Patents by Inventor Pasi Halla-aho

Pasi Halla-aho 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: 11892280
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining crush height of a plain bearing shell, including a light source for forming illuminating light to the plain bearing shell; a sensor device configured to capture an image; at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: capture a first image of the plain bearing shell in a first mode, wherein no external compression stress in a circumference direction of the plain bearing shell is formed; generate plain bearing data based on the first captured image; maintain housing reference data including at least diameter information of a bore for receiving the plain bearing shell; and determine crush height of the plain bearing shell based on the plain bearing data and the housing reference data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Wärtsilä Finland Oy
    Inventors: Janne Leppäkangas, Pasi Halla-aho, Jaakko Istolahti, Jukka-Pekka Vesala
  • Publication number: 20210190477
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining crush height of a plain bearing shell, including a light source for forming illuminating light to the plain bearing shell; a sensor device configured to capture an image; at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: capture a first image of the plain bearing shell in a first mode, wherein no external compression stress in a circumference direction of the plain bearing shell is formed; generate plain bearing data based on the first captured image; maintain housing reference data including at least diameter information of a bore for receiving the plain bearing shell; and determine crush height of the plain bearing shell based on the plain bearing data and the housing reference data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Wärtsilä Finland Oy
    Inventors: Janne LEPPÄKANGAS, Pasi HALLA-AHO, Jaakko ISTOLAHTI, Jukka-Pekka VESALA
  • Patent number: 5975040
    Abstract: Piston unit for an internal combustion engine, especially for a large diesel engine, comprising at least three main parts located in successive order in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the piston and to be connected to each other. The piston unit includes a uniform upper part (3), which defines, when installed within a cylinder of the engine, a combustion chamber from the side of the piston and which is fixed inside of the piston at its central region to a middle part (2) of the piston unit preferably by means of a screw (4) or the like. At least the main part of, preferably all of the piston ring grooves (7) are arranged on a middle part (2). In addition the upper part (1) is selected to be of a material with better heat resistance than that of the middle part (2) and of a lower part (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Wartsila Diesel International OY
    Inventors: Aulis Silvonen, Trygve Ahlroth, Pasi Halla-aho
  • Patent number: 5724933
    Abstract: Piston unit for an internal combustion engine, especially for a large diesel engine, comprising at least three main parts located in successive order in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the piston and to be connected to each other. The piston unit includes a uniform upper part (3), which defines, when installed within a cylinder of the engine, a combustion chamber from the side of the piston and which is fixed inside of the piston at its central region to a middle part (2) of the piston unit preferably by means of a screw (4) or the like. At least the main part of, preferably all of the piston ring grooves (7) are arranged on a middle part (2). In addition the upper part (1) is selected to be of a material with better heat resistance than that of the middle part (2) and of a lower part (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Wartsila Diesel International Ltd Oy
    Inventors: Aulis Silvonen, Trygve Ahlroth, Pasi Halla-aho