Patents by Inventor Mikko Puranen

Mikko Puranen 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: 20150329319
    Abstract: The invention relates to an elevator comprising a hoistway; an elevator car vertically movable in the hoistway; a plurality of ropes connected to the car; a rotatable traction member comprising a circumferential traction surface area for each of the several ropes; each rope being arranged to pass around the rotatable traction member resting against a circumferential traction surface area of the traction member; drive machinery for controlling rotation of the rotatable traction member. The elevator comprises means for detecting displacement of each of the ropes over a first limit position of the rope in the first axial direction of the rotatable traction member, and over a second limit position of the rope in the second axial direction of the traction member; and in that displacement of one or more of said ropes in axial direction of the rotatable traction member over the first or second limit position is arranged to trigger the drive machinery to stop the rotation of the rotatable traction member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: Kone Corporation
    Inventors: Hannu LEHTINEN, Riku LAMPINEN, Markku ANTTILA, Gabriel CIUCULESCU, Markus SALMI, Mikko PURANEN
  • Publication number: 20150321884
    Abstract: An elevator includes at least one elevator car driving along an elevator shaft as well as an elevator control measuring the car position. The elevator further includes a buffer in the shaft pit, whose length is adjustable in response to the car position and car speed. Via this measure, the shaft pit can be reduced in high speed elevator requiring large buffer lengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Jaakko KALLIOMÄKI, Mikko PURANEN
  • Patent number: 9067761
    Abstract: The object of the invention is an arrangement for damping lateral sways of a rope-like means fixed to an elevator car in an elevator hoistway, the bottom end of which rope-like means comprises an upward opening bottom loop. A detachable damping means producing a mass effect is disposed to be supported by the top surface of the bottom loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tuomo Ropponen, Mikko Puranen, Jarkko Saloranta
  • Publication number: 20150166303
    Abstract: The safety circuit includes a safety switch or a series circuit of safety switches, which includes an input for an electrical safety circuit signal as well as an output, in which the electrical safety circuit signal being supplied to the input is present when all the safety switches are closed. The safety circuit also includes a cable including an optical fiber as well as a transmitter circuit for the optical signal, the output of which circuit is connected to the cable including an optical fiber. The input of the transmitter circuit is connected to the output of the aforementioned safety switch or of the series circuit of safety switches, and the transmitter circuit is configured to transmit in the optical fiber of the cable the safety circuit signal that is present in the output of the safety switch or of the series circuit of safety switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventor: Mikko PURANEN
  • Patent number: 9045312
    Abstract: An arrangement is provided for damping lateral sways of a rope fixed to a movable elevator unit, such as an elevator car in an elevator hoistway, the bottom end of which rope has an upward opening bottom loop. The arrangement includes a freely hanging damper supported on the top surface of the bottom loop, which damper includes a device for measuring acceleration and/or twisting of said rope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mikko Puranen, Tuomo Ropponen
  • Publication number: 20140345978
    Abstract: A travelling cable of an elevator, more particularly of a passenger transport elevator and/or freight transport elevator, includes a protective envelope, conductors for transmitting electrical energy and data between the elevator car and the elevator hoistway, and one or more load-bearing bearer parts of essentially the length of the travelling cable for fixing the travelling cable at its first end to the elevator car and at its second end to the elevator hoistway, and which bearer part includes glass-fiber reinforcements and/or aramid-fiber reinforcements and/or carbon-fiber reinforcements and/or polybenzoxazole-fiber reinforcements and/or polyethylene-fiber reinforcements and/or nylon-fiber reinforcements in a polymer matrix material. An elevator includes the travelling cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Pentti ALASENTIE, Petri KERE, Mikko PURANEN
  • Patent number: 8807286
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method in rope condition monitoring of an elevator, in which method at least the following steps are performed: electrical resistance between a first point and a second point of elevator suspension and/or transmission ropes is measured first time, a threshold value is determined based on the measurement, the elevator is used for transporting passengers and/or goods, electrical resistance between the first point and the second point of said suspension and/or transmission ropes is measured second time, and results of said second time measurement are compared with said threshold value, and if said second time measurement meets said threshold value, predetermined actions are carried out. The invention also relates to an arrangement in rope condition monitoring of an elevator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Mikko Puranen, Riku Lampinen, Antti Saarelainen
  • Publication number: 20140224590
    Abstract: An arrangement is provided for damping lateral sways of a rope fixed to a movable elevator unit, such as an elevator car in an elevator hoistway, the bottom end of which rope has an upward opening bottom loop. The arrangement includes a freely hanging damper supported on the top surface of the bottom loop, which damper includes a device for measuring acceleration and/or twisting of said rope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Mikko PURANEN, Tuomo ROPPONEN
  • Publication number: 20140182974
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method in rope condition monitoring of an elevator, in which method at least the following steps are performed: electrical resistance between a first point and a second point of elevator suspension and/or transmission ropes is measured first time, a threshold value is determined based on the measurement, the elevator is used for transporting passengers and/or goods, electrical resistance between the first point and the second point of said suspension and/or transmission ropes is measured second time, and results of said second time measurement are compared with said threshold value, and if said second time measurement meets said threshold value, predetermined actions are carried out. The invention also relates to an arrangement in rope condition monitoring of an elevator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Mikko PURANEN, Riku LAMPINEN, Antti SAARELAINEN
  • Publication number: 20130020150
    Abstract: The object of the invention is an arrangement for damping lateral sways of a rope-like means fixed to an elevator car in an elevator hoistway, the bottom end of which rope-like means comprises an upward opening bottom loop. A detachable damping means producing a mass effect is disposed to be supported by the top surface of the bottom loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Tuomo ROPPONEN, Mikko PURANEN, Jarkko SALORANTA
  • Patent number: 8050789
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing electronic circuits including generating CAD data, a bill of materials and an approved component vendor list for an electronic circuit and employing the CAD data, the bill of materials and the approved component vendor list for automatically generating a pick & place machine-specific component loading specification, a pick & place machine-specific component placement sequence and pick & place machine-specific component data for governing the operation of at least one specific pick & place machine in a manufacturing line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Inventors: Bini Elhanan, Tovi Yadin, Michael Parker, Henry Jurgens, Nadav Pilnick, Mikko Puranen, Tero Laakso
  • Patent number: 7599757
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic circuit including employing a pick & place machine-specific component placement sequence, pick & place machine-specific component data for governing the operation of at least one specific pick & place machine in a manufacturing line and operating instructions in computer-readable language for the at least one specific pick & place machine to auto-generate generic component parameters for components used in manufacturing the electronic circuit on the at least one specific pick & place machine and employing the generic component parameters to auto-generate a pick & place machine-specific component placement sequence and pick & place machine-specific component data for governing the operation of at least one other specific pick & place machine in a manufacturing line and operating instructions in computer-readable language for the at least one other specific pick & place machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Valor Computerized Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Bini Elhanan, Tovi Yadin, Michael Parker, Henry Jurgens, Nadav Pilnick, Mikko Puranen, Tero Laakso
  • Publication number: 20090216357
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing electronic circuits including generating CAD data, a bill of materials and an approved component vendor list for an electronic circuit and employing the CAD data, the bill of materials and the approved component vendor list for automatically generating a pick & place machine-specific component loading specification, a pick & place machine-specific component placement sequence and pick & place machine-specific component data for governing the operation of at least one specific pick & place machine in a manufacturing line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: Valor Computerized Systems Ldt.
    Inventors: Bini Elhanan, Tovi Yadin, Michael Parker, Henry Jurgens, Nadav Pilnick, Mikko Puranen, Tero Laakso
  • Patent number: 7447560
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing electronic circuits including generating CAD data, a bill of materials and an approved component vendor list for an electronic circuit and employing the CAD data, the bill of materials and the approved component vendor list for automatically generating a pick & place machine-specific component loading specification, a pick & place machine-specific component placement sequence and pick & place machine-specific component data for governing the operation of at least one specific pick & place machine in a manufacturing line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Valor Computerized Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Bini Elhanan, Tovi Yadin, Michael Parker, Henry Jurgens, Nadav Pilnick, Mikko Puranen, Tero Laakso
  • Patent number: 7440813
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing electronic circuits including generating CAD data, a bill of materials and an approved component vendor list for an electronic circuit and employing the CAD data, the bill of materials and the approved component vendor list for automatically generating a pick & place machine-specific component loading specification, a pick & place machine-specific component placement sequence and pick & place machine-specific component data for governing the operation of at least one specific pick & place machine in a manufacturing line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Valor Computerized Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Bini Elhanan, Tovi Yadin, Michael Parker, Henry Jurgens, Nadav Pilnick, Mikko Puranen, Tero Laakso
  • Publication number: 20070299553
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing electronic circuits including generating CAD data, a bill of materials and an approved component vendor list for an electronic circuit and employing the CAD data, the bill of materials and the approved component vendor list for automatically generating a pick & place machine-specific component loading specification, a pick & place machine-specific component placement sequence and pick & place machine-specific component data for governing the operation of at least one specific pick & place machine in a manufacturing line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: Valor Computerized Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Bini Elhanan, Tovi Yadin, Michael Parker, Henry Jurgens, Nadav Pilnick, Mikko Puranen, Tero Laakso
  • Publication number: 20070299554
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing electronic circuits including generating CAD data, a bill of materials and an approved component vendor list for an electronic circuit and employing the CAD data, the bill of materials and the approved component vendor list for automatically generating a pick & place machine-specific component loading specification, a pick & place machine-specific component placement sequence and pick & place machine-specific component data for governing the operation of at least one specific pick & place machine in a manufacturing line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: Valor Computerized Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Bini Elhanan, Tovi Yadin, Michael Parker, Henry Jurgens, Nadav Pilnick, Mikko Puranen, Tero Laakso
  • Publication number: 20070250201
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing electronic circuits including generating CAD data, a bill of materials and an approved component vendor list for an electronic circuit and employing the CAD data, the bill of materials and the approved component vendor list for automatically generating a pick & place machine-specific component loading specification, a pick & place machine-specific component placement sequence and pick & place machine-specific component data for governing the operation of at least one specific pick & place machine in a manufacturing line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: Valor Computerized Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Bini Elhanan, Tovi Yadin, Michael Parker, Henry Jurgens, Nadav Pilnick, Mikko Puranen, Tero Laakso