Patents by Inventor Mikko Heikkilä

Mikko Heikkilä 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).

  • Determining movement distance of lifting device
    Patent number: 9718651
    Abstract: A current operating mode of a lifting device is determined as the lifting device is moving a load in an operating area. An object in the operating area is positioned, in whose area the operation of the lifting device is restricted in comparison with the operating area around the object. A difference between the current operating mode of the lifting device and the restricted operating mode to be applied in the object is determined. On the basis of the difference, the distance travelled by the lifting device is determined when the current operating mode of the lifting device is changed to the operating mode to be applied in the restricted object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: KONECRANES GLOBAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lasse Eriksson, Mikko Heikkilä, Kari Wallgren, Ari Lehtinen, Olli Venho, Lauri Nieminen
  • DETERMINING MOVEMENT DISTANCE OF LIFTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150142277
    Abstract: A current operating mode of a lifting device is determined as the lifting device is moving a load in an operating area. An object in the operating area is positioned, in whose area the operation of the lifting device is restricted in comparison with the operating area around the object. A difference between the current operating mode of the lifting device and the restricted operating mode to be applied in the object is determined. On the basis of the difference, the distance travelled by the lifting device is determined when the current operating mode of the lifting device is changed to the operating mode to be applied in the restricted object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: KONECRANES PLC
    Inventors: Lasse Eriksson, Mikko Heikkilä, Kari Wallgren, Ari Lehtinen, Olli Venho, Lauri Nieminen