Patents by Inventor Olli Salmela

Olli Salmela 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).

  • Patent number: 10827430
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for controlling power usage in radio access networks. A central unit may be configured to receive, from an element management system, one or more first messages indicating power saving policies. The central unit may determine, based on the power saving policies, an idle period, and may send, to a distributed unit, a second message indicating the idle period. The distributed unit may activate, for the idle period, a power saving mode of the distributed unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions And Networks Oy
    Inventors: Olli Salmela, Harri Holma, Andres Arjona
  • Publication number: 20190387471
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for controlling power usage in radio access networks. A central unit may be configured to receive, from an element management system, one or more first messages indicating power saving policies. The central unit may determine, based on the power saving policies, an idle period, and may send, to a distributed unit, a second message indicating the idle period. The distributed unit may activate, for the idle period, a power saving mode of the distributed unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Olli Salmela, Harri Holma, Andres Arjona
  • Patent number: 7531755
    Abstract: The idea of the invention is to form a cavity in a multilayer substrate at the point of the structure to be trimmed. This enables the embedding of tolerance critical components inside substrates, such as printed circuit boards, modules, and sub-systems. Trimming is done through the cavity using, for example, a laser. After trimming the cavity is easy to fill in with a suitable dielectric material, or to cover otherwise, e.g. by using a lid, or to leave the cavity uncovered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Olli Salmela, Ilpo Kokkonen
  • Publication number: 20080053356
    Abstract: A large ship having a hull about 100 meters or more in length, so that the ship is suited for transoceanic traffic, with a narrow wedge-like bow and the broadest part of the underwater hull being located amidships, includes at least one steerable rudder propeller device at the forebody of the ship. The steerable rudder propeller device(s) at the forebody of the ship substantially provide(s) the steering and control of the ship and produce(s) a part of the propulsive force pushing the ship forward at least substantially within all speed ranges. In harbour manoeuvering, the steerable rudder propeller device(s) at the forebody of the ship provide(s), as needed, at least about 20% of the ship's total propulsive power. When steering ahead in sea traffic, the steerable rudder propeller device(s) at the forebody of the ship provide(s) at most about 10% of the ship's total propulsive power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: AKER FINNYARDS OY
    Inventors: Jari Sirvio, Olli Salmela, Janne Andersson, Kai Levander
  • Publication number: 20060137585
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a steering and propulsion arrangement in a large ship suited for transoceanic traffic, which arrangement comprises a number of propulsion devices situated partly at the rear and partly at the forebody of the ship. The forebody of the ship is provided with one or more steerable rudder propeller devices, which are arranged so as to substantially provide the steering and control of the ship, to produce a substantial part of the propulsive force pushing the ship forward at least substantially within all speed ranges, and in addition, arranged so that they do not extend, at least not significantly, below the base line of the ship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Kai Levander, Olli Salmela, Janne Andersson, Jarri Sirvio
  • Patent number: 7053735
    Abstract: The idea of the invention is to fabricate a multilayer coaxial transmission line into a printed circuit. The outermost conductor is fabricated by conductive strips in different layers, using conductive via posts in isolation layers connecting the strips. The innermost conductor can be a single conductive strip or multi strips in different layers connected together through conductive via posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Olli Salmela, Ilpo Kokkonen
  • Patent number: 6958662
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for guiding electromagnetic waves from a wave guide (10), in particular a multi-band wave guide, to a transmission line (20), in particular a micro strip line, arranged at one end of the wave guide (10), comprising coupling means (30-1, . . . , 30-7) for mechanical fixation and impedance matching between the wave guide (10) and the transmission line (20). It is the object of the invention to improve such a structure in the way that manufacturing is made easier and less expensive than according to prior art. According to the present invention that object is solved in the way that the coupling means comprises at least one dielectric layer (30) being mechanically connected with the main plane of the transmission line, the geometric dimension of that at least one dielectric layer extending along the propagation direction of the electromagnetic waves being correlated with the center frequency of electromagnetic waves in order to achieve optimised impedance matching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Olli Salmela, Markku Koivisto, Mikko Saarikoski, Kalle Jokio, Ali Nadir Arslan, Esa Kemppinen, Vesa Korhonen, Teppo Miettinen
  • Publication number: 20050230349
    Abstract: The idea of the invention is to form a cavity in a multilayer substrate at the point of the structure to be trimmed. This enables the embedding of tolerance critical components inside substrates, such as printed circuit boards, modules, and sub-systems. Trimming is done through the cavity using, for example, a laser. After trimming the cavity is easy to fill in with a suitable dielectric material, or to cover otherwise, e.g. by using a lid, or to leave the cavity uncovered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: Olli Salmela, IIpo Kokkonen
  • Patent number: 6940361
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for forming a self-aligned transition between a transmission line (1) and a module (2) to be connected to said transmission line (1). The invention equally relates to such a module (2), to such a transmission line (1), to an intermediate element (5) possibly to be positioned between such a module (2) and such a transmission line (1), and finally to a system comprising such a transition. In order to enable a simple and precise connection of a transmission line (1) with some other module (2), it is proposed to use matching solder particles (8) and soldering pads on module (2) and transmission line (1) or intermediate element (5) respectively, and to apply a reflow treatment to the joined elements (1) and (2) or (5) and (2), thereby forming a self-aligning connection. The invention is to be applied particularly to waveguide-to-microstrip transitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Kalle Jokio, Olli Salmela, Markku Koivisto, Mikko Saarikoski, Ali Nadir Arslan
  • Patent number: 6921868
    Abstract: A cavity is formed in a multilayer substrate at the point of the structure to be trimmed. This enables the embedding of tolerance critical components inside substrates, such as printed circuit boards, modules, and sub-systems. Trimming is done through the cavity using, for example, a laser. After trimming the cavity is easy to fill in with a suitable dielectric material or to cover otherwise, e.g. by using a lid, or to leave the cavity uncovered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Olli Salmela, Iipo Kokkonen
  • Patent number: 6909345
    Abstract: The invention relates to a waveguide manufacturing and a waveguide manufactured with the method, which can be integrated into a circuit structure manufactured with the multilayer ceramic technique. The core part (23, 33, 43, 53a, 53b, 53c) of the waveguide is formed by a unit assembled of ceramic layers, which is limited in the yz plane by two impedance discontinuities and in the xz plane by two planar surfaces (24, 25, 34, 35, 54a, 54c, 55a, 55b, 55c) made of conductive material. The conductive surfaces can be connected to each other by vias made of conductive material (38, 39, 48, 49). The waveguide manufactured with the method according to the invention is a fixed part of the circuit structure as a whole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Olli Salmela, Esa Kemppinen, Hans Somerma, Pertti Ikäläinen, Markku Koivisto
  • Publication number: 20050070179
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for steering a water-craft, which comprises at least one main propulsion device which is arranged to push the water-craft forward or backward, and a number of steering propulsion devices, the pushing direction of which can be changed. The steering propulsion devices are arranged in the aft of the water-craft on both sides of the said at least one main propulsion device so that the steering of the water-craft is continuously provided by means of the steering propulsion devices without any separate rudder means or the like to be functionally connected to said at least one main propulsion device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Jari Sirvio, Olli Salmela
  • Publication number: 20050035832
    Abstract: The idea of the invention is to fabricate a multilayer coaxial transmission line into a printed circuit. The outermost conductor is fabricated by conductive strips in different layers, using conductive via posts in isolation layers connecting the strips. The innermost conductor can be a single conductive strip or multi strips in different layers connected together through conductive via posts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Olli Salmela, Ilpo Kokkonen
  • Patent number: 6847274
    Abstract: The idea of the invention is to fabricate a multilayer coaxial transmission line into a printed circuit. The outermost conductor is fabricated by conductive conduit strips in different layers, using conductive via posts in isolation layers connecting the strips. The innermost conductor can be a single conductive strip or multiple strips in different layers connected together through conductive via posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Olli Salmela, Ilpo Kokkonen
  • Publication number: 20040159460
    Abstract: A conductive structure having a conductor for carrying a signal at a one or more operating frequencies of the structure, the conductor comprising: at least two electrically conductive strips spaced apart by a dielectric and arranged in parallel to extend from a first node to a second node, the conductive strips being interconnected between the nodes by at least one inter-strip electrically conductive connection through the dielectric; the maximum physical dimension of the or each inter-strip connection and the maximum physical separation of potentially successive inter-strip connections being equal to or less than one quarter of the free space wavelength corresponding to the minimum operating frequency of the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: George Passiopoulos, Ilpo Kokkonen, Olli Salmela
  • Patent number: 6778037
    Abstract: The invention relates to structures, by which part of the incoming high-frequency energy can be separated to its own path (out1) or energies coming from different paths can be combined to a common path. The basic idea of the invention is that all components of the dividing or combining means are integrated into a monolithic structure in an insulating material, preferably multilayer ceramics. The transmission line strips (311) and other conductors are formed by printing conductive material on the outer surface of the ceramic piece (301) and in its interlayers, when required. The conductors between the surfaces are formed by filling the hole made through the layer or layers with conductive material. The resistive components (321) parallel with and between the surfaces are formed in a similar manner. The structure according to the invention is relatively small and reliable, and its manufacturing costs are low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Olli Salmela, Esa Kemppinen, Markku Koivisto, Hans Somerma, Pertti Ikäläinen, Petri Savolainen
  • Patent number: 6714104
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission cable realized by multilayer technique, where the signal cable (20) is set at a desired distance from the wall of the cavity constructed for said transmission cable by means of a separate support element (25). The ground cable (21) included in the structure is placed on the cable cavity wall opposite to the signal cable. By using the transmission cable according to the invention, there is achieved a low attenuation per unit of length at RF frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Nokia Networks Oy
    Inventor: Olli Salmela
  • Publication number: 20040012467
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a multilayered filter having a body consisting of multiple lateral layers, and comprising filter elements of transmission line configuration arranged according to a predetermined topology. According to the invention the filter elements further comprise multiple resonators arranged in two or more lateral layers, at least two resonators per lateral layer. Further according to the invention the filter comprises one or more intermediate partial ground planes, each arranged laterally between two layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Olli Salmela, Ilkka Kelander
  • Patent number: 6639487
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for matching characteristic impedances in a wideband manner. The matching of characteristic impedances is realized by tapering a conductor inside a wall composed of a dielectric material. The tapered conductor is either an asymmetric stripline or an asymmetric coplanar line. The method enables characteristic impedance matching at up to 40 GHz. The coupler is applicable to signal line feedthroughs in MMIC packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Olli Salmela, Pertti Ikäläinen
  • Publication number: 20030161121
    Abstract: The idea of the invention is to form a cavity in a multilayer substrate at the point of the structure to be trimmed. This enables the embedding of tolerance critical components inside substrates, such as printed circuit boards, modules, and sub-systems. Trimming is done through the cavity using, for example, a laser. After trimming the cavity is easy to fill in with a suitable dielectric material, or to cover otherwise, e.g. by using a lid, or to leave the cavity uncovered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Olli Salmela, Ilpo Kokkonen