Patents by Inventor Timo RAUHALA

Timo RAUHALA 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: 11858001
    Abstract: Disclosed is systems and methods for cleaning devices holding fluid such as heat exchanges. The cleaning is performed by using a system such as a transducer assembly including a mechanical wave generator and a waveguide including a cavity. The system is capable of operating at its fundamental resonance frequency even when connected to an outer surface of the device to be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: ALTUM TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Edward Haeggström, Petro Moilanen, Ari Salmi, Timo Rauhala, Kasper Peterzéns
  • Patent number: 11624566
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for cleaning of devices, such as heat exchangers, in particular to methods wherein machine learning systems, such as trained neural networks are used for indicating the fouling status the during the cleaning processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: ALTUM TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Edward Hæggström, Ari Salmi, Arto Klami, Petri Myllymäki, Timo Rauhala
  • Publication number: 20220219199
    Abstract: Disclosed is systems and methods for cleaning devices holding fluid such as heat exchanges. The cleaning is performed by using a system such as a transducer assembly including a mechanical wave generator and a waveguide including a cavity. The system is capable of operating at its fundamental resonance frequency even when connected to an outer surface of the device to be cleaned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Edward HAEGGSTRÖM, Petro MOILANEN, Ari SALMI, Timo RAUHALA, Kasper PETERZÉNS
  • Publication number: 20220107147
    Abstract: Disclosed is methods and systems for cleaning devices holding fluid such as heat exchanges. The cleaning is performed by using a system such as a transducer assembly including at least one pair of protrusions acting as point-like pressure sources or at least one substantially circular protrusion acting as a substantially circular point-like pressure source, coupled to outer surface of the device to be cleaned. Accordingly, coupling of the system to device is reduced, and as a result, the system is able to operate at its fundamental resonance frequency, while the protrusions still permit power delivery to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Petro MOILANEN, Timo RAUHALA, Kasper PETERZENS, Ari SALMI, Edward HAEGGSTRÖM
  • Patent number: 11224901
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for cleaning of devices, such as heat exchangers. According to the invention, controlled cavitation is created at predetermined positions within a device. The cavitation is done by mechanical waves, such as ultrasound waves, generated by transducers, wherein the waves are based on output of time-reversal wave form analysis of the device structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: ALTUM TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Edward Haeggström, Timo Rauhala, Petro Moilanen, Ari Salmi
  • Publication number: 20200363147
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for cleaning of devices, such as heat exchangers, in particular to methods wherein machine learning systems, such as trained neural networks are used for indicating the fouling status the during the cleaning processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Edward HÆGGSTRÖM, Ari SALMI, Arto KLAMI, Petri MYLLYMÄKI, Timo RAUHALA
  • Patent number: 10765558
    Abstract: An intraocular pressure measurement arrangement is disclosed for measuring pressure of an eye of a patient. The arrangement can detect at least one of acoustic reflectivity, optical reflectivity, optical path difference, positioning of intraocular pressure measurement arrangement with respect to the eye, orientation of intraocular pressure measurement arrangement with respect to the eye, shape of cornea and corneal thickness. At least one source can produce acoustic, nonlinear acoustic, mechanical or a nonlinear mechanical wave from a distance, coupling to the eye to generate at least one surface wave. Upon triggering data acquisition, at least one surface wave from a distance from the eye can be detected to extract surface wave information with pressure information of the eye being based on the surface wave information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: PHOTONO OY
    Inventors: Edward Haeggström, Ari Salmi, Ivan Kassamakov, Heikki Nieminen, Timo Rauhala, Kalle Hanhijärvi, Antti Kontiola
  • Publication number: 20190111457
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for cleaning of devices, such as heat exchangers. According to the invention, controlled cavitation is created at predetermined positions within a device. The cavitation is done by mechanical waves, such as ultrasound waves, generated by transducers, wherein the waves are based on output of time-reversal wave form analysis of the device structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: ALTUM TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Edward HAEGGSTRÖM, Timo RAUHALA, Petro MOILANEN, Ari SALMI
  • Publication number: 20180193194
    Abstract: An intraocular pressure measurement arrangement is disclosed for measuring pressure of an eye of a patient. The arrangement can detect at least one of acoustic reflectivity, optical reflectivity, optical path difference, positioning of intraocular pressure measurement arrangement with respect to the eye, orientation of intraocular pressure measurement arrangement with respect to the eye, shape of cornea and corneal thickness. At least one source can produce acoustic, nonlinear acoustic, mechanical or a nonlinear mechanical wave from a distance, coupling to the eye to generate at least one surface wave. Upon triggering data acquisition, at least one surface wave from a distance from the eye can be detected to extract surface wave information with pressure information of the eye being based on the surface wave information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: PHOTONO OY
    Inventors: Edward HAEGGSTRÖM, Ari SALMI, Ivan KASSAMAKOV, Heikki NIEMINEN, Timo RAUHALA, Kalle HANHIJÄRVI, Antti KONTIOLA
  • Publication number: 20180073165
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and a method for producing polymer fibers, in particular to nozzle-less electrospinning devices and methods to produce fibers and constructs thereof, wherein the nanofibers are generated by using pulsed and/or bursted ultrasound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Helsingin Yliopisto
    Inventors: Ivo LAIDMÄE, Heikki NIEMINEN, Ari SALMI, Tor PAULIN, Timo RAUHALA, Kai FALCK, Jouko YLIRUUSI, Jyrki HEINÄMÄKI, Edward HAEGGSTRÖM, Peep VESKI