Patents by Inventor Jarkko Panu

Jarkko Panu 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).

  • Waste bin carrier and automated receptacle handling system
    Patent number: 11420820
    Abstract: A novel waste bin carrier (100) is proposed for carrying at least one waste bin (200). The waste bin carrier (100) includes a frame (110) having a base (130) for receiving thereon one waste bin (200) or more. The waste bin carrier (100) also has a locking mechanism (120) movably attached to the frame (110) for releasably securing at least one waste bin (200) to the waste bin carrier (100). The locking mechanism (120) has a pusher guide (121) that extends in a first horizontal Cartesian dimension (X) for lateral engagement with the waste bin (200). The locking mechanism also has at least one articulated arm (122) that connects the pusher guide (121) to the frame (110) of the waste bin carrier (100) for allowing movement of the pusher guide (121) in respect to the frame (110) between the deployed state and the released state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Thermo Fisher Scientific Oy
    Inventors: Jarkko Panu, Ville Mäkelä, Sami Paavilainen
  • Waste bin carrier and automated receptable handling system
    Publication number: 20200148465
    Abstract: A novel waste bin carrier (100) is proposed for carrying at least one waste bin (200). The waste bin carrier (100) includes a frame (110) having a base (130) for receiving thereon one waste bin (200) or more. The waste bin carrier (100) also has a locking mechanism (120) movably attached to the frame (110) for releasably securing at least one waste bin (200) to the waste bin carrier (100). The locking mechanism (120) has a pusher guide (121) that extends in a first horizontal Cartesian dimension (X) for lateral engagement with the waste bin (200). The locking mechanism also has at least one articulated arm (122) that connects the pusher guide (121) to the frame (110) of the waste bin carrier (100) for allowing movement of the pusher guide (121) in respect to the frame (110) between the deployed state and the released state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Jarkko Panu, Ville Mäkelä, Sami Paavilainen