Patents by Inventor Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus De Boer

Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus De Boer 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: 11762141
    Abstract: A light generating system (1000) comprising a plurality of light sources (10) configured to provide light source light (11), an elongated luminescent body (100) having a first face (141) and a second face (142) defining a length (L) of the elongated luminescent body (100), the elongated luminescent body comprising one or more side faces (140), the elongated luminescent body (100) comprising a radiation input face (111) and the second face (142) comprising a first radiation exit window (112), wherein the radiation input face (111) is configured in a light receiving relationship with the plurality of light sources (10), wherein the elongated luminescent body (100) comprises luminescent material (120) configured to convert at least part of the light source light (11) into luminescent material light (8), and a beam shaping optical element (224).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Christoph Gerard August Hoelen, Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus De Boer, Ludovicus Johannes Lambertus Haenen, Johannes Martinus Jansen
  • Publication number: 20230090913
    Abstract: A light generating system (1000) comprising a plurality of light sources (10) configured to provide light source light (11), an elongated luminescent body (100) having a first face (141) and a second face (142) defining a length (L) of the elongated luminescent body (100), the elongated luminescent body comprising one or more side faces (140), the elongated luminescent body (100) comprising a radiation input face (111) and the second face (142) comprising a first radiation exit window (112), wherein the radiation input face (111) is configured in a light receiving relationship with the plurality of light sources (10), wherein the elongated lumines-cent body (100) comprises luminescent material (120) configured to convert at least part of the light source light (11) into luminescent material light (8), and a beam shaping optical element (224).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: CHRISTOPH GERARD AUGUST HOELEN, DIRK KORNELIS GERHARDUS DE BOER, LUDOVICUS JOHANNES LAMBERTUS HAENEN, JOHANNES MARTINUS JANSEN
  • Patent number: 11604321
    Abstract: The invention provides an elongated luminescent body (100) comprising an elongated support (170) and a coating layer (180), wherein the elongated luminescent body (100) further comprises a body axis (BA), and a length parameter P of a body dimension perpendicular to the body axis (BA), wherein the length parameter P is selected from height (H), width (W) and diameter (D), wherein: —the elongated support (170) comprises a support material (171), a support material index of refraction n1, wherein the support material index of refraction n1 is at least 1.4, a support surface (172), and a support length (L1); —the coating layer (180) is configured on at least part of the support surface (172) over at least part of the support length (L1), wherein the coating layer (180) comprises a coating layer material (181), a coating layer index of refraction n2, wherein coating layer index of refraction n2 is at least 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Simon Eme Kadijk, Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus De Boer, Ludovicus Johannes Lambertus Haenen, Abraham Vamattathil Scaria, Johannes Martinus Jansen, Jianghong Yu, Daniel Anton Benoy, Christoph Gerard August Hoelen
  • Patent number: 11280948
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device (1) comprising (i) a plurality of sets (310) of each one or more light sources (10) configured to provide light source light (11), and (ii) a plurality of luminescent elements (5), each luminescent element (5) comprising an elongated luminescent body (100) having a radiation input face (111) for receipt of the light source light (11), each luminescent element (5) comprising a luminescent material (120) for conversion of at least part of the light source light (11) into luminescent material light (8), and each luminescent element (5) have an luminescent element exit window (12) for the luminescent material light (8); wherein the luminescent elements (5) are configured in a configuration wherein an average distance (d1) between neighboring luminescent bodies (100) is larger than a shortest luminescent element exit window distance (d2) between the neighboring luminescent element exit windows (12), thereby defining an interspace (320) between the neighboring luminescent bo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Ties Van Bommel, Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus De Boer
  • Publication number: 20220066109
    Abstract: The invention provides an elongated luminescent body (100) comprising an elongated support (170) and a coating layer (180), wherein the elongated luminescent body (100) further comprises a body axis (BA), and a length parameter P of a body dimension perpendicular to the body axis (BA), wherein the length parameter P is selected from height (H), width (W) and diameter (D), wherein:—the elongated support (170) comprises a support material (171), a support material index of refraction n1, wherein the support material index of refraction n1 is at least 1.4, a support surface (172), and a support length (L1);—the coating layer (180) is configured on at least part of the support surface (172) over at least part of the support length (L1), wherein the coating layer (180) comprises a coating layer material (181), a coating layer index of refraction n2, wherein coating layer index of refraction n2 is at least 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: SIMON EME KADIJK, DIRK KORNELIS GERHARDUS DE BOER, LUDOVICUS JOHANNES LAMBERTUS HAENEN, ABRAHAM VAMATTATHIL SCARIA, JOHANNES MARTINUS JANSEN, JIANG HONG YU, DANIEL ANTON BENOY, CHRISTOPH GERARD AUGUST HOELEN
  • Patent number: 11079530
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a plurality of light sources; an elongated luminescent body defining a length (L) and a height or diameter (H), and having a light input face, a light output face, and at least one side face bridging the height or diameter (H); a garnet type A3B5O12 luminescent material including trivalent cerium, provided in the elongated luminescent body with a height dependent concentration range defined by a minimum concentration ymin=0.036*x?1 and a maximum concentration ymax=0.17*x?1, where y is the trivalent cerium concentration in % relative to the A element, and x is the height (H) in mm; at least one heat transfer elements in thermal contact with the elongated luminescent body; and a reflector provided opposite the light sources on the elongated luminescent body. The garnet type A3B5O12 luminescent material converts at least part of light from the light sources into converted light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus De Boer, Dominique Maria Bruls, Gerardus Everardus Marie Hannen
  • Patent number: 10976479
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device (1) comprising: —one or more light sources (10) configured to provide light source light (11); —a luminescent element (5) comprising an elongated light transmissive body (100); the elongated light transmissive body (100) comprising a luminescent material (120) configured to convert at least part of light source light (11) received at one or more radiation input faces (111) into luminescent material light (8), and the luminescent element (5) configured to couple at least part of the luminescent material light (8) out at the first radiation exit window (112) as converter light (101); wherein the light transmissive body (100) has a first index of refraction n1; —a beam shaping optical element (224) optically coupled with the first radiation exit window (112), the beam shaping optical element comprising a radiation entrance window (211) configured to receive at least part of the converter light (101); wherein the beam shaping optical element (224) has a second index of ref
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Cornelis Johannes Maria Denissen, Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus De Boer, Hendrik Johannes Boudewijn Jagt, Leendert Van Der Tempel, Gerald Frederik Belder, Johannes Martinus Jansen
  • Patent number: 10920939
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device (1) comprising a luminescent element (5) comprising an elongated light transmissive body (100), the elongated light transmissive body (100) comprising a side face (140), wherein the elongated light transmissive body (100) comprises a luminescent material (120) configured to convert at least part of a light source light (11) selected from one or more of the UV, visible light, and IR received by the elongated light transmissive body (100) into luminescent material radiation (8). The invention further provides such luminescent element per se.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ludovicus Johannes Lambertus Haenen, Christoph Gerard August Hoelen, Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus De Boer, Simon Eme Kadijk, Yun Li
  • Publication number: 20210003762
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting system (1) comprising: —a light source (10) configured to provide light source light (11); —an elongated luminescent body (100) having a length (L), the elongated luminescent body (100) comprising: —a plurality of side faces (140) over at least part of the length (L), wherein the side faces (140) comprise a first side face (143), comprising a radiation input face (111), and a second side face (144) configured parallel to the first side face (143), wherein the side faces (143, 144) define a height (H), wherein the elongated luminescent body (100) further comprises a radiation exit window (112) bridging at least part of the height (H) between the first side face (143) and the second side face (144); —a garnet type A3B5O12 luminescent material (120) comprising trivalent cerium, with a height dependent concentration selected from a concentration range defined by a minimum concentration ymin=0.036*x?1 and a maximum concentration ymax=0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: DIRK KORNELIS GERHARDUS DE BOER, DOMINIQUE MARIA BRULS, GERARDUS EVERARDUS MARIE HANNEN
  • Publication number: 20200326044
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device (1) comprising a luminescent element (5) comprising an elongated light transmissive body (100), the elongated light transmissive body (100) comprising a side face (140), wherein the elongated light transmissive body (100) comprises a luminescent material (120) configured to convert at least part of a light source light (11) selected from one or more of the UV, visible light, and IR received by the elongated light transmissive body (100) into luminescent material radiation (8). The invention further provides such luminescent element per se.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: LUDOVICUS JOHANNES LAMBERTUS HAENEN, CHRISTOPH GERARD AUGUST HOELEN, DIRK KORNELIS GERHARDUS DE BOER, SIMON EME KADIJK, YUN LI
  • Publication number: 20200326043
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device (1) comprising: —a luminescent concentrator (5) comprising an elongated light transmissive body (100) having a first face (141) and a second face (142) defining a length (L) of the light transmissive body (100), the light transmissive body (100) comprising one or more radiation input faces (111) and a radiation exit window (112), wherein the second face (142) comprises said radiation exit window (112); the elongated light transmissive body (100) comprising a luminescent material (120) configured to convert at least part of light source light (11) received at one or more radiation input faces (111) into luminescent material light (8), and the luminescent concentrator (5) configured to couple at least part of the luminescent material light (8) out at the radiation exit window (112) as converter light (101); —a light source mirror unit (200) comprising: —a plurality of light sources (10) configured to provide said light source light (11) in a direction of a curved mirror
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus DE BOER, Johannes Joseph Hubertina Barbara SCHLEIPEN, Albert BIJLSMA, Hendrik Johannes Boudewijn JAGT, Gerardus Everardus Marie HANNEN
  • Patent number: 10698150
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device (1) comprising a plurality of light sources (100) configured to generate light source light (101), a plurality of light converter elements (200), wherein each light converter element (200) is radiationally coupled with one or more light sources (100), wherein the light sources (100) are configured at a non-zero distance from the light converter elements (200), wherein the light converter elements (200) are configured to convert at least part of the light source light into light converter light (201), the lighting device (1) further comprising a plurality of compound parabolic concentrators (300) configured in an array (310), each compound parabolic concentrator (300) having a first end (301) and a second end (302), and having a shape tapering from the first end (301) to the second end (302), wherein the light converter elements (200) are configured at the second ends (302) of the compound parabolic concentrators (300), wherein the light converter elements (200) and the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Joris Jan Vrehen, Hendrik Johannes Boudewijn Jagt, Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus De Boer, Daniël Anton Benoy, Dominique Maria Bruls
  • Publication number: 20200158936
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device (1) comprising (i) a plurality of sets (310) of each one or more light sources (10) configured to provide light source light (11), and (ii) a plurality of luminescent elements (5), each luminescent element (5) comprising an elongated luminescent body (100) having a radiation input face (111) for receipt of the light source light (11), each luminescent element (5) comprising a luminescent material (120) for conversion of at least part of the light source light (11) into luminescent material light (8), and each luminescent element (5) have an luminescent element exit window (12) for the luminescent material light (8); wherein the luminescent elements (5) are configured in a configuration wherein an average distance (d1) between neighboring luminescent bodies (100) is larger than a shortest luminescent element exit window distance (d2) between the neighboring luminescent element exit windows (12), thereby defining an interspace (320) between the neighboring luminescent bo
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: RIFAT ATA MUSTAFA HIKMET, TIES VAN BOMMEL, DIRK KORNELIS GERHARDUS DE BOER
  • Patent number: 10606158
    Abstract: A light emitting device (1) comprising a luminescent element (3) comprising a first face (31) and a second face (32), the first face comprising a light input surface and one of the first face and the second face comprising a light exit surface, the luminescent element (3) being adapted for receiving first light (4) with a first spectral distribution emitted by at least one laser light source (21, 22, 23) at the light input surface, converting at least a part of the first light with the first spectral distribution to second light (5) with a second spectral distribution, guiding the second light with the second spectral distribution to the light exit surface and coupling at least a part of the second light with the second spectral distribution out of the light exit surface, and a heat sink element (7) arranged to be in thermal contact with at least a part of the luminescent element (3) extending between the first face (31) and the second face (32), wherein the first face (31) comprises a cross-sectional area A
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Hendrik Johannes Boudewijn Jagt, Dominique Maria Bruls, Daniël Anton Benoy, Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus De Boer, Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Joris Jan Vrehen, Jacobus Gerardus Boerekamp, Christoph Gerard August Hoelen
  • Publication number: 20200088927
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device (1) comprising: —one or more light sources (10) configured to provide light source light (11); —a luminescent element (5) comprising an elongated light transmissive body (100); the elongated light transmissive body (100) comprising a luminescent material (120) configured to convert at least part of light source light (11) received at one or more radiation input faces (111) into luminescent material light (8), and the luminescent element (5) configured to couple at least part of the luminescent material light (8) out at the first radiation exit window (112) as converter light (101); wherein the light transmissive body (100) has a first index of refraction n1; —a beam shaping optical element (224) optically coupled with the first radiation exit window (112), the beam shaping optical element comprising a radiation entrance window (211) configured to receive at least part of the converter light (101); wherein the beam shaping optical element (224) has a second index of ref
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: CORNELIS JOHANNES MARIA DENISSEN, DIRK KORNELIS GERHARDUS DE BOER, HENDRIK JOHANNES BOUDEWIJN JAGT, LEENDERT VAN DER TEMPEL, GERALD FREDERIK BELDER, JOHANNES MARTINUS JANSEN
  • Patent number: 10539730
    Abstract: An illumination device comprising a plurality of solid state light sources and a concentrating wave length converter arranged to inject light from said light sources through at least one entrance surface and to extract wave length converted light from at least one exit surface, comprising a structured layer provided on said exit surface, said structured layer having a structure period less than 5 micrometers, thereby enabling out-coupling through the exit surface by a combination of refraction and diffraction. In a situation where the angle of incidence on a surface is within a limited range, a combination of refraction and diffraction may provide a superior out-coupling from that surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus De Boer, Marcus Antonius Verschuuren, Anne Souren, Hendrik Johannes Boudewijn Jagt
  • Patent number: 10444412
    Abstract: There is provided an illumination device (100, 150, 200, 300) comprising: a periodic plasmonic antenna array (114), comprising a plurality of individual antenna elements (106) arranged in an antenna array plane, the plasmonic antenna array being configured to support surface lattice resonances at a first wavelength, arising from diffractive coupling of localized surface plasmon resonances in the individual antenna elements; a photon emitter (152) configured to emit photons at the first wavelength, the photon emitter being arranged in close proximity of the plasmonic antenna array such that at least a portion of the emitted photons are emitted by a coupled system comprising said photon emitter and said plasmonic antenna array, wherein the plasmonic antenna array is configured to comprise plasmon resonance modes being out-of plane asymmetric, such that light emitted from the plasmonic antenna array has an anisotropic angle distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Marcus Antonius Verschuuren, Said Rahimzadeh Kalaleh Rodriguez, Gabriel Sebastian Lozano Barbero, Sunsuke Murai, Jaime Gomez Rivas, Davy Louwers, Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus De Boer, Marius Gabriel Ivan, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Ties Van Bommel
  • Patent number: 10386559
    Abstract: A light emitting device (102, 202) comprising a light source (104) having a light exit surface, a wavelength converter (106) configured to convert light from a first wavelength to a second wavelength, said wavelength converter having a light exit surface (110) and a light entrance surface, a heat sink (100) and an optical coupling element (112), arranged in thermal connection with said heat sink (100) and said wavelength converter (106), wherein said optical coupling element (112) is selected to have a refractive index lower than a refractive index of said wavelength converter (106). The optical coupling element (112) will allow for an efficient heat transfer from the wavelength converter (106) to the heat sink (100) while avoiding loss of light from unwanted surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Dominique Maria Bruls, Ties Van Bommel, Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus De Boer
  • Publication number: 20190179218
    Abstract: A light emitting device (1) comprising a luminescent element (3) comprising a first face (31) and a second face (32), the first face comprising a light input surface and one of the first face and the second face comprising a light exit surface, the luminescent element (3) being adapted for receiving first light (4) with a first spectral distribution emitted by at least one laser light source (21, 22, 23) at the light input surface, converting at least a part of the first light with the first spectral distribution to second light (5) with a second spectral distribution, guiding the second light with the second spectral distribution to the light exit surface and coupling at least a part of the second light with the second spectral distribution out of the light exit surface, and a heat sink element (7) arranged to be in thermal contact with at least a part of the luminescent element (3) extending between the first face (31) and the second face (32), wherein the first face (31) comprises a cross-sectional area A
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Hendrik Johannes Boudewijn JAGT, Dominique Maria BRULS, Daniël Anton BENOY, Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus DE BOER, Hugo Johan CORNELISSEN, Joris Jan VREHEN, Jacobus Gerardus BOEREKAMP, Christoph Gerard August HOELEN
  • Publication number: 20190056546
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device (1) comprising a plurality of light sources (100) configured to generate light source light (101), a plurality of light converter elements (200), wherein each light converter element (200) is radiationally coupled with one or more light sources (100), wherein the light sources (100) are configured at a non-zero distance from the light converter elements (200), wherein the light converter elements (200) are configured to convert at least part of the light source light into light converter light (201), the lighting device (1) further comprising a plurality of compound parabolic concentrators (300) configured in an array (310), each compound parabolic concentrator (300) having a first end (301) and a second end (302), and having a shape tapering from the first end (301) to the second end (302), wherein the light converter elements (200) are configured at the second ends (302) of the compound parabolic concentrators (300), wherein the light converter elements (200) and the
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Joris Jan VREHEN, Hendrik Johannes Boudewijn JAGT, Hugo Johan CORNELISSEN, Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus DE BOER, Daniël Anton BENOY, Dominique Maria BRULS