Patents by Inventor Sami Nivala

Sami Nivala 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).

  • Cycloidal Marine Propulsion Unit And A Marine Vessel Equipped Therewith
    Publication number: 20220048607
    Abstract: A cycloidal marine propulsion unit, including a hollow rotary casing having a central axis and defining a central inner space with an opening at an axial end thereof. A mounting body rotatably supports the rotary casing on a hull of a marine vessel. A rotating arrangement is provided for rotating said hollow rotary casing, while a plurality of blades extend axially from the rotary casing away from the hull. Each blade is mounted for pivotal movement with respect to the rotary casing, about respective blade axes. The rotating arrangement is configured to rotate the rotary casing by a circumference thereof. A blade shaft portion of each blade is at least partly received within the central inner space so as to attach said blade to the rotary casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Veli-Pekka PELJO, Lauri LAMPEN, Sami NIVALA, Petri PELLINEN, Aki MAKSIMAINEN
  • Propulsion unit
    Patent number: D858419
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: ABB Oy
    Inventors: Pasi Miettinen, Juho Hannuniemi, Veli-Pekka Peljo, Tomi Veikonheimo, Sami Nivala, Lauri Lampen