Patents by Inventor Ari Haavisto

Ari Haavisto 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: 8240400
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shield structure of a rock drilling apparatus for dampening noise, the rock drilling apparatus comprising a feed beam whose one end is a drilling end, whereby the drilling end of the feed beam comprises a first shield part mounted immovably relative to the feed beam, and a second shield part mounted movably relative to the feed beam. A tubular shield flexible at least in its longitudinal direction is mounted between the shield parts, the shield being tightly attached by its ends to the first and the second shield part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
    Inventors: Seppo Peltola, Ari Haavisto
  • Patent number: 8177023
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sound dampening housing for a rock drill which moves along a feed beam in a longitudinal direction thereof, the sound dampening housing being attachable to the feed beam of the rock drill on its both sides so that together with the feed beam the sound dampening housing constitutes a substantially closed space. The sound dampening housing is double-shelled, and an airspace is provided between its inner shell and its outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
    Inventors: Seppo Peltola, Ari Haavisto
  • Publication number: 20100116555
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shield structure of a rock drilling apparatus for dampening noise, the rock drilling apparatus comprising a feed beam whose one end is a drilling end, whereby the drilling end of the feed beam comprises a first shield part mounted immovably relative to the feed beam, and a second shield part mounted movably relative to the feed beam. A tubular shield flexible at least in its longitudinal direction is mounted between the shield parts, the shield being tightly attached by its ends to the first and the second shield part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Seppo Peltola, Ari Haavisto
  • Publication number: 20100084218
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sound dampening housing for a rock drill which moves along a feed beam in a longitudinal direction thereof, the sound dampening housing being attachable to the feed beam of the rock drill on its both sides so that together with the feed beam the sound dampening housing constitutes a substantially closed space. The sound dampening housing is double-shelled, and an airspace is provided between its inner shell and its outer shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
    Inventors: Seppo Peltola, Ari Haavisto
  • Publication number: 20080115668
    Abstract: A method for cleaning a filter apparatus of a rock drilling rig, a filter apparatus and a rock drilling rig. The filter apparatus comprises several filter units, and the filters therein separate solid matter from the filtering flow. The filter apparatus comprises a cleaning apparatus with a pressure channel enabling to provide the filter unit to be cleaned with a pressure pulse. The cleaning apparatus also comprises mechanical sealing means for preventing the filtering flow through the filter unit to be cleaned during cleaning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION OY
    Inventors: Ari Haavisto, Kari Juujarvi