Patents by Inventor Marc Bijnens

Marc Bijnens 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).

  • Method for production of a windscreen wiper arm with a U-profile cross-section and the corresponding device
    Patent number: 6779244
    Abstract: A method for producing a windshield wiper bracket (10) with a U-shaped cross section, with two through holes (12) disposed in the legs (11) of the bracket (10), through which a rivet (13) extends, wherein the method includes the following steps: production of through holes (12) in a flat bracket blank (14); insertion of a rivet slug (15) into one of the through holes (12); folding of the legs (11) to produce the U-shaped profile and to thereby position the rivet slug (15) in a position aligned with the other through hole (12); sliding of the rivet slug (15) into the position extending through both of the through holes (12), and riveting of the rivet slug (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Bijnens, Paul Criel