Patents by Inventor Tiehong YANG

Tiehong YANG 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).

  • Apparatus and method for measuring residual torsions on an elongated element
    Patent number: 10317298
    Abstract: An apparatus (100, 200, 300) and a method for measuring residual torsions of an elongated structure (202) such as a steel cord use a pivot head (102). The pivot head (102) comprises a wheel (104) adapted to guide an elongated structure (202). The wheel (104) is mounted in the pivot head (102) to transmit torques exercised by the elongated structure (202) on the wheel (104) to the pivot head (102). The pivot head (102) is mounted along a pivotal axis (110). This pivotal axis (110) lies in a plane of the wheel (104) and comprises the center of the wheel (104). Sensors (116, 206) measure the torque on the pivot head (102). The pivotal movement of the pivot head (102) around the pivotal axis (110) is limited to an angle range of ±5°, preferably ±3° in order to reach an improved accuracy of the torque measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: NV BEKAERT SA
    Inventors: Tiehong Yang, Zhigao Yu, Liu Zhou, Lei Gu, Wei Shen, Bart Vanlandeghem, Tom Gommers, Erwin Vereecken, Ghislain Doornaert
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING RESIDUAL TORSIONS
    Publication number: 20170191887
    Abstract: An apparatus (100, 200, 300) and a method for measuring residual torsions of an elongated structure (202) such as a steel cord use a pivot head (102). The pivot head (102) comprises a wheel (104) adapted to guide an elongated structure (202). The wheel (104) is mounted in the pivot head (102) to transmit torques exercised by the elongated structure (202) on the wheel (104) to the pivot head (102). The pivot head (102) is mounted along a pivotal axis (110). This pivotal axis (110) lies in a plane of the wheel (104) and comprises the centre of the wheel (104). Sensor means (116, 206) measure the torque on the pivot head (102). The pivotal movement of the pivot head (102) around the pivotal axis (110) is limited to an angle range of ±5°, preferably ±3° in order to reach an improved accuracy of the torque measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: NV Bekaert SA
    Inventors: Tiehong YANG, Zhigao YU, Liu ZHOU, Lei GU, Wei SHEN, Bart VANLANDEGHEM, Tom GOMMERS, Erwin VEREECKEN, Ghislain DOORNAERT