Patents by Inventor Matti Tauno Pekka Kosonen

Matti Tauno Pekka Kosonen 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).

  • APPARATUS FOR COUPLING AN ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20100328015
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, comprises an actuator assembly, which comprises an actuator and a coupling mechanism, the coupling mechanism having a curved surface, the actuator having a leading contact point with the curved surface, the actuator having an end coupled with a stationary point, the actuator comprising a shape memory alloy adapted to pull the coupling mechanism in a direction tangential to the leading contact point toward the stationary point when heated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Anssi Ilmari Vanska, Matti Tauno Pekka Kosonen, Jarkko Tapio Rouvinen