Patents by Inventor Erwin Kupers

Erwin Kupers 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).

  • Gas valve and gas control device
    Patent number: 10817002
    Abstract: A gas valve includes a valve seat, a valve stem, a valve body, and a valve diaphragm. The valve body acts together with the valve seat in such a way that the gas valve is in a closed state when the valve body is pressed against the valve seat and the gas valve is in an opened state when the valve body is lifted up from the valve seat. In a partially opened state, a connection between the valve stem and the valve body allows the valve body to tilt relative to the valve stem. The tilt may help provide more stable contact between the valve body and the valve seat when the gas valve is in the partially opened state. This can reduce wear on the gas valve by reducing, for example, valve body bounce.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Honeywell Technologies Sarl
    Inventors: Gerrit J. Baarda, Erwin Kupers, Tieme de Jonge
  • Method for operating a gas burner appliance
    Patent number: 10520186
    Abstract: A method for determining an change in an operating condition of a gas burner appliance. In some instances, a calibration of a gas/air mixture may be performed when the combustion quality of the gas burner appliance diminishes. This may be accomplished by adjusting a throttle position of a throttle valve that throttles the gas to the gas burner appliance. After calibration has been performed, a throttle position of the throttle valve is determined, and based on the throttle position determined after calibration, a change of an operating condition of the gas burner appliance is detectable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Honeywell Technologies Sarl
    Inventors: Gerwin Langius, Piet Blaauwwiekel, Frank Van Prooijen, Erwin Kupers
  • GAS VALVE AND GAS CONTROL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180363792
    Abstract: A gas valve includes a valve seat, a valve stem, a valve body, and a valve diaphragm. The valve body acts together with the valve seat in such a way that the gas valve is in a closed state when the valve body is pressed against the valve seat and the gas valve is in an opened state when the valve body is lifted up from the valve seat. In a partially opened state, a connection between the valve stem and the valve body allows the valve body to tilt relative to the valve stem. The tilt may help provide more stable contact between the valve body and the valve seat when the gas valve is in the partially opened state. This can reduce wear on the gas valve by reducing, for example, valve body bounce.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Gerrit J. Baarda, Erwin Kupers, Tieme de Jonge
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING A GAS BURNER APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20170292698
    Abstract: A method for determining an change in an operating condition of a gas burner appliance. In some instances, a calibration of a gas/air mixture may be performed when the combustion quality of the gas burner appliance diminishes. This may be accomplished by adjusting a throttle position of a throttle valve that throttles the gas to the gas burner appliance. After calibration has been performed, a throttle position of the throttle valve is determined, and based on the throttle position determined after calibration, a change of an operating condition of the gas burner appliance is detectable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Gerwin Langius, Piet Blaauwwiekel, Frank Van Prooijen, Erwin Kupers