Honkanen, FI
Hanna-Riikka Honkanen, Hyllykallio FI
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20130101992 | Diagnostic Assay For Type 1 Diabetes - There is an association between enteroviruses and type 1 diabetes (T1D). The present invention is based on the finding that particular enterovirus serotypes are T1D risk serotypes, while others are protective against the disease. The present invention relates to a diagnostic assay for type 1 diabetes (T1D), and especially to an assay for predicting the risk of contracting the disease. It also relates to a method of monitoring the efficacy of antiviral treatments aiming at prevention of T1D. The invention still further relates to a diagnostic kit. | 04-25-2013 |
20140255425 | Multi-CBV Vaccine for Preventing or Treating Type I Diabetes - The invention is directed to a vaccine comprising: i) coxsackie B virus CBV1 and CBV2, and ii) at least one coxsackie B virus selected from CBV3, CBV4, CBV5 and CBV6. The CBVs are present in the vaccine in inactivated form, in the form of a component of the virus or as an antibody against the virus. The vaccine is effective in preventing and treating type 1 diabetes. So is an anti-coxsackie B virus composition provided. | 09-11-2014 |
Hanna-Riikka Honkanen, Tampere FI
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20120003238 | Enterovirus Vaccines for Preventing or Treating Type 1 Diabetes (I) - Some coxsackie B viruses have been found to have a protective effect on type 1 diabetes, while others increase the risk of the disease. This opens up new therapeutic implications in the form of vaccines. The protective viruses CBV3, CBV4, CBV5 and CBV6 may be used in live attenuated vaccines for preventing or treating type 1 diabetes. They may also be used for inducing an immune response against risk viruses like CBV1, and for eliminating the diabetogenic effect of the risk viruses. Type 1 diabetes may be prevented especially by vaccinating with live attenuated protective viruses CBV3, CBV4, CVB5 and CBV6, and further with inactivated diabetogenic/risk virus CBV1, components thereof or antibodies thereto. | 01-05-2012 |
20120003239 | Enterovirus Vaccines for Preventing and Treating Type 1 Diabetes (II) - New enteroviruses associated with type 1 diabetes have been found, which opens up new therapeutic and diagnostic implications. A vaccine against at least one enterovirus selected from coxsackie A virus CAV4, CAV5, CAVE and echovirus 18 is provided for use in preventing or treating type 1 diabetes. A diagnostic assay for predicting the risk of contracting type 1 diabetes based on the determination of said enteroviruses is also provided. | 01-05-2012 |
20120003240 | Enterovirus Vaccines for Preventing or Treating Type 1 Diabetes (III) - Coxsackie B virus CBV1 has been found to be strongly associated with the risk of contracting type 1 diabetes. A vaccine comprising CBV1, a component thereof or an antibody thereto is provided for use in preventing or treating type 1 diabetes. In addition CBV2 was also found to be diabetogenic. | 01-05-2012 |
Jarno Honkanen, Tampere FI
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20110275085 | METHOD FOR DETECTION OF AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES - The present invention relates to the field of diagnostics, especially to the detection of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. Particularly, the invention provides a method for detecting the presence or absence of rheumatoid arthritis, or of a predisposition therefore or for monitoring rheumatoid arthritis in a subject using expression data of target genes related to immune system and tools of bioinformatics. | 11-10-2011 |
Jarno Honkanen, Pori FI
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20140017052 | OVERHEAD ROBOT SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR ITS OPERATION - The objective of the invention is to create an overhead robot system that reduces the movements of the system's gripper when it is desired to pick up an individual object from the middle of a stack of objects. The number of movements is reduced as the gripper can be driven to above the desired stack of objects and does not need to be subsequently moved to another location above the warehouse area in order to pick up and move a single object. The invention comprises a separate arrangement for moving a single picked-up object to the edge of the warehouse area. The gripper can move more quickly to the next object to be picked up. | 01-16-2014 |
Juha Honkanen, Joensuu FI
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20110000746 | ROPE FOR A HOISTING DEVICE, ELEVATOR AND USE - A hoisting device rope has a width larger than a thickness thereof in a transverse direction of the rope. The rope includes a load-bearing part made of a composite material, said composite material comprising non-metallic reinforcing fibers, which include carbon fiber or glass fiber, in a polymer matrix. An elevator includes a drive sheave, an elevator car and a rope system for moving the elevator car by means of the drive sheave. The rope system includes at least one rope that has a width that is larger than a thickness thereof in a transverse direction of the rope. The rope includes a load-bearing part made of a composite material. The composite material includes reinforcing fibers in a polymer matrix. | 01-06-2011 |
20150300819 | CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE LEVEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A composite level and a method to manufacture the composite level are provided. A composite level can have three layers of material. A first layer comprises a glass-mat material, a second layer comprises carbon fiber, and a third layer comprises a glass fabric material. A composite level can also have only two layers of material. At least one bubble vial is mounted on the level body. The method to manufacture the carbon fiber composite level comprises a pultrusion process wherein a fiber glass material and carbon fiber are saturated with resin and molded into a final shape. | 10-22-2015 |
Jukka-Pekka Honkanen, Tampere FI
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20080311884 | BILLING IN A PACKET DATA NETWORK - A method for billing in a packet data network (WISP1) comprising at least one user's terminal (MN), comprising the steps of: | 12-18-2008 |
20110058670 | ARRANGING DATA CIPHERING IN A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Arranging data ciphering in a telecommunication system comprising at least one wireless terminal, a wireless local area network and a public land mobile network. At least one first ciphering key according to the mobile network is calculated in the mobile network and in the terminal for a terminal identifier using a specific secret key for the identifier. Data transmission between the mobile network and the terminal is carried out through the wireless local area network. A second ciphering key is calculated in the terminal and in the mobile network using said at least one first ciphering key. The second ciphering key is sent from the mobile network to the wireless local area network. The data between the terminal and the network is ciphered using said second ciphering key. | 03-10-2011 |
20120300934 | ARRANGING DATA CIPHERING IN A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Arranging data ciphering in a telecommunication system comprising at least one wireless terminal, a wireless local area network and a public land mobile network. At least one first ciphering key according to the mobile network is calculated in the mobile network and in the terminal for a terminal identifier using a specific secret key for the identifier. Data transmission between the mobile network and the terminal is carried out through the wireless local area network. A second ciphering key is calculated in the terminal and in the mobile network using said at least one first ciphering key. The second ciphering key is sent from the mobile network to the wireless local area network. The data between the terminal and the network is ciphered using said second ciphering key. | 11-29-2012 |
Kimmo Honkanen, Oulu FI
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20150130667 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ANTENNA PORT ISOLATION - Apparatus and methods for enhanced antenna port isolation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a spatially compact patch antenna apparatus is disclosed. A plurality of walls are incorporated into the antenna assembly's bottom cover. The walls are located under the radiating element located on a top cover of the antenna assembly. The walls are in one implementation oriented orthogonally with respect to one another, and are placed adjacent to respective antenna feeds. The walls are then at least partly metallized using, for example, a laser direct structuring (LDS) process, and are further connected to a ground plane of an external substrate. By incorporating the metallized wall structures on the existing plastic structure of the bottom cover, isolation between the antenna ports is improved without requiring installation of additional components, use of slots in the ground plane, or increased physical separation (i.e., distance). Manufacturing cost and consistency are also advantageously improved. | 05-14-2015 |
Markus Honkanen, Tampere FI
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20150332477 | VISUAL CARDIOMYOCYTE ANALYSIS - Method for analyzing the beating of a derived human cardiomyocyte (CM) includes obtaining the derived human CM, capturing a sequence of images depicting the derived human CM over an analysis period, and determining at least one signal descriptive of the beating of the derived human CM during the analysis period on basis of the sequence of captured images. Apparatuses, and a computer program for analyzing the beating of a derived human CM are configured to obtain: the sequence of images depicting the derived human CM over an analysis period, information indicative of the region of the images depicting the derived human CM, information indicative of two or more sub-regions within the region, and determine two or more signals characterizing the displacement within the region of images depicting the derived human cardiomyocyte, each signal characterizing the extent of displacement within a respective sub-region of the region as a function of time. | 11-19-2015 |
Mauri Honkanen, Tampere FI
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20080309490 | Methodology, Module, Terminal, and System Enabling Scheduled Operation of a Radio Frequency Identification (Rfid) Subsystem and a Wireless Communication Subsystem - The invention relates to a method for scheduling communications over a wireless communication subsystem and a radio frequency identification (RFID) communication subsystem, said method comprising determining one or more periods of activity of the wireless communication subsystem; deriving one or more periods of non-activity on the basis of the one or more determined periods of activity; synchronizing an operation of the radio frequency identification (RFID) communication subsystem with the one or more periods of non-activity; and triggering the operation of the radio frequency identification (RFID) communication subsystem in accordance with the one or more derived periods of non-activity to enable substantially concurrent communications operation of the wireless communication subsystem and the radio frequency identification (RFID) communication subsystem. | 12-18-2008 |
20090318087 | Method and Device for Preventing Interference at a Radio Receiver Device Caused by Several Radio Transmitter Devices - The present invention provides a method for reducing interference at a radio receiver device caused by several radio transmitter devices, comprising the steps of detecting simultaneous operation of at least two radio transmitter devices and a radio receiver device, determining that said simultaneous operation of said transmitter devices causes interference through frequency intermodulation effects at said radio receiver device, and controlling at least one of said radio transmitter devices and/or said radio receiver device, in order to reduce said interference. | 12-24-2009 |
20100029215 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING RADIO ACCESS - A method for controlling a number of simultaneous radio connections in a communication device is presented. The control of a number of simultaneous radio connections is carried out in the communication device. Parameters of the radio connections are controlled such that interference between the radio connections is minimized. | 02-04-2010 |
20110122829 | MULTIRADIO CONTROL - In a non-limiting and exemplary embodiment, a method is provided arranging control of multiple radio systems of a wireless communications device. A second scheduler performs proactive scheduling decisions on the basis of radio resource usage requirements of radio systems of the wireless communications terminal device and sending information on the proactive scheduling decision to a first scheduler. The first scheduler performs reactive scheduling decisions on the basis of the proactive scheduling decision information from the second scheduler. | 05-26-2011 |
20120220315 | APPARATUS AND METHODS - Apparatus comprising a first antenna configured to receive alignment signalling from a first transmitter over a first communication channel, the first communication channel having a first set of characteristics, and a second antenna configured to exchange data with a second transmitter over a second communication channel, the second communication channel having a second different set of characteristics. The apparatus also comprising a processor configured to process the alignment signalling received from the first antenna and determine the location of the second transmitter relative to the apparatus; and generate control signalling representative of the determined location of the second transmitter relative to the apparatus. The apparatus further comprising a user interface configured to provide a user with an indication of the relative location of the second transmitter relative to the apparatus in accordance with the control signalling to allow for the second antenna to be aligned for data exchange with the second transmitter. | 08-30-2012 |
20120257508 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DIRECTION DETERMINATION FOR BLUETOOTH.TM. INQUIRY PROCESS - Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments provide Bluetoothâ„¢ direction finding information exchange without establishment of a formal communication connection. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method comprises scanning, by an apparatus, for wireless signals, the wireless signals comprising one or more inquiry packets; providing information usable for estimating at least a relative direction of the apparatus in response to receiving one or more inquiry packets from a remote device; and transmitting one or more response packets including an information packet containing the information usable for estimating the at least relative direction of the apparatus. The one or more response packets may include a Bluetoothâ„¢ extended inquiry response packet. | 10-11-2012 |
20130182697 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING ACCESS POINT INFORMATION - In a non-limiting and exemplary embodiment, a method is provided for arranging wireless communications, comprising: establishing, by an apparatus, a connection with an access point, detecting location of the access point, detecting accuracy of the detected location of the access point, and in response to detecting the detected location of the access point to be more accurate than an earlier stored location of the access point, updating the detected location to a location database of the apparatus. | 07-18-2013 |
20140070996 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING DIRECTION FINDING - In a non-limiting and example embodiment, a method is provided for facilitating direction calculation, comprising: detecting, by an apparatus at least one indication frame from another apparatus, determining properties associated with transmission of at least one subsequent frame from the another apparatus on the basis of the at least one indication frame, and gathering measurement information for direction calculation on the basis of the determined properties and the at least one subsequent frame from the another apparatus. | 03-13-2014 |
20150223195 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANTENNA ALIGNMENT - Apparatus comprising a first antenna configured to receive alignment signalling from a first transmitter over a first communication channel, the first communication channel having a first set of characteristics, and a second antenna configured to exchange data w.th a second transmitter over a second communication channel, the second communication channel having a second different set of characteristics. The apparatus also comprising a processor configured to process the alignment signalling received from the first antenna and determine the location of the second transmitter relative to the apparatus; and generate control signalling representative of the determined location of the second transmitter relative to the apparatus. The apparatus further comprising a user interface configured to provide a user with an indication of the relative location of the second transmitter relative to the apparatus in accordance with the control signalling to allow for the second antenna to be aligned for data exchange with the second transmitter. | 08-06-2015 |
Mauri J. Honkanen, Tampere FI
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20130109323 | Wirelessly Transferring Data To A Packaged Electronic Device | 05-02-2013 |
Mauri Juhana Honkanen, Tampere FI
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20090253437 | Positioning - A system, comprising: a first low power wireless transceiver; a second low power wireless transceiver configured to transmit a first positioning request to the first low power wireless transceiver over a low power wireless link; a cellular radio transceiver configured, in response to the first low power wireless transceiver receiving the first positioning request, to transmit a second positioning request to a base station of a cellular network, and configured to receive, as a reply to the second positioning request, first positioning data from the base station of the cellular network; wherein the first low power wireless transceiver is configured to transmit second positioning data, determined by the first positioning data, to the second low power wireless transceiver over the low power wireless link as a reply to the first positioning request. | 10-08-2009 |
20120256726 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SPECIAL DEDICATED INQUIRY AND INQUIRY RESPONSE PROCESS FOR DEDICATED DEVICE SEARCH - Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments provide direction finding information exchange without establishment of a formal communication connection. In an example embodiment, a special value is reserved for an inquiry access code, to signify that an inquiring device that transmits the special code is a direction finding capable device that is capable of receiving and using information usable for estimating at least a relative direction, for direction estimation. In an example embodiment, an inquiry scanning device that recognizes the special code, is capable of generating and transmitting information usable for estimating at least a relative direction, for direction estimation. | 10-11-2012 |
20120257604 | TRANSMITTING POSITIONING INFORMATION VIA WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A system for providing positioning information within a wireless communication signal. An example process may start by positioning resources being activated in an apparatus. Activation of the positioning resources may occur automatically, in response to user interaction, etc. The apparatus may then engage in a discovery process via wireless communication in order to identify other apparatuses within communication range that are enabled to transmit positioning information. Upon discovering another apparatus, the apparatus may interact with the other apparatus in order to determine a location for the other apparatus. For example, the apparatus may transmit one or more messages comprising a request for positioning information from the other apparatus, and may in turn receive one or more messages from the other apparatus comprising positioning information. The apparatus may then utilize the positioning information to determine its position (e.g., relative to the other apparatus). | 10-11-2012 |
20120258669 | FACILITATING POSITIONING THROUGH BlUETOOTH LOW ENERGY WIRELESS MESSAGING - A system for providing positioning-related information within wireless communication signals. For example, an apparatus (e.g., acting as a tracker) may receive one or more messages advertising the presence of another apparatus (e.g., acting as a target). The advertisement messages may further comprise information indicating the availability of positioning-related information from the target apparatus. The tracker device may then determine, based on the received information, that positioning-related interaction with the target apparatus is available. If determined to be available, the tracker and target may interact with each other in order to initiate positioning-related information transmission. After receiving at least one message comprising positioning-related information from the target apparatus, the tracker apparatus may then determine at least one of a relative direction towards or from the target apparatus based on the received positioning-related information. | 10-11-2012 |
Seppo Honkanen, Helsinki FI
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20090016738 | COMPACT ALL-OPTICAL CLOCK RECOVERY DEVICE - A clock recovery device adapted to recover at least one clock signal from an optical input signal. The input signal includes at least one data signal. The clock recovery device-includes a first waveguide, a first optical resonator coupled to the first waveguide, a second optical resonator coupled to the first waveguide, and a combiner to combine signals provided by the first optical resonator and the second optical resonator in order to provide an output signal. A passband of the first optical resonator is matched with a first spectral peak of the input signal, and a passband of the second optical resonator is matched with a second spectral peak of the input signal such that the spectral separation between the first and the second peaks is equal to a clock frequency associated with a first data signal. The optical resonators store optical energy and provide an output also when the data signal is zero. Thus, the output signal includes a first recovered clock signal which exhibits continuous beat at the first clock frequency. The optical resonators are coupled to the same waveguide by evanescent coupling. A high coupling efficiency may be achieved and the use of further optical splitters may be avoided. | 01-15-2009 |
Teemu Honkanen, Jyvaskyla FI
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20110002943 | USE OF ENTEROVIRUS FOR DIAGNOSTICS, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF DISEASE - The invention is based on the finding that enterovirus is present in body samples of patients with celiac disease. The invention opens up the possibility for using enteroviruses in diagnosing, preventing, treating and monitoring the treatment of celiac-related diseases. The invention relates to a method for diagnosing, treating and monitoring the treatment of a celiac-related disease. The invention also relates to the use of enteroviruses or components or antibodies thereof for producing a vaccine, and the use of anti-enterovirus compositions for preparing a pharmaceutical against said disease. | 01-06-2011 |
Tommi Honkanen, Pori FI
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20150129694 | DISC CHIPPER WITH AN ADJUSTABLE KNIFE - A disc chipper having a knife disc having a plurality of segments, each segment separated from an adjacent by a chip opening extending segment approximately in the radial direction of the knife disc between the inner and outer peripheries of the knife disc. The disc chipper further has at least one knife for each segment, located in the segment in the vicinity of the chip opening preceding it in the rotational direction and extending a distance axially from said knife disc and supported between two opposing surfaces. The disc chipper further includes at least one wedge element for each segment, adapted to adjust the position of at least one of the opposing surfaces relative to the knife disc, for setting the axial reach of said knife to a desired value. Characteristically, the wedge element is situated in the segment essentially at the end adjacent to the preceding chip opening. | 05-14-2015 |
Tuomo Honkanen, Tampere FI
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20090140918 | Supporting a Satellite Based Positioning - A satellite signal receiver | 06-04-2009 |
Tuomo Tapani Honkanen, Tampere FI
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20110175773 | MANAGING THE MEASUREMENT OF SIGNALS - For managing measurements on signals, a quality of received signals, for which a measurement circuit provides measurement results, is monitored. In the case that the quality does not exceed a set quality before Receive and monitor signal measurements an end of a reporting period, a reporting of measurement results that are available at the end of the reporting period is caused. In the case that the quality exceeds the set quality at a measurement instant before the end of the reporting period, the measurement circuit is put to a sleep mode and a reporting of extrapolated measurement results is caused, the extrapolated measurement results being measurement results from a measurement instant before the measurement circuit was put to a sleep mode extrapolated to the end of the reporting period. | 07-21-2011 |