Patents by Inventor Wim Desmet
Wim Desmet 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).
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Patent number: 11845651Abstract: A spool (100) of a linear string (110, 210, 310, 410) of pocketed springs is disclosed. The linear string of pocketed springs comprises springs (212, 312, 412) each provided in a textile pocket (214, 314, 414). The springs (212, 312, 412) comprise helically coiled steel wire springs. The textile pockets (214, 314, 414) are assembled to each other in linear direction. The linear string (110, 210, 310, 410) has a width of one textile pocket (214, 314, 414). The string (110, 210, 310, 410) of pocketed springs is present in the spool (100) spirally wound and in a compressed state such that the pocketed springs (212, 312, 412) can expand upon unwinding the string (110, 210, 310, 410) of pocketed springs from the spool (100).Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: NV BEKAERT SAInventors: Bert Vanderbeken, Nico Vermandele, Wim Desmet, Maarten Meyfroidt
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Patent number: 11524637Abstract: A vibration reduction device having an acoustic meta structure mounted to a vehicle body and configured to block a structure-borne noise transmitted through the vehicle body may include a plurality of unit structures arranged at a predetermined interval therebetween, wherein each of the unit structures includes frame mounted to the vehicle body and configured to separate a predetermined space into a predetermined number of separate sections formed by walls of the frame; and a vibrator formed at a corner portion of each of the separate sections and each of which has a natural frequency to block a vibration transmitted from the vehicle body through the frame.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2019Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Gorporation, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven of KU Leuven Research & DevelopmentInventors: Kyoung Jin Chang, Claus Claeys, Wim Desmet, Bert Pluymers, Elke Deckers, Lucas Van Belle, Noé Geraldo Rocha De Melo Filho
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Publication number: 20220212915Abstract: A spool (100) of a linear string (110, 210, 310, 410) of pocketed springs is disclosed. The linear string of pocketed springs comprises springs (212, 312, 412) each provided in a textile pocket (214, 314, 414). The springs (212, 312, 412) comprise helically coiled steel wire springs. The textile pockets (214, 314, 414) are assembled to each other in linear direction. The linear string (110, 210, 310, 410) has a width of one textile pocket (214, 314, 414). The string (110, 210, 310, 410) of pocketed springs is present in the spool (100) spirally wound and in a compressed state such that the pocketed springs (212, 312, 412) can expand upon unwinding the string (110, 210, 310, 410) of pocketed springs from the spool (100).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2020Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: NV BEKAERT SAInventors: Bert VANDERBEKEN, Nico VERMANDELE, Wim DESMET, Maarten MEYFROIDT
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Publication number: 20210275325Abstract: An enhancer element for use in intraoperative assessment of coupling of an orthopaedic implant to a bone is disclosed. The implant and the bone form an implant-bone system having a first set of vibrational modes with a first mode density in a frequency range, wherein the enhancer element is mechanically couplable to the orthopaedic implant to form an enhancer-implant-bone system having a second set of vibrational modes with a second mode density in the frequency range, wherein the second mode density is greater than the first mode density. The enhancer element is mechanically couplable to a first end of the orthopaedic implant so that it is adapted to receive impaction blows for introducing the implant to the bone. During a vibrational measurement, the vibrational response of the enhancer-implant-bone system provides information about the stiffness of the enhancer-implant-bone system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2019Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Kathleen DENIS, Wim DESMET, Quentin GOOSSENS, Steven LEURIDAN, Michiel MULIER, Leonard Cezar PASTRAV, Jos VANDER SLOTEN
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Patent number: 10885647Abstract: A method for estimating one or more of the following quantities from an electromechanical machine and/or component, the method comprising the creation of a photorealistic numerical model of the electromechanical machine or parts of it, a measurements step for combining outputs of physical sensors of which at least one is an imaging device for visualizing the external surface of the physical electromechanical machine in at least one 2-dimensional image, an estimation step combining the photorealistic numerical model and measurement step to provide an estimate of desired electromechanical quantities, wherein the estimation step is based at least on the usage of a similarity metric between the (at least one) two dimensional image of the electromechanical machine or parts of it and the images generated by the photorealistic numerical model.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVENInventors: Tommaso Tamarozzi, Francesco Cosco, Frank Naets, Bert Pluymers, Wim Desmet
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Publication number: 20200180523Abstract: A vibration reduction device having an acoustic meta structure mounted to a vehicle body and configured to block a structure-borne noise transmitted through the vehicle body may include a plurality of unit structures arranged at a predetermined interval therebetween, wherein each of the unit structures includes frame mounted to the vehicle body and configured to separate a predetermined space into a predetermined number of separate sections formed by walls of the frame; and a vibrator formed at a corner portion of each of the separate sections and each of which has a natural frequency to block a vibration transmitted from the vehicle body through the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Gorporation, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven of KU Leuven Research & DevelopmentInventors: Kyoung Jin CHANG, Claus Claeys, Wim Desmet, Bert Pluymers, Elke Deckers, Lucas Van Belle, Noé Geraldo Rocha De Melo Filho
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Publication number: 20190139241Abstract: A method for estimating one or more of the following quantities from an electromechanical machine and/or component, the method comprising the creation of a photorealistic numerical model of the electromechanical machine or parts of it, a measurements step for combining outputs of physical sensors of which at least one is an imaging device for visualizing the external surface of the physical electromechanical machine in at least one 2-dimensional image, an estimation step combining the photorealistic numerical model and measurement step to provide an estimate of desired electromechanical quantities, wherein the estimation step is based at least on the usage of a similarity metric between the (at least one) two dimensional image of the electromechanical machine or parts of it and the images generated by the photorealistic numerical model.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Tommaso TAMAROZZI, Francesco COSCO, Frank NAETS, Bert PLUYMERS, Wim DESMET
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Patent number: 9275622Abstract: Vibro-acoustic attenuation or reduced energy transmission. The present invention relates to devices that display frequency zones of strong vibro-acoustic attenuation or reduced energy transmission. This can be used in particular, although not necessarily solely, in applications that require lightweight materials with good mechanical properties and good vibro-acoustic response or in applications that require materials with high sound reflection, absorption or sound isolation in a certain frequency band.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVENInventors: Claus Claeys, Bert Pluymers, Wim Desmet
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Publication number: 20140027199Abstract: Vibro-acoustic attenuation or reduced energy transmission. The present invention relates to devices that display frequency zones of strong vibro-acoustic attenuation or reduced energy transmission. This can be used in particular, although not necessarily solely, in applications that require lightweight materials with good mechanical properties and good vibro-acoustic response or in applications that require materials with high sound reflection, absorption or sound isolation in a certain frequency band.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVENInventors: Claus Claeys, Bert Pluymers, Wim Desmet
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Patent number: 7464433Abstract: A wiper blade is proposed, which is used to clean windows, in particular of motor vehicles. The wiper blade is arranged with a rubber elastic wiper strip (24) on the one band surface (22) of a band-like, long-stretched-out, elastic supporting element (12) and can be placed on the to-be-wiped window (14). The other band surface (16) of the supporting element is covered by another component (40) of the wiper blade (10), at least in sections, and this covering part is provided with claw-like projections (54) arranged in the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade, which grip under holding edges (38) of the supporting element. A particularly tension-neutral and easily mountable wiper blade is achieved if the covering part (40), manufactured of an elastic plastic, is provided with an armoring (60) in the area of its projections (54) whose strength is greater than the strength of the plastic used for the covering part.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2004Date of Patent: December 16, 2008Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Thomar, Dirk Wouters, Peter De Block, Olivier Janssens, Jos Feyaerts, Roger Van den Eynde, Wim Desmet
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Publication number: 20050011033Abstract: A wiper blade is proposed, which is used to clean windows, in particular of motor vehicles. The wiper blade is arranged with a rubber elastic wiper strip (24) on the one band surface (22) of a band-like, long-stretched-out, elastic supporting element (12) and can be placed on the to-be-wiped window (14). The other band surface (16) of the supporting element is covered by another component (40) of the wiper blade (10), at least in sections, and this covering part is provided with claw-like projections (54) arranged in the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade, which grip under holding edges (38) of the supporting element. A particularly tension-neutral and easily mountable wiper blade is achieved if the covering part (40), manufactured of an elastic plastic, is provided with an armoring (60) in the area of its projections (54) whose strength is greater than the strength of the plastic used for the covering part.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2004Publication date: January 20, 2005Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Thomar, Dirk Wouters, Peter Block, Olivier Janssens, Jos Feyaerts, Roger Van den Eynde, Wim Desmet