Patents by Inventor Reijo Viinonen

Reijo Viinonen 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).

  • Apparatus for loading a cargo space
    Patent number: 11059684
    Abstract: An apparatus for loading a cargo space includes a conveyor and a stacker for stacking goods in the cargo space. The stacker is before the conveyor. In addition, a buffer conveyor is between the stacker and the conveyor to permit the uninterrupted operation of the stacker. A transfer conveyor is between the buffer conveyor and the conveyor for moving a stack from the buffer conveyor to the conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Actiw Oy
    Inventors: Jukka Pakkanen, Reijo Viinonen
  • Transfer equipment and load transfer appliance
    Patent number: 10865057
    Abstract: Transfer equipment, which is intended to be used in a load transfer appliance, includes a plastic sheet to be placed under the load and a stiffener plate which is attached as a stiffener to the plastic sheet. The transfer equipment also includes a second plastic sheet. In addition, in the transfer equipment, the stiffener plate is arranged between the plastic sheets. Also disclosed is a load transfer appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Actiw Oy
    Inventor: Reijo Viinonen
  • Arrangement and method for loading a cargo space and apparatus for forming a protective wall in the cargo space
    Patent number: 10428577
    Abstract: An arrangement for loading a cargo space includes a transfer element as part of the transfer apparatus, which is arranged to move, together with load units to be arranged on top of it, into a cargo space and back out of there leaving the load units in the cargo space and means for forming a protective wall between the structure defining the cargo space and the load units. The forming of the protective wall is synchronized with the movement of the transfer element. In addition, an apparatus is disclosed for forming a protective wall in a cargo space and a method for loading a cargo space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Actiw Oy
    Inventors: Reijo Viinonen, Otto Utriainen
  • APPARATUS FOR LOADING A CARGO SPACE
    Publication number: 20190161294
    Abstract: An apparatus for loading a cargo space includes a conveyor and a stacker for stacking goods in the cargo space. The stacker is before the conveyor. In addition, a buffer conveyor is between the stacker and the conveyor to permit the uninterrupted operation of the stacker. A transfer conveyor is between the buffer conveyor and the conveyor for moving a stack from the buffer conveyor to the conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Jukka Pakkanen, Reijo Viinonen
  • TRANSFER EQUIPMENT AND LOAD TRANSFER APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20190009998
    Abstract: Transfer equipment, which is intended to be used in a load transfer appliance, includes a plastic sheet to be placed under the load and a stiffener plate which is attached as a stiffener to the plastic sheet. The transfer equipment also includes a second plastic sheet. In addition, in the transfer equipment, the stiffener plate is arranged between the plastic sheets. Also disclosed is a load transfer appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventor: Reijo Viinonen
  • ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR LOADING A CARGO SPACE AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A PROTECTIVE WALL IN THE CARGO SPACE
    Publication number: 20170016273
    Abstract: An arrangement for loading a cargo space includes a transfer element as part of the transfer apparatus, which is arranged to move, together with load units to be arranged on top of it, into a cargo space and back out of there leaving the load units in the cargo space and means for forming a protective wall between the structure defining the cargo space and the load units. The forming of the protective wall is synchronized with the movement of the transfer element. In addition, an apparatus is disclosed for forming a protective wall in a cargo space and a method for loading a cargo space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Reijo Viinonen, Otto Utriainen