Patents by Inventor Juha Huhtala

Juha Huhtala 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: 20200078927
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hand tool, comprising a tool member, of a first material, an elongated shaft, of a second material and a connecting member, of a third material comprising plastic. The elongated shaft further comprises a handle portion in a first end and an insert portion in a second end. The hand tool further comprises a sealing ring arranged to surround the insert portion to prevent leakage of the third material during manufacturing. A manufacturing method for such a hand tool is also presented, said method comprising arranging a sealing ring around an insert portion, arranging the insert portion and a tool member in a mold, injecting material comprising plastic in a cavity space so as to form a connecting member and removing the hand tool from the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Grundström, Mikko Kemppi, Henrik Lund, Jouni Riikonen, Petteri Masalin, Juha Huhtala
  • Patent number: 9656397
    Abstract: A tool, such as a saw or a knife, includes a hollow handle and a blade member that is movable alternatively into a storage position or a position of use. In the storage position the blade member is surrounded by and protected within the handle. In the position of use the blade member protrudes from the handle as an extension of the handle, with the blade member being lockable in relation to the handle either into the storage position or the position of use. The end of the blade member in the direction of the handle includes a hanger for suspending the tool, the hanger protruding from the handle when the blade member is in the storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Fiskars Finland Oy Ab
    Inventors: Juha Huhtala, Petteri Masalin
  • Patent number: 9333671
    Abstract: A chopping aid device for use in chopping of firewood includes a frame to pre-vent pieces of wood from spreading into the surroundings outside the chopping aid device during chopping. In order to make chopping of wood easy, fast and safe, the chopping aid device has a support with flexible spikes to keep the firewood in an upright position within the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands Finland Oy Ab
    Inventors: Juha Huhtala, Mikko Heine, Teemu Sandelin
  • Patent number: 8959780
    Abstract: A cutting blade includes a first and a second elongated frame part, and projections protruding from the first and the second elongated frame part in the cross direction. The first and the second frame part are attached to each other by blades, the blades being individually attached to the first frame part at first pivot points and to the second frame part at second pivot points so that the opposite ends of the blades protrude from the first and second pivot points, respectively, in the cross direction of the frame parts. The first and the second elongated frame part are movable relative to each other to rotate the blades around the first and second pivot points and to generate a cutting movement between each end of the blade and projection approaching each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands Finland Oy AB
    Inventors: Petteri Masalin, Juha Huhtala, Markus Paloheimo, Fredrik Magnusson
  • Patent number: 8864554
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sharpener for sharpening a cutting tool, such as a knife, the sharpener comprising a body part (1), a rotatable sharpening roll (2) resting on the body part, and a first guide groove (11) above the sharpening roll for receiving a first tool blade and for guiding it in relation to the sharpening roll (2). To allow the sharpener to be made structurally simple and well applicable for sharpening both narrow and wide blades, the sharpener comprises a second guide groove (14), which is wider than the first guide groove (11), to be arranged above the sharpening roll (2) to allow a second tool blade to be received and guided in relation to the sharpening roll (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands Finland Oy Ab
    Inventors: Petteri Masalin, Juha Huhtala, Kari Kunnas, Aaro Huttunen, Jouni Salojärvi, Sami Lyytikäinen, Olli-Pekka Vänttilä
  • Publication number: 20140175724
    Abstract: A chopping aid device for use in chopping of firewood includes a frame to pre-vent pieces of wood from spreading into the surroundings outside the chopping aid device during chopping. In order to make chopping of wood easy, fast and safe, the chopping aid device has a support with flexible spikes to keep the firewood in an upright position within the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Juha Huhtala, Mikko Heine, Teemu Sandelin
  • Patent number: D682638
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands Finland Oy AB
    Inventors: Petteri Masalin, Juha Huhtala
  • Saw
    Patent number: D705024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands Finland Oy AB
    Inventors: Petteri Masalin, Juha Huhtala
  • Patent number: D737651
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands Finland Oy Ab
    Inventors: Petteri Masalin, Heli Säde, Veikko Mäkipelto, Juha Huhtala
  • Patent number: D761075
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands Finland Oy Ab
    Inventors: Petteri Masalin, Heli Säde, Veikko Mäkipelto, Juha Huhtala
  • Patent number: D761632
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands Finland Oy Ab
    Inventors: Petteri Masalin, Heli Säde, Veikko Mäkipelto, Juha Huhtala
  • Patent number: D783373
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Fiskars Garden Oy Ab
    Inventors: Juha Huhtala, Sami Lyytikäinen, Markus Onnela
  • Patent number: D859122
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Fiskars Finland Oy Ab
    Inventors: Petteri Masalin, Aaro Huttunen, Mikko Kemppi, Juha Huhtala
  • Patent number: D865460
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Fiskars Finland Oy Ab
    Inventors: Petteri Masalin, Aaro Huttunen, Mikko Kemppi, Juha Huhtala
  • Patent number: D865461
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Fiskars Finland Oy Ab
    Inventors: Petteri Masalin, Aaro Huttunen, Mikko Kemppi, Juha Huhtala
  • Patent number: D871888
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: FISKARS FINLAND OY AB
    Inventors: Petteri Masalin, Aaro Huttunen, Mikko Kemppi, Juha Huhtala
  • Axe
    Patent number: D909845
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: FISKARS FINLAND OY AB
    Inventors: Petteri Masalin, Mikko Kemppi, Sami Lyytikäinen, Juha Huhtala
  • Axe
    Patent number: D941651
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: FISKARS FINLAND OY AB
    Inventors: Petteri Masalin, Mikko Kemppi, Sami Lyytikäinen, Juha Huhtala
  • Axe
    Patent number: D942831
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: FISKARS FINLAND OY AB
    Inventors: Petteri Masalin, Mikko Kemppi, Sami Lyytikäinen, Juha Huhtala
  • Axe
    Patent number: D947642
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: FISKARS FINLAND OY AB
    Inventors: Petteri Masalin, Mikko Kemppi, Sami Lyytikäinen, Juha Huhtala