Patents by Inventor Floris J. Groeneveld

Floris J. Groeneveld 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).

  • Patent number: 6925958
    Abstract: This invention relates to a driving device (1) comprising a drive shaft (3) that is rotatably supported in a housing, which driving device includes a position indicator for said drive shaft, wherein a cam (27) is present on the drive shaft, whose cam surface mates with one end of a feeler pin (29) which extends perpendicularly to the drive shaft, and which end is pressed against said cam surface under spring pressure (37), all this in such manner that movement of the feeler pin in its longitudinal direction, which is effected by the cam surface upon rotation of the drive shaft, provides an indication as regards the angular displacement of the drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: EL-O-Matic B.V.
    Inventor: Floris J. Groeneveld
  • Publication number: 20030172754
    Abstract: This invention relates to a driving device (1) comprising a drive shaft (3) that is rotatably supported in a housing, which driving device includes a position indicator for said drive shaft, wherein a cam (27) is present on the drive shaft, whose cam surface mates with one end of a feeler pin (29) which extends perpendicularly to the drive shaft, and which end is pressed against said cam surface under spring pressure (37), all this in such manner that movement of the feeler pin in its longitudinal direction, which is effected by the cam surface upon rotation of the drive shaft, provides an indication as regards the angular displacement of the drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventor: Floris J Groeneveld
  • Patent number: 6371162
    Abstract: An electro-mechanical actuator for operating a fluid control valve and controlling the operation of one or more field instruments, including other valve actuators. An electro-mechanical actuator has a drive unit and an electric motor driving the drive unit to open and close a fluid control valve to the fully opened and fully closed states under the control of monitoring limit open and limit closed sensors. Auxiliary control output lines connected to other field instruments from the electro-mechanical actuator drive associated fluid control valves to fully open and fully closed states. Limit open sensors and limit closed sensors monitor the valve open and closed state of the other respective field instruments and through a respective pair of auxiliary travel input lines to the electro-mechanical control the field instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Fisher Controls International, Inc.
    Inventor: Floris J. Groeneveld
  • Patent number: 4884495
    Abstract: A fluid motor actuator of the type in which an actuator member is moved in either one of two opposite directions from a rest position to an actuated position includes a fail-safe mechanism having compression springs coupled with the actuator member for compression of the compression springs in response to actuation of the actuator member in either of the two opposite directions for establishing a restoring force which, upon loss of motive power, will return the actuator member to the rest position and maintain the actuator member in the rest position pending restoration of motive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1989
    Assignee: EL-O-MATIC-USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Floris J. Groeneveld