Patents by Inventor Rob Oolderink

Rob Oolderink 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).

  • Composite gear blank
    Patent number: 9205611
    Abstract: Composite gear blanks are manufactured by placing a rigid centerpiece in a mold, optionally inertizing the mold, filling the mold by adding a liquid reactive mixture around the centerpiece, applying static pressure to the mold and polymerizing the reactive mixture so as to form a plastic outer part surrounding the centerpiece. The composite gear blanks thus made have improved values of normal and shear adhesion strength both at room temperature and at elevated temperatures of up to 120° C. and are particularly suited for making worm gear parts of automotive electronic power steering systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: QUADRANT EPP AG
    Inventors: Rob Oolderink, Ermanno Nizzoli, Hendrik Vandenbruaene
  • COMPOSITE GEAR BLANK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME
    Publication number: 20120000307
    Abstract: Composite gear blanks are manufactured by placing a rigid centerpiece in a mold, optionally inertizing the mold, filling the mold by adding a liquid reactive mixture around the centerpiece, applying static pressure to the mold and polymerizing the reactive mixture so as to form a plastic outer part surrounding the centerpiece. The composite gear blanks thus made have improved values of normal and shear adhesion strength both at room temperature and at elevated temperatures of up to 120° C. and are particularly suited for making worm gear parts of automotive electronic power steering systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: QUADRANT EPP AG
    Inventors: Rob Oolderink, Ermanno Nizzoli, Hendrik Vandenbruaene