Patents by Inventor Tuomo Kivelä

Tuomo Kivelä 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).

  • Drilling boom and rock drilling rig
    Patent number: 11131145
    Abstract: A drilling boom and rock drilling rig. The drilling boom includes a basic boom part, a distal end of which is provided with a front joint assembly of a wrist. The wrist connects a feed beam assembly to the basic boom part. The wrist has three joints, which are a roll-over joint, a feed tilt joint and a feed swing joint. The order of the joints of the wrist is optimized when the joints are in the mentioned order. The rock drilling rig is provided with one or more such drilling booms provided with face drilling units or bolting heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
    Inventors: Tuomo Kivelä, Sirpa Launis, Jussi Puura
  • DRILLING BOOM AND ROCK DRILLING RIG
    Publication number: 20190352968
    Abstract: A drilling boom and rock drilling rig. The drilling boom includes a basic boom part, a distal end of which is provided with a front joint assembly of a wrist. The wrist connects a feed beam assembly to the basic boom part. The wrist has three joints, which are a roll-over joint, a feed tilt joint and a feed swing joint. The order of the joints of the wrist is optimized when the joints are in the mentioned order. The rock drilling rig is provided with one or more such drilling booms provided with face drilling units or bolting heads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Tuomo Kivelä, Sirpa Launis, Jussi Puura