Patents by Inventor Pieter Wesselink

Pieter Wesselink 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).

  • Publication number: 20220307045
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a plant of the species Solanum lycopersicum comprising in its genome at least one copy of a mutant allele of the wild type ACO4 gene, wherein said mutant allele when present in homozygous form causes the fruits having an increased fruit firmness after the fruits entered the full red stage. The present invention further relates to a seed from which a plant according to present invention can be grown, a plant grown from the seed according to the present invention, a fruit produced by a plant according to the present invention and a part of a plant according to the present invention. The present invention further relates to a method for producing tomato fruit having an increased shelf life comprising growing a plant according to the present invention. The present invention further relates to a method of identifying and/or selecting a plant or plant part according to the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Wim VRIEZEN, Pieter WESSELINK
  • Patent number: 5135181
    Abstract: A cable winder is provided which comprises a frame plate 1 carrying a shaft 2 on which a spring-loaded drum 3 is mounted for rotation, a rotatable speed regulator 8 comprising a hub 9, which is adapted to be driven by a flange 16 of the drum, and a braking mechanism 18 for braking the drum. In order to minimize the number of parts the braking mechanism 18 and the speed regulator 8 are combined for form a single part, in such a way that the braking mechanism acts on the hub 9 of the speed regulator. For this purpose the hub 9 engages in a wedge-shaped gap 20 formed between a brake shoe 19 and the drum flange 16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1992
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corp.
    Inventor: Pieter Wesselink