Patents by Inventor Iiro Nikkila

Iiro Nikkila 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: 9694363
    Abstract: A mineral material processing plant includes a frame, and a crusher and a screen which are supported on the frame, and a conveyor which is, in an operation position, arranged to discharge material which is fed into the plant to said crusher or screen. The conveyor includes separate first conveyor and second conveyor which are connectable successively to a transport connection, and the first conveyor is arranged to be moved to a transport position mainly to a first side of the crusher, and the second conveyor is fixed above the screen to be moved with the screen to the transport position mainly to a second side of the crusher. A method for operating a processing plant is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Metso Minerals, Inc.
    Inventors: Vesa-Matti Salminen, Iiro Nikkila
  • Patent number: 9586764
    Abstract: A mineral material processing plant includes a frame and a screen which is supported on the frame of the processing plant, and a conveyor which is fixed in connection with the screen for transporting material to be processed by the screen. The support of the conveyor relative to the screen includes a four-bar linkage mechanism, and pivot points of the four-bar linkage mechanism are arranged in support arms which are fixed pivotably in connection with the screen, and the conveyor is arranged to be moved further from the screen and closer to the screen by the movement of the four-bar linkage. A method for operating a processing plant is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Metso Minerals, Inc.
    Inventors: Vesa-Matti Salminen, Iiro Nikkila
  • Publication number: 20160176647
    Abstract: A mineral material processing plant includes a frame and a screen which is supported on the frame of the processing plant, and a conveyor which is fixed in connection with the screen for transporting material to be processed by the screen. The support of the conveyor relative to the screen includes a four-bar linkage mechanism, and pivot points of the four-bar linkage mechanism are arranged in support arms which are fixed pivotably in connection with the screen, and the conveyor is arranged to be moved farther from the screen and closer to the screen by the movement of the four-bar linkage. A method for operating a processing plant is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: METSO MINERALS, INC.
    Inventors: Vesa-Matti Salminen, Iiro Nikkila
  • Publication number: 20160167057
    Abstract: A mineral material processing plant includes a frame, and a crusher and a screen which are supported on the frame, and a conveyor which is, in an operation position, arranged to discharge material which is fed into the plant to said crusher or screen. The conveyor includes separate first conveyor and second conveyor which are connectable successively to a transport connection, and the first conveyor is arranged to be moved to a transport position mainly to a first side of the crusher, and the second conveyor is fixed above the screen to be moved with the screen to the transport position mainly to a second side of the crusher. A method for operating a processing plant is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: Metso Minerals, Inc.
    Inventors: Vesa-Matti Salminen, Iiro Nikkila