Patents by Inventor Mikko VASKELA

Mikko VASKELA 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: 20230029130
    Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method for determining a sequence of bus nodes in a multi-drop communication bus. The method includes for each bus node: sending a request to the bus node using an bus node physical identifier to set the bus node to a loopback mode; transmitting at least one signal to the bus node via the multi-drop communication bus; receiving from the bus node a loopback signal caused by the at least one signal; and measuring a roundtrip delay between the at least one signal and the loopback response signal. The method further includes solving the physical order of the bus nodes in the multi-drop communication bus based on the roundtrip delays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Gergely Huszak, Ari Kattainen, Mikko Vaskela
  • Patent number: 11043340
    Abstract: An inspection station is capable of being used under harsh conditions. The inspection station includes switch elements to which the inspection station is responsive for generating a predetermined control signal in response to actuation of a switch element. A fluid tight sealing element isolates an interior of the inspection station from an outside of the inspection station, the sealing element including one or more flexible button areas at the locations of the switch elements to provide access from the outside of the inspection station to actuate the switch elements located in the interior of the sealing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juha-Matti Aitamurto, Mikko Vaskela, Jukka Korpela
  • Publication number: 20210125801
    Abstract: An inspection station is capable of being used under harsh conditions. The inspection station includes switch elements to which the inspection station is responsive for generating a predetermined control signal in response to actuation of a switch element. A fluid tight sealing element isolates an interior of the inspection station from an outside of the inspection station, the sealing element including one or more flexible button areas at the locations of the switch elements to provide access from the outside of the inspection station to actuate the switch elements located in the interior of the sealing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Juha-Matti Aitamurto, Mikko Vaskela, Jukka Korpela
  • Patent number: 9733300
    Abstract: A printed circuit arrangement employs a printed circuit board having a corrosion test circuit provided with at least two conductive pads which are located proximate to each other in a measuring area. The arrangement uses a measuring device to identify corrosion on other defects in the circuit board including short circuits and/or line cuts. One pad is an excitation pad, being connected to an excitation signal source, and the other pad is a response pad, whereby the measuring device is connected at least to the response pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Kone Corporation
    Inventors: Jukka Korpela, Mikko Vaskela
  • Publication number: 20150145552
    Abstract: The invention relates to a printed circuit arrangement comprising a printed circuit board having a corrosion test circuit comprising at least two conductive pads which are located proximate to each other in a measuring area, the arrangement further comprising a measuring device, characterized in that one pad is an excitation pad, being connected to an excitation signal source, and the other pad is a response pad, whereby the measuring device is connected at least to the response pad. This arrangement allows the measurement of the corrosion of a printed circuit board including short circuits and line cuts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jukka KORPELA, Mikko VASKELA