Patents by Inventor Heikki LAITASALMI

Heikki LAITASALMI 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).

  • Method, load handling device, computer program and computer program product for positioning gripping means
    Patent number: 10584016
    Abstract: A 3D point cloud is formed of the grippers of a load handling device in relation to a device which is moved horizontally above a load in the load handling device and to which the grippers are connected to be moved in the vertical direction. The grippers are positioned in relation to the horizontally movable device by comparing the formed 3D point cloud with at least one 3D model of the grippers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: KONECRANES GLOBAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Heikki Laitasalmi, Lasse Eriksson
  • METHOD, LOAD HANDLING DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR POSITIONING GRIPPING MEANS
    Publication number: 20180282132
    Abstract: A 3D point cloud is formed of the grippers of a load handling device in relation to a device which is moved horizontally above a load in the load handling device and to which the grippers are connected to be moved in the vertical direction. The grippers are positioned in relation to the horizontally movable device by comparing the formed 3D point cloud with at least one 3D model of the grippers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: KONECRANES GLOBAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Heikki LAITASALMI, Lasse ERIKSSON