Patents by Inventor Xaveer Claerhout

Xaveer Claerhout 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: 8640393
    Abstract: A deformable slat system for a building construction has one or more deformable slats(1). At least one of the aforementioned slats (1) has two slat parts (Ia, Ib) which are joined together in such a way that they are hingeable about a hinge line (2). This slat (1) is bendable and/or twistable in each first position where the slat parts (Ia, Ib) are hinged at a straight angle or a zero angle with respect to one another and is rigidified in each second position where the slat parts (Ia, Ib) are hinged at an angle differing from the straight angle or zero angle with respect to one another. The slat system includes means (13a, 13b, 19a, 19b, 14, 15, 16) for bringing the aforementioned slat (1) selectively into a first or a second position, and for bringing a slat (1), which has been brought into a first position, into a bent and/or twisted position. Furthermore, a slat (1) is provided for a slat system of this type, and also a building construction is provided with a slat system of this type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: BVBA Claerhout — Van Biervliet
    Inventors: Xaveer Claerhout, Barbara Van Biervliet
  • Patent number: 8162505
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d), comprising—one or more light sources (2, 21); and—one or more housing elements (3) that are disposed so as to be movable relative to said light source(s) (2, 21), the movement of the said housing elements (3) being achieved by means of deformation of said housing elements (3); wherein the deformation of one or more housing elements (3) is controlled by means of one or more actuators (4a, 4b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Inventors: Xaveer Claerhout, Barbara Van Biervliet
  • Publication number: 20110011009
    Abstract: A deformable slat system for a building construction has one or more deformable slats (1). At least one of the aforementioned slats (1) has two slat parts (Ia, Ib) which are joined together in such a way that they are hingeable about a hinge line (2). This slat (1) is bendable and/or twistable in each first position where the slat parts (Ia, Ib) are hinged at a straight angle or a zero angle with respect to one another and is rigidified in each second position where the slat parts (Ia, Ib) are hinged at an angle differing from the straight angle or zero angle with respect to one another. The slat system includes means (13a, 13b, 19a, 19b, 14, 15, 16) for bringing the aforementioned slat (1) selectively into a first or a second position, and for bringing a slat (1), which has been brought into a first position, into a bent and/or twisted position. Furthermore, a slat (1) is provided for a slat system of this type, and also a building construction is provided with a slat system of this type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Xaveer Claerhout, Barbara Van Biervliet
  • Publication number: 20100002442
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting de-vice (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d), comprising -one or more light sources (2, 21); and—one or more housing elements (3) that are disposed so as to be movable relative to said light source(s) (2, 21), the movement of the said housing elements (3) being achieved by means of deformation of said housing elements (3); wherein the deformation of one or more housing elements (3) is controlled by means of one or more actuators (4a, 4b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Xaveer Claerhout, Barbara Van Biervliet