Patents by Inventor Bert van de Kamp

Bert van de Kamp 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).

  • Solenoid valve with manual override functionality that has cooperating latch and release handles
    Patent number: 10962135
    Abstract: A solenoid valve includes a manually operable override with a latch handle that comprises a profile for, in a latched position, latching a valve core by having the profile block an operator part of the valve core in a longitudinal direction, and that is biased towards its latched position, preferably by means of gravitational forces acting upon it. The profile includes a recessed hook portion for, in an unlatched position, abutting sideways against the operator part for limiting the latch handle to move towards its latched position. A release handle is movably connected to the latch handle from a starting towards a release position for forcing the operator part to slide along the hook portion in the longitudinal direction until it no longer abuts sideways against the operator part and releases the biased latch handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Asco Controls B.V.
    Inventors: Henk Bakker, Erik Kooijman, Bert van de Kamp
  • SOLENOID VALVE WITH MANUAL OVERRIDE FUNCTIONALITY THAT HAS COOPERATING LATCH AND RELEASE HANDLES
    Publication number: 20190309869
    Abstract: A solenoid valve includes a manually operable override with a latch handle that comprises a profile for, in a latched position, latching a valve core by having the profile block an operator part of the valve core in a longitudinal direction, and that is biased towards its latched position, preferably by means of gravitational forces acting upon it. The profile includes a recessed hook portion for, in an unlatched position, abutting sideways against the operator part for limiting the latch handle to move towards its latched position. A release handle is movably connected to the latch handle from a starting towards a release position for forcing the operator part to slide along the hook portion in the longitudinal direction until it no longer abuts sideways against the operator part and releases the biased latch handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Henk Bakker, Erik Kooijman, Bert van de Kamp