Patents by Inventor Bart Jan Olmi

Bart Jan Olmi 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).

  • Electromagnetic actuators
    Patent number: 7651069
    Abstract: A valve comprises an electromagnetic actuator including a solenoid. The solenoid includes at least one core and an anchor plate. The solenoid further comprises at least one coil disposed within the core and connected to a set of power electronics to supply current to the coils. The actuator further comprises a plunger connected to the anchor plate and at least one spring configured to guide the plunger. The actuator also includes a pressure compensation system. The opening and closing of the valve is controlled by passing current through the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Herbert Kopecek, Michael Bernhard Schmitz, Paolo Battagli, Franco Graziani, Simone Pratesi, Bart Jan Olmi, Francesco Grillo, Rudolf Scheidl, Wolfgang Amrhein, Siegfried Silber, Thomas Feichtner, Bernhard Karl Steiner
  • ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATORS
    Publication number: 20070295926
    Abstract: A valve comprises an electromagnetic actuator including a solenoid. The solenoid includes at least one core and an anchor plate. The solenoid further comprises at least one coil disposed within the core and connected to a set of power electronics to supply current to the coils. The actuator further comprises a plunger connected to the anchor plate and at least one spring configured to guide the plunger. The actuator also includes a pressure compensation system. The opening and closing of the valve is controlled by passing current through the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: HERBERT KOPECEK, Michael Bernhard Schmitz, Paolo Battagli, Franco Graziani, Simone Pratesi, Bart Jan Olmi, Francesco Grillo, Rudolf Scheidl, Wolfgang Amrhein, Siegfried Silber, Thomas Feichtner, Bernhard Karl Steiner