Kuipers
Beau Kuipers, Minooka, IL US
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20090266072 | Hydraulic reversing fan valve and machine using same - A machine includes a hydraulic fan system for circulating cooling air through an engine compartment. Periodically, the fan rotation direction is briefly reversed in order to dislodge any material debris that may have accumulated at the inlet to the engine compartment. When a fan reversal event is initiated, the fan motor will continue to rotate due to angular momentum even after the pump output flow has been switched from a first motor port to a second motor port. During this continued rotation as the fan decelerates to zero speed, vacuum pressure levels can arise at the first motor port, and a pressure spike can develop at the second motor port. In order to alleviate these conditions, a pressure transfer valve briefly opens to facilitate fluid flow directly from the second motor port to the first motor port as the fan motor decelerates towards zero speed before reversing direction, simultaneously alleviating vacuum and pressure spike conditions. | 10-29-2009 |
Beau Kuipers, Morris, IL US
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20140182277 | Electro-Hydraulic Steering System with Spool-Based Steering Event Detection - An electro-hydraulic steering system for an articulated machine includes an electrical circuit and a hydraulic circuit. The electrical circuit includes a controller, an electro-hydraulic valve assembly, and a spool position system. The hydraulic circuit includes a pump, at least one cylinder in selective fluid communication with the pump, and the valve assembly. The controller includes a computer-readable storage medium storing a steering system monitoring application which performs several steps. A desired flow of pressurized fluid to each cylinder and a desired spool position for the spool of the electro-hydraulic valve assembly, based upon the desired flow of pressurized fluid, are determined. The desired spool position and an actual spool position are compared to determine a spool-based flow error, which is summed over a period of time to determine a cumulative spool-based flow error. An event warning is issued when the cumulative spool-based flow error exceeds a threshold. | 07-03-2014 |
Beau D. Kuipers, Morris, IL US
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20130284532 | SECONDARY STEERING SYSTEM WITH MARGIN PRESSURE DETECTION - A steering system can include a steering control valve, primary and secondary sources of pressurized fluid, and a controller. The primary and secondary sources of pressurized fluid can be fluidly connected to the steering control valve. The primary source of pressurized fluid can be configured to sense a load pressure requirement from the steering control valve. The controller can be communicably coupled to the primary and secondary sources of pressurized fluid. The controller can monitor a margin pressure of the primary source of pressurized fluid. The controller can determine an operational status of the primary source of pressurized fluid based on the monitored margin pressure. | 10-31-2013 |
20140343697 | Selectable Operating Modes for Machine Operator Input Devices - A machine supports multiple selectable operating modes for operator input devices. An operator input device and associated input sensor convert physical operator actions into operator input control signals. A force feedback device, associated with the operator input device, exerts a resistive force based upon force feedback signals issued by the programmed controller. A machine subsystem includes an actuator configured to change an operational state of the machine according to machine control commands issued by the programmed controller based upon the operator input control signals. An operator input device configuration unit receives directions for specifying an operator input device configuration definition. The operator input device configuration definition specifies a mapping between the operator input control signals and the machine control commands. The operator input device configuration definition specifies at least an operator input device mode, and a force feedback mode based at least in part upon the operator input device mode. | 11-20-2014 |
Beau Daniel Kuipers, Morris, IL US
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20140214278 | SYSTEM WITH SMART STEERING FORCE FEEDBACK - A steering system and method for providing a force feedback to an operator input device are disclosed. The method may determine an actual position of the operator input device. The method may determine a desired steering mechanism position of a steering mechanism based on the actual position of the operator input device. The method may determine an actual steering mechanism position of the steering mechanism. The method may compare the actual steering mechanism position to the desired steering mechanism position and to a previous desired steering mechanism position. The method may generate a command that selectively activates force feedback to the operator input device based on the comparison. | 07-31-2014 |
20140298798 | Electro-Hydraulic Steering Control System - A steering control system includes a steering circuit, a primary control circuit and a redundant control circuit. The primary control circuit includes primary proportional control valves, and a primary pilot valve having a thermal bleed of pilot fluid to warm the primary pilot valve when not operating to control the steering circuit. The redundant control circuit includes secondary proportional control valves, and a pressure reducing valve having a thermal bleed orifice allowing fluid flow to warm the pressure reducing valve when not operating to control the steering circuit. The thermal bleeds may also flow past the proportional control valves to raise their temperatures. The circuits of the steering control system are contained in a single valve group housing. | 10-09-2014 |
Gregory Kuipers, Calgary CA
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20160115836 | EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT SYSTEM - A method and system for treating exhaust gas from stationary engines used to generate electricity is provided. Substantially all of the exhaust gases from at least one stationary combustion engine used for electrical power generation are collected and routed to an absorption tower. Inside the absorption tower the exhaust gases travel upwards in and through a plurality of perforated plates to a gas outlet in a top of the absorption tower. While the gas is ascending in the absorption tower, water is sprayed on the ascending gas and the perforated plates and this water is collected in the bottom of the absorption tower where at least some of it will be reused by spraying it back into the absorption tower to treat more exhaust gas from the combustion engines. | 04-28-2016 |
Kirk E. Kuipers, Douglas, MI US
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20100282408 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LINING A PIPE - A method for lining an interior portion of a pipe includes inserting a vacuum bag having a first end and a second end inside the pipe. A porous media is inserted between the vacuum bag and the pipe. The first end of the vacuum bag is removably sealed to a first end of the pipe. The second end of the vacuum bag is removably sealed to a second end of the pipe. An airtight cavity is formed between the vacuum bag and the pipe. A draw hose is removably connected from the airtight cavity to a resin container. A vacuum hose is removably connected from the airtight cavity to a vacuum source. The vacuum source is activated thereby drawing resin from the resin container into the draw hose and the airtight cavity. The liquid resin is set until the liquid resin has formed a hardened layer. | 11-11-2010 |
Lee Kuipers, Lansing, IL US
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20140175819 | GRIPPING DEVICE - A gripper formed as a single component includes a hoop portion connecting facing arms. Each arm may have a tang end, a jaw end and a pivot intermediate the tang and jaw ends and be attached to the hoop portion at the pivot to be pivotable to change the size of a jaw opening defined by the jaw ends. The hoop portion is cyclically loaded in use and configured to act as a stress concentrator for the gripper and provide a failure point for consistently initiating a failure crack in the hoop portion at time of failure of the gripper. Each of the facing arms is attachable to a base such that at failure, the fractured portions of the gripper are retained to the base. | 06-26-2014 |
Marin Kuipers, Dallgow-Dobertiz DE
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20150381233 | MANAGING CROSSTALK IN DSL SYSTEMS - Methods, systems, and apparatus for crosstalk avoidance in a telecommunications network are disclosed. In one aspect a method includes determining, by a network element and for each vectoring group from multiple vectoring groups, a transmission load of the vectoring group based on transmission loads of links within the vectoring group; allocating, by the network element, a different transmission interval to each vectoring group from the multiple vectoring groups based on the transmission load of the vectoring group and transmission loads of other vectoring groups in the multiple vectoring groups; and transmitting, during each different transmission interval, at least a portion of the transmission load of the vectoring group that was allocated the different transmission interval. | 12-31-2015 |
Martin Kuipers, Dallgow-Döberitz DE
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20130208876 | ADJUSTING A POWER ALLOCATION OF USERS IN A DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE ENVIRONMENT - A method and a device adjust a power allocation of users in a digital subscriber line environment. An intermediate power allocation is determined for at least one user initializing with the digital subscriber line environment based on a new power allocation determined for the digital subscriber line environment containing the at least one user. The intermediate power allocation provides a predefined minimum signal-to-noise ratio margin for the active users of the digital subscriber line environment. Furthermore, a communication system can contain such a device. | 08-15-2013 |
Martin Kuipers, Dallgow-Doeberitz DE
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20110122920 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING DATA AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH DEVICE - A method and a device are provided for processing first data, wherein said first data are distributed, in particular temporally spread over and/or on top of second data. In addition, a communication system comprising such device is suggested. | 05-26-2011 |
20110122937 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SNR MEASUREMENT AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH DEVICE - A method and a device enable signal-to-noise (SNR) measurement. The system includes the following steps: (i) at least one first network component transmits bursts to at least one second network component, wherein each burst comprises several sub-carriers or tones; and (ii) a third network component performs an SNR measurement for the bursts. In addition, a communication system with such a device is described. | 05-26-2011 |
20110292783 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DATA PROCESSING - A method and a device for data processing. The data processing method utilizes at least two probing coefficients in a canceller and/or precompensator in combination with SNR feedback to process data in the canceller and/or in the precompensator. | 12-01-2011 |
20120294348 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DATA PROCESSING IN A DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE ENVIRONMENT - A method and a device for data processing in a digital subscriber line environment. A virtual noise level for a digital subscriber line is determined based on measurement information of at least one network element connected to the digital subscriber line. | 11-22-2012 |
Martin Kuipers, Dallgow-Doberitz DE
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20130208876 | ADJUSTING A POWER ALLOCATION OF USERS IN A DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE ENVIRONMENT - A method and a device adjust a power allocation of users in a digital subscriber line environment. An intermediate power allocation is determined for at least one user initializing with the digital subscriber line environment based on a new power allocation determined for the digital subscriber line environment containing the at least one user. The intermediate power allocation provides a predefined minimum signal-to-noise ratio margin for the active users of the digital subscriber line environment. Furthermore, a communication system can contain such a device. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208885 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DATA PROCESSING IN A DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE ENVIRONMENT - A method and a device for data processing in a digital subscriber line environment, wherein a flat noise margin is determined based on an actual noise determined and based on a maximum noise expected. A device is initialized using the flat noise margin. Also, a communication system is described that includes such a device. | 08-15-2013 |
20140050227 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER OPTIMIZED FRAMING - Power dissipation within a network service unit, such as digital-subscriber-line access multiplexer (DSLAM), is treated as a resource that is to be shared among subscribers. In this regard, the total amount of available power dissipation is quantified, and the framing for the data streams communicated across the subscriber lines are controlled to ensure that specified power dissipation limits are not exceeded, accounting for one or more factors, such as traffic load, service level agreement (SLA) specifications, available power, and temperature. | 02-20-2014 |
20150063551 | Data Processing in a Digital Subscriber Line Environment - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for data processing in a digital subscriber line environment are provided. In one aspect a method includes (i) determining a deterioration of a connection between a centralized unit and a decentralized unit during an initialization of the connection; and (ii) disabling the connection based on the deterioration. | 03-05-2015 |
20150318875 | Data Processing in a Digital Subscriber Line Environment - A device is suggested comprising a first DSL system operating in a first frequency band, a second DSL system operating in a second frequency band and a filter unit connected to a line and to each of the first DSL system and the second DSL system. | 11-05-2015 |
20150319312 | DATA PROCESSING IN A DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE ENVIRONMENT - Methods, systems, devices, and computer readable medium for processing data in a digital subscriber line environment are disclosed. In one aspect methods include establishing a first data channel in a first system utilizing a first frequency band. Methods also include conveying, for a second system that establishes a second data channel over a second frequency band, handshake information using the first system. | 11-05-2015 |
Martin Kuipers, Dallow-Doeberitz DE
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20130272314 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AVOIDING CROSSTALK - A controller at a distribution point (DP) of a communication system is coupled to a plurality of customer premises (CP) transceivers via drop connections. The controller is configured to schedule upstream and downstream data transmissions across the drop connections such that they do not overlap from one drop connection to another thereby avoiding the effects of crosstalk. A flexible frame structure is used to permit dynamic scheduling changes. Overhead for the flexible frame structure is permitted to overlap on the drop connections, and a reduced bit loading is used to communicate the overhead relative to the bit loading used for data transmissions. | 10-17-2013 |
Ray Kuipers, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA US
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20100200715 | Quick-release adjustable mounting bracket - A quick-release adjustable mounting bracket to be detachably connected to, for example, a handlebar of a bicycle to permit, for example, a bright flashing light source to be attached to and removed from the handlebar without the use of tools so that neither the mounting bracket nor the light source need remain attached when the bicycle is not in use. The mounting bracket includes a grip to engage a portion of the handlebar and a light stand pivotally coupled to the grip. The light source is removably received by the light stand so that the light stand and the light source received thereby are rotatable relative to the grip. The grip includes a hook-shaped locking catch, a coupling cavity within which a plurality of spaced, parallel-aligned coupling pin retaining slots are formed, and a flexible clamping band. A locking latch pivotally coupled to a first end of the flexible clamping band is pulled towards and rotated into locking engagement with the locking catch. The flexible clamping band is adapted to be bent over the locking bar, whereby a coupling pin carried by the opposite end of the clamping band is releasably connected to one of the plurality of coupling pin retaining slots in the grip depending upon the size (e.g., diameter) of the handlebar to which the mounting bracket is to be detachably connected. | 08-12-2010 |
Raymond J. Kuipers, Mission Viejo, CA US
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20100095442 | Cushion insert pad for a pair of riding shorts - A cushion pad insert to be attached to and carried by a conventional pair of riding shorts of the kind to be worn, for example, by one riding a bicycle. The cushion pad insert includes an intermediate gel layer that is sandwiched between top and bottom cover layers and sized so as to completely cover the bicycle seat whereby to reduce the impact forces generated by the seat against the rider's buttocks. A series of gel-containment compartments are formed in the intermediate gel layer of cushion pad insert. The gel-containment compartments are separated from one another by seals or similar flow barriers that prevent the migration of gel from one containment compartment to another. By virtue of the foregoing, the gel of the intermediate gel layer will be evenly distributed throughout the cushion pad insert while avoiding accumulation or bunching at one end thereof in order to eliminate the formation of voids in the gel layer and thereby maximize support for the rider's buttocks as he slides his body and shifts his weight along the bicycle seat. | 04-22-2010 |
Raymond J. Kuipers, Scottsdale, AZ US
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20150259018 | ADJUSTABLE FLEX SADDLE FOR A BICYCLE OR A MOTORCYCLE - A saddle on which an individual is seated while riding a bicycle or a motorcycle. The saddle includes a flexible base to support the rider's weight and a stationary nose cap attached to the flexible base. One end of a bumper retaining block is pivotally and detachably connected to the nose cap. A resilient bumper is located between the flexible base and the bumper retaining block. A pair of rails which runs along the bottom of the flexible base is attached to the bicycle/motorcycle. The pair of rails is coupled to the bumper retaining block to push the block towards the flexible base with the resilient bumper sandwiched therebetween. The bumper retaining block can be detached from the stationary nose cap so that the resilient bumper can be replaced by a bumper having a different density to selectively control the flexibility of the base. | 09-17-2015 |
Rembrandt Kuipers, Surrey GB
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20120110481 | AUTOMATIC FORMATTING OF DISPLAY SCREEN TO REFLECT PAST CORRELATIVE CHANGES TO DATA DISPLAY WINDOWS - A method for automatically formatting a display screen upon initialization or refresh to reflect a user's prior resizing of frames with respect to one another. | 05-03-2012 |
Shane Kuipers, Hamilton, MI US
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20090001859 | Furniture system - A furniture system which is readily reconfigurable into a variety of work surface configurations and shelving configurations as well as additional component configurations associated therewith so as to readily adapt the furniture system to the specific needs of an office area. The system includes a system of brackets which readily accommodates mounting of work surfaces at a variety of elevations, and a shelving system which maintains shelves of different materials and thicknesses so that the top surfaces thereof align in a common plane. | 01-01-2009 |
20090162141 | Dowel assembly for a furniture system - A dowel assembly for a furniture system provides a fastener usable in assembling various components in a furniture system. The dowel may be employed to define the relationship between first and second components of the furniture system, such as the relationship between adjoining planar surfaces of adjacent furniture panels. The dowel is fitted with a cam such that the cam provides a non-uniform radius at the interface between the dowel and one of the components. Through selective positioning of the cam about the longitudinal axis of the dowel, the interface between components of the furniture system may be selectively adjusted to ensure flush alignment of contiguous surfaces. | 06-25-2009 |
20120042593 | STRUCTURAL TOP CAP ARRANGEMENT FOR WALL PANEL - An upright space-dividing wall panel is provided having an internal frame and a top cap attached to a top rail of the frame. The top cap includes a lengthwise channel in which threaded fasteners are slidably received for engaging the top cap to the frame rail. The top cap further includes side channels which cooperate with coupling brackets for securing a second panel to the wall panel. Further, a locator clip arrangement is provided between the top cap and a side trim cover on the end of the wall panel for precisely locating the trim cover relative to the top cap. | 02-23-2012 |
20120091873 | FURNITURE SYSTEM - A furniture system which is readily reconfigurable into a variety of work surface configurations and shelving configurations as well as additional component configurations associated therewith so as to readily adapt the furniture system to the specific needs of an office area. The system includes a system of brackets which readily accommodates mounting of work surfaces at a variety of elevations, and a shelving system which maintains shelves of different materials and thicknesses so that the top surfaces thereof align in a common plane. | 04-19-2012 |
Tony A. Kuipers, Grandville, MI US
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20090249641 | Systems and Methods for Processing Municipal Wastewater Treatment Sewage Sludge - The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for drying and gasifying substances using the calorific value contained in the substances, and it more specifically relates to apparatus and methods for processing wet, pasty, sticky substances, such as municipal wastewater treatment sewage sludge, into a workable, powdered product. | 10-08-2009 |
Winfred Kuipers, Essen DE
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20120141946 | COUNTER-FLOW COMBUSTOR - Counterflow burner having a combustion chamber ( | 06-07-2012 |
20130077943 | LIQUID EVAPORATOR - The present invention relates to a liquid evaporator and to a method for evaporating liquids. | 03-28-2013 |
20150037210 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FUNCTIONAL UNIT AND CORRESPONDING FUNCTIONAL UNIT - A method for producing a functional unit with a gas converter ( | 02-05-2015 |
Winfred Kuipers, Hamburg DE
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20100301870 | FLAME IONIZATION DETECTOR - The flame ionization detector, which comprises a supply and an ignition device ( | 12-02-2010 |
Winfried Kuipers, Essen DE
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20140034824 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONVERTER MODULE AND CORRESPONDING CONVERTER MODULE - A method for producing a converter module ( | 02-06-2014 |
20140035593 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A FLAME IONIZATION DETECTOR AND CORRESPONDING FLAME IONIZATION DETECTOR - A flame ionization detector having at least one combustion chamber, at least one conduit for directing a gas or gas mixture, and at least one electrode structure, and a process for forming the flame ionization detector by providing two or more green ceramic films, forming geometric structures in said green ceramic films, depositing at least a portion of an electrically conductive structure on at least one of said green ceramic films, stacking said green ceramic films, laminating said green ceramic films, and sintering said laminated green ceramic films to faun said flame ionization detector. | 02-06-2014 |