Patents by Inventor Kimmo-Antero RANTALA

Kimmo-Antero RANTALA 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).

  • Method and apparatus for displays
    Patent number: 8611078
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprising a first body comprising a first power source, and a second body comprising a second power source and a display, the second body is configured to move relative to the first body between a closed configuration and an open configuration via at least one intermediate configuration, and when the apparatus is in at least one of the open and closed configurations the first power source is configured to power the display, and when the apparatus is in the at least one intermediate configuration the second power source is configured to power the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Markku Rouvala, Tapani von Rauner, Kimmo-Antero Rantala
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYS
    Publication number: 20120170200
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprising a first body comprising a first power source, and a second body comprising a second power source and a display, the second body is configured to move relative to the first body between a closed configuration and an open configuration via at least one intermediate configuration, and when the apparatus is in at least one of the open and closed configurations the first power source is configured to power the display, and when the apparatus is in the at least one intermediate configuration the second power source is configured to power the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Markku ROUVALA, Tapani VON RAUNER, Kimmo-Antero RANTALA