Patents by Inventor Tero Hakala
Tero Hakala 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).
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Publication number: 20190352128Abstract: A levitating guide shoe arrangement and a method for guiding an elevator car along a stator beam of an electric linear motor during an emergency condition are presented. A levitating guide shoe arrangement for guiding an elevator car along a stator beam of an electric linear motor during an emergency condition includes a levitating guide shoe and a guide surface. The guide surface is included in the stator beam. The levitating guide shoe is configured for arranging in an operating position with respect to the guide surface and includes a magnetic field generator configured to generate a magnetic field that extends to the guide surface. The arrangement is configured to establish an air gap between the levitating guide shoe and the guide surface by the magnetic field.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Tuukka Korhonen, Jouni Ratia, Tero Hakala, Tero Purosto
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Publication number: 20190300329Abstract: The invention refers to an electric linear motor, control apparatus, transport system and a method. The electric linear motor comprises a longitudinal stator beam; at least one mover at least partially surrounding the stator beam and adapted to move along the stator beam; which stator beam comprises at least two side faces located at opposite sides of the stator beam, each of the side faces carrying ferromagnetic poles spaced apart by a pitch, and which mover comprises at least two counter-faces facing the respective side faces of the stator beam. The mover has in at least one of said counter-faces rotor units having at least one winding and at least one permanent magnet arranged to co-act with the ferromagnetic poles of the respective side faces of the stator beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: Kone CorporationInventors: Tuukka Korhonen, Tero Hakala, Pasi Raassina, Seppo Suur-Askola, Marko Hinkkanen, Seppo Saarakkala, Maksim Sokolov, Reza Hosseinzadeh
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Publication number: 20190233251Abstract: A method and an elevator control unit for controlling a doorstep gap at a landing floor of an elevator and an elevator are presented. The elevator comprising an electric linear motor coupled to an elevator car, wherein the method comprises moving the elevator car relative to a stator beam of the electric linear motor at the landing floor for controlling the doorstep gap at the landing floor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2018Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: Kone CorporationInventors: Tero Hakala, Ari Kattainen, Jussi Lahteenmaki, Seppo Suur-Askola, Jussi Perala
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Publication number: 20180294704Abstract: A linear flux switching permanent magnet (FSPM) motor includes a longitudinal, linear stator with stator teeth facing an air gap and a mover including at least one armature including armature teeth embedding at least one permanent magnet, which armature teeth are spaced apart by slots for receiving an armature winding, and which armature teeth have an extended width portion towards the air gap. The extended width portion of the armature teeth begins in the longitudinal direction of the armature teeth already at the level of the armature windings.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Tero HAKALA, Tuukka KORHONEN, Tero PUROSTO, Ilya PETROV, Juha PYRHÖNEN
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Publication number: 20180294706Abstract: A linear flux switching permanent magnet (FSPM) motor includes a longitudinal linear stator with stator teeth facing an air gap and a mover including at least one armature with armature teeth, whereby at least some of said, preferably all of said armature teeth embed at least one permanent magnet, respectively, which armature teeth are spaced apart by slots for receiving an armature winding. The permanent magnets embedded in the corresponding armature teeth protrude by an overhang over the back of the armature in a direction facing away from the air gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Tero HAKALA, Tuukka KORHONEN, Tero PUROSTO, Ilya PETROV, Juha PYRHÖNEN
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Publication number: 20180294705Abstract: A linear flux switching permanent magnet (FSPM) motor includes a longitudinal linear stator with stator teeth facing an air gap and a mover including at least one armature including armature teeth, which are spaced apart by slots for receiving an armature winding. At least some, preferably all of the armature teeth embed at least two permanent magnets, respectively, which are positioned successively in longitudinal direction of the tooth, whereby the two permanent magnets have different magnetic properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Tero HAKALA, Tuukka KORHONEN, Tero PUROSTO, Ilya PETROV, Juha PYRHÖNEN
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Publication number: 20180251343Abstract: The invention relates to an elevator comprising an electric linear motor comprising at least one linear stator designed to be located in a fixed correlation to an environment, particularly building, and at least one mover designed for connection with an elevator car to be moved and co-acting with the stator to move the car, which motor comprises a stator beam supporting said at least one stator, which stator beam has at least one side face carrying ferromagnetic poles of said stator spaced apart by a pitch, and which mover comprises at least one counter-face facing said side face(s) of the stator beam, in which counter-face electro-magnetic components of the mover are arranged to co-act with the ferromagnetic poles mounted on the stator beam, which elevator comprises an elevator brake.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2018Publication date: September 6, 2018Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Tero HAKALA, Ari KATTAINEN, Jussi LÄHTEENMÄKI, Seppo SUUR-ASKOLA, Jussi PERÄLÄ, Tero PUROSTO
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Publication number: 20180111798Abstract: The invention refers to an electric linear motor comprising at least one linear stator designed to be located in a fixed correlation to an environment, particularly building, and at least one mover designed for connection with an element to be moved and co-acting with the stator, which motor comprises a stator beam supporting said at least one stator, which stator beam has at least one side face carrying ferromagnetic poles of said stator spaced apart by a pitch, and which mover comprises at least one counter-face facing said side face(s) of the stator beam, in which counter-face electro-magnetic components of the mover are located.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Ilya PETROV, Tero PUROSTO, Tero HAKALA, Jouni RATIA
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Publication number: 20180105396Abstract: An elevator includes at least one elevator shaft and at least one elevator car traveling in the elevator shaft. The elevator has at least one elevator motor including at least one linear stator located vertically along the elevator shaft and at least one mover located in connection with the elevator car and co-acting with the stator. The elevator includes a vertical stator beam supporting at least one stator, which stator beam has at least one side face carrying ferromagnetic poles of said stator spaced apart by a pitch. The mover includes at least one counter-face facing the side face(s) of the stator beam, in which electro-magnetic components of the mover are located.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Tero Purosto, Tero Hakala, Jouni Ratia, Ilya Petrov
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Patent number: 7840586Abstract: A user interface may be provided that allows a user to select one or more stored items and display metadata attributes for those items. The user may further specify modifiers for one or more of the metadata attributes and perform searches based on selected ones of the metadata attributes and/or selected ones of the modifiers. In addition, a descriptive phrase may be automatically generated for one or more items. The descriptive phrase may be generated based on one or more of the metadata attributes. In doing so, metadata attributes may be converted to more user-friendly forms and collected into a sentence or other phrase. The descriptive phrase may be attached to the one or more items.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2004Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Tero Hakala, Juha Lehikoinen
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Publication number: 20080201299Abstract: Methods and systems for managing metadata are described. The method comprises steps of receiving a request from an application to access a metadata attribute corresponding to a piece of content, determining whether the application is authorized to access the metadata attribute, retrieving the metadata attribute upon determining that the application is authorized to access the metadata attribute, and transmitting the metadata attribute to the application. A metadata storage medium may be accessed and searched for the metadata attribute. A system for associating content data, context data, and an event is also described. The system allows for a user to search for content data based upon context data. Another method for associating data is described. The method includes steps of initiating a mufti-media call session, initiating an application independent of the mufti-media call session, and associating collected metadata from the application and the mufti-media call session.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2004Publication date: August 21, 2008Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Juha Lehikoinen, Ilkka Salminen, Pertti Huuskonen, Timo Sorsa, Harri Lakkala, Tero Hakala, Mika Karhu
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Publication number: 20070136758Abstract: A mobile terminal for interactively displaying streaming video data includes a processing element. The processing element is capable of defining a selected graphical element as an interactive component and defining a desired action associated with the interactive component. The processing element is also capable of detecting the interactive component in a video data stream and causing the desired action associated with the interactive component to be performed in response to selection of the interactive component.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2005Publication date: June 14, 2007Inventors: Juha Lehikoinen, Tero Hakala
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Publication number: 20070027911Abstract: The invention relates to recording pictures, produced by a mobile station, in the mobile station and to naming the recordable picture files. In order to name the picture files, among the data available in the mobile station, there is searched a given feature associated to the picture, and the searched feature is added in the name suggestion list containing picture file name suggestions in order to create said name suggestion list. The created name suggestion list is displayed in the user interface, where the picture file name can be edited.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2004Publication date: February 1, 2007Inventors: Tero Hakala, Juha Lehikoinen
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Publication number: 20070011171Abstract: Systems and methods applicable, for instance, in operation control functionality. For example, a node and/or other computer might maintain one or more node information arrays, might provide some or all of one or more node information arrays to other nodes and/or other computers, and/or might receive some or all of one or more node information arrays from other nodes and/or other computers. Node information arrays might, for example, be employed in a number of ways. For instance, a node and/or other computer might employ some or all of maintained node information arrays and/or some or all of received node information arrays in making one or more determinations regarding its operation. One or more search operations might, for example, be performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2005Publication date: January 11, 2007Inventors: Jukka Nurminen, Balazs Bakos, Lorant Farkas, Attila Kiss, Tero Hakala, Juha Lehikoinen, Matthew Snyder
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Publication number: 20060142068Abstract: An electronic apparatus, a message sender, a message receiver, and a mobile communication apparatus is disclosed. The electronic apparatus and the mobile communication apparatus include an input means arranged to receive instructions from a user, a processor arranged to assign parameters for three-dimensional viewing of items, wherein the parameters depend on the instructions, and a display arranged to view the items according to the parameters. The mobile communication apparatus further includes a message sender and a message receiver. The message sender includes a message editor arranged to generate messages including one or more pictographs according to instructions from a user, and a sending means arranged to send messages generated by the message editor. The message receiver includes a message receiving means arranged to receive a message including one or more three-dimensional pictographs, and a message viewer arranged to view the message.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2004Publication date: June 29, 2006Inventors: Erika Reponen, Antti Aaltonen, Tero Hakala, Joonas Itaranta, Marja Salmimaa, Mika Pesonen
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Publication number: 20060004712Abstract: A user interface may be provided that allows a user to select one or more stored items and display metadata attributes for those items. The user may further specify modifiers for one or more of the metadata attributes and perform searches based on selected ones of the metadata attributes and/or selected ones of the modifiers. In addition, a descriptive phrase may be automatically generated for one or more items. The descriptive phrase may be generated based on one or more of the metadata attributes. In doing so, metadata attributes may be converted to more user-friendly forms and collected into a sentence or other phrase. The descriptive phrase may be attached to the one or more items.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2004Publication date: January 5, 2006Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Tero Hakala, Juha Lehikoinen
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Publication number: 20060004699Abstract: Methods and systems for managing metadata are described. The method comprises steps of receiving a request from an application to access a metadata attribute corresponding to a piece of content, determining whether the application is authorized to access the metadata attribute, retrieving the metadata attribute upon determining that the application is authorized to access the metadata attribute, and transmitting the metadata attribute to the application. A metadata storage medium may be accessed and searched for the metadata attribute. The metadata storage medium may be encrypted to provide additional security.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2004Publication date: January 5, 2006Applicant: NOKIA CorporationInventors: Juha Lehikoinen, IIkka Salminen, Pertti Huuskonen, Timo Sorsa, Harri Lakkala, Tero Hakala
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Patent number: 6668177Abstract: An apparatus and method for displaying a plurality of icons on the display of a mobile terminal are provided. One or more characteristics associated with each icon are compared to one or more context values, such as time of day, geographic area, or user profile characteristics. Icons that best match one or more context values are represented in a display format that is enlarged in relation to other icons on the display device. The context values may include dynamically changing information, such as a current location of the user, so that as the user moves to a different geographic area, different icons are enlarged on the display device. The icons can correspond to application programs; logos (such as a corporate logo); documents; Web sites; or other objects. The icons can be grouped into a context bar that is displayed along an edge of the display device, and can be arranged in a horizontal, vertical, or mixed fashion. A magnifying glass metaphor can be moved over icons to highlight and select an icon.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2001Date of Patent: December 23, 2003Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Marja Salmimaa, Tero Hakala, Juha Lehikoinen
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Publication number: 20020160817Abstract: An apparatus and method for displaying a plurality of icons on the display of a mobile terminal are provided. One or more characteristics associated with each icon are compared to one or more context values, such as time of day, geographic area, or user profile characteristics. Icons that best match one or more context values are represented in a display format that is enlarged in relation to other icons on the display device. The context values may include dynamically changing information, such as a current location of the user, so that as the user moves to a different geographic area, different icons are enlarged on the display device. The icons can correspond to application programs; logos (such as a corporate logo); documents; Web sites; or other objects. The icons can be grouped into a context bar that is displayed along an edge of the display device, and can be arranged in a horizontal, vertical, or mixed fashion. A magnifying glass metaphor can be moved over icons to highlight and select an icon.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2001Publication date: October 31, 2002Inventors: Marja Salmimaa, Tero Hakala, Juha Lehikoinen
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Patent number: 6452544Abstract: A system and method for displaying map data to a person using either a hand-held or head-worn display is described. In one preferred system, a head-worn display is used. The location of the person and the direction of the person's view is determined. A map image indicated by the location and direction is presented in the display. This map image is displayed in a three-dimensional perspective view, allowing the person to easily associate the objects in the map image with the real objects in the person's field of view. In addition, the user may indicate a desired destination and the three-dimensional perspective view will be changed according to the user's location relative to the desired destination.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2001Date of Patent: September 17, 2002Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Tero Hakala, Juha Lehikoinen, Riku Suomela, Mika Röykkee