Patents by Inventor Kees van Loon

Kees van Loon 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).

  • Transport system with magnetically driven transport elements and transportation method
    Patent number: 9663308
    Abstract: A transport arrangement configured to transport piece goods includes a first transport track, a first carrier which is movable with respect to this first transport track, a second transport track, and preferably a second carrier which is movable with respect to this second transport track. The arrangement further includes at least one first coil arrangement configured to move the first carrier with respect to the first transport track and at least one second coil arrangement configured to move the second carrier with respect to the second transport track. At least one coil arrangement is provided to move at least at times the first carrier with respect to the first transport track and at least at times to move the second carrier with respect to the second transport track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Richard Hibbs, Kees van Loon
  • Transport System with Magnetically Driven Transport Elements and Transportation Method
    Publication number: 20160114989
    Abstract: A transport arrangement configured to transport piece goods includes a first transport track, a first carrier which is movable with respect to this first transport track, a second transport track, and preferably a second carrier which is movable with respect to this second transport track. The arrangement further includes at least one first coil arrangement configured to move the first carrier with respect to the first transport track and at least one second coil arrangement configured to move the second carrier with respect to the second transport track. At least one coil arrangement is provided to move at least at times the first carrier with respect to the first transport track and at least at times to move the second carrier with respect to the second transport track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Richard Hibbs, Kees van Loon