Patents by Inventor Didier Henricus Johannes VAN RIEL

Didier Henricus Johannes VAN RIEL 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).

  • LIGHT WEIGHT, MULTIFUNCTIONAL VALVE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210180711
    Abstract: A multifunctional valve assembly includes a first portion with a first 3-way valve functionality for selectively controlling flow of a first fluid and a second portion with a second, 3-way functionality valve functionality for selectively controlling flow a second fluid. The multifunctional valve assembly further includes a common motor associated with the first and second portions and operative to drive both of the first and second portions to operate in first, second and third operational modes. A method of operating the multifunctional valve assembly including rotating a first sleeve about an axis of the first sleeve with the common motor to concurrently drive the first and second portions of the valve assembly to each operate the first, second and third operational modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: THETFORD BV
    Inventors: Didier Henricus Johannes VAN RIEL, Mitchell Marcus Gerardus Maria VAN DE SANDE, Wilco WESSELS, Thomas Cornelis Johannes KIEBOOM, Ruud VAN DEN HEIJKANT