Patents by Inventor Hubertus Antonius Tilmans

Hubertus Antonius Tilmans 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).

  • Mechanical pick-up with reduced impact force by using a rotating intermediate part
    Patent number: 8283923
    Abstract: When a subject is being positioned in a diagnostic imager for a diagnostic scan, a subject support (26) often picks up an accessory carriage (24) along the way without stopping or reducing velocity. To reduce stresses on the subject support (26), accessory carriage (24) and on the subject themselves, an apparatus and method are provided for gradually accelerating the accessory carriage (26) to the speed of the subject support (26). A camming surface (60) engages a pin (54b) of a snap block (52) causing translational motion to be converted into rotational motion, spreading the acceleration of the accessory carriage (24) over a distance (d-d1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Hubertus Antonius Tilmans, Adrianus Johannes Josephus van der Horst
  • MECHANICAL PICK-UP WITH REDUCED IMPACT FORCE BY USING A POTATING INTERMEDIATE PART
    Publication number: 20100301863
    Abstract: When a subject is being positioned in a diagnostic imager for a diagnostic scan, a subject support (26) often picks up an accessory carriage (24) along the way without stopping or reducing velocity. To reduce stresses on the subject support (26), accessory carriage (24) and on the subject themselves, an apparatus and method are provided for gradually accelerating the accessory carriage (26) to the speed of the subject support (26). A camming surface (60) engages a pin (54b) of a snap block (52) causing translational motion to be converted into rotational motion, spreading the acceleration of the accessory carriage (24) over a distance (d-d1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Hubertus Antonius Tilmans, Adrianus Johannes Josephus van der Horst