Patents by Inventor Emmanuel Johannes Smits

Emmanuel Johannes Smits 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).

  • Supplementary visual display system
    Patent number: 8233033
    Abstract: A visual display system includes a display device having an image display region for presenting images to a viewer. The system includes one or more illumination sources that at least partially peripherally surround the image display region and/or project illumination radiated therefrom so as to illuminate a region visually appearing to the viewer to at least partially peripherally surround the image display region. A control device controls light radiation emitted in use from the one or more illumination sources in response to at least one of image and audio indicative signals so as to provide at least a partial spatial extension of the image display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: TP Vision Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Ronaldus Maria Aarts, Emmanuel Johannes Smits
  • Supplementary Visual Display System
    Publication number: 20080297591
    Abstract: There is provided a supplementary visual display system (10,200) for use in conjunction with a display device (40) including an image display region (50) for presenting images to a viewer (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONIC, N.V.
    Inventors: Ronaldus Maria Aarts, Emmanuel Johannes Smits