Patents by Inventor Daniel Trost

Daniel Trost 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).

  • Actuation device for a flap element
    Patent number: 7909384
    Abstract: An actuation device (30) for a flap element, in particular a variable top receptacle (20), having at least one wall element (22) that is pivotable between a first and a second position, wherein the actuation device comprises a fixedly borne spring element (34) and the spring element traverses a point of maximum deflection between its first and second position by interacting with the wall element (22) during pivoting of the wall element (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Wilhelm Karmann GmbH
    Inventor: Daniel Trost
  • Actuation Device for a Flap Element
    Publication number: 20080238131
    Abstract: An actuation device (30) for a flap element, in particular a variable top receptacle (20), having at least one wall element (22) that is pivotable between a first and a second position, wherein the actuation device comprises a fixedly borne spring element (34) and the spring element traverses a point of maximum deflection between its first and second position by interacting with the wall element (22) during pivoting of the wall element (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventor: Daniel Trost