Patents by Inventor Morten Soerensen

Morten Soerensen 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: 20200362833
    Abstract: Provided is a bearing arrangement for a wind turbine including a bearing housing and a drive shaft, whereby the drive shaft is arranged within the bearing housing in an axial direction along a longitudinal axis of the bearing housing, the bearing arrangement further including a downwind bearing and an upwind bearing as radial fluid bearings, whereby the downwind bearing and the upwind bearing are arranged between the bearing housing and the drive shaft, the bearing arrangement further including an axial bearing. The axial bearing includes an axial bearing stop for limiting a movement of the drive shaft in the axial direction along the longitudinal axis, whereby the axial bearing stop is integrally formed with the bearing housing as a protrusion extending from the bearing housing in a radial direction of the bearing housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Frank Bak, Edom Demissie, Troels Kanstrup, Claus Michaelsen, Morten Soerensen
  • Publication number: 20200362829
    Abstract: A bearing arrangement for a wind turbine including a bearing housing and a drive shaft, whereby the drive shaft is arranged within the bearing housing in an axial direction along a longitudinal axis of the bearing housing, a downwind bearing and an upwind bearing, whereby the downwind bearing and the upwind bearing are arranged between the bearing housing and the drive shaft, wherein the downwind bearing and/or the upwind bearing is a radial fluid bearing including multiple radial bearing bodies, multiple radial tiltable support structures secured to the multiple radial bearing bodies, whereby each one of a multiple of radial bearing pads is attached to one of the multiple radial tiltable support structures and the multiple radial bearing pads are arranged about the drive shaft is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Edom Demissie, Morten Soerensen
  • Publication number: 20200362834
    Abstract: Provided is a bearing arrangement for a wind turbine including a bearing housing and a drive shaft, whereby the drive shaft is arranged within the bearing housing in an axial direction along a longitudinal axis of the bearing housing, the bearing arrangement further including a downwind bearing and an upwind bearing, whereby the downwind bearing and the upwind bearing are arranged between the bearing housing and the drive shaft, wherein the downwind bearing and/or the upwind bearing is a radial fluid bearing including multiple radial bearing pads, whereby each one of the multiple radial bearing pads is attached to one of a multiple radial bearing bodies of the radial fluid bearing and the multiple radial bearing pads are arranged about the drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Edom Demissie, Peter Loevenskjold Falkenberg, Niels Karl Frydendal, Claus Michaelsen, Morten Soerensen, Kim Thomsen, Morten Thorhauge
  • Publication number: 20200362832
    Abstract: Provided is a bearing arrangement for a wind turbine c including a bearing housing and a drive shaft, whereby the drive shaft is arranged within the bearing housing in an axial direction along a longitudinal axis of the bearing housing, the bearing arrangement further including a downwind bearing and an upwind bearing as radial fluid bearings, whereby the downwind bearing and the upwind bearing are arranged between the bearing housing and the drive shaft, the bearing arrangement further including an axial bearing. The axial bearing includes an axial collar, whereby the axial collar is integrally formed with the drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Frank Bak, Edom Demissie, Troels Kanstrup, Claus Michaelsen, Morten Soerensen
  • Publication number: 20200362831
    Abstract: Provided is a bearing arrangement for a wind turbine including a bearing housing and a drive shaft, whereby the drive shaft is arranged within the bearing housing in an axial direction along a longitudinal axis of the bearing housing. The bearing arrangement further includes a downwind bearing and an upwind bearing, whereby the downwind bearing and the upwind bearing are arranged between the bearing housing and the drive shaft. The bearing housing includes a drain outlet arranged in a bottom part of the bearing housing, the bottom part of the bearing housing being located underneath the drive shaft in a direction of gravity, whereby at least one inner side of the bottom part of the bearing housing is arranged so as to form a funnel, whereby the drain outlet is an opening of the formed funnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Frank Bak, Edom Demissie, Niels Karl Frydendal, Vujadin Petronic, Morten Soerensen
  • Publication number: 20200362828
    Abstract: A bearing arrangement for a wind turbine including a bearing housing and a drive shaft, whereby the drive shaft is arranged within the bearing housing in an axial direction along a longitudinal axis of the bearing housing, the bearing arrangement further comprising a downwind bearing and an upwind bearing as radial fluid bearings, whereby the downwind bearing and the upwind bearing are arranged between the bearing housing and the drive shaft is provided. The downwind bearing and/or the upwind bearing includes a lubricant flooded chamber, in which multiple radial bearing pads are arranged about the drive shaft, whereby the lubricant flooded chamber is sealed against the drive shaft, an internal space of the bearing housing and an outside of the bearing housing is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Morten Soerensen, Frank Bak, Edom Demissie, Niels Karl Frydendal, Vujadin Petronic
  • Publication number: 20200288953
    Abstract: A videoscope with a tip part including a camera assembly having an image sensor and a first light source and a first tolerance compensator having a pre-compensation condition and a post-compensation condition, wherein movement from the pre-compensation condition to the post-compensation condition adjusts a distance along the optical axis of the first light source between the first light source and the image sensor, and wherein in the post-compensation condition the first tolerance compensator maintains the distance between the first light source and the image sensor at least along the optical axis of the first light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: AMBU A/S
    Inventors: Morten SØRENSEN, Troels Nicolaj QVIST
  • Publication number: 20200060529
    Abstract: A tip part for an endoscope has a vision receptor having a vision sensor for providing an image from received light; a first light source; an exterior housing; and a first lens positioned in front of the first light source so that a portion of light emitted from the first light source travels towards and propagates through the first lens; the exterior housing comprising a window consisting essentially of a transparent material, so that light emitted from the first light source can pass through the window to the exterior, the window comprising an exterior surface positioned at in front of the first light source, wherein the first lens is a convex lens and has a convex lens surface integrally provided on an interior surface of the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Morten Sørensen, Thomas Bachgaard Jensen, Morten Jacobsen
  • Publication number: 20200060520
    Abstract: A tip part for an endoscope has a vision receptor having a vision sensor for providing an image from received light, a first lens, and a casing, the casing supporting the first lens so that the casing substantially maintains a position of the first lens in relation to the vision sensor; a first light source; an exterior housing; and a light shield positioned between the vision receptor and the first light source so as to prevent ingress of stray light from the first light source into the vision receptor by optically shielding the vision receptor; wherein the casing is formed integrally with the exterior housing so that the casing also substantially maintains the first lens in a position in relation to the exterior housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Morten Sørensen, Finn Sonnenborg, Thomas Bachgaard Jensen
  • Publication number: 20200060521
    Abstract: A tip part for an endoscope has a vision receptor; a first light source; an exterior housing accommodating the vision receptor and the first light source; the exterior housing comprising a window positioned at a distal end of the tip part, the window being of a transparent material, the window comprising an exterior front surface positioned at least partly in front of the vision receptor and the first light source, wherein the window integrally comprises a first optical well of the transparent material, the first optical well being an interior protrusion positioned between the first light source and the vision receptor so that a portion of light emitted from the first light source and reflected from the exterior surface enters the first optical well, whereby stray light is at least partially prevented from entering the vision receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventor: Morten Sørensen
  • Patent number: 10518023
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pre-filled injection device for apportioning set dose of a liquid drug. The housing of the pre-filled injection device internally supports a non-replaceable cartridge (160) having an hollow interior containing a liquid preservative containing drug and externally supporting a removable protective cap (150). The piston rod drive system of the injection device comprises a piston rod abutting a plunger provided inside the cartridge. A needle cannula (130) having a distal part with a distal tip and an opposite proximal part and a lumen there between is insertable into the cartridge. A telescopically movable (110) shield movable from an extended position covering at least the distal tip of the needle cannula to a retracted position exposing at least the distal tip of the needle cannula is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Ruben Archilla, Morten Soerensen, Morten Revsgaard Frederiksen, Mattias Ingerslev
  • Publication number: 20190282077
    Abstract: A tip part for an insertable vision device, and an insertable vision device including the tip part. The tip part includes a housing accommodating an electronic vision receptor and adapted to extend from a distal end of an insertable elongate portion of the insertable vision device, and a light guide positioned within the housing, the light guide having a predetermined length in a longitudinal direction between a light reception end and a light emission end, the light reception end configured to receive light emanated from a light source and the light emission end configured to emit the light. The light guide includes, along at least a portion of the predetermined length, an expanding sector or a narrowing sector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Morten SØRENSEN, Thomas Bachgaard JENSEN, Morten JACOBSEN
  • Publication number: 20190282070
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a tip housing for the distal tip of a vision device such as an endoscope is disclosed. The method includes providing a molding tool, introducing in the molding tool a first housing material, introducing in the molding at least one further housing material different from the first housing material, allowing the at least one further housing material to set and form a combined housing component with the first molding material, and removing the combined housing component from the molding tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Erik Øllgaard VILHELMSEN, Morten SØRENSEN
  • Publication number: 20190175007
    Abstract: An endoscope includes a hollow handle housing and an insertion tube including a tip part at the distal end of the endoscope. The tip part includes an illumination arrangement with an elongated single-piece light guide having a proximal light guide end and at least one distal light guide end, wherein the proximal light guide end is adapted for receiving at least one light fiber. The at least one distal light guide end has an end surface adapted for emitting the light from a light source. The cross-section of the proximal light guide end differs from the cross-section of the at least another part of the light guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Morten SØRENSEN, Thomas Bachgaard JENSEN
  • Patent number: 10213559
    Abstract: A drug delivery device (1) comprises a housing and an expelling assembly adapted to expel a dose of drug from a cartridge (380). The expelling assembly comprises a drive spring (135) which in an energized state is adapted to drive the expelling assembly, a rotating component (550,650) adapted to rotate relative to an axis of rotation during expelling of a dose of drug, and user actuated release means (191, 190) for releasing the drive spring to thereby expel a dose of drug. The device is provided with a brake element (575, 675) being moveable in a plane generally perpendicular to the axis of rotation, the brake element being adapted to engage the rotating component such that during rotation thereof the brake element is moved back and forth, whereby the brake element provides a braking action on the rotating component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Morten Soerensen, Bo Kvolsbjerg, Kalle Holck Madsen, Christian Plambech, Jesper Peter Windum
  • Patent number: 10080845
    Abstract: A drug delivery device adapted to receive a cartridge and comprising a housing, an expelling assembly with a threaded piston rod, a threaded nut and a drive element arranged in non-rotational engagement with the piston rod, a drive coupling actuatable between a resetting state in which the piston rod can be moved proximally, and an operational state in which the drive element can drive the piston rod distally, wherein the drive element and the threaded nut are not moved axially relative to the housing when the drive coupling is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventor: Morten Soerensen
  • Publication number: 20180117240
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pre-filled injection device for apportioning set dose of a liquid drug. The housing of the pre-filled injection device internally supports a non-replaceable cartridge (160) having an hollow interior containing a liquid preservative containing drug and externally supporting a removable protective cap (150). The piston rod drive system of the injection device comprises a piston rod abutting a plunger provided inside the cartridge. A needle cannula (130) having a distal part with a distal tip and an opposite proximal part and a lumen there between is insertable into the cartridge. A telescopically movable (110) shield movable from an extended position covering at least the distal tip of the needle cannula to a retracted position exposing at least the distal tip of the needle cannula is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Ruben Archilla, Morten Soerensen, Morten Revsgaard Frederiksen, Mattias Ingerslev
  • Patent number: 9956349
    Abstract: Drug delivery device adapted to receive a cartridge and including a housing, a front-loaded cartridge holder adapted to receive and hold a cartridge in a loaded position, and stop structure adapted to engage a proximal surface of a received cartridge The stop structure is actuatable between a receiving state in which the stop structure is positioned in a first axial position thereby defining how far proximally a received cartridge can be inserted, and an operational state in which the stop structure allows an inserted cartridge to be moved axially to a second more proximal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventor: Morten Soerensen
  • Publication number: 20170326302
    Abstract: Medical device (1) for injecting a set dose of an injectable product into a patient, the device having a cartridge containing the injectable product, a movable dosing driver (11) and a movable dose setting driver (15), and an end-of-contents indicator system (13) having counting means (17) with a counting part (19), and indication means (21) with a signal part (23), wherein the counting part (19) and the signal part (23) are formed with cooperating end-of-contents contact faces (25?, 25?), wherein the signal part (23) is movable between a first indication position and a second indication position, wherein the signal part (23) comprises a biasing means (33) for biasing the signal part (23) towards the first indication position, wherein the counting part (19) comprises a coupling (26), said coupling (26) is configured for operably connecting the counting part (19) to the dose setting driver (15), such that moving of the dose setting driver(15) towards increasing the set dose moves the contact face (25?) of the
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Morten Soerensen, Philip Wulff Eckert, Christian Peter Enggaard, Brian Jensen
  • Patent number: 9623188
    Abstract: Drug injection device (400) comprising expelling means for expelling an amount of drug from a reservoir, the expelling means comprising setting means (411) allowing a user to set a dose to be expelled, and actuation means (413) for releasing the drug expelling means to expel the set dose. The actuation means comprises an actuation member adapted to be moved between an initial position, an intermediate position, and an actuated position in which the expelling means is actuated to expel the set dose. The device further comprises an electronically controlled capturing system (420) for capturing data representing the amount of drug expelled from the reservoir by the expelling means, and switch means for starting initialization of the capturing system when the actuation member is moved to its intermediate position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Ole Christian Nielsen, Morten Soerensen, John Oestergaard Madsen, Claus Tipsmark