Patents by Inventor Maarit Tuomisaari

Maarit Tuomisaari 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: 7124834
    Abstract: Method for extinguishing a fire in a space, especially in a tunnel or equivalent, in which method an extinguishing medium is sprayed in the space by means of spraying heads. In a first stage of the method, the flow and temperature of the hot gases produced by the fire are influenced by spraying an extinguishing medium into the space, especially by creating in the space at least one curtain (7) of extinguishing medium, and at least some spraying heads (11, 12) in the space are pre-activated into a state of readiness, and in a second stage at least one spraying head is activated to produce a spray of extinguishing medium. The invention also concerns an apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Marioff Corporation Oy
    Inventors: Goran Sundholm, Maarit Tuomisaari
  • Patent number: 7096829
    Abstract: A spraying head for the humidification of intake air of a piston engine has a body and channels for supplying a spraying medium from an inlet to nozzles. A shutting/regulating mechanism respectively shuts off/regulates the channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Marioff Corporation OY
    Inventors: Timo Mahlanen, Jan Rönnberg, Aimo Honkanen, Göran Sundholm, Harry Metzger, Maarit Tuomisaari
  • Patent number: 7070002
    Abstract: Fire extinguishing method, especially for spaces intended for the storage of aircraft, such as hangars, in which method a fire extinguishing medium, especially a liquid mist, is sprayed via at least one first nozzle (2) in the area, seen in a vertical direction, between an object (1) to be protected/extinguished, such as an aircraft, and the floor (3) or equivalent af the storage space. At least one first nozzle (2) is arranged to spray mainly in the area between the object (1) to be extinguished, such as an aircraft, and the floor (3) of the storage space or equivalent at least in a horizontal plane mainly in one first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Marioff Corporation OY
    Inventors: Göran Sundholm, Maarit Tuomisaari
  • Publication number: 20060048951
    Abstract: Method for extinguishing a fire in a space, especially in a tunnel or equivalent, in which method an extinguishing medium is sprayed in the space by means of spraying heads. In a first stage of the method, the flow and temperature of the hot gases produced by the fire are influenced by spraying an extinguishing medium into the space, especially by creating in the space at least one curtain (7) of extinguishing medium, and at least some spraying heads (11, 12) in the space are pre-activated into a state of readiness, and in a second stage at least one spraying head is activated to produce a spray of extinguishing medium. The invention also concerns an apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Goran Sundholm, Maarit Tuomisaari
  • Publication number: 20050199190
    Abstract: A spraying head for the humidification of intake air, especially the intake air of a piston engine, said spraying head comprising a body and a channel for supplying a spraying medium from an inlet to at least one nozzle. The spraying head (6) is provided with at least two channels (18, 18?, 18?), each forming a separate passage to at least one nozzle (9, 10, 11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Timo Mahlanen, Jan Ronnberg, Aimo Honkanen, Goran Sundholm, Harry Metzger, Maarit Tuomisaari
  • Publication number: 20050000701
    Abstract: Fire extinguishing method, especially for spaces intended for the storage of aircraft, such as hangars, in which method a fire extinguishing medium, especially a liquid mist, is sprayed via at least one first nozzle (2) in the area, seen in a vertical direction, between an object (1) to be protected/extinguished, such as an aircraft, and the floor (3) or equivalent af the storage space. At least one first nozzle (2) is arranged to spray mainly in the area between the object (1) to be extinguished, such as an aircraft, and the floor (3) of the storage space or equivalent at least in a horizontal plane mainly in one first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Goran Sundholm, Maarit Tuomisaari