Patents by Inventor Antonius Johannes Maria van de Westerlo

Antonius Johannes Maria van de Westerlo 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).

  • Open roof construction for a vehicle, and vehicle comprising such open roof construction
    Patent number: 10647188
    Abstract: An open roof construction for a vehicle includes a stationary part, a movable first panel and a second panel. The first panel is movably supported by an operating mechanism guided in one or more rails of the stationary part extending at least along a part of the inner roof edge of the opening and rearwardly thereof. The first panel is movable by at least a panel support and is capable of moving with respect to one of the rails and thereby displacing the first panel rearwardly above the second panel. The second panel and/or inner roof edge and/or the stationary part is provided with a deformable seal capable of sealing a gap between the second panel and the adjacent inner roof edge of the fixed roof. The panel support is adapted to deform the seal when it moves through the gap between the second panel and the inner roof edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Inalfa Roof Systems Group B.V.
    Inventor: Antonius Johannes Maria van de Westerlo
  • OPEN ROOF CONSTRUCTION FOR A VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH OPEN ROOF CONSTRUCTION
    Publication number: 20190176603
    Abstract: An open roof construction for a vehicle includes a stationary part, a movable first panel and a second panel. The first panel is movably supported by an operating mechanism guided in one or more rails of the stationary part extending at least along a part of the inner roof edge of the opening and rearwardly thereof. The first panel is movable by at least a panel support and is capable of moving with respect to one of the rails and thereby displacing the first panel rearwardly above the second panel. The second panel and/or inner roof edge and/or the stationary part is provided with a deformable seal capable of sealing a gap between the second panel and the adjacent inner roof edge of the fixed roof. The panel support is adapted to deform the seal when it moves through the gap between the second panel and the inner roof edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventor: Antonius Johannes Maria van de Westerlo