Patents by Inventor Bo Axelsson

Bo Axelsson 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).

  • Transponder, transponder kit, method of applying the transponder and product comprising the transponder
    Patent number: 8511570
    Abstract: The invention concerns a transponder (10), kit and method for marking wood material, such as logs. The transponder comprises a rigid casing adapted to be inserted into the wood material by means of impact, the casing comprising a wedge-shaped first edge (12) adapted to penetrate into the wood material due to said impact, and a second edge (16) opposite to the first edge, the first and second edges (12, 16) defining an insertion direction of the transponder, and radio-frequency trans-ponding means (20) covered by the casing. According to the invention, the casing is elongated in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction. The transponder is easily applicable into a log and stays well within the log.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignees: Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus VTT, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden
    Inventors: Janne Häkli, Kaarle Jaakkola, Kaj Nummila, Juha-Matti Saari, Bo Axelsson, Kari Kolppo
  • TRANSPONDER, TRANSPONDER KIT, METHOD OF APPLYING THE TRANSPONDER AND PRODUCT COMPRISING THE TRANSPONDER
    Publication number: 20110315777
    Abstract: The invention concerns a transponder (10), kit and method for marking wood material, such as logs. The transponder comprises a rigid casing adapted to be inserted into the wood material by means of impact, the casing comprising a wedge-shaped first edge (12) adapted to penetrate into the wood material due to said impact, and a second edge (16) opposite to the first edge, the first and second edges (12, 16) defining an insertion direction of the transponder, and radio-frequency trans-ponding means (20) covered by the casing. According to the invention, the casing is elongated in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction. The transponder is easily applicable into a log and stays well within the log.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicants: SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN, TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT
    Inventors: Janne Häkli, Kaarle Jaakkola, Kaj Nummila, Juha-Matti Saari, Bo Axelsson, Kari Kolppo