Patents by Inventor Tim Bollens

Tim Bollens 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).

  • Patent number: 9320264
    Abstract: A nest box (1) for bumblebees that provides sufficient ventilation inside the nest box (1). The provided nest box (1) with a bumblebees hive (2) inside resolves the problems of insufficient ventilation, by being mounted with a ventilation panel (14), comprising ventilation holes (13) in size(s) that enable ventilation but at the same time bumblebees from passing through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: Biobest Belgium NV, Tokai Trading Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Willem Steven Paul Keppens, Tim Bollens, Felix Leopold Wackers, Hidetoshi Yokoi, Masahiro Yoneda, Takayuki Aoki
  • Publication number: 20120295514
    Abstract: This invention relates to a nest box (1) for bumblebees that provides sufficient ventilation inside the nest box (1). The provided nest box (1) with a bumblebees hive (2) inside resolves the problems of insufficient ventilation, by being mounted with a ventilation panel (14), comprising ventilation holes (13) in size(s) that enable ventilation but at the same time bumblebees from passing through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicants: TOKAI TRADING CO., LTD., BIOBEST BELGIUM NV
    Inventors: Willem Steven Paul Keppens, Tim Bollens, Felix Leopold Wackers, Hidetoshi Yokoi, Masahiro Yoneda, Takayuki Aoki