Patents by Inventor Petri KUISMA

Petri KUISMA 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: 20240166471
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring operation of a locking mechanism applied for securing an elevator door to a closed position is provided, where said monitoring is carried out via monitoring operation of a door driving system arranged for driving movement of the elevator door between the closed position and an open position. The apparatus is arranged to: receive one or more parameters that are descriptive of movement of the elevator door from the closed position towards the open position; determine, based on said one or more parameters, a door movement profile that is descriptive of an aspect of movement of the elevator door in relation to the closed position of the elevator door; and detect compromised operation of the locking mechanism based on one or more characteristics of the door movement profile within a portion thereof that represents a predefined traveling distance in relation to the closed position of the elevator door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Matti LIN, Petri KUISMA
  • Patent number: 9624072
    Abstract: The elevator includes an elevator car with a door construction including at least one door panel opening and closing a passage to the elevator car. The light curtain includes a longitudinal transmitter and a longitudinal receiver facing towards each other. The fixing arrangement includes at least one longitudinal support device including a longitudinal support member having a cross section in the form of a letter U, whereby the letter U forms a slot for receiving the transmitter or the receiver of the light curtain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Petri Kuisma
  • Publication number: 20140305746
    Abstract: The elevator includes an elevator car with a door construction including at least one door panel opening and closing a passage to the elevator car. The light curtain includes a longitudinal transmitter and a longitudinal receiver facing towards each other. The fixing arrangement includes at least one longitudinal support device including a longitudinal support member having a cross section in the form of a letter U, whereby the letter U forms a slot for receiving the transmitter or the receiver of the light curtain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Petri KUISMA