Patents by Inventor Michael Ridell

Michael Ridell 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).

  • Publication number: 20260029291
    Abstract: The present invention describes a leakage detector system 1 comprising a sensor unit 2, said sensor unit 2 comprising a moisture sensor 20 and a transmitter, said leakage detector system also comprising an enclosing material 3 embedding the sensor unit 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2025
    Publication date: January 29, 2026
    Inventors: Amir Mehrdad MAHDJOUBI NAMIN, Markus FRIBERG, Dick HAMMER, Michael RIDELL
  • Patent number: 12421134
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a system 1 intended for measuring water quality in a system having the capability of recirculating water and flowing water to waste, depending on water quality, said system 1 being a module system comprising a water channel base unit 2, a sensor module unit 3 for water quality measurement and a water distribution module unit 4 for distribution of water to recirculation, wherein the water distribution module unit 4 are attachable to and detachable from the water channel base unit 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: Orbital Systems AB
    Inventors: Michael Ridell, Richard Boden, Peter Öhman
  • Patent number: 12163316
    Abstract: The present inventive concept relates to a water recycling device comprising: an outlet configured to output treated water; a drain for collecting used water output from said outlet; a return/evacuation path in liquid communication with said drain, wherein said return/evacuation path comprises an inlet for receiving water collected by said drain; a return path in liquid communication with said return/evacuation path; a treatment path in liquid communication with said return path and said outlet; an external water path in liquid communication with said treatment path, said external water path being connected to an external water outlet; a valve arrangement configured to accept as inputs used water from said return path and/or external water from said external water path, said valve arrangement being placed between said return path and said treatment path, said valve arrangement being configured to direct said inputs to said treatment path, said valve arrangement being configured to mix said external water w
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Orbital Systems AB
    Inventors: Michael Ridell, Richard Boden
  • Patent number: 12134568
    Abstract: The present invention describes a system (1) enabling treating water from a water tank (3), which water tank (3) is arranged in a water distribution architecture also comprising one or more user units (8), said system (1) also enabling recycling of water or discarding of water not suitable to recycle, said system (1) comprising a water distribution unit (2), at least one water treating unit (6) and a sensor unit (7) arranged for measurement of at least water quality, said water distribution unit (2) comprising one common user unit inlet 9 connectable via piping to said one or more user units (8) on their used water output side; said water distribution unit (2) further comprising a contaminated water outlet (10); and said water distribution unit (2) further comprising at least one water recirculation port (1000) connectable via piping to the water tank (3) to enable flowing water between the water distribution unit (2) and the water tank (3); and wherein said at least one water treating unit (6) enables to tre
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: ORBITAL SYSTEMS AB
    Inventors: Amir Mehrdad Mahdjoubi Namin, Michael Ridell
  • Patent number: 12018467
    Abstract: The present invention describes a water recirculation system intended for recycling of water or discarding of water not suitable to recycle, said water recirculation system (1) comprising a flow path for recirculation (50), at least one water treating unit (6), and a sensor unit (7) arranged for measurement of at least water quality, and wherein the sensor unit (7) is connected to a control unit which decides if water should be recycled or discarded in a point of separation (30) based on the measurement of the water quality, said water recirculation system (1) also comprises a first heating source (00), and wherein the water recirculation system (1) also comprises a second heating source (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: ORBITAL SYSTEMS AB
    Inventors: Mårten Öbrink, Michael Ridell
  • Publication number: 20240035259
    Abstract: The present inventive concept relates to a water recycling device comprising: an outlet configured to output treated water; a drain for collecting used water output from said outlet; a return/evacuation path in liquid communication with said drain, wherein said return/evacuation path comprises an inlet for receiving water collected by said drain; a return path in liquid communication with said return/evacuation path; a treatment path in liquid communication with said return path and said outlet; an external water path in liquid communication with said treatment path, said external water path being connected to an external water outlet; a valve arrangement configured to accept as inputs used water from said return path and/or external water from said external water path, said valve arrangement being placed between said return path and said treatment path, said valve arrangement being configured to direct said inputs to said treatment path, said valve arrangement being configured to mix said external water w
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Michael RIDELL, Richard BODEN
  • Publication number: 20240018755
    Abstract: The present invention describes a water recirculation system 1 intended for recycling of water or discarding of water not suitable to recycle, said water recirculation system 1 comprising a heating unit 2 with one cold-side space 3 intended for a water flow in the water recirculation system 1 to be heated and one hot-side space 4 arranged to provide a heating fluid which indirectly heats said water flow in the cold-side space 3, said hot-side space 4 being connected to any of the following: a reservoir comprising hot glycol or a hot water/glycol mixture; and/or one side of a heat-exchanger arrangement with water on one side and glycol or a water/glycol mixture on the other side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Orbital Systems AB
    Inventors: Mårten ÖBRINK, Michael RIDELL, Mikael NILSSON
  • Patent number: 11821179
    Abstract: The present inventive concept relates to a water recycling device comprising: an outlet configured to output treated water; a drain for collecting used water output from said outlet; a return/evacuation path in liquid communication with said drain, wherein said return/evacuation path comprises an inlet for receiving water collected by said drain; a return path in liquid communication with said return/evacuation path; a treatment path in liquid communication with said return path and said outlet; an external water path in liquid communication with said treatment path, said external water path being connected to an external water outlet; a valve arrangement configured to accept as inputs used water from said return path and/or external water from said external water path, said valve arrangement being placed between said return path and said treatment path, said valve arrangement being configured to direct said inputs to said treatment path, said valve arrangement being configured to mix said external water
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: ORBITAL SYSTEMS AB
    Inventors: Michael Ridell, Richard Boden
  • Publication number: 20230322582
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a system 1 intended for measuring water quality in a system having the capability of recirculating water and flowing water to waste, depending on water quality, said system 1 being a module system comprising a water channel base unit 2, a sensor module unit 3 for water quality measurement and a water distribution module unit 4 for distribution of water to recirculation, wherein the water distribution module unit 4 are attachable to and detachable from the water channel base unit 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Orbital Systems AB
    Inventors: Michael RIDELL, Richard BODEN, Peter ÖHMAN
  • Publication number: 20220276114
    Abstract: The present invention describes a leakage detector system (1) comprising a sensor unit (2), said sensor unit (2) comprising a moisture sensor (20) and a transmitter, said leakage detector system also comprising an enclosing material 3 embedding the sensor unit (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Amir Mehrdad MAHDJOUBI NAMIN, Markus FRIBERG, Dick HAMMER, Michael RIDELL
  • Patent number: 11401648
    Abstract: The present inventive concept relates to a method for optimizing water usage in a device utilizing water for a group of cleaning procedures, wherein the device comprises a sensor arrangement (518) and a data processing device, wherein the method comprises the steps of: determining a first substance content (400a) of first cleaning phase water from a first cleaning phase of the cleaning procedure (428) using the sensor arrangement (518); in the data processing device, receiving data comprising a target substance content interval requirement (844) of at least one of a plurality of cleaning phases (314); in the data processing device, comparing the first substance content to the target substance content interval requirement (844); and forming cleaning phase water to be used in the at least one of the plurality of cleaning phases (314) by transferring the first cleaning phase water to the at least one of the plurality of cleaning phases (314) based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: ORBITAL SYSTEMS AB
    Inventor: Michael Ridell
  • Publication number: 20220098841
    Abstract: The present invention describes a water recirculation system intended for recycling of water or discarding of water not suitable to recycle, said water recirculation system (1) comprising a flow path for recirculation (50), at least one water treating unit (6), and a sensor unit (7) arranged for measurement of at least water quality, and wherein the sensor unit (7) is connected to a control unit which decides if water should be recycled or discarded in a point of separation (30) based on the measurement of the water quality, said water recirculation system (1) also comprises a first heating source (00), and wherein the water recirculation system (1) also comprises a second heating source (200).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Mårten ÖBRINK, Michael RIDELL
  • Publication number: 20220089458
    Abstract: The present invention describes a system (1) enabling treating water from a water tank (3), which water tank (3) is arranged in a water distribution architecture also comprising one or more user units (8), said system (1) also enabling recycling of water or discarding of water not suitable to recycle, said system (1) comprising a water distribution unit (2), at least one water treating unit (6) and a sensor unit (7) arranged for measurement of at least water quality, said water distribution unit (2) comprising one common user unit inlet 9 connectable via piping to said one or more user units (8) on their used water output side; said water distribution unit (2) further comprising a contaminated water outlet (10); and said water distribution unit (2) further comprising at least one water recirculation port (1000) connectable via piping to the water tank (3) to enable flowing water between the water distribution unit (2) and the water tank (3); and wherein said at least one water treating unit (6) enables to tre
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Amir Mehrdad MAHDJOUBI NAMIN, Michael RIDELL
  • Patent number: 11155983
    Abstract: The present inventive concept relates to a system (100) comprising: a water recirculating device comprising: a heating arrangement (112) arranged in a recirculating path (108); a mixing valve arrangement (122) in liquid communication with an external ON water path arrangement (114), said mixing valve arrangement (122) accepting as inputs hot and cold water from a hot and cold water source respectively, said mixing valve arrangement (122) being configured to form temperature regulated water (120) by combining said hot and cold water, said mixing valve arrangement (122) comprising a user input interface configured to control a proportion of said hot and cold water directed to said external water path arrangement (114); and a reference temperature determining arrangement (130) configured to determine a reference water temperature of said temperature regulated water (120); wherein said heating arrangement (112) is configured to adjust a water temperature of treated water towards said reference water temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: ORBITAL SYSTEMS AB
    Inventors: Richard Bodén, Michael Ridell
  • Patent number: 11129514
    Abstract: The present inventive concept relates to a device (500) utilizing water for a group of cleaning procedures, wherein each cleaning procedure (100) in the group of cleaning procedures comprises a plurality of cleaning phases (102, 104, 106, 108) each using cleaning phase water having a substance content with respect to a number of substances, wherein the device (500) comprises a sensor arrangement (554) configured to determine a first substance content (110) with respect to at least one of the number of substances in first cleaning phase water from a first cleaning phase (102) being part of the plurality of cleaning phases (102, 104, 106, 108); wherein the device (500) is configured to end the first cleaning phase (102) if a pre-determined condition related to the first substance content (110) and associated with the first cleaning phase (102) has been met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: ORBITAL SYSTEM AB
    Inventor: Michael Ridell
  • Patent number: 11047118
    Abstract: The present inventive concept relates to a water recirculating device (100) comprising: a heating arrangement (120); and a flow path divider (122) placed in a water recirculating path (116) upstream from the heating arrangement (120), wherein the flow path divider (122) is arranged to divide the water recirculating path (116) into a heating path (124) and a non-heating path (126); and wherein a first mixing valve (106) is configured to mix water from the heating path (124) having a first temperature and water from the non-heating path (126) having a second temperature in order to form first temperature regulated water, and wherein a second mixing valve (112) is configured to mix water from the heating path (124) having the first temperature with water from the non-heating path (126) having the second temperature in order to form second temperature regulated water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: ORBITAL SYSTEMS AB
    Inventor: Michael Ridell
  • Publication number: 20210189699
    Abstract: The present inventive concept relates to a water recycling device comprising: an outlet configured to output treated water; a drain for collecting used water output from said outlet; a return/evacuation path in liquid communication with said drain, wherein said return/evacuation path comprises an inlet for receiving water collected by said drain; a return path in liquid communication with said return/evacuation path; a treatment path in liquid communication with said return path and said outlet; an external water path in liquid communication with said treatment path, said external water path being connected to an external water outlet; a valve arrangement configured to accept as inputs used water from said return path and/or external water from said external water path, said valve arrangement being placed between said return path and said treatment path, said valve arrangement being configured to direct said inputs to said treatment path, said valve arrangement being configured to mix said external water w
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Michael RIDELL, Richard BODEN
  • Patent number: 10947705
    Abstract: The present inventive concept relates to a method for recycling water in a water recycling device, the method comprising: receiving used water via a drain; determining a water quality measure of the used water; if the water; quality measure of the water is above a first quality threshold, feeding the used water to a valve arrangement; in the valve arrangement, forming water to be treated by providing external water, the used water or a combination of the external water and the used water; generating treated water by treating the water to be treated using a water treatment arrangement; and feeding the treated water to an outlet. The present inventive concept also relates to a water recycling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: ORBITAL SYSTEMS AB
    Inventors: Michael Ridell, Richard Boden
  • Publication number: 20210047202
    Abstract: The present invention describes a system comprising a water recirculation device 1 allowing for purification and recycling of water or separation of water, said water recirculation device 1 comprising a water treatment unit 2 and a sensor system 3 arranged for measurement of at least water quality and which sensor system 3 is connected to a control unit, and wherein the system also comprises at least two separation points, wherein one first separation point 30 is positioned within the water recirculation device 1 to allow for recirculation of clean water or separation of a first separated stream of water not intended to be recirculated in the water recirculation device 1, and wherein one second separation point 30 is arranged for separation of the first separated stream of water in at least one high quality water stream and in one low quality water stream, and wherein a decision of recirculation or separation is made by the control unit based on the measurement of water quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventor: Michael RIDELL
  • Patent number: 10883258
    Abstract: The present inventive concept relates to a method for adjusting a water temperature in a water recirculating device. The method comprises determining a first parameter associated with a first water path; determining a second parameter associated with a second water path; determining a setting of a mixing valve arrangement based on the first and second parameter; and adjusting a water temperature of water output by a water outlet based on the setting of the mixing valve arrangement. The invention also relates to a water recirculating device configured to adjust a water temperature of water output by a water outlet based on the setting of the mixing valve arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: ORBITAL SYSTEMS AB
    Inventor: Michael Ridell