Patents by Inventor Mike Heinonen

Mike Heinonen 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).

  • Apparatus for inserting a valve into an orifice tube
    Patent number: 5836074
    Abstract: The present invention is a tool for inserting an evaporator orifice tube check valve into an evaporator orifice tube. The tool uses a press pin comprising a pneumatically activated cylinder which forces the evaporator orifice tube check valve into the evaporator orifice tube a predetermined distance. The tool also includes a reciprocating cylinder which locates the valve to a proper seating depth, a signal generator which notifies the operator if the valve in a particular evaporator is not seated properly, and a marking device which creates a label on the evaporator orifice tube only if the evaporator orifice tube check valve is at the predetermined desired location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Robert John Hutter, Mike Heinonen, Atul Natverial Sheth