Patents by Inventor Joel Niklaus

Joel Niklaus 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: 11603869
    Abstract: Hydraulic control comprising at least one hydraulic valve, each hydraulic valve comprising a hydraulic distributor and an electric actuator. The hydraulic distributor comprises a valve slide mounted with the ability to slide in a body comprising hydraulic ports. The electric actuator is fixed to the body of the hydraulic distributor and comprises an electric motor, an electronic circuit comprising a circuit board, a linear-displacement output member coupled to the control slide, reduction gearing comprising gear wheels coupling the motor to the output member, and a housing in which the electric motor, the electronic circuit and the reduction gearing are mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: SOCIETE INDUSTRIELLE DE SONCEBOZ SA
    Inventors: Joël Niklaus, Lionel Billet, Fabrice Boivin
  • Publication number: 20200340501
    Abstract: Hydraulic control comprising at least one hydraulic valve, each hydraulic valve comprising a hydraulic distributor and an electric actuator. The hydraulic distributor comprises a valve slide mounted with the ability to slide in a body comprising hydraulic ports. The electric actuator is fixed to the body of the hydraulic distributor and comprises an electric motor, an electronic circuit comprising a circuit board, a linear-displacement output member coupled to the control slide, reduction gearing comprising gear wheels coupling the motor to the output member, and a housing in which the electric motor, the electronic circuit and the reduction gearing are mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: SOCIETE INDUSTRIELLE DE SONCEBOZ SA
    Inventors: Joël Niklaus, Lionel Billet, Fabrice Boivin
  • Publication number: 20050244276
    Abstract: A membrane or piston pump drive comprises a stepping motor (2) and a rotary-to-linear conversion mechanism for converting the rotary movement into a translation movement (6). The rotary-to-linear conversion mechanism comprises a rotary member (4) and a piston member (7) intended to move a piston or a membrane of the pump. The stepping motor comprises a rotor coupled to the rotary member which engages the piston member (7) in order to drive it in an essentially linear reciprocating movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Pfister, Joel Niklaus, Christophe Dexet, Vincent Froidevaux