Patents by Inventor Juha Tauno Paavali Karvinen

Juha Tauno Paavali Karvinen 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).

  • Patent number: 5875675
    Abstract: An apparatus for the measurement of liquid quantity, comprising a frame (12) with a chamber space (13) inside it, an inlet duct (8) in the top part of the frame to pass a liquid into the chamber space (13), an outlet duct (11) in the bottom part of the frame to pass the liquid out of the chamber space (13) and elements (1, 2) placed in the chamber space (13) to form a weir container, said elements comprising a wall (2) and at least one orifice (1) formed in the wall, through which orifice (1) the liquid is passed out into the outlet duct (11), and means (3) for measuring the level of the liquid in the chamber space (13). The apparatus comprises means (10) for directing the liquid entering the chamber via the inlet duct (8) into at least two sub-flows (14, 15) and for directing these sub-flows from different directions to a point near the orifice (1) in the wall so that when the sub-flows (14, 15) meet again, they substantially damp the flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Ecopump OY
    Inventors: Matti Juhani Yliknuussi, Ari-Pekka Lyijynen, Juha Tauno Paavali Karvinen