Patents by Inventor André Sloth Eriksen

André Sloth Eriksen 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: 20240182009
    Abstract: A brake cylinder configured to provide braking signaling to an automotive simulator, the brake cylinder includes a damper housing, a resilient damper arranged within the damper housing and a piston configured to move a block in the axial direction at least partially into the damper housing towards said resilient damper. The block comprises a mechanical stop configured to limit the axial movement of the piston in the axial direction. The brake cylinder further has a sensor configured to measure a response to movement of said piston and send a signal to a processor indicative of that movement. The brake cylinder is configured to be connected to a brake pedal. The mechanical stop divides the braking process into two phases a first phase where the pedal can be depressed and a second phase where the pedal cannot be pressed further due to the mechanical stop. In one variant the brake cylinder is a purely mechanical system with only the damper housing or in combination with a single cylinder chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: Asetek Danmark A/S
    Inventors: André Sloth Eriksen, Kim Henriksen
  • Patent number: 11897444
    Abstract: A brake cylinder configured to provide braking signaling to an automotive simulator, the brake cylinder includes a damper housing, a resilient damper arranged within the damper housing and a piston configured to move a block in the axial direction at least partially into the damper housing towards said resilient damper. The block comprises a mechanical stop configured to limit the axial movement of the piston in the axial direction. The brake cylinder further has a sensor configured to measure a response to movement of said piston and send a signal to a processor indicative of that movement. The brake cylinder is configured to be connected to a brake pedal. The mechanical stop divides the braking process into two phases a first phase where the pedal can be depressed and a second phase where the pedal cannot be pressed further due to the mechanical stop. In one variant the brake cylinder is a purely mechanical system with only the damper housing or in combination with a single cylinder chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Asetek Danmark A/S
    Inventors: André Sloth Eriksen, Kim Henriksen
  • Publication number: 20230324943
    Abstract: A brake system for a driving simulator, the brake system comprising a master cylinder chamber and a slave cylinder chamber which are arranged in fluid communication via a hydraulic system. The master cylinder chamber comprising a master cylinder piston which is mechanically connected to a brake pedal such that movement of the brake pedal results in translation of the master cylinder piston along the axis of said master cylinder chamber. The hydraulic system comprising a pressure module which is arranged such that it divides the hydraulic system into a master side in fluid communication with the master cylinder chamber and a slave side in fluid communication with the slave cylinder chamber. The pressure system is adapted to intermittently increase and decrease the pressure in the hydraulic system such that tactile feedback is provided to the brake pedal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Asetek Danmark A/S
    Inventor: André Sloth Eriksen
  • Publication number: 20230260419
    Abstract: A steering wheel adapter system for an automotive simulator includes a first adapter element formed in a distal end of the steering wheel and a second adapter element formed in a proximal end of a steering axle of the automotive simulator. The first adapter element comprises a first electrical contact surface and the second adapter element comprises a second electrical contact surface. The first and second adapter elements are configured to slide against each other along a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the steering axle, until a coupling position has been reached wherein a central axis of the steering wheel is aligned with a central axis of the steering axle, and the first and second electrical contact surfaces make contact with each other to establish an electrical connection. A steering wheel having a first adapter element and a steering axle having a second adapter element are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: André Sloth ERIKSEN, Per Michael KROMANN
  • Patent number: 11680587
    Abstract: A brake cylinder includes a brake cylinder housing having a master chamber, a slave chamber, and a wall disposed there between. The wall defines at least one opening configured to provide fluid communication between the master chamber and the slave chamber. The brake cylinder also includes a master piston configured to pressurize fluid in the master chamber when a brake pedal is pressed. The brake cylinder further includes a slave piston and a pressure sensor disposed in fluid communication with the slave chamber. The pressure sensor is configured to measure pressure in the slave chamber and send a signal to a processor indicating of movement of the brake pedal. When pressurizing fluid in the master chamber, the master piston is configured to drive fluid from the master chamber to the slave chamber via the at least one opening to increase pressure in the slave chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: ASETEK DANMARK A/S
    Inventors: André Sloth Eriksen, Kim Henriksen
  • Publication number: 20230145334
    Abstract: A steering wheel adapter system for an automotive simulator includes a first adapter element formed in a distal end of the steering wheel and a second adapter element formed in a proximal end of a steering axle of the automotive simulator. The first adapter element comprises a first electrical contact surface and the second adapter element comprises a second electrical contact surface. The first and second adapter elements are configured to slide against each other along a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the steering axle, until a coupling position has been reached wherein a central axis of the steering wheel is aligned with a central axis of the steering axle, and the first and second electrical contact surfaces make contact with each other to establish an electrical connection. A steering wheel having a first adapter element and a steering axle having a second adapter element are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: André Sloth Eriksen, Per Michael Kromann
  • Publication number: 20220332297
    Abstract: A brake cylinder for use with an automotive simulator includes a brake cylinder housing having a master chamber, a slave chamber, a wall disposed therebetween and at least one channel configured to provide fluid communication between the master chamber and the slave chamber. In some variants, the at least one channel may be an opening configured to provide fluid communication between the master chamber and the slave chamber, in another variant the channel may be an external channel such as a tube. The brake cylinder also includes a master piston configured to pressurize fluid in the master chamber when a brake pedal is pressed. The brake cylinder further includes a slave piston and a pressure sensor disposed in fluid communication with the brake cylinder. The pressure sensor is configured to measure pressure in the chambers and send a signal to a processor indicative of movement of the brake pedal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Asetek Danmark A/S
    Inventors: André Sloth Eriksen, Kim Henriksen
  • Publication number: 20220333618
    Abstract: A brake cylinder includes a brake cylinder housing having a master chamber, a slave chamber, and a wall disposed there between. The wall defines at least one opening configured to provide fluid communication between the master chamber and the slave chamber. The brake cylinder also includes a master piston configured to pressurize fluid in the master chamber when a brake pedal is pressed. The brake cylinder further includes a slave piston and a pressure sensor disposed in fluid communication with the slave chamber. The pressure sensor is configured to measure pressure in the slave chamber and send a signal to a processor indicating of movement of the brake pedal. When pressurizing fluid in the master chamber, the master piston is configured to drive fluid from the master chamber to the slave chamber via the at least one opening to increase pressure in the slave chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Asetek Danmark A/S
    Inventors: André Sloth Eriksen, Kim Henriksen
  • Publication number: 20220332296
    Abstract: A brake cylinder configured to provide braking signaling to an automotive simulator, the brake cylinder includes a damper housing, a resilient damper arranged within the damper housing and a piston configured to move a block in the axial direction at least partially into the damper housing towards said resilient damper. The block comprises a mechanical stop configured to limit the axial movement of the piston in the axial direction. The brake cylinder further has a sensor configured to measure a response to movement of said piston and send a signal to a processor indicative of that movement. The brake cylinder is configured to be connected to a brake pedal. The mechanical stop divides the braking process into two phases a first phase where the pedal can be depressed and a second phase where the pedal cannot be pressed further due to the mechanical stop. In one variant the brake cylinder is a purely mechanical system with only the damper housing or in combination with a single cylinder chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Asetek Danmark A/S
    Inventors: André Sloth Eriksen, Kim Henriksen
  • Publication number: 20220164014
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling system for a computer system, said computer system comprising at least one unit such as a central processing unit (CPU) generating thermal energy and said cooling system intended for cooling the at least one processing unit and comprising a reservoir having an amount of cooling liquid, said cooling liquid intended for accumulating and transferring of thermal energy dissipated from the processing unit to the cooling liquid. The cooling system has a heat exchanging interface for providing thermal contact between the processing unit and the cooling liquid for dissipating heat from the processing unit to the cooling liquid. Different embodiments of the heat exchanging system as well as means for establishing and controlling a flow of cooling liquid and a cooling strategy constitutes the invention of the cooling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Asetek Danmark A/S
    Inventor: André Sloth Eriksen
  • Publication number: 20220164013
    Abstract: A cooling system for a computer system comprises at least one unit such as a central processing unit (CPU) generating thermal energy and a reservoir having an amount of cooling liquid, said cooling liquid intended for accumulating and transferring of thermal energy dissipated from the processing unit to the cooling liquid. The cooling system has a heat exchanging interface for providing thermal contact between the processing unit and the cooling liquid for dissipating heat from the processing unit to the cooling liquid. Different embodiments of the heat exchanging system as well as means for establishing and controlling a flow of cooling liquid and a cooling strategy constitutes the invention of the cooling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Asetek Danmark A/S
    Inventor: André Sloth Eriksen
  • Patent number: 11287862
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling system for a computer system, said computer system comprising at least one unit such as a central processing unit (CPU) generating thermal energy and said cooling system intended for cooling the at least one processing unit and comprising a reservoir having an amount of cooling liquid, said cooling liquid intended for accumulating and transferring of thermal energy dissipated from the processing unit to the cooling liquid. The cooling system has a heat exchanging interface for providing thermal contact between the processing unit and the cooling liquid for dissipating heat from the processing unit to the cooling liquid. Different embodiments of the heat exchanging system as well as means for establishing and controlling a flow of cooling liquid and a cooling strategy constitutes the invention of the cooling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Asetek Danmark A/S
    Inventor: André Sloth Eriksen
  • Patent number: 11287861
    Abstract: A cooling system for a computer system comprises at least one unit such as a central processing unit (CPU) generating thermal energy and a reservoir having an amount of cooling liquid, said cooling liquid intended for accumulating and transferring of thermal energy dissipated from the processing unit to the cooling liquid. The cooling system has a heat exchanging interface for providing thermal contact between the processing unit and the cooling liquid for dissipating heat from the processing unit to the cooling liquid. Different embodiments of the heat exchanging system as well as means for establishing and controlling a flow of cooling liquid and a cooling strategy constitutes the invention of the cooling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Asetek Danmark A/S
    Inventor: André Sloth Eriksen
  • Publication number: 20200192445
    Abstract: A cooling system for a computer system comprises at least one unit such as a central processing unit (CPU) generating thermal energy and a reservoir having an amount of cooling liquid, said cooling liquid intended for accumulating and transferring of thermal energy dissipated from the processing unit to the cooling liquid. The cooling system has a heat exchanging interface for providing thermal contact between the processing unit and the cooling liquid for dissipating heat from the processing unit to the cooling liquid. Different embodiments of the heat exchanging system as well as means for establishing and controlling a flow of cooling liquid and a cooling strategy constitutes the invention of the cooling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Asetek Danmark A/S
    Inventor: André Sloth Eriksen
  • Publication number: 20200192446
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling system for a computer system, said computer system comprising at least one unit such as a central processing unit (CPU) generating thermal energy and said cooling system intended for cooling the at least one processing unit and comprising a reservoir having an amount of cooling liquid, said cooling liquid intended for accumulating and transferring of thermal energy dissipated from the processing unit to the cooling liquid. The cooling system has a heat exchanging interface for providing thermal contact between the processing unit and the cooling liquid for dissipating heat from the processing unit to the cooling liquid. Different embodiments of the heat exchanging system as well as means for establishing and controlling a flow of cooling liquid and a cooling strategy constitutes the invention of the cooling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Asetek Danmark A/S
    Inventor: André Sloth Eriksen
  • Patent number: 10613601
    Abstract: A cooling system for a computer system comprises at least one unit such as a central processing unit (CPU) generating thermal energy and a reservoir having an amount of cooling liquid, said cooling liquid intended for accumulating and transferring of thermal energy dissipated from the processing unit to the cooling liquid. The cooling system has a heat exchanging interface for providing thermal contact between the processing unit and the cooling liquid for dissipating heat from the processing unit to the cooling liquid. Different embodiments of the heat exchanging system as well as means for establishing and controlling a flow of cooling liquid and a cooling strategy constitutes the invention of the cooling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Asetek Danmark A/S
    Inventor: André Sloth Eriksen
  • Patent number: 10599196
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling system for a computer system, said computer system comprising at least one unit such as a central processing unit (CPU) generating thermal energy and said cooling system intended for cooling the at least one processing unit and comprising a reservoir having an amount of cooling liquid, said cooling liquid intended for accumulating and transferring of thermal energy dissipated from the processing unit to the cooling liquid. The cooling system has a heat exchanging interface for providing thermal contact between the processing unit and the cooling liquid for dissipating heat from the processing unit to the cooling liquid. Different embodiments of the heat exchanging system as well as means for establishing and controlling a flow of cooling liquid and a cooling strategy constitutes the invention of the cooling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Asetek Danmark A/S
    Inventor: André Sloth Eriksen
  • Publication number: 20190150322
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure may include a system for cooling a computer server including a plurality of server modules. The system may include a first cooling system configured to remove heat from the plurality of server modules, the first cooling system including a first plurality of conduits for circulating a first cooling medium through the first cooling system, a second cooling system configured to remove heat from the first cooling system, the second cooling system including a second plurality of conduits for circulating a second cooling medium through the second cooling system, and a manifold configured to couple the first cooling system and the second cooling system, wherein the first plurality of conduits is removably connected to the manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Asetek Danmark A/S
    Inventor: André Sloth Eriksen
  • Patent number: 10212857
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure may include a system for cooling a computer server including a plurality of server modules. The system may include a first cooling system configured to remove heat from the plurality of server modules, the first cooling system including a first plurality of conduits for circulating a first cooling medium through the first cooling system, a second cooling system configured to remove heat from the first cooling system, the second cooling system including a second plurality of conduits for circulating a second cooling medium through the second cooling system, and a manifold configured to couple the first cooling system and the second cooling system, wherein the first plurality of conduits is removably connected to the manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Asetek Danmark A/S
    Inventor: André Sloth Eriksen
  • Publication number: 20180275730
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling system for a computer system, said computer system comprising at least one unit such as a central processing unit (CPU) generating thermal energy and said cooling system intended for cooling the at least one processing unit and comprising a reservoir having an amount of cooling liquid, said cooling liquid intended for accumulating and transferring of thermal energy dissipated from the processing unit to the cooling liquid. The cooling system has a heat exchanging interface for providing thermal contact between the processing unit and the cooling liquid for dissipating heat from the processing unit to the cooling liquid. Different embodiments of the heat exchanging system as well as means for establishing and controlling a flow of cooling liquid and a cooling strategy constitutes the invention of the cooling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Asetek Danmark A/S
    Inventor: André Sloth Eriksen