Patents by Inventor Timo MERTANEN

Timo MERTANEN 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: 20200062541
    Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided an elevator signalization apparatus. The elevator signalization apparatus comprises first receiving means for receiving floor information representing floor occupancy information associated with a building; output means for indicating floor occupancy to a user; second receiving means for receiving user associated information; and transmitting means for transmitting a control signal to an elevator controller based on the received user associated information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Jere Vuorenala, Niko Elomaa, Jouni Ratia, Sampo Mäkilaurila, Timo Mertanen, Harri Länsiö
  • Patent number: 10308478
    Abstract: An elevator system includes a destination control system and an input system. An elevator car is called by an identification-device of a passenger being read by the input system. The destination control system is designed to recognize a signal-pattern that is produced by the passenger moving the respective identification device relative to parts of the input system. The destination control system is programmed to process different programs depending on the signal-pattern. Furthermore, a method for biasing elevator movements of such elevator systems is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sampo Mäkilaurila, Harri Länsiö, Timo Mertanen
  • Patent number: 9950901
    Abstract: An elevator arrangement includes a plurality of elevators in a building, which plurality includes a plurality of zoned elevators moving in an elevator hoistway, which have different ranges of movement of the elevator car in the building to each other, and which zoned elevators each have a top limit and a bottom limit of the range of movement of the elevator car, to above the top limit and to below the bottom limit of which range of movement travel of the elevator car of the zoned elevator in question is prevented. The vertical location, in relation to the building, of the top limit and/or bottom limit of the range of movement of the elevator car of each aforementioned zoned elevator can be changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osmo Björni, Ari Hänninen, Johannes De Jong, Pentti Alasentie, Matti Räsänen, Timo Mertanen, Santeri Suoranta, Antti Plathin, Antti Kallioniemi
  • Publication number: 20170001830
    Abstract: An elevator system includes a destination control system and an input system. An elevator car is called by an identification-device of a passenger being read by the input system. The destination control system is designed to recognize a signal-pattern that is produced by the passenger moving the respective identification device relative to parts of the input system. The destination control system is programmed to process different programs depending on the signal-pattern. Furthermore, a method for biasing elevator movements of such elevator systems is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sampo MÄKILAURILA, Harri LÄNSIÖ, Timo MERTANEN
  • Publication number: 20140291074
    Abstract: An elevator arrangement includes a plurality of elevators in a building, which plurality includes a plurality of zoned elevators moving in an elevator hoistway, which have different ranges of movement of the elevator car in the building to each other, and which zoned elevators each have a top limit and a bottom limit of the range of movement of the elevator car, to above the top limit and to below the bottom limit of which range of movement travel of the elevator car of the zoned elevator in question is prevented. The vertical location, in relation to the building, of the top limit and/or bottom limit of the range of movement of the elevator car of each aforementioned zoned elevator can be changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Osmo BJÖRNI, Ari HÄNNINEN, Johannes DE JONG, Pentti ALASENTIE, Matti RÄSÄNEN, Timo MERTANEN, Santeri SUORANTA, Antti PLATHIN, Antti KALLIONIEMI