Patents by Inventor Seppo Pienimaa

Seppo Pienimaa 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: 20150121774
    Abstract: The invention concerns an arrangement for attaching panels to support structures, a construction support structure, fastening means for panel elements and the use of such panel elements to create modular room building elements, e.g. wet-rooms. The inventive arrangement is based on fastening means having an skillet attachment strip made of a sheet-like material having a first edge and an integral tab having a second edge. The tab is then formed as a clip protruding transversally from the strip and having a first side and a second side and with a generally nose-shaped tab on the first side. In the support structure is provided a notch for receiving the clip in a locking engagement, with a cross-section having a first side and a second side, a waist part that is narrower than the dimension of the clip and including an integral element formed as a tongue on said first side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Seppo Pienimaa
  • Patent number: 8629855
    Abstract: An apparatus operable in touch-input mode and scanning mode uses a light guide and a camera to look through a slanted facet at one corner of the light guide. The light guide has an upper surface for placing a touch object or an item for scanning. An angular sensitive grating is located on lower surface having fringes such that when a light beam directed from a location P on upper surface toward lower surface at a predefined direction, it is diffracted by the grating and guided toward the slanted facet. The diffracted beam exits the slanted facet at an exiting angle indicative of the location P. When an object or item is placed on upper surface, it causes changes in exit beam intensity. From exiting angles and intensity changes, a camera is able to locate touch objects or to acquire an image of the scanned item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Seppo Pienimaa, Kong Qiao Wang
  • Patent number: 8581851
    Abstract: A device which has a display, a memory, a processor and a first input and a second input. The device is configured to receive input through said first corresponding to a base character component and to receive input through said second corresponding to a supplemental character component. The supplemental character component and the base character component are thereby combined to form a character input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Seppo Pienimaa, Kong Qiao Wang
  • Patent number: 8120762
    Abstract: A light guide has a first surface and a second surface with diffractive structures. A slanted facet is provided at one corner of the light guide. The diffractive structures have concentric fringes centered near the slanted facet. Fringes are arranged such that a light beam directed from the first surface at a location P toward the second surface is diffracted by the fringes only if the beam encounters the diffractive structures at a certain direction. The diffracted beam is guided and exits through the slanted surface at an exiting angle, which is correlated to the location P. If the light guide is illuminated in such a way that when an object is present at the first surface, it changes the light intensity of the exiting light beam. By detecting the exiting angle and the change of light intensity, the location of the object can be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Tapani Levola, Seppo Pienimaa
  • Patent number: 7997723
    Abstract: A near-eye display related apparatus and device is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing configured to receive an optical engine, and a light guiding plate attached to the housing and configured to receive light representing an image from the optical engine, the light guiding plate includes a first diffractive grating adapted to incouple the light into the light guiding plate, and a second diffractive grating adapted to outcouple the light from the light guiding plate such that the light is received by an eye of a user wearing the apparatus. The light guiding plate has a contact surface portion configured to optically couple the light guiding plate to a transparent plate, The contact surface portion being adapted to be in physical contact with the transparent plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Seppo Pienimaa, Xia Wang, Kong Qiao Wang, Antti Salo, Tapani Levola
  • Publication number: 20110032213
    Abstract: An apparatus operable in touch-input mode and scanning mode uses a light guide and a camera to look through a slanted facet at one corner of the light guide. The light guide has an upper surface for placing a touch object or an item for scanning. An angular sensitive grating is located on lower surface having fringes such that when a light beam directed from a location P on upper surface toward lower surface at a predefined direction, it is diffracted by the grating and guided toward the slanted facet. The diffracted beam exits the slanted facet at an exiting angle indicative of the location P. When an object or item is placed on upper surface, it causes changes in exit beam intensity. From exiting angles and intensity changes, a camera is able to locate touch objects or to acquire an image of the scanned item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seppo Pienimaa, Kong Qiao Wang
  • Publication number: 20100302164
    Abstract: A device which has a display, a memory, a processor and a first input and a second input. The device is configured to receive input through said first corresponding to a base character component and to receive input through said second corresponding to a supplemental character component. The supplemental character component and the base character component are thereby combined to form a character input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seppo Pienimaa, Kong Qiao Wang
  • Publication number: 20100165287
    Abstract: A near-eye display related apparatus and device is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing configured to receive an optical engine, and a light guiding plate attached to the housing and configured to receive light representing an image from the optical engine, the light guiding plate includes a first diffractive grating adapted to incouple the light into the light guiding plate, and a second diffractive grating adapted to outcouple the light from the light guiding plate such that the light is received by an eye of a user wearing the apparatus. The light guiding plate has a contact surface portion configured to optically couple the light guiding plate to a transparent plate, The contact surface portion being adapted to be in physical contact with the transparent plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seppo Pienimaa, Xia Wang, Kong Qiao Wang, Antti Salo, Tapani Levola
  • Publication number: 20090141285
    Abstract: A light guide has a first surface and a second surface with diffractive structures. A slanted facet is provided at one corner of the light guide. The diffractive structures have concentric fringes centered near the slanted facet. Fringes are arranged such that a light beam directed from the first surface at a location P toward the second surface is diffracted by the fringes only if the beam encounters the diffractive structures at a certain direction. The diffracted beam is guided and exits through the slanted surface at an exiting angle, which is correlated to the location P. If the light guide is illuminated in such a way that when an object is present at the first surface, it changes the light intensity of the exiting light beam. By detecting the exiting angle and the change of light intensity, the location of the object can be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Tapani Levola, Seppo Pienimaa
  • Publication number: 20060178110
    Abstract: A system for interacting with a physical entity includes a user-wearable terminal and a mobile station. The user-wearable terminal is capable of automatically receiving a selection of a physical entity as at least a portion of a user wearing the terminal moves into proximity with the entity thereby moving the terminal into proximity with the entity. The terminal includes a first short-range communication element for receiving information from the entity at least partially over an air interface. In addition, the terminal includes a second short-range communication element for transferring input data to the mobile station at least partially over an air interface, where the input data is based upon the information related to the entity. The mobile station, upon receiving the input data, is capable of performing at least one action based upon the input data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Jukka Nurminen, Szabolcs Fodor, Balazs Bakos, Asko Rasanen, Harald Kaaja, Mikael Jaakkola, Matti Karlsson, Kari Laurila, Seppo Pienimaa, Ramin Vatanparast
  • Patent number: 6773114
    Abstract: A portable device having an optical engine adapted to form an image from an image source in four different modes to allow a viewer to view the image. The image source is a microdisplay device, which can be reflective, transmissive or emissive. The display modes include a near-eye display (NED) mode, a near projection display (NPD) mode, a Window mode that provides a virtual image to a viewer at a distance, and a projection display mode that projects an image on a surface at a distance. The portable device has an internal light source to provide illumination to the image source for the first three modes. The portable device is further adapted to receive the light output from an external light source for use with the fourth mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Seppo Pienimaa, Tapani Levola, Jyrki Kimmel, Jarkko Viinikanoja
  • Publication number: 20030107883
    Abstract: A portable device having an optical engine adapted to form an image from an image source in four different modes to allow a viewer to view the image. The image source is a microdisplay device, which can be reflective, transmissive or emissive. The display modes include a near-eye display (NED) mode, a near projection display (NPD) mode, a Window mode that provides a virtual image to a viewer at a distance, and a projection display mode that projects an image on a surface at a distance. The portable device has an internal light source to provide illumination to the image source for the first three modes. The portable device is further adapted to receive the light output from an external light source for use with the fourth mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Seppo Pienimaa, Tapani Levola, Jyrki Kimmel, Jarkko Viinikanoja
  • Patent number: 6110563
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for shielding an electronic means (40, 41) against external electromagnetic interference on one hand, and preventing the electronic means from interfering with closeby electric devices on the other hand. According to the invention, a shielding film (42, 43) with one or more layers is formed comprising one or more intrinsically conductive polymer films (43) and one or more insulating films (42). The shielding film (42, 43) so formed is attached to the surface of the electronic means (40, 41) using a heat treatment or a vacuum treatment or the combination of the two and, if necessary, a separate layer of glue. The invention also relates to a method for electrically connecting (44, 45, 46, 47) the intrinsic polymer layer (43) reliably to the electronic means (40, 41). The invention further relates to a method for using the electromagnetic shield to form capacitors and resistors for the electronic means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seppo Pienimaa, Tapio Taka, Heikki Isotalo, Salme Jussila, Olli Salmela, Henrik Stubb
  • Patent number: 6073829
    Abstract: The invention is related to a method of fabricating an attachment bump of a component (11). In accordance with the invention, a flexible preform (13a) is fabricated, which is plated with materials (13b) appropriate for metallurgical bonding. The invention is also related to a method of attaching a component (11) to the surface of a circuit card (15) using bumps. In accordance with the invention, bumps are formed from preforms (13a) made from a flexible material, which preforms (13a) are metallized (13b) over their entire surface. The bump (13a, 13b) is attached to the attachment pads (12a, 16a) of the component (11) and the circuit card (15) by means of metallizations (12b, 13b, 16b) between the attachment pads and the bump. The bond is formed metallurgically by transfusion. The surface of the bonding side of the component (11) is coated with an insulating material (14) before the mentioned bonding elsewhere than at the attachment pads (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Limited
    Inventor: Seppo Pienimaa
  • Patent number: 5665525
    Abstract: A method for producing printed circuit boards (PCB), wherein a base material of a PCB, having copper claddings respectively on its opposed faces, is subject to the following subsequent processing steps. Holes are punched in the base material and claddings. The copper claddings are cleaned and deburred by mechanical and/or chemical techniques. Using image transfer and etching techniques, a pattern is produced in the cladding layers that exposes surface portions and leaves cladding portions adjacent to the holes of the base material. A photoimageable polymer insulating layer is applied to the exposed surfaces of the PCB base material and to the remaining pattern of cladding. The PCB is subjected to exposure and development, which exposes selected portions of the cladding layers including cladding portions adjacent to the holes. The opposite faces of the PCB are subjected to an adhesion improvement and activation treatment necessary for chemical deposition of metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
    Inventor: Seppo Pienimaa
  • Patent number: 4711688
    Abstract: In the present publication a method is described for encapsulating of components (3), in particular of semiconductor components, mounted on a carrier tape (6) by means of a polymer in order to prevent access of moisture into the component (3). According to the invention a polymer film (24, 25) is pressed onto the support area (2) of each component (3) from both sides of the carrier tape (6), and the carrier tape (6) treated in this way is subjected to warm-air blasting (14). Thereupon, an encapsulating tape (9) that has been moistened with polymer (13) and subjected to a warm-air treatment (15) is connected to one side of the carrier tape (6), and the combination tape (6, 9) in this way obtained is heated in a pre-heating oven (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1987
    Assignee: Oy Lohja AB
    Inventor: Seppo Pienimaa
  • Patent number: D843132
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Pistesarjat Oy
    Inventor: Seppo Pienimaa