Patents by Inventor Tuomo Pirinen

Tuomo Pirinen 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: 10550685
    Abstract: A component for a rock breaking system is magnetized into a state of remanent magnetization. The remanent magnetization of the component has a predetermined varying magnetization profile relative to geometry of the component, the varying magnetization profile describing varying magnetization intensity in the component relative to the geometry of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Constuction Oy
    Inventors: Noora Kalevo, Vesa Uitto, Tuomo Pirinen, Antti Koskimaki
  • Publication number: 20180216451
    Abstract: A control system for a percussive drilling apparatus, the control system including a control unit for controlling machine control level operations of the percussive drilling apparatus, one or more machine control nodes connected to the control unit via a control bus, the machine control nodes providing at least one output from one or more sensors of the percussive drilling apparatus, and a measurement-while-drilling analysis functionality arranged to operate at the machine control level. The measurement-while-drilling analysis functionality being arranged to obtain measurement data of the one or more sensors from the one or more machine control nodes via the control bus and to carry out a measurement-while-drilling analysis of a drilling process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Miika HUIKKOLA, Tuomo PIRINEN, Jussi PUURA, Vesa UITTO
  • Publication number: 20180010439
    Abstract: A component for a rock breaking system is magnetized into a state of remanent magnetization. The remanent magnetization of the component has a predetermined varying magnetization profile relative to geometry of the component, the varying magnetization profile describing varying magnetization intensity in the component relative to the geometry of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Noora KALEVO, Vesa UITTO, Tuomo PIRINEN, Antti KOSKIMAKI
  • Patent number: 9500030
    Abstract: A rock drilling apparatus and method for controlling the orientation of a feed beam of a rock drilling apparatus including a carrier, a drilling boom attached at a first end to the carrier, a feed beam attached turnably to a second end of the drilling boom, a drilling unit attached movably along the feed beam, and a support attached to the feed beam for supporting the drilling boom on the ground. The orientation of the boom and feed beam are adjusted to compensate for the orientation change caused by driving the support onto the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: SANDVIK MINING & CONSTRUCTION OY
    Inventors: Juha Pursimo, Sami Hanski, Juha Lassila, Tuomo Pirinen, Jari Talasniemi
  • Patent number: 9476256
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a mining vehicle and a method of moving a boom of a mining vehicle. The boom is provided with several boom joints and there is a mining work device at a distal end of the boom. One or more boom joint positions are determined and stored in a memory medium. A control unit of the mining vehicle may automatically move the boom to a predetermined transport position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION OY
    Inventors: Juha Pursimo, Sami Hanski, Juha Lassila, Tuomo Pirinen
  • Patent number: 9022142
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for opening threaded joints of drilling equipment (6) by striking the drilling equipment (6) with the percussion device of a rock drilling rig (1) and by measuring vibration originating from the drilling equipment (6) during striking. In addition to vibration, measuring means (9) measure a parameter defining at least one additional condition, on the basis of which the decision to stop striking is made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
    Inventors: Tuomo Pirinen, Vesa Uitto, Miika Huikkola, Maunu Manttari, Sami Hanski, Isto Ahonen
  • Publication number: 20140110139
    Abstract: A rock drilling apparatus and method for controlling the orientation of a feed beam of a rock drilling apparatus including a carrier, a drilling boom attached at a first end to the carrier, a feed beam attached turnably to a second end of the drilling boom, a drilling unit attached movably along the feed beam, and a support attached to the feed beam for supporting the drilling boom on the ground. The orientation of the boom and feed beam are adjusted to compensate for the orientation change caused by driving the support onto the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION OY
    Inventors: Juha PURSIMO, Sami HANSKI, Juha LASSILA, Tuomo PIRINEN, Jari TALASNIEMI
  • Publication number: 20140110168
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a mining vehicle and a method of moving a boom of a mining vehicle. The boom is provided with several boom joints and there is a mining work device at a distal end of the boom. One or more boom joint positions are determined and stored in a memory medium. A control unit of the mining vehicle may automatically move the boom to a predetermined transport position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION OY
    Inventors: Juha PURSIMO, Sami HANSKI, Juha LASSILA, Tuomo PIRINEN
  • Publication number: 20130048378
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for opening threaded joints of drilling equipment (6) by striking the drilling equipment (6) with the percussion device of a rock drilling rig (1) and by measuring vibration originating from the drilling equipment (6) during striking. In addition to vibration, measuring means (9) measure a parameter defining at least one additional condition, on the basis of which the decision to stop striking is made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION OY
    Inventors: Tuomo Pirinen, Vesa Uitto, Miika Huikkola, Maunu Manttari, Sami Hanski, Isto Ahonen
  • Publication number: 20130036812
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for detecting tightness of threaded joints of drill rods when unfastening at least one threaded joint of the drilling equipment (6) by impacting the drilling equipment (6) with a percussion device in the rock drilling rig (1). For detecting the tightness there is predetermined at least one fastened model for a situation where the threaded joint/joints are fastened, a vibration signal measured during impacting is compared with both the fastened model and the unfastened model and, on the basis of the comparison, it is determined to which one of the models the tightness of the threaded joints better corresponds at the moment of determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION OY
    Inventors: Tuomo Pirinen, Vesa Uitto, Joona Hakala, Anssi Klapuri