Patents by Inventor Kari Harkonen

Kari Harkonen 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: 20040045889
    Abstract: A high conductivity particle filter provides a flow path to subject a fluid stream to a series of turns. The turns require an abrupt directional change for the fluid stream. Traps are positioned in proximity to the turns to capture particles, which have greater inertia than the fluid. The flow path may be a spiral or a series of parallel paths. A cross sectional area of the flow path may be progressively decreased to increase flow velocity and particle inertia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: Planar Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kari Harkonen, Brad Aitchison
  • Patent number: 5314759
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multilayer phosphor layer system for an electroluminescent display. The phosphor layer according to the invention is comprised of several superimposed host matrix material layers (7) and interposed activator-containing doping layers (9, 10). The activator-containing doping layers (9, 10) are extremely thin, whereby disturbance to crystal growth of the host matrix material at the doping layer (9, 10) is avoided. The activator-containing doping layer (9, 10) can be comprised of an actual activator layer (10) and a matching layer (9) adapted between said host matrix material layer (7) and said actual activator layer (10), whereby said matching layer (9) improves the matching between said host matrix material layer (7) and said actual activator layer (10). By virtue of the layered structure, it is possible to use such host matrix/activator material pairs that otherwise would be useless due to their poor efficiency or weak light emission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
    Assignee: Planar International Oy
    Inventors: Gitte Harkonen, Kari Harkonen, Runar Tornquist