Patents by Inventor Eero Saikkonen

Eero Saikkonen 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).

  • Publication number: 20170030082
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flashing for a pipe or duct passing through a seamed roof. The flashing comprises a collar at the upper end of which is provided an opening for the pipe or duct, and a substantially flat flange to which the lower end of the collar is joined, which flange is configured to be attached to a portion of a roof, whereby a plane through the upper and lower edges of the opening in the upper end of the collar is set inclined by an angle in a range between 25° and 35° relative to the plane defined by the flange. The opening at the upper end of the collar has an oval or oblong shape, facilitating the use of the flashing at various roof pitch angles without the collar being modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventor: Eero Saikkonen
  • Patent number: 9422724
    Abstract: A roof underlay seal (1) for a leadthrough penetrating a roof structure, includes a tubular collar (2) and a flange portion (3) laterally extending from the collar and surrounding it. The collar (2) is attached to a flange portion (3) via a flexible sleeve (4) extending between the collar (2) and the flange portion (3) for setting the upper end of the collar (2) flexibly at a desired distance from the flange portion (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: SK TUOTE OY
    Inventors: Eero Saikkonen, Pasi Puikkonen
  • Publication number: 20150368907
    Abstract: A roof underlay seal (1) for a leadthrough penetrating a roof structure, includes a tubular collar (2) and a flange portion (3) laterally extending from the collar and surrounding it. The collar (2) is attached to a flange portion (3) via a flexible sleeve (4) extending between the collar (2) and the flange portion (3) for setting the upper end of the collar (2) flexibly at a desired distance from the flange portion (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: SK TUOTE OY
    Inventors: Eero SAIKKONEN, Pasi PUIKKONEN
  • Patent number: 8522497
    Abstract: A device for leading pipes (6) of a solar cell through a roof, which device is characterized by a connecting sleeve having an upper end with an annular cross section, the connecting sleeve being mounted onto the straight-cut upper end of a dome-like collar (2a) of a conventional pipe duct (2) to surround the opening of the collar (2a), as well as by a cap (4) turnably installed on the upper end of the connecting sleeve (3) and provided with a sideward-facing receiving opening (5) for pipes (6) to be led from a solar cell into the building, whereby the receiving opening (5) is sealable around the pipes (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: SK Tuote Oy
    Inventor: Eero Saikkonen
  • Patent number: D875913
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Vilpe OY
    Inventors: Pasi Puikkonen, Eero Saikkonen, Veli-Pekka Lahti, Kaj Friis