Patents by Inventor Hannu HYTTINEN

Hannu HYTTINEN 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: 11472434
    Abstract: A vehicle (4) comprising a vehicle accessory arrangement (2), the vehicle accessory arrangement, including a working equipment (6), is mounted on the vehicle (4), The vehicle accessory arrangement (2) is configured to receive current position data, e.g. GPS data, and working assignment data including route data for a working assignment for said vehicle (4) provided with said working equipment (6). The accessory control unit (8) is provided with a vehicle data set comprising control characteristics of the vehicle (4) on which the accessory arrangement (2) is mounted, and is configured to determine: navigation and drive control commands adapted to control said vehicle (4) provided with said vehicle accessory arrangement (2) to work in an autonomous mode and to travel along a route of a working assignment, working control commands adapted to control said vehicle (4) such that working procedures performed by said working equipment (6) are supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Hiab AB
    Inventors: Erkki Ahola, Hannu Hyttinen
  • Patent number: 11307588
    Abstract: A vehicle accessory arrangement (2) structured to be mounted on a vehicle (4), the accessory arrangement (2) comprises a working equipment (6), an accessory control unit (8) configured to determine accessory control signals (10) and to control said working equipment (6) by said signals, and an accessory communication bus (12) comprising a bus interface (14) configured to connect said accessory communication bus (12) to a vehicle communication bus (16) provided at said vehicle. The accessory arrangement (2) comprises a wireless signal receiver (18) configured to receive current position data, e.g. GPS data, and working assignment data including route data for a working assignment for said vehicle (4) provided with said working equipment (6). The accessory control unit (8) is configured to receive a vehicle data set among a plurality of different vehicle data sets, each of said plurality of vehicle data sets comprises control characteristics of a vehicle on which the accessory arrangement may be mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Hiab AB
    Inventors: Erkki Ahola, Hannu Hyttinen
  • Publication number: 20200285237
    Abstract: A vehicle accessory arrangement (2) structured to be mounted on a vehicle (4), the accessory arrangement (2) comprises a working equipment (6), an accessory control unit (8) configured to determine accessory control signals (10) and to control said working equipment (6) by said signals, and an accessory communication bus (12) comprising a bus interface (14) configured to connect said accessory communication bus (12) to a vehicle communication bus (16) provided at said vehicle. The accessory arrangement (2) comprises a wireless signal receiver (18) configured to receive current position data, e.g. GPS data, and working assignment data including route data for a working assignment for said vehicle (4) provided with said working equipment (6). The accessory control unit (8) is configured to receive a vehicle data set among a plurality of different vehicle data sets, each of said plurality of vehicle data sets comprises control characteristics of a vehicle on which the accessory arrangement may be mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Erkki AHOLA, Hannu HYTTINEN
  • Publication number: 20200283018
    Abstract: A vehicle (4) comprising a vehicle accessory arrangement (2), the vehicle accessory arrangement, including a working equipment (6), is mounted on the vehicle (4), The vehicle accessory arrangement (2) is configured to receive current position data, e.g. GPS data, and working assignment data including route data for a working assignment for said vehicle (4) provided with said working equipment (6). The accessory control unit (8) is provided with a vehicle data set comprising control characteristics of the vehicle (4) on which the accessory arrangement (2) is mounted, and is configured to determine: navigation and drive control commands adapted to control said vehicle (4) provided with said vehicle accessory arrangement (2) to work in an autonomous mode and to travel along a route of a working assignment, working control commands adapted to control said vehicle (4) such that working procedures performed by said working equipment (6) are supported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Erkki AHOLA, Hannu HYTTINEN