Patents by Inventor Sanna Arpiainen

Sanna Arpiainen 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: 20220361794
    Abstract: A dry electrode for biometric measurement on a skin and a method for manufacturing are disclosed. The dry electrode has a substrate forming the scaffold of the dry electrode. The substrate has metal or semiconductor material; an electrically conductive film on a first surface of the substrate; and an attaching element for attaching the dry electrode. The electrically conductive film is directly deposited on the first surface of the substrate. The electrically conductive film is a graphene film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Teemu RUOTSALAINEN, Tomi MATTILA, Henrik SANDBERG, Wonjae KIM, Sanna ARPIAINEN, Colm MCCAFFREY
  • Patent number: 11175454
    Abstract: The invention relates to photonic circuits, in particular to photonic circuits where light is escalated transferred between optical waveguides which are coupled to photonic devices. A first waveguide on a silicon substrate is provided having a first thickness and a first refractive index. A tapered second waveguide having a second thickness less than the first thickness and a second refractive index higher than said first refractive index is deposited on the first waveguide. At least one layer of an optically active material comprising a photonic device is deposited on the first waveguide adjacent to the second waveguide. The photonic device is interfaced with the wide end of the tapered second waveguide to provide an optical coupling, and the opposite narrow end of the tapered second waveguide is interfaced on top of the first waveguide to provide adiabatic light transfer between said first and second waveguides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy
    Inventors: Matteo Cherchi, Timo Aalto, Sanna Arpiainen
  • Publication number: 20200124795
    Abstract: The invention relates to photonic circuits, in particular to photonic circuits where light is escalated transferred between optical waveguides which are coupled to photonic devices. A first waveguide on a silicon substrate is provided having a first thickness and a first refractive index. A tapered second waveguide having a second thickness less than the first thickness and a second refractive index higher than said first refractive index is deposited on the first waveguide. At least one layer of an optically active material comprising a photonic device is deposited on the first waveguide adjacent to the second waveguide. The photonic device is interfaced with the wide end of the tapered second waveguide to provide an optical coupling, and the opposite narrow end of the tapered second waveguide is interfaced on top of the first waveguide to provide adiabatic light transfer between said first and second waveguides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Matteo Cherchi, Timo Aalto, Sanna Arpiainen
  • Publication number: 20080220159
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of forming an ordered structure of nanoparticles or microparticles in a well utilizing capillary action. We have discovered that it is possible to achieve capillary transport of particles also by means of uncovered capillary channels that abut on a controlled atmosphere and provided a method of forming an ordered structure of particles in a well by bringing the particles into the well through a capillary channel that is partly defined by a controlled atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Fredrik Jonsson, Jouni Ahopelto, Sanna Arpiainen, Clivia Sotomayor Torres