Patents by Inventor Merijn Hartog

Merijn Hartog 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).

  • Publication number: 20130240547
    Abstract: A lip-operable spill-proof container (1) comprises (A) an open container base (2), (B) a lid element (4) comprising a lid edge (5) mountable on said container base and with a valve seat surface (7) directed to the inside of the container, perpendicular to a longitudinal axis (8) of the container, and (C) an at least partially flexible valve element (11), comprising (1) a valve body (12), (2) a valve flange (13) extending from the valve body with a valve surface (14) that faces said valve seat surface, and (3) a control element (15). The lid element has a carrier (16) positioned inwards from said lid edge (5) and mounted to said lid edge, and the valve element is provided with a mounting rim (17), that engages the carrier (16) and allows movement of the valve element (11) along the longitudinal axis of the container by elastic deformation of the valve element (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Silmlogic Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Anne Jurjen Osinga, Merijn Hartog
  • Patent number: 7735843
    Abstract: A stroller is provided having a stroller frame supported by at least one wheel and a handle. The handle includes a brake operator that is coupled to a brake assembly at the wheel. The brake operator is movable between a first position whereby the brake assembly is disengaged from the wheel, and a second position whereby the brake assembly engages the wheel to retard the wheel motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Dotsey, Patrick Nolan, Michiel Sebastiaan Emanuél Petrus Knoppert, Karen Rosenkranz, Merijn Hartog, Marcel Arthur Jan Schreuder
  • Patent number: 7694980
    Abstract: A stroller handle assembly has a handle with a grip part. The handle is movable from an in-use position extending from the stroller frame to a collapsed position lying adjacent and parallel along the stroller frame. The assembly has a bracket for attaching the handle to the stroller frame. The bracket has one part configured to allow rotation of the handle sideways away from the in-use position to a partly collapsed position. The bracket has a different part configured to allow the handle to rotate to the completely collapsed position adjacent the stroller frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Dotsey, Patrick Nolan, Michiel Sebastiaan Emanuél Petrus Knoppert, Karen Rosenkranz, Merijn Hartog, Marcel Arthur Jan Schreuder
  • Publication number: 20080029982
    Abstract: A stroller is provided having a stroller frame supported by at least one wheel and a handle. The handle includes a brake operator that is coupled to a brake assembly at the wheel. The brake operator is movable between a first position whereby the brake assembly is disengaged from the wheel, and a second position whereby the brake assembly engages the wheel to retard the wheel motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Dotsey, Patrick Nolan, Michiel Sebastiaan Knoppert, Karen Rosenkranz, Merijn Hartog, Marcel Schreuder
  • Publication number: 20080029980
    Abstract: A stroller is provided having a stroller frame supported on at least one wheel and a handle. A child seat is supported by the stroller frame, and includes a seatback connected to a seating surface that extends forward from the seatback. The stroller includes a recline mechanism that is operable to move the seatback between a first position and a second position reclined relative to the first position. The recline mechanism includes a tension carrying member having a tension that applies a force to the seatback between the first and second positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Dotsey, Patrick Nolan, Michiel Sebastiaan Emanuel Petrus Knoppert, Karen Rosenkranz, Merijn Hartog, Marcel Arthur Jan Schreuder
  • Publication number: 20070290469
    Abstract: A stroller handle assembly has a handle with a grip part. The handle is movable from an in-use position extending from the stroller frame to a collapsed position lying adjacent and parallel along the stroller frame. The assembly has a bracket for attaching the handle to the stroller frame. The bracket has one part configured to allow rotation of the handle sideways away from the in-use position to a partly collapsed position. The bracket has a different part configured to allow the handle to rotate to the completely collapsed position adjacent the stroller frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Dotsey, Patrick Nolan, Michiel Sebastiaan Knoppert, Karen Rosenkranz, Merijn Hartog, Marcel Schreuder
  • Patent number: 7044486
    Abstract: A skateboard includes a board having a tip portion and a tail portion. A substantially U-shaped first aperture is formed in the tip portion, with an open end of the first aperture opening toward a central portion of the board. A substantially U-shaped second aperture is formed in the tail portion, with an open end of the second aperture opening toward a central portion of the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven P. Wright, Raymond W. Riley, Willem J. Schoonhoven, Merijn Hartog, Lucien H. Vink, Michiel S. Knoppert
  • Publication number: 20050134013
    Abstract: A skateboard includes a board having a tip portion and a tail portion. A substantially U-shaped first aperture is formed in the tip portion, with an open end of the first aperture opening toward a central portion of the board. A substantially U-shaped second aperture is formed in the tail portion, with an open end of the second aperture opening toward a central portion of the board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Steven Wright, Raymond Riley, Willem Schoonhoven, Merijn Hartog, Lucien Vink, Michiel Knoppert
  • Patent number: D801101
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Simlogic Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Anne Jurjen Osinga, Merijn Hartog, René Martens, Aart Gerardus de Heer