Patents by Inventor Timo Manner
Timo Manner 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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Patent number: 10421641Abstract: An elevator car includes a car box. The car box includes a frame structure that includes a floor element, vertical beams connected to the floor element, and roof beams connected to the vertical beams. The car box further includes walls, each including wall elements of rectangular shape fixed side-by-side to the frame structure and extending from one edge side of the car box to another. The car box includes a roof including roof elements of rectangular shape fixed side-by-side to the frame structure and extending from one edge side of the car box to another. The car box includes and interior bounded by at least the floor element, the walls, and the roof. At least on set of elements, of the roof elements and the wall elements, includes elements associated with separate, respective integrated functionalities.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Kone CorporationInventors: Timo Manner, Nithil Karimpanackal Natarajan, Seppo Kolehmainen, Jouni Lappalainen, Razvan Albu, Tuuli Somma, Petri Koli
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Publication number: 20180370769Abstract: An elevator car includes a bottom, a roof and a cage with walls therebetween. The support structure in at least one wall is formed of a grid structure including at least one grid module. The grid module includes vertical support rods and horizontal support rods forming a grid and extending between respective frame elements in a frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Markku HÄIVÄLÄ, Timo TIAINEN, Timo MANNER, Tero SALIN, Visa RAUTA, Pauli IMMONEN, Petri KOLI, Jussi SALMINEN, Mika HAUTAMÄKI
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Patent number: 9776831Abstract: A platform assembly includes a first platform module having an elongated front face, a second platform module having an elongated front face, and a locking member for locking the front faces of the first and second platform modules to each other. The locking member is movably mounted on the first platform module in a longitudinal direction of the front face thereof, and at least one of the locking member and the second platform includes a locking protrusion, and the other of the locking member and the second platform includes a locking slot, wherein the locking protrusion is received by the locking slot and protrudes from the front face of the first platform module. An edge of the locking protrusion is behind an edge of the locking slot when the locking member is moved in said longitudinal direction of the front face, thereby locking the platform modules to each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Timo Manner, Nithil Karimpanackal Natarajan, Jouni Lappalainen, Petri Koli, Sami Saarela, Aki Haikonen, Vesa Tiainen, Pekka Halonen, Anssi Venho, Seppo Kolehmainen
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Patent number: 9511978Abstract: An elevator includes an elevator hoistway with an elevator car arranged to move therein. The elevator car includes an interior bounded by at least the elevator care roof. A frame structure includes two parallel, horizontal, elongated roof beams that are at a horizontal distance from each other. Between the roof beams is a trough that has an upward-facing base surface, and a standing platform in connection with the roof of the elevator car that includes a standing surface, immediately above which is a space free of the parts of the elevator car and free of the ropes of the elevator, for enabling standing on top of the standing surface at least when the elevator car is situated at a distance from the top end of the elevator hoistway. The standing surface forms at least a part of the base surface of the trough.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2013Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Juha Mielonen, Matti Räsänen, Nithil Karimpanackal Natarajan, Osmo Björni, Paula Bello, Razvan Albu, Timo Manner, Tuuli Somma
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Patent number: 9457993Abstract: An elevator includes a hoisting machine, hoisting roping, an elevator hoistway, and an elevator car arranged to move in the elevator hoistway, and possibly a counterweight. The elevator car includes an interior, which is bounded by at least a roof of the elevator car, and a frame structure, which includes one or more parallel, horizontal, elongated roof beams in connection with the roof of the elevator car, preferably two parallel, horizontal, elongated roof beams, and which elevator includes one or more luminaires for lighting the interior of the elevator car. The structure of each of the one or more luminaires, preferably at least the light source and/or reflective surface of each of the one or more luminaires, is mainly by the side of the one or more roof beams.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2011Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Tuuli Somma, Andrea Fasoli, Timo Manner, Matti Räsänen, Osmo Björni, Paula Bello, Juha Mielonen, Razvan Albu, Natarajan Nithil Karimpanackal
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Publication number: 20140311832Abstract: A platform assembly includes a first platform module having an elongated front face, a second platform module having an elongated front face, a locking member for locking the front faces of the first and second platform modules to each other when they are set against each other, which locking member is movably mounted on the first platform module.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Timo MANNER, Nithil Karimpanackal NATARAJAN, Jouni LAPPALAINEN, Petri KOLI, Sami SAARELA, Aki HAIKONEN, Vesa TIAINEN, Pekka HALONEN, Anssi VENHO, Seppo KOLEHMAINEN
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Publication number: 20140305749Abstract: The invention relates to an elevator car, which comprises suspension means for supporting the elevator car in the elevator hoistway and a car box, which car box comprises a free interior for receiving and transporting freight and/or passengers in the interior of the car box of the elevator, which interior is bounded by at least the floor, walls, roof, and preferably also a door arrangement comprised in the car box, a floor element, vertical beams and roof beams, which floor element and vertical beams and roof beams are connected to each other such that they form a load-bearing frame structure, of rectangular prism shape, of the car box of the elevator, on the inside of which frame structure is a plurality of planar elements, of rectangular shape fixed side-by-side to the frame structure and extending essentially from one edge side of the car box to another, from which plurality a uniform wall surface and/or roof surface of the car box is formed, and the plurality, of which elements comprises elements differinType: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Timo MANNER, Nithil KARIMPANACKAL NATARAJAN, Seppo KOLEHMAINEN, Jouni LAPPALAINEN, Razvan ALBU, Tuuli SOMMA, Petri KOLI
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Publication number: 20130327599Abstract: An elevator includes a hoisting machine, hoisting roping, an elevator hoistway, and an elevator car arranged to move in the elevator hoistway, and possibly a counterweight. The elevator car includes an interior, which is bounded by at least a roof of the elevator car, and a frame structure, which includes one or more parallel, horizontal, elongated roof beams in connection with the roof of the elevator car, preferably two parallel, horizontal, elongated roof beams, and which elevator includes one or more luminaires for lighting the interior of the elevator car. The structure of each of the one or more luminaires, preferably at least the light source and/or reflective surface of each of the one or more luminaires, is mainly by the side of the one or more roof beams.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2011Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Tuuli Somma, Andrea Fasoli, Timo Manner, Matti Räsänen, Osmo Björni, Paula Bello, Juha Mielonen, Razvan Albu, Natarajan Nithil Karimpanackal