Patents by Inventor Reijo Villikka

Reijo Villikka 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: 8876581
    Abstract: A supply air terminal device (10) has a supply air chamber (12), into which fresh air is conducted from out of doors and further from it through a nozzle gap or nozzles (12a1, 12a2 . . . ) into a mixing chamber (14). The fresh supply air (L1) induces a circulated airflow (L2) from a room (H) to flow through a heat exchanger (13) into the mixing chamber (14). The combined airflow (L1+L2) combined in the device solution of the fresh supply air (L1) and the room air (L2) flow is made to flow from the mixing chamber (14) into a room space (H) or other such. The mixing chamber (14) of the supply air terminal device (10) has in the mixing chamber (14) or in connection with this in a flow passage (14?) a film element (15), preferably a film-like electric resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Halton Oy
    Inventors: Heimo Ulmanen, Reijo Villikka
  • Patent number: 8469783
    Abstract: The invention concerns a supply air terminal device (10) and a method for regulating the airflow rate. The supply air terminal device (10) comprises a heat exchanger (11), with which a circulated airflow (L2) conducted from a room can be either cooled or heated. The supply air terminal device (10) comprises a mixing chamber (12), into which mixing chamber (12) the air chamber's (15) nozzles (16a1, 16a2 . . . 16an) or a flow gap (16) open to conduct a primary airflow (L1) into the mixing chamber (12), whereby the primary airflow (L1) from the nozzles (16a1, 16a2 . . . 16an) or through the flow gap (16) as a flow (Qs) will induce a circulated airflow (L2) from the room (H) to flow through the heat exchanger (11) into the mixing chamber (12). The combined airflow (L1+L2) is conducted into the room (H). The supply air terminal device (10) comprises a regulator (100) bypassing the nozzles (16a1, 16a2 . . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Halton Oy
    Inventors: Vesa Juslin, Mikko Pulkkinen, Heimo Ulmanen, Reijo Villikka
  • Publication number: 20080200112
    Abstract: A supply air terminal device (10) has a supply air chamber (12), into which fresh air is conducted from out of doors and further from it through a nozzle gap or nozzles (12a1, 12a2 . . . ) into a mixing chamber (14). The fresh supply air (L1) induces a circulated airflow (L2) from a room (H) to flow through a heat exchanger (13) into the mixing chamber (14). The combined airflow (L1+L2) combined in the device solution of the fresh supply air (L1) and the room air (L2) flow is made to flow from the mixing chamber (14) into a room space (H) or other such. The mixing chamber (14) of the supply air terminal device (10) has in the mixing chamber (14) or in connection with this in a flow passage (14?) a film element (15), preferably a film-like electric resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: HALTON OY
    Inventors: Heimo Ulmanen, Reijo Villikka
  • Publication number: 20070164124
    Abstract: The invention concerns a supply air terminal device (10) and a method for regulating the airflow rate. The supply air terminal device (10) comprises a heat exchanger (11), with which a circulated airflow (L2) conducted from a room can be either cooled or heated. The supply air terminal device (10) comprises a mixing chamber (12), into which mixing chamber (12) the air chamber's (15) nozzles (16a1, 16a2 . . . 16an) or a flow gap (16) open to conduct a primary airflow (L1) into the mixing chamber (12), whereby the primary airflow (L1) from the nozzles (16a1, 16a2 . . . 16an) or through the flow gap (16) as a flow (Qs) will induce a circulated airflow (L2) from the room (H) to flow through the heat exchanger (11) into the mixing chamber (12). The combined airflow (L1+L2) is conducted into the room (H). The supply air terminal device (10) comprises a regulator (100) bypassing the nozzles (16a1, 16a2 . . .
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: Halton Oy
    Inventors: Vesa Juslin, Mikko Pulkkinen, Heimo Ulmanen, Reijo Villikka
  • Patent number: 7000688
    Abstract: The invention concerns a supply air terminal device (10) including side plates (12) and an air guiding part (13). A heat exchanger (14) is fitted in the device below a supply air chamber (11) for supply air in between air guiding parts (13) located on both sides of the central axis (Y1) of the device. In the device, the supply air chamber (11) includes nozzle apertures (12a1, 12a2, . . . , 12b1, 12b2 . . . ) to conduct fresh supply air into a side chamber (B1) and to induce a flow of circulated air (L2) from the room space through the heat exchanger (14) into the side chamber (B1). Using the heat exchanger (14) the circulated air may be either cooled or heated. The equipment includes a control device (15) for the induction ratio of the supply air flow (L1) and the circulated air flow (L2) for controlling in which ratio there is fresh air (L1) and circulated air (L2) in the combined air flow (L1+L2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Halton Oy
    Inventors: Pekka Horttanainen, Marko Häkkinen, Mika Ruponen, Reijo Villikka, Maija Virta
  • Patent number: 6769477
    Abstract: The invention concerns a supply air terminal device (10), which includes a supply air chamber (11) and therein nozzles (12a1, 12a2 . . . ), through which supply air is conducted into an internal side chamber (B1) of the device. In the device solution, the supply airflow (L1) induces a circulated airflow, that is a secondary airflow (L2), from the room space (H1) to flow through a heat exchanger (13) of the device into the side chamber (B1) to join the supply airflow (L1). In the device solution, the combined airflow (L1+L2) of supply air and circulated air is made to flow sideways from the device. The central axes (X1) of the nozzles (12a1, 12a2 . . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Halton Oy
    Inventors: Marko Häkkinen, Lasse Laurila, Pekka Pulkkinen, Mika Ruponen, Reijo Villikka, Kari Äikäs
  • Patent number: 6715538
    Abstract: The invention concerns a supply air terminal device (10) including a supply chamber (11) for the supply air and in the supply chamber (11) nozzles (12a1, 12a2 . . . ; 12b1, 12b2 . . . ), through which the supply airflow (L1) is conducted into a side chamber (B1) of the supply air terminal device, which side chamber is a structure open at the top part and at the bottom part. The supply air terminal device (10) includes a heat exchanger (14), which can be used either to cool or to heat the circulated airflow (L2). In the device solution, fresh supply air, which is conducted through the nozzles to the side chamber (B1), induces the circulated airflow (L2) to flow through the heat exchanger (14). The combined airflow (L1+L2) of supply airflow (L1) and circulated airflow (L2) is conducted out of the supply air terminal device (10). The supply air terminal device includes an induction ratio control device (15), which is used to control how much circulated airflow (L2) joins the supply airflow (L1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Halton Oy
    Inventors: Pekka Horttanainen, Marko Häkkinen, Mika Ruponen, Reijo Villikka, Maija Virta
  • Publication number: 20020070010
    Abstract: The invention concerns a supply air terminal device (10), which includes a supply air chamber (11) and therein nozzles (12a1, 12a2 . . . ), through which supply air is conducted into an internal side chamber (B1) of the device. In the device solution, the supply airflow (L1) induces a circulated airflow, that is a secondary airflow (L2), from the room space (H1) to flow through a heat exchanger (13) of the device into the side chamber (B1) to join the supply airflow (L1). In the device solution, the combined airflow (L1+L2) of supply air and circulated air is made to flow sideways from the device. The central axes (X1) of the nozzles (12a1, 12a2 . . .
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Applicant: HALTON OY
    Inventors: Marko Hakkinen, Lasse Laurila, Pekka Pulkkinen, Mika Ruponen, Reijo Villikka, Kari Aikas
  • Publication number: 20020062948
    Abstract: The invention concerns a supply air terminal device (10) including side plates (12) and an air guiding part (13). A heat exchanger (14) is fitted in the device below a supply air chamber (11) for supply air in between air guiding parts (13) located on both sides of the central axis (Y1) of the device. In the device, the supply air chamber (11) includes nozzle apertures (12a1, 12a2, . . . , 12b1, 12b2 . . . ) to conduct fresh supply air into a side chamber (B1) and to induce a flow of circulated air (L2) from the room space through the heat exchanger (14) into the side chamber (B1). Using the heat exchanger (14) the circulated air may be either cooled or heated. The equipment includes a control device (15) for the induction ratio of the supply air flow (L1) and the circulated air flow (L2) for controlling in which ratio there is fresh air (L1) and circulated air (L2) in the combined air flow (L1+L2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Applicant: HALTON OY
    Inventors: Pekka Horttanainen, Marko Hakkinen, Mika Ruponen, Reijo Villikka, Maija Virta
  • Publication number: 20020056545
    Abstract: The invention concerns a supply air terminal device (10) including a supply chamber (11) for the supply air and in the supply chamber (11) nozzles (12a1, 12a2. . . ; 12b1, 12b2 . . . ), through which the supply airflow (L1) is conducted into a side chamber (B1) of the supply air terminal device, which side chamber is a structure open at the top part and at the bottom part. The supply air terminal device (10) includes a heat exchanger (14), which can be used either to cool or to heat the circulated airflow (L2). In the device solution, fresh supply air, which is conducted through the nozzles to the side chamber (B1), induces the circulated airflow (L2) to flow through the heat exchanger (14). The combined airflow (L1+L2) of supply airflow (L1) and circulated airflow (L2) is conducted out of the supply air terminal device (10). The supply air terminal device includes an induction ratio control device (15), which is used to control how much circulated airflow (L2) joins the supply airflow (L1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Applicant: HALTON OY
    Inventors: Pekka Horttanainen, Marko Hakkinen, Mika Ruponen, Reijo Villikka, Maija Virta
  • Patent number: 4811724
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an air exhausting device, intended primarily for catering industry kitchens or equivalent. The air exhausting device comprises an outer housing, an exhaust chamber with at least one air aperture or grease filter unit, a collecting chamber for gaseous impurities and a blow chamber. The blow apertures of the blow chamber of the air exhausting device are disposed to produce a blow jet which induces a secondary air jet, which has on all sides of the blow apertures been arranged to act on its entirety in the proximity effect area. Above the blow apertures of the blow chamber has been disposed a guide baffle, arranged to direct the blow jet towards the grease filters to that the maximally efficient starting impulse of the blow jet is achieved, this impulse being arranged to substantially die out before arriving at the grease filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1989
    Assignee: Halton Oy
    Inventors: Erkki Aalto, Kaarlo Korhonen, Jorma Pekkinen, Esa Sundberg, Arvi Tolmunen, Seppo Vartiainen, Reijo Villikka
  • Patent number: 4674531
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a flow regulator for gaseous substances, particularly a flow regulator intended for air in air-conditioning and ventilation installations, for maintaining the volumetric flow of the gaseous substance at desired magnitude with sufficient accuracy when the differential pressure acting across the flow regulator varies within given limits. The flow regulator comprises an envelope and a regulating member turnably disposed in the flow passage confined by the envelope (11). The torque produced by the flow of gaseous substance on the regulating member and on the other hand a counter-torque dependent on the position of the regulating member cause the regulating member turning in the flow passage to assume a position of equilibrium such that the requisite pressure drop is obtained for maintaining the volumetric flow rate at predetermined magnitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1987
    Assignee: Halton Oy
    Inventors: Erkki Aalto, Veikko Yla-Hemmila, Reijo Villikka