Patents by Inventor Robert Hamelink

Robert Hamelink 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: 20100178460
    Abstract: A portion of an automobile interior is provided with buttons, lenses or the like integrated into a protective cover of the automobile interior. By incorporating the buttons, lenses and the like into the protective cover of the automobile interior, additional parts typically necessary to perform the desired functions can be eliminated. The elimination of the additional parts results in a lower cost and reduced number of steps necessary for assembly. Additionally, the elimination of the additional parts results in a reduction in the number of apertures in the protective cover and the likelihood of component failure and/or manufacturing defects associated with the additional parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
    Inventors: Kristan M. Pierce, Mark P. Kadzban, David B. Busch, Robert Hamelink, John L. Showalter, II
  • Publication number: 20080158900
    Abstract: The invention relates to overhead console projector lamp optics, and more particularly, optics for an overhead console projector lamp for the interior of a vehicle. An overhead console projector lamp for the interior of a vehicle can include at least one projector lamp set, a light source, and a reflector. The projector lamp set includes at least one projector lamp that includes a converging lens. The overhead console projector lamp can be configured to produce a narrow beam of light that can be focused on an object in the interior of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: John Lee Showalter, Rodney James Tindall, Mark Kadzban, Robert Hamelink