Patents by Inventor Maria Tikanmäki

Maria Tikanmäki 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 system for harnessing energy from moving ice
    Patent number: 11261840
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for harnessing energy from moving ice, the system comprising a first part configured to move into a first direction under pressure caused by moving ice at least until an ice compression strength is reached and to subsequently move into a second direction, and a second part configured to transform kinetic energy of a cyclic motion of the first part into electric energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy
    Inventors: Jaakko Heinonen, Kari Kolari, Lasse Makkonen, Maria Tikanmäki
  • Method and system for harnessing energy from moving ice
    Publication number: 20200284238
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for harnessing energy from moving ice, the system comprising a first part configured to move into a first direction under pressure caused by moving ice at least until an ice compression strength is reached and to subsequently move into a second direction, and a second part configured to transform kinetic energy of a cyclic motion of the first part into electric energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Jaakko Heinonen, Kari Kolari, Lasse Makkonen, Maria Tikanmäki