Patents by Inventor Ilpo Hakkarainen

Ilpo Hakkarainen 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).

  • Stacked disk item storage and retrieval system with optimized item positioning and item data control
    Patent number: 11453551
    Abstract: This disclosure includes an item storage and retrieval device comprising one or more stacked circular disks, each disk having a slot on its radius to the center and rotating on a central column such that, when slots on higher disks are aligned, a target disk may be accessed below for item storage or retrieval; which device may further comprise a disk item access unit for placement, orientation, and retrieval; which device may further comprise one or more RFID readers; and which device may further comprise a system and interface for managing and optimizing item storage to and retrieval from stacked circular disks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Capps Oy
    Inventors: Teemu Oittinen, Ilpo Hakkarainen