Patents by Inventor Simo Aitto-Oja

Simo Aitto-Oja 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).

  • Publication number: 20260138839
    Abstract: The application relates to a loading system (100) for loading a transport unit (104). The loading system comprises a chassis (112), a roller bed (120) mounted on the chassis, and a mount mechanism (114) to mount the chassis on a loading dock (116). The chassis comprises a lateral position mechanism (282) configured to position the roller bed laterally with respect to the loading dock. The roller bed comprises rollers (224) configured to roll the roller bed for-wards and backwards (FW, BW) with respect to the chassis. The roller bed is configured to carry a load (102) to be loaded to the transport unit. The loading system further comprises a drive mechanism (234) that is configured to drive the roller bed forwards and backwards with respect to the chassis and mounted beside the chassis to enable a fixed mounting of the chassis to the loading dock by means of the mount mechanism so that an elevation of the chassis is permanent with respect to the loading dock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2024
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Inventors: Simo AITTO-OJA, Ville VOLANEN
  • Publication number: 20250382142
    Abstract: The application relates to a loading carriage for a loading system of a transport unit. The loading carriage comprises a group of carriage parts, rollers in the carriage parts, and a connection mechanism between the carriage parts. The carriage parts are configured to establish a roller bed. The rollers are configured to roll the roller bed forwards and backwards with respect to a surface below the roller bed. The connection mechanism is configured to connect the carriage parts so that each carriage part is configured pivot by means of the connection mechanism with respect to at least one adjacent carriage part to cause the roller bed flexible in a longitudinal direction. The carriage parts, which are parallel in the longitudinal direction and belong to the group of the carriage parts, are connected by means of stabilizers to stabilize the parallel carriage parts vertically with respect to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Publication date: December 18, 2025
    Inventors: Simo Aitto-Oja, Anssi Huhtala, Ville Volanen
  • Publication number: 20250333255
    Abstract: The application relates to a loading system for loading a transport unit. The loading system comprises a chassis, a telescopic arm mounted on the chassis, and a loading carriage at a distal end of the telescopic arm. The telescopic arm is configured to extend in a loading direction (LD) and to telescope in a telescoping direction (TD) opposite the loading direction along the chassis. The loading system is configured to move the loading carriage with respect to the chassis in the loading and telescoping directions (LD, TD). The telescopic arm comprises telescopic profiles and each previous telescopic profile comprises rollers configured to project a next telescopic profile from the previous telescopic profile) in the loading direction and to telescope the next telescopic profile into the previous telescopic profile in the telescoping direction when each next telescopic profile comprises a roller rail mechanism for the rollers of the previous telescopic profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Inventor: Simo AITTO-OJA
  • Publication number: 20250145398
    Abstract: The application relates to a loading system for loading a transport unit. The loading system comprises a chassis, a loading carriage mounted on the chassis, and a supporting device mounted on the chassis. The loading system is configured to drive the loading carriage with respect to the chassis in a loading direction. The loading system is further configured to arrange the supporting device against a load on the loading carriage to support the load when the loading carriage is driven out from under the load. The supporting device comprises an upper supporting part configured project in the loading direction from other parts of the supporting device so that the loading system is further configured to project the upper loading part with respect to the other parts of the supporting device to incline the load in the loading direction for preventing a loading damage of the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Ville VOLANEN, Simo AITTO-OJA
  • Patent number: 12246925
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hauling beam, which can be placed in connection with, a load to be moved, so that by moving the hauling beam the load can be moved. The hauling beam can be moved, for example, by dragging. The hauling beam described herein makes it possible to lift the load to be transferred on the rollers, wheels or rolls and to transfer the load by means of them. The hauling bean further comprises a spring retainer having a body with at least one mounting block attached to at least one of the parallel slats, a slide mounted on the body and a spring retained between the slide and a detent on the body, wherein the slide is attached to the support beam, a chain running as a loop around chain sprockets at each end of the hauling beam, one end of the chain being connected to the slide and one end connected to the body of the spring retainer, and an actuator configured to move one of the sprockets in the longitudinal direction of the chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: SIMEC SYSTEMS OY
    Inventor: Simo Aitto-Oja
  • Patent number: 12151899
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hauling beam, which can be placed in connection with, a load to be moved, so that by moving the hauling beam the load can be moved. The hauling beam can be moved, for example, by dragging. The hauling beam described herein makes it possible to lift the load to be transferred on the rollers, wheels or rolls and to transfer the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Simec Systems
    Inventor: Simo Aitto-Oja
  • Publication number: 20240051762
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hauling beam, which can be placed in connection with, a load to be moved, so that by moving the hauling beam the load can be moved. The hauling beam can be moved, for example, by dragging. The hauling beam described herein makes it possible to lift the load to be transferred on the rollers, wheels or rolls and to transfer the load by means of them. The hauling bean further comprises a spring retainer having a body with at least one mounting block attached to at least one of the parallel slats, a slide mounted on the body and a spring retained between the slide and a detent on the body, wherein the slide is attached to the support beam, a chain running as a loop around chain sprockets at each end of the hauling beam, one end of the chain being connected to the slide and one end connected to the body of the spring retainer, and an actuator configured to move one of the sprockets in the longitudinal direction of the chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventor: Simo Aitto-Oja
  • Patent number: 11873175
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hauling beam comprising at least two hauling beam modules, the modules comprising two nested beams, an outer beam and an inner beam, said nested beams configured to be movable longitudinally with respect to each other, wherein an inner beam of the first hauling beam module is connected to an inner beam of the second hauling beam module by a connector configured to transfer both forwards and backwards longitudinal movement of said inner beam of said first hauling module to the inner beam of said second hauling module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Simec Systems Oy
    Inventor: Simo Aitto-Oja
  • Publication number: 20230192425
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus or method unloading and loading containers, trucks and other similar transport units (1). Especially the apparatus and method are suitable for handling pallets (4). The apparatus comprises a pair or more forklift forks (17) or another type of a handling element, for example a gripper for handling rolls or specially formed spikes. The handling elements are mounted on a carriage (16) that is mounted on a frame (15). The frame (159 runs on wheels (17) or tracks on the floor (2) of the transport unit (1). The apparatus uses a telescopic arm (3) for moving the apparatus on the wheels (17) or tracks on the floor (2). The apparatus can be pushed into the transport unit (1) and runs on the floor (2). A load is picked by the handling elements and withdrawn with the telescopic arm (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventor: Simo Aitto-Oja
  • Publication number: 20230084884
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hauling beam, which can be placed in connection with, a load to be moved, so that by moving the hauling beam the load can be moved. The hauling beam can be moved, for example, by dragging. The hauling beam described herein makes it possible to lift the load to be transferred on the rollers, wheels or rolls and to transfer the load by means of them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventor: Simo Aitto-Oja
  • Publication number: 20220396440
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for transferring a load, comprising: collecting a load and placing it on a hauling transporter, lifting the move platform of the hauling transported on rollers by operating a lift system, pushing the hauling transporter to a loading location, lowering the move platform on a surface, lifting the load from the move platform by the hauling beams, and pushing the load on the hauling beams to the loading location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventor: Simo Aitto-Oja