Patents by Inventor Klaas Roelof Westerterp

Klaas Roelof Westerterp 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).

  • FOOD COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20110039767
    Abstract: The present inventors have found that collagen hydrolysate can be favorably used for the preparation of an edible composition for limiting voluntary food intake and hence are suitable for prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Arie Gijsbert Nieuwenhuizen, Klaas Roelof Westerterp, Margaretha Adeleida Bernadette Veldhorst, Ananda Hochstenbach-Waelen, Robert-Jan Brummer, Margriet-Sjoukje Westerterp-Plantenga, David Jason Mela
  • System and method for determining a measure of the physical activity of an object
    Patent number: 6810349
    Abstract: The invention concerns a system and a method for calculating the physical activity level (PAL) as an objective measure of the physical activity of an object over a certain period of time. The system (1) comprises an activity monitor (2) having three orthogonally mounted accelerometers (4, 5 and 6) for measuring the acceleration of the object, data processing means (7) and memory means (8). The activity monitor (2) further comprises communication means (12) for communicating with calculating means (3) for calculating the PAL. According to the claimed method the calculating means use the following algorithm: PAL=factor 1+factor 2*(variable 1)factor 3+factor 4*(variable 2)factor 5+ . . . +factor(2n)*(variable n)factor (2n+1). Herein are variable 1 through variable n related to the object and/or the system and are factor 1 through factor 2n+1 to be determined by validation of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Klaas Roelof Westerterp, Annelis Heleen Carolien Goris, Johannes Johanna Van Herk, Frits Tobi De Jongh
  • System and method for determining a measure of the physical activity of an object
    Publication number: 20030074157
    Abstract: The invention concerns a system and a method for calculating the physical activity level (PAL) as an objective measure of the physical activity of an object over a certain period of time. The system (1) comprises an activity monitor (2) having three orthogonally mounted accelerometers (4, 5 and 6) for measuring the acceleration of the object, data processing means (7) and memory means (8). The activity monitor (2) further comprises communication means (12) for communicating with calculating means (3) for calculating the PAL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Klaas Roelof Westerterp, Annelies Heleen Carolien Goris, Johannes Johanna Van Herk, Frits Tobi De Jongh