Patents by Inventor Timo Rintala

Timo Rintala 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: 9260162
    Abstract: The object of the invention is an apparatus for locking an underwater hatch or other removable or turnable structure (6) in a vessel or other floating structure, which comprises at least a locking rod (2), that is attachable in an articulated manner to the hull (7) or other structure of the vessel or other floating structure and which locking rod is, at its second end (2?), arrangeable in connection with a surface of the lockable hatch or other removable or turnable structure (6), a turning mechanism (3) of the locking rod (2), which comprises at least a first part (3?) and a second part (3?), which are, at their first ends, attached to each other in an articulated manner, and of which a second end of the first part (3?) is arranged in connection with the locking rod (2) in an articulated manner and a second end of the second part (3?) is attachable in an articulated manner to the hull (7) or other structure of the vessel or other floating structure, and an actuator (4) that is arranged in connection with the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Beacon Finland Ltd Oy
    Inventors: Joonas Puustelli, Timo Rintala, Juhani Suutari, Olli Toivonen
  • Publication number: 20150203175
    Abstract: The object of the invention is an apparatus for locking an underwater hatch or other removable or turnable structure (6) in a vessel or other floating structure, which comprises at least a locking rod (2), that is attachable in an articulated manner to the hull (7) or other structure of the vessel or other floating structure and which locking rod is, at its second end (2?), arrangeable in connection with a surface of the lockable hatch or other removable or turnable structure (6), a turning mechanism (3) of the locking rod (2), which comprises at least a first part (3?) and a second part (3?), which are, at their first ends, attached to each other in an articulated manner, and of which a second end of the first part (3?) is arranged in connection with the locking rod (2) in an articulated manner and a second end of the second part (3?) is attachable in an articulated manner to the hull (7) or other structure of the vessel or other floating structure, and an actuator (4) that is arranged in connection with the
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Beacon Finland Ltd Oy
    Inventors: Joonas Puustelli, Timo Rintala, Juhani Suutari, Olli Toivonen
  • Patent number: 8939806
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a propulsion container (1) comprising space for a propeller driver, the propulsion container having a first end (3) and a second end (4), said second end (4) having a surface; a trunk (5) inside which the propulsion container (1) is moveably mounted, allowing the propulsion container (1) to be moved between a first position and a second position; a first sealing arrangement (6, 7) arranged to seal, in the first position of the propulsion container, a first gap between the propulsion container (1) and the trunk (5) to define a first watertight space on a second side of the first sealing arrangement, and a second sealing arranged essentially at the second end (4) of the propulsion container (1) and arrangement (8) arranged to seal, in the second position of the propulsion container, a second gap between the propulsion container (1) and the trunk (5) to define a second watertight space on a second side of the second sealing arrangement, said second sealing arrangement (8) compris
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Beacon Finland Ltd Oy
    Inventors: Tuija Horkko, Timo Rintala, Juhani Suutari
  • Publication number: 20140227097
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a propulsion container (1) comprising space for a propeller driver, the propulsion container having a first end (3) and a second end (4), said second end (4) having a surface; a trunk (5) inside which the propulsion container (1) is moveably mounted, allowing the propulsion container (1) to be moved between a first position and a second position; a first sealing arrangement (6, 7) arranged to seal, in the first position of the propulsion container, a first gap between the propulsion container (1) and the trunk (5) to define a first watertight space on a second side of the first sealing arrangement, and a second sealing arranged essentially at the second end (4) of the propulsion container (1) and arrangement (8) arranged to seal, in the second position of the propulsion container, a second gap between the propulsion container (1) and the trunk (5) to define a second watertight space on a second side of the second sealing arrangement, said second sealing arrangement (8) compris
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Beacon Finland Ltd OY
    Inventors: Tuija Horkko, Timo Rintala, Juhani Suutari
  • Patent number: 8715021
    Abstract: The invention relates to a service space of a retractable propulsion device or corresponding system in a vessel or corresponding floating structure, which service space (11) comprises a closed or closable space limited by walls, a top structure and a bottom in which an access has been arranged for the crew (C) from the other parts of the vessel or corresponding floating structure. The service space (11) is constructed into connection with the bottom (2) of the vessel or corresponding floating structure so that the propulsion device (4) or corresponding system is retractable from an operating position into a service/storage position within the service space (11) and correspondingly lowerable from the service space (11) down into the operating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Beacon Finland Ltd Oy
    Inventors: Tuija Horkko, Timo Rintala, Tommi Korte, Juhani Suutari
  • Publication number: 20110315061
    Abstract: The invention relates to a service space of a retractable propulsion device or corresponding system in a vessel or corresponding floating structure, which service space (11) comprises a closed or closable space limited by walls, a top structure and a bottom in which an access has been arranged for the crew (C) from the other parts of the vessel or corresponding floating structure. The service space (11) is constructed into connection with the bottom (2) of the vessel or corresponding floating structure so that the propulsion device (4) or corresponding system is retractable from an operating position into a service/storage position within the service space (11) and correspondingly lowerable from the service space (11) down into the operating position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Tuija Horkko, Timo Rintala, Tommi Korte, Juhani Suutari