Patents by Inventor Michiel BRUIJKERS

Michiel BRUIJKERS 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).

  • Tooling for use in a method for electromagnetic welding of molded parts, and method for manufacturing the tooling
    Patent number: 11597162
    Abstract: A tooling for use in a method for electromagnetic welding of two contacted surfaces of molded parts. The tooling includes a rubber body and pressurizing means for pressurizing the rubber body and applying pressure to the contacted surfaces. The rubber body includes an embedded stiff body shaped such as to define different rubber body thicknesses in different directions, which causes a different pressure build-up in the different directions. A method for manufacturing the tooling. The tooling may be used in electromagnetic welding of two contacted surfaces of molded parts by moving a joining inductor along the contacted surfaces, generating an electromagnetic field in an induction-sensitive component of the molded parts to heat a thermally activated coupling means of the molded parts to above a melting temperature of the coupling means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: KOK & VAN ENGELEN COMPOSITE STRUCTURES B.V.
    Inventors: Maarten Labordus, Tom Jansen, Michiel Bruijkers
  • TOOLING FOR USE IN A METHOD FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC WELDING OF MOLDED PARTS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE TOOLING
    Publication number: 20220063210
    Abstract: A tooling for use in a method for electromagnetic welding of two contacted surfaces of molded parts. The tooling includes a rubber body and pressurizing means for pressurizing the rubber body and applying pressure to the contacted surfaces. The rubber body includes an embedded stiff body shaped such as to define different rubber body thicknesses in different directions, which causes a different pressure build-up in the different directions. A method for manufacturing the tooling. The tooling may be used in electromagnetic welding of two contacted surfaces of molded parts by moving a joining inductor along the contacted surfaces, generating an electromagnetic field in an induction-sensitive component of the molded parts to heat a thermally activated coupling means of the molded parts to above a melting temperature of the coupling means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: KOK & VAN ENGELEN COMPOSITE STRUCTURES B.V.
    Inventors: Maarten LABORDUS, Tom JANSEN, Michiel BRUIJKERS