Patents by Inventor Mike Henk

Mike Henk 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: 20240335691
    Abstract: A monitoring and testing system which is designed to automatically seal off the system from its gas supply and monitor internal pressure during that time to perform regulatory testing. The scheduling can be automated and can be done without maintenance personnel having to monitor the time passage and pressure manually. The system may also be designed to monitor operation of the air compressor, or related gas supply device, and evaluate if the operation of the gas supply is operating in a fashion indicative of a larger than desired leak. This effectively allows the system to monitor pressure changes during regular operation and on a somewhat continuous basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Mike Henke, Timothy Decker, Jason Webb, Andrew Kaempfer
  • Patent number: 12036432
    Abstract: A monitoring and testing system which is designed to automatically seal off the system from its gas supply and monitor internal pressure during that time to perform regulatory testing. The scheduling can be automated and can be done without maintenance personnel having to monitor the time passage and pressure manually. The system may also be designed to monitor operation of the air compressor, or related gas supply device, and evaluate if the operation of the gas supply is operating in a fashion indicative of a larger than desired leak. This effectively allows the system to monitor pressure changes during regular operation and on a somewhat continuous basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Potter Electric Signal Company, LLC
    Inventors: Mike Henke, Timothy Decker, Jason Webb, Andrew Kaempfer
  • Publication number: 20210331015
    Abstract: A monitoring and testing system which is designed to automatically seal off the system from its gas supply and monitor internal pressure during that time to perform regulatory testing. The scheduling can be automated and can be done without maintenance personnel having to monitor the time passage and pressure manually. The system may also be designed to monitor operation of the air compressor, or related gas supply device, and evaluate if the operation of the gas supply is operating in a fashion indicative of a larger than desired leak. This effectively allows the system to monitor pressure changes during regular operation and on a somewhat continuous basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Mike Henke, Timothy Decker, Jason Webb, Andrew Kaempfer
  • Patent number: 8220592
    Abstract: A linear motion brake (10) includes a channel shaped shoe guide (90) straddling a linear race (20) and having shoe bores (95) defined in leg plates (92) for receiving brake shoes (12). A piston (100) is reciprocally received in a piston cavity (86) of a plate-shaped housing (80) secured to the shoe guide (90). The piston (100) includes first and second protrusions (76, 134) extending from the piston head (102) in the reciprocation direction. Springs (114) are sandwiched between the shoe guide (90) and the piston (100). Ribs (116) of the piston (100) are slideably received in cutouts (96) formed in the connecting plate (94) of the shoe guide (92). Reciprocation of the protrusions (76, 134) cams the brake shoes (12) against the linear race (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Nexen Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Dave Hein, Jeff Haack, Kevin Weiss, Jeff Hermes, Aaron Lehto, Mike Henk
  • Publication number: 20100065383
    Abstract: A linear motion brake (10) includes a channel shaped shoe guide (90) straddling a linear race (20) and having shoe bores (95) defined in leg plates (92) for receiving brake shoes (12). A piston (100) is reciprocally received in a piston cavity (86) of a plate-shaped housing (80) secured to the shoe guide (90). The piston (100) includes first and second protrusions (76, 134) extending from the piston head (102) in the reciprocation direction. Springs (114) are sandwiched between the shoe guide (90) and the piston (100). Ribs (116) of the piston (100) are slideably received in cutouts (96) formed in the connecting plate (94) of the shoe guide (92). Reciprocation of the protrusions (76, 134) cams the brake shoes (12) against the linear race (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Nexen Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Dave Hein, Jeff Haack, Kevin Weiss, Jeff Hermes, Aaron Lehto, Mike Henk