Patents by Inventor Sami Virtanen

Sami Virtanen 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: 11781900
    Abstract: A vibration detection instrument assembly includes a vibration detection instrument and a deformable base part. The vibration detection instrument has a body part, including a support surface and an attachment screw extending from the support surface. The attachment screw enables the vibration detection instrument to be assemblable to a device to be monitored. The vibration detection instrument includes a vibration sensor to detect vibration at least in a direction deviating from a longitudinal axis of the attachment screw. The deformable base part is arranged at least partly against the support surface of the body part. The vibration detection instrument assembly includes a direction indicator arranged to indicate the direction of the vibration sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SULZER MANAGEMENT AG
    Inventors: Timo Päivinen, Anssi Lehtonen, Sami Virtanen, Juho Aalto
  • Patent number: 11571639
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a system for preventing gas bubbles in oil flow to enter a high-voltage device, which system is located in flow direction of the oil before the high-voltage device and comprises a gravitational gas bubble filter in which velocity of the oil flow is decreased by an enlargement of space for the oil flow and in which the gas bubbles in the oil are separated from the oil flow based on the effect of gravity. The invention also relates to a method for preventing gas bubbles in oil flow to enter a high-voltage device, in which method velocity of the oil flow is decreased by an enlargement of space for the oil flow and the gas bubbles of the oil flow are separated from the oil flow based on the effect of gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Vaisala Oyj
    Inventor: Sami Virtanen
  • Patent number: 11054406
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided analyzing fault gas concentrations in a liquid. Concentration of at least one dissolved fault gas in the liquid is measured at least at two temperatures. Disturbing gas contribution is determined in at least one temperature on the basis of the fault gas concentration measurements. Fault gas concentrations are analyzed by compensating fault gas concentrations on the basis of the determined disturbing gas contribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Vaisala Oyj
    Inventor: Sami Virtanen
  • Publication number: 20210121797
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a system for preventing gas bubbles in oil flow to enter a high-voltage device, which system is located in flow direction of the oil before the high-voltage device and comprises a gravitational gas bubble filter in which velocity of the oil flow is decreased by an enlargement of space for the oil flow and in which the gas bubbles in the oil are separated from the oil flow based on the effect of gravity. The invention also relates to a method for preventing gas bubbles in oil flow to enter a high-voltage device, in which method velocity of the oil flow is decreased by an enlargement of space for the oil flow and the gas bubbles of the oil flow are separated from the oil flow based on the effect of gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventor: Sami VIRTANEN
  • Publication number: 20210063237
    Abstract: A vibration detection instrument assembly includes a vibration detection instrument and a deformable base part. The vibration detection instrument has a body part, including a support surface and an attachment screw extending from the support surface. The attachment screw enables the vibration detection instrument to be assemblable to a device to be monitored. The vibration detection instrument includes a vibration sensor to detect vibration at least in a direction deviating from a longitudinal axis of the attachment screw. The deformable base part is arranged at least partly against the support surface of the body part. The vibration detection instrument assembly includes a direction indicator arranged to indicate the direction of the vibration sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Timo PÄIVINEN, Anssi LEHTONEN, Sami VIRTANEN, Juho AALTO
  • Publication number: 20200333317
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided analyzing fault gas concentrations in a liquid. Concentration of at least one dissolved fault gas in the liquid is measured at least at two temperatures. Disturbing gas contribution is determined in at least one temperature on the basis of the fault gas concentration measurements. Fault gas concentrations are analyzed by compensating fault gas concentrations on the basis of the determined disturbing gas contribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventor: Sami Virtanen
  • Patent number: 10552867
    Abstract: An approach is provided for providing a collaborative reply to a flooding message over an ad-hoc mesh network. A reply message to a flooding message is received by a wireless node within the ad-hoc network. The wireless node monitors for an acknowledgement of receipt of the reply message according to a routing table and initiates a scheduled transmission of the reply message based on the monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Kari Leppanen, Mika Kasslin, Mikko Tirronen, Markku T. Turunen, Sami Virtanen
  • Patent number: 10429371
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a system (1) for extracting gas or gas mixtures from a liquid for performing dissolved gas or gas mixture analysis, the system (1) comprising a container (2) for storing a liquid and/or a gas or gas mixture, a liquid pump (3) which is connected to the container (2), a means for feeding the system (1) with a liquid and emptying the system (1) of the liquid, a gas analyzer which is connected to the container (2), and a piping (14) which is connected to the container (2), and wherein the piping (14), the liquid pump (3) and the container (2) are configured to circulate the liquid. The invention also concerns a method for extracting gas or gas mixtures from a liquid for performing dissolved gas or gas mixture analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Vaisala Oyj
    Inventors: Sami Virtanen, Veli-Pekka Viitanen
  • Publication number: 20180300760
    Abstract: An approach is provided for providing a collaborative reply to a flooding message over an ad-hoc mesh network. A reply message to a flooding message is received by a wireless node within the ad-hoc network. The wireless node monitors for an acknowledgement of receipt of the reply message according to a routing table and initiates a scheduled transmission of the reply message based on the monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Kari LEPPANEN, Mika KASSLIN, Mikko TIRRONEN, Markku T. TURUNEN, Sami VIRTANEN
  • Patent number: 10094222
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a centrifugal pump, the impeller of which comprises a shroud (34) with at least one solid and rigid working vane (36), and at least one solid and rigid rear vane (38), the at least one working vane (36) having a leading edge region (46), a trailing edge region (48), a central region (C), a side edge, a pressure face (42) and a suction face (44), the at least one solid and rigid rear vane (38) having a trailing edge region, a side edge, a pressure face and a suction face. The trailing edge region (48) of the at least one working vane (36) is rounded by means of a rounding to have a thickness greater than that in the central region (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Sulzer Management AG
    Inventors: Matti Koivikko, Kalle Tiitinen, Sami Virtanen, Jussi Matula
  • Patent number: 10082154
    Abstract: An intake channel arrangement includes an intake channel. The intake channel includes a first end with a first inner diameter, and a second end with a second inner diameter, the second inner diameter being smaller than the first inner diameter, a cross-sectional flow area and an adapter section arranged between the first and second ends, a first channel portion with a surface and the first inner diameter, an annular convex curvature surface joining at an angle to the surface of the first channel portion, the angle being 90°-110° between the surface of the first channel portion and a tangent of the convex curvature surface having a tangent point in an intersection of the surface of the first channel portion and the convex curvature surface, the annular convex curvature surface reducing the cross-sectional flow area from the first inner diameter to the second inner diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: SULZER MANAGEMENT AG
    Inventors: Matti Koivikko, Sami Virtanen
  • Patent number: 10057753
    Abstract: An approach is provided for locating communities over an ad-hoc mesh network. Community identifiers are used to locate communities and community members over an ad-hoc mesh network. The community identifiers are also associated with keys to authenticate members of the community and to protect the privacy and anonymity of information exchanged between the members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Kari Leppanen, Markku T. Turunen, Sami Virtanen, Mikko Tirronen, Mika Kasslin
  • Patent number: 10019733
    Abstract: An approach is provided for providing a collaborative reply to a flooding message over an ad-hoc mesh network. A reply message to a flooding message is received by a wireless node within the ad-hoc network. The wireless node monitors for an acknowledgement of receipt of the reply message according to a routing table and initiates a scheduled transmission of the reply message based on the monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Kari Leppanen, Mika Kasslin, Mikko Tirronen, Markku T. Turunen, Sami Virtanen
  • Patent number: D829770
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: SULZER MANAGEMENT AG
    Inventors: Teemu Gasman, Matti Koivikko, Sami Virtanen
  • Patent number: D921050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SULZER MANAGEMENT AG
    Inventors: Teemu Gasman, Matti Koivikko, Sami Virtanen
  • Patent number: D926820
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: SULZER MANAGEMENT AG
    Inventors: Teemu Gasman, Matti Koivikko, Sami Virtanen
  • Patent number: D939584
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: SULZER MANAGEMENT AG
    Inventors: Teemu Gasman, Matti Koivikko, Sami Virtanen
  • Patent number: D947248
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SULZER MANAGEMENT AG
    Inventors: Teemu Gasman, Matti Koivikko, Sami Virtanen
  • Patent number: D947249
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SULZER MANAGEMENT AG
    Inventors: Teemu Gasman, Matti Koivikko, Sami Virtanen
  • Patent number: D947250
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SULZER MANAGEMENT AG
    Inventors: Teemu Gasman, Matti Koivikko, Sami Virtanen