Patents by Inventor Hannu Olavi Immonen

Hannu Olavi Immonen 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).

  • Providing power to a component
    Patent number: 9489002
    Abstract: Apparatus includes a first connection to a battery; a second connection to a component; a first path between the first and second connections including a non-upconverting voltage regulator and being absent of a voltage upconverter; a second path between the first and second connections including a voltage upconverter; and a controller. The controller is configured to determine a minimum operating voltage of the component; to determine whether a voltage provided at the first connection meets a predetermined relationship with respect to the minimum operating voltage of the component; and on a positive determination, to enable the first path and disable the second path, and on a negative determination, to disable the first path and enable the second path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Markus Aaltonen, Hannu Olavi Immonen, Rune Lindholm
  • Providing Power to a Component
    Publication number: 20130207624
    Abstract: Apparatus includes a first connection to a battery; a second connection to a component; a first path between the first and second connections including a non-upconverting voltage regulator and being absent of a voltage upconverter; a second path between the first and second connections including a voltage upconverter; and a controller. The controller is configured to determine a minimum operating voltage of the component; to determine whether a voltage provided at the first connection meets a predetermined relationship with respect to the minimum operating voltage of the component; and on a positive determination, to enable the first path and disable the second path, and on a negative determination, to disable the first path and enable the second path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Markus Aaltonen, Hannu Olavi Immonen, Rune Lindholm