Patents by Inventor Ari Mäkinen

Ari Mäkinen 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).

  • Apparatus and method for optically detecting the emissions of a plasma produced in a conductive liquid by means of electrodes with different areas in contact with the liquid
    Patent number: 11073479
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises: a chamber (100) configured to be filled with electrically conductive liquid (102); a first electrode (104) and a second electrode (106) located within the chamber (100); an optical radiation receiver (126); and an electrically conductive contact area (108) of the first electrode (104) and an electrically conductive contact area (110) of the second electrode (106) are configured to be in contact with the liquid (102) of the chamber (100) wherein the electrically conductive contact area (108) of the first electrode (104) is configured to be smaller than the electrically conductive contact area (110) of the second electrode (106).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: OULUN YLIOPISTO
    Inventors: Petri Leukkunen, Kalle Blomberg Von Der Geest, Ari Mäkinen