Patents by Inventor ILKKA HELMIKKALA

ILKKA HELMIKKALA 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: 10378258
    Abstract: The flipping mechanism for rotating a flat element includes a linear guide having a rail and a slide moveable along the rail, a swivel arm having a first end connected adjacent to a first end of the rail in such a way that the swivel arm can be rotated about the first end between a first position, in which the swivel arm is parallel to the rail, and a second position, in which the swivel arm is perpendicular to the rail, and a rotation element having a first end connected in a rotatable manner to the slide of the linear guide, the rotation element being further connected to the swivel arm in a rotatable manner such that rotation of the rotation element about its first end causes rotation of the swivel arm about the first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: COOLSOME OY
    Inventor: Ilkka Helmikkala
  • Publication number: 20180171694
    Abstract: The flipping mechanism for rotating a flat element includes a linear guide having a rail and a slide moveable along the rail, a swivel arm having a first end connected adjacent to a first end of the rail in such a way that the swivel arm can be rotated about the first end between a first position, in which the swivel arm is parallel to the rail, and a second position, in which the swivel arm is perpendicular to the rail, and a rotation element having a first end connected in a rotatable manner to the slide of the linear guide, the rotation element being further connected to the swivel arm in a rotatable manner such that rotation of the rotation element about its first end causes rotation of the swivel arm about the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventor: ILKKA HELMIKKALA
  • Patent number: 9822925
    Abstract: An arrangement for fastening a first element, such as a television, and a second element, such as a decorative element to a wall, includes a base structure, which includes four connectable members configured for forming a braced base structure, when base structure is fastened to the wall with fastening elements from at least four fastening points. Further, the arrangement includes at least one first fastening member mounting the first element to the base structure and at least one second fastening member, which first and second fastening members are configured for fastening to the first and the second elements, respectively, and moving elements for moving the second fastening member between a first position and a second position, which moving elements are configured for connecting to the second fastening member in order to mount the second element to the base structure optionally via base members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: COOLSOME OY
    Inventor: Ilkka Helmikkala
  • Publication number: 20160290553
    Abstract: An arrangement for fastening a first element, such as a television, and a second element, such as a decorative element to a wall, includes a base structure, which includes four connectable members configured for forming a braced base structure, when base structure is fastened to the wall with fastening elements from at least four fastening points. Further, the arrangement includes at least one first fastening member mounting the first element to the base structure and at least one second fastening member, which first and second fastening members are configured for fastening to the first and the second elements, respectively, and moving elements for moving the second fastening member between a first position and a second position, which moving elements are configured for connecting to the second fastening member in order to mount the second element to the base structure optionally via base members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Hidden Veiw OY
    Inventor: ILKKA HELMIKKALA