Patents by Inventor Veli M. Valimaa

Veli M. Valimaa 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).

  • Battery charger for battery-operated equipment
    Patent number: 5229701
    Abstract: The invention relates to a battery charger for battery operated equipment such as a mobile telephone. The charger has a recess into which the equipment to be charged is placed for charging, and the recess has charging contacts through which current passes from the charger to the equipment to be charged. The first two opposite sides of the recess have guide fins, while the equipment to be charged has corresponding grooves. Different equipment models having different thicknesses, but a common width dimension, can be charged in the same battery charger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
    Inventors: Ari Leman, Veli M. Valimaa