Patents by Inventor Marten van Meerveld

Marten van Meerveld 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).

  • Patent number: 6395222
    Abstract: A method for producing a metal hose coupling which is designed to be mounted permanently on the end of a hose for pressurized hydraulic oil, which hose coupling creates a fluid connection between the hose and an attachment member, the hose coupling having at least one hose nipple which, in the fitted state, projects into the hose and a connecting part, which is designed to form a connection to the attachment member, the hose coupling furthermore comprising, for each hose nipple, a deformable sleeve which, in the fitted state, rests around that part of the hose which has been pushed onto the hose nipple and, with deformation to the sleeve, holds the hose on the hose nipple, an oil passage extending through the connecting part and the at least one hose nipple. The connecting part and the hose nipple are produced as a single-piece body by means of the metal injection moulding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Actuant Corporation
    Inventors: Marten van Meerveld, Laurentius A. G. Mentink