Patents by Inventor Heikki Tulkki

Heikki Tulkki 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: 4776755
    Abstract: A shrouded propeller for operation in ice-filled waters, which arrangement comprises a propeller and a nozzle encirculating the propeller, which propeller arrangement comprises an ice crusher annulus. The propeller arrangement is provided by at least one first flow path for the water flow entering the nozzle, which first path is directed via the interspace between said annulus and the actual nozzle. The first path is further directed to and through the nozzle interior. The arrangement is provided by a flow path for the water main flow through the central portion bordered by said annulus. If the central flow path is obstructed by ice chunks, said first path is available for the water flow inside the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1988
    Assignee: Wartsila Meriteollisuus Oy
    Inventors: Hans Bjorkestam, Sauli Immonen, Heikki Tulkki, Harry Lindroos