Patents by Inventor John Hendricus van der Wal

John Hendricus van der Wal 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).

  • Publication number: 20230373425
    Abstract: A system that defines a personal barrier, having: a panel with a panel bottom end, a panel top end, a panel forward end and a panel aft end, the panel defines: a panel stationary portion; a first living hinge connected to the panel stationary portion, the first living hinge being located between the panel top and bottom ends, and the first living hinge including inset hinge grooves; and a flap connected to the first living hinge; the first living hinge is configured for being in a flexed state, whereby the flap is pivoted against the panel stationary portion, and an unflexed state, whereby the flap is planar with the panel stationary portion; and a panel support connected to the panel stationary portion for securing the panel stationary portion to a support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Michael DAVIS, John Hendricus VAN DER WAL, Munish ARORA
  • Publication number: 20220213724
    Abstract: A window frame insert for an existing window frame can comprise: a window pane comprising a thermoplastic polymer, wherein a length of the window pane is divided into a first portion and a second portion by a living hinge mechanism formed into the window pane that extends across a width of the window pane from one edge to an opposite edge such that the first portion can bend at the living hinge mechanism toward the second portion, and wherein an outer edge of the window pane removably attaches to the existing window frame, and preferably wherein the first portion and the second portion have a haze value of less than or equal to 5% as determined in accordance with ASTM D1003-13, preferably less than or equal to 2%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Christianus Johannes Jacobus Maas, Reinhard Tag, Michel Egbertus Henricus van Acht, John Hendricus van der Wal, William Andrews McDonough, Aly G. Khalifa