Patents by Inventor Sami Vartiainen

Sami Vartiainen 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: 11872066
    Abstract: The application relates to an X-ray imaging unit for a medical imaging. The unit includes a rotating part with a first X-ray source and an X-ray imaging detector unit configured to provide an image with at least a rotational movement (R) around a rotation axis of the rotating part. The unit includes an upper shelf configured to enable the rotating part to move with respect to the upper shelf with a linear movement (L) and to be attached to a column with a pivoting joint for enabling a pivot movement (P) of the upper shelf around the column. The rotating part is configured to be positioned by the linear movement and the pivot movement during the imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: PaloDEx Group Oy
    Inventors: Esa Suuronen, Sami Vartiainen
  • Publication number: 20210251587
    Abstract: The application relates to an X-ray imaging unit for a medical imaging. The unit includes a rotating part with a first X-ray source and an X-ray imaging detector unit configured to provide an image with at least a rotational movement (R) around a rotation axis of the rotating part. The unit includes an upper shelf configured to enable the rotating part to move with respect to the upper shelf with a linear movement (L) and to be attached to a column with a pivoting joint for enabling a pivot movement (P) of the upper shelf around the column. The rotating part is configured to be positioned by the linear movement and the pivot movement during the imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: PaloDEx Group Oy
    Inventors: Esa Suuronen, Sami Vartiainen
  • Patent number: 11058379
    Abstract: The application relates to an X-ray imaging unit for a medical imaging. The unit includes a rotating part with a first X-ray source and an X-ray imaging detector unit configured to provide an image with at least a rotational movement (R) around a rotation axis of the rotating part. The unit includes an upper shelf configured to enable the rotating part to move with respect to the upper shelf with a linear movement (L) and to be attached to a column with a pivoting joint for enabling a pivot movement (P) of the upper shelf around the column. The rotating part is configured to be positioned by the linear movement and the pivot movement during the imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: PaloDEx Group Oy
    Inventors: Esa Suuronen, Sami Vartiainen
  • Patent number: 10898147
    Abstract: An X-ray dental imaging system for medical imaging includes a column, a housing coupled to the column, and a lower shelf movably coupled to at least one of the column or the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: PaloDEx Group Oy
    Inventors: Sami Vartiainen, Jorma Savolainen, Markku Huovinen, Wycliffe Raduma, Antti Korpela, Antti Karhunen, Markus Rintamäki, Juho Malin, Saku Leponokka, Kari Läikkö
  • Patent number: 10835441
    Abstract: A patient positioning apparatus for an X-ray dental imaging system includes a head rest and a chair separate from and spaced from the head rest. The chair has a seat portion and a back rest coupled to the seat portion. The chair further includes a locking system that locks a position of the back rest relative to the seat portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: PALODEX GROUP OY
    Inventors: Sami Vartiainen, Jorma Savolainen, Markku Huovinen, Wycliffe Raduma, Antti Korpela, Antti Karhunen, Markus Rintamäki, Juho Malin, Saku Leponokka
  • Patent number: 10799199
    Abstract: An X-ray dental imaging system for medical imaging includes a column, an upper shelf coupled to the column, a rotating part rotatably coupled to the upper shelf, and a chair spaced from the column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: PALODEX GROUP OY
    Inventor: Sami Vartiainen
  • Publication number: 20190328600
    Abstract: A patient positioning apparatus for an X-ray dental imaging system includes a head rest and a chair separate from and spaced from the head rest. The chair has a seat portion and a back rest coupled to the seat portion. The chair further includes a locking system that locks a position of the back rest relative to the seat portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Sami Vartiainen, Jorma Savolainen, Markku Huovinen, Wycliffe Raduma, Antti Korpela, Antti Karhunen, Markus Rintamäki, Juho Malin, Saku Leponokka
  • Publication number: 20190313988
    Abstract: An X-ray dental imaging system for medical imaging includes a column, a housing coupled to the column, and a lower shelf movably coupled to at least one of the column or the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Sami Vartiainen, Jorma Savolainen, Markku Huovinen, Wycliffe Raduma, Antti Korpela, Antti Karhunen, Markus Rintamäki, Juho Malin, Saku Leponokka, Kari Läikkö
  • Publication number: 20190313987
    Abstract: An X-ray dental imaging system for medical imaging includes a column, an upper shelf coupled to the column, a rotating part rotatably coupled to the upper shelf, and a chair spaced from the column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Sami Vartiainen
  • Publication number: 20190231285
    Abstract: The application relates to a portable bite part (230) for correcting a motion of an object (201) in Panoramic, Computed Tomography, or Cephalometric X-ray imaging. The bite part comprises a first end (233) and a second end (234). The bite part has known dimensions. The first end is configured to be positioned in a mouth (202) of the object. The bite part further comprises markers (231, 232), which make possible to recognize positions of the markers from at least two images (237, 238) presenting the bite part and to calculate the motion of the object with respect to an X-ray imaging unit (100) by using the positions of the markers and the known dimensions of the bite part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Sami VARTIAINEN, Petri JOUHIKAINEN
  • Publication number: 20190231284
    Abstract: The application relates to a portable bite part (230) for determining an imaging area (204) of a patient (201) in Panoramic, Computed Tomography, or Cephalometric imaging. The bite part comprises a first end (233) and a second end (234). The bite part has known dimensions. The first end is configured to be positioned in a mouth (202) of the patient. The bite part further comprises markers (231, 232). The first end is configured to indicate the area inside the mouth. The markers are configured to be positioned outside the mouth. The markers make possible to recognize positions of the markers, whereupon it is possible to calculate a location (205) of the first end with respect to an X-ray imaging unit (100) by using the positions of the markers and the known dimensions of the bite part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Sami VARTIAINEN
  • Publication number: 20180235560
    Abstract: The application relates to an X-ray imaging unit for a medical imaging. The unit comprising a rotating part comprising a first X-ray source and an X-ray imaging detector unit configured to provide an image by means of at least a rotational movement (R) around a rotation axis of the rotating part, and an upper shelf for supporting the rotating part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: PaloDEx Group Oy
    Inventors: Esa Suuronen, Sami Vartiainen
  • Publication number: 20180140267
    Abstract: The application relates to an X-ray imaging unit for a medical imaging. The unit comprising a rotating part comprising a first X-ray source and an X-ray imaging detector unit configured to provide an image by means of at least a rotational movement (R) around a rotation axis of the rotating part, and an upper shelf for supporting the rotating part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: PaloDEx Group Oy
    Inventors: Esa Suuronen, Sami Vartiainen
  • Patent number: 9888891
    Abstract: The application relates to an X-ray imaging unit for a medical imaging. The unit comprising a rotating part comprising a first X-ray source and an X-ray imaging detector unit configured to provide an image by means of at least a rotational movement (R) around a rotation axis of the rotating part, and an upper shelf for supporting the rotating part. The upper shelf is configured to enable the rotating part to move with respect to the upper shelf by means of a linear movement (L) and to be attached to a column with a pivoting joint for enabling a pivot movement (P) of the upper shelf around the column. The rotating part is configured to be positioned by the linear movement and the pivot movement during the imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: PaloDEx Group Oy
    Inventors: Esa Suuronen, Sami Vartiainen
  • Publication number: 20150374320
    Abstract: The application relates to an X-ray imaging unit for a medical imaging. The unit comprising a rotating part comprising a first X-ray source and an X-ray imaging detector unit configured to provide an image by means of at least a rotational movement (R) around a rotation axis of the rotating part, and an upper shelf for supporting the rotating part. The upper shelf is configured to enable the rotating part to move with respect to the upper shelf by means of a linear movement (L) and to be attached to a column with a pivoting joint for enabling a pivot movement (P) of the upper shelf around the column. The rotating part is configured to be positioned by the linear movement and the pivot movement during the imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: PALODEX GROUP OY
    Inventors: Esa Suuronen, Sami Vartiainen
  • Patent number: 8844305
    Abstract: The invention relates to an instrument cabinet comprising: a wall structure with vertical studs, a fan for cooling electric components to be installed in the instrument cabinet with an airflow produced by the fan, and a cooling element arranged in the airflow and having a flow channel for feeding cooling fluid through the cooling element for cooling the airflow that cools the electric components. To achieve a lower than before instrument cabinet that has fewer risks of leakage, the cooling element is arranged upright and at least partly in the space between the vertical studs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: ABB Oy
    Inventor: Sami Vartiainen
  • Patent number: 8837668
    Abstract: A movement mechanism joins an X-ray source and X-ray detector unit, adapted to rotate about the subject of the imaging. The movement mechanism comprises at least two parts adapted to be mutually turnable. In addition, the X-ray source and X-ray detector unit are located in different parts in the movement mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: PaloDEx Group Oy
    Inventor: Sami Vartiainen
  • Patent number: 8430565
    Abstract: An X-ray device includes a rotating unit that rotates an X-ray emitter and an opposing X-ray receiver about a patient's head. X-rays are emitted by the X-ray emitter and received by the X-ray receiver via the patient's head. An upper shelf supports the rotating unit. A head stabilizing member stabilizes the patient's head. The stabilizing member extends from a location adjacent to the rotating unit and above the X-ray emitter and X-ray receiver to a location wherein the patient's head is stabilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: PaloDEx Group Oy
    Inventor: Sami Vartiainen
  • Publication number: 20120148014
    Abstract: A movement mechanism joins an X-ray source and X-ray detector unit, adapted to rotate about the subject of the imaging. The movement mechanism comprises at least two parts adapted to be mutually turnable. In addition, the X-ray source and X-ray detector unit are located in different parts in the movement mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: Palo DEx Group Oy
    Inventor: Sami Vartiainen
  • Publication number: 20110299664
    Abstract: An X-ray device includes a rotating unit that rotates an X-ray emitter and an opposing X-ray receiver about a patient's head. X-rays are emitted by the X-ray emitter and received by the X-ray receiver via the patient's head. An upper shelf supports the rotating unit. A head stabilizing member stabilizes the patient's head. The stabilizing member extends from a location adjacent to the rotating unit and above the X-ray emitter and X-ray receiver to a location wherein the patient's head is stabilized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: PaloDEx Group Oy
    Inventor: Sami Vartiainen