Patents by Inventor Thomas Ostling

Thomas Ostling 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: 10184294
    Abstract: Rock drilling machine (10) comprising a piston that is arranged to move back and forth in a chamber (12a, 12b) when the rock drilling machine (10) is in use, a cavitation-sensitive component (14), and an oil channel that is arranged to extend between the chamber (12a, 12b) and said cavitation-sensitive component (14). The oil channel comprises a series of restrictions (18) and oil volumes (20) to hinder the movement of cavitation bubbles through said oil channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Epiroc Rock Drills Aktiebolag
    Inventor: Thomas Östling
  • Patent number: 10174565
    Abstract: A driver (3) for the transfer of torque and rotation from a rotation chuck (5) to a drill steel (2), whereby the cross-section of the driver (3) is limited outwards by curves, in particular by arcs, united to form a closed FIG. 6 that can be approximately described as a polygon, and limited inwards by splines (4). The FIG. 6 comprises four sides (7) and four corners (8). The splines (4) comprise a number of spline teeth (10), the number of which is divisible by four.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Epiroc Rock Drills Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Thomas Östling, Linda Göthlin
  • Patent number: 9937613
    Abstract: A circular cylindrical striker member 2 for a drilling machine adapted to transfer kinetic energy to an impulse receiving member 4. The striker member has a diameter dmax, and includes a side surface 12 and an impulse surface (6). The striker member is adapted to transfer the kinetic energy to the impulse receiving member by a ring shaped active surface of the impulse surface, wherein the ring shaped active surface is concentric with regard to the cross section of the striker member, has a diameter da, where da<dmax, and has a width wa that during the contact moment with the impulse receiving part is less than 0.2 dmax.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Rock Drills AB
    Inventors: Fredrik Saf, Thomas Östling
  • Publication number: 20140041888
    Abstract: A circular cylindrical striker member 2 for a drilling machine adapted to transfer kinetic energy to an impulse receiving member 4. The striker member has a diameter dmax, and includes a side surface 12 and an impulse surface (6). The striker member is adapted to transfer the kinetic energy to the impulse receiving member by a ring shaped active surface of the impulse surface, wherein the ring shaped active surface is concentric with regard to the cross section of the striker member, has a diameter dawhere da<dmax, and has a width wa that during the contact moment with the impulse receiving pan is less than 0.2dmax.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: Fredrik Saf, Thomas Östling
  • Publication number: 20130114999
    Abstract: A driver (3) for the transfer of torque and rotation from a rotation chuck (5) to a drill steel (2), whereby the cross-section of the driver (3) is limited outwards by curves, in particular by arcs, united to form a closed FIG. 6 that can be approximately described as a polygon, and limited inwards by splines (4). The FIG. 6 comprises four sides (7) and four corners (8). The splines (4) comprise a number of spline teeth (10), the number of which is divisible by four.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas Östling, Linda Göthlin
  • Publication number: 20120305280
    Abstract: Rock drilling machine (10) comprising a piston that is arranged to move back and forth in a chamber (12a, 12b) when the rock drilling machine (10) is in use, a cavitation-sensitive component (14), and an oil channel that is arranged to extend between the chamber (12a, 12b) and said cavitation-sensitive component (14). The oil channel comprises a series of restrictions (18) and oil volumes (20) to hinder the movement of cavitation bubbles through said oil channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventor: Thomas Östling
  • Patent number: 7958947
    Abstract: A damping device for inserting into a housing of an impulse producing drill machine, for damping Shockwave reflexes from a drill string connected to the drilling machine, is distinguished in that a first damping piston (7) for direct or indirect action against the drill string and for applying a pressure in the direction of the drill string an a second damping piston (9) for applying pressure in the direction against the drill string against a fixed stop (11) arranged in the housing, wherein the first (7) and the second damping piston (9) are arranged to co-operate for joint damping action with a drill bushing or shank adapter in a certain relative position. The invention also concerns a drilling machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Rock Drills AB
    Inventors: Per-Erik Larsson, Thomas Östling
  • Publication number: 20090194336
    Abstract: A damping device for inserting into a housing of an impulse producing drill machine, for damping Shockwave reflexes from a drill string connected to the drilling machine, is distinguished in that a first damping piston (7) for direct or indirect action against the drill string and for applying a pressure in the direction of the drill string an a second damping piston (9) for applying pressure in the direction against the drill string against a fixed stop (11) arranged in the housing, wherein the first (7) and the second damping piston (9) are arranged to co-operate for joint damping action with a drill bushing or shank adapter in a certain relative position. The invention also concerns a drilling machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Per-Erik Larsson, Thomas Ostling
  • Patent number: 7380611
    Abstract: A rock drilling machine (1) having, on a machine housing (2), a first attachment element on a first attachment side (13) for its fastening to a slide member which is movable back and forth along a feed beam, the attachment element having a contacting surface (17) for co-operation with a contacting element supported by the slide and a fastening element (18, 19) for the engagement with fasteners co-operating with the slide. The machine is distinguished by the rock drilling machine (1) being provided also with a second attachment element on a second attachment side (15), the second attachment element being configured similarly to the first attachment element, having a contacting surface (17) and fastening element (18, 19), to allow the rock drilling machine (1) to be fastened to the slide member also with the second attachment element. A rock drilling system has the rock drilling machine as one of its components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Rock Drills AB
    Inventor: Thomas Östling
  • Publication number: 20070269281
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drill bushing for engagement with a drilling steel, wherein said drill bushing (2) has contact surfaces (4) for contact with a drilling steel (1), said contact surfaces (4) having interior, inwards curved shapes, whereby edge abutment of a drilling steel (1) against said contact surfaces (4) is avoided. By way of the invention, a better wear picture is obtained for the shank of a drilling steel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventor: Thomas Ostling
  • Publication number: 20070137874
    Abstract: A rock drilling machine (1) having, on a machine housing (2), first attachment means on a first attachment side (13) for its fastening to a slide member which is movable back and forth along a feed beam, said attachment means including a contacting surface (17) for co-operation with contacting means supported by the slide and fastening means (18, 19) for the engagement with fasteners co-operating with the slide. The machine is distinguished by the rock drilling machine (1) being provided also with second attachment means on a second attachment side (15), said second attachment means being configured similarly to the first attachment means, including a contacting surface (17) and fastening means (18, 19), so as to allow the rock drilling machine (1) to be fastened to the slide member also with the second attachment means. The invention also concerns a rock drilling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventor: Thomas Ostling