Patents by Inventor Jouko Muona
Jouko Muona 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).
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Publication number: 20220349257Abstract: An apparatus, rock drilling rig, method and computer program for executing navigation for a rock drilling rig in a mine tunnel. The rock drilling rig is positioned at faces of rounds and is navigated before initiating drilling. The navigation is executed without a predetermined tunnel line. The realized tunnel line is formed by combining navigation data on several rounds. Length and direction of the round to be drilled next may be adjusted according to need.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventor: Jouko MUONA
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Patent number: 9778009Abstract: A method for preparing a charging plan for rock cavern excavation, in which plan drill hole locations for a round to be drilled in a tunnel face are determined in a predetermined coordinate system by using a drilling plan created by means of a computer-assisted design program. The method determines pull-out of a round on the basis of the locations of the hole ends and the topography of the rock remaining after a round blast, and designs or modifies a charging plan for a subsequent round on the basis of the thus determined pull-out.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2012Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION OYInventor: Jouko Muona
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Patent number: 9194224Abstract: A method for designing a drilling plan for rock cavern excavation, which defines in advance for a round to be drilled in a tunnel face at least the locations of drill holes in a predetermined coordinate system, uses the drilling plan created by means of a computer-assisted design program. The method determines pull-out of a round on the basis of the locations of the hole ends and the topography of the rock remaining after a round blast, and designs or modifies the drilling plan for a subsequent round on the basis of the thus determined pull-out.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2012Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION OYInventor: Jouko Muona
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Publication number: 20140137759Abstract: A method for preparing a charging plan for rock cavern excavation, in which plan drill hole locations for a round to be drilled in a tunnel face are determined in a predetermined coordinate system by using a drilling plan created by means of a computer-assisted design program. The method determines pull-out of a round on the basis of the locations of the hole ends and the topography of the rock remaining after a round blast, and designs or modifies a charging plan for a subsequent round on the basis of the thus determined pull-out.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION OYInventor: Jouko Muona
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Publication number: 20140139007Abstract: A method for designing a drilling plan for rock cavern excavation, which defines in advance for a round to be drilled in a tunnel face at least the locations of drill holes in a predetermined coordinate system, uses the drilling plan created by means of a computer-assisted design program. The method determines pull-out of a round on the basis of the locations of the hole ends and the topography of the rock remaining after a round blast, and designs or modifies the drilling plan for a subsequent round on the basis of the thus determined pull-out.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION OYInventor: Jouko Muona
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Patent number: 8689902Abstract: A method and equipment for displaying holes to be drilled when drilling holes into rock with a rock-drilling rig having control equipment and a display belonging thereto and measuring means for defining the direction and position of a drill rod, by using a pre-designed drilling plan defined in a three-dimensional coordinate system, in which a starting point (19a to 21a) and end point (19b to 21b) is defined for each hole to be drilled. A base plane running through the end point (19b to 21b) of the hole and parallel to the projection plane is defined for each hole (19 to 21), and a projection of the intersection of a hole or its extension created when drilling in accordance with the current location of the drill rod and the defined base plane is displayed with a graphical location symbol on the projection plane.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2009Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Construction OyInventors: Jussi Puura, Markus Saarela, Jouko Muona, Tommi Säleniemi, Tatu Hautala, Jukka Osara, Pertti Koivunen, Pekka Laine
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Patent number: 8594832Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 4, 2013Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Sandvik Mining & Construction OyInventors: Tommi Saleniemi, Erkki Eilo, Ari Junnikkala, Jussi Koskelainen, Jouko Muona, Martti Keskinen
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Patent number: 8548609Abstract: A method for designing a drilling pattern for rock cavity excavation and a software product implementing the method. The drilling pattern is created by means of a design program. The drilling pattern defines several starting points of drill holes in a navigation plane, end points of the drill holes on the bottom of a round and further the directions and lengths of the drill holes. The face of the round is designed to have a desired shape by determining the locations of the end points for the desired face profile. A three-dimensional face profile is entered into the design program, which subsequently places end points to the face profile automatically.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2008Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Construction OyInventors: Tommi Säleniemi, Erkki Eilo, Martti Keskinen, Jussi Koskelainen, Jouko Muona, Pasi Latva-Pukkila
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Patent number: 8392014Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 19, 2007Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Sandvik Mining & Construction OyInventors: Tommi Säleniemi, Erkki Eilo, Ari Junnikkala, Jussi Koskelainen, Jouko Muona, Martti Keskinen
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Patent number: 8286726Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 29, 2006Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Construction OyInventors: Jouko Muona, Jukka Osara, Eemeli Haverinen, Tommi Säleniemi, Timo Kemppainen, Ari Junnikkala, Isto Virtanen, Jussi Koskelainen, Erkki Eilo
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Patent number: 8210278Abstract: The invention relates to a method for drilling rock, wherein holes to be drilled are determined prior to drilling as a drilling pattern wherein for each hole, a starting place, direction and hole depth for drilling are determined with respect to the rock to be drilled. In the invention, hole-type-specific drilling parameters are determined for the holes to be drilled, and during a drilling phase a drill rig automatically selects drilling parameters for each hole to be drilled on the basis of the hole type of the particular hole.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2007Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Construction OyInventors: Erkki Eilo, Jouko Muona, Timo Kemppainen, Jouni Koivisto
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Publication number: 20110100711Abstract: A method and equipment for displaying holes to be drilled when drilling holes into rock with a rock-drilling rig having control equipment and a display belonging thereto and measuring means for defining the direction and position of a drill rod, by using a pre-designed drilling plan defined in a three-dimensional coordinate system, in which a starting point (19a to 21a) and end point (19b to 21b) is defined for each hole to be drilled. A base plane running through the end point (19b to 21b) of the hole and parallel to the projection plane is defined for each hole (19 to 21), and a projection of the intersection of a hole or its extension created when drilling in accordance with the current location of the drill rod and the defined base plane is displayed with a graphical location symbol on the projection plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2009Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventors: Jussi Puura, Markus Saarela, Jouko Muona, Tommi Säleniemi, Tatu Hautala, Jukka Osara, Pertti Koivunen, Pekka Laine
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Patent number: 7900712Abstract: In a hydraulic system for mining equipment and a method of adjusting the power of a rock drill machine, at least one mining actuator used for detaching rock is connected to a dedicated separate hydraulic circuit having a special hydraulic pump. The power of the mining actuator is adjusted by changing the hydraulic power generated by the separate hydraulic circuit of the hydraulic pump.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2004Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Construction OyInventors: Jouko Muona, Jaakko Niemi, Jukka Osara, Tapani Pöysti, Vesa Uitto
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Publication number: 20100286965Abstract: A method for designing a drilling pattern for rock cavity excavation and a software product implementing the method. The drilling pattern is created by means of a design program. The drilling pattern defines several starting points of drill holes in a navigation plane, end points of the drill holes on the bottom of a round and further the directions and lengths of the drill holes. The face of the round is designed to have a desired shape by determining the locations of the end points for the desired face profile. A three-dimensional face profile is entered into the design program, which subsequently places end points to the face profile automatically.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2008Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: Sandvik Mining and Construction OyInventors: Tommi Säleniemi, Erkki Eilo, Martti Keskinen, Jussi Koskelainen, Jouko Muona, Pasi Latva-Pukkila
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Publication number: 20100078215Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2007Publication date: April 1, 2010Inventors: Tommi Säleniemi, Erkki Eilo, Ari Junnikkala, Jussi Koskelainen, Jouko Muona, Martti Keskinen
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Patent number: 7681660Abstract: A method and a software product for positioning a drilling unit in a rock drilling rig, and a rock drilling rig. The drilling unit (5) included in the rock drilling rig (1) is manually displaced towards a starting point (14) of a hole (19) to be drilled next. A control unit (11) in the rock drilling rig (1) performs after the manual displacement (A) an automatic positioning (B) accurately to the starting point in order to initiate drilling.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2006Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Construction OyInventor: Jouko Muona
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Publication number: 20100025108Abstract: The invention relates to a method for drilling rock, wherein holes to be drilled are determined prior to drilling as a drilling pattern wherein for each hole, a starting place, direction and hole depth for drilling are determined with respect to the rock to be drilled. In the invention, hole-type-specific drilling parameters are determined for the holes to be drilled, and during a drilling phase a drill rig automatically selects drilling parameters for each hole to be drilled on the basis of the hole type of the particular hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2007Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: Sandvik Mining and Construction OyInventors: Erkki Eilo, Jouko Muona, Timo Kemppainen, Jouni Koivisto
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Publication number: 20090078438Abstract: A method and a software product for positioning a drilling unit in a rock drilling rig, and a rock drilling rig. The drilling unit (5) included in the rock drilling rig (1) is manually displaced towards a starting point (14) of a hole (19) to be drilled next. A control unit (11) in the rock drilling rig (1) performs after the manual displacement (A) an automatic positioning (B) accurately to the starting point in order to initiate drilling.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2006Publication date: March 26, 2009Inventor: Jouko Muona
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Publication number: 20090038847Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2006Publication date: February 12, 2009Inventors: Jouko Muona, Jukka Osara, Eemeli Haverinen, Tommi Saleniemi, Timo Kemppainen, Ari Junnikkala, Isto Virtanen, Jussi Koskelainen, Erkki Eilo
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Publication number: 20060120892Abstract: In a hydraulic system for mining equipment and a method of adjusting the power of a rock drill machine, at least one mining actuator used for detaching rock is connected to a dedicated separate hydraulic circuit having a special hydraulic pump. The power of the mining actuator is adjusted by changing the hydraulic power generated by the separate hydraulic circuit of the hydraulic pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2004Publication date: June 8, 2006Applicant: SANDVIK TAMROCK OYInventors: Jouko Muona, Jaakko Niemi, Jukka Osara, Tapani Poysti, Vesa Uitto