Patents by Inventor Mark Peter Anton Vervoort

Mark Peter Anton Vervoort 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).

  • Open roof assembly for use in a vehicle and a method for operating same
    Patent number: 11577589
    Abstract: An open roof assembly for use in a vehicle roof of a vehicle comprises a moveably arranged closure member for selectively covering or at least partially exposing an opening in the vehicle roof. Further, an electric motor operatively coupled to the closure member is provided for moving the closure member. A control unit is operatively coupled to the electric motor for controlling the closure member. The control unit is configured to control a position of the closure member during normal driving conditions, and to release control of the position of the closure member, when a vehicle acceleration exceeds a predetermined acceleration threshold. Thus, upon a high force on the closure member, induced by the high acceleration and weight of the closure member, damage may be prevented by absorbing the high forces in a motion of the closure member and a resistance of the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: INALFA ROOF SYSTEMS GROUP B.V.
    Inventors: Mark Peter Anton Vervoort, Perry Johan Jacob Lambert Van Vegchel
  • OPEN ROOF ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A VEHICLE AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME
    Publication number: 20210162845
    Abstract: An open roof assembly for use in a vehicle roof of a vehicle comprises a moveably arranged closure member for selectively covering or at least partially exposing an opening in the vehicle roof. Further, an electric motor operatively coupled to the closure member is provided for moving the closure member. A control unit is operatively coupled to the electric motor for controlling the closure member. The control unit is configured to control a position of the closure member during normal driving conditions, and to release control of the position of the closure member, when a vehicle acceleration exceeds a predetermined acceleration threshold. Thus, upon a high force on the closure member, induced by the high acceleration and weight of the closure member, damage may be prevented by absorbing the high forces in a motion of the closure member and a resistance of the electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Peter Anton Vervoort, Perry Johan Jacob Lambert Van Vegchel