rotatiemoment

11:51 Oct 22, 2017 

This becomes clear because he/s basically says the exact same thing in several places (also referring to the exact same reference numerals), but uses them interchangeably.

In this case, I think there's no use adding more confusion by trying to use two synonyms in English.

I am also not sure about adding the Dutch term in brackets. My colleague never mentioned this as a possibility when translating patents, but for some reason I thought this is never done.

11:49 Oct 22, 2017 

yes, sometimes when they have not yet been filed, I can still discuss it with the author. However, I only occasionally translate such patent applications, where I work directly with the patent attorney who wrote it. most of my training in this area, if I can even call it training, has been by working directly with a patent attorney / en>nl patent translator, where I translate the doc (nl>en), and send it to him, and he then sends it back with corrections/comments etc., which I carefully take note of for the next one.

sadly, 90% of the patent applications I translate these days are for an agency, who gives me very little information on which stage the document is in, and doesn't allow me to communicate directly with the end client.

In any case, I just sent my patent attorney colleague an email, because after having scanned the entire document, and making a note of every single instance of either "draaimoment" or "rotatiemoment", it has now become 100% clear that the author indeed was a bit sloppy, and simply meant the exact same thing.

09:52 Oct 22, 2017 

Yes, in practice rotatiemoment = draaimoment = koppel = torque. Strictly speaking, however, there is a difference between 'moment' and 'koppel' (in Dutch) or 'moment' and 'torque' in English, as your reference below explains.

09:46 Oct 22, 2017 

Yes, they probably do mean the same thing, although strictly speaking moment and torque are not the same. See https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moment_en_koppel for example, where 'koppel' is obviously torque. In patent translations, however, you need to provide an almost mathematically accurate representation of the source text which, regardless of any external documents it refers to, is an independent entity in its own right. In your case, I would translate 'draaimoment' as 'turning moment' with the Dutch source term in square brackets after it upon first use in the document. Where the source text refers to 'rotatiemoment', I would translate that as 'rotation moment' with the Dutch source term also in square brackets after it upon first use. If you use 'torque' in both cases, there would be no distinction between the two source terms in your translation. Even if technically correct, that is a no go in patent translation. As a translator, you can't assume they mean the same thing.
If the patent you are translating has not yet been filed at a Patent Office and there is an opportunity of discussing the text with the patent attorney who wrote it, I would do that. He might want to revise.

01:03 Oct 22, 2017 

rotatiemoment = draaimoment = koppel = torque

22:44 Oct 21, 2017 

the reason I was thinking of using (just) "torque", is my patent application specifically mentions "US20110147209:

re US20110147209, see the following (available online @ http://www.google.com.pg/patents/US20110147209 ):

"Supporting device for a magnetron assembly with a rotatable target
US 20110147209 A1

ABSTRACT
A support device for a magnetron arrangement with a rotating target includes a housing with a drive shaft mounted to rotate in the housing. An end of the drive shaft accessible from outside of the housing connects to the rotating target and another end lies within the housing for introduction of a torque. An electric motor with a stator and a rotor is arranged within the housing to generate a torque."

I obviously can't quote what I'm actually translating here, but the above context is very similar to my own.

In the text I am working on, the author used the term "draaimoment" a few times (when referring to the above patent, which I therefore translated as "torque"), and then switched to "rotatiemoment", which they only used twice. I therefore assume they mean the same thing.

17:10 Oct 21, 2017 

but in patents I tend to mirror the src text's use of them, if possible

17:00 Oct 21, 2017 

I would place a comma between 'coils' and 'torque':-)

by sending an electric current through the coils, torque can be generated on

16:56 Oct 21, 2017 

Torque, moment, or moment of force is rotational force

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque

16:52 Oct 21, 2017 

door het sturen van een elektrische stroom er doorheen een rotatiemoment kan opgewekt worden op de XXX-as =
by sending an electric current through the coils torque can be generated on the XXX drive shaft

‘torque: a force that tends to cause rotation’ (Oxforddictionaries.com)

16:46 Oct 21, 2017 

Rotational/angular momentum?

16:36 Oct 21, 2017 

would this make sense:

rotatiemoment; draaimoment; koppel =
torque; moment; moment of force; torque moment; moment of torque; turning moment

16:31 Oct 21, 2017 

De aandrijvingen van Parker zijn geschikt voor regeling van de snelheid, het rotatiemoment of de positie, en zijn beschikbaar met een bedrijfsbereik van minder dan één tot meer dan 2.000 pk. (http://ph.parker.com/nl/nl/ac-drives-and-accessories )

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Parker drives are suitable for speed, torque or position control and are available in power ranges from fractional to over 2,000 hp. (http://ph.parker.com/nl/en/ac-drives-and-accessories )