Patents by Inventor GERT HEEREMA

GERT HEEREMA 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).

  • Locking mechanism with push- and pull-to-release function and device comprising such locking mechanism
    Patent number: 11229271
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a locking mechanism (13) comprising a first locking member (11), a second locking member (12), and a biasing member (14) exerting, during operation, a biasing force (FB) on at least the first locking member (11) or the second locking member (12) in a biasing direction (B). The locking mechanism further comprises a guiding structure (32) for mutually guiding the first and second locking members (11, 12), wherein the first locking member (11) comprises a track structure (15) and the second locking member (12) comprises a guided element (16) guided by the track structure (15). The locking mechanism (13) is moved from an un-locked to a locked condition by applying a pushing force to at least one of the first and second locking members (11, 12). The locking mechanism (13) can be moved from the locked to the un-locked condition by applying either a pushing or a pulling force to at least one of the first and second locking members (11, 12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Hedzer Durksz, Sint Baron, Gert Heerema, Johan Bernard Kuperus, Krijn Maltha
  • LOCKING MECHANISM WITH PUSH- AND PULL-TO-RELEASE FUNCTION AND DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH LOCKING MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20190166970
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a locking mechanism (13) comprising a first locking member (11), a second locking member (12), and a biasing member (14) exerting, during operation, a biasing force (FB) on at least the first locking member (11) or the second locking member (12) in a biasing direction (B). The locking mechanism further comprises a guiding structure (32) for mutually guiding the first and second locking members (11, 12), wherein the first locking member (11) comprises a track structure (15) and the second locking member (12) comprises a guided element (16) guided by the track structure (15). The locking mechanism (13) is moved from an un-locked to a locked condition by applying a pushing force to at least one of the first and second locking members (11, 12). The locking mechanism (13) can be moved from the locked to the un-locked condition by applying either a pushing or a pulling force to at least one of the first and second locking members (11, 12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: HEDZER DURKSZ, SINT BARON, GERT HEEREMA, JOHAN BERNARD KUPERUS, KRIJN MALTHA