Patents by Inventor Tuomo Nousiainen

Tuomo Nousiainen 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: 11944441
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to an electro-mechanic assembly comprising a snap connector. In order to provide a connection interface for an electronic device having a housing with at least one protruding stud which detachably fits within a socket region of the snap connector, the electro-mechanic assembly comprises a snap and at least one material layer being in at least one portion electrically conductive to electrically connect least one electrode with the snap. At least one surface of said snap is metallic and deposited with a non-oxidizing conductive material layer which faces and is in contact with a conductive portion of the material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Suunto Oy
    Inventors: Kimmo Pernu, Tuomo Nousiainen
  • Publication number: 20200093390
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to an electro-mechanic assembly comprising a snap connector. In order to provide a connection interface for an electronic device having a housing with at least one protruding stud which detachably fits within a socket region of the snap connector, the electro-mechanic assembly comprises a snap and at least one material layer being in at least one portion electrically conductive to electrically connect least one electrode with the snap. At least one surface of said snap is metallic and deposited with a non-oxidizing conductive material layer which faces and is in contact with a conductive portion of the material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Kimmo Pernu, Tuomo Nousiainen
  • Patent number: 10209067
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for a compass, the device comprising a support comprising a magnetic field detection means being mounted via a conical pivot bearing on a tip of a shaft, wherein the detection means is capable of rotating in at least a plane which is perpendicular to the direction of the shaft, a direction indicator device connected to the magnetic field detection means, and wherein the support comprises an upper portion, a middle portion and a lower portion, the direction indicator device comprises an elongate plate with a direction indicator, wherein the middle portion of said support extends through an opening in the plate, the upper portion of said support comprises opposite first members extending over the top surface of said plate, and the lower portion of said support comprises opposite second members extending under the bottom surface of said plate, and said first and second members are vertically and pairwise aligned to form a first f
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Suunto Oy
    Inventors: Henrik Palin, Tuomo Nousiainen, Matti Muhonen
  • Publication number: 20180356224
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for a compass, the device comprising a support comprising a magnetic field detection means being mounted via a conical pivot bearing on a tip of a shaft, wherein the detection means is capable of rotating in at least a plane which is perpendicular to the direction of the shaft, a direction indicator device connected to the magnetic field detection means, and wherein the support comprises an upper portion, a middle portion and a lower portion, the direction indicator device comprises an elongate plate with a direction indicator, wherein the middle portion of said support extends through an opening in the plate, the upper portion of said support comprises opposite first members extending over the top surface of said plate, and the lower portion of said support comprises opposite second members extending under the bottom surface of said plate, and said first and second members are vertically and pairwise aligned to form a first f
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Henrik Palin, Tuomo Nousiainen, Matti Muhonen