Patents by Inventor Sebastien David

Sebastien David 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).

  • Patent number: 11943406
    Abstract: A method for printing defect detection includes processing and analyzing a difference image obtained by comparing an image scanned with a verifier to a reference image. The detected defects are grouped, and the grouping is refined. Confidence level values are then assigned to the refined groups, and analysis is performed to determine if one or more servicing actions should be taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastien d'Armancourt, Thomas Axel Jonas Celinder, H Sprague Ackley, Glenn David Aspenns
  • Patent number: 11878564
    Abstract: A vehicle suspension link device including a link element with a first and a second connection locus, for connection of the link element to a vehicle support structure and to a vehicle axle respectively, and a sensor element for detecting a movement of the link element, the sensor element being attached to the link element at an attachment point located on a virtual straight axis joining the first connection locus and the second connection locus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Inventors: Andrea Migliori, Sebastien David, Masatoshi Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20230184293
    Abstract: A portable heater for an annular bearing component includes an induction heater having a heating clamp connector and a main cable for the alimentation of the induction heater, a housing inside which is located the induction heater, the housing providing openings for the heating clamp connector and the main cable, a handle in order for an operator to grab the portable heater, and at least one pocket, a heating clamp intended to be stored into the pocket and intended to be connected to the heating clamp connector when in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Alberto Javier HERRERA CABALLERO, Sebastien DAVID
  • Patent number: 11619347
    Abstract: A lubricant fitting unit is for supplying lubricant to an item of equipment and includes a housing connectable with the item of equipment and providing a lubricant flow path fluidly coupleable with the item of equipment. A lubricant flowmeter is connected to the lubricant flow path and measures lubricant flow through the flow path. The fitting unit preferably includes an integrated condition monitoring system coupled to the housing, which preferably includes a temperature sensor and/or a vibration sensor. Further, the fitting unit also preferably includes a wireless data transmission device for transmitting signals received from the integrated condition monitoring system to a controller device. Also, the fitting unit may include an energy harvester mounted within the lubricant flow path for converting a portion of the kinematic energy of the lubricant flowing through the lubricant flow path into power for recharging a power unit of the monitoring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Sebastien David, Paola Jimenez, Guus Willems
  • Patent number: 11612989
    Abstract: A system for measuring angle adjustment of a hookspanner wrench to accurately tighten a bearing onto a shaft, the shaft having an adapter sleeve mounted thereon, the adapter sleeve having a threaded and tapered portion. The system including a device providing a hookspanner wrench having a lever arm and an engaging portion, the engaging portion of the hookspanner wrench configured to engage a bearing locking nut, the lever arm configured to mount a storage clamping device fixed thereto, a smartphone secured in place by the storage clamping device, and a specialized application stored on the smartphone that provides a built-in inclinometer and look up data tables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Sebastien David, Arjan van Os
  • Publication number: 20230067438
    Abstract: A vehicle suspension link device including a link element with a first and a second connection locus, for connection of the link element to a vehicle support structure and to a vehicle axle respectively, and a sensor element for detecting a movement of the link element, the sensor element being attached to the link element at an attachment point located on a virtual straight axis joining the first connection locus and the second connection locus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Andrea MIGLIORI, Sebastien DAVID, Masatoshi IWAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220241921
    Abstract: A spindle drive tool for adjusting a position of a head of a spindle relative to a piston of an electro-mechanical automatic lubrication system in which the spindle and piston are connected by complementary screw threads includes a mounting portion and a coupling portion connected to the mounting portion. The mounting portion includes a bearing surface having a spindle head inlet at a first end, a first cavity and a second cavity. The spindle head inlet opens into the first cavity, the first cavity has a cross section configured to couple with the spindle head such that the spindle head cannot rotate relative to the mounting portion while in the first cavity, and the second cavity is coaxially with the first cavity and has a larger cross section than the first cavity such that the spindle head can rotate freely in the second cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Karen Elisa Damhuis, Sebastien David, Paola Jimenez Moreno, Sebastian Johannes Kass
  • Patent number: 11313414
    Abstract: A system for mounting an annular component on a shaft, comprising (a) a hydraulic nut having an annular coaxial cavity and a ring-like piston, displaceable within the cavity; (b) a displacement sensor for providing a displacement signal indicating the axial displacement of the piston within the cavity; (c) a wireless displacement transmitter for transmitting the displacement signal; (d) a pressure sensor for providing a pressure signal indicating a pressure within the cavity; (e) a wireless pressure transmitter for transmitting the pressure signal; (f) a pump arranged to pump fluid into the cavity; and (g) a remote control device having a communications device arranged to receive transmitted pressure and displacement signals, wherein the remote control device is arranged to output control information for controlling the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Sebastien David, Mark Ely
  • Patent number: 11279006
    Abstract: A system for measuring angle adjustment of a hookspanner wrench to accurately tighten a bearing onto a shaft having a threaded and tapered portion. The system including a device providing a hookspanner wrench having a lever arm and an engaging portion, the engaging portion of the hookspanner wrench configured to engage a bearing locking nut, the lever arm configured to mount a storage clamping device fixed thereto, a smartphone secured in place by the storage clamping device, and a specialized application stored on the smartphone that provides a built-in inclinometer and look up data tables. A method for measuring angle adjustment of a hookspanner wrench to accurately tighten a bearing onto a shaft having a threaded and tapered portion as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Sebastien David, Arjan van Os
  • Publication number: 20210190265
    Abstract: A lubricant fitting unit is for supplying lubricant to an item of equipment and includes a housing connectable with the item of equipment and providing a lubricant flow path fluidly coupleable with the item of equipment. A lubricant flowmeter is connected to the lubricant flow path and measures lubricant flow through the flow path. The fitting unit preferably includes an integrated condition monitoring system coupled to the housing, which preferably includes a temperature sensor and/or a vibration sensor. Further, the fitting unit also preferably includes a wireless data transmission device for transmitting signals received from the integrated condition monitoring system to a controller device. Also, the fitting unit may include an energy harvester mounted within the lubricant flow path for converting a portion of the kinematic energy of the lubricant flowing through the lubricant flow path into power for recharging a power unit of the monitoring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Sebastien David, Paola Jimenez, Guus Willems
  • Publication number: 20210154804
    Abstract: A system for measuring angle adjustment of a hookspanner wrench to accurately tighten a bearing onto a shaft, the shaft having an adapter sleeve mounted thereon, the adapter sleeve having a threaded and tapered portion. The system including a device providing a hookspanner wrench having a lever arm and an engaging portion, the engaging portion of the hookspanner wrench configured to engage a bearing locking nut, the lever arm configured to mount a storage clamping device fixed thereto, a smartphone secured in place by the storage clamping device, and a specialized application stored on the smartphone that provides a built-in inclinometer and look up data tables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Sebastien David, Arjan van Os
  • Publication number: 20210154803
    Abstract: A system for measuring angle adjustment of a hookspanner wrench to accurately tighten a bearing onto a shaft having a threaded and tapered portion. The system including a device providing a hookspanner wrench having a lever arm and an engaging portion, the engaging portion of the hookspanner wrench configured to engage a bearing locking nut, the lever arm configured to mount a storage clamping device fixed thereto, a smartphone secured in place by the storage clamping device, and a specialized application stored on the smartphone that provides a built-in inclinometer and look up data tables. A method for measuring angle adjustment of a hookspanner wrench to accurately tighten a bearing onto a shaft having a threaded and tapered portion as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Sebastien David, Arjan van Os
  • Publication number: 20210115901
    Abstract: A method for improving power production of a wind turbine includes obtaining, by a controller having one or more processors, wind forecast data of the wind turbine. The method also includes scheduling, by the controller, one or more health checks for one or more components of the wind turbine based, at least in part, on the wind forecast data. Moreover, the method includes implementing, via the controller, the one or more health checks based on the scheduling such that the one or more health checks are implemented during time periods having wind speeds below a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Abhijeet Mazumdar, Karthikeyan Appuraj, Sebastien David Bertrand
  • Patent number: 10834788
    Abstract: An induction heating device comprising at least one induction coil mounted to a support frame. The support frame is adapted to travel on a surface of an annular metal article to be heated and comprises a wheel set having one or more driven wheels. The support frame is adapted to travel on a side face of the annular metal article and is provided with first guide and second guide elements, which are respectively configured to engage with an outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface of the annular metal article to ensure that the support frame travels on a circular path during use of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Alberto Javier Herrara Caballero, Sebastien David
  • Publication number: 20200240472
    Abstract: A system for mounting an annular component on a shaft, comprising (a) a hydraulic nut having an annular coaxial cavity and a ring-like piston, displaceable within the cavity; (b) a displacement sensor for providing a displacement signal indicating the axial displacement of the piston within the cavity; (c) a wireless displacement transmitter for transmitting the displacement signal; (d) a pressure sensor for providing a pressure signal indicating a pressure within the cavity; (e) a wireless pressure transmitter for transmitting the pressure signal; (f) a pump arranged to pump fluid into the cavity; and (g) a remote control device having a communications device arranged to receive transmitted pressure and displacement signals, wherein the remote control device is arranged to output control information for controlling the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Sebastien DAVID, Mark ELY
  • Patent number: 10612521
    Abstract: A system and method for managing shadow flicker at a wind turbine site having at least one wind turbine includes determining, via a processor, a sun position of the wind turbine site. The method also includes receiving, via the processor, a spatial location of the at least one wind turbine with respect to at least one receptor. Further, the method includes determining, via the processor, whether shadow flicker is occurring at the at least one receptor based, at least in part, on the sun position and the spatial location of the at least one wind turbine. Moreover, the method includes implementing, via the processor, a corrective action for the at least one wind turbine when shadow flicker occurs at the at least one receptor to reduce the shadow flicker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Grecia Sofia Rodriguez Jimenez, Hammad Ahmad, Sebastien David Bertrand
  • Publication number: 20190271296
    Abstract: A system and method for managing shadow flicker at a wind turbine site having at least one wind turbine includes determining, via a processor, a sun position of the wind turbine site. The method also includes receiving, via the processor, a spatial location of the at least one wind turbine with respect to at least one receptor. Further, the method includes determining, via the processor, whether shadow flicker is occurring at the at least one receptor based, at least in part, on the sun position and the spatial location of the at least one wind turbine. Moreover, the method includes implementing, via the processor, a corrective action for the at least one wind turbine when shadow flicker occurs at the at least one receptor to reduce the shadow flicker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Grecia Sofia Rodriguez Jimenez, Hammad Ahmad, Sebastien David Bertrand
  • Patent number: 10352299
    Abstract: A method for automatically updating data associated with a wind turbine based on component self-identification may generally include providing instructions for transmitting a polling signal to an identification sensor associated with a wind turbine component and, in response to the transmission of the polling signal, receiving current configuration data for the wind turbine component from the identification sensor. The method may also include comparing the current configuration data received from the identification sensor to last-known configuration data for the wind turbine component and automatically updating one or more parameter settings associated with operating the wind turbine based on any differences identified between the current configuration data and the last-known configuration data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael Christopher Booth, Scott Gabell Riddell, Sebastien David Bertrand, James Paul Davidson
  • Publication number: 20180177002
    Abstract: An induction heating device comprising at least one induction coil mounted to a support frame. The support frame is adapted to travel on a surface of an annular metal article to be heated and comprises a wheel set having one or more driven wheels. The support frame is adapted to travel on a side face of the annular metal article and is provided with first guide and second guide elements, which are respectively configured to engage with an outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface of the annular metal article to ensure that the support frame travels on a circular path during use of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Alberto Javier Herrera Caballero, Sebastien David
  • Publication number: 20180038346
    Abstract: A method for automatically updating data associated with a wind turbine based on component self-identification may generally include providing instructions for transmitting a polling signal to an identification sensor associated with a wind turbine component and, in response to the transmission of the polling signal, receiving current configuration data for the wind turbine component from the identification sensor. The method may also include comparing the current configuration data received from the identification sensor to last-known configuration data for the wind turbine component and automatically updating one or more parameter settings associated with operating the wind turbine based on any differences identified between the current configuration data and the last-known configuration data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Christopher Booth, Scott Gabell Riddell, Sebastien David Bertrand, James Paul Davidson