Patents by Inventor Markku Eraluoto

Markku Eraluoto 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: 20230258854
    Abstract: An illuminated strap assembly and a method for illuminating a strap assembly. The assembly includes a housing, a rotatable strap spool connected rotatably to the housing, a light emitting strap structure arranged to and fixed to the rotatable strap spool. The assembly includes a light source arranged to radiate light towards the rotatable strap spool and to illuminate the light emitting strap structure arranged to the rotatable strap spool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Markku ERÄLUOTO, Hanna KUUSISTO
  • Publication number: 20220179146
    Abstract: An illuminated retractable strap assembly includes a rotatable strap spool, a strap structure having a first end fixed to the strap spool and a second end having a connector. The assembly includes a retraction mechanism for retracting the strap structure, the strap structure includes one or more elongated optical fibers for transmitting light between a first and a second end of the fibers and an outer covering allowing at least part of the light originating from the one or more elongated optical fibers to be transmitted through, a light source arranged in connection to the first end or to the second end of the fibers, and a power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Markku ERÄLUOTO, Hanna KUUSISTO
  • Patent number: 9332901
    Abstract: The ophthalmic apparatus is aligned to an eye to be examined. The apparatus is used to examine the eye. It has two or more infrared or near infrared light sources for emitting light beams and a detector sensitive to infrared or near-infrared light with the capability of detecting the light reflected from the examinee's face. It registers the examination result of the eye examined. The ophthalmic apparatus is aligned to an eye to be examined. The light beam of one infrared or near infrared light source is directed to the face. The light beam of another infrared or near infrared light source is directed to pass the examinee. The direction of the light reflected from the examinee's face is detected and the examination result and the examined eye are registered to know whether the examined eye was the right eye or the left eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: ICARE FINLAND OY
    Inventor: Markku Eräluoto
  • Publication number: 20140293221
    Abstract: The ophthalmic apparatus is aligned to an eye to be examined. The apparatus is used to examine the eye. It has two or more infrared or near infrared light sources for emitting light beams and a detector sensitive to infrared or near-infrared light with the capability of detecting the light reflected from the examinee's face. It registers the examination result of the eye examined. The ophthalmic apparatus is aligned to an eye to be examined. The light beam of one infrared or near infrared light source is directed to the face. The light beam of another infrared or near infrared light source is directed to pass the examinee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Icare Finland Oy
    Inventor: Markku Eräluoto
  • Patent number: 7136452
    Abstract: An imaging system for high energy radiation direct conversion scan imaging includes a high energy radiation source and a semiconductor high energy radiation direct conversion imaging device arranged around an object position. The imaging device includes a plurality of imaging cells, each imaging cell comprising a detector cell and a readout cell for producing imaging cell output values representative of high energy radiation incident on the detector cell. The source member and/or the imaging device were arranged to move substantially continuously relative to each other for scanning an object at the object position. The readout cells are operated to read out the imaging cell output values at time intervals which substantially correspond to an object image point traversing half the distance of a detector region or cell in the scanning direction. Such a configuration provides for pixel level resolution during the scanning operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Goldpower Limited
    Inventors: Konstantinos E. Spartiotis, Markku Eräluoto
  • Patent number: 6703617
    Abstract: A radiation imaging assembly includes a radiation imaging detector (160) including a plurality of image elements from which respective signals may be produced and a plurality of contacts for outputting said signals. A first substrate (154) is provided which comprises first and second major surfaces, said first major surface supporting said radiation imaging detector and providing support contacts for cooperating with respective contacts of said radiation imaging detector when mounted on said first surface. A second substrate for supporting electronic circuitry operable for said imaging device tile is also provided, said second substrate (158) disposed opposing said first substrate, and preferably disposed within the footprint of the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Simage Oy
    Inventors: Konstantinos Evangelos Spartiotis, Stefan Jurthe, Markku Eraluoto