Patents by Inventor Kaspar Raahede Aaroe

Kaspar Raahede Aaroe 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: 11703367
    Abstract: A modular ultrasonic flow meter including a substantially watertight meter housing connected to a flow tube; a measurement printed circuit board including a measurement circuit communicating with one or more ultrasonic transducers, arranged in the meter housing for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic signals; and a self-contained power supply. The ultrasonic flow meter further includes a control module comprising a module housing connected with a main printed circuit board including a central processing unit, a memory circuit and a communication circuit, and a power- and communication connection is provided between the main printed circuit board of the control module and the measurement printed circuit board whereby the self-contained power supply may power the main printed circuit board and the measurement printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Kamstrup A/S
    Inventors: Lasse Pilegaard, Kaspar Raahede Aarøe, Kenneth Hoe Baunsgaard
  • Publication number: 20230221156
    Abstract: A compact ultrasonic flowmeter for measuring flowrate and other fluid related data includes a flow tube with a flow bore for passage of the fluid between an inlet and an outlet, a flowmeter housing associated with the flow tube, a printed circuit board arranged in the flowmeter housing and including a processor for controlling operations of the flowmeter, a meter circuit including ultrasonic transducers provided on the printed circuit board and configured for operating the ultrasonic transducers to transmit and receive ultrasonic wave packets through the fluid, a display mounted on the printed circuit board and configured for displaying a measured flowrate and the other fluid related data, one or more battery packs for powering flowmeter operations, and an antenna element configured to be connected to a radio circuit via connectors provided on the printed circuit board and/or the antenna element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Lasse Pilegaard, Anders Hedegaard, Kaspar Raahede Aarøe
  • Patent number: 11644352
    Abstract: A compact ultrasonic flowmeter for measuring flowrate and other fluid related data includes a flow tube with a flow bore for passage of the fluid between an inlet and an outlet, a flowmeter housing associated with the flow tube, a printed circuit board arranged in the flowmeter housing and including a processor for controlling operations of the flowmeter, a meter circuit including ultrasonic transducers provided on the printed circuit board and configured for operating the ultrasonic transducers to transmit and receive ultrasonic wave packets through the fluid, a display mounted on the printed circuit board and configured for displaying a measured flowrate and the other fluid related data, one or more battery packs for powering flowmeter operations, and an antenna element configured to be connected to a radio circuit via connectors provided on the printed circuit board and/or the antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Kamstrup A/S
    Inventors: Lasse Pilegaard, Anders Hedegaard, Kaspar Raahede Aarøe
  • Patent number: 11619529
    Abstract: A compact ultrasonic flowmeter for measuring flowrate and other fluid related data of a fluid includes a flow tube with a flow bore for passage of the fluid between an inlet and an outlet, a flowmeter housing, a printed circuit board arranged in the flowmeter housing and including a processor for controlling operations of the flowmeter, a meter circuit including ultrasonic transducers provided on the printed circuit board and configured for operating the ultrasonic transducers to transmit and receive ultrasonic wave packets through the fluid, a display mounted on the printed circuit board and configured for displaying a measured flowrate and the other fluid related data, one or more battery packs for powering flowmeter operations, and two or more backing devices arranged to provide a holding force to the ultrasonic transducers, forcing a lower side of the ultrasonic transducers against transducer areas provided on the flow tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Kamstrup A/S
    Inventors: Lasse Pilegaard, Anders Hedegaard, Kaspar Raahede Aarøe
  • Patent number: 11499853
    Abstract: A consumption meter arranged to measure a flow rate of a fluid, comprising: a tube with for passage of the fluid between an inlet and an outlet, multiple individual flow meters arranged at the tube to measure a sub-flow rate of the fluid, a first control circuit and communication interface arranged for receiving the measured sub-flow rate from each of the multiple flow meters, and being arranged to generate a signal indicative of the flow rate of the fluid according to the received sub-flow rates, each of the multiple individual flow meters comprising: a flow meter housing arranged at the tube; first and second ultrasonic transducers arranged in the flow meter housing for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic signals propagating through the fluid; a second control circuit arranged for operating the first and second ultrasonic transducers, and being arranged to generate the signal indicative of the sub-flow rate of the fluid accordingly; and a communication interface arranged for transmitting the signal indica
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Kamstrup A/S
    Inventors: Søren Tønnes Nielsen, Peter Schmidt Laursen, Kaspar Raahede Aarøe
  • Publication number: 20220136880
    Abstract: A modular ultrasonic flow meter including a substantially watertight meter housing connected; a measurement printed circuit board including a measurement circuit communicating with one or more ultrasonic transducers, arranged in the meter housing for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic signals; and a self-contained power supply. The ultrasonic flow meter further includes a control module comprising a module housing connected with a main printed circuit board including a central processing unit, a memory circuit and a communication circuit, and a power- and communication connection is provided between the main printed circuit board of the control module and the measurement printed circuit board whereby the self-contained power supply may power the main printed circuit board and the measurement printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Lasse PILEGAARD, Kaspar Raahede AARØE, Kenneth Hoe BAUNSGAARD
  • Publication number: 20210341322
    Abstract: A compact ultrasonic flowmeter for measuring flowrate and other fluid related data of a fluid includes a flow tube with a flow bore for passage of the fluid between an inlet and an outlet, a flowmeter housing, a printed circuit board arranged in the flowmeter housing and including a processor for controlling operations of the flowmeter, a meter circuit including ultrasonic transducers provided on the printed circuit board and configured for operating the ultrasonic transducers to transmit and receive ultrasonic wave packets through the fluid, a display mounted on the printed circuit board and configured for displaying a measured flowrate and the other fluid related data, one or more battery packs for powering flowmeter operations, and two or more backing devices arranged to provide a holding force to the ultrasonic transducers, forcing a lower side of the ultrasonic transducers against transducer areas provided on the flow tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Lasse Pilegaard, Anders Hedegaard, Kaspar Raahede Aarøe
  • Publication number: 20210341323
    Abstract: A compact ultrasonic flowmeter for measuring flowrate and other fluid related data includes a flow tube with a flow bore for passage of the fluid between an inlet and an outlet, a flowmeter housing associated with the flow tube, a printed circuit board arranged in the flowmeter housing and including a processor for controlling operations of the flowmeter, a meter circuit including ultrasonic transducers provided on the printed circuit board and configured for operating the ultrasonic transducers to transmit and receive ultrasonic wave packets through the fluid, a display mounted on the printed circuit board and configured for displaying a measured flowrate and the other fluid related data, one or more battery packs for powering flowmeter operations, and an antenna element configured to be connected to a radio circuit via connectors provided on the printed circuit board and/or the antenna element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Lasse Pilegaard, Anders Hedegaard, Kaspar Raahede Aarøe
  • Patent number: 11118951
    Abstract: Compact ultrasonic flowmeter for measuring flowrate and other fluid related data, comprising: a flow tube with a flow bore for passage of the fluid between an inlet and an outlet; a flowmeter housing associated with the flow tube; a printed circuit board arranged in the flowmeter housing and including a processor for controlling operations of the flowmeter; a meter circuit including two or more ultrasonic transducers provided on the printed circuit board and configured for operating the ultrasonic transducers to transmit and receive ultrasonic wave packets through the fluid; a display mounted on the printed circuit board and configured for displaying a measured flowrate and other fluid related data; and one or more battery packs for powering flowmeter operations including at least the processor and the meter circuit and the display; wherein the processor and the ultrasonic transducers are surface mounted on a lower side of the printed circuit board and the display is mounted on an upper side of the printed ci
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Kamstrup A/S
    Inventors: Lasse Pilegaard, Anders Hedegaard, Kaspar Raahede Aarøe
  • Publication number: 20210148742
    Abstract: A consumption meter arranged to measure a flow rate of a fluid, comprising: a tube with for passage of the fluid between an inlet and an outlet, multiple individual flow meters arranged at the tube to measure a sub-flow rate of the fluid, a first control circuit and communication interface arranged for receiving the measured sub-flow rate from each of the multiple flow meters, and being arranged to generate a signal indicative of the flow rate of the fluid according to the received sub-flow rates, each of the multiple individual flow meters comprising: a flow meter housing arranged at the tube; first and second ultrasonic transducers arranged in the flow meter housing for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic signals propagating through the fluid; a second control circuit arranged for operating the first and second ultrasonic transducers, and being arranged to generate the signal indicative of the sub-flow rate of the fluid accordingly; and a communication interface arranged for transmitting the signal indica
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Søren Tønnes Nielsen, Peter Schmidt Laursen, Kaspar Raahede Aarøe
  • Publication number: 20190310116
    Abstract: Compact ultrasonic flowmeter for measuring flowrate and other fluid related data, comprising: a flow tube with a flow bore for passage of the fluid between an inlet and an outlet; a flowmeter housing associated with the flow tube; a printed circuit board arranged in the flowmeter housing and including a processor for controlling operations of the flowmeter; a meter circuit including two or more ultrasonic transducers provided on the printed circuit board and configured for operating the ultrasonic transducers to transmit and receive ultrasonic wave packets through the fluid; a display mounted on the printed circuit board and configured for displaying a measured flowrate and other fluid related data; and one or more battery packs for powering flowmeter operations including at least the processor and the meter circuit and the display; wherein the processor and the ultrasonic transducers are surface mounted on a lower side of the printed circuit board and the display is mounted on an upper side of the printed ci
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Lasse Pilegaard, Anders Hedegaard, Kaspar Raahede Aaroe
  • Publication number: 20160094088
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light unit comprising a power management system being capable of delivering electrical power from a power generating unit of the light unit to an associated power distributing system, said power management system comprising a system controller adapted to deliver power to the power distributing system in accordance with a number of inputs to said system controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: SENECO A/S
    Inventors: Lars Norgaard Bjorn, Dan Staerk, Kaspar Raahede Aaroe, Mikkel Aunsbjerg Jakobsen
  • Publication number: 20160095182
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a street light comprising means for determining a traffic related activity and control means for operating the street light according to the determined traffic related activity. A corresponding method for operating a street light is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: Seneco A/S
    Inventors: Lars Norgaard Bjorn, Dan Staerk, Kaspar Raahede Aaroe, Mikkel Aunsbjerg Jakobsen