Patents by Inventor Wim Moens

Wim Moens 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: 11092156
    Abstract: A controller unit for controlling the speed of a motor for driving an oil injected compressor, the controller unit including: a data connection; and a first module to receive data through the data connection. The controller unit includes a processing unit for determining a minimum working speed of the motor on the basis of the measured working pressure, the ambient temperature and a dew point temperature; and a comparator unit to compare the determined minimum working speed with the retrieved working speed of the motor. The processing unit includes a signal generating unit to send a signal to the motor for increasing the working speed of the motor to at least the determined minimum working speed, if the retrieved working speed is lower than the determined minimum working speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
    Inventor: Wim Moens
  • Patent number: 10876638
    Abstract: An inlet valve that includes a pipe and a housing that forms a chamber around this pipe, in which an aperture is affixed with blades that are slidingly provided in the housing. Whereby these blades present a protruding section with edges that lie against one another and whereby the blades are provided with a spindle and there are means to enable the blades to pivot around these spindles, during the movement of the spindles, between a closed position, whereby the sections are oriented radially to close off the passage in the pipe, and an open position whereby the sections are turned away from the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
    Inventors: Wim Moens, Andreas Mathias Jonas Seghers
  • Publication number: 20200072220
    Abstract: A controller unit for controlling the speed of a motor for driving an oil injected compressor, the controller unit including: a data connection; and a first module to receive data through the data connection. The controller unit includes a processing unit for determining a minimum working speed of the motor on the basis of the measured working pressure, the ambient temperature and a dew point temperature; and a comparator unit to compare the determined minimum working speed with the retrieved working speed of the motor. The processing unit includes a signal generating unit to send a signal to the motor for increasing the working speed of the motor to at least the determined minimum working speed, if the retrieved working speed is lower than the determined minimum working speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
    Inventor: Wim MOENS
  • Patent number: 10480512
    Abstract: A method for controlling a compressor device (1) with a compressor element (2) and oil circuit (14) with oil (15) that is injected into the compressor element (2) by a fan (19) via a cooler (18), with a bypass pipe (20) across the cooler (18), whereby when the temperature (T) of the compressor element (2) is less than a value (Tset), the method including the following steps: switching the fan (19) off; when the temperature (T) is still less than Tset, driving the oil (15) via the bypass pipe (20); when the temperature (T) is still less than Tset, decreasing the quantity of oil (15) that is injected into the compressor element (2) until the temperature (T) is equal to Tset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
    Inventors: Andreas Mathias Jonas Seghers, Wim Moens
  • Publication number: 20170298937
    Abstract: A method for controlling a compressor device (1) with a compressor element (2) and oil circuit (14) with oil (15) that is injected into the compressor element (2) by a fan (19) via a cooler (18), with a bypass pipe (20) across the cooler (18), whereby when the temperature (T) of the compressor element (2) is less than a value (Tset), the method including the following steps: switching the fan (19) off; when the temperature (T) is still less than Tset, driving the oil (15) via the bypass pipe (20); when the temperature (T) is still less than Tset, decreasing the quantity of oil (15) that is injected into the compressor element (2) until the temperature (T) is equal to Tset
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
    Inventors: Andreas Mathias Jonas SEGHERS, Wim MOENS
  • Publication number: 20170292616
    Abstract: An inlet valve that includes a pipe and a housing that forms a chamber around this pipe, in which an aperture is affixed with blades that are slidingly provided in the housing. Whereby these blades present a protruding section with edges that lie against one another and whereby the blades are provided with a spindle and there are means to enable the blades to pivot around these spindles, during the movement of the spindles, between a closed position, whereby the sections are oriented radially to close off the passage in the pipe, and an open position whereby the sections are turned away from the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
    Inventors: Wim MOENS, Andreas Mathias Jonas SEGHERS
  • Patent number: 8945257
    Abstract: A liquid separator is provided with a vessel which defines a space which is sealed at the top by a lid in which is situated an outlet. A pipe is provided in the space extending round the outlet in the space, as of the lid. A fine filter also extends in the space round the outlet such that between the pipe and the fine filter is defined an outlet zone which is connected to the environment by means of a safety valve. The safety valve is connected to the outlet zone via a passage in the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Airpower, Naamloze Vennootschap
    Inventor: Wim Moens
  • Publication number: 20110315018
    Abstract: Liquid separator provided with a vessel (2) Which defines a space which is sealed at the top by means of a lid (7) in which is situated an outlet (8), whereby a pipe (11) is provided in the above-mentioned space on the one hand, extending round the above-mentioned outlet (8) in the above-mentioned space, as of the above-mentioned lid (7), and a fine filter (5) on the other hand, which also extends in the space round the above-mentioned outlet (8) and as of the above-mentioned lid (7), such that between the pipe (11) and the fine filter (5) is defined an outlet zone which is connected to the environment by means of a safety valve (21), characterised in that the safety valve (21) is connected to the above-mentioned outlet zone via a passage (19) in the lid (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventor: Wim Moens