Patents by Inventor Peter Jeroen Kerkhof

Peter Jeroen Kerkhof 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).

  • Hinge construction
    Patent number: 8628200
    Abstract: A hinge assembly for a wing mirror unit for a motor vehicle comprising a central shaft and a mirror housing pivotably arranged around the central shaft. In an embodiment, a bottom surface of the mirror housing is supported on a supporting surface at the base of the central shaft and, through cooperation, first and second run-on surfaces define a predetermined angular position between the central shaft and the mirror housing corresponding to a folded-out position of the mirror housing. In an embodiment, first run-on surfaces are provided on a side of the mirror housing remote from the supporting surface, and second run-on surfaces are connected with the central shaft to be axially compliant and rotation-coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: MCi (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Paulus Gerardus Maria van Stiphout, Peter Alexander Hamming, Peter Jeroen Kerkhof, Marinus Roose, Marinus Jocobus Maria van Zuijlen
  • Hinge construction
    Patent number: 8313202
    Abstract: A hinge assembly for a wing mirror unit for a motor vehicle comprising a central shaft and a mirror housing pivotably arranged around the central shaft. In an embodiment, a bottom surface of the mirror housing is supported on a supporting surface at the base of the central shaft and, through cooperation, first and second run-on surfaces define a predetermined angular position between the central shaft and the mirror housing corresponding to a folded-out position of the mirror housing. In an embodiment, first run-on surfaces are provided on a side of the mirror housing remote from the supporting surface, and second run-on surfaces are connected with the central shaft to be axially compliant and rotation-coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: MCi (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Paulus Gerardus Maria van Stiphout, Peter Alexander Hamming, Peter Jeroen Kerkhof, Marinus Roose, Marinus Jacobus Maria Van Zuijlen
  • HINGE CONSTRUCTION
    Publication number: 20090303625
    Abstract: A hinge assembly for a wing mirror unit for a motor vehicle comprising a central shaft and a mirror housing pivotably arranged around the central shaft. In an embodiment, a bottom surface of the mirror housing is supported on a supporting surface at the base of the central shaft and, through cooperation, first and second run-on surfaces define a predetermined angular position between the central shaft and the mirror housing corresponding to a folded-out position of the mirror housing. In an embodiment, first run-on surfaces are provided on a side of the mirror housing remote from the supporting surface, and second run-on surfaces are connected with the central shaft to be axially compliant and rotation-coupled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: MCI (MIRROR CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL) Netherlands B.
    Inventors: Paulus Gerardus Maria van Stiphout, Peter Alexander Hamming, Peter Jeroen Kerkhof, Marinus Roose, Marinus Jacobus Maria van Zuijlen