Patents by Inventor Ville Hintikka

Ville Hintikka 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: 20240042452
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a box-shaped tip package comprising a rigid frame having at least one side opening and/or a bottom opening, and a top opening. The box-shaped tip package has thin film material covering the at least one side opening and/or the bottom opening. The tip package is configured to receive a tip tray onto the rigid frame and is configured to withstand tip picking forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Tuomas Kuitunen, Ville Hintikka
  • Publication number: 20230201818
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method, comprising: providing a wearable electronic device that is configured to be worn by a user of a laboratory device; by means of the wearable device, retrieving user data that is specific to said user; and on the basis of the retrieved user data, providing a functionality for control of the laboratory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Pasi Kankaanpää, Ville Hintikka, Kari Salivaara
  • Patent number: 11471880
    Abstract: An automatic pipette system is provided which includes a module body, said body including a stationary contact surface, and an ejection assembly, including a mount for a pipette tip, and a motor, located within the module body and configured to: dispense liquid by actuating a piston in a cylinder, and to move the ejector assembly in a first direction in such a manner that the pipette tip contacts the contact surface and disengages from the mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling Oy
    Inventor: Ville Hintikka
  • Publication number: 20200254440
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic pipette system comprising a stationary contact surface, an ejector assembly, comprising a mount for a pipette tip and a motor configured to move the ejector assembly in a first direction in such a manner that the tip contacts the contact surface and disengages from the mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventor: Ville Hintikka
  • Patent number: 9999881
    Abstract: An electrical pipette that includes an adjustment wheel, which comprises a primary spring defining a first adjustment area and a secondary spring defining a second adjustment area after the first adjustment area in a turning direction of the adjustment wheel. The force required for turning the adjustment wheel within the first adjustment area is smaller than within the second adjustment area, and the springs are arranged to return the adjustment wheel to its original position when the adjustment wheel is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: SARTORIUS BIOHIT LIQUID HANDLING OY
    Inventor: Ville Hintikka
  • Patent number: 9387473
    Abstract: For use in an electronic pipette, a brake mechanism which is used for abruptly stopping the movement of the actuator that moves the plunger, which mechanism comprises a rotatable, essentially circular rotor that is at its periphery provided with brake notches arranged at regular intervals, and a brake actuator comprising a motion inducing means, a brake member (1) to which a brake cam (11a), compatible with the brake notches is connected, a mediation mechanism for transmission of the movement of the motion inducing means to the brake member, the brake member comprising, connected to the motion inducing means, a turnable member (2) that is arranged to act with the brake member such that the movement of the turnable member can be accelerated before it essentially effects the movement of the brake member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SARTORIUS BIOHIT LIQUID HANDLING OY
    Inventor: Ville Hintikka
  • Publication number: 20150050197
    Abstract: For use in an electronic pipette, a brake mechanism which is used for abruptly stopping the movement of the actuator that moves the plunger, which mechanism comprises a rotatable, essentially circular rotor that is at its periphery provided with brake notches arranged at regular intervals, and a brake actuator comprising a motion inducing means, a brake member (1) to which a brake cam (11a), compatible with the brake notches is connected, a mediation mechanism for transmission of the movement of the motion inducing means to the brake member, the brake member comprising, connected to the motion inducing means, a turnable member (2) that is arranged to act with the brake member such that the movement of the turnable member can be accelerated before it essentially effects the movement of the brake member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: SARTORIUS BIOHIT LIQUID HANDLING OY
    Inventor: Ville Hintikka
  • Publication number: 20150047457
    Abstract: The object of the invention is an adjustment wheel for a pipette, which adjustment wheel solution comprises members for returning the adjustment wheel to its initial position when the wheel is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: SARTORIUS BIOHIT LIQUID HANDLING OY
    Inventor: Ville Hintikka
  • Patent number: D591865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Inventor: Ville Hintikka
  • Patent number: D697633
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling Oy
    Inventor: Ville Hintikka
  • Patent number: D954991
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventor: Ville Hintikka