Patents by Inventor Thomas Wiik

Thomas Wiik 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: 12704479
    Abstract: A receiver for a Pulsed Eddy Current (PEC) system configured to detect a changing electromagnetic field generated by eddy currents induced in an object of an electrically conductive material. The receiver includes an electrically conductive receiver coil, a high-voltage receiver channel, a low-voltage receiver channel, and an over-voltage protection connected between the receiver coil and the LVRC. The OVP includes a bias circuit B, a diode D connected between the receiver coil and the bias circuit, and a capacitor C connected between the bias circuit and the LVRC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Martin Zlatanski, Parham Davami, Jarl Sobel, Thomas Wiik, Jan Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20240264120
    Abstract: A receiver for a Pulsed Eddy Current (PEC) system configured to detect a changing electromagnetic field generated by eddy currents induced in an object of an electrically conductive material. The receiver includes an electrically conductive receiver coil, a high-voltage receiver channel, a low-voltage receiver channel, and an over-voltage protection connected between the receiver coil and the LVRC. The OVP includes a bias circuit B, a diode D connected between the receiver coil and the bias circuit, and a capacitor C connected between the bias circuit and the LVRC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Martin Zlatanski, Parham Davami, Jarl Sobel, Thomas Wiik, Jan Nilsson
  • Patent number: 11782026
    Abstract: A measurement device for measuring properties of a metal sheet processed in a rolling mill, including: an inspection coil set including a transmitter coil and a receiver coil, the transmitter coil being configured to apply a time-varying magnetic field to the metal sheet, and the receiver coil being configured to detect a magnetic field transient produced from the metal sheet. The property of the metal sheet is derivable from the magnetic field transient. A correction coil set, for detecting a spatial deviation of the metal sheet from a reference plane, each correction coil being connectable to a capacitor to form a respective resonance circuit having a resonance frequency. The correction coils are resonated at the respective resonance frequency. A shift in the resonance frequency in the presence of the metal sheet is detectable and the spatial deviation is derivable from the shifts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Martin Zlatanski, Thomas Wiik
  • Publication number: 20220283120
    Abstract: A measurement device for measuring properties of a metal sheet processed in a rolling mill, including: an inspection coil set including a transmitter coil and a receiver coil, the transmitter coil being configured to apply a time-varying magnetic field to the metal sheet, and the receiver coil being configured to detect a magnetic field transient produced from the metal sheet. The property of the metal sheet is derivable from the magnetic field transient. A correction coil set, for detecting a spatial deviation of the metal sheet from a reference plane, each correction coil being connectable to a capacitor to form a respective resonance circuit having a resonance frequency. The correction coils are resonated at the respective resonance frequency. A shift in the resonance frequency in the presence of the metal sheet is detectable and the spatial deviation is derivable from the shifts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Martin Zlatanski, Thomas Wiik