Patents by Inventor Klaus Mäkelä

Klaus Mäkelä 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).

  • Publication number: 20230035019
    Abstract: A method for operating an elevator system that includes an elevator car movable between landings in response to an elevator call registered by an elevator control unit. The method includes determining a special operating mode of the elevator system, the special operating mode being different from a nominal operating mode at least with respect to a characteristic of use of the elevator car, and operating, in the special operating mode, the elevator system so as to reduce a number of passengers entering the elevator car from the landing compared to the nominal operating mode based on the characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Giovanni Hawkins, Andrea Zotti Galletti, Nithil Karimpanackal Natarajan, Benjamin Ekström, Aki Haikonen, Klaus Mäkelä, Sakke Ahoniemi
  • Patent number: 10831229
    Abstract: A push-button equipment includes a pressel; a mounting collar for being installed on a base, such as a button panel, the mounting collar including a seat for receiving the pressel; the pressel including a pressing face for receiving a press of a user and being insertable in the seat of the mounting collar in a forward direction orthogonal to the pressing face. The pressel is movable in the seat into a locked position by rotating it in the seat around a rotational axis extending in said direction orthogonal to the pressing face. In said locked position the collar blocks the pressel from moving in backwards direction orthogonal to the pressing face out from the seat. A pressel for the push-button equipment and a push-button arrangement of an elevator are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Klaus Mäkelä, Mika Hautamäki
  • Publication number: 20190330013
    Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method for controlling an elevator system. The method comprises causing transmission of radio frequency signals with at least one radio frequency sensor attached to at least one element movable in an elevator shaft of an elevator system, receiving, from the at least one radio frequency sensor measurement data representing radio frequency signals reflected from at least one object and captured with the at least one radio frequency sensor, causing identification, based on the measurement data, of at least one object; and controlling operation of the elevator system in response to identifying the at least one object based on the measurement data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Sami SAARELA, Aki HAIKONEN, Klaus MÄKELÄ, Sakke AHONIEMI
  • Publication number: 20190292011
    Abstract: A call input device of an elevator includes a keyboard for inputting the number of a floor and a keyboard control for the keyboard. The keyboard control is configured to open an input channel from the keyboard for the input of a further digit of a floor number to enter a more than one-digit floor number. The call input device includes a proximity sensor having a sensing area in front of the keyboard. The keyboard control is configured to open/close the input channel from the keyboard for the input of a further digit in response to the signal of the proximity sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Klaus Mäkelä, Ilia Kempi
  • Publication number: 20190235563
    Abstract: A push-button equipment includes a pressel; a mounting collar for being installed on a base, such as a button panel, the mounting collar including a seat for receiving the pressel; the pressel including a pressing face for receiving a press of a user and being insertable in the seat of the mounting collar in a forward direction orthogonal to the pressing face. The pressel is movable in the seat into a locked position by rotating it in the seat around a rotational axis extending in said direction orthogonal to the pressing face. In said locked position the collar blocks the pressel from moving in backwards direction orthogonal to the pressing face out from the seat. A pressel for the push-button equipment and a push-button arrangement of an elevator are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Klaus Mäkelä, Mika Hautamäki
  • Publication number: 20190062105
    Abstract: A method and a system for enhancing elevator positioning includes a camera system designed to record pictures and a computer system designed to determine an absolute distance or a distance between two elements of the recorded pictures. The device is designed to determine the relative distance between the floor of an elevator car and the floor of a landing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Sami SAARELA, Aki HAIKONEN, Klaus MÄKELÄ, Sakke AHONIEMI
  • Patent number: D760611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Kone Corporation
    Inventors: Aapo Saari, Tomi Kapiainen, Kim Heikkinen, Jussi Laurila, Niklas Löfberg, Visa Rauta, Klaus Mäkelä, Jussi Hitunen, Tommi Salonen, Kim Bergman, Jarmo Parkkinen