Patents by Inventor Erno Nieminen

Erno Nieminen 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).

  • Method and shield structure against flying bodies and shock waves
    Publication number: 20070151441
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shield structure (1) against flying pieces, such as bullets, fragments, and other similar bodies, in order to stop them or to reduce their impact force, formed of a hollow structure (1), which is filled with, or can be filled with a medium, and with its aid brought into an operating state. The shield structure is compartmentalized (3) and contains an absorbent material (4), which is able to absorb the medium. The invention also relates to a method, with the aid of which it is possible to stop flying bodies, or to reduce their impact force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Mikko Reinikainen, Mikko Karppinen, Henri Andell, Jenni Koski, Erno Nieminen, Jani Kauppi, Henri Laitonen, Linda Norrgard, Henry Virta