Patents by Inventor Xander Olivier VAN MECHELEN

Xander Olivier VAN MECHELEN 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).

  • METHOD AND DEVICE DETERMINING SOILING OF A SHIELD
    Publication number: 20220082512
    Abstract: A device comprises a housing, a detector for receiving solar irradiance and for providing a detector signal providing an indication of an amount of solar irradiance received by the detector and a shield transparent to at least part of the solar irradiance to be detected, the shield and the housing providing a detector space for housing at least part of the detector. The device further comprises a first light source for emitting light to the shield and a first light sensor arranged to receive light from the first light source, arranged to provide a first signal providing an indication for an amount of light received by the first light sensor. Particles will and reflect light back to the detector space. The reflected light is received by the light sensor. Hence, a signal generated by the sensor is an indication for pollution of the shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Xander Olivier Van Mechelen, Joachim Christian Jaus, Joop Mes
  • Method and device determining soiling of a shield
    Patent number: 11181485
    Abstract: A device comprises a housing, a detector for receiving solar irradiance and for providing a detector signal providing an indication of an amount of solar irradiance received by the detector and a shield transparent to at least part of the solar irradiance to be detected, the shield and the housing providing a detector space for housing at least part of the detector. The device further comprises a first light source for emitting light to the shield and a first light sensor arranged to receive light from the first light source, arranged to provide a first signal providing an indication for an amount of light received by the first light sensor. Particles will and reflect light back to the detector space. The reflected light is received by the light sensor. Hence, a signal generated by the sensor is an indication for pollution of the shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: OTT HydroMet B.V.
    Inventors: Xander Olivier Van Mechelen, Joachim Christian Jaus, Joop Mes
  • METHOD AND DEVICE DETERMINING SOILING OF A SHIELD
    Publication number: 20190145907
    Abstract: A device comprises a housing, a detector for receiving solar irradiance and for providing a detector signal providing an indication of an amount of solar irradiance received by the detector and a shield transparent to at least part of the solar irradiance to be detected, the shield and the housing providing a detector space for housing at least part of the detector. The device further comprises a first light source for emitting light to the shield and a first light sensor arranged to receive light from the first light source, arranged to provide a first signal providing an indication for an amount of light received by the first light sensor. Particles will and reflect light back to the detector space. The reflected light is received by the light sensor. Hence, a signal generated by the sensor is an indication for pollution of the shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Xander Olivier VAN MECHELEN, Joachim Christian JAUS, Joop MES