Patents by Inventor Michael van Schie

Michael van Schie 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).

  • Auxiliary drive for a trailer
    Publication number: 20070228811
    Abstract: In an auxiliary drive for a trailer such as a caravan, the drive consists of a drive unit with a gearwheel. Through linear movement of the drive unit relative to the chassis, the gearwheel can be brought into engagement with a ring gear fitted either on the brake drum of a wheel of the vehicle or on an auxiliary part such as a covering drum fitted over the brake drum. The ring gear preferably lies in a plane outside the plane bounded by the inside of the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: REICH KG
    Inventors: Helmuth Bender, Steffen Bender, Michael van Schie