Patents by Inventor Rik BEQUE

Rik BEQUE 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).

  • Corrosion inhibitor container II
    Patent number: 10626977
    Abstract: A corrosion inhibitor container configured to be screwed into a core hole of a gearbox housing via at least one external thread includes at least one chamber for holding a corrosion inhibitor, at least one gas-permeable wall separating the at least one chamber from an interior of the gearbox housing when the corrosion inhibitor container is screwed into the core hole, the at least one external thread, at least one internal thread, and a screw plug configured to be screwed into the internal thread. The screw plug is configured to be screwed into the core hole when the corrosion inhibitor container is not screwed into the core hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: ZF Friedrichshafen AG, ZF Wind Power Antwerpen N.V.
    Inventors: Rik Beque, Stijin Rottiers, Andy Maes, Koen Krieckemans
  • LEAK SENSOR
    Publication number: 20190120680
    Abstract: An arrangement includes a shaft, a case, and a capacitor having a first electrode and a second electrode. A gap is formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The shaft extends through an opening in the case. The capacitor is arranged such that lubricant leaking out of the case through the opening at least partially enters the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Johannes SCHAEFER, Georg TENCKHOFF, Kris SMOLDERS, Luk GEENS, Rik BEQUE