Patents by Inventor Ossi Maenpaa

Ossi Maenpaa 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).

  • Patent number: 12149884
    Abstract: An audio generating arrangement for an electronic device, the arrangement including at least one loudspeaker, a first body, and a second body at least partially enclosing the loudspeaker. At least one of the first body and the second body is moveable with respect to the other body. An acoustic cavity is formed by the loudspeaker and at least one of the first body and the second body. A volume of the acoustic cavity is configured to increase or decrease in response to movement of the first body or the second body. The arrangement in an electronic device enables increasing the volume of the acoustic cavity without also increasing the outer dimensions of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Matti Kosonen, Ossi Maenpaa
  • Patent number: 11971749
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a communication device comprising a housing with a front body and a main body. The front body comprises a display unit having a plurality of layers attached to one another. The plurality of layers comprises a suspension layer and a second layer, wherein one of the layers is a display. At two opposing edges of the suspension layer, the suspension layer extends laterally beyond at least the second layer. The suspension layer is suspended by attachment of the two opposing edges to the main body. By extending the suspension layer laterally beyond at least the second layer of the plurality of layers and by attaching the suspension layer to the main body, the entire display unit is efficiently suspended and is movable up and down in a manner efficient for the emission of sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ossi Maenpaa, Jouni Tapio Mäki
  • Publication number: 20230090109
    Abstract: An audio generating arrangement for an electronic device, the arrangement including at least one loudspeaker, a first body, and a second body at least partially enclosing the loudspeaker. At least one of the first body and the second body is moveable with respect to the other body. An acoustic cavity is formed by the loudspeaker and at least one of the first body and the second body. A volume of the acoustic cavity is configured to increase or decrease in response to movement of the first body or the second body. The arrangement in an electronic device enables increasing the volume of the acoustic cavity without also increasing the outer dimensions of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Matti Kosonen, Ossi Maenpaa
  • Patent number: 11272295
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first support member, a second support member and one or more electro-active polymer members between the first support member and the second support. The one or more electro-active polymer members include a first end configured to be coupled to the first support member, a second end configured to be coupled to the second support member and a middle portion located between the first end and the second end, where the middle portion includes a curved member in a first state of the one or more electro-active polymer members. A curved shape of the one or more electro-active polymer members is configured to create linear movement in a vertical direction, by bending in a curved direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ossi Maenpaa
  • Publication number: 20210226520
    Abstract: A magnet actuator (1) for use in an electronic device, comprising a first magnet arrangement (2), a second magnet arrangement (3), comprising a first magnet (3a) and a second magnet (3b), and a coil (4) arranged between the first magnet arrangement (2) and the second magnet arrangement (3). The first magnet arrangement (2) and the second magnet arrangement (3) are arranged so that magnetic fields, generated by the first magnet arrangement (2) and the second magnet arrangement (3), causes an attractive force (F1) and a repulsive force (F2) between the first magnet arrangement (2) and the second magnet arrangement (3), which maintain the first magnet arrangement (2) and the second magnet arrangement (3) in a force equilibrium state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventor: Ossi Maenpaa
  • Publication number: 20210055769
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a communication device comprising a housing with a front body and a main body. The front body comprises a display unit having a plurality of layers attached to one another. The plurality of layers comprises a suspension layer and a second layer, wherein one of the layers is a display. At two opposing edges of the suspension layer, the suspension layer extends laterally beyond at least the second layer. The suspension layer is suspended by attachment of the two opposing edges to the main body. By extending the suspension layer laterally beyond at least the second layer of the plurality of layers and by attaching the suspension layer to the main body, the entire display unit is efficiently suspended and is movable up and down in a manner efficient for the emission of sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Ossi MAENPAA, Jouni Tapio MÄKI
  • Publication number: 20200396547
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first support member, a second support member and one or more electro-active polymer members between the first support member and the second support. The one or more electro-active polymer members include a first end configured to be coupled to the first support member, a second end configured to be coupled to the second support member and a middle portion located between the first end and the second end, where the middle portion includes a curved member in a first state of the one or more electro-active polymer members. A curved shape of the one or more electro-active polymer members is configured to create linear movement in a vertical direction, by bending in a curved direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventor: Ossi Maenpaa
  • Patent number: 9609449
    Abstract: A device is disclosed, the device comprising a least one microphone, at least one output audio transducer driver, at least one processor, a storage comprising a set of instructions executed locally, wherein the set of instructions causes the processor to: continuously measure an ambient sound pressure level when the device is an on state, calculate a sound pressure level of the output audio transducer driver when the output audio transducer is active, combine the two sound pressure levels into a total sound pressure level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Ossi Mäenpää
  • Patent number: 7672693
    Abstract: Radio terminal equipment of a communication system, the communication system comprising one or more secondary units coupled to the radio terminal equipment, the radio terminal equipment comprising: means for receiving information on audio characteristics optimising an audio signal of the secondary unit, means for converting the audio characteristics information into a form of an audio control algorithm used in the radio terminal equipment for performing a secondary unit audio control algorithm, means for optimising an audio signal of the secondary unit by using the secondary unit audio control algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Janne Kallio, Jarmo Saari, Tommi Raussi, Ossi Mäenpää, Markus Vaalgamaa, Erkki Paajanen, Kimmo Kaukoranta, Andrew Bright
  • Publication number: 20050101357
    Abstract: Radio terminal equipment of a communication system, the communication system comprising one or more secondary units coupled to the radio terminal equipment, the radio terminal equipment comprising: means for receiving information on audio characteristics optimising an audio signal of the secondary unit, means for converting the audio characteristics information into a form of an audio control algorithm used in the radio terminal equipment for performing a secondary unit audio control algorithm, means for optimising an audio signal of the secondary unit by using the secondary unit audio control algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2003
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Janne Kallio, Jarmo Saari, Tommi Raussi, Ossi Maenpaa, Markus Vaalgamaa, Erkki Paajanen, Kimmo Kaukoranta, Andrew Bright