Patents by Inventor Kees Staats

Kees Staats 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: 20070109677
    Abstract: Mirror assembly comprising a mirror support such as a mirror housing and a mirror mounted thereon/therein. From the mirror support an extension extends so that the mirror assembly is suitable for mounting on vehicles with which a trailer such as a caravan is towed The extension is provided at the other end with mounting means for fastening to a mirror already present on the vehicle. Such mounting means comprise two hook-shaped members and a flexible part extending therebetween. For adapting the length of the flexible part to the shape of the mirror and the tensioning of the hook-shaped members, the present invention proposes attaching tension means to one and preferably each of the hook-shaped members. According to a particular embodiment, the tension means consist of a tension roller or drum with which a flexible part extending between the hook-shaped members can be rolled up and locked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Steffen Bender, Gijsbertus Lukas Boelaars, Kees Staats, Cornelis Beijerbergen van Henegouwen
  • Publication number: 20050189155
    Abstract: A trailer provided with a manoeuvring device. The manoeuvring device has a pivoting frame that can be moved with respect to the chassis of a trailer, such as a caravan, and is provided at the end with a roller driven by an electric motor. This roller does not engage on one of the wheels but is itself able to function as a wheel. Lifting of the chassis of the trailer is achieved with the aid of the pivoting frame, as a result of which the existing wheels at least partially lose contact with the ground surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Helmuth Bender, Steffen Bender, Cor Henegouwen, Kees Staats