Patents by Inventor Henriet Jacqueline Corina Hinnen

Henriet Jacqueline Corina Hinnen 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: 6517205
    Abstract: Apparatus (1) for treatment with light for personal care comprising a housing (2) with a light source, which housing (2) is covered with a wall (4) made from a translucent material, on which wall (4) a focusing area (5) is provided, to which focusing area (5) a user's eyes are mainly directed during use. On the wall (4), side areas (6) are provided adjacent said focusing area (5), and at least a portion of the wall (4) has a reference brightness during operation. Means (8) are provided in the apparatus (1) for varying a brightness of the focusing area (5) of the wall (4) during operation between the reference brightness and a minimum brightness which is lower than the reference brightness. In this way, the brightness of the focusing area (5) can be adjusted to a level which is low relative to the brightness of the side areas (6). A user thus experiences looking at the wall (4) during operation as more comfortable because he/she is not looking at a whole area of uniform brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Jan Alfons Catarina Mewissen, Henriet Jacqueline Corina Hinnen
  • Publication number: 20020015133
    Abstract: Apparatus (1) for treatment with light for personal care comprising a housing (2) with a light source, which housing (2) is covered with a wall (4) made from a translucent material, on which wall (4) a focusing area (5) is provided, to which focusing area (5) a user's eyes are mainly directed during use. On the wall (4), side areas (6) are provided adjacent said focusing area (5), and at least a portion of the wall (4) has a reference brightness during operation. Means (8) are provided in the apparatus (1) for varying a brightness of the focusing area (5) of the wall (4) during operation between the reference brightness and a minimum brightness which is lower than the reference brightness. In this way, the brightness of the focusing area (5) can be adjusted to a level which is low relative to the brightness of the side areas (6).A user thus experiences looking at the wall (4) during operation as more comfortable because he/she is not looking at a whole area of uniform brightness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Jan Alfons Catarina Mewissen, Henriet Jacqueline Corina Hinnen