Patents by Inventor Cornelis Abraham Marinus Verbaan

Cornelis Abraham Marinus Verbaan 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).

  • BENDABLE STRUCTURE AND A METHOD FOR BENDING A STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20130261398
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bendable structure 40 comprising a body 41 conceived to be bent; an actuator 42, 43, 44 for inducing a bending force in the body, wherein the actuator comprises a wire at least partially manufactured from a uni-directional shape memory alloy (SMA) material, said wire being pre-deformed and being arranged in contact with a portion of the body for forming a bridge structure conceived to transfer mechanic energy across the bridge. The bendable structure 40 may relate to a bendable catheter or an endoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Jeroen Antonius Cecillia Heijmans, Cornelis Abraham Marinus Verbaan
  • BENDABLE STRUCTURE AND A METHOD FOR BENDING A STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20110184242
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bendable structure 40 comprising a body 41 conceived to be bent; an actuator 42, 43, 44 for inducing a bending force in the body, wherein the actuator comprises a wire at least partially manufactured from a uni-directional shape memory alloy (SMA) material, said wire being pre-deformed and being arranged in contact with a portion of the body for forming a bridge structure conceived to transfer mechanic energy across the bridge. The bendable structure 40 may relate to a bendable catheter or an endoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Jeroen Antonius Cecillia Heijmans, Cornelis Abraham Marinus Verbaan