Patents by Inventor Tero Pihlajamäki

Tero Pihlajamäki 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: 20230285114
    Abstract: A dental unit, which comprises connections for instruments and a control device and a microprocessor, which is arranged to control the dental unit. According to the invention, the microprocessor is arranged to control the dental unit according to a user specific user profile and the dental unit comprises a function for reading the user profile or a part of the user profile from an external record. The external record can be e.g. an USB memory stick or a record readable via a data network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Henri ANDELL, Tero PIHLAJAMÄKI
  • Patent number: 8219239
    Abstract: Dental unit, which comprises at least one connection for at least one ancillary device, a drive-power and feed system for providing drive power or feed to said at least one ancillary device, and a control system for controlling the drive-power and feed system as well as the at least one ancillary device. For its part, the control system comprises at least one programmed function, which includes at least one predefined control operation directed to at least one ancillary device. In addition, at least one trigger is defined for each programmed function within the control system, in response to which said programmed function is performed. According to the invention, the dental unit comprises configuration means, which are arranged to receive control commands from the user in order to configure at least one programmed function and to configure said at least one programmed function according to control commands received from the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Planmeca Oy
    Inventors: Henri Andell, Tero Pihlajamäki
  • Publication number: 20100092913
    Abstract: Dental unit, which comprises at least one connection for at least one ancillary device, a drive-power and feed system for providing drive power or feed to said at least one ancillary device, and a control system for controlling the drive-power and feed system as well as the at least one ancillary device. For its part, the control system comprises at least one programmed function, which includes at least one predefined control operation directed to at least one ancillary device. In addition, at least one trigger is defined for each programmed function within the control system, in response to which said programmed function is performed. According to the invention, the dental unit comprises configuration means, which are arranged to receive control commands from the user in order to configure at least one programmed function and to configure said at least one programmed function according to control commands received from the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Henri Andell, Tero Pihlajamäki
  • Publication number: 20100070903
    Abstract: A dental unit, which comprises connections for instruments and a control device and a microprocessor, which is arranged to control the dental unit. According to the invention, the microprocessor is arranged to control the dental unit according to a user specific user profile and the dental unit comprises a function for reading the user profile or a part of the user profile from an external record. The external record can be e.g. an USB memory stick or a record readable via a data network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Henri Andell, Tero Pihlajamäki