Patents by Inventor Johan Verbert

Johan Verbert 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).

  • Asymmetric incremental sheet forming system
    Patent number: 7984635
    Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to sheet material forming technology and the forming of structures there from. The invention relates to incremental forming of sheet material (1) with localised heating (5) and more particularly to a system and method for incrementally forming a sheet blank (1) that is at the same time heated by a dynamically moving heating source (5). This dynamic and localised heating locally changes the mechanical properties of the sheet material (1), thus facilitating the forming process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: K.U. Leuven Research & Development
    Inventors: Bart Callebaut, Joost Duflou, Johan Verbert
  • Asymmetric incremental sheet forming system
    Publication number: 20090158805
    Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to sheet material forming technology and the forming of structures there from. The invention relates to incremental forming of sheet material (1) with localised heating (5) and more particularly to a system and method for incrementally forming a sheet blank (1) that is at the same time heated by a dynamically moving heating source (5). This dynamic and localised heating locally changes the mechanical properties of the sheet material (1), thus facilitating the forming process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Bart Callebaut, Joost Duflou, Johan Verbert