Patents by Inventor Mikko Valivainio

Mikko Valivainio 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: 20240339269
    Abstract: An adapter for an electric switch assembly, the adapter having an adapter body adapted to be immovably connected to an electric switch including a first set of terminals, wherein each of the terminals includes a terminal member adapted for releasing a connection between the terminal and the corresponding electric wire. The adapter includes a protective cover movably connected to the adapter body such that the protective cover has a protection position and a first installation position, wherein in the protection position the protective cover is adapted to prevent use of the terminal members of the electric switch, and in the first installation position the protective cover is adapted to enable use of terminal members of the first set of terminals, wherein said use of a terminal member includes releasing a connection between the terminal and the corresponding electric wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Fredrik Strand, Mikko Välivainio, André Nordman
  • Patent number: 11069492
    Abstract: The construction includes a rotary handle turnable around a first pivot axis between an open- and a closed-position, a locking latch turnable around a second pivot axis between a locked position and a released position, a fixed bottom ring, a first locking pin movable in the longitudinal direction with the locking latch between a first position in which turning of the rotary handle is allowed and a second position in which turning of the rotary handle is allowed and a second position in which turning of the rotary handle is prevented. A second locking pin is movable between a first position in which turning of the locking latch between a locked-position and a released-position is allowed and a second position in which turning of the locking latch into the locked-position is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Juha Soldan, Matti Knuuttila, Mikko Välivainio
  • Patent number: 11043342
    Abstract: A change-over switch including a frame having a first side wall and a second side wall, a first supply terminal, a second supply terminal, a load terminal, and at least one gas flow opening for discharging gasses from the frame. The second side wall faces substantially opposite direction relative to the first side wall. The change-over switch is adapted to selectively provide a first connection between the first supply terminal and the load terminal, and a second connection between the second supply terminal and the load terminal. The first supply terminal and the second supply terminal project from the first side wall, and the load terminal projects from the second side wall. The at least one gas flow opening is formed in the second side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Patrik Rabb, Rainer Kolmonen, Mikko Välivainio
  • Patent number: 10896789
    Abstract: An electrical switch. The electrical switch comprises at least one fixed contact, a movable contact contacting the fixed contact, and at least one extinguishing apparatus positioned after the fixed contact in an opening direction of the movable contact. A permanent magnet is further positioned after the extinguishing apparatus in the opening direction of the movable contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: ABB Oy
    Inventors: Fredrik Strand, Juha Soldan, Jukka Lintamo, Mikko Välivainio
  • Patent number: 10804056
    Abstract: An electrical switch. The electrical switch includes at least one fixed contact and a movable contact contacting the fixed contact. At least one shutter element is arranged to move in synchronism with the movable contact. The shutter element is positioned in an extended position between the fixed contact and the movable contact and in a contracted position outside the patch of the movable contact allowing the movable contact to turn from the open position to the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: ABB Oy
    Inventors: Fredrik Strand, Mikko Välivainio, Jukka Lintamo, Juha Soldan
  • Publication number: 20200312591
    Abstract: The construction includes a rotary handle turnable around a first pivot axis between an open- and a closed-position, a locking latch turnable around a second pivot axis between a locked position and a released position, a fixed bottom ring, a first locking pin movable in the longitudinal direction with the locking latch between a first position in which turning of the rotary handle is allowed and a second position in which turning of the rotary handle is allowed and a second position in which turning of the rotary handle is prevented. A second locking pin is movable between a first position in which turning of the locking latch between a locked-position and a released-position is allowed and a second position in which turning of the locking latch into the locked-position is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Juha Soldan, Matti Knuuttila, Mikko Välivainio
  • Publication number: 20190326073
    Abstract: An electrical switch. The electrical switch comprises at least one fixed contact, a movable contact contacting the fixed contact, and at least one extinguishing apparatus positioned after the fixed contact in an opening direction of the movable contact. A permanent magnet is further positioned after the extinguishing apparatus in the opening direction of the movable contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Fredrik Strand, Juha Soldan, Jukka Lintamo, Mikko Välivainio
  • Publication number: 20190326083
    Abstract: An electrical switch. The electrical switch includes at least one fixed contact and a movable contact contacting the fixed contact. At least one shutter element is arranged to move in synchronism with the movable contact. The shutter element is positioned in an extended position between the fixed contact and the movable contact and in a contracted position outside the patch of the movable contact allowing the movable contact to turn from the open position to the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Fredrik Strand, Mikko Välivainio, Jukka Lintamo, Juha Soldan
  • Patent number: 10037858
    Abstract: A rotary switch assembly, including a rotary contact and a stationary contact, and a rotary actuator for rotating the rotary contact such as to connect with and disconnect from the stationary contact. The rotary actuator includes a shield for shielding the rotary contact from a side that faces the stationary contact when the rotary contact and the stationary contacted are being disconnected from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: ABB Oy
    Inventors: Mikko Välivainio, Juha Soldan, Jari Elomaa
  • Patent number: 9899169
    Abstract: An exemplary movable contact for an electric switch having a first contact blade and a second contact blade. Each of the first contact blade and the second contact blade includes an assembly hole. The movable contact having an assembly pin wherein the assembly pin includes a separation portion having a diameter greater than the assembly holes of the first and second contact blades thereby keeping the first and second contact blades separated from each other. The assembly pin includes a contact blade portion on each side of the separation portion for insertion to the assembly holes of the contact blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: ABB Oy
    Inventors: Harri Mattlar, Mikko Välivainio
  • Patent number: 9691558
    Abstract: An exemplary electric switch mounting arrangement includes a housing and a stationary contact to be mounted to an aperture in a wall of the housing. The arrangement having a compensation component within the interior area of the aperture for allowing stationary contacts of two different sizes to be mounted to the aperture, which compensation component includes one or more projections formed on the housing or the stationary contact and/or one or more recesses formed on the housing or stationary contact for receiving the one or more projections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: ABB OY
    Inventors: Harri Mattlar, Mikko Välivainio
  • Patent number: 9478373
    Abstract: A rotary switch housing (100), comprising a bottom wall (102) for mounting of the switch housing (100) to a mounting base, and side walls (104, 106) extending from the bottom wall (102), the switch housing further comprising an arc chamber (120) for extinguishing an electric arc, and a gas exhaust channel (130) for exhausting gas developed in the arc chamber (120) out of the housing (100). The gas exhaust channel (130) comprises a guiding portion (130A), which is substantially parallel to a side wall (106) of the housing (100) for leading the gases to a direction away from the bottom wall (102) of the housing (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: ABB OY
    Inventors: Mikko Välivainio, Juha Soldan, Jari Elomaa
  • Patent number: 9437376
    Abstract: An electric switch includes a movable contact, a stationary contact to be contacted by the movable contact, one or more quenching plates, and a permanent magnet for directing an arc, which is formed when the contacts are separated from each other, to the quenching plate. The quenching plate has a base portion and side portions extending away from the base portion. The permanent magnet is arranged such that the arc is directed towards one of the side portions of the quenching plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: ABB OY
    Inventors: Harri Mattlar, Mikko Välivainio
  • Patent number: 9425003
    Abstract: An arc quenching plate for an electric switch includes a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion for mounting the quenching plate to respective recesses of the switch. The first mounting portion and the second mounting portion have a different form when compared to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: ABB OY
    Inventors: Harri Mattlar, Mikko Välivainio
  • Patent number: D791717
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: ABB Oy
    Inventors: Kai Uusitalo, Mikko Valivainio, Oskari Uitto
  • Patent number: D813172
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: ABB Oy
    Inventors: Mikko Valivainio, Kai Uusitalo, Oskari Uitto
  • Patent number: D863229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Mikko Välivainio, Oskari Uitto, Juha Soldan
  • Patent number: D937786
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Mikko Välivainio, Fredrik Strand, Antti Elo
  • Patent number: D947136
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Mikko Välivainio, Fredrik Strand, Antti Elo
  • Patent number: D949802
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Mikko Välivainio, Fredrik Strand, Antti Elo