Patents by Inventor Pieter VAN DE WIEL

Pieter VAN DE WIEL 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).

  • Intelligent safety door
    Patent number: 10519705
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a motorized door comprising an array of n detection cells distributed along the length of the leading edge, capable of detecting the presence and distance, ?x, from said detection cell of a body positioned between said detection cell and a distal transverse edge. The detection cells are coupled to a CPU which triggers different actions during the closing of the shutter, depending on the proportion, P=n1/n of the number, n1, of detection cells identifying the presence of a body at a same time located at a distance, ?x??xs, wherein ?xs is a predefined safety distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY ENTRANCE SYSTEMS AB
    Inventor: Pieter van de Wiel
  • INTELLIGENT SAFETY DOOR
    Publication number: 20180245401
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a motorized door comprising an array of n detection cells distributed along the length of the leading edge, capable of detecting the presence and distance, ?x, from said detection cell of a body positioned between said detection cell and a distal transverse edge. The detection cells are coupled to a CPU which triggers different actions during the closing of the shutter, depending on the proportion, P=n1/n of the number, n1, of detection cells identifying the presence of a body at a same time located at a distance, ?x??xs, wherein ?xs is a predefined safety distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Pieter VAN DE WIEL