Patents by Inventor Juha YLI-PETÄYS

Juha YLI-PETÄYS 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).

  • Valve positioner and user interface for valve positioner
    Patent number: 10698525
    Abstract: A smart valve positioner is provided with a local user interface with non-mechanical touch buttons and a display inside a positioner housing under a housing cover for locally operating the valve positioner. The touch buttons are user-operable by touching the touch buttons when the housing cover is open. The housing cover is arranged to make the touch buttons user-operable from outside the housing by touching the housing cover, when the housing cover is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: METSO FLOW CONTROL OY
    Inventors: Tero Ihalainen, Juha Yli-Petäys
  • Valve positioner
    Patent number: 10317718
    Abstract: A smart valve positioner is provided with a local user interface with but-tons and a display inside a positioner housing under a housing cover for locally operating the valve positioner. The valve positioner is further provided with a detector detecting whether the housing or the housing cover is open or closed. The operation mode of the local user interface is configured to be different depending on whether the housing or housing cover is open or closed. For example, a larger variety of operations may be available when the housing or housing cover is open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: METSO FLOW CONTROL OY
    Inventors: Tero Ihalainen, Juha Yli-Petäys
  • VALVE POSITIONER
    Publication number: 20180149286
    Abstract: A smart valve positioner is provided with a local user interface with but-tons and a display inside a positioner housing under a housing cover for locally operating the valve positioner. The valve positioner is further provided with a detector detecting whether the housing or the housing cover is open or closed. The operation mode of the local user interface is configured to be different depending on whether the housing or housing cover is open or closed. For example, a larger variety of operations may be available when the housing or housing cover is open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: METSO FLOW CONTROL OY
    Inventors: Tero IHALAINEN, Juha YLI-PETÄYS
  • VALVE POSITIONER
    Publication number: 20180129338
    Abstract: A smart valve positioner is provided with a local user interface with non-mechanical touch buttons and a display inside a positioner housing under a housing cover for locally operating the valve positioner. The touch buttons are user-operable by touching the touch buttons when the housing cover is open. The housing cover is arranged to make the touch buttons user-operable from outside the housing by touching the housing cover, when the housing cover is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: METSO FLOW CONTROL OY
    Inventors: Tero IHALAINEN, Juha YLI-PETÄYS