Patents by Inventor Tuomo KINNUNEN

Tuomo KINNUNEN 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).

  • Explosion vent
    Patent number: 9903491
    Abstract: An explosion vent mounted to seal an opening formed on a wall of a closed space comprises a cover being dimensioned to fit on said opening and having a perimeter with an edge adapted to seal the cover against the opening with a sealing element. A spring element is arranged to hold the cover in the opening and the spring element has a direction of spring action. The cover is held by opposite retaining surfaces in the opening and the cover and he retaining surfaces are acting against the spring action of element. The sealing element is positioned against the opening so that the sealing force is directed at least partially crosswise to the direction of the spring action of the spring element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: ABB Technology Oy
    Inventors: Jaani Karppa, Tuomo Kinnunen, Pirkka Myllykoski
  • EXPLOSION VENT
    Publication number: 20160273670
    Abstract: An explosion vent mounted to seal an opening formed on a wall of a closed space comprises a cover being dimensioned to fit on said opening and having a perimeter with an edge adapted to seal the cover against the opening with a sealing element. A spring element is arranged to hold the cover in the opening and the spring element has a direction of spring action. The cover is held by opposite retaining surfaces in the opening and the cover and he retaining surfaces are acting against the spring action of element. The sealing element is positioned against the opening so that the sealing force is directed at least partially crosswise to the direction of the spring action of the spring element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: ABB Technology Oy
    Inventors: Jaani KARPPA, Tuomo KINNUNEN, Pirkka MYLLYKOSKI