Patents by Inventor Hendrik Fedde van der Spek

Hendrik Fedde van der Spek 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: 7771168
    Abstract: The invention relates to an axial fan comprising a boss and a number of blades evenly distributed and arranged to the boss, wherein the blades have an aerofoil profile, each blade is arranged to the boss with a strip, wherein each blade is hollow and the strip is at least partially inserted into the blade, and that at least one fastener runs from the surface of the blade through a corresponding opening in the strip to the opposite surface of the blade, wherein the corresponding opening in the strip is a slot, such that the pitch of the blade is adjustable, by rotation of the blade relative to the strip along the axial axis of the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Howden Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Henricus Johannes Bernardus Olthof, Giorgio Cipelletti, Hendrik Fedde Van Der Spek
  • Publication number: 20080031726
    Abstract: The invention relates to an axial fan comprising a boss and a number of blades evenly distributed and arranged to the boss, wherein the blades have an aerofoil profile, each blade is arranged to the boss with a strip, wherein each blade is hollow and the strip is at least partially inserted into the blade, and that at least one fastener runs from the surface of the blade through a corresponding opening in the strip to the opposite surface of the blade, wherein the corresponding opening in the strip is a slot, such that the pitch of the blade is adjustable, by rotation of the blade relative to the strip along the axial axis of the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: HOWDEN NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Henricus Bernardus Olthof, Giorgio Cipelletti, Hendrik Fedde Van Der Spek
  • Patent number: 6761539
    Abstract: A rotor blade for a fan, said rotor blade comprising a first blade zone having an airfoil cross-section and a second blade zone having a cross-section of reduced thickness, wherein the average thickness of the second blade zone is less than 50% of the average thickness of the first blade zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Ventilatoren Sirocco Howden B.V.
    Inventors: Giorgio Roberto Cipelletti, Hendrik Fedde van der Spek
  • Patent number: 5683636
    Abstract: A blade for a fan is formed by rotomolding around a pre-positioned support member, part of which extends out of the mold, the support member being shaped, or being provided with one or more projections, which are partly embedded in the plastic material forming a skin of the fan blade. The fan blade is made hollow by this method, but is preferably filled either during molding or subsequently with a hard foam material. A hub is also provided for mounting any fan blades, but in particular those made by the method, in which a hub includes a body portion having a first radial face associated therewith, a plate having a second radial face parallel to the first radial face and spaced therefrom, and a plurality of circumferentially equally spaced depressions facing one another on the first and second radial faces to accommodate the fan blade support members, means being provided to secure the plate to the body portion effective to clamp the fan blade and support members firmly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: Ventilatoren Sirocco Howden B.V.
    Inventors: Hendrik Fedde van der Spek, Henricus Johannes Bernardus Olthof