Patents by Inventor Jari Sorvisto

Jari Sorvisto 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).

  • Protective cover for the discharge end of a conveyor
    Patent number: 9096382
    Abstract: A cover and frame assembly for a discharge end of a belt conveyor, the assembly including: a stationary frame supporting the discharge end and including sides extending beyond the discharge end; a cover having a top, opposite side walls extending down from the top and an end face extending between the side walls and down from the top; a rim along each of the side walls, wherein each the rim seats on an upper edge of one of the sides of the stationary frame, while the cover is closed over the discharge end, and a roller on each upper edge of the sides of the stationary frame, wherein each roller extends above the upper edge and seats in a hole or pit in the rim seated on the upper edge while the cover is closed, wherein the rim of each side wall slides over the corresponding roller as the cover is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Andritz OY
    Inventors: Iiro Laaksonen, Jaakko Pitkakangas, Ari Hannimaki, Jari Sorvisto
  • PROTECTIVE COVER FOR THE DISCHARGE END OF A CONVEYOR
    Publication number: 20130313083
    Abstract: A cover and frame assembly for a discharge end of a belt conveyor, the assembly including: a stationary frame supporting the discharge end and including sides extending beyond the discharge end; a cover having a top, opposite side walls extending down from the top and an end face extending between the side walls and down from the top; a rim along each of the side walls, wherein each the rim seats on an upper edge of one of the sides of the stationary frame, while the cover is closed over the discharge end, and a roller on each upper edge of the sides of the stationary frame, wherein each roller extends above the upper edge and seats in a hole or pit in the rim seated on the upper edge while the cover is closed, wherein the rim of each side wall slides over the corresponding roller as the cover is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Andritz Oy
    Inventors: Iiro Laaksonen, Jaakko Pitkakangas, Ari Hannimaki, Jari Sorvisto