be determined which comprises at least one dominating factor. The properties of at least one other drill hole are determined on the basis of the dominating properties of the master hole. A master hole may be a hole location master, hole depth master or hole direction master.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining & Construction Oy
    Inventors: Tommi Saleniemi, Erkki Eilo, Ari Junnikkala, Jussi Koskelainen, Jouko Muona, Martti Keskinen
  • Designing drilling pattern for excavating rock cavern
    Patent number: 8392014
    Abstract: A method and a storage device including a software product for designing a drilling pattern, and further a rock drilling rig, in the control unit of which a software product may be executed for designing the drilling pattern. For a group of holes of the drilling pattern, at least one master hole can be determined which comprises at least one dominating factor. The properties of at least one other drill hole are determined on the basis of the dominating properties of the master hole. A master hole may be a hole location master, hole depth master or hole direction master.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining & Construction Oy
    Inventors: Tommi Säleniemi, Erkki Eilo, Ari Junnikkala, Jussi Koskelainen, Jouko Muona, Martti Keskinen
  • User interface for rock drilling rig
    Patent number: 8286726
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control apparatus for controlling a rock-drilling rig performing a multiphase rock-drilling event. The control apparatus is arranged to display a working phase indicator on a display, and rock drilling phase-specific information elements is associated with different working phases. The control apparatus is arranged to specify the phase of the rock-drilling event and to update the working phase indicator to display at least one display information element in accordance with the specified working phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
    Inventors: Jouko Muona, Jukka Osara, Eemeli Haverinen, Tommi Säleniemi, Timo Kemppainen, Ari Junnikkala, Isto Virtanen, Jussi Koskelainen, Erkki Eilo
  • DESIGNING DRILLING PATTERN FOR EXCAVATING ROCK CAVERN
    Publication number: 20100078215
    Abstract: A method and a storage device including a software product for designing a drilling pattern, and further a rock drilling rig, in the control unit of which a software product may be executed for designing the drilling pattern. For a group of holes of the drilling pattern, at least one master hole can be determined which comprises at least one dominating factor. The properties of at least one other drill hole are determined on the basis of the dominating properties of the master hole. A master hole may be a hole location master, hole depth master or hole direction master.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Tommi Säleniemi, Erkki Eilo, Ari Junnikkala, Jussi Koskelainen, Jouko Muona, Martti Keskinen
  • User interface for rock drilling rig
    Publication number: 20090038847
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control apparatus for controlling a rock-drilling rig performing a multiphase rock-drilling event. The control apparatus is arranged to display a working phase indicator on a display, and rock drilling phase-specific information elements is associated with different working phases. The control apparatus is arranged to specify the phase of the rock-drilling event and to update the working phase indicator to display at least one display information element in accordance with the specified working phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Jouko Muona, Jukka Osara, Eemeli Haverinen, Tommi Saleniemi, Timo Kemppainen, Ari Junnikkala, Isto Virtanen, Jussi Koskelainen, Erkki Eilo