Patents by Inventor Timo Rihtniemi

Timo Rihtniemi 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).

  • Computer-aided modeling
    Patent number: 7765240
    Abstract: To minimize errors in computer-aided modeling, an object created by a user on the basis of a prototype must contain data about another object it can be linked with and about the linking. The object created by the user can be provide with these data by determining at least one logical property either for the object created by the user or for an object associated therewith; adding at least one logical definition to the object created by the user, the definition being based on at least one logical property of either the associated object or the created object; and forming a dependency by means of the logical definition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Tekla Corporation
    Inventors: Pertti Alho, Ragnar Wessman, Ville Rousu, Jukka Suomi, Jukka Partanen, Timo Rihtniemi, Tiina Rautakorpi, Mika Salonen, Teemu Heikkonen
  • Method and arrangement for forming construction
    Patent number: 7302368
    Abstract: This invention relates to the forming of a construction, where structural models representing structural members and the models of the loads describing real loads are used. The models of the loads are situated in the same space with the structural models of the construction. For each model of load, an influence space is defined. The effect of the model of the load is focused on the structural members at least partly inside the influence space of the model of the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Tekla Corporation
    Inventors: Timo Rihtniemi, Pertti Alho
  • Computer-aided modeling
    Publication number: 20040267695
    Abstract: To minimize errors in computer-aided modeling, an object created by a user on the basis of a prototype must contain data about another object it can be linked with and about the linking. The object created by the user can be provide with these data by determining at least one logical property either for the object created by the user or for an object associated therewith; adding at least one logical definition to the object created by the user, the definition being based on at least one logical property of either the associated object or the created object; and forming a dependency by means of the logical definition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Pertti Alho, Ragnar Wessman, Ville Rousu, Jukka Suomi, Jukka Partanen, Timo Rihtniemi, Tiina Rautakorpi, Mika Salonen, Teemu Heikkonen
  • Method and arrangement for forming construction
    Publication number: 20040098235
    Abstract: This invention relates to the forming of a construction, where structural models representing structural members and the models of the loads describing real loads are used. The models of the loads are situated in the same space with the structural models of the construction. For each model of load, an influence space is defined. The effect of the model of the load is focused on the structural members at least partly inside the influence space of the model of the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Timo Rihtniemi, Pertti Alho