Patents by Inventor Eric Petrus Zonneveld

Eric Petrus Zonneveld 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).

  • Method of installing a movable roof assembly in the roof of a vehicle
    Patent number: 6493915
    Abstract: A method of installing a movable roof assembly in the roof of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle having an open roof construction including a top section with a roof opening and a sliding roof mounted on the roof opening, the sliding roof including a center bar positioned substantially across a mid region of the roof opening for increasing safety of occupants in the vehicle, the center bar being fixedly attached to a rigid body of the vehicle. The center bar is preferably accessible from the interior of the vehicle and is adapted to house at least one vehicle accessory such as roller sun blinds, storage compartments and/or light fittings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Vermeulen Hollandia Octroolen II B.V.
    Inventors: Eric Petrus Zonneveld, Frits Pieter De Vries
  • VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH AN OPEN ROOF CONSTRUCTION
    Publication number: 20020000739
    Abstract: A vehicle with an open roof construction including a top section with a roof opening and a sliding roof mounted on the roof opening, the sliding roof including a center bar positioned substantially across a mid region of the roof opening for increasing safety of occupants in the vehicle, the center bar being fixedly attached to a rigid body of the vehicle. The center bar is preferably accessible from the interior of the vehicle and is adapted to house at least one vehicle accessory such as roller sun blinds, storage compartments and/or light fittings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 1999
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: ERIC PETRUS ZONNEVELD, FRITS PIETER DE VRIES