Patents by Inventor Tommi Säleniemi

Tommi Säleniemi 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: 8689902
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
    Inventors: Jussi Puura, Markus Saarela, Jouko Muona, Tommi Säleniemi, Tatu Hautala, Jukka Osara, Pertti Koivunen, Pekka Laine
  • Patent number: 8548609
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
    Inventors: Tommi Säleniemi, Erkki Eilo, Martti Keskinen, Jussi Koskelainen, Jouko Muona, Pasi Latva-Pukkila
  • Patent number: 8453759
    Abstract: Method of determining a direction of a drilling pattern in a tunnel curve calculation to be executed in a control unit of a rock drilling rig, a storage device including software product implementing the method and a rock drilling rig. Tunnel line of a tunnel to be excavated is determined. Location of a drilling site on the tunnel line is communicated to the control unit and a navigation plane of the drilling pattern is positioned on the tunnel line. Start point of a round is positioned on the tunnel line and length of the round is provided. End point of the round is positioned at a distance corresponding with the length of the round from the start point and a coordinate system of the drilling pattern is directed so one of its axes points from the start point to the end point. Finally, different coordinate systems are transformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
    Inventor: Tommi Säleniemi
  • Patent number: 8392014
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining & Construction Oy
    Inventors: Tommi Säleniemi, Erkki Eilo, Ari Junnikkala, Jussi Koskelainen, Jouko Muona, Martti Keskinen
  • Patent number: 8286726
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
    Inventors: Jouko Muona, Jukka Osara, Eemeli Haverinen, Tommi Säleniemi, Timo Kemppainen, Ari Junnikkala, Isto Virtanen, Jussi Koskelainen, Erkki Eilo
  • Publication number: 20110100711
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Jussi Puura, Markus Saarela, Jouko Muona, Tommi Säleniemi, Tatu Hautala, Jukka Osara, Pertti Koivunen, Pekka Laine
  • Publication number: 20100286965
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
    Inventors: Tommi Säleniemi, Erkki Eilo, Martti Keskinen, Jussi Koskelainen, Jouko Muona, Pasi Latva-Pukkila
  • Publication number: 20100086359
    Abstract: A method of determining a direction of a drilling pattern in tunnel curve calculation to be executed in a control unit of a rock drilling rig. The invention further relates to a storage device including software product implementing the method, and a rock drilling rig. A tunnel line of a tunnel to be excavated is determined e.g. by using curve fitting. A location of a drilling site on the tunnel line is communicated to the control unit and a navigation plane of the drilling pattern is positioned on the tunnel line. A start point of a round is positioned on the tunnel line and a length of the round is provided. Further, an end point of the round is positioned at a distance corresponding with the length of the round from the start point and a coordinate system of the drilling pattern is directed such that one of its axes points from the start point to the end point. Finally, different coordinate systems are transformed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
    Inventor: Tommi Säleniemi
  • Publication number: 20100078215
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Tommi Säleniemi, Erkki Eilo, Ari Junnikkala, Jussi Koskelainen, Jouko Muona, Martti Keskinen