Patents by Inventor Hugo Bart ZANDBERGEN

Hugo Bart ZANDBERGEN 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).

  • Joining device and method for joining strips to form a tire component
    Patent number: 10843427
    Abstract: Disclosed is joining device for joining a trailing end of a first strip to a leading end of a second strip to form a tire component. The joining device includes a support member with a support surface and a retaining member with a retaining surface for retaining the second strip. The joining device is arranged for positioning the leading end of the second strip in a joining orientation in which said leading end is closer to the support plane than the rest. The joining device also includes a control unit for controlling a relative movement between the support member and the retaining member with a first component in a placement direction to place the leading end of the second strip and a second component in a joining direction to bring the leading end of the second strip into contact with the trailing end of the first strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventors: Gerrit Roy Nijland, Jeroen Van Tienhoven, Hugo Bart Zandbergen, Cornelis-Jan Otto, Karel Johannes Van Assenbergh, Otte Haitsma, Pieter Cornelis Meijers
  • JOINING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR JOINING STRIPS TO FORM A TIRE COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20190270265
    Abstract: Disclosed is joining device for joining a trailing end of a first strip to a leading end of a second strip to form a tire component. The joining device includes a support member with a support surface and a retaining member with a retaining surface for retaining the second strip. The joining device is arranged for positioning the leading end of the second strip in a joining orientation in which said leading end is closer to the support plane than the rest. The joining device also includes a control unit for controlling a relative movement between the support member and the retaining member with a first component in a placement direction to place the leading end of the second strip and a second component in a joining direction to bring the leading end of the second strip into contact with the trailing end of the first strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Gerrit Roy NIJLAND, Jeroen VAN TIENHOVEN, Hugo Bart ZANDBERGEN, Cornelis-Jan OTTO, Karel Johannes VAN ASSENBERGH, Otte HAITSMA, Pieter Cornelis MEIJERS