Patents by Inventor Antero Nikkinen

Antero Nikkinen 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).

  • Pinch valve
    Patent number: 9400058
    Abstract: A part of an air tube having flexibility is surrounded by a casing, and the air tube inside the easing is pushed for deformation at a nearly right angle against the pipe axis by a male screw screwed to a female screw of the casing to change a cross sectional area of a passage inside the air tube. A first casing part and a second casing part are overlapped with each other, and openably connected by a hinge, and the overlap state of both the casing parts and is maintained by engaging a claw part with the hole. Opposite surfaces and of both the casing parts and are provided with support grooves and for supporting the outer peripheral surface of the air tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: AUTO-NIKKINEN
    Inventor: Antero Nikkinen
  • PINCH VALVE
    Publication number: 20140339447
    Abstract: A part of an air tube having flexibility is surrounded by a casing, and the air tube inside the easing is pushed for deformation at a nearly right angle against the pipe axis by a male screw screwed to a female screw of the casing to change a cross sectional area of a passage inside the air tube. A first casing part and a second casing part are overlapped with each other, and openably connected by a hinge, and the overlap state of both the casing parts and is maintained by engaging a claw part with the hole. Opposite surfaces and of both the casing parts and are provided with support grooves and for supporting the outer peripheral surface of the air tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Auto-Nikkinen
    Inventor: Antero Nikkinen