Patents by Inventor Otto Huittinen
Otto Huittinen 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).
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Patent number: 11564322Abstract: An electronic device or electronic device assembly may comprise a first portion and a second portion, a first magnet disposed inside the first portion and rotatable about a pivot axis with respect to the first portion, and a second magnet disposed inside the second portion and rotatable about a pivot axis with respect to the second portion. The first and second magnet may be configured to rotate so that the first and second magnets magnetically engage each other when the distance between the first and second magnet is equal to or smaller than a first distance.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.Inventors: Esa Määttä, Niko Eiden, Otto Huittinen, Pasi Kemppinen, Antti Karilainen, Vicente Calvo Alonso
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Patent number: 11062831Abstract: An electronic device comprising a first portion and a second portion pivotably connected to each other is disclosed. The electronic device is pivotable between a closed position and an open position. The device comprises a magnetically attractable arrangement within or on the second portion and a magnetic arrangement comprising a magnet having a magnetic field and a magnetic shielding element disposed within or on the first portion. At least one of the magnet or the magnetic shielding element is configured to move translationally with respect to the other between a shielded position and an engaging position when the first portion is pivoted with respect to the second portion. In the shielded position, the magnetic shielding element at least partially reduces a portion of the magnetic field extending outside of the first portion. In the engaging position, the magnet engages the magnetically attractable arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Esa Määttä, Otto Huittinen, Juha Järvilinna, Ville Vehkaperä
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Publication number: 20190191578Abstract: An electronic device or electronic device assembly may comprise a first portion and a second portion, a first magnet disposed inside the first portion and rotatable about a pivot axis with respect to the first portion, and a second magnet disposed inside the second portion and rotatable about a pivot axis with respect to the second portion. The first and second magnet may be configured to rotate so that the first and second magnets magnetically engage each other when the distance between the first and second magnet is equal to or smaller than a first distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2019Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Esa MÄÄTTÄ, Niko EIDEN, Otto HUITTINEN, Pasi KEMPPINEN, Antti KARILAINEN, Vincente Calvo ALONSO
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Patent number: 10257950Abstract: An electronic device or electronic device assembly may comprise a first portion and a second portion, a first magnet disposed inside the first portion and rotatable about a pivot axis with respect to the first portion, and a second magnet disposed inside the second portion and rotatable about a pivot axis with respect to the second portion. The first and second magnet may be configured to rotate so that the first and second magnets magnetically engage each other when the distance between the first and second magnet is equal to or smaller than a first distance.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2016Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Esa Määttä, Niko Eiden, Otto Huittinen, Pasi Kemppinen, Antti Karilainen, Vicente Calvo Alonso
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Publication number: 20190074120Abstract: An electronic device comprising a first portion and a second portion pivotably connected to each other is disclosed. The electronic device is pivotable between a closed position and an open position. The device comprises a magnetically attractable arrangement within or on the second portion and a magnetic arrangement comprising a magnet having a magnetic field and a magnetic shielding element disposed within or on the first portion. At least one of the magnet or the magnetic shielding element is configured to move translationally with respect to the other between a shielded position and an engaging position when the first portion is pivoted with respect to the second portion. In the shielded position, the magnetic shielding element at least partially reduces a portion of the magnetic field extending outside of the first portion. In the engaging position, the magnet engages the magnetically attractable arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Esa Määttä, Otto Huittinen, Juha Järvilinna, Ville Vehkaperä
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Patent number: 10068692Abstract: An electronic device comprising a first portion and a second portion pivotably connected to each other is disclosed. The electronic device is pivotable between a closed position and an open position. The device comprises a magnetically attractable arrangement within or on the second portion and a magnetic arrangement comprising a magnet having a magnetic field and a magnetic shielding element disposed within or on the first portion. At least one of the magnet or the magnetic shielding element is configured to move translationally with respect to the other between a shielded position and an engaging position when the first portion is pivoted with respect to the second portion. In the shielded position, the magnetic shielding element at least partially reduces a portion of the magnetic field extending outside of the first portion. In the engaging position, the magnet engages the magnetically attractable arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Esa Määttä, Otto Huittinen, Juha Järvilinna, Ville Vehkaperä
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Patent number: 10021281Abstract: A device comprising at least two body sections is disclosed. The first body section comprises an imaging unit and a magnet movably connected to the imaging unit, and the second body section comprising an optical unit with a magnet fixed to the optical unit. The magnet movably connected to the imaging unit may be sliding along a guiding element. The body sections are also in a movable connection with each other, and the device is operable in at least two modes. In the first mode the imaging unit and the optical unit are fixed in a set relative position due to magnetic interaction between the magnets, and in the imaging unit is positioned away from the optical unit. In the second mode the units are positioned apart from each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2016Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Urho Konttori, Eero Tuulos, Otto Huittinen
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Publication number: 20180075957Abstract: An electronic device comprising a first portion and a second portion pivotably connected to each other is disclosed. The electronic device is pivotable between a closed position and an open position. The device comprises a magnetically attractable arrangement within or on the second portion and a magnetic arrangement comprising a magnet having a magnetic field and a magnetic shielding element disposed within or on the first portion. At least one of the magnet or the magnetic shielding element is configured to move translationally with respect to the other between a shielded position and an engaging position when the first portion is pivoted with respect to the second portion. In the shielded position, the magnetic shielding element at least partially reduces a portion of the magnetic field extending outside of the first portion. In the engaging position, the magnet engages the magnetically attractable arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2016Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: Esa Määttä, Otto Huittinen, Juha Järvilinna, Ville Vehkaperä
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Publication number: 20180054905Abstract: An electronic device or electronic device assembly may comprise a first portion and a second portion, a first magnet disposed inside the first portion and rotatable about a pivot axis with respect to the first portion, and a second magnet disposed inside the second portion and rotatable about a pivot axis with respect to the second portion. The first and second magnet may be configured to rotate so that the first and second magnets magnetically engage each other when the distance between the first and second magnet is equal to or smaller than a first distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Esa Määttä, Niko Eiden, Otto Huittinen, Pasi Kemppinen, Antti Karilainen, Vicente Calvo Alonso
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Publication number: 20170353638Abstract: A device comprising at least two body sections is disclosed. The first body section comprises an imaging unit and a magnet movably connected to the imaging unit, and the second body section comprising an optical unit with a magnet fixed to the optical unit. The magnet movably connected to the imaging unit may be sliding along a guiding element. The body sections are also in a movable connection with each other, and the device is operable in at least two modes. In the first mode the imaging unit and the optical unit are fixed in a set relative position due to magnetic interaction between the magnets, and in the imaging unit is positioned away from the optical unit. In the second mode the units are positioned apart from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2016Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Urho Konttori, Eero Tuulos, Otto Huittinen