Patents by Inventor Tuomo HIRSIKANGAS

Tuomo HIRSIKANGAS 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 and method for positioning rock drilling rig
    Patent number: 11566470
    Abstract: An apparatus, a method for positioning a rock drilling, and a rock drilling rig is provided. The rock drilling rig includes a mobile drilling platform and a drilling mast connected to the drilling platform. The drilling platform is levelled vertically before initiating drilling. The apparatus determines the needed vertical levelling requirement. The levelling causes displacement of a drilling tool line passing through a drilling tool. The apparatus estimates the displacement and provides aid for the operator to position the drilling platform in order to compensate for the estimated displacement distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
    Inventors: Eemeli Haverinen, Heikki Tapola, Juha Lassila, Mervi Avelin, Tuomo Hirsikangas
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING ROCK DRILLING RIG
    Publication number: 20210340825
    Abstract: An apparatus, a method for positioning a rock drilling, and a rock drilling rig is provided. The rock drilling rig includes a mobile drilling platform and a drilling mast connected to the drilling platform. The drilling platform is levelled vertically before initiating drilling. The apparatus determines the needed vertical levelling requirement. The levelling causes displacement of a drilling tool line passing through a drilling tool. The apparatus estimates the displacement and provides aid for the operator to position the drilling platform in order to compensate for the estimated displacement distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Eemeli HAVERINEN, Heikki TAPOLA, Juha LASSILA, Mervi AVELIN, Tuomo HIRSIKANGAS
  • Apparatus and method for positioning rock drilling rig
    Patent number: 11091962
    Abstract: An apparatus, a method for positioning a rock drilling, and a rock drilling rig is provided. The rock drilling rig includes a mobile drilling platform and a drilling mast connected to the drilling platform. The drilling platform is levelled vertically before initiating drilling. The apparatus determines the needed vertical levelling requirement. The levelling causes displacement of a drilling tool line passing through a drilling tool. The apparatus estimates the displacement and provides aid for the operator to position the drilling platform in order to compensate for the estimated displacement distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
    Inventors: Eemeli Haverinen, Heikki Tapola, Juha Lassila, Mervi Avelin, Tuomo Hirsikangas
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING ROCK DRILLING RIG
    Publication number: 20200308914
    Abstract: An apparatus, a method for positioning a rock drilling, and a rock drilling rig is provided. The rock drilling rig includes a mobile drilling platform and a drilling mast connected to the drilling platform. The drilling platform is levelled vertically before initiating drilling. The apparatus determines the needed vertical levelling requirement. The levelling causes displacement of a drilling tool line passing through a drilling tool. The apparatus estimates the displacement and provides aid for the operator to position the drilling platform in order to compensate for the estimated displacement distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Eemeli HAVERINEN, Heikki TAPOLA, Juha LASSILA, Mervi AVELIN, Tuomo HIRSIKANGAS