Patents by Inventor Mikko Tapio Lähteenmäki

Mikko Tapio Lähteenmäki 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).

  • EAS security system incorporating time of flight sensing
    Patent number: 11631310
    Abstract: An electronic article surveillance (EAS) system and method of operating the system, including one or more processors and memory. The memory contains instructions to cause the processors to receive data from a first sensor indicating the presence of an electronic surveillance tag within a first predetermined space, receive data from a second sensor including tracking information that indicates a distance of the second sensor from a person in possession of the electronic surveillance tag within a second predetermined space, determine a speed and/or direction of movement of the person based on the data from the second sensor, and detect a theft event and execute an alarm routine based on the presence of the electronic surveillance tag within the first predetermined space and the speed and/or direction of movement of the person within the second predetermined space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Control Group Companies LLC
    Inventors: Thomas J. Meehan, Mikko Tapio Lähteenmäki, Toni Johannes Heijari, Sami Petteri Ruotsalainen, Artan Vatoci, Brian M. Diplock
  • EAS Security System Incorporating Time of Flight Sensing
    Publication number: 20230035891
    Abstract: An electronic article surveillance (EAS) system and method of operating the system, including one or more processors and memory. The memory contains instructions to cause the processors to receive data from a first sensor indicating the presence of an electronic surveillance tag within a first predetermined space, receive data from a second sensor including tracking information that indicates a distance of the second sensor from a person in possession of the electronic surveillance tag within a second predetermined space, determine a speed and/or direction of movement of the person based on the data from the second sensor, and detect a theft event and execute an alarm routine based on the presence of the electronic surveillance tag within the first predetermined space and the speed and/or direction of movement of the person within the second predetermined space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Control Group Companies LLC dba Controltek
    Inventors: Thomas J. Meehan, Mikko Tapio Lähteenmäki, Toni Johannes Heijari, Sami Petteri Ruotsalainen, Artan Vatoci, Brian M. Diplock