Patents by Inventor Timo VIKMAN

Timo VIKMAN 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).

  • Patent number: 10573979
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a shearing screw for clamping an electrical conductor within a cable connector. The shearing screw comprises a screw body for engaging the cable connector, which further comprises a collar, an outer thread, a cylindrical bore and a clamping surface for clamping the electrical conductor within the cable connector. The shearing screw comprises a nut for shearing the shearing screw. The collar and the nut are adapted to be rotatable simultaneously with a sleeve for fastening the shearing screw to the cable connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: ENSTO OY
    Inventors: Antti Toivanen, Hannele Kenkkilä, Olli Kuusisto, Timo Vikman
  • Publication number: 20190165496
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a shearing screw for clamping an electrical conductor within a cable connector. The shearing screw comprises a screw body for engaging the cable connector, which further comprises a collar, an outer thread, a cylindrical bore and a clamping surface for clamping the electrical conductor within the cable connector. The shearing screw comprises a nut for shearing the shearing screw. The collar and the nut are adapted to be rotatable simultaneously with a sleeve for fastening the shearing screw to the cable connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: ENSTO OY
    Inventors: Antti TOIVANEN, Hannele KENKKILÄ, Olli KUUSISTO, Timo VIKMAN
  • Patent number: 10150654
    Abstract: A system is provided for identifying an operator and managing access rights in connection with a crane. The crane includes a control system and a controller positioned at a distance from it. The control system maintains a plurality of operator-specific parameters that define operator rights. An identifier reader is placed in connection with the controller for reading the operator's identifier by using a first connection. A second connection is set up between the identifier reader and the control system to send the operator's identifier, or information derived from it, to the control system. The control system compares the operations requested through the controller with the operator-specific parameters, which define operator rights, and allows the operation of the crane only within the scope of rights associated with the operator's identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: KONECRANES GLOBAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timo Vikman, Tuomas Martinkallio, Matti Kemppainen, Lasse Härkönen
  • Publication number: 20160207743
    Abstract: A system is provided for identifying an operator and managing access rights in connection with a crane. The crane includes a control system and a controller positioned at a distance from it. The control system maintains a plurality of operator-specific parameters that define operator rights. An identifier reader is placed in connection with the controller for reading the operator's identifier by using a first connection. A second connection is set up between the identifier reader and the control system to send the operator's identifier, or information derived from it, to the control system. The control system compares the operations requested through the controller with the operator-specific parameters, which define operator rights, and allows the operation of the crane only within the scope of rights associated with the operator's identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: KONECRANES GLOBAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timo VIKMAN, Tuomas MARTINKALLIO, Matti KEMPPAINEN, Lasse HÄRKÖNEN