Patents by Inventor Erkki Narhi

Erkki Narhi 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: 8070847
    Abstract: A substrate has corrugated sheet(s) and channel(s) for treating exhaust gases of combustion engines. The present invention also relates to methods for manufacturing and using the substrate having the open channel(s). The substrate (1) includes at least one corrugated sheet (3) having depressions (3d) and one flat wire mesh sheet (2) having depressions (2d) which is connected to the corrugated sheet (3) and between the flat wire mesh sheet (2) and the corrugated sheet (3) there are at least partially open channels (POC) for exhaust gas (EG) flow, and the depth of depression (2d) of the flat wire mesh sheet (2) is 0.05-2.0 mm smaller than the height of the corrugation (3c) of the corrugated sheet (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Ecocat Oy
    Inventors: Juha-Matti Asenbrygg, Pekka Matilainen, Ari Lievonen, Erkki Narhi, Kati Lehtoranta
  • Publication number: 20100024405
    Abstract: The invention relates to an exhaust gas flow equalizer installed in an exhaust manifold and to an exhaust manifold with such an equalizer installed therein. The invention also relates to the manufacture and use of the exhaust gas flow equalizer and the exhaust manifold. The exhaust gas flow equalizer (2) according to the invention includes catalytic corrugated metal plates (2f) placed cross-wise to each other with the corrugation direction of their folds being in an angle towards the average flow direction of the exhaust gas (G) for equalizing the exhaust gas flow at least in the lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: ECOCAT OY
    Inventors: Keijo Torkkell, Pekka Matilainen, Juha-Matti Asenbrygg, Erkki Narhi
  • Publication number: 20100024404
    Abstract: The invention relates to an exhaust gas flow regulator installed in an exhaust pipeline and to an exhaust pipeline with such an regulator installed therein. The invention also relates to the manufacture and use of the exhaust gas flow regulator and the exhaust pipeline. The exhaust gas flow regulator (2, 12, 22) according to the invention comprises catalytic corrugated metal plates (2f) with the corrugation direction of their folds being in an angle towards the average flow direction of the exhaust gas (G) for regulating the exhaust gas flow at least in the lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: ECOCAT OY
    Inventors: Keijo Torkkell, Erkki Narhi, Pekka Matilainen, Juha-Matti Asenbrygg, Ari Lievonen, Toni Kinnunen
  • Publication number: 20090173228
    Abstract: A substrate has corrugated sheet(s) and channel(s) for treating exhaust gases of combustion engines. The present invention also relates to methods for manufacturing and using the substrate having the open channel(s). The substrate (1) includes at least one corrugated sheet (3) having depressions (3d) and one flat wire mesh sheet (2) having depressions (2d) which is connected to the corrugated sheet (3) and between the flat wire mesh sheet (2) and the corrugated sheet (3) there are at least partially open channels (POC) for exhaust gas (EG) flow, and the depth of depression (2d) of the flat wire mesh sheet (2) is 0.05-2.0 mm smaller than the height of the corrugation (3c) of the corrugated sheet (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: ECOCAT OY
    Inventors: Juha-Matti Asenbrygg, Pekka Matilainen, Ari Lievonen, Erkki Närhi, Kati Lehtoranta
  • Publication number: 20080113209
    Abstract: An exhaust manifold and a method for manufacturing an exhaust manifold that includes a housing part and overlapping corrugated sheet parts having corrugations at an angle of 10 to 60 degrees relative to each other. The method includes the steps of preoxidizing the manifold parts and after the preoxidation step joining the manifold parts simultaneously to each other by resistance welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: ECOCAT OY
    Inventors: Reijo Lylykangas, Veli-Matti Vekki, Keijo Keskitalo, Erkki Narhi
  • Publication number: 20020170908
    Abstract: This publication discloses a reactor cell useful for the treatment of gases, and the manufacturing method thereof. The corrugated sheet (2, 3, 6) of the metal reactor cell (1, 11, 41) is connected with joints (5) to another sheet (2, 3, 4, 6) to form channels (9) in the reactor cell, the number of said joints (5) at least in some part of the reactor cell (1) being 10 to 1000 per cm3. The reactor cell (51, 52) may be inserted into a housing (57) having conical sections. They can be joined to each other or to housing or to the part of the housing by joints made by resistance welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Reijo Lylykangas, Veli-Matti Vekki, Keijo Keskitalo, Erkki Narhi
  • Patent number: 5458960
    Abstract: Flexible base web of a construction covering comprises a main layer extending at least over the greatest part of the thickness of the web and is constituted of a non-woven mineral fiber mat containing predominantly discontinuous mineral fibers. Said mat contains further blend fibers. The mat is manufactured using a dry method by means of an air stream whereby said blend fibers have become blended inside the mat during the dry method forming of the mat. The portion of said blend fibers is greater in the proximity of one of the surfaces of the mat than in the middle due to subsequent needling of the mat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: Roctex Oy AB
    Inventors: Jorma Nieminen, Jean Le Bell, Ulf Westerlund, Erkki Narhi