Patents by Inventor MAARTEN ALEXANDER SMIT

MAARTEN ALEXANDER SMIT 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).

  • System and Method for Mounting a Solar Panel onto a Substantially Flat Mounting Surface
    Publication number: 20240039457
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and a method for mounting at least one solar panel on a substantially flat mounting surface. The system comprises thereto a base element, a support structure configured for supporting at least part of at least one solar panel, which is connected to the base element and wherein the support structure comprises a retaining element for retaining at least part of an upper edge of the solar panel and a clamping element configured for clampingly engaging at least part of a lower edge the solar panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Johannes Sander Goorman, Maarten Alexander Smit, Jan-Floris de Graaf
  • System and method for mounting a solar panel onto a substantially flat mounting surface
    Patent number: 11811355
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and a method for mounting at least one solar panel on a substantially flat mounting surface. The system comprises thereto a base element, a support structure configured for supporting at least part of at least one solar panel, which is connected to the base element and wherein the support structure comprises a retaining element for retaining at least part of an upper edge of the solar panel and a clamping element configured for clampingly engaging at least part of a lower edge the solar panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Esdec B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Sander Goorman, Maarten Alexander Smit, Jan-Floris de Graaf
  • System and Method for Mounting a Solar Panel onto a Substantially Flat Mounting Surface
    Publication number: 20210257960
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and a method for mounting at least one solar panel on a substantially flat mounting surface. The system comprises thereto a base element, a support structure configured for supporting at least part of at least one solar panel, which is connected to the base element and wherein the support structure comprises a retaining element for retaining at least part of an upper edge of the solar panel and a clamping element configured for clampingly engaging at least part of a lower edge the solar panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Johannes Sander Goorman, Maarten Alexander Smit, Jan-Floris de Graaf
  • Cable anchor
    Patent number: 10527201
    Abstract: Proposed is a cable anchor for mounting a cable to a sheet. The cable anchor includes a first clamp portion to be mounted on a first side of the sheet and a second clamp portion to be mounted on the second side of the sheet, opposite to the first side. The first clamp portion and second clamp portion co-operate to retain a cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Maarten Alexander Smit, Gerrit Jan Hillen
  • CABLE ANCHOR
    Publication number: 20190242498
    Abstract: Proposed is a cable anchor for mounting a cable to a sheet. The cable anchor includes a first clamp portion to be mounted on a first side of the sheet and a second clamp portion to be mounted on the second side of the sheet, opposite to the first side. The first clamp portion and second clamp portion co-operate to retain a cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: MAARTEN ALEXANDER SMIT, GERRIT JAN HILLEN
  • Cable anchor
    Patent number: 10295085
    Abstract: Proposed is a cable anchor for mounting a cable to a sheet. The cable anchor includes a first clamp portion to be mounted on a first side of the sheet and a second clamp portion to be mounted on the second side of the sheet, opposite to the first side. The first clamp portion and second clamp portion co-operate to retain a cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Maarten Alexander Smit, Gerrit Jan Hillen
  • A CABLE ANCHOR
    Publication number: 20180066772
    Abstract: Proposed is a cable anchor for mounting a cable to a sheet. The cable anchor includes a first clamp portion to be mounted on a first side of the sheet and a second clamp portion to be mounted on the second side of the sheet, opposite to the first side. The first clamp portion and second clamp portion co-operate to retain a cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: MAARTEN ALEXANDER SMIT, GERRIT JAN HILLEN