Patents by Inventor Mika Ruponen
Mika Ruponen 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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Patent number: 9222683Abstract: A fresh airflow is conducted from a supply air chamber through nozzles into a ring-shaped mixing chamber. A circulated airflow is conducted from a room space into a cylindrical suction chamber inside a ring-shaped heat exchanger. From the suction chamber the circulated airflow travels through the heat exchanger into the mixing chamber. The nozzles are located in the upper part of the mixing chamber at a distance from each other on the periphery of at least one circle, whereby the mid-point of the circle is located on the vertical central axis of the supply air terminal device. The horizontal component of the direction vector of the fresh airflow discharging from each nozzle forms an angle ?, which is in a range of 45-135 degrees, with the radius of said at least one circle, and the direction vector is directed downward, in relation to the horizontal plane at an angle ?, which is in a range of 15-75 degrees, whereby a rotating airflow directed downward is formed in the mixing chamber.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2010Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: HALTON OYInventors: Mika Ruponen, Risto Paavilainen
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Publication number: 20140374063Abstract: A supply air unit including a supply air chamber, at least one mixing chamber nozzles or a nozzle gap through which a fresh airflow is conducted from the supply air chamber into the mixing chamber, a suction chamber into which a circulated airflow is sucked from an air-conditioned room space, and at least one outlet opening. At least one airflow controller through which an additional airflow is conducted from the supply air chamber into the suction chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: HALTON OYInventors: Risto Paavilainen, Heimo Ulmanen, Mika Ruponen, Kim Hagstöm
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Publication number: 20130035029Abstract: The supply air unit (100) comprises a supply air chamber (10), at least one mixing chamber (20a, 20b), which opens into the air-conditioned room space, nozzles (60a, 60b), through which a fresh airflow (L1) is conducted from the supply air chamber (10) into the mixing chamber, a first heat-transfer unit (A), which comprises at least one heat exchanger (30a, 30b), through which a circulated airflow (L2) is conducted from the room space into the mixing chamber. The supply air unit also comprises a second heat-transfer unit (B), which is formed by at least one radiating element (50), which has a radiating surface (51), to which heat is transferred from the air-conditioned room space for cooling or from which heat is transferred into the air-conditioned room space for heating, and which radiating surface also comprises openings, whereby the radiating surface becomes sound-absorbing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2010Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: Halton OyInventors: Mika Ruponen, Panu Mustakallio, Risto Kosonen, Maija Virta, Harri Itkonen
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Publication number: 20110124279Abstract: A supply air unit including a supply air chamber, at least one mixing chamber nozzles or a nozzle gap through which a fresh airflow is conducted from the supply air chamber into the mixing chamber, a suction chamber into which a circulated airflow is sucked from an air-conditioned room space, and at least one outlet opening. At least one airflow controller through which an additional airflow is conducted from the supply air chamber into the suction chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2010Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: HALTON OYInventors: Risto PAAVILAINEN, Heimo Ulmanen, Mika Ruponen, Kim Hagström
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Publication number: 20110000566Abstract: A fresh airflow is conducted from a supply air chamber through nozzles into a ring-shaped mixing chamber. A circulated airflow is conducted from a room space into a cylindrical suction chamber inside a ring-shaped heat exchanger. From the suction chamber the circulated airflow travels through the heat exchanger into the mixing chamber. The nozzles are located in the upper part of the mixing chamber at a distance from each other on the periphery of at least one circle, whereby the mid-point of the circle is located on the vertical central axis of the supply air terminal device. The horizontal component of the direction vector of the fresh airflow discharging from each nozzle forms an angle ?, which is in a range of 45-135 degrees, with the radius of said at least one circle, and the direction vector is directed downward, in relation to the horizontal plane at an angle ?, which is in a range of 15-75 degrees, whereby a rotating airflow directed downward is formed in the mixing chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2010Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: HALTON OYInventors: Mika Ruponen, Risto Paavilainen
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Patent number: 7000688Abstract: The invention concerns a supply air terminal device (10) including side plates (12) and an air guiding part (13). A heat exchanger (14) is fitted in the device below a supply air chamber (11) for supply air in between air guiding parts (13) located on both sides of the central axis (Y1) of the device. In the device, the supply air chamber (11) includes nozzle apertures (12a1, 12a2, . . . , 12b1, 12b2 . . . ) to conduct fresh supply air into a side chamber (B1) and to induce a flow of circulated air (L2) from the room space through the heat exchanger (14) into the side chamber (B1). Using the heat exchanger (14) the circulated air may be either cooled or heated. The equipment includes a control device (15) for the induction ratio of the supply air flow (L1) and the circulated air flow (L2) for controlling in which ratio there is fresh air (L1) and circulated air (L2) in the combined air flow (L1+L2).Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2001Date of Patent: February 21, 2006Assignee: Halton OyInventors: Pekka Horttanainen, Marko Häkkinen, Mika Ruponen, Reijo Villikka, Maija Virta
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Patent number: 6769477Abstract: The invention concerns a supply air terminal device (10), which includes a supply air chamber (11) and therein nozzles (12a1, 12a2 . . . ), through which supply air is conducted into an internal side chamber (B1) of the device. In the device solution, the supply airflow (L1) induces a circulated airflow, that is a secondary airflow (L2), from the room space (H1) to flow through a heat exchanger (13) of the device into the side chamber (B1) to join the supply airflow (L1). In the device solution, the combined airflow (L1+L2) of supply air and circulated air is made to flow sideways from the device. The central axes (X1) of the nozzles (12a1, 12a2 . . .Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2001Date of Patent: August 3, 2004Assignee: Halton OyInventors: Marko Häkkinen, Lasse Laurila, Pekka Pulkkinen, Mika Ruponen, Reijo Villikka, Kari Äikäs
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Patent number: 6715538Abstract: The invention concerns a supply air terminal device (10) including a supply chamber (11) for the supply air and in the supply chamber (11) nozzles (12a1, 12a2 . . . ; 12b1, 12b2 . . . ), through which the supply airflow (L1) is conducted into a side chamber (B1) of the supply air terminal device, which side chamber is a structure open at the top part and at the bottom part. The supply air terminal device (10) includes a heat exchanger (14), which can be used either to cool or to heat the circulated airflow (L2). In the device solution, fresh supply air, which is conducted through the nozzles to the side chamber (B1), induces the circulated airflow (L2) to flow through the heat exchanger (14). The combined airflow (L1+L2) of supply airflow (L1) and circulated airflow (L2) is conducted out of the supply air terminal device (10). The supply air terminal device includes an induction ratio control device (15), which is used to control how much circulated airflow (L2) joins the supply airflow (L1).Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2001Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignee: Halton OyInventors: Pekka Horttanainen, Marko Häkkinen, Mika Ruponen, Reijo Villikka, Maija Virta
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Publication number: 20020070010Abstract: The invention concerns a supply air terminal device (10), which includes a supply air chamber (11) and therein nozzles (12a1, 12a2 . . . ), through which supply air is conducted into an internal side chamber (B1) of the device. In the device solution, the supply airflow (L1) induces a circulated airflow, that is a secondary airflow (L2), from the room space (H1) to flow through a heat exchanger (13) of the device into the side chamber (B1) to join the supply airflow (L1). In the device solution, the combined airflow (L1+L2) of supply air and circulated air is made to flow sideways from the device. The central axes (X1) of the nozzles (12a1, 12a2 . . .Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2001Publication date: June 13, 2002Applicant: HALTON OYInventors: Marko Hakkinen, Lasse Laurila, Pekka Pulkkinen, Mika Ruponen, Reijo Villikka, Kari Aikas
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Publication number: 20020062948Abstract: The invention concerns a supply air terminal device (10) including side plates (12) and an air guiding part (13). A heat exchanger (14) is fitted in the device below a supply air chamber (11) for supply air in between air guiding parts (13) located on both sides of the central axis (Y1) of the device. In the device, the supply air chamber (11) includes nozzle apertures (12a1, 12a2, . . . , 12b1, 12b2 . . . ) to conduct fresh supply air into a side chamber (B1) and to induce a flow of circulated air (L2) from the room space through the heat exchanger (14) into the side chamber (B1). Using the heat exchanger (14) the circulated air may be either cooled or heated. The equipment includes a control device (15) for the induction ratio of the supply air flow (L1) and the circulated air flow (L2) for controlling in which ratio there is fresh air (L1) and circulated air (L2) in the combined air flow (L1+L2).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2001Publication date: May 30, 2002Applicant: HALTON OYInventors: Pekka Horttanainen, Marko Hakkinen, Mika Ruponen, Reijo Villikka, Maija Virta
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Publication number: 20020056545Abstract: The invention concerns a supply air terminal device (10) including a supply chamber (11) for the supply air and in the supply chamber (11) nozzles (12a1, 12a2. . . ; 12b1, 12b2 . . . ), through which the supply airflow (L1) is conducted into a side chamber (B1) of the supply air terminal device, which side chamber is a structure open at the top part and at the bottom part. The supply air terminal device (10) includes a heat exchanger (14), which can be used either to cool or to heat the circulated airflow (L2). In the device solution, fresh supply air, which is conducted through the nozzles to the side chamber (B1), induces the circulated airflow (L2) to flow through the heat exchanger (14). The combined airflow (L1+L2) of supply airflow (L1) and circulated airflow (L2) is conducted out of the supply air terminal device (10). The supply air terminal device includes an induction ratio control device (15), which is used to control how much circulated airflow (L2) joins the supply airflow (L1).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2001Publication date: May 16, 2002Applicant: HALTON OYInventors: Pekka Horttanainen, Marko Hakkinen, Mika Ruponen, Reijo Villikka, Maija Virta