Patents by Inventor Heimo Ojala

Heimo Ojala 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).

  • COLLECTOR
    Publication number: 20170108290
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a single pipe collector for a heat pump installation. The collector comprises a pipe (12) intended for installation in a heat pump plant, in which pipe a heat transfer liquid circulates in a closed cycle for conveyance of heat that is absorbed from a heat source to a heat pump and return of the heat transfer liquid back to the heat source. The inward surface (14) of the pipe has an uneven surface structure that comprises indentations and/or elevations (16). The present invention also relates to heat pump plant comprising the collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: MuoviTech AB
    Inventors: MIKA OJALA, Juha OJALA, Kari OJALA, Heimo OJALA
  • Pipe collector for heat pump systems
    Patent number: 9546802
    Abstract: A collector for a heat pump installation includes a pipe to circulate a heat transfer liquid between a heat source and a heat pump. An inner surface of the pipe has an uneven surface structure that includes at least one of indentations or elevations extending helically in a longitudinal direction. The indentations or elevations are arranged to create a turbulent flow of the heat transfer liquid in the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: MUOVITECH AB
    Inventors: Mika Ojala, Juha Ojala, Kari Ojala, Heimo Ojala
  • COLLECTOR
    Publication number: 20100243209
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a single pipe collector for a heat pump installation. The collector comprises a pipe (12) intended for installation in a heat pump plant, in which pipe a heat transfer liquid circulates in a closed cycle for conveyance of heat that is absorbed from a heat source to a heat pump and return of the heat transfer liquid back to the heat source. The inward surface (14) of the pipe has an uneven surface structure that comprises indentations and/or elevations (16). The present invention also relates to heat pump plant comprising the collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Mika Ojala, Juha Ojala, Kari Ojala, Heimo Ojala