Patents by Inventor Kai Kronström

Kai Kronström 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: 20230301680
    Abstract: For improving the quality of grated tissue, a method is presented for mechanically disintegrating tissue (2) into micro-grafts, in which method a blade part (3), which has a planar grater surface (3.1), and the tissue placed in a tissue holder are made to move relative to each other, and where the tissue is guided against the grater surface (3.1), characterised in that the tissue is guided against the grater surface (3.1) together with the tissue feeder piece so that the feeder piece (12) is disintegrated together with the tissue (2). The application also includes independent claims concerning an apparatus for mechanically disintegrating tissue into micrografts, and a feeder piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Kai KRONSTRÖM, Aleksi KUUVA, Esko KANKURI
  • Patent number: 10779804
    Abstract: A biopsy needle (100) comprises a cannula (5) with a distal end (15), an inner needle (1) that has a sharpened distal end (16) and at least one biopsy cavity (7) that is located at a distance (L3) from the sharpened distal end (16). The cannula (5) and the inner needle (1) are configured so that the inner needle (1) is accommodated inside the cannula (5) and the inner needle (1) and the cannula (5) are movable with regard to each other. The inner needle (1) further comprises at least two measuring electrodes (1, 4; 3, 4) for measuring a bioimpedance spectrum, the measuring electrodes (1, 4; 3, 4) defining a measuring volume that is localized to the distal end (16) of the inner needle (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Injeq Oy
    Inventors: Kai Kronström, Petri Ahonen, Sanna Mäki, Timo Elomaa, Juho Kari
  • Patent number: 10687730
    Abstract: The objective of the invention is to make the use of a cannula belonging to a bioimpedance sensor easier in a medical procedure after defining the bioimpedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: INJEQ OY
    Inventors: Kai Kronström, Petri Ahonen, Juho Kari, Riitta Seppänen
  • Publication number: 20180296197
    Abstract: A biopsy needle (100) comprises a cannula (5) with a distal end (15), an inner needle (1) that has a sharpened distal end (16) and at least one biopsy cavity (7) that is located at a distance (L3) from the sharpened distal end (16). The cannula (5) and the inner needle (1) are configured so that the inner needle (1) is accommodated inside the cannula (5) and the inner needle (1) and the cannula (5) are movable with regard to each other. The inner needle (1) further comprises at least two measuring electrodes (1, 4; 3, 4) for measuring a bioimpedance spectrum, the measuring electrodes (1, 4; 3, 4) defining a measuring volume that is localized to the distal end (16) of the inner needle (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Kai KRONSTRÖM, Petri AHONEN, Sanna MÄKI, Timo ELOMAA, Juho KARI
  • Publication number: 20160029920
    Abstract: The objective of the invention is to make the use of a cannula belonging to a bioimpedance sensor easier in a medical procedure after defining the bioimpedance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Kai KRONSTRÖM, Petri AHONEN, Juho KARI, Riitta SEPPÄNEN
  • Publication number: 20140243656
    Abstract: Arrangement for defining a location within an organism, said arrangement comprising: a hollow needle (2), comprising a longitudinal channel (5) and a distal end (4); a mandrin (1), accommodated in the longitudinal channel (5) in mobile manner in relation to it and removable from said channel (5) and having a distal and (3) of closed design, comprising an electrode pattern including at least two electrodes (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d); as well as a processing unit, configured to monitor the advancement of the distal end (4) only on the basis of a measurement signal of bio impedance received from the electrodes (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d) of the electrode pattern. The application includes also an independent claim for a method for manufacturing a mandrin to be accommodated in a needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Kai Kronström, Antti Kontiola, Katja Paassilta, Petri Ahonen, Jari Hyttinen
  • Publication number: 20110174878
    Abstract: The sensor structure according to the invention comprises sensor elements for the detection of objects occurring by measuring an electrical connection and also one or more antenna loops for activating an escort memory tag in connection with reading it. With the loop antennas in the structure of the sensor field according to the invention the reading of an escort memory tag can be activated e.g. in a situation in which an object is detected using a sensor field, in which object an escort memory tag that can be activated with an excitation sent with a loop antenna can be disposed. An advantage of the structure according to the invention is the simplicity of the technical arrangement achieved, and lower costs and better physical durability than prior-art solutions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: MARIMILS OY
    Inventors: Antti Ropponen, Kai Kronström, Otso Auterinen
  • Patent number: 6816719
    Abstract: A method and system for making profile information of a plurality of users of wireless terminals in a network accessible to the network. A current operational mode of the wireless terminal is determined. The current operational mode is identified by an operational mode name. The wireless terminal identification is used to identify the wireless terminal and/or a user of the wireless terminal. Profile information of the wireless terminal is sent to the network where the profile information includes the operational mode name and the wireless terminal and/or user identification. The profile information is sent by the wireless terminal and the sent profile information is accessible from the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Eeva-Liisa Heinonen, Jaakko Itävaara, Heidi Karves, Kai Kronström, Kari Lehtinen, Jari Mononen, Petri Nykänen, Mikko Virtanen
  • Patent number: 6728530
    Abstract: Calendar display apparatus, and an associated method, displays the calendar display at a mobile terminal operable in a radio communication system. The calendar display includes calendar items retrieved from both a local storage element and from a network-based calendar database. The calendar items are displayed simultaneously. And, calendar items stored locally are exportable to the network database. Analogously, calendar items stored at the network database are downloadable to the mobile station to be stored thereat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Eeva-Liisa Heinonen, Jaakko Itävaara, Heidi Karves, Kai Kronström, Kari Lehtinen, Jari Mononen, Petri Nykänen, Mikko Virtanen
  • Patent number: 6671370
    Abstract: A telephone system includes a plurality of telephone terminals wherein a call that is placed from a calling telephone terminal to a receiving telephone terminal is announced by activating a standard ringing indication at the receiving telephone terminal. A data file is provided having a plurality of different ringing indications therein. These ringing indications include a plurality of sound information that are both different from each other and different from a standard ringing tone, and a plurality of different visual information. When a call is placed from a calling telephone terminal to a receiving telephone terminal, the user at the calling telephone terminal may optionally elect to announce the call at the receiving-telephone-terminal using ringing indication that is selected from the data-file, for example sound information that indicates the identity of the calling-users, and/or visual information that indicates the priority of the call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Eeva-Liisa Heinonen, Jaakko Itävaara, Heidi Karves, Kai Kronström, Kari Lehtinen, Jari Mononen, Petri Nykänen, Mikko Virtanen
  • Patent number: 6633758
    Abstract: Methods and devices for modifying operational modes in a communication device based on application specific parameters. The operational modes of the communication device are modified by adding the application specific parameters of the application to the operational modes of the communication device. Further, commands may be automatically launched after an operational mode change in a communication device. One or more commands to be automatically launched when an operational mode becomes a current operational mode currently used by the communication device are entered into the operational mode of a communication device of a user. Whether the current operational mode has any commands to be automatically launched is determined. The one or more commands are automatically launched if the current operational mode has any commands to be automatically launched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Eeva-Liisa Heinonen, Jaakko It{haeck over (a)}vaara, Heidi Karves, Kai Kronström, Kari Lehtinen, Jari Mononen, Petri Nykänen, Mikko Virtanen