Patents by Inventor Juhani Karvonen

Juhani Karvonen 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).

  • Patent number: 11851941
    Abstract: A hold-open arrester arrangement has a low power consumption, and therefore a battery lifetime is long in the embodiments of the invention utilizing the battery. The hold-open arrester arrangement has a hold-open arrester arrangement having a hold-open function to hold a door open. The arrangement has also an electric release arrangement. The release arrangement is arranged to release the hold-open function in a fire alarm situation. The hold-open arrester arrangement comprises a sliding block and an arrester unit. The sliding block is connectable with a slide rail in a sliding manner and also pivotable connectable to an arm of a door closer. The arrester unit is connectable to the slide rail and has a body, said electric release arrangement, and said hold-open function with the sliding block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: ABLOY OY
    Inventors: Sauli Seppänen, Juhani Karvonen
  • Publication number: 20230316848
    Abstract: A vending system including a vending machine and a robot. The robot can be adapted to retrieve product from the vending machine for delivery to a user. When the vending machine is mobile, the robot can alternatively move the entirety of the vending machine to a product delivery location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Geoffry A. Westphal, Viraj Sagar Sahgal, Jean-Marc Francois Reynaud, Erwin Cruz, Thomas Allen Mathis, David Brenner, Sampo Juhani Karvonen, Mehrdad Zakershahrak
  • Patent number: 11643859
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to achieve a door closer arrangement (1) where the force needed for opening the door (2) is not so substantial. The invention comprises a door closer (6), a slide rail (7), and an arm (8) that connects the door closer with the slide rail. The arrangement comprises also a second rail (9), which is arranged to form a slide slope for the door closer (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: ABLOY OY
    Inventors: Sauli Seppänen, Juhani Karvonen, Vesa Kärkkäinen, Petri Sallinen
  • Patent number: 11619087
    Abstract: The hold-open arrester arrangement has a hold-open arrester arrangement having a hold-open function to hold a door open. The arrangement has also an electric release arrangement. The release arrangement is arranged to release the hold-open function in a fire alarm situation. The hold-open arrester arrangement comprises a sliding block and an arrester unit. The sliding block is connectable with a slide rail in a sliding manner and also pivotable connectable to an arm of a door closer. The arrester unit is connectable to the slide rail and has a body, said electric release arrangement, and said hold-open function with the sliding block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: ABLOY OY
    Inventors: Sauli Seppänen, Juhani Karvonen
  • Patent number: 11598134
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to achieve a door closer arrangement (1) where the force needed for opening the door (2) is not so substantial. The invention comprises a door closer (6), a slide rail (7), and an arm (8) that connects the door closer with the slide rail. The arrangement comprises also a second rail (9), which is arranged to form a slide slope for the door closer (6) and the auxiliary spring arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: ABLOY OY
    Inventors: Sauli Seppänen, Juhani Karvonen
  • Publication number: 20220162894
    Abstract: A hold-open arrester arrangement has a low power consumption, and therefore a battery lifetime is long in the embodiments of the invention utilizing the battery. The hold-open arrester arrangement has a hold-open arrester arrangement having a hold-open function to hold a door open. The arrangement has also an electric release arrangement. The release arrangement is arranged to release the hold-open function in a fire alarm situation. The hold-open arrester arrangement comprises a sliding block and an arrester unit. The sliding block is connectable with a slide rail in a sliding manner and also pivotable connectable to an arm of a door closer. The arrester unit is connectable to the slide rail and has a body, said electric release arrangement, and said hold-open function with the sliding block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Sauli Seppänen, Juhani KARVONEN
  • Patent number: 11306525
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to achieve a door closer arrangement where the force needed for opening the door is not so substantial. The invention comprises a door closer, a slide rail, and an arm that connects the door closer with the slide rail. The arrangement comprises also a second rail, which is arranged to form a slide slope for the door closer and the auxiliary spring arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: ABLOY OY
    Inventors: Sauli Seppänen, Juhani Karvonen
  • Publication number: 20220090422
    Abstract: The hold-open arrester arrangement has a hold-open arrester arrangement having a hold-open function to hold a door open. The arrangement has also an electric release arrangement. The release arrangement is arranged to release the hold-open function in a fire alarm situation. The hold-open arrester arrangement comprises a sliding block and an arrester unit. The sliding block is connectable with a slide rail in a sliding manner and also pivotable connectable to an arm of a door closer. The arrester unit is connectable to the slide rail and has a body, said electric release arrangement, and said hold-open function with the sliding block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Sauli SEPPÄNEN, Juhani KARVONEN
  • Patent number: 11280126
    Abstract: The invention comprises a door closer (1), a slide rail (3) and an arm (2). The arm is connected to the door closer (1) and to the slide rail (3). The slide rail is provided with a hold open device (4) in order to keep a door open. The arm (2) comprises an outer arm (8A, 9A) and an inner arm (8B, 9B). The inner is situated partly inside the outer arm in a sliding manner. The arm (2) also comprises a spring arrangement (11) in order to hold the inner arm (8B, 9B) in a normal position in the outer arm (8A, 9A), and a release device (10A, 10B). The release device is arranged to release the inner arm (8B, 9B) from its normal position when an external force being strong enough to active a release of the release device (10A, 10B) drives the inner arm (8B, 9B) out from the outer arm (8A, 9A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: ABLOY OY
    Inventors: Sauli Seppänen, Juhani Karvonen
  • Publication number: 20210214980
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to achieve a door closer arrangement where the force needed for opening the door is not so substantial. The invention comprises a door closer, a slide rail, and an arm that connects the door closer with the slide rail. The arrangement comprises also a second rail, which is arranged to form a slide slope for the door closer and the auxiliary spring arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Sauli SEPPÄNEN, Juhani KARVONEN
  • Publication number: 20210214981
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to achieve a door closer arrangement (1) where the force needed for opening the door (2) is not so substantial. The invention comprises a door closer (6), a slide rail (7), and an arm (8) that connects the door closer with the slide rail. The arrangement comprises also a second rail (9), which is arranged to form a slide slope for the door closer (6) and the auxiliary spring arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Sauli SEPPÄNEN, Juhani KARVONEN
  • Publication number: 20210214982
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to achieve a door closer arrangement (1) where the force needed for opening the door (2) is not so substantial. The invention comprises a door closer (6), a slide rail (7), and an arm (8) that connects the door closer with the slide rail. The arrangement comprises also a second rail (9), which is arranged to form a slide slope for the door closer (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Sauli SEPPÄNEN, Juhani KARVONEN, Vesa KÄRKKÄINEN, Petri SALLINEN
  • Publication number: 20210071457
    Abstract: The invention comprises a door closer (1), a slide rail (3) and an arm (2). The arm is connected to the door closer (1) and to the slide rail (3). The slide rail is provided with a hold open device (4) in order to keep a door open. The arm (2) comprises an outer arm (8A, 9A) and an inner arm (8B, 9B). The inner is situated partly inside the outer arm in a sliding manner. The arm (2) also comprises a spring arrangement (11) in order to hold the inner arm (8B, 9B) in a normal position in the outer arm (8A, 9A), and a release device (10A, 10B). The release device is arranged to release the inner arm (8B, 9B) from its normal position when an external force being strong enough to active a release of the release device (10A, 10B) drives the inner arm (8B, 9B) out from the outer arm (8A, 9A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Sauli Seppänen, Juhani Karvonen