Patents by Inventor Kari Moilala

Kari Moilala 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: 8522859
    Abstract: A phase change material (PCM) heat exchanger device comprising heat exchanger cells (1a, 1b) operating on the regenerative countercurrent principle, one or more phase change material (PCM) accumulators (2, 3) provided in the heat exchanger cells and one or more vortex tubes (6, 7, 8). When the directions of the air, gas and liquid flows are cyclically reversed in the apparatus, energy is recovered into the heat exchanger cell and the PCM accumulator, and during the subsequent cycle, the energy is released from the heat exchanger cell and PCM accumulator. While one heat exchanger cell and PCM accumulator is being charged, the other heat exchanger cell and PCM accumulator is simultaneously discharged. Warm air exits a first outlet port while cold air exits a second outlet port of the one or more vortex tubes. The fluid flows heat or cool the heat exchanger cells and associated PCM accumulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: MG Innovations Corp.
    Inventors: Kari Moilala, Michael Gasik
  • Publication number: 20080179039
    Abstract: The invention relates to a phase change material (PCM) heat exchanger device comprising heat exchanger cells (1a, 1b) operating on the regenerative countercurrent principle, phase change material (PCM) accumulators (2, 3) provided in the heat exchanger cells and a vortex tube (6, 7, 8). When the directions of the air, gas and liquid flows are cyclically reversed in the apparatus, energy is recovered into the heat exchanger cell and the PCM accumulator, and during the subsequent cycle, the energy is released from the heat exchanger cell and PCM accumulator. While one heat exchanger cell and PCM accumulator is being charged, the other heat exchanger cell and PCM accumulator are simultaneously discharged. The cool/hot flow from the vortex tube is used to enhance/create needed temperature differences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Kari Moilala, Michael Gasik
  • Patent number: 7059385
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air condition device consisting of recovery cells (1, 2), an inlet (3) and exhaust ducts (4) leading to and from a room, an inlet (5) and exhaust ducts (6) located at the other end of the device and leading to and from the outdoor air, the air flows in the air conditioning device being controlled by means of rotating deflectors (7, 8). The deflectors (7, 8) consist of baffles fixed to different control axes (9, 10) and rotating about their axes, the air openings (11, 12) provided in the deflectors being located altematingly at the same recovery cell (1, 2), where the air flow directions are reversed periodically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: MG Innovations Corp.
    Inventor: Kari Moilala
  • Publication number: 20030102106
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air condition device consisting of recovery cells (1, 2), inlet (3) and exhaust ducts (4) leading to and from a room, and inlet (5) and exhaust ducts (6) located at the other end of the device and leading to and from the outdoor air, the air flown in the air conditioning device being controlled by means of rotating deflectors (7, 8). The deflectors (7, 8) consist of baffles fixed to different control axes (9, 10) and rotating about their axes, the air openings (11, 12) provided in the deflectors being located alternatingly at the same recovery cell (1, 2), where the air flow directions are reversed periodically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventor: Kari Moilala