Mark Gijbels

Title: Mark Gijbels: Inventor in Urban Logistics

Introduction

Mark Gijbels is an inventor associated with Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium. His patent work addresses the movement of consignments between logistics centers and end customers, with a focus on linking urban deliveries efficiently.

Latest Patents

Gijbels is associated with 1 patent: “Method of reloading consignments.” The invention describes transporting consignments using a large vehicle for the journey between a logistics center and a reloading location, then transferring them to a smaller, electrically operated vehicle for delivery to one or more end customers. The smaller vehicle has a narrower track width and lower load capacity than the large vehicle. This approach is intended to support efficient deliveries in urban areas by combining the capacity of larger vehicles with the flexibility of smaller ones.

Career Highlights

The patent outlines a coordinated delivery process involving transfers at the logistics center and at a reloading location, followed by delivery from the smaller vehicle to the end customer. It presents a practical logistics concept for connecting larger-scale transport with more localized urban distribution.

Collaborations

Some of Gijbels’s coworkers include Bas Van Den Heuvel and Rob Stalman.

Conclusion

Mark Gijbels’s patent focuses on a two-stage vehicle and reloading method designed to make consignments delivery more adaptable to urban environments.