Patents by Inventor Sakke AHONIEMI

Sakke AHONIEMI 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: 20230035019
    Abstract: A method for operating an elevator system that includes an elevator car movable between landings in response to an elevator call registered by an elevator control unit. The method includes determining a special operating mode of the elevator system, the special operating mode being different from a nominal operating mode at least with respect to a characteristic of use of the elevator car, and operating, in the special operating mode, the elevator system so as to reduce a number of passengers entering the elevator car from the landing compared to the nominal operating mode based on the characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Giovanni Hawkins, Andrea Zotti Galletti, Nithil Karimpanackal Natarajan, Benjamin Ekström, Aki Haikonen, Klaus Mäkelä, Sakke Ahoniemi
  • Publication number: 20210147180
    Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided an elevator signalization device. The elevator signalization device comprises a a panel configured to provide information associated with an elevator system to a user, and a processing unit configured to receive at least one trigger signal, and adapt contrast in at least one section of the panel based on the received at least one trigger signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Kone Corporation
    Inventors: Sami SAARELA, Aki HAIKONEN, Sakke AHONIEMI, Klaus MAKELA
  • Publication number: 20190330013
    Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method for controlling an elevator system. The method comprises causing transmission of radio frequency signals with at least one radio frequency sensor attached to at least one element movable in an elevator shaft of an elevator system, receiving, from the at least one radio frequency sensor measurement data representing radio frequency signals reflected from at least one object and captured with the at least one radio frequency sensor, causing identification, based on the measurement data, of at least one object; and controlling operation of the elevator system in response to identifying the at least one object based on the measurement data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Sami SAARELA, Aki HAIKONEN, Klaus MÄKELÄ, Sakke AHONIEMI
  • Publication number: 20190062105
    Abstract: A method and a system for enhancing elevator positioning includes a camera system designed to record pictures and a computer system designed to determine an absolute distance or a distance between two elements of the recorded pictures. The device is designed to determine the relative distance between the floor of an elevator car and the floor of a landing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Sami SAARELA, Aki HAIKONEN, Klaus MÄKELÄ, Sakke AHONIEMI