Patents by Inventor Willem Brinkman

Willem Brinkman 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: 6712131
    Abstract: The exchanger is made from a number of tubes sealingly connected to a pipe plate which is further connected to an enclosure. The pipe plate is realized by positioning enclosure and tubes in a mould and pouring a ceramic slurry which is subsequently sintered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast - Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Hendrik Willem Brinkman, Harrie Gorter, Rinse Alle Terpstra, Johannes Coenradus Theodorus Van Der Heijde, Joost Petrus Gerardus Maria Van Eijk, Godefridus Hendricus Maria Gubbels
  • Patent number: 6174490
    Abstract: Method for producing a high temperature resistant exchanger. The exchanger is made from a number of tubes sealingly connected to a pipe plate which is further connected to an enclosure. The pipe plate is realised by positioning enclosure and tubes in a mould and pouring a ceramic slurry which is subsequently sintered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek (TNO)
    Inventors: Hendrik Willem Brinkman, Harrie Gorter, Rinse Alle Terpstra, Johannes Coenradus Theodorus Van Der Heijde, Joost Petrus Gerardus Maria Van Eijk, Godefridus Hendricus Maria Gubbels
  • Patent number: 4809649
    Abstract: A four-stroke cycle internal combustion engine including a scavenging air system to minimize the emission of oxides of nitrogen. The engine includes a scavenging valve to admit scavenging air into the cylinder, and the scavenging valve is so oriented as to cause scavenging air to flow radially toward the center of the cylinder. The inlet valve and valve seat are configured in such a way as to cause the air-fuel mixture to circulate circumferentially within the cylinder and a spark plug is provided to ignite the air-fuel mixture. Additionally, an air charging system is provided to pressurize the air that is introduced for scavenging purposes, and a portion of the air from the air charging system is conveyed to an air cooling system, within which the fuel is added to the air, whereupon the air-fuel mixture is cooled to a temperaturea below the temperature of the scavenging air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1989
    Assignee: Thomassen International B.V.
    Inventor: Willem Brinkman
  • Patent number: 4343275
    Abstract: A pump and pump system employs electromagnetic actuation during discrete, periodic time periods, imparting rapid strokes covering small distances. Each stroke is delineated by stop members at least one of which is of wedge-like form and is controllably shifted to vary the stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1982
    Assignee: Holec, N.V.
    Inventor: Willem Brinkman
  • Patent number: 4338904
    Abstract: A device for distributing fuel to a combustion engine provided with two or more fuel pumps which are electromagnetically driven, the stroke of said fuel pumps being bounded by an adjustable stop bearing on a fixed stop support.In order to avoid variation of the adjusted pump displacements due to the frequent, heavy impacts which are exerted by the armature of electro-magnets through the stop member on the stop support, the stop support forms part of a firm monolith, while also other pump parts form part of said firm monolith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1982
    Assignee: Holec N.V.
    Inventor: Willem Brinkman
  • Patent number: 4266523
    Abstract: A pump and pump system employs electromagnetic actuation during discrete, periodic time periods, imparting rapid strokes covering small distances. Each stroke is delineated by stop members at least one of which is of wedge-like form and is controllably shifted to vary the stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1981
    Assignee: Holec N.V.
    Inventor: Willem Brinkman
  • Patent number: 4227499
    Abstract: Device for supplying fuel to the atomizer of a combustion engine comprises at least a pump to be connected with the atomizer having a piston-bounded pump chamber and an electromagnet for reciprocating said piston.Said device is improved, particularly with regard to the seal of the pump piston, the control and the adjustment of the pumped quantity of fuel, the life-time and the cooling of the device, the compactness and simplicity of construction and/or simplification of maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1980
    Assignee: Holec N.V.
    Inventor: Willem Brinkman
  • Patent number: 4210116
    Abstract: A pump and pump system employs electromagnetic actuation during discrete, periodic time periods, imparting rapid strokes covering small distances. Each stroke is delineated by stop members at least one of which is of wedge-like form and is controllably shifted to vary the stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1980
    Assignee: Holec N.V.
    Inventor: Willem Brinkman
  • Patent number: 4210117
    Abstract: Device for supplying fuel to the atomizer of a combustion engine comprises at least a pump to be connected with the atomizer having a piston-bounded pump chamber and an electromagnet for reciprocating said piston.Said device is improved, particularly with regard to the seal of the pump piston, the control and the adjustment of the pumped quantity of fuel, the life-time and the cooling of the device, the compactness and simplicity of construction and/or simplification of maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1980
    Assignee: Holec N.V.
    Inventor: Willem Brinkman
  • Patent number: 4195609
    Abstract: Device for supplying fuel to the atomizer of a combustion engine comprises at least a pump to be connected with the atomizer having a piston-bounded pump chamber and an electromagnet for reciprocating said piston.Said device is improved, particularly with regard to the seal of the pump piston, the control and the adjustment of the pumped quantity of fuel, the life-time and the cooling of the device, the compactness and simplicity of construction and/or simplification of maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1980
    Assignee: Holec, N.V.
    Inventor: Willem Brinkman
  • Patent number: 4164920
    Abstract: Device for supplying fuel to the atomizer of a combustion engine comprises at least a pump to be connected with the atomizer having a piston-bounded pump chamber and an electromagnet for reciprocating said piston.Said device is improved, particularly with regard to the seal of the pump piston, the control and the adjustment of the pumped quantity of fuel, the life-time and the cooling of the device, the compactness and simplicity of construction and/or simplification of maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1979
    Assignee: Holec N.V.
    Inventor: Willem Brinkman
  • Patent number: 4120617
    Abstract: Device for supplying fuel to the atomizer of a combustion engine comprises at least a pump to be connected with the atomizer having a piston-bounded pump chamber and an electromagnet for reciprocating said piston.Said device is improved, particularly with regard to the seal of the pump piston, the control and the adjustment of the pumped quantity of fuel, the life-time and the cooling of the device, the compactness and simplicity of construction and/or simplification of maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1978
    Assignee: Holec N.V.
    Inventor: Willem Brinkman
  • Patent number: 4080949
    Abstract: In order to improve the ignition of the fuel-air-mixture provided in the combustion cylinder at a low fuel expenditure the displacement member of a first fuel pump is coupled with an armature of an electro-magnet and at the same time an air supply conduit of the combustion engine is provided with a second atomizer supplying fuel to the air.In this combustion engine the first atomizer may inject fuel in a finely divided condition in the vicinity of the spark-plug, so that the extra rich fuel-air-mixture can be ignited easily in the vicinity of the spark-plug as a result of which the combustion of the remaining, relatively poor fuel-air-mixture takes place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1978
    Assignee: Holec N.V.
    Inventor: Willem Brinkman
  • Patent number: 4044745
    Abstract: In order to reduce the CO-content in exhaust gases of combustion engines, the atomization is improved by coupling the displacer body of a fuel pump with the armature of an electro-magnet, which armature is arranged so as to be movable between two electro-magnets and is adapted to move each time to one of the two electro-magnets at the alternating energization of the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1977
    Assignee: Holec, N.V.
    Inventors: Willem Brinkman, Bernard Breunkink
  • Patent number: 4022174
    Abstract: A pump and pump system employs electromagnetic actuation during discrete, periodic time periods, imparting rapid strokes covering small distances. Each stroke is delineated by stop members at least one of which is of wedge-like form and is controllably shifted to vary the stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1977
    Assignee: Holec, N.V.
    Inventor: Willem Brinkman
  • Patent number: 3994272
    Abstract: An injector for delivering fuel to a combustion engine in which the pump chamber of each fuel pump has a volume adjustable by control means, is provided with a displacer body which is connected to an armature of an electromagnet. The stroke of the displacer body is limited by an adjustable stop and should be influenced as less as possible by wear due to stopping a considerable mass of the armature every time. In order to expose the injector less to wear the displacer body is coupled with the armature through an elastic coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1974
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1976
    Assignee: Holec, N.V.
    Inventor: Willem Brinkman
  • Patent number: 3943892
    Abstract: An injector for delivering fuel to at least one atomizer of a combustion engine comprises at least one pump communicating with the atomizer and control-means depending upon the pressure in the inlet manifold of the combustion engine for regulating the quantity of fuel to be atomized by the atomizer.The invention has for its object to avoid, in the decelerating state of the combustion engine, environmentally polluting constituents in the exhaust gases of the combustion engine and to prevent spoiling of fuel.This is achieved by providing the control-means with a switch for stopping the pump when the pressure in the inlet manifold drops below a given value. Soon after the decelerating state of the combustion engine is realized, this injector does no longer supply any fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1974
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1976
    Assignee: Holec N.V.
    Inventor: Willem Brinkman