Patents by Inventor Jan Christiaan Gentis

Jan Christiaan Gentis 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).

  • Mirror adjustment mechanism, in particular for a wing mirror for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10232777
    Abstract: A mirror adjustment mechanism, in particular for a wing mirror for a motor vehicle, having a base part with a mirror support arranged pivotally relative thereto, wherein between the base part and the mirror support a damper is arranged, the damper including a collar portion coupled to the mirror support, encompassing a ball portion, coupled to the base part, or vice versa, both constituting a ball joint arrangement. A slide element is slidingly engaged between the ball portion and the collar portion in such a way that it restrains movement of the collar portion relative to the ball portion, resulting from movement the mirror support relative to the base part, wherein the slide element is a spring ring slidingly abutting on contact surfaces of the ball portion and coupled to the collar portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: MCi (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Amee Heleen de Groen, Jan Christiaan Gentis, Peter Alexander Hamming, Paulus Gerardus Maria van Stiphout, Bastiaan Aaldert Smilde
  • Mirror Adjustment Mechanism, in Particular for a Wing Mirror for a Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20170167561
    Abstract: A mirror adjustment mechanism, in particular for a wing mirror for a motor vehicle, having a base part with a mirror support arranged pivotally relative thereto, wherein between the base part and the mirror support a damper is arranged, the damper including a collar portion coupled to the mirror support, encompassing a ball portion, coupled to the base part, or vice versa, both constituting a ball joint arrangement. A slide element is slidingly engaged between the ball portion and the collar portion in such a way that it restrains movement of the collar portion relative to the ball portion, resulting from movement the mirror support relative to the base part, wherein the slide element is a spring ring slidingly abutting on contact surfaces of the ball portion and coupled to the collar portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Amee Heleen de Groen, Jan Christiaan Gentis, Peter Alexander Hamming, Paulus Gerardus Maria van Stiphout, Bastiaan Aaldert Smilde