Patents by Inventor Ilkka Pankinaho

Ilkka Pankinaho 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).

  • Publication number: 20070224940
    Abstract: An electronic device 300 comprises a processing component 330 for reducing electromagnetic interferences. The processing component 330 is adapted to determine an activity status of at least one first component 311-315 operating in at least one known frequency range. The processing component 330 is further adapted to adjust an operating frequency of an active second component 321-322 depending on the determined activity status of the at least one first component 311-315. The invention relates equally to a chipset 330, to a method, to a software code 331 and to a software program product realizing the functions of the processing component 330.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Ilkka Pankinaho, Risto Vaisanen, Kaj Saarinen, Juha Nurmi
  • Patent number: 6943746
    Abstract: A radio device and an antenna structure comprising a ground plane, at least a first and a second radiator, both radiators being configured to provide at least one resonance frequency in order to provide at least one frequency band. The antenna structure further comprises separate feed points for both radiators grounded to the ground plane. The first radiator is configured to provide at least two frequency bands, at least one of the frequency bands being at least partly overlapping with at least one frequency band provided by the second radiator. In addition, at least the first radiator is a groove plane antenna such that coupling of the radiators with each other at least within the partly overlapping frequency range is substantially avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Olli Talvitie, Ilkka Pankinaho
  • Publication number: 20040135729
    Abstract: A radio device and an antenna structure comprising a ground plane, at least a first and a second radiator, both radiators being configured to provide at least one resonance frequency in order to provide at least one frequency band. The antenna structure further comprises separate feed points for both radiators grounded to the ground plane. The first radiator is configured to provide at least two frequency bands, at least one of the frequency bands being at least partly overlapping with at least one frequency band provided by the second radiator. In addition, at least the first radiator is a groove plane antenna such that coupling of the radiators with each other at least within the partly overlapping frequency range is substantially avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Olli Talvitie, Ilkka Pankinaho
  • Patent number: 6693594
    Abstract: An antenna arrangement for mobile telecommunication devices comprises a planar radiating element (101), a ground plane (402) parallel to the planar radiating element (101) and means (301, 302, 303, 311, 312, 313, 411, 412, 413, 421, 422, 423, 431, 432, 433) for providing a grounding connection between the planar radiating element (101) and the ground plane (402). The means for providing a grounding connection between the planar radiating element (101) and the ground plane (402) comprise a number of Grounding connections (301/311, 302/312, 303/313, 411/412/413, 421/422/423, 431/432/433). A number of them is independently controllable between certain states. The state of each independently controllable grounding connection (301/311, 302/312, 303/313, 411/412/413, 421/422/423, 431/432/433) has an effect on certain operational frequency bands of the antenna arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Ilkka Pankinaho, Juha-Pekka Louhos
  • Patent number: 6556812
    Abstract: An antenna coupler (400, 500, 802) is provided for coupling a radio telecommunication device (301) with an integral planar antenna to an external device (801). The integral planar antenna of the radio telecommunication device comprises a first planar conductive antenna element (306). The antenna coupler comprises a second planar conductive antenna element (401, 501) which is essentially similar to the first planar conductive antenna element, a first conductive ground plane (403) parallel to the second planar conductive antenna element and transmission apparatus (404) for conducting a radio frequency signal between the second planar conductive antenna element and the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Limited
    Inventors: Jouni Pennanen, Ilkka Pankinaho, Mika J. Tuominen
  • Patent number: 6498586
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for coupling a signal to an antenna structure, as well as to an antenna structure, which comprises at least two antenna elements (101, 102), a ground plane (105) for grounding the antenna structure, a coupling line (106) for coupling a first antenna element and a second antenna element to each other, and a feeding line (107) for feeding the antenna structure through one feeding point. The first antenna element (101) is next to the ground plane and perpendicular to the ground plane (105). The second antenna element (102) is above the ground plane and parallel to the ground plane. The first antenna element is arranged to receive information on a reception band of a broadband radio system and the second antenna element is arranged to transmit information on a transmission band of said broadband radio system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
    Inventor: Ilkka Pankinaho
  • Publication number: 20020180650
    Abstract: An antenna arrangement for mobile telecommunication devices comprises a planar radiating element (101), a ground plane (402) parallel to the planar radiating element (101) and means (301, 302, 303, 311, 312, 313, 411, 412, 413, 421, 422, 423, 431, 432, 433) for providing a grounding connection between the planar radiating element (101) and the ground plane (402). The means for providing a grounding connection between the planar radiating element (101) and the ground plane (402) comprise a number of Grounding connections (301/311, 302/312, 303/313, 411/412/413, 421/422/423, 431/432/433). A number of them is independently controllable between certain states. The state of each independently controllable grounding connection (301/311, 302/312, 303/313, 411/412/413, 421/422/423, 431/432/433) has an effect on certain operational frequency bands of the antenna arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Ilkka Pankinaho, Juha-Pekka Louhos
  • Patent number: 6297776
    Abstract: An antenna construction according to the invention has a radiator, ground plane and at least one matching element. The matching element is capacitively coupled to a ground potential. By varying the number, location and strength of the capacitive coupling of the matching elements the characteristics of the antenna construction, such as the number of resonance frequencies, resonance frequencies and radiator impedance at the feed point can be controlled in a versatile manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
    Inventor: Ilkka Pankinaho
  • Patent number: 6201501
    Abstract: An antenna configuration for a mobile communication device. The antenna configuration includes at least a first antenna configured so that the first antenna may be mounted near or between a speaker and a earpiece of a mobile station. In an embodiment of the invention, the first antenna comprises a substantially flat conductor including at least one hole for passing sound from the speaker to the earpiece of the mobile station. The first antenna is configured to receive GPS signals. A second antenna is implemented on the mobile station to transmit and receive cellular transmissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Limited
    Inventors: Aimo Arkko, Antero Lehtola, Ilkka Pankinaho
  • Patent number: 6140966
    Abstract: The invention relates to small-sized antenna systems, especially planar antenna structures operating on several frequency bands. The antenna structure of the invention comprises a radiating antenna element with at least two lips. Thus, the antenna structure has two basic resonance frequencies, which are defined by the dimensions of the lips of the antenna element, gaps between them, and the other dimensions of the antenna structure. The radiating antenna structure is connected to the ground plane at least at one place. The radiating antenna element comprises at least two connection points, which are used for connecting the feed lines of the transmitter and receiver, and for connecting special tuning elements. The resonance frequencies of the antenna structure may be adjusted by connecting the said tuning elements to the connection points and antenna feed lines so that the antenna structure is operable on more than two frequency bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Limited
    Inventor: Ilkka Pankinaho
  • Patent number: 5914690
    Abstract: The invention relates to an internal antenna (1) for a wireless handportable communication device (2), comprising: an antenna plate (3) fuinctioning as an radiator, a feed element (5) to feed the radiator (3), and attachment elements (10, 12) to attach the antenna (1) to a wireless communications device (2), which comprises an electrically conductive earth plane (4). The attachment elements (10, 12) comprise a cover structure (12) for bracing the antenna plate (3) on the wireless communications device (2). The antenna (1) further comprises a support frame (10) or spacers (21) for keeping the antenna plate (3) at a distance from the earth plane (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Limited
    Inventors: Antero Lehtola, Ilkka Pankinaho