Patents by Inventor Robert Stal

Robert Stal 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).

  • Method and system for vibration damping and shape control of a suspended metal strip
    Patent number: 8616033
    Abstract: A method for vibration damping and shape control of a suspended metal strip is provided. The method includes the steps of: measuring distance to the metal strip by a plurality of non-contact sensors, providing distance measurements; generating a deflection profile based on the distance measurements; decomposing the deflection profile to a number of base shapes; and controlling the deflection profile by a plurality of non-contact actuators. The step of controlling includes providing for each of the base shapes a corresponding combination of force profiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd.
    Inventors: Mats Molander, Robert Stal, Peter Rybing
  • Method And System For Vibration Damping and Shape Control Of A Suspended Metal Strip
    Publication number: 20120067096
    Abstract: A method for vibration damping and shape control of a suspended metal strip is provided. The method includes the steps of: measuring distance to the metal strip by a plurality of non-contact sensors, providing distance measurements; generating a deflection profile based on the distance measurements; decomposing the deflection profile to a number of base shapes; and controlling the deflection profile by a plurality of non-contact actuators. The step of controlling includes providing for each of the base shapes a corresponding combination of force profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Mats Molander, Robert Stal, Peter Rybing