Patents by Inventor Stefan Vandervelden

Stefan Vandervelden 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: 20250058952
    Abstract: The present application provides a bag in box connection valve for a pouch spout connected to a flexible pouch of a bag in box. The bag in box connection valve may include a ratchet body with a pair of ratchet teeth lines, a quick disconnect ratchet coupling with a spout opening, and a pair of ratchet arms with a pair of ratchet arm teeth lines. The pair of ratchet teeth line and the pair of ratchet arm teeth lines cooperate to raise and lower the ratchet body onto the pouch spout positioned within the spout opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Bert DE VREESE, Jan DE PAEPE, Stefan VANDERVELDEN, Johan MEURIS
  • Patent number: 12173554
    Abstract: Improved sliding window or sliding door with a leaf with a leaf frame that is composed of leaf profiles which each comprise two half-shells which are thermally connected to each other by an intermediate thermal insulator, whereby in the leaf frame a rebate is provided for a panel which is supported by one or more glazing bead supports in the rebate and whereby the leaf frame is supported by one or more roller cassettes with rollers, wherein at least one glazing bead support comprises a feed-through section for transmitting the weight of the panel or a part thereof to at least one concerned roller cassette and that this feed-through section extends through a bottom leaf profile of the leaf frame up to a roller cassette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: REYNAERS ALUMINIUM NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
    Inventors: Ben Joossen, Stefan Vandervelden
  • Publication number: 20230167670
    Abstract: Improved sliding window or sliding door with a leaf with a leaf frame that is composed of leaf profiles which each comprise two half-shells which are thermally connected to each other by an intermediate thermal insulator, whereby in the leaf frame a rebate is provided for a panel which is supported by one or more glazing bead supports in the rebate and whereby the leaf frame is supported by one or more roller cassettes with rollers, wherein at least one glazing bead support comprises a feed-through section for transmitting the weight of the panel or a part thereof to at least one concerned roller cassette and that this feed-through section extends through a bottom leaf profile of the leaf frame up to a roller cassette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Ben Joossen, Stefan Vandervelden
  • Patent number: 9909348
    Abstract: A leaf, of a sliding window or sliding door, has a top profile that is provided with at least one hardware component and which has a side profile perpendicular to the top profile, whereby the top of the top profile has a groove with undercut flanks extending in the longitudinal direction of the top profile, whereby the hardware component or hardware components is or are fastened to a first part of a connecting piece, whereby the first part has a shape that is at least partly complementary to the groove, the first part being held in the groove and locked in the longitudinal direction of the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: REYNAERS ALUMINIM, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
    Inventor: Stefan Vandervelden
  • Patent number: 9890557
    Abstract: Leaf (4) of a sliding window (1) or sliding door, whereby this leaf (4) has a horizontal profile (13) and an upright side profile (12) perpendicular to the horizontal profile (13), whereby the horizontal profile (13) is provided with a lock plate (10) for a lock (9), whereby the leaf (4) is equipped with an adjustment mechanism to be able to adjust the position of the lock plate (10) in the direction (P) in which the horizontal profile (13) extends and to be able to secure the lock plate (10) to the leaf (4), whereby the adjustment mechanism can be operated from the side where the side profile (12) is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Reynaers Aluminium NV
    Inventor: Stefan Vandervelden
  • Patent number: 9598893
    Abstract: Covering element (7) to cover the edge of a glass pane (5), characterized in that the covering element (7) includes a leaf profile (6) for a leaf (3,4) of a window (1) or door and includes at least one adjustable setting piece (10), whereby the setting piece (10) is or can be fastened to an edge of the glass pane (5), whereby the leaf profile (6) is or can be connected to the setting piece (10), and whereby the setting piece (10) is arranged to be able to adjust the distance between the leaf profile (6) and the edge of the glass pane (5) when using the covering element (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: REYNAERS ALUMINIUM, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
    Inventors: Stefan Vandervelden, Veronique Vloemans
  • Publication number: 20160177595
    Abstract: Leaf (4) of a sliding window (1) or sliding door, whereby this leaf (4) has a horizontal profile (13) and an upright side profile (12) perpendicular to the horizontal profile (13), whereby the horizontal profile (13) is provided with a lock plate (10) for a lock (9), whereby the leaf (4) is equipped with an adjustment mechanism to be able to adjust the position of the lock plate (10) in the direction (P) in which the horizontal profile (13) extends and to be able to secure the lock plate (10) to the leaf (4), whereby the adjustment mechanism can be operated from the side where the side profile (12) is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Reynaers Aluminum NV
    Inventor: Stefan VANDERVELDEN
  • Publication number: 20150345204
    Abstract: Leaf (4) of a sliding window (1) or sliding door, whereby this leaf (4) has a top profile (14) that is provided with at least one hardware component (10, 11) and which has a side profile (13) perpendicular to the top profile (14), whereby the top of the top profile (14) has a groove (15) with undercut flanks (16) that extends in the longitudinal direction of the top profile (14), whereby the hardware component (10, 11) or hardware components is or are fastened to a first part (19) of a connecting piece (8), whereby this first part (19) has a shape that is at least partly complementary to the groove (15) and is held in the groove (15) and is blocked in the longitudinal direction of the groove (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventor: Stefan VANDERVELDEN
  • Publication number: 20150128521
    Abstract: Covering element (7) to cover the edge of a glass pane (5), characterised in that the covering element (7) includes a leaf profile (6) for a leaf (3,4) of a window (1) or door and includes at least one adjustable setting piece (10), whereby the setting piece (10) is or can be fastened to an edge of the glass pane (5), whereby the leaf profile (6) is or can be connected to the setting piece (10), and whereby the setting piece (10) is arranged to be able to adjust the distance between the leaf profile (6) and the edge of the glass pane (5) when using the covering element (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Vandervelden, Veronique Vloemans