Patents by Inventor Martin Th. de Groot

Martin Th. de Groot 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 manufacturing an object from a sandwich structure having a reinforced corner and an object of this type
    Patent number: 8426006
    Abstract: An exemplary method for manufacturing and reinforcing a corner in an object made from a sandwich structure, having a thermoplastic core layer (18), which is arranged between two cover layers (16), at least one of which is a plastic cover layer, which method includes the steps of: producing an object including a corner between two object parts; positioning a thermoplastic core part (24) and an additional fiber-reinforced thermoplastic layer (26) in the corner, which thermoplastic core part has a shape adapted to the corner, in such a manner that the additional fiber-reinforced thermoplastic layer (26) substantially covers the exposed surface of the core part (24); and connecting a cover layer (16) of the sandwich structure to the additional fiber-reinforced thermoplastic layer (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: FITS Holding B.V.
    Inventor: Martin Th. de Groot
  • Method for Manufacturing an Object from a Sandwich Structure Having a Reinforced Corner and an Object of this Type
    Publication number: 20100129584
    Abstract: An exemplary method for manufacturing and reinforcing a corner in an object made from a sandwich structure, having a thermoplastic core layer (18), which is arranged between two cover layers (16), at least one of which is a plastic cover layer, which method includes the steps of: producing an object including a corner between two object parts; positioning a thermoplastic core part (24) and an additional fibre-reinforced thermoplastic layer (26) in the corner, which thermoplastic core part has a shape adapted to the corner, in such a manner that the additional fibre-reinforced thermoplastic layer (26) substantially covers the exposed surface of the core part (24); and connecting a cover layer (16) of the sandwich structure to the additional fibre-reinforced thermoplastic layer (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventor: Martin Th. de Groot