Patents by Inventor Markku Rouvala

Markku Rouvala 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: 20130176661
    Abstract: An apparatus, the apparatus including first and second circuit boards, and an electrolyte, the first and second circuit boards each including a capacitive element, wherein the apparatus is configured such that a chamber is defined between the first and second circuit boards with the capacitive elements contained therein and facing one another, the chamber including the electrolyte, and wherein the apparatus is configured to store electrical charge when a potential difference is applied between the capacitive elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Markku Rouvala, Yinglin Liu, Piers Andrew, Pritesh Hiralal, Haolan Wang, Gehan Amaratunga
  • Patent number: 8461567
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is provided, including a plurality of photon sensing layers arranged on top of each other, and an intermediate layer between each two adjacent sensing layers, the sensing layers being of graphene, and each intermediate layer being configured to prevent a respective color component of light from proceeding into the photon sensing layer next to it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Martti Voutilainen, Markku Rouvala, Pirjo Pasanen
  • Patent number: 8358110
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a rigid-flex circuit board and an electrolyte, the rigid-flex circuit board comprising first and second rigid regions physically and electrically connected to one another by a flexible region, the flexible region comprising first and second sections each comprising an electrically conductive layer and a capacitive element, wherein the apparatus is configured such that a chamber is defined between the first and second sections with the respective capacitive elements contained therein and facing one another, the chamber comprising the electrolyte, and wherein the apparatus is configured to store electrical charge when a potential difference is applied between the respective capacitive elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Markku Rouvala, Tapani von Rauner
  • Patent number: 8320598
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of providing an apparatus, the apparatus including: a loudspeaker configured to convert an electrical input signal into an acoustic output signal; and carbon nanohorn material wherein the carbon nanohorn material is positioned so as to be exposed to the acoustic output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Markku Rouvala, Tim Mellow, Pritesh Hiralal, Haolan Wang, Gehan Amaratunga
  • Publication number: 20120205518
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is provided, including a photodetecting structure with one or more photon sensing layers of graphene; and an integrated graphene field effect transistor configured to function as a pre-amplifier for the photodetecting structure, where the graphene field effect transistor is vertically integrated to the photodetecting structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Martti VOUTILAINEN, Markku ROUVALA, Pirjo PASANEN
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20120025787
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a rigid-flex circuit board and an electrolyte, the rigid-flex circuit board comprising first and second rigid regions physically and electrically connected to one another by a flexible region, the flexible region comprising first and second sections each comprising an electrically conductive layer and a capacitive element, wherein the apparatus is configured such that a chamber is defined between the first and second sections with the respective capacitive elements contained therein and facing one another, the chamber comprising the electrolyte, and wherein the apparatus is configured to store electrical charge when a potential difference is applied between the respective capacitive elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Markku Rouvala, Tapani von Rauner
  • Publication number: 20110315949
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is provided, including a plurality of photon sensing layers arranged on top of each other, and an intermediate layer between each two adjacent sensing layers, the sensing layers being of graphene, and each intermediate layer being configured to prevent a respective color component of light from proceeding into the photon sensing layer next to it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Martti Voutilainen, Markku Rouvala, Pirjo Pasanen
  • Publication number: 20100329494
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of providing an apparatus, the apparatus including: a loudspeaker configured to convert an electrical input signal into an acoustic output signal; and carbon nanohorn material wherein the carbon nanohorn material is positioned so as to be exposed to the acoustic output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Markku Rouvala, Tim Mellow, Pritesh Hiralal, Haolan Wang, Gehan Amaratunga
  • Publication number: 20100329498
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of providing an apparatus, the apparatus including a loudspeaker configured to convert an electrical input signal into an acoustic output signal; and carbon nanohorn material wherein the carbon nanohorn material is positioned so as to be exposed to the acoustic output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Markku Rouvala, Tim Mellow, Pritesh Hiralal, Haolan Wang, Gehan Amaratunga