Patents by Inventor Kari MAKISALO

Kari MAKISALO 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: 9744993
    Abstract: A steering mechanism intended for use in transport equipment, such as a truck, or a trailer, includes a steering knuckle on both sides of a body of the transport equipment. A king pin is fastened by articulation to the steering knuckles and a wheel of the transport equipment is fastened to each king pins. the steering knuckles being fastened by articulation to the body. The king pins are pivotable with respect to the steering knuckle to which they are fastened. The steering knuckles are pivotable so that when either of the steering knuckles pivots about the respective articulation arranged in the body, the king pin in the pivoting knuckle simultaneously remains un-pivoted with respect to the steering knuckle to which it is fastened. The other steering knuckle simultaneously remains un-pivoted and the king pin therein thus pivots with respect to the steering knuckle to which it is fastened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION OY
    Inventor: Kari Makisalo
  • Publication number: 20160339954
    Abstract: A steering mechanism intended for use in transport equipment, such as a truck, or a trailer, includes a steering knuckle on both sides of a body of the transport equipment. A king pin is fastened by articulation to the steering knuckles and a wheel of the transport equipment is fastened to each king pins. the steering knuckles being fastened by articulation to the body. The king pins are pivotable with respect to the steering knuckle to which they are fastened. The steering knuckles are pivotable so that when either of the steering knuckles pivots about the respective articulation arranged in the body, the king pin in the pivoting knuckle simultaneously remains un-pivoted with respect to the steering knuckle to which it is fastened. The other steering knuckle simultaneously remains un-pivoted and the king pin therein thus pivots with respect to the steering knuckle to which it is fastened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventor: Kari MAKISALO
  • Patent number: 8833505
    Abstract: The present invention relates to removal of excavated rock material in mine and underground as well as surface excavation, and particularly to transport equipment suitable for transporting excavated rock material. The transport equipment suitable for transporting excavated rock material according to the invention comprises a trailer connectable to a body of the transport equipment by a fastening articulation, the trailer comprising a body of the trailer, a transport box of the trailer, and a plurality of wheels of which at least two are arranged to be steerable wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
    Inventors: Kari Mäkisalo, Aleksei Tschurbanoff
  • Publication number: 20120312617
    Abstract: The present invention relates to removal of excavated rock material in mine and underground as well as surface excavation, and particularly to transport equipment suitable for transporting excavated rock material. The transport equipment suitable for transporting excavated rock material according to the invention comprises a trailer connectable to a body of the transport equipment by a fastening articulation, the trailer comprising a body of the trailer, a transport box of the trailer, and a plurality of wheels of which at least two are arranged to be steerable wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION OY
    Inventors: Kari Mäkisalo, Aleksei Tschurbanoff