Patents by Inventor Steve van Hoof

Steve van Hoof 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).

  • Adjustment system, primary adjustment unit and secondary adjustment unit, air intake, motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10272768
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for adjusting at least two sets of shutoff elements of an air intake of a motor compartment of a motor vehicle. The system comprises at least two adjustment units. Each adjustment unit comprises a drive unit comprising an electric motor and a drive train for adjusting a set of shutoff elements. One adjustment unit is a primary adjustment unit and a further adjustment unit is a secondary adjustment unit. The primary adjustment unit is arranged for primary connection with a central control unit, such as an onboard computer of a motor vehicle. Also, the primary adjustment unit is arranged for secondary connection with the secondary adjustment unit. In the system the secondary adjustment unit has no direct connection with the central control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: MCI (MIRROR CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Bastiaan Huijzers, Steve van Hoof
  • ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM, PRIMARY ADJUSTMENT UNIT AND SECONDARY ADJUSTMENT UNIT, AIR INTAKE, MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150217633
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for adjusting at least two sets of shutoff elements of an air intake of a motor compartment of a motor vehicle. The system comprises at least two adjustment units. Each adjustment unit comprises a drive unit comprising an electric motor and a drive train for adjusting a set of shutoff elements. One adjustment unit is a primary adjustment unit and a further adjustment unit is a secondary adjustment unit. The primary adjustment unit is arranged for primary connection with a central control unit, such as an onboard computer of a motor vehicle. Also, the primary adjustment unit is arranged for secondary connection with the secondary adjustment unit. In the system the secondary adjustment unit has no direct connection with the central control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Bastiaan Huijzers, Steve van Hoof