Patents by Inventor Reindert van de Velde

Reindert van de Velde 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).

  • Device for determining the quantity of the contents of a tank mounted in a frame which rests on a base with four points of support disposed in the corners of a rectangle
    Patent number: 4407160
    Abstract: Device for determining the quantity of the contents of a tank (1) mounted in a frame (3,4) which rests on a base with four points of support disposed in the corner points of a rectangle, two adjacent points of support being constituted by force measuring elements (6) each consisting of a generally block-shaped body (7) of metal, in which an opening (8) is cut out such that at the lower and upper sides of the body two relatively thin elongated and substantially horizontally extending portions (9,10) are formed which are connected to each other at both ends by thicker material portions disposed at the vertical sides of the body, whereas at the lower side of the body a foot (11) is formed which protrudes from one vertical side towards the vertical axis of the body, and with which the body rests on the base, and the supporting frame (3,4) of the tank is affixed on the upper side of the body near its other vertical side, and two strain gauges (T1,T2) aligned in spaced apart relation with each other in the directio
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1983
    Assignee: Bavaria B.V.
    Inventor: Reindert van de Velde