Patents by Inventor Anu-Riikka Vuorinen

Anu-Riikka Vuorinen 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: 11322318
    Abstract: Implementations of the subject matter described herein provide a switching apparatus. The switching apparatus includes: a switching component including a first main shaft, which is adapted to selectively connect and disconnect at least one circuit in response to the rotation of the first main shaft; and an operating mechanism including a second main shaft for actuating the first main shaft to rotate via the second main shaft; wherein the switching component further includes a first interface, and the operating mechanism further includes a second interface, and the second main shaft to be detachably coupled to the first main shaft in response to the engagement of the first interface and the second interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Zeming Lin, Aki Suutarinen, Anu-Riikka Vuorinen, Rainer Kolmonen, Jianshu Lai
  • Patent number: 11193976
    Abstract: A switching device including: a body which has a first side wall and a first end wall, the first side wall being perpendicular in relation to a longitudinal direction, and the first end wall is substantially perpendicular to the first side wall; and a first fixed contact comprising an inner section and an outer section, the inner section having a thickness dimension, the outer section protrudes from the first side wall in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Anu-Riikka Vuorinen, Patrik Rabb, Rainer Kolmonen, Timo Jokiniemi
  • Publication number: 20200279700
    Abstract: Implementations of the subject matter described herein provide a switching apparatus. The switching apparatus includes: a switching component including a first main shaft, which is adapted to selectively connect and disconnect at least one circuit in response to the rotation of the first main shaft; and an operating mechanism including a second main shaft for actuating the first main shaft to rotate via the second main shaft; wherein the switching component further includes a first interface, and the operating mechanism further includes a second interface, and the second main shaft to be detachably coupled to the first main shaft in response to the engagement of the first interface and the second interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Zeming Lin, Aki Suutarinen, Anu-Riikka Vuorinen, Rainer Kolmonen, Jianshu Lai