Patents by Inventor Jani Kivioja
Jani Kivioja 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: 9080928Abstract: An apparatus including first and second sensor elements, the first sensor element includes a first sensor material. The second sensor element includes a second sensor material. The first sensor material is configured such that an electrical property of the first sensor material is dependent upon the temperature of the environment in which the first and second sensor elements are located. The second sensor material is configured such that the same electrical property of the second sensor material is dependent upon the relative vapor pressure of a fluid in the environment in which the first and second sensor elements are located, the respective temperature and fluid relative vapor pressure dependencies of the first and second sensor materials allowing the temperature and fluid relative vapor pressure of the environment to be determined based on combined measurements of the electrical property of the first and second sensor materials in the environment.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2013Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Stefano Marco Borini, Richard White, Elisabetta Spigone, Michael Robert Astley, Di Wei, Jani Kivioja, Teuvo Tapani Ryhanen
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Patent number: 9042075Abstract: An apparatus comprises a sensor having a sensing film and at least two electrodes; and a plurality of electronic components operably associated with the sensor. The sensing film is configured to provide a signal based on humidity immediately prior to contact with liquid water. The electronic components are configured to provide a change in output voltage to trigger an electronic switch that disconnects an electronic device from a power source.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Stefano M. Borini, Richard White, Jani Kivioja, Michael R. Astley, Christopher Bower
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Publication number: 20150142355Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program wherein the method comprises: providing a first input signal to a sensor; measuring a first output signal provided from the sensor in response to the first input signal and calculating capacitance of the sensor from the first measured output signal; providing a second input signal to the sensor; measuring the output signal provided from the sensor in response to the second input signal and calculating resistance of the sensor from the second measured output signal; wherein the first and second input signals are provided at different times.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2014Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Michael Robert ASTLEY, Darryl COTTON, Jani KIVIOJA, Richard WHITE
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Patent number: 9024909Abstract: An apparatus including a capacitance touch sensor arrangement configured to have a variable capacitance that varies when a user finger touches the capacitance touch sensor arrangement; and at least one variable resistor sensor integrated within the capacitance touch sensor arrangement wherein the variable resistor sensor has a variable resistance that varies with a sensed parameter; the apparatus including an input configured to receive an input signal including a time varying component and an output configured to provide an output signal that depends upon both the capacitance of the capacitance touch sensor arrangement and the resistance of the variable resistance sensor.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2012Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Richard White, Jani Kivioja, Darryl Cotton, Samiul Md Haque, Piers Andrew, Tapani Ryhanen
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Publication number: 20150097581Abstract: An apparatus comprising: a capacitance touch sensor arrangement configured to have a variable capacitance that varies when a conductive object approaches; and at least one variable impedance sensor configured to have a variable impedance that varies with a sensed parameter; an output node; and at least one switch configured to provide, in a first configuration,] an output impedance at the output node that depends upon the variable capacitance and configured to provide, in a second configuration, an output impedance at the output node that depends upon the variable impedance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventors: Michael Astley, Darryl Cotton, Jani Kivioja
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Publication number: 20140349211Abstract: An apparatus comprises: an anode formed of graphene oxide from an acidic pH; a cathode from a pH greater than the acidic pH of the anode; and charge collectors deposited on the anode and the cathode.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2013Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Di Wei, Stefano Marco Borini, Richard White, Jani Kivioja
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Patent number: 8893565Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to an apparatus including a first sensor arrangement configured in a first layer; a second sensor arrangement configured in a second layer; wherein the sensor arrangements are configured to vary an input signal in response to a sensed parameter; and the apparatus also including an input configured to receive an input signal and an output configured to provide an output signal that depends on each of the first and second sensor arrangements.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2012Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Richard White, Jani Kivioja
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Publication number: 20140247529Abstract: An apparatus comprises a sensor having a sensing film and at least two electrodes; and a plurality of electronic components operably associated with the sensor. The sensing film is configured to provide a signal based on humidity immediately prior to contact with liquid water. The electronic components are configured to provide a change in output voltage to trigger an electronic switch that disconnects an electronic device from a power source.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2013Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Stefano M. Borini, Richard White, Jani Kivioja, Michael R. Astley, Christopher Bower
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Patent number: 8823396Abstract: An apparatus including a sensor array, configured to produce an array output value in response to an environmental stimulus, and a controller, the sensor array including a plurality of sensors and a common output terminal connected to the respective outputs of the sensors, each sensor having first and second electrodes configured to output a respective sensor output value in a particular environment based on the areas of the first and second electrodes and/or the spacing therebetween, the controller configured to control which of the sensors are connected to the common output terminal using respective switches to vary the effective area and/or spacing of the sensor array such that the array output value at the common output terminal, based on the contribution of the respective sensor output values of the connected sensors, is held at a reference value.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2013Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Michael Robert Astley, Stefano Marco Borini, Jani Kivioja, Teuvo Tapani Ryhanen, Elisabetta Spigone, Di Wei, Richard White
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Publication number: 20140207467Abstract: An apparatus includes a sensor comprising a sensing film configured to provide a signal based upon a user's breath and a controller operably associated with the sensor. The controller is configured to receive the signal based upon the user's breath.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Richard White, Jani Kivioja, Andrew Peter Matthews, Michael Astley, Stefano Marco Borini
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Publication number: 20140196522Abstract: An apparatus including first and second sensor elements, the first sensor element includes a first sensor material. The second sensor element includes a second sensor material. The first sensor material is configured such that an electrical property of the first sensor material is dependent upon the temperature of the environment in which the first and second sensor elements are located. The second sensor material is configured such that the same electrical property of the second sensor material is dependent upon the relative vapour pressure of a fluid in the environment in which the first and second sensor elements are located, the respective temperature and fluid relative vapour pressure dependencies of the first and second sensor materials allowing the temperature and fluid relative vapour pressure of the environment to be determined based on combined measurements of the electrical property of the first and second sensor materials in the environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Stefano Marco BORINI, Richard White, Elisabetta Spigone, Michael Robert Astley, Di Wei, Jani Kivioja, Teuvo Tapani Ryhanen
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Publication number: 20140197851Abstract: An apparatus including a sensor array, configured to produce an array output value in response to an environmental stimulus, and a controller, the sensor array including a plurality of sensors and a common output terminal connected to the respective outputs of the sensors, each sensor having first and second electrodes configured to output a respective sensor output value in a particular environment based on the areas of the first and second electrodes and/or the spacing therebetween, the controller configured to control which of the sensors are connected to the common output terminal using respective switches to vary the effective area and/or spacing of the sensor array such that the array output value at the common output terminal, based on the contribution of the respective sensor output values of the connected sensors, is held at a reference value.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Michael Robert ASTLEY, Stefano Marco Borini, Jani Kivioja, Teuvo Tapani Ryhanen, Elisabetta Spigone, Di Wei, Richard White
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Patent number: 8756979Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, apparatus including a position sensitive layer configured for position sensitivity; and a superliquidphobic layer configured for superliquidphobicity, the superliquidphobic layer positioned with a surface proximal to a surface of the position sensitive layer; wherein the position sensitive layer is configured to detect the position of a liquid droplet situated on a surface of the superliquidphobic layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Chris Bower, Jani Kivioja, Richard White, Antti Niskanen
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Publication number: 20140013865Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to an apparatus including a first sensor arrangement configured in a first layer; a second sensor arrangement configured in a second layer; wherein the sensor arrangements are configured to vary an input signal in response to a sensed parameter; and the apparatus also including an input configured to receive an input signal and an output configured to provide an output signal that depends on each of the first and second sensor arrangements.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Inventors: Richard WHITE, Jani KIVIOJA
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Patent number: 8592888Abstract: An apparatus including a first layer configured to enable a flow of charge carriers from a source electrode to a drain electrode, a second layer configured to control the density of charge carriers in the first layer using an electric field formed between the first and second layers, and a third layer positioned between the first and second layers to shield the first layer from the electric field, wherein the third layer includes a layer of electrically conducting nanoparticles and is configured such that when stress is applied to the third layer, the strength of the electric field experienced by the first layer is varied resulting in a change in the charge carrier density and a corresponding change in the conductance of the first layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2011Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Jani Kivioja, Richard White
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Publication number: 20130257787Abstract: An apparatus including a capacitance touch sensor arrangement configured to have a variable capacitance that varies when a user finger touches the capacitance touch sensor arrangement; and at least one variable resistor sensor integrated within the capacitance touch sensor arrangement wherein the variable resistor sensor has a variable resistance that varies with a sensed parameter; the apparatus including an input configured to receive an input signal including a time varying component and an output configured to provide an output signal that depends upon both the capacitance of the capacitance touch sensor arrangement and the resistance of the variable resistance sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2012Publication date: October 3, 2013Inventors: Richard White, Jani Kivioja, Darryl Cotton, Samiul Md Haque, Piers Andrew, Tapani Ryhanen
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Publication number: 20130160527Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, apparatus including a position sensitive layer configured for position sensitivity; and a superliquidphobic layer configured for superliquidphobicity, the superliquidphobic layer positioned with a surface proximal to a surface of the position sensitive layer; wherein the position sensitive layer is configured to detect the position of a liquid droplet situated on a surface of the superliquidphobic layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Inventors: Chris BOWER, Jani Kivioja, Richard White, Antti Niskanen
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Patent number: 8409866Abstract: An apparatus comprising a processor and memory including computer program code. The memory and computer program code can be configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to illuminate one or more sensor elements with electromagnetic radiation emitted from corresponding regions of an electronic display. The one or more sensor elements can be configured to exhibit a specific electrical response to the illumination when a specific set of analytes are bound to the one or more sensor elements, determine the electrical response of the one or more sensor elements, and compare the determined electrical response with one or more predetermined electrical responses to determine a match. Each predetermined electrical response can be associated with the binding of a different set of analytes, wherein determination of a match allows the specific set of analytes bound to the one or more sensor elements to be identified.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2010Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Antti Niskanen, Jani Kivioja
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Publication number: 20130037780Abstract: An apparatus including a first layer configured to enable a flow of charge carriers from a source electrode to a drain electrode, a second layer configured to control the density of charge carriers in the first layer using an electric field formed between the first and second layers, and a third layer positioned between the first and second layers to shield the first layer from the electric field, wherein the third layer includes a layer of electrically conducting nanoparticles and is configured such that when stress is applied to the third layer, the strength of the electric field experienced by the first layer is varied resulting in a change in the charge carrier density and a corresponding change in the conductance of the first layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2011Publication date: February 14, 2013Inventors: Jani KIVIOJA, Richard White
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Patent number: 8305577Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, apparatus comprising a waveguide and a spectral dispersion element, the apparatus being configured to be moveably attachable to a portable device, the portable device comprising a radiation sensing element and a radiation source, the apparatus being configured to be moveably attachable to the portable device to provide a first configuration in which the waveguide is positioned to transmit radiation from the radiation source towards an analyte region and/or from the analyte region towards the dispersion element; and such that the dispersion element is positioned to disperse radiation from the analyte region to form a spectrum which is provided towards the radiation sensing element for spectral analysis, and a second configuration in which the radiation sensing element and radiation source are able to capture and illuminate a scene for image capture.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2010Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Jani Kivioja, Piers Andrew, Chris Bower, Zoran Radivojevic