Patents by Inventor Marius Brand
Marius Brand 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).
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Patent number: 11712963Abstract: A control unit is presented for controlling a driving unit arranged for adjustment of one or more first air guiding flaps of a motorised vehicle between a first outer position and a second outer position. The control unit comprises a communication module for communicating with a vehicle control network for receiving first adjustment instructions for adjusting the first flap, a power supply module comprising an input power terminal for receiving power from a vehicle power network and a first output power terminal for supplying a first current to the driving unit. The control unit further comprises a current sensor module for sensing variations in the first supply current and a control module arranged to control the first supply current in accordance with the adjustment instructions and the sensed variations. By separating the control module from the driving unit, functionality of the control module may be shared over multiple driving units.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: MCi (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Marius Brand, Bastiaan Huijzers, Jinku Hu
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Patent number: 11628720Abstract: Adjustment device for adjusting an air influencing element of a motor vehicle between at least a first position and a second position, comprising a driving unit for adjusting the air influencing element between at least the first position and the second position, provided with an input shaft and an output shaft which is at a distance from the axis of the input shaft, wherein the driving unit has a first part which is provided around the input shaft of the driving unit, and has a second part which is provided around the output shaft of the driving unit, wherein the adjustment device is furthermore provided with a failsafe mechanism, wherein the failsafe mechanism engages the first part of the driving unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: MCi (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Stephen Alexander George Gustavo Boom, Marius Brand
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Patent number: 11524570Abstract: A control unit is presented for controlling a driving unit arranged for adjustment of one or more first air guiding flaps of a motorised vehicle between a first outer position and a second outer position. The control unit comprises a communication module for communicating with a vehicle control network for receiving first adjustment instructions for adjusting the first flap, a power supply module comprising an input power terminal for receiving power from a vehicle power network and a first output power terminal for supplying a first current to the driving unit. The control unit further comprises a current sensor module for sensing variations in the first supply current and a control module arranged to control the first supply current in accordance with the adjustment instructions and the sensed variations. By separating the control module from the driving unit, functionality of the control module may be shared over multiple driving units.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2018Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: MCi (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Marius Brand, Bastiaan Huijzers, Jinku Hu
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Publication number: 20220348073Abstract: A control unit is presented for controlling a driving unit arranged for adjustment of one or more first air guiding flaps of a motorised vehicle between a first outer position and a second outer position. The control unit comprises a communication module for communicating with a vehicle control network for receiving first adjustment instructions for adjusting the first flap, a power supply module comprising an input power terminal for receiving power from a vehicle power network and a first output power terminal for supplying a first current to the driving unit. The control unit further comprises a current sensor module for sensing variations in the first supply current and a control module arranged to control the first supply current in accordance with the adjustment instructions and the sensed variations. By separating the control module from the driving unit, functionality of the control module may be shared over multiple driving units.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: MCi (Mirror Controls International) NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventors: Marius BRAND, Bastiaan HUIJZERS, Jinku HU
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Publication number: 20220134868Abstract: Adjustment device for adjusting an air stream influencing element of a motor vehicle between at least a first position and a second position, comprising a driving unit for adjusting the air stream influencing element between at least the first position and the second position, provided with an input shaft having an input axis and an output shaft having an output axis which is at a distance from the input axis, wherein the driving unit has a first, part which is provided around the input axis of the driving unit, and has a second part, wherein the adjustment device is furthermore provided with a failsafe mechanism, wherein the failsafe mechanism engages the first part of the driving unit, wherein the failsafe mechanism comprises an auxiliary driving motor, separately from a main driving motor of the driving unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2020Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: MCi (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Marius BRAND, Stephen Alexander George Gustavo BOOM, Jannick Daniƫl WIJNTJES
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Publication number: 20210061087Abstract: A control unit is presented for controlling a driving unit arranged for adjustment of one or more first air guiding flaps of a motorised vehicle between a first outer position and a second outer position. The control unit comprises a communication module for communicating with a vehicle control network for receiving first adjustment instructions for adjusting the first flap, a power supply module comprising an input power terminal for receiving power from a vehicle power network and a first output power terminal for supplying a first current to the driving unit. The control unit further comprises a current sensor module for sensing variations in the first supply current and a control module arranged to control the first supply current in accordance with the adjustment instructions and the sensed variations. By separating the control module from the driving unit, functionality of the control module may be shared over multiple driving units.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2018Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: MCI (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Marius BRAND, Bastiaan HUIJZERS, Jinku HU
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Publication number: 20200215899Abstract: Adjustment device for adjusting an air influencing element of a motor vehicle between at least a first position and a second position, comprising a driving unit for adjusting the air influencing element between at least the first position and the second position, provided with an input shaft and an output shaft which is at a distance from the axis of the input shaft, wherein the driving unit has a first part which is provided around the input shaft of the driving unit, and has a second part which is provided around the output shaft of the driving unit, wherein the adjustment device is furthermore provided with a failsafe mechanism, wherein the failsafe mechanism engages the first part of the driving unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2018Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: MCI (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Stephen Alexander George Gustavo BOOM, Marius BRAND
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Publication number: 20200062108Abstract: A control unit is presented for controlling a driving unit arranged for adjustment of one or more first air guiding flaps of a motorised vehicle between a first outer position and a second outer position. The control unit comprises a communication module for communicating with a vehicle control network for receiving first adjustment instructions for adjusting the first flap, a power supply module comprising an input power terminal for receiving power from a vehicle power network and a first output power terminal for supplying a first current to the driving unit. The control unit further comprises a current sensor module for sensing variations in the first supply current and a control module arranged to control the first supply current in accordance with the adjustment instructions and the sensed variations. By separating the control module from the driving unit, functionality of the control module may be shared over multiple driving units.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Applicant: MCi (Mirror Controls International) NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventors: Marius BRAND, Bastiaan HUIJZERS, Jinku HU
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Patent number: 8201799Abstract: A composition comprising particles for damping vibrations performed by cooperating surfaces of a mirror adjustment mechanism relative to each other. The cooperating surfaces adjustably connect a mirror holder for supporting the mirror element with a base plate that can be fixedly mounted to a motor vehicle. In an embodiment, the particles positioned close to one of the surfaces are arranged to move to a lesser extent relative to that surface upon a high-frequency pivoting of the cooperating surfaces than particles that are further removed from that surface. A method for assembling a mirror adjustment mechanism for adjusting a mirror element of a mirror unit of a motor vehicle mirror and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a mirror element of a mirror unit are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2005Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: MCi (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Stefan Frits Brouwer, Marius Brand, Rudolf Pieter Hoogenboom
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Publication number: 20090293665Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a metal salt of a fatty acid for damping vibrations performed by cooperating surfaces of a mirror adjustment mechanism relative to each other, wherein the cooperating surfaces adjustably connect a mirror holder for supporting the mirror element with a base plate which can be fixedly mounted to the motor vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2005Publication date: December 3, 2009Applicant: Eaton Automotive B.V.Inventors: Stefan Frits Brouwer, Marius Brand, Rudolf Pieter Hoogenboom
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Patent number: 7473001Abstract: The invention is directed to a mirror adjustment mechanism with an electrical connection having at least one pair of contact parts disposed movably relative to each other. The contact parts jointly form a sliding contact for maintaining electrical contact during pivotal motion of a mirror connector relative to a base frame, while one of the contact parts of the sliding contact is fixedly connected with the mirror connector.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2002Date of Patent: January 6, 2009Assignee: MCi (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Andreas Johannes Petrus Schalkwijk, Marius Brand
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Publication number: 20050141116Abstract: A mirror adjustment mechanism for a wing mirror of a motor vehicle, comprising a base frame which can be fixedly connected with a motor vehicle, and a mirror connector for supporting a mirror element, which mirror connector is pivotally connected with the base frame through a hinge construction, while there is provided an electrical connection between the base frame and the mirror connector, the electrical connection comprising at least one pair contact during pivoting of the mirror connector relative to the base frame, while one of the contact parts of the siding contact is fixedly connected with the mirror connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2002Publication date: June 30, 2005Inventors: Johannes Andreas Petrus Schalkwijk, Marius Brand