Patents by Inventor Olli Komulainen
Olli Komulainen 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).
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Patent number: 11744334Abstract: A watch strap includes a substantially inflexible main portion, a flexible auxiliary portion coupled to the substantially inflexible main portion, and a tightener coupled to the flexible auxiliary portion. When in use, the tightener is configured to maintain a selected tightness, and the flexible auxiliary portion is configured to be elastic.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Polar Electro OyInventors: Anna-Marja Suvilaakso, Olli Komulainen, Kaisa Lämsä, Katri Ervasti-Taskila, Marko Tuhkala, Seppo Korkala, Veli-Pekka Putila
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Publication number: 20230053068Abstract: A watch strap includes a substantially inflexible main portion, a flexible auxiliary portion coupled to the substantially inflexible main portion, and a tightener coupled to the flexible auxiliary portion. When in use, the tightener is configured to maintain a selected tightness, and the flexible auxiliary portion is configured to be elastic.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: Polar Electro OyInventors: Anna-Marja Suvilaakso, Olli Komulainen, Kaisa Lämsä, Katri Ervasti-Taskila, Marko Tuhkala, Seppo Korkala, Veli-Pekka Putila
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Patent number: 11517079Abstract: A watch strap includes a substantially inflexible main portion, a flexible auxiliary portion coupled to the substantially inflexible main portion, and a tightener coupled to the flexible auxiliary portion. When in use, the tightener is configured to maintain a selected tightness, and the flexible auxiliary portion is configured to be elastic.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Polar Electro OyInventors: Anna-Marja Suvilaakso, Olli Komulainen, Kaisa Lämsä, Katri Ervasti-Taskila, Marko Tuhkala, Seppo Korkala, Veli-Pekka Putila
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Patent number: 11278245Abstract: There is provided a wearable device for measuring cardiac activity of a user, the wearable device comprising: an optical cardiac activity sensor unit configured to be placed in contact with a measurement area and to enable cardiac activity measurement of the user to obtain a cardiac activity signal; a plurality of electrodes configured to enable bioimpedance measurement on the measurement area to obtain a bioimpedance signal; a detector unit for detecting changes in the bioimpedance signal; and a reducer unit for reducing a motion artefact effect on the cardiac activity signal based on the detected changes in the bioimpedance signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Polar Electro OyInventors: Elias Pekonen, Matti Orava, Olli Komulainen, Seppo Korkala, Pekka Rytky, Mika Rahja, Tuomas Hartikainen, Lauri Lumme
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Patent number: 10849556Abstract: An apparatus includes a band configured to attach a physical activity measurement device to a human body, and electroactive material comprised in the band. The electroactive material is configured to change at least one of size and shape of the band in response to an electric input from the physical activity measurement device to the electroactive material.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: POLAR ELECTRO OYInventors: Lauri Lumme, Olli Komulainen
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Publication number: 20200163420Abstract: A watch strap includes a substantially inflexible main portion, a flexible auxiliary portion coupled to the substantially inflexible main portion, and a tightener coupled to the flexible auxiliary portion. When in use, the tightener is configured to maintain a selected tightness, and the flexible auxiliary portion is configured to be elastic.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicant: Polar Electro OyInventors: Anna-Marja Suvilaakso, Olli Komulainen, Kaisa Lämsä, Katri Ervasti-Taskila, Marko Tuhkala, Seppo Korkala, Veli-Pekka Putila
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Patent number: 10449415Abstract: A wrist-worn physical activity measurement apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a bracelet comprising a plurality of links, each link being formed at one side to comprise a part and at the opposite side a counterpart interlocking with a part of an adjacent link, and a flexible casing encasing the plurality of the links. The apparatus is attachable around a curvature of a wrist of a user such that the links and the adjacent links are pivotably lockable in relation to each other in order to wrap and lock around the wrist.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Polar Electro OyInventors: Olli Komulainen, Lauri Lumme
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Patent number: 10335636Abstract: A system that monitors user activity includes a wrist device including a curved body and an electronic circuitry supported by the body. The electronic circuitry includes a first set of light emitting diodes arranged in a matrix form and forming a display unit, at least one motion sensor configured to measure physical motion caused by a user to the wrist device, and at least one processor configured to acquire motion measurement data from the at least one motion sensor, to process the motion measurement data into a motion activity metric, and to cause the display unit to display the motion activity metric. The at least one processor is further configured to acquire heart activity measurement data from a heart activity sensor, to process the heart activity measurement data into a heart activity metric, and to cause the display unit to display the heart activity metric.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2013Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Polar Electro OyInventors: Veli-Matti Holma, Taina Koistinen, Petri Jaaskelainen, Olli Komulainen, Ville Kampman, Lotta Ronnberg, Mikko Repka, Hannu Kinnunen, Petteri Siekkinen, Tarja Maatta, Arto Niva
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Patent number: 10313420Abstract: A system includes a portable device and an external device connected wirelessly. Graphical user interface data determines a user interface functionality to be executed in a user interface of the external device in the portable apparatus, and is transmitted to the external device. The user interface functionality includes presenting at least one graphical interaction element on the user interface and receiving user input as a response to the user interacting with the graphical interaction element. The input data received from the user interface is used in the portable device to control a computer process relating to physiological data.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2013Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Polar Electro OYInventors: Niclas Granqvist, Mika Erkkila, Olli Komulainen
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Patent number: 10289458Abstract: A multi-function button is provided for a wearable device. A method includes associating, by at least one processor of the wearable device, operation of a button of a user interface of the wearable device with a quick-launch function of a computer program application stored in the wearable device, wherein operation of the button in a state where the computer program application is not being executed and where an icon identifying and enabling launch of the computer program application is not being displayed causes launch of the computer program application; and detecting, by the at least one processor while the computer program application is being executed, operation of the button and, in response to the detection, causing execution of a function of the computer program application.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: POLAR ELECTRO OYInventor: Olli Komulainen
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Publication number: 20190059821Abstract: There is provided a wearable device for measuring cardiac activity of a user, the wearable device comprising: an optical cardiac activity sensor unit configured to be placed in contact with a measurement area and to enable cardiac activity measurement of the user to obtain a cardiac activity signal; a plurality of electrodes configured to enable bioimpedance measurement on the measurement area to obtain a bioimpedance signal; a detector unit for detecting changes in the bioimpedance signal; and a reducer unit for reducing a motion artefact effect on the cardiac activity signal based on the detected changes in the bioimpedance signal. (FIG.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: Polar Electro OyInventors: Elias Pekonen, Matti Orava, Olli Komulainen, Seppo Korkala, Pekka Rytky, Mika Rahja, Tuomas Hartikainen, Lauri Lumme
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Patent number: 10064581Abstract: An electrode belt includes at least one electrode to measure biometric signals related to heart activity of a user, a non-conductive strip having at least one opening, and a flexible strip to enable placement of the electrode belt against the skin of the user. The non-conductive strip is coupled with the flexible strip such that, when in use, the at least one electrode is in physical contact with the skin of the user.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Polar Electro OyInventors: Veli-Pekka Putila, Kaisa Lamsa, Lauri Lumme, Olli Komulainen, Ville Majava, Risto Kuusela, Arto Niva
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Publication number: 20180192954Abstract: An apparatus includes a band configured to attach a physical activity measurement device to a human body, and electroactive material comprised in the band. The electroactive material is configured to change at least one of size and shape of the band in response to an electric input from the physical activity measurement device to the electroactive material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2015Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Lauri Lumme, Olli Komulainen
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Publication number: 20180081741Abstract: A multi-function button is provided for a wearable device. A method includes associating, by at least one processor of the wearable device, operation of a button of a user interface of the wearable device with a quick-launch function of a computer program application stored in the wearable device, wherein operation of the button in a state where the computer program application is not being executed and where an icon identifying and enabling launch of the computer program application is not being displayed causes launch of the computer program application; and detecting, by the at least one processor while the computer program application is being executed, operation of the button and, in response to the detection, causing execution of a function of the computer program application.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventor: Olli Komulainen
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Patent number: 9892715Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing and a fixing mechanism configured to attach the housing to an object. The housing includes a display device and at least one processor configured to receive measurement data in a measurement mode during a physical exercise, to process the received measurement data, thus generating exercise data characterizing the exercise, and to display the exercise data through the display device during the physical exercise. The display device is configured to provide a plurality of display view orientations associated with different rotation angles between a first display view orientation, defined by attachment of the fixing mechanism to the object, and a 90-degree rotation from the first display view orientation. At least one function of the processor is associated with the rotation of the display view.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2015Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: POLAR ELECTRO OYInventors: Olli Komulainen, Lauri Lumme
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Patent number: D822019Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Polar Electro OyInventor: Olli Komulainen
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Patent number: D829713Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Polar Electro OyInventor: Olli Komulainen
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Patent number: D874955Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: POLAR ELECTRO OYInventor: Olli Komulainen
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Patent number: D875555Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Polar Electro OyInventor: Olli Komulainen
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Patent number: D978142Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: POLAR ELECTRO OYInventor: Olli Komulainen