Patents by Inventor Gerrit Bijker

Gerrit Bijker 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).

  • Iron and accumulated energy transferring stand
    Patent number: 5802749
    Abstract: The recharging time for reheating the soleplate of an iron can considerably be reduced by accumulating energy from an energy supply, e.g. the mains, in a stand for the iron and by transferring this energy to the iron when the iron is attached to the stand. The iron is reheated very quickly, e.g. by exchanging cooled down liquid from the iron with hot liquid accumulated in the stand every time the iron is put back in the stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Maarten Barmentlo, Gerrit Bijker, Robert E. F. Einerhand, Paul A. J. Ackermans, Jan P. Elkhuizen, Adriaan Netten