Patents by Inventor Marcel Roelfsema

Marcel Roelfsema 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).

  • Patent number: 7712997
    Abstract: A plastics infiltration block for infiltration or attenuation purposes is disclosed. The infiltration block has an essentially rectangular parallelepipedal body having pairs of opposed first, second and third faces. At least one inspection channel extends through the infiltration block and inspection channel openings are positioned in opposed third faces of the infiltration block. The area of each inspection channel opening is at least 10% of the size of the area of the third face. The infiltration block can include a single infiltration block element or multiple coupled infiltration block elements. The infiltration block element has an essentially rectangular parallelepipedal body. A grid of duct walls forming substantially parallel ducts extend between each first face and the one or more inspection channels of the infiltration block, and between each second face and the inspection channels of the infiltration block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Wavin B.V.
    Inventor: Marcel Roelfsema
  • Publication number: 20080044231
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a plastics infiltration block adapted for combining multiple infiltration blocks into an underground construction for infiltration or attenuation purposes. The infiltration block has an essentially rectangular parallelepipedal body having pairs of opposed first, second and third faces. Through the infiltration block at least one inspection channel extends, with inspection channel openings positioned in opposed third faces of the infiltration block. The area of each inspection channel opening is at least 10% of the size of the area of the third face in which it is positioned. The infiltration block comprises a single infiltration block element or multiple couple infiltration block elements, wherein one or more inspection channel sections of the one or more inspection channels are delimited by a single or multiple coupled infiltration block elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventor: Marcel Roelfsema