Patents by Inventor Hannu Karhuketo
Hannu Karhuketo 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).
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Patent number: 11100778Abstract: An electronic label tag (100) and electronic label tag system (300) wherein electronic label tag (100) comprises machine readable identifier module, communication module for receiving product related information, attachment means for attaching the electronic label tag (100) to product, and display for displaying product related information. The machine readable identifier module of the electronic label tag (100) is configured to activate the communication module and/or display in response to a command received by the machine readable identifier module.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2013Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: MARISENSE OYInventor: Hannu Karhuketo
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Patent number: 10464105Abstract: A method for sorting waste, in which waste or recyclable material intended for sorting is brought in waste bags to a sorting apparatus, which includes a conveyor, from which the waste bags belonging to different waste components are separated from each other by guiding them into the containers according to the waste components or to further processing. A waste bag, an identifier arranged in connection with it and/or the content of the waste bag is identified with a sensor system, which includes a number of sensors monitoring different properties, which sensors essentially simultaneously read and/or identify a waste bag, an identifier arranged in connection with it and/or the content of the waste bag when the waste bag is transferred on the conveyor via the reading area of the sensors, and in which method on the basis of information coming from the sensors the waste bags are sorted into different waste components using one or more handling devices of the sorting apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2015Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: METROSENSE OYInventors: Oskari Koistinen, Hannu Karhuketo, Göran Sundholm
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Publication number: 20170225199Abstract: Method for sorting waste, in which method the waste or recycleable material intended for sorting is brought in waste bags to a sorting apparatus, which includes a conveyor, from which the waste bags belonging to different waste components are separated from each other by guiding them into the containers according to the waste components or to further processing. In the method a waste bag, an identifier arranged in connection with it and/or the content of the waste bag is identified with a sensor system, which includes a number of sensors monitoring different properties, which sensors essentially simultaneously read and/or identify a waste bag, an identifier arranged in connection with it and/or the content of the waste bag when the waste bag is transferred on the conveyor via the reading area of the sensors, and in which method on the basis of information coming from the sensors the waste bags are sorted into different waste components using one or more handling devices of the sorting apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2015Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicant: METROSENSE OYInventors: Oskari KOISTINEN, Hannu KARHUKETO, Göran SUNDHOLM
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Patent number: 9559414Abstract: An arrangement for reducing interference in a wireless electronic shelf label (ESL) (100) having a layered structure the ESL comprising: a display layer (101) comprising display material, a circuit board (203) with a backplane material structure and an antenna (202), and a circuit board arrangement with control electronics for controlling the operation of the label, such as the display and the radio communication, and a resilient layer having a space for a rigid component, such as a battery, wherein said resilient layer is arranged to provide a substantially even total thickness of said label (100), wherein the radio communication control further comprises means for radio frequency communication via modulated backscatter, wherein the arrangement is ring resonator arrangement isolating the ESL from the electrically conducting shelf arranged on the antenna circuit board, the ring resonator arrangement comprising a plurality of ring resonators (204) that are electrically isolated from the antenna and arranged atType: GrantFiled: May 31, 2011Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: MARISENSE OYInventors: Hannu Karhuketo, Gregory Wright
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Patent number: 9271235Abstract: Electronic price label system and method for transferring information in an electronic price label system, the electronic price label system includes at least one base station and a plurality of electronic labels for transferring information between the base station and electronic labels. The base station(s) and the electronic labels includes at least communication member. The method includes sending first message from base station to electronic label using a first frequency band, after sending the first message, sending a second message from base station to electronic label using second frequency band, and sending a third message from electronic label to base station using a second frequency band.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2012Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: MARISENSE OYInventors: Hannu Karhuketo, Jarmo Kivinen
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Patent number: 9268977Abstract: A method and system for an electronic price label system comprising at least a base station and a plurality of electronic labels for transferring information between the base station and electronic labels. The method comprises transmitting a first message from base station 6 to a plurality of electronic labels 5a, 5b, the first message comprising at least identification information of one electronic label 5a, 5b, receiving the first message at the electronic label 5a, 5b, recognizing the identification information in the first transmitted message by the electronic label 5a, 5b, transmitting a second message from the base station 6 to the electronic label 5a, 5b, receiving the second message and sending an acknowledgement message to the second message from electronic label 5a, 5b with a modulation frequency from a certain frequency range, and searching the acknowledgement message from a predefined frequency range at the base station 6.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2011Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: MARISENSE OYInventors: Hannu Karhuketo, Gregory Wright
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Publication number: 20150035674Abstract: An electronic label tag (100) and electronic label tag system (300) wherein electronic label tag (100) comprises machine readable identifier module, communication module for receiving product related information, attachment means for attaching the electronic label tag (100) to product, and display for displaying product related information. The machine readable identifier module of the electronic label tag (100) is configured to activate the communication module and/or display in response to a command received by the machine readable identifier module.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: MARISENSE OYInventor: Hannu Karhuketo
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Patent number: 8855568Abstract: An arrangement for reducing unwanted effects of spurious signals from interference sources in telecommunications at radio frequencies. A communication unit transmits and receives information at radio frequency. Receivers receive the radio signals from the communication unit and for reflecting radio signals back. A control unit is adapted at least to switch the transmitter or receiver of the communication unit off substantially at the frequency of the spurious signals.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2009Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Marisense OyInventors: Gregory Alan Wright, Hannu Karhuketo
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Publication number: 20140256372Abstract: Electronic price label system and method for transferring information in an electronic price label system, the electronic price label system includes at least one base station and a plurality of electronic labels for transferring information between the base station and electronic labels. The base station(s) and the electronic labels includes at least communication member. The method includes sending first message from base station to electronic label using a first frequency band, after sending the first message, sending a second message from base station to electronic label using second frequency band, and sending a third message from electronic label to base station using a second frequency band.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2012Publication date: September 11, 2014Inventors: Hannu Karhuketo, Jarmo Kivinen
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Publication number: 20130076586Abstract: An arrangement for reducing interference in a wireless electronic shelf label (ESL) (100) having a layered structure the ESL comprising: a display layer (101) comprising display material, a circuit board (203) with a backplane material structure and an antenna (202), and a circuit board arrangement with control electronics for controlling the operation of the label, such as the display and the radio communication, and a resilient layer having a space for a rigid component, such as a battery, wherein said resilient layer is arranged to provide a substantially even total thickness of said label (100), wherein the radio communication control further comprises means for radio frequency communication via modulated backscatter, wherein the arrangement is ring resonator arrangement isolating the ESL from the electrically conducting shelf arranged on the antenna circuit board, the ring resonator arrangement comprising a plurality of ring resonators (204) that are electrically isolated from the antenna and arranged atType: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: MARISENSE OYInventors: Hannu Karhuketo, Gregory Wright
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Publication number: 20130036636Abstract: A wireless electronic shelf label (100) having a layered structure includes a display layer (101) including display material, a backplane material structure with an antenna (202), and a circuit board arrangement with control electronics for controlling the operation of the label, such as the display and the radio communication, and a resilient layer having a space for a rigid component, such as a battery, wherein said resilient layer is arranged to provide a substantially even total thickness of said label (100), wherein the radio communication control further comprises a device for radio frequency communication via modulated backscatter with at least one detector diode (205), and, wherein the detector diode is connected to the antenna in at least one antenna connection point where the antenna signal has its maximum or at least near maximum.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2011Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: MARISENSE OYInventors: Hannu Karhuketo, Gregory Wright
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Publication number: 20130027189Abstract: A method and system for an electronic price label system comprising at least a base station and a plurality of electronic labels for transferring information between the base station and electronic labels. The method comprises transmitting a first message from base station 6 to a plurality of electronic labels 5a, 5b, the first message comprising at least identification information of one electronic label 5a, 5b, receiving the first message at the electronic label 5a, 5b, recognizing the identification information in the first transmitted message by the electronic label 5a, 5b, transmitting a second message from the base station 6 to the electronic label 5a, 5b, receiving the second message and sending an acknowledgement message to the second message from electronic label 5a, 5b with a modulation frequency from a certain frequency range, and searching the acknowledgement message from a predefined frequency range at the base station 6.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2011Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: MARISENSE OYInventors: Hannu Karhuketo, Gregory Wright
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Publication number: 20120120471Abstract: A display device including a flexible display layer including display material. A flexible backplane layer has an electrode structure for driving the display material. A substantially rigid component having a thickness greater than a thickness of the flexible display layer and/or the thickness of the flexible backplane layer. A resilient layer has a cut-out space for the rigid component. The resilient layer is arranged to provide a substantially even total thickness of the device. The device also includes wireless communication capabilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2009Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: MARISENSE OYInventors: Esa Hämäläinen, Hannu Karhuketo, Jukka Enarvi
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Publication number: 20110288945Abstract: An electronic price system comprising at least a cash register (27) and at least one electronic label (1, 2) for displaying a first price of a product is disclosed. The electronic price system is configured to transmit a second price to the electronic label (1, 2), said second price replacing the first price in said electronic label (1, 2) and to transmit the second price to the cash register (27) to be displayed with the first price for a predetermined time period at the cash register (27). The system is further configured to provide during said predetermined time period a possibility at the cash register (27) to accept the second price or the first price. Also a method for the electronic price system and a computer program are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2008Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: MARISENSE OYInventors: Hannu Karhuketo, Jukka Enarvi
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Publication number: 20110084951Abstract: A display device with wireless communication capabilities for communicating with an external control system. The device has a first operating mode and a second operating mode. A power consumption of the device in the first operating mode is different from a power consumption of the device in the second operating mode. The device is arranged to change from the first operating mode to the second operating mode based on a signal sent by an external control system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2009Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: MARISENSE OYInventors: Hannu Karhuketo, Alan Wright
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Publication number: 20110053517Abstract: An arrangement for reducing unwanted effects of spurious signals from interference sources in telecommunications at radio frequencies. A communication unit transmits and receives information at radio frequency. Receivers receive the radio signals from the communication unit and for reflecting radio signals back. A control unit is adapted at least to switch the transmitter or receiver of the communication unit off substantially at the frequency of the spurious signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: MARISENSE OYInventors: Gregory Alan Wright, Hannu Karhuketo
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Patent number: 6677048Abstract: The lid structure for a food packaging container comprises a paper-based body layer and, on the side that is to be against the packaging container, plastic layers that function as a barrier and as heat-sealable layers. The lid structure comprises, as the plastic layers attached to the body layer, one or more layers of biodegradable plastic, such as polylactide and/or polyhydroxy alkanoate and on their outer side, the outermost layer, which is formed of biodegradable ester copolymer, to whose ester parts a comonomer has been linked by ester or amide bonds.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2001Date of Patent: January 13, 2004Assignee: UPM-Kymmene CorporationInventors: Hannu Karhuketo, Heikki Korpela
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Patent number: 6322899Abstract: A plastic laminate with two or more plastic layers, at least one of which is polyhydroxyalkanoate, such as hydroxybutyrate/hydroxyvalerate copolymer. Next to the polyhydroxyalkanoate layer and attached to it is a layer of biodegradable polyester amide.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1999Date of Patent: November 27, 2001Assignee: UPM-Kymmene OyjInventors: Hannu Karhuketo, Heikki Korpela
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Publication number: 20010026874Abstract: The lid structure for a food packaging container comprises a paper-based body layer and, on the side that is to be against the packaging container, plastic layers that function as a barrier and as heat-sealable layers. The lid structure comprises, as the plastic layers attached to the body layer, one or more layers of biodegradable plastic, such as polylactide and/or polyhydroxy alkanoate and on their outer side, the outermost layer, which is formed of biodegradable ester copolymer, to whose ester parts a comonomer has been linked by ester or amide bonds.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2001Publication date: October 4, 2001Applicant: UPM- Kymmene CorporationInventors: Hannu Karhuketo, Hejkki Korpela
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Publication number: 20010000742Abstract: A plastic laminate with two or more plastic layers at least one of which is polyhydroxyalkanoate, such as hydroxybutyrate/hydroxyvalerate copolymer (HB/HV). Next to the polyhydroxyalkanoate layer (2) and attached to it there is a layer (3) of biodegradable polyester amide or biodegradable starch derivative.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2000Publication date: May 3, 2001Applicant: UPM-KYMMENE OYJInventors: Hannu Karhuketo, Heikki Korpela