Patents by Inventor Michiel Johannes Maria Som

Michiel Johannes Maria Som 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).

  • Swing-aside bearing device for a socket
    Patent number: 5961220
    Abstract: A bearing device for a socket for providing an electrical connection between a towing and a towed vehicle has a base bearing element which can be mounted at the level of the rear bumper on the towing vehicle, and also a bearing element for the socket which is rotatable relative to the base bearing element. The base element and the rotatable bearing element are interconnected by a plastic hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Scambia Industrial Developments Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michiel Johannes Maria Som, Christiaan Arie Tromp