Patents by Inventor Marinus Jacobus Maria van Zuilen

Marinus Jacobus Maria van Zuilen 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: 11945368
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an adjustment device for adjusting an orientation of an external vision element of a vehicle about a first pivot axis and a second pivot axis. The adjustment device comprises a base for coupling to a vehicle; a frame pivotably coupled to the base about a first pivot axis and a second pivot axis; and a drive unit for driving the frame pivotally about the first pivot axis and the second pivot axis. The drive unit comprises a first electromotor connected to a first driven element for driving the frame in rotation about the first pivot axis, and a second electromotor connected to a second driven element for driving the frame in rotation about the second pivot axis. The second electromotor has a lower maximum power consumption compared to a maximum power consumption of the first electromotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: MCi (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Paulus Gerardus Maria Van Stiphout, Hendrik Alfred Simeon De Vries, Marinus Jacobus Maria Van Zuilen, Emiel Sebastiaan Janssen, Anne Catharina Martha Bekker, Tom Adriaan Jansen, Arie Anthony De Kan
  • Publication number: 20230158954
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an adjustment device for adjusting an orientation of an external vision element of a vehicle about a first pivot axis and a second pivot axis. The adjustment device comprises a base for coupling to a vehicle; a frame pivotably coupled to the base about a first pivot axis and a second pivot axis; and a drive unit for driving the frame pivotally about the first pivot axis and the second pivot axis. The drive unit comprises a first electromotor connected to a first driven element for driving the frame in rotation about the first pivot axis, and a second electromotor connected to a second driven element for driving the frame in rotation about the second pivot axis. The second electromotor has a lower maximum power consumption compared to a maximum power consumption of the first electromotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: MCi (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Paulus Gerardus Maria VAN STIPHOUT, Hendrik Alfred Simeon DE VRIES, Marinus Jacobus Maria VAN ZUILEN, Emiel Sebastiaan JANSSEN, Anne Catharina Martha BEKKER, Tom Adriaan JANSEN, Arie Anthony DE KAN
  • Publication number: 20160229343
    Abstract: An adjustable mirror (1) is provided with a mirror housing (1?) and a mirror foot (1?), coupled via a pivot (5) and a motor mirror adjustment device. The motor mirror adjustment device is provided with a housing (3) which includes a bearing part (3?); an electric motor (4); and a gear transmission for transmitting rotation of the electric motor to the pivot. The gear transmission is supported against the bearing part and includes drive elements such as gears and/or worms (6?) and/or worm gears (6), and an output gear (8) which is connected to the pivot. The gear transmission is provided with a resilient element (10) between one of the drive elements and the bearing part, or between the drive elements mutually, and is designed to generate a bias between the one of the drive elements and the bearing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Sigrid Elizabeth van Leeuwen, Dennis Alexander Vervoorn, Marinus Roose, Marinus Jacobus Maria van Zuilen, Stefan Frits Brouwer