Patents by Inventor Sami HAIKIO

Sami HAIKIO 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).

  • Charging notification arrangement in underground mining vehicle
    Patent number: 10946767
    Abstract: An underground mining vehicle includes an electric motor for driving the vehicle, a rechargeable battery for supplying electric energy to the electric motor and a charging system for recharging the rechargeable battery. A control unit is configured to control an operation of the charging system for controlling the recharging of the battery. The control unit is configured to have a number of selectable recharging modes (FRM, SLRM, SERM) and to control the recharging of the battery according to the selected recharging mode (FRM, SLRM, SERM). The vehicle also has a transmitter controlled by the control unit for sending a status notification about an automatic change from a recharging mode to another recharging mode to an operator remote terminal device of an operator of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
    Inventors: Mikko Kouvo, Ville Vare, Mikko Kitula, Jorma Hongisto, Sami Huhtamaa, Severi Eerola, Sami Haikio, Matti Joutsela
  • Charging connector arrangement in underground vehicle
    Patent number: 10814735
    Abstract: An underground mining vehicle includes an electric motor for driving the vehicle and a rechargeable battery for supplying electric energy to the electric motor. A charging system is connected to an electric power source external to the vehicle for recharging the at least one rechargeable battery. A cooling system is connected to a cooling agent source external to the vehicle for cooling the rechargeable battery. At least one detection element for detecting the cooling system is connected to the external cooling agent source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
    Inventors: Ville Vare, Mikko Kitula, Sami Haikio, Matti Joutsela
  • CHARGING NOTIFICATION ARRANGEMENT IN UNDERGROUND MINING VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190329670
    Abstract: An underground mining vehicle includes an electric motor for driving the vehicle, a rechargeable battery for supplying electric energy to the electric motor and a charging system for recharging the rechargeable battery. A control unit is configured to control an operation of the charging system for controlling the recharging of the battery. The control unit is configured to have a number of selectable recharging modes (FRM, SLRM, SERM) and to control the recharging of the battery according to the selected recharging mode (FRM, SLRM, SERM). The vehicle also has a transmitter controlled by the control unit for sending a status notification about an automatic change from a recharging mode to another recharging mode to an operator remote terminal device of an operator of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Mikko KOUVO, VIlle VARE, Mikko KITULA, Jorma HONGISTO, Sami HUHTAMAA, Severi EEROLA, Sami HAIKIO, Matti JOUTSELA
  • CHARGING CONNECTOR ARRANGEMENT IN UNDERGROUND VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190255962
    Abstract: An underground mining vehicle includes an electric motor for driving the vehicle and a rechargeable battery for supplying electric energy to the electric motor. A charging system is connected to an electric power source external to the vehicle for recharging the at least one rechargeable battery. A cooling system is connected to a cooling agent source external to the vehicle for cooling the rechargeable battery. At least one detection element for detecting the cooling system is connected to the external cooling agent source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Ville VARE, Mikko KITULA, Sami HAIKIO, Matti JOUTSELA