Patents by Inventor Ari VARELIUS

Ari VARELIUS 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: 20230092565
    Abstract: Vehicle parking information is used to control an elevator system. The vehicle parking information indicates that at least one parking space is occupied, and one or more elements of the elevator system may be controlled based on the vehicle parking information. An apparatus, a method and a computer program are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Ari VARELIUS, Antti PERKO, Mika BELOV, Mika KEMPPAINEN, Matti KUJALA, Henry SILVENNOINEN, Antti TUOMINEN
  • Publication number: 20230002188
    Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method and an apparatus for transmitting an elevator call. In the solution, a predetermined triggering event associated with a status of a vehicle is identified and transmission of the elevator call is caused based on the predetermined triggering event associated with the status of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventor: Ari VARELIUS
  • Patent number: 10643409
    Abstract: A control system is provided which comprises a controller and an interface. The controller is configured to detect at least one user permitted to use at least one smart lock, and send a wake-up command via the interface to the at least one smart lock by which the at least one smart lock is instructed to activate a radio connection for a mobile device of the at least one user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ari Varelius
  • Publication number: 20190047817
    Abstract: The invention relates to an elevator and access system of an environment comprising at least one elevator group with at least one elevator car movable along a vertical pathway and an elevator control being connected with an access control of the environment, which system further comprises at least one access door to the environment, which access door has a door lock controlled by the access control, whereby in connection with the access door a first access I/O device controlling the door lock is located, which device is configured to communicate with the access control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Kone Corporation
    Inventors: Jukka SALMIKUUKKA, Pekka KORHONEN, Teppo VOUTILAINEN, Ari VARELIUS
  • Publication number: 20190026966
    Abstract: A control system is provided which comprises a controller and an interface means. The controller is configured to detect at least one user admitted to use at least one smart lock, and send a wake-up command via the interface means to the at least one smart lock by which the smart lock is instructed to activate a radio connection for a mobile device of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventor: Ari VARELIUS
  • Patent number: 9771241
    Abstract: The elevator system includes an elevator hoistway bounded by a surrounding structure, two or more entrances to the elevator hoistway, guide rails, which are fitted into the elevator hoistway and also an elevator car with door(s), which elevator car is configured to be movable in the elevator hoistway between the aforementioned entrances to the elevator hoistway along a vertical trajectory determined by the guide rails. Each entrance to the elevator hoistway may be bounded by a door frame, onto which a hoistway door is fitted. The door opening of the elevator car may be bounded by a door frame, onto which the car door is fitted. The elevator system includes for each entrance to the elevator hoistway a marking piece fixed immovably to the frame of the hoistway door, wherein the marking piece indicates the location in the elevator hoistway of the entrance to the elevator hoistway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ari Varelius, Juha Panula
  • Publication number: 20160039634
    Abstract: An elevator control panel and an elevator including the elevator control panel are provided. The elevator control panel has an input, via which the main circuit of the elevator is brought to the control panel, and an output, via which the main circuit of the elevator is taken onwards out of the control panel. The control panel includes a main switch, which is connected to the main circuit of the elevator for disconnecting/energizing the main circuit leaving from the control panel. The control panel also includes a bent busbar, which is connected to the main circuit of the elevator, in series with the aforementioned main switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ari VARELIUS, Jari KANTOLA, Juha PANULA
  • Publication number: 20150314987
    Abstract: The invention relates to an elevator system and also to a method for installing an elevator. The elevator system comprises an elevator hoistway bounded by a surrounding structure, two or more entrances to the elevator hoistway, guide rails, which are fitted into the elevator hoistway and also an elevator car with door(s), which elevator car is configured to be movable in the elevator hoistway between the aforementioned entrances to the elevator hoistway along a vertical trajectory determined by the guide rails. Each aforementioned entrance to the elevator hoistway is bounded by a door frame, onto which a hoistway door is fitted. The door opening of the elevator car is bounded by a door frame, onto which the car door is fitted. The elevator system comprises for each aforementioned entrance to the elevator hoistway a marking piece fixed immovably to the frame of the hoistway door, said marking piece indicating the location in the elevator hoistway of the entrance to the elevator hoistway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ari VARELIUS, Juha PANULA