Patents by Inventor Johan Nyman
Johan Nyman 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: 11745042Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to devices, systems and methods for measuring, transmitting, recording and displaying information relating to physical exercise and, more particularly, to a monitoring system for monitoring exercise machines comprising a lifting mechanism for selectively engaging one or more of the weights. A first aspect of the disclosure relates to an exercise machine monitoring system for monitoring exercise machines, where the exercise machines, comprise a plurality of stacked weights, the monitoring system comprises, for each of the exercise machines a repetition detector and an exercise machine identifier. The monitoring system further comprises an observer and a user device.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Henrik Bengtsson, Magnus Hallqvist, Anders Fredlund, Johan Nyman, Tomas Jönsson, Johan Alvå, Anders Linge, Johan Helgertz, Johan Apelqvist, Jens Rydberg, Peter Larsson
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Patent number: 11547905Abstract: A housing for a Time-of-Flight (ToF) range meter includes a wall structure defining a first optical beam path to an emitter of the ToF range meter, and a second optical beam path to a detector of the ToF range meter, and a transmissive optical diffusor configured to cover the beam path to at least one of said emitter and said detector. The housing may be connected to a ToF range meter into a ToF ranging device. Such a ToF ranging device where the ToF ranging device is directed to measure a distance to a reflector member to determine a distance which correlates to the weight of the selectively engaged weights.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Henrik Bengtsson, Anders Linge, Johan Nyman
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Patent number: 10987535Abstract: A weight pin for use with a stacked weight exercise machine includes a handle portion, and a shaft portion extending outwardly from the handle portion. The shaft portion is configured to be removably positioned adjacent to one or more weights of the exercise machine to selectively engage the one or more weights during use of the exercise machine. The weight pin also includes interrogation circuitry arranged relative to the handle portion, the interrogation circuitry configured to read information from the adjacent one or more weights.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2016Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.Inventors: Gunnar Klinghult, Johan Nyman, Anders Linge, Henrik Bengtsson
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Patent number: 10898758Abstract: A measurement system for use in an exercise machine, which exercise machine comprises a lifting mechanism and an engaging member for selectively engaging a number of stacked weights to the lifting mechanism, the measurement system comprising a pair of cooperating members including a range meter and a reflector member, wherein one of the cooperating members is connected to the lifting mechanism and the other of the cooperating members is connected to the engaging member, wherein the range meter is directed to measure a distance to the reflector member to determine a distance which correlates to the weight of the selectively engaged weights.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2016Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Henrik Bengtsson, Anders Linge, Johan Nyman, Christer Fletcher, Magnus Landqvist
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Publication number: 20200398113Abstract: A housing (202) for a Time-of-Flight (ToF) range meter (201), comprising a wall structure (203) defining a first optical beam path (222) to an emitter (220) of the ToF range meter, and a second optical beam path (232) to a detector (230) of the ToF range meter; and a transmissive optical diffusor (224, 234) configured to cover the beam path to at least one of said emitter and said detector. The housing may be connected to a ToF range meter into a ToF ranging device (200). Such a ToF ranging device (200) may be incorporated in measurement system for use in an exercise machine, wherein the ToF ranging device is directed to measure a distance to the reflector member to determine a distance which correlates to the weight of the selectively engaged weights.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2018Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Henrik BENGTSSON, Anders LINGE, Johan NYMAN
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Patent number: 10839558Abstract: An artifact for determining resolution of imaging based on electromagnetic radiation, mechanical waves, or both is presented. The artifact includes a substrate and layers on top of the substrate. The layers include organic material and are stacked on each other in a partially overlapping way so that an edge of a first one of the layers is arranged to intersect with an edge of a second one of the layers. The layers constitute a three-dimensional surface topography where a groove defined by the edges of the first and second ones of the layers is tapering towards a point of intersection between the edges. The resolution is a minimum width of the tapering groove which is revealed by the imaging so that a pre-determined criterion is fulfilled.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2017Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: NANOFORM FINLAND OYJInventors: Edward Hæggström, Ivan Kassamakov, Anton Nolvi, Niklas Sandler, Tapani Viitala, Johan Nyman
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Publication number: 20200342975Abstract: The invention relates generally to devices, systems and methods for measuring, transmitting, recording and displaying information relating to physical exercise and, more particularly, to a monitoring system for monitoring exercise machines comprising a lifting mechanism for selectively engaging one or more of the weights. A first aspect of the disclosure relates to an exercise machine monitoring system for monitoring exercise machines, where the exercise machines, comprise a plurality of stacked weights, the monitoring system comprises, for each of the exercise machines a repetition detector and an exercise machine identifier. The monitoring system further comprises an observer and a user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2018Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Henrik BENGTSSON, Magnus HALLQVIST, Anders FREDLUND, Johan NYMAN, Tomas JÖNSSON, Johan ALVÅ, Anders LINGE, Johan HELGERTZ, Johan APELQVIST, Jens RYDBERG, Peter LARSSON
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Publication number: 20200320741Abstract: An artifact for determining resolution of imaging based on electromagnetic radiation, mechanical waves, or both is presented. The artifact includes a substrate and layers on top of the substrate. The layers include organic material and are stacked on each other in a partially overlapping way so that an edge of a first one of the layers is arranged to intersect with an edge of a second one of the layers. The layers constitute a three-dimensional surface topography where a groove defined by the edges of the first and second ones of the layers is tapering towards a point of intersection between the edges. The resolution is a minimum width of the tapering groove which is revealed by the imaging so that a pre-determined criterion is fulfilled.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2017Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Edward HÆGGSTRÖM, Ivan KASSAMAKOV, Anton NOLVI, Niklas SANDLER, Tapani VIITALA, Johan NYMAN
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Publication number: 20190160335Abstract: A measurement system for use in an exercise machine, which exercise machine comprises a lifting mechanism and an engaging member for selectively engaging a number of stacked weights to the lifting mechanism, the measurement system comprising a pair of cooperating members including a range meter and a reflector member, wherein one of the cooperating members is connected to the lifting mechanism and the other of the cooperating members is connected to the engaging member, wherein the range meter is directed to measure a distance to the reflector member to determine a distance which correlates to the weight of the selectively engaged weights.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2016Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: HENRIK BENGTSSON, JOHAN NYMAN, CHRISTER FLETCHER, MAGNUS LANDQVIST, ANDERS LINGE
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Patent number: 10234266Abstract: A method for calibrating electromagnetic radiation-based three-dimensional imaging includes: obtaining (501) a calibration imaging result at least partly on the basis of electromagnetic waves received from a calibration artifact, forming (502) calibration data on the basis of the calibration imaging result and a known thickness profile of the calibration artifact, and correcting (503), with the aid of the calibration data, an imaging result obtained at least partly on the basis of electromagnetic waves received from a sample to be imaged. The calibration artifact includes layers, for example Langmuir-Blodgett films, having pre-determined thicknesses and stacked on each other so as to achieve the pre-determined thickness profile of the calibration artifact. A three-dimensional imaging system configured to carry out the method.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignees: ABO AKADEMI (ABO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY), HELSINGIN YLIOPISTOInventors: Edward Hæggstrom, Ivan Kassamakov, Anton Nolvi, Tuomo Ylitalo, Niklas Sandler, Tapani Viitala, Johan Nyman
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Publication number: 20190015694Abstract: A weight pin for use with a stacked weight exercise machine includes a handle portion, and a shaft portion extending outwardly from the handle portion. The shaft portion is configured to be removably positioned adjacent to one or more weights of the exercise machine to selectively engage the one or more weights during use of the exercise machine. The weight pin also includes interrogation circuitry arranged relative to the handle portion, the interrogation circuitry configured to read information from the adjacent one or more weights.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2016Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Gunnar Klinghult, Johan Nyman, Anders Linge, Henrik Bengtsson
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Publication number: 20170261309Abstract: A method for calibrating electromagnetic radiation-based three-dimensional imaging includes: obtaining (501) a calibration imaging result at least partly on the basis of electromagnetic waves received from a calibration artifact, forming (502) calibration data on the basis of the calibration imaging result and a known thickness profile of the calibration artifact, and correcting (503), with the aid of the calibration data, an imaging result obtained at least partly on the basis of electromagnetic waves received from a sample to be imaged. The calibration artifact includes layers, for example Langmuir-Blodgett films, having pre-determined thicknesses and stacked on each other so as to achieve the pre-determined thickness profile of the calibration artifact. A three-dimensional imaging system configured to carry out the method.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2015Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Edward HÆGGSTROM, Ivan KASSAMAKOV, Anton NOLVI, Tuomo YLITALO, Niklas SANDLER, Tapani VIITALA, Johan NYMAN
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Publication number: 20170209743Abstract: A system includes a first device adapted to be attached to a user and having a user ID, and a second device adapted to be attached to a piece of exercise equipment and having an equipment ID. The system is arranged for linking oscillating movements of the exercise to the user of the exercise equipment in a database.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2017Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Henrik BENGTSSON, Christer FLETCHER, Anders LINGE, Johan NYMAN
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Patent number: 6732841Abstract: A rail vehicle bogie brake has a brake beam (4, 5). Which at its end is provided with a brake block holder (8) having a brake block (9) for brake application against a tread of a wheel. The brake block holder has a transverse cylinder (19) for its pivotable connection with the brake beam. A mounting shaft (14) is attached in the end of the brake beam and is provided with a sleeve (16). The sleeve engages the mounting shaft and has an outer diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the cylinder. A sleeve plate (17) is held against the sleeve, which is slightly longer than the cylinder, by means of screws (18) attached in the mounting shaft and prestressing the sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2002Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Sab Wabco ABInventors: Fred Emilsson, Johan Nyman