Patents by Inventor Marko Raatikainen

Marko Raatikainen 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).

  • Patent number: 9712150
    Abstract: A method and an arrangement of limiting temperature variations in a semiconductor component of a switching converter, the method comprising determining a quantity relating to operation temperature of the switching converter, determining temperature of the semiconductor component, selecting a maximum value of switching frequency of the switching converter based on the determined quantity relating to operation temperature of the switching converter and the temperature of the semiconductor component, and limiting the switching frequency of the semiconductor component of the switching converter to the selected switching frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: ABB Technology OY
    Inventors: Teemu Salmia, Jukka-Peeka Kittilä, Marko Raatikainen
  • Patent number: 9471515
    Abstract: Certain examples provide systems, apparatus, and methods for adaptive, dynamic medical device connectivity. In an example, a medical device interface system includes a device interface connecting a medical device to a client system and enabling exchange of data between the medical device and the client system, the device interface includes a plug and play detector detecting a connection of the medical device to the device interface and a serial agent gathering information from the medical device via a connection between the medical device and the device interface and selecting an appropriate device driver to operate and interact with the medical device connected to the device interface regardless of a presence or absence of an existing plug and play capability of the medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lan Gao-Saari, Marko Raatikainen, Ilkka Vanhanen, Jyrki Lindroos, Juha Parnanen
  • Publication number: 20160118975
    Abstract: A method and an arrangement of limiting temperature variations in a semiconductor component of a switching converter, the method comprising determining a quantity relating to operation temperature of the switching converter, determining temperature of the semiconductor component, selecting a maximum value of switching frequency of the switching converter based on the determined quantity relating to operation temperature of the switching converter and the temperature of the semiconductor component, and limiting the switching frequency of the semiconductor component of the switching converter to the selected switching frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Teemu Salmia, Jukka-Peeka Kittilä, Marko Raatikainen
  • Publication number: 20120260012
    Abstract: Certain examples provide systems, apparatus, and methods for adaptive, dynamic medical device connectivity. In an example, a medical device interface system includes a device interface connecting a medical device to a client system and enabling exchange of data between the medical device and the client system, the device interface includes a plug and play detector detecting a connection of the medical device to the device interface and a serial agent gathering information from the medical device via a connection between the medical device and the device interface and selecting an appropriate device driver to operate and interact with the medical device connected to the device interface regardless of a presence or absence of an existing plug and play capability of the medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Lan Gao-Saari, Marko Raatikainen, Ilkka Vanhanen, Jyrki Lindroos, Juha Parnanen
  • Patent number: 8225015
    Abstract: Certain examples provide systems, apparatus, and methods for adaptive, dynamic medical device connectivity. In an example, a medical device interface system includes a device interface connecting a medical device to a client system and enabling exchange of data between the medical device and the client system, the device interface includes a plug and play detector detecting a connection of the medical device to the device interface and a serial agent gathering information from the medical device via a connection between the medical device and the device interface and selecting an appropriate device driver to operate and interact with the medical device connected to the device interface regardless of a presence or absence of an existing plug and play capability of the medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lan Gao-Saari, Marko Raatikainen, Ilkka Vanhanen, Jyrki Lindroos, Juha Pärnänen
  • Publication number: 20100318699
    Abstract: Certain examples provide systems, apparatus, and methods for adaptive, dynamic medical device connectivity. In an example, a medical device interface system includes a device interface connecting a medical device to a client system and enabling exchange of data between the medical device and the client system, the device interface includes a plug and play detector detecting a connection of the medical device to the device interface and a serial agent gathering information from the medical device via a connection between the medical device and the device interface and selecting an appropriate device driver to operate and interact with the medical device connected to the device interface regardless of a presence or absence of an existing plug and play capability of the medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lan Gao-Saari, Marko Raatikainen, Ilkka Vanhanen, Jyrki Lindroos, Juha Parnanen
  • Patent number: 6985371
    Abstract: A choke arrangement and a method in conjunction with an inverter, the phase output of the inverter being configured to be composed of two or more parallel branches, each of which comprises an upper (V1, V3, V5) and a lower (V2, V4, V6) power semiconductor component at the output, the upper one of which being coupled to a positive voltage of a direct voltage intermediate circuit and the lower to a negative voltage, the components being in series, the output of each branch being composed of a point between the components. The arrangement comprises branch-specific single-phase chokes (L1, L2, L3), the first ends of which chokes are arranged to be coupled to the outputs of the power semiconductor components and the second ends together to form the phase output of the inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: ABB Oy
    Inventors: Markku Talja, Simo Pöyhönen, Juha Mikkola, Teemu Ronkainen, Marko Raatikainen
  • Publication number: 20050141253
    Abstract: A choke arrangement and a method in conjunction with an inverter, the phase output of the inverter being configured to be composed of two or more parallel branches, each of which comprises an upper (V1, V3, V5) and a lower (V2, V4, V6) power semiconductor component at the output, the upper one of which being coupled to a positive voltage of a direct voltage intermediate circuit and the lower to a negative voltage, the components being in series, the output of each branch being composed of a point between the components. The arrangement comprises branch-specific single-phase chokes (L1, L2, L3), the first ends of which chokes are arranged to be coupled to the outputs of the power semiconductor components and the second ends together to form the phase output of the inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Markku Talja, Simo Poyhonen, Juha Mikkola, Teemu Ronkainen, Marko Raatikainen