Patents by Inventor Vesa-Pekka Torvinen

Vesa-Pekka Torvinen 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: 20230355133
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes devices, systems, and methods that can be used to collect sensor data from, for instance, a sensor device that has been embedded in an article of apparel. The sensor device can be used, for instance, to monitor the athletic activity of an individual wearing the apparel into which the electronic device has been embedded. Embodiments of the sensor device include a memory, a wireless interface, and one or more processor. With these elements, the sensor device may receive instructions indicating what sensor data to collect, collect the sensor data, store the sensor data, and transmit the stored sensor data to the remote device upon completion of the activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Vesa-Pekka TORVINEN, Michael WELKER, Marc NORRIDGE, Jon WERNER
  • Patent number: 11678816
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes devices, systems, and methods that can be used to collect sensor data from, for instance, a sensor device that has been embedded in an article of apparel. The sensor device can be used, for instance, to monitor the athletic activity of an individual wearing the apparel into which the electronic device has been embedded. Embodiments of the sensor device include a memory, a wireless interface, and one or more processor. With these elements, the sensor device may receive instructions indicating what sensor data to collect, collect the sensor data, store the sensor data, and transmit the stored sensor data to the remote device upon completion of the activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Vesa-Pekka Torvinen, Michael Welker, Marc Norridge, Jon Werner
  • Publication number: 20230112248
    Abstract: Systems for a shoe sole with at least one piezoelectric element for generating electrical energy. In some embodiments, a system for a shoe sole comprises (a.) at least one piezo element adapted to produce an electrical signal upon mechanical deformation of the at least one piezo element, (b.) at least one first energy storage and at least one second energy storage, wherein the at least one first energy storage and the at least one second energy storage are adapted to store electrical energy obtained from the electrical signal, and (c.) at least one converter unit adapted to selectively control a transfer of an amount of electrical energy between the at least one first energy storage and the at least one second energy storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Ulf JENSEN, Burkhard DUEMLER, Peter SPIES, Henrik ZESSIN, Lars LÜHMANN, Vesa-Pekka TORVINEN
  • Publication number: 20220046125
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes devices, systems, and methods that can be used to collect sensor data from, for instance, a sensor device that has been embedded in an article of apparel. The sensor device can be used, for instance, to monitor the athletic activity of an individual wearing the apparel into which the electronic device has been embedded. Embodiments of the sensor device include a memory, a wireless interface, and one or more processor. With these elements, the sensor device may receive instructions indicating what sensor data to collect, collect the sensor data, store the sensor data, and transmit the stored sensor data to the remote device upon completion of the activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Vesa-Pekka TORVINEN, Michael WELKER, Marc NORRIDGE, Jon WERNER
  • Patent number: 11159667
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes devices, systems, and methods that can be used to collect sensor data from, for instance, a sensor device that has been embedded in an article of apparel. The sensor device can be used, for instance, to monitor the athletic activity of an individual wearing the apparel into which the electronic device has been embedded. Embodiments of the sensor device include a memory, a wireless interface, and one or more processor. With these elements, the sensor device may receive instructions indicating what sensor data to collect, collect the sensor data, store the sensor data, and transmit the stored sensor data to the remote device upon completion of the activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Vesa-Pekka Torvinen, Michael Welker, Marc Norridge, Jon Werner
  • Publication number: 20210084140
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes devices, systems, and methods that can be used to collect sensor data from, for instance, a sensor device that has been embedded in an article of apparel. The sensor device can be used, for instance, to monitor the athletic activity of an individual wearing the apparel into which the electronic device has been embedded. Embodiments of the sensor device include a memory, a wireless interface, and one or more processor. With these elements, the sensor device may receive instructions indicating what sensor data to collect, collect the sensor data, store the sensor data, and transmit the stored sensor data to the remote device upon completion of the activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Vesa-Pekka TORVINEN, Michael WELKER, Marc NORRIDGE, Jon WERNER
  • Patent number: 10742790
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes devices, systems, and methods that can be used to collect sensor data from, for instance, a sensor device that has been embedded in an article of apparel. The sensor device can be used, for instance, to monitor the athletic activity of an individual wearing the apparel into which the electronic device has been embedded. Embodiments of the sensor device include a memory, a wireless interface, and one or more processor. With these elements, the sensor device may receive instructions indicating what sensor data to collect, collect the sensor data, store the sensor data, and transmit the stored sensor data to the remote device upon completion of the activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Vesa-Pekka Torvinen, Michael Welker, Marc Norridge, Jon Werner
  • Publication number: 20190215394
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes devices, systems, and methods that can be used to collect sensor data from, for instance, a sensor device that has been embedded in an article of apparel. The sensor device can be used, for instance, to monitor the athletic activity of an individual wearing the apparel into which the electronic device has been embedded. Embodiments of the sensor device include a memory, a wireless interface, and one or more processor. With these elements, the sensor device may receive instructions indicating what sensor data to collect, collect the sensor data, store the sensor data, and transmit the stored sensor data to the remote device upon completion of the activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Vesa-Pekka TORVINEN, Michael WELKER, Marc NORRIDGE, Jon WERNER
  • Patent number: 10269174
    Abstract: An article of sports apparel being customized for a person is provided, and may be manufactured based on a digital model, the digital model built based on received sensor data, the received sensor data obtained by at least one sensor integrated into another article of sports apparel, and the sensor data is obtained while the other article of sports apparel is worn by the person during a sports activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Vesa-Pekka Torvinen, Michael Welker, Christian Lott, Gerd Rainer Manz, Alain Andre Walter, Burkhard Dümler
  • Patent number: 10237388
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes devices, systems, and methods that can be used to collect sensor data from, for instance, a sensor device that has been embedded in an article of apparel. The sensor device can be used, for instance, to monitor the athletic activity of an individual wearing the apparel into which the electronic device has been embedded. Embodiments of the sensor device include a memory, a wireless interface, and one or more processor. With these elements, the sensor device may receive instructions indicating what sensor data to collect, collect the sensor data, store the sensor data, and transmit the stored sensor data to the remote device upon completion of the activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Vesa-Pekka Torvinen, Michael Welker, Marc Norridge, Jon Werner
  • Publication number: 20180167499
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes devices, systems, and methods that can be used to collect sensor data from, for instance, a sensor device that has been embedded in an article of apparel. The sensor device can be used, for instance, to monitor the athletic activity of an individual wearing the apparel into which the electronic device has been embedded. Embodiments of the sensor device include a memory, a wireless interface, and one or more processor. With these elements, the sensor device may receive instructions indicating what sensor data to collect, collect the sensor data, store the sensor data, and transmit the stored sensor data to the remote device upon completion of the activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Adidas AG
    Inventors: Vesa-Pekka TORVINEN, Michael WELKER, Marc NORRIDGE, Jon WERNER
  • Publication number: 20170208890
    Abstract: A system for a shoe sole with at least one module is provided, the module including at least one piezoelectric element adapted to produce an electrical signal upon mechanical deformation of the at least one piezo element. The electrical signal is adapted to be used as signal for deriving at least one motion parameter of the shoe sole. The system further includes at least a first energy storage and a second energy storage, the at least first energy storage and second energy storages being adapted to store electrical energy obtained from the electrical signal, and the second energy storage is loaded only after the first energy storage reaches a first energy threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Vesa-Pekka TORVINEN, Michael WELKER, Marc Simon Anthony NORRIDGE, Burkhard Dümler
  • Publication number: 20170213382
    Abstract: An article of sports apparel being customized for a person is provided, and may be manufactured based on a digital model, the digital model built based on received sensor data, the received sensor data obtained by at least one sensor integrated into another article of sports apparel, and the sensor data is obtained while the other article of sports apparel is worn by the person during a sports activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Vesa-Pekka TORVINEN, Michael WELKER, Christian LOTT, Gerd Rainer MANZ, Alain Andre WALTER, Burkhard DÜMLER
  • Patent number: 6159130
    Abstract: The invention relates to a measuring method and a measuring system, particularly suited for measuring the function of at least one organ of a user non-invasively. The system comprises a transmitter unit (200) attached to the user's body, and a receiver unit (202). The transmitter unit (200) transfers its measurement data associated with at least one organ to the receiver unit (202), and at least one sensor (208, 210 to 214) measures other properties than the function of the user's organs when the user uses an exercise device. The measuring system includes a holder (206) having a data collection unit (204). The receiver unit (202) is secured to the holder (206), and at least one said sensor (208, 210 to 214) transfers its measurement data to the data collection unit (204). The data collection unit (204) transfers the collected measurement data to the receiver unit (202) by means of inductive interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
    Inventor: Vesa-Pekka Torvinen
  • Patent number: 6114832
    Abstract: The invention relates to a charging method and a charging arrangement for a measuring system which measures the heart rate. The functional unit of the measuring system comprises at least a transmitter unit (100) and/or a receiver unit. The charging arrangement comprises a charging unit (340). The charging coil (320) of the charging unit is arranged to transfer electric energy inductively to the power source (302) of the functional unit (100) via an induction coil (310). The induction coil (130) of the functional unit (100) used for charging is connectable to more than one inductively active function in addition to charging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
    Inventors: Erkki Lappi, Vesa-Pekka Torvinen, Ilkka Heikkila, Arto Pietila
  • Patent number: D731658
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Mendor Oy
    Inventors: Jarmo Maentausta, Vesa-Pekka Torvinen, Jukka Planman