Patents by Inventor Erkki Hinkola

Erkki Hinkola 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).

  • ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT FOR WRIST-WORN TRAINING COMPUTER
    Publication number: 20220361814
    Abstract: A wrist-worn training computer includes one or more biosensors; a casing; a display lens positioned against the casing to form an interface between the display lens and the casing, and to enclose together with the casing an enclosed space between the casing and the display lens; a first part of an antenna of a satellite navigation receiver disposed within the enclosed space; and a gasket positioned along the interface between the display lens and the casing to seal the enclosed space. The gasket comprises electrically conductive material that forms a second part of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Polar Electro Oy
    Inventors: Erkki Hinkola, Ilkka Heikura, Janne Virta, Pertti Nissinen
  • Wrist band for measuring heart rate of the user
    Patent number: 10016160
    Abstract: A wristband, an electronics module, and a wrist device are disclosed. The wristband and the electronics module form the modular wrist device. The electronics module, when mounted to the wristband, stiffens a structure of at least a portion of the wrist device in order to enable the wrist device to firmly attach against a wrist of a user and to enable optical heart activity measurement by the electronics module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
    Inventors: Juho Rahko, Erkki Hinkola, Lauri Lumme, Mikko Repka
  • WRIST DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170065224
    Abstract: A wristband, an electronics module, and a wrist device are disclosed. The wristband and the electronics module form the modular wrist device. The electronics module, when mounted to the wristband, stiffens a structure of at least a portion of the wrist device in order to enable the wrist device to firmly attach against a wrist of a user and to enable optical heart activity measurement by the electronics module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Juho Rahko, Erkki Hinkola, Olli Komulainen, Mikko Repka