Patents by Inventor Palle Oppelstrup

Palle Oppelstrup 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: 20200188967
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of, and an apparatus for rinsing materialographic samples. The apparatus includes a sample holder configured to receive materialographic samples, a rotation head configured to rotate the sample holder and a vessel configured to receive the sample holder and a rinsing liquid. The apparatus also includes means for filling and emptying the vessel with rinsing liquid, means for applying ultrasound to the rinsing liquid and a control means. The control means is configured to control at least one of filling of the vessel with a rinsing liquid by injecting rinsing liquid through an inlet provided in the vessel to submerge the materialographic samples in the rinsing liquid, subjecting the rinsing liquid and the materialographic samples to ultrasound, or rotating the sample holder including the materialographic samples relative to the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Matschofsky, Palle Oppelstrup
  • Patent number: 10589321
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of, and an apparatus for, rinsing materialographic samples. The method includes the steps of: arranging one or more materialographic samples in a sample holder; connecting the sample holder (10) to a rotation head of a rinsing device; placing the sample holder connected to the rotation head in the vessel of the rinsing device; rotating the sample holder relative to the vessel; filling the vessel with a rinsing liquid; and subjecting the materialographic samples in the sample holder to ultrasonic waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Struers ApS
    Inventors: Thomas Matschofsky, Palle Oppelstrup
  • Publication number: 20170043380
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of, and an apparatus for, rinsing materialographic samples. The method includes the steps of: arranging one or more materialographic samples in a sample holder; connecting the sample holder (10) to a rotation head of a rinsing device; placing the sample holder connected to the rotation head in the vessel of the rinsing device; rotating the sample holder relative to the vessel; filling the vessel with a rinsing liquid; and subjecting the materialographic samples in the sample holder to ultrasonic waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Matschofsky, Palle Oppelstrup