Patents by Inventor Seppo VALLIOVUO

Seppo VALLIOVUO 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).

  • ACCESS SOLUTION FOR CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20230042763
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining an access right to an entity of a conveyor system, wherein it is: received data comprising data representing an identity of a wireless key and data representing a location of the wireless key; detected that the wireless key resides in a predefined location; identified the conveyor system and the entity on a basis of data representing the predefined location; determined status of an identified conveyor system; determined an access right with the wireless key to the entity; and generated a control signal to cause one of the following: (i) a grant of an access to the entity, (ii) a refusal of an access to the entity. The invention also relates to a network node, a computer program product and to a conveyor system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Kone Corporation
    Inventors: Sanni SILTANEN, Henri SAINIO, Seppo VALLIOVUO
  • ARRANGEMENT, ELEVATOR AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20220017333
    Abstract: An arrangement for controlling a lock of an upmost landing door of an elevator, an elevator and a method. The arrangement comprises an actuator arranged to be activated in consequence of activation of a service limit device of the elevator, the actuator being connected to the lock of the upmost landing door, and said activation of the actuator arranged to open said lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Kone Corporation
    Inventors: Aki HAIKONEN, Tapio SIIRONEN, Seppo VALLIOVUO, Ville MYYRYLAINEN, Lasse NYMAN
  • Brake assembly for an elevator
    Patent number: 9764926
    Abstract: A brake assembly for an elevator includes a brake, a brake operating device and a first brake wire connected to the brake operating device and to the brake, the brake operating device being configured to release the brake by moving the brake operating device and the first brake wire to a first direction. A second brake wire is connected to the brake operating device and to the brake, and the brake operating device is configured to engage the brake by moving the brake operating device and the second brake wire to a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Antti Saarelainen, Seppo Valliovuo, Perttu Luukkonen
  • BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELEVATOR
    Publication number: 20150122590
    Abstract: A brake assembly for an elevator includes a brake, a brake operating device and a first brake wire connected to the brake operating device and to the brake, the brake operating device being configured to release the brake by moving the brake operating device and the first brake wire to a first direction. A second brake wire is connected to the brake operating device and to the brake, and the brake operating device is configured to engage the brake by moving the brake operating device and the second brake wire to a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Antti SAARELAINEN, Seppo VALLIOVUO, Perttu LUUKKONEN