Patents by Inventor Antti Makinen

Antti Makinen 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: 12122086
    Abstract: At least one infrared element arrangement having at least one infrared element (3) comprising a plurality of infrared radiators (4) is mounted on a frame moveable with respect to a synthetic filter fabric mounted to a filtering surface. The frame may have wheels or the like such that the infrared radiators may be moved along the length of the filtering surface to heat the synthetic filter fabric (6) to a temperature of 100 to 160° C. for shrinking the fabric (6) on the filtering surface (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Valmet Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tapio Salminen, Antti Mäkinen
  • Patent number: 11986972
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for repairing a plywood panel. The system comprises an input section and an output section wherein at least one of these comprises a support structure for a stack of the plywood panels. The system may further comprise a detection device for scanning a plywood panel and a repairing device for performing a repair operation for the plywood panel. Moreover, the system may comprise a transport device for transporting a plywood panel from the input section to the output section and a control device for generating a control signal to the repairing device in response to a detection of a defect in the plywood panel on the basis of information obtained with the detection device. The invention also relates to a method implementable by the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Raute Oyj
    Inventors: Erkki Kauranen, Antti Mäkinen
  • Publication number: 20230286871
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of flash sintering a sample composed of ceramic particles by providing laser energy to change the electrical properties of the ceramic material. The processes and systems disclosed herein do not require large heating equipment like a furnace allowing for a portable system of repairing ceramic materials in the field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Guillermo R. Villalobos, Rafael R. Gattass, Michael Hunt, Shyam S. Bayya, Bryan Sadowski, Robert Miklos, Frederic H. Kung, Woohong Kim, L. Brandon Shaw, Jasbinder S. Sanghera, Antti Makinen
  • Patent number: 11656309
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided generating, Low-Field-Magnetic Resonance Imaging, LF-MRI, or Ultra-Low-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging, ULF-MRI, data with respect to an image frame, determining a sensorwise agreement of the data with determined sensitivity profiles, and determining a mapping between the image frame and a sensor frame, such that the sensorwise agreement has been fulfilled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Aalto University Foundation sr
    Inventors: Cornelis Zevenhoven, Antti Mäkinen, Risto Ilmoniemi
  • Publication number: 20220365155
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided generating, Low-Field-Magnetic Resonance Imaging, LF-MRI, or Ultra-Low-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging, ULF-MRI, data with respect to an image frame, determining a sensorwise agreement of the data with determined sensitivity profiles, and determining a mapping between the image frame and a sensor frame, such that the sensorwise agreement has been fulfilled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Cornelis Zevenhoven, Antti Mäkinen, Risto Ilmoniemi
  • Publication number: 20220118643
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for repairing a plywood panel, the system comprising: at least one detection device for scanning the plywood panel; at least one repairing device for performing a repair operation for the plywood panel; a conveyor device for conveying the plywood panel; and a control device for generating at least one control signal to the conveyor device to halt the plywood panel in the system for performing a scanning operation of the plywood panel with the at least one detection device and to halt the plywood panel for performing a repairing operation with the at least one repairing device on the basis of information obtained with the detection device. Some aspects of the invention relate to a method for performing the repair operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Erkki KAURANEN, Antti MÄKINEN
  • Publication number: 20220118677
    Abstract: At least one infrared element arrangement having at least one infrared element (3) comprising a plurality of infrared radiators (4) is mounted on a frame moveable with respect to a synthetic filter fabric mounted to a filtering surface. The frame may have wheels or the like such that the infrared radiators may be moved along the length of the filtering surface to heat the synthetic filter fabric (6) to a temperature of 100 to 160° C. for shrinking the fabric (6) on the filtering surface (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Valmet Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tapio Salminen, Antti Mäkinen
  • Publication number: 20220032491
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for repairing a plywood panel. The system comprises an input section and an output section wherein at least one of these comprises a support structure for a stack of the plywood panels. The system may further comprise a detection device for scanning a plywood panel and a repairing device for performing a repair operation for the plywood panel. Moreover, the system may comprise a transport device for transporting a plywood panel from the input section to the output section and a control device for generating a control signal to the repairing device in response to a detection of a defect in the plywood panel on the basis of information obtained with the detection device. The invention also relates to a method implementable by the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Erkki KAURANEN, Antti MÄKINEN
  • Publication number: 20190389776
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of flash sintering a sample composed of ceramic particles by providing laser energy to change the electrical properties of the ceramic material. The processes and systems disclosed herein do not require large heating equipment like a furnace allowing for a portable system of repairing ceramic materials in the field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Guillermo R. Villalobos, Rafael R. Gattass, Michael Hunt, Shyam S. Bayya, Bryan Sadowski, Robert Miklos, Frederic H. Kung, Woohong Kim, L. Brandon Shaw, Jasbinder S. Sanghera, Antti Makinen
  • Patent number: 7931153
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of making a solid-liquid filtration cloth, a solid-liquid filtration cloth, and a filter in which the solid-liquid filtration cloth is arranged. The filter cloth (7) is provided with yarns (13b) having a highly changing length and a long free run in the weave. When the length of the yarns (13b) is allowed to shorten significantly, a filtration portion (15) on the side of a surface (14) of the cloth obtains a corrugated shape, providing the cloth with a large filtering area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Tamfelt Filtration Oy
    Inventors: Antti Makinen, Eino Sorri, Heikki Rehakka, Aimo Rautanen
  • Publication number: 20070144957
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of making a solid-liquid filtration cloth, a solid-liquid filtration cloth, and a filter in which the solid-liquid filtration cloth is arranged. The filter cloth (7) is provided with yarns (13b) having a highly changing length and a long free run in the weave. When the length of the yarns (13b) is allowed to shorten significantly, a filtration portion (15) on the side of a surface (14) of the cloth obtains a corrugated shape, providing the cloth with a large filtering area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: Tamfelt OYJ ABP
    Inventors: Antti Makinen, Eino Sorri, Heikki Rehakka, Aimo Rautanen