Patents by Inventor Tomi Westen

Tomi Westen 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).

  • Device for reducing flow noise and valve
    Patent number: 9677687
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for reducing flow noise. In order to achieve a low flow noise, the device includes inlet apertures for receiving a fluid flow, chambers into which one or more inlet apertures open up, a cross-sectional area of a single chamber being larger than a combined flow cross-sectional area of the inlet apertures opening up thereto, and chamber-specific outlet apertures for forwarding the fluid flow from the chamber, a flow cross-sectional area of each outlet aperture being smaller than the cross-sectional area of the chamber, and the combined flow cross-sectional area of all outlet apertures of the single chamber being larger than the combined flow cross-sectional area of the inlet apertures opening up into said chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: METSO AUTOMATION INC.
    Inventors: Esko Yli-Koski, Tomi Westen
  • DEVICE FOR REDUCING FLOW NOISE AND VALVE
    Publication number: 20140021383
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for reducing flow noise. In order to achieve a low flow noise, the device includes inlet apertures for receiving a fluid flow, chambers into which one or more inlet apertures open up, a cross-sectional area of a single chamber being larger than a combined flow cross-sectional area of the inlet apertures opening up thereto, and chamber-specific outlet apertures for forwarding the fluid flow from the chamber, a flow cross-sectional area of each outlet aperture being smaller than the cross-sectional area of the chamber, and the combined flow cross-sectional area of all outlet apertures of the single chamber being larger than the combined flow cross-sectional area of the inlet apertures opening up into said chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: METSO AUTOMATION OY
    Inventors: Esko Yli-Koski, Tomi Westen