Patents by Inventor Mikko Salonen

Mikko Salonen 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).

  • VACUUM BOX FOR A BELT CONVEYOR AND BELT CONVEYOR FOR CONVEYING VENEER SHEETS
    Publication number: 20250058992
    Abstract: A vacuum box for a vacuum belt conveyor system for conveying a veneer sheet is provided, the vacuum box comprises a housing having a top plate, wall plates, a bottom plate and end plates, wherein at least one opening is arranged between the bottom plate of the housing and each of the wall plates of the housing along a length of the vacuum box and wherein a shape of the bottom plate is such that edge areas of the bottom plate are further away from an imaginary plane on which the veneer sheet is conveyable than a middle area of the bottom plate. A vacuum belt conveyor system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Mikko SALONEN, Roope ESKOLA, Jussi OJALAINEN, Ville HEIMONEN
  • Energy production unit
    Patent number: D530662
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Wartsila Finland Oy
    Inventors: Ville Kokkonen, Niklas Lindfors, Asko Pesonen, Sampsa Piira, Mikko Salonen