Patents by Inventor Kenneth Grefve

Kenneth Grefve 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).

  • Patent number: 8814076
    Abstract: A roll arrangement for determining a web tension profile of a web. The roll arrangement includes a roll having a peripheral surface for guiding the web, which peripheral surface is provided with a plurality of openings, and a plurality of sensor arrangements. Each of the plurality of openings are arranged to receive one sensor arrangement of the plurality of sensor arrangements to thereby sense forces applied by the web to the roll. The roll arrangement is adapted to suspend the sensor arrangements in the respective opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: ABB AB
    Inventors: Kjell Ingvarsson, Ulf A. Lifvenborg, Lars Jonsson, Jesper Kiersgaard, Kenneth Grefve, Joar Johansson
  • Publication number: 20130233959
    Abstract: A roll arrangement for determining a web tension profile of a web. The roll arrangement includes a roll having a peripheral surface for guiding the web, which peripheral surface is provided with a plurality of openings, and a plurality of sensor arrangements. Each of the plurality of openings are arranged to receive one sensor arrangement of the plurality of sensor arrangements to thereby sense forces applied by the web to the roll. The roll arrangement is adapted to suspend the sensor arrangements in the respective opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventors: Kjell Ingvarsson, Ulf A. Lifvenborg, Lars Jonsson, Jesper Kiersgaard, Kenneth Grefve, Joar Johansson
  • Patent number: 6668626
    Abstract: A system and a method for measuring and determining flatness of a strip (1) of rolled material. Said system is comprising a measuring roll (2) having a cylindrical central structure (41) having a number of measuring devices for force/pressure registration. Said devices is generating measurement output signals (Upi) depending on the contact between the strip and the measuring roll (2), wherein said measurement output signal (Upi) comprises a force component signal (UFi). Said system also comprises a Flatness Determination Unit (56), said unit being arranged for calculating the flatness (&Dgr;&sgr;1) of the strip based exclusively on signals derived from measurement output signal (Upi) values generated by said measuring devices and information about the values of the width and thickness of the strip (1). The system is continuously determining the Wrap Angle (&agr;) from at least one measurement output signal (Upi) and automatically compensating for a changing Wrap Angle (&agr;).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: ABB AB
    Inventors: Kenneth Grefve, Jörgen Bosson, Magnus Hallefält, Lars Jonsson
  • Publication number: 20020194925
    Abstract: Present invention relates to a method and a device 145 for improving the signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) in a system 40 for measuring flatness of a strip 1 of rolled material, comprising 5 a measuring roll 2 having a number of said measuring devices 22 for force/pressure registration. Said devices 22 generate measurement output signals Up1, depending on the contact between the strip and the measuring roll. The invented device 145 determines and generates time slots having a determined time length, synchronizes said time slots to the appearance of force components on an input of at least one quantity processor 62 of said signal processors 60 and controls at least one of said quantity processors 62 to be open for registration of an incoming force component signal during said time slot and to be closed until the next successive time slot appears. The present invention also provides a computer program product and a flatness determination signal for accomplishing said objects of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Kenneth Grefve, Jorgen Bosson
  • Publication number: 20020134146
    Abstract: A system and a method for measuring and determining flatness of a strip (1) of rolled material. Said system is comprising a measuring roll (2) having a cylindrical central structure (41) having a number of measuring devices for force/pressure registration. Said devicesis generating measurement output signals (Upi) depending on the contact between the strip and the measuring roll (2), wherein said measurement output signal (Upi) comprises a force component signal (UFi). Said system also comprises a Flatness Determination Unit (56), said unit being arranged for calculating the flatness (&Dgr;&sgr;1) of the strip based exclusively on signals derived from measurement output signal (Upi) values generated by said measuring devices and information about the values of the width and thickness of the strip (1). The system is continuously determining the Wrap Angle (&agr;) from at least one measurement output signal (Upi) and automatically compensating for a changing Wrap Angle (&agr;).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Kenneth Grefve, Jorgen Bosson, Magnus Hallefalt, Lars Jonsson
  • Publication number: 20020134152
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, a system and a device for determining the wrap angle &agr; of a strip of rolled material over a rotating measuring roll in a system for measuring flatness of the strip by means of said measuring roll, which is having a number of measuring devices for force/pressure registration. Said devices generate measurement output signals Upi depending on the contact between the strip and the measuring roll and each signal Upi comprises a force signal component UFi. The device (90) determines the wrap angle &agr; from at least one of the measurement signals UFi characteristic values. The present invention also provides a computer program product, a computer data signal and a flatness determination signal for accomplishing said objects of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Kenneth Grefve, Jorgen Bosson