Patents by Inventor Aki Suutarinen

Aki Suutarinen 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).

  • Publication number: 20090039987
    Abstract: A switching device module comprising a frame (2), the switching device module being adapted to be connected to another switching device module for providing a modular switching device. The frame (2) of the switching device module is provided with one or more wire troughs (8), each of which is adapted to receive at least one wire of an auxiliary circuit of said modular switching device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: ABB OY
    Inventors: Harri Mattlar, Rainer Kolmonen, Juho Salo, Osmo Pikkala, Aki Suutarinen, Jarkko Alanen, Martti Tuononen
  • Publication number: 20080204976
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fastening arrangement for fastening a switching device to a mounting tray, the fastening arrangement comprising a fastening point (12) formed in the switching device or the like, and a lug (10) to be fastened to the fastening point (12). The fastening point comprises at least three recesses (16) to receive the protrusion (24) in the lug (10) in such a way that the lug (10) is optionally lockable, when being fastened to the switching device, to different positions defined by the recesses (16), one of the positions being a substantially vertical position, another being a substantially horizontal position, and the rest being positions at an angle between these positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: ABB OY
    Inventors: Harri Mattlar, Rainer Kolmonen, Juho Salo, Osmo Pikkala, Aki Suutarinen, Jarkko Alanen, Risto Kajan
  • Patent number: 7368676
    Abstract: A switching device having a frame, in which an actuator adapted to rotate a main shaft of the switching device and rotatable around an axis of rotation, the actuator having a 0 position, an I position and a first dead point between the 0 position and the I position, the I position being located by a given angle (?6) in a first direction relative to the 0 position. The actuator also has a testing position, the testing position being located by a predetermined angle (?6) in a second direction relative to the 0 position, the second direction being opposite relative to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: ABB Oy
    Inventors: Harri Mattlar, Aki Suutarinen, Rainer Kolmonen
  • Publication number: 20080035464
    Abstract: A switching device is disclosed which includes a working shaft and a control shaft installed in a frame part, the control shaft being rotatable and adapted to turn the working shaft, and the working shaft being adapted to change the position of poles of the switching device. One of the two shafts passes through the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: ABB OY
    Inventors: Rainer Kolmonen, Aki Suutarinen, Jarkko Alanen, Harri Mattlar
  • Publication number: 20070272527
    Abstract: A switching device is disclosed which includes a neutral conductor and arranged for opening and closing an electric circuit. The switching device includes a frame, through which the electric circuit's neutral conductor having a first end and a second end passes. The neutral conductor includes a movable middle portion that is arranged for breaking the neutral conductor inside the frame, the movable middle portion being movable with respect to the first and the second end of the neutral conductor and located between them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: ABB OY
    Inventors: Harri Mattlar, Rainer Kolmonen, Aki Suutarinen
  • Publication number: 20070131528
    Abstract: A switching device having a frame, in which an actuator adapted to rotate a main shaft of the switching device and rotatable around an axis of rotation, the actuator having a 0 position, an I position and a first dead point between the 0 position and the I position, the I position being located by a given angle (?6) in a first direction relative to the 0 position. The actuator also has a testing position, the testing position being located by a predetermined angle (?6) in a second direction relative to the 0 position, the second direction being opposite relative to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Harri Mattlar, Aki Suutarinen, Rainer Kolmonen
  • Publication number: 20070063796
    Abstract: A modular switching device is disclosed which includes a plurality of interconnected modules, the modules having a control device module and a pole cell module, the modules of the switching device being interconnected with a shaft adapted to transfer a torque required for operating the switching device from one module to another module. The modular switching device is configured such that each module has a shaft element, and the shaft transferring the torque is composed of directly interconnected shaft elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: ABB OY
    Inventors: Harri Mattlar, Rainer Kolmonen, Juho Salo, Osmo Pikkala, Aki Suutarinen, Jarkko Alanen, Martti Tuononen