Patents by Inventor Niels Harmen VAN DIJK

Niels Harmen VAN DIJK 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).

  • Magnetocaloric effect of Mn—Fe—P—Si—B—V alloy and use thereof
    Patent number: 11972883
    Abstract: The invention provides an alloy comprising e.g. manganese, iron, vanadium, phosphor and silicon. The invention also provides an apparatus comprising a magnetic field generator, a heat sink, the thermo element, a heat source, and a control system, wherein in a controlling mode the control system is configured to select between (i) a first configuration wherein the magnetic field generator generates a magnetic field, the thermo element is exposed to the magnetic field, and heat from the thermo element is transferred to the heat sink, and (ii) a second configuration, wherein the thermo element is not exposed to the magnetic field, and heat from a heat source is transferred to the thermo element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Magneto B.V.
    Inventors: Ekkehard Hubertus Brück, Jaiwei Lai, Niels Harmen Van Dijk
  • Magnetocaloric effect of Mn-Fe-P-Si-B-V alloy and use thereof
    Publication number: 20220028589
    Abstract: The invention provides an alloy comprising e.g. manganese, iron, vanadium, phosphor and silicon. The invention also provides an apparatus comprising a magnetic field generator, a heat sink, the thermo element, a heat source, and a control system, wherein in a controlling mode the control system is configured to select between (i) a first configuration wherein the magnetic field generator generates a magnetic field, the thermo element is exposed to the magnetic field, and heat from the thermo element is transferred to the heat sink, and (ii) a second configuration, wherein the thermo element is not exposed to the magnetic field, and heat from a heat source is transferred to the thermo element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Ekkehard Hubertus BRÜCK, Jaiwei LAI, Niels Harmen VAN DIJK