Patents by Inventor Marcel Nellen

Marcel Nellen 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).

  • Sealing frame parts of an open roof assembly
    Patent number: 11396224
    Abstract: A multi-piece frame for an open roof assembly is manufactured by providing a first frame element having an edge and a first attachment area adjacent to the edge; providing a second frame element having a second attachment area; arranging the first attachment area and the second attachment area at least partly over each other; applying a fluid sealant adjacent to the edge of the first frame element; applying a sealing element on at least one of the first frame element and the second frame element and on the sealant, while the sealant is still at least partly fluid; and curing the sealant to provide a fluid-tight sealing between the first frame element, the second frame element and the sealing element. Thus, fluid tight connection between the sealing element and the sealant is provided in a reliable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Inalfa Roof Systems Group B.V.
    Inventors: Diederik Gijsbertus Swinkels, Wilhelmus Maria Theresia Hendrikus Schrans, Marcel Nellen
  • SEALING FRAME PARTS OF AN OPEN ROOF ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20200298692
    Abstract: A multi-piece frame for an open roof assembly is manufactured by providing a first frame element having an edge and a first attachment area adjacent to the edge; providing a second frame element having a second attachment area; arranging the first attachment area and the second attachment area at least partly over each other; applying a fluid sealant adjacent to the edge of the first frame element; applying a sealing element on at least one of the first frame element and the second frame element and on the sealant, while the sealant is still at least partly fluid; and curing the sealant to provide a fluid-tight sealing between the first frame element, the second frame element and the sealing element. Thus, fluid tight connection between the sealing element and the sealant is provided in a reliable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Diederik Gijsbertus Swinkels, Wilhelmus Maria Theresia Hendrikus Schrans, Marcel Nellen