Patents by Inventor Lodewijk Vanluffelen

Lodewijk Vanluffelen 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).

  • Device and method for evacuating persons, for example from a multi-storey building on fire
    Patent number: 7156203
    Abstract: Device for evacuating persons, for example from a multi-storey building on fire, from an evacuating location to a secure location, comprising: a balloon provided to be filled with a gas lighter than air for moving the balloon between the secure location and the evacuating location; guide means connected to the balloon for guiding the balloon between the secure location and the evacuating location; and transport means connected to the balloon for transporting persons from the evacuating location to the secure location; wherein the device further comprises a cable provided to be connected between the secure location and the evacuating location and that the balloon is provided to be movably mounted on the cable between the secure location and the evacuating location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Inventor: Lodewijk Vanluffelen
  • Device and method for evacuating persons, for example from a multi-storey building on fire
    Publication number: 20030141145
    Abstract: Device for evacuating persons, for example from a multi-storey building on fire, from an evacuating location (4) to a secure location (3), comprising: a balloon (1) provided to be filled with a gas lighter than air for moving the balloon (1) between the secure location (3) and the evacuating location (4); guide means (5, 6) connected to the balloon (1) for guiding the balloon between the secure location (3) and the evacuating location (4); and transport means (7; 11, 13) connected to the balloon for transporting persons (8) from the evacuating location (4) to the secure location (3); wherein the device further comprises a cable (2) provided to be connected between the secure location (3) and the evacuating location (4) and that the balloon (1) is provided to be movably mounted on the cable (2) between the secure location (3) and the evacuating location (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventor: Lodewijk Vanluffelen