Patents by Inventor Pertti Alho

Pertti Alho 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: 9230043
    Abstract: To enable the utilization of a definition or definitions once made as the definitions of a similar object, a set of conditions for similarity including one or more conditions is defined and a set of definitions, which explicitly or inexplicitly indicates one or more definitions, of which at least one will be applied, and a similar object is searched for. If the set of definitions is related to an object which was used as the basis for defining the set of conditions for similarity, the set of definitions is applied to the object found. If the set of definitions is related to an object to be found, the set of definitions of the object found is applied to the object which was used as the basis for defining the set of conditions for similarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Inventors: Jukka Suomi, Teemu Heikkonen, Ragnar Wessman, Pertti Alho, Ville Rousu
  • Patent number: 8645111
    Abstract: Modification of a model in situations, where one end of several parts should be transferred for the same distance, for instance, has posed a problem in modeling systems. The problem can be solved by defining a magnetic control plane to which model part handles locating thereon will adhere without separate definitions given by the user and they move (406) along with the plane. The only thing the user needs to do is to create a plane and to define the plane type to be a magnetic control plane. On the basis of these data given by the user the modeling system knows what to transfer when the magnetic control plane is transferred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Tekla Corporation
    Inventors: Teemu Heikkonen, Iiro Ojala, Ville Rousu, Pertti Alho, Jukka Partanen, Jukka Suomi, Ragnar Wessman
  • Publication number: 20120022848
    Abstract: To enable the utilization of a definition or definitions once made as the definitions of a similar object, a set of conditions for similarity including one or more conditions is defined and a set of definitions, which explicitly or inexplicitly indicates one or more definitions, of which at least one will be applied, and a similar object is searched for. If the set of definitions is related to an object which was used as the basis for defining the set of conditions for similarity, the set of definitions is applied to the object found. If the set of definitions is related to an object to be found, the set of definitions of the object found is applied to the object which was used as the basis for defining the set of conditions for similarity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: TEKLA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jukka SUOMI, Teemu Heikkonen, Ragnar Wessman, Pertti Alho, Ville Rousu
  • Patent number: 8046210
    Abstract: To enable the utilization of a definition or definitions once made as the definitions of a similar object, a set of conditions for similarity comprising one or more conditions is defined (201) and a set of definitions (202), which explicitly or inexplicitly indicates one or more definitions, of which at least one will be applied, and a similar object is searched for (203). If the set of definitions is related to an object which was used as the basis for defining the set of conditions for similarity, the set of definitions is applied to the object found. If the set of definitions is related to an object to be found, the set of definitions of the object found is applied to the object which was used as the basis for defining the set of conditions for similarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Tekla Corporation
    Inventors: Jukka Suomi, Teemu Heikkonen, Ragnar Wessman, Pertti Alho, Ville Rousu
  • Patent number: 8041744
    Abstract: In a modeling method and system, a model is created by using parametric basic elements and parameterized complementary elements, each having special parameters; such that a complementary object to be created with a parameterized complementary element is directly or indirectly, at least via one of its parameter values, associated with at least one basic object created with a basic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Tekla Corporation
    Inventors: Teemu Heikkonen, Ragnar Wessman, Pertti Alho, Jukka Partanen, Ville Rousu, Jukka Suomi
  • Patent number: 7765240
    Abstract: To minimize errors in computer-aided modeling, an object created by a user on the basis of a prototype must contain data about another object it can be linked with and about the linking. The object created by the user can be provide with these data by determining at least one logical property either for the object created by the user or for an object associated therewith; adding at least one logical definition to the object created by the user, the definition being based on at least one logical property of either the associated object or the created object; and forming a dependency by means of the logical definition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Tekla Corporation
    Inventors: Pertti Alho, Ragnar Wessman, Ville Rousu, Jukka Suomi, Jukka Partanen, Timo Rihtniemi, Tiina Rautakorpi, Mika Salonen, Teemu Heikkonen
  • Patent number: 7617076
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method and systems to form structures from predefined elementary parts. In the invention at least two predefined elementary parts are combined for forming a desired structure. The part comprises desired features for the desired structure. A control means handles the combining of the elementary parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Tekla Corporation
    Inventors: Ville Rousu, Pertti Alho, Jukka Partanen, Jukka Suomi, Ragnar Wessman
  • Patent number: 7302368
    Abstract: This invention relates to the forming of a construction, where structural models representing structural members and the models of the loads describing real loads are used. The models of the loads are situated in the same space with the structural models of the construction. For each model of load, an influence space is defined. The effect of the model of the load is focused on the structural members at least partly inside the influence space of the model of the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Tekla Corporation
    Inventors: Timo Rihtniemi, Pertti Alho
  • Publication number: 20060136398
    Abstract: To enable the utilization of a definition or definitions once made as the definitions of a similar object, a set of conditions for similarity comprising one or more conditions is defined (201) and a set of definitions (202), which explicitly or inexplicitly indicates one or more definitions, of which at least one will be applied, and a similar object is searched for (203). If the set of definitions is related to an object which was used as the basis for defining the set of conditions for similarity, the set of definitions is applied to the object found. If the set of definitions is related to an object to be found, the set of definitions of the object found is applied to the object which was used as the basis for defining the set of conditions for similarity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Jukka Suomi, Teemu Heikkonen, Ragnar Wessman, Pertti Alho, Ville Rousu
  • Publication number: 20060004841
    Abstract: In a modeling method and system, a model is created by using parametric basic elements and parameterized complementary elements, each having special parameters; such that a complementary object to be created with a parameterized complementary element is directly or indirectly, at least via one of its parameter values, associated with at least one basic object created with a basic element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Teemu Heikkonen, Ragnar Wessman, Pertti Alho, Jukka Partanen, Ville Rousu, Jukka Suomi
  • Publication number: 20050285881
    Abstract: Modification of a model in situations, where one end of several parts should be transferred for the same distance, for instance, has posed a problem in modeling systems. The problem can be solved by defining a magnetic control plane to which model part handles locating thereon will adhere without separate definitions given by the user and they move (406) along with the plane. The only thing the user needs to do is to create a plane and to define the plane type to be a magnetic control plane. On the basis of these data given by the user the modeling system knows what to transfer when the magnetic control plane is transferred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Teemu Heikkonen, Iiro Ojala, Ville Rousu, Pertti Alho, Jukka Partanen, Jukka Suomi, Ragnar Wessman
  • Publication number: 20040267695
    Abstract: To minimize errors in computer-aided modeling, an object created by a user on the basis of a prototype must contain data about another object it can be linked with and about the linking. The object created by the user can be provide with these data by determining at least one logical property either for the object created by the user or for an object associated therewith; adding at least one logical definition to the object created by the user, the definition being based on at least one logical property of either the associated object or the created object; and forming a dependency by means of the logical definition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Pertti Alho, Ragnar Wessman, Ville Rousu, Jukka Suomi, Jukka Partanen, Timo Rihtniemi, Tiina Rautakorpi, Mika Salonen, Teemu Heikkonen
  • Publication number: 20040098235
    Abstract: This invention relates to the forming of a construction, where structural models representing structural members and the models of the loads describing real loads are used. The models of the loads are situated in the same space with the structural models of the construction. For each model of load, an influence space is defined. The effect of the model of the load is focused on the structural members at least partly inside the influence space of the model of the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Timo Rihtniemi, Pertti Alho
  • Publication number: 20040031231
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method and systems to form structures from predefined elementary parts. In the invention at least two predefined elementary parts are combined for forming a desired structure. The part comprises desired features for the desired structure. A control means handles the combining of the elementary parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Applicant: TEKLA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ville Rousu, Pertti Alho, Jukka Partanen, Jukka Suomi, Ragnar Wessman
  • Publication number: 20030233807
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method and systems to form structures from predefined elementary parts. In the invention at least two predefined elementary parts are combined for forming a desired structure. The part comprises desired features for the desired structure. A control means handles the combining of the elementary parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Ville Rousu, Pertti Alho, Jukka Partanen, Jukka Suomi, Ragnar Wessman