Patents by Inventor Tuomo Härkönen

Tuomo Härkönen 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).

  • Wireless communications with a payload handling apparatus
    Patent number: 9944501
    Abstract: There is provided a computer program product, a mobile device capable of wireless communications and method for a mobile device capable of wireless communications with a payload handling apparatus for handling payload in a payload handling area. A message from the payload handling apparatus is received and on the basis of the received message it is determined when the mobile device is within the payload handling area of the payload handling apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: KONECRANES GLOBAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tuomo Härkönen, Tuomas Martinkallio
  • Predictive maintenance method and system
    Patent number: 9760068
    Abstract: The invention relates to a predictive maintenance of hoisting equipment (102), particularly cranes. A maintenance center (106) automatically collects diagnostic data relating to least one component of the remote hoisting equipment and optionally sensor data relating the operational environment of the remote hoisting equipment (102). The maintenance center (106) has an access to configuration data of the remote hoisting equipment and the reliability data on the at least one component of the remote hoisting equipment (102). The maintenance center (106) is then able to generate a maintenance plan optimizing the cost of maintenance and reliability of the hoisting equipment over a life cycle of the hoisting equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: KONECRANES GLOBAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tuomo Härkönen, Henri Luotonen, Tuomas Martinkallio, Marika Pahlman
  • Apparatus configured with a sensor
    Patent number: 9540217
    Abstract: An apparatus is configured with a set of operating instructions and a sensor for monitoring an environment of the apparatus. The environment of the apparatus is monitored for compliance with the set of operating instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: KONECRANES GLOBAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tuomo Härkönen, Tuomas Martinkallio
  • WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS WITH A PAYLOAD HANDLING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160311664
    Abstract: There is provided a computer program product, a mobile device capable of wireless communications and method for a mobile device capable of wireless communications with a payload handling apparatus for handling payload in a payload handling area. A message from the payload handling apparatus is received and on the basis of the received message it is determined when the mobile device is within the payload handling area of the payload handling apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: KONECRANES GLOBAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tuomo HÄRKÖNEN, Tuomas MARTINKALLIO
  • APPARATUS CONFIGURED WITH A SENSOR
    Publication number: 20150225209
    Abstract: An apparatus is configured with a set of operating instructions and a sensor for monitoring an environment of the apparatus. The environment of the apparatus is monitored for compliance with the set of operating instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: KONECRANES PLC
    Inventors: Tuomo Härkönen, Tuomas Martinkallio
  • PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150227122
    Abstract: The invention relates to a predictive maintenance of hoisting equipment (102), particularly cranes. A maintenance centre (106) automatically collects diagnostic data relating to least one component of the remote hoisting equipment and optionally sensor data relating the operational environment of the remote hoisting equipment (102). The maintenance centre (106) has an access to configuration data of the remote hoisting equipment and the reliability data on the at least one component of the remote hoisting equipment (102). The maintenance centre (106) is then able to generate a maintenance plan optimizing the cost of maintenance and reliability of the hoisting equipment over a life cycle of the hoisting equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: KONECRANES PLC
    Inventors: Tuomo Härkönen, Henri Luotonen, Tuomas Martinkallio, Marika Pahlman