Patents by Inventor Wim J. Houtlosser

Wim J. Houtlosser 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: 4146666
    Abstract: An expansible panel capable of deforming and absorbing stresses caused by thermal expansion and contraction comprising a single sheet formed of a plurality of frusto-pyramids of different sizes, each having a base, a top and depending sides and whose dimensions are such that any combination of frusto-pyramids will not produce a straight line longer than 1.5 times the base of the largest pyramid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1979
    Assignee: Borg-Warner Corporation
    Inventor: Wim J. Houtlosser