Patents by Inventor Marc Alexander Pastoors
Marc Alexander Pastoors 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).
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Patent number: 11826922Abstract: A coupling assembly is provided which includes a coupling element and a retaining member. One of the coupling element and the retaining member includes at least one cam element and another of the coupling element and the retaining member includes at least one notch. Both the cam element and the notch have two oppositely sloped surfaces. In a coupled position of the coupling assembly, the cam element and the notch only contact each other at two sides through the sloped surfaces at the position of a contact portion at a base of the cam element and an associated contact portion of the notch at an open side of the notch.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Alwin William De Vries, Marc Alexander Pastoors, Marcus Cornelis Petrelli
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Publication number: 20230347534Abstract: A shaving unit (20) for use in an electric shaver (1) comprises at least one hair-cuffing unit (21) comprising an external cutting member (23) having hair-entry openings (24) in a cutting track surface (25) and an internal cutting member having at least one hair-cutting element and being movable relative to the external cutting member (23), and abase member (22) supporting the at least one hair-cutting unit (21). The shaving unit (20) further comprises at least one skin-heating unit (30) comprising a skin-contacting member (31) having a skin-contacting surface (32) arranged adjacent to the at least one hair-cutting unit (21) to contact the skin during use of the shaving unit (20), and at least one infrared or near-infrared light source (33) integrated in the skin-contacting member (31), thermally coupled to the skin-contacting surface (32) and arranged to emit infrared or near-infrared light via the skin-contacting surface (32).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Reinder Niels LAP, Marc Alexander PASTOORS, Marius Iosif BOAMFA, Babu VARGHESE, Rieko VERHAGEN
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Patent number: 11732883Abstract: A hand held personal care device (1) with an operative unit (3) connected to a main housing (2), a light source (24), and an optically transparent light guide (23) having a light receiving surface (27), a light emitting surface (6) and a light guiding member (31) extending from the light receiving surface to the light emitting surface for guiding light from the light receiving surface to the light emitting surface. The light source is arranged in a watertight chamber (51) of the main housing. The main housing includes an optically transparent wall portion (52) arranged adjacent to the light source and bounding the watertight chamber. The light guide is arranged outside the watertight chamber and the light receiving surface is arranged adjacent to the optically transparent wall portion in a position for receiving light from the light source via the optically transparent wall portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Marinus Arnoldus Martinus Vugts, Kam Hing Yau, Pascal Jean Henri Bloemen, Marc Alexander Pastoors, Daniele Solerio, Marcus Franciscus Eijkelkamp, Sint Baron, Hendrik Klaas Paauw
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Publication number: 20220307681Abstract: A hand held personal care device (1) with an operative unit (3) connected to a main housing (2), a light source (24), and an optically transparent light guide (23) having a light receiving surface (27), a light emitting surface (6) and a light guiding member (31) extending from the light receiving surface to the light emitting surface for guiding light from the light receiving surface to the light emitting surface. The light source is arranged in a watertight chamber (51) of the main housing. The main housing includes an optically transparent wall portion (52) arranged adjacent to the light source and bounding the watertight chamber. The light guide is arranged outside the watertight chamber and the light receiving surface is arranged adjacent to the optically transparent wall portion in a position for receiving light from the light source via the optically transparent wall portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2020Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Marinus Arnoldus Martinus VUGTS, Kam Hing YAU, Pascal Jean Henri BLOEMEN, Marc Alexander PASTOORS, Daniele SOLERIO, Marcus Franciscus EIJKELKAMP, Sint BARON, Hendrik Klaas PAAUW
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Publication number: 20220143851Abstract: For releasably coupling a body and a head of a personal care appliance, a coupling assembly is provided which comprises a coupling element and a retaining member. One of the coupling element and the retaining member comprises at least one cam element (55) and another of the coupling element and the retaining member comprises at least one notch (46). Both the cam element (55) and the notch (46) have two oppositely sloped surfaces (48; 57). In a coupled position of the coupling assembly, the cam element (55) and the notch (46) only contact each other at two sides through their sloped surfaces (48; 57) at the position of a contact portion (55a) at a base of the cam element (55) and an associated contact portion (46a) of the notch (46) at an open side of the notch (46).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Alwin William DE VRIES, Marc Alexander PASTOORS, Marcus Cornelis PETRELLI
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Patent number: 10362901Abstract: An apparatus, pan and method for the preparation of food with hot air including a pan bottom providing a pan surface area for receiving food to be prepared, and side-walls at least partly surrounding the pan surface area, and a mounting connector for temporarily mounting the pan inside a food preparation chamber of an apparatus for preparing food. The pan bottom is provided with a plurality of through-holes as a hot air passage. The through-holes cover approximately 3 to 50% of the flat pan surface area and the heat capacity per area of a bottom surface of the pan bottom is between 10 and 75 JK?1 dm?2.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2018Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Godwin Dirk Zwanenburg, Janine Willemijn Medema, Marc Alexander Pastoors
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Patent number: 10264917Abstract: The present invention relates to food preparation. In order to provide an apparatus for preparing food of increased variance with improved cooking time and also improved food quality, a desk-appliance apparatus (10) for preparing food is provided, comprising a food preparation chamber (12), an air movement device (14), a heating device (16), and air guiding means (18). The food preparation chamber is provided by a container structure (22) at least partly enclosing a receiving volume (24) for receiving food to be prepared by a through-streaming of hot air; wherein the container structure comprises sidewalls (26) and a bottom wall (28), wherein the bottom wall and/or one of the side walls is air-permeable providing an air entry opening (30) for entering of hot air into the receiving volume, and wherein the container structure comprises an air discharge opening (32). The heating device is configured to heat air of an air flow provided by the air movement device.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2014Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Rogier Enrico De Haas, Reindert Jannes Van Wifferen, Marc Alexander Pastoors, Adarsh Shrivastava, Christian Zainitzer, Rudolf Wurmitzer
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Publication number: 20180228318Abstract: An apparatus, pan and method for the preparation of food with hot air including a pan bottom providing a pan surface area for receiving food to be prepared, and side-walls at least partly surrounding the pan surface area, and a mounting connector for temporarily mounting the pan inside a food preparation chamber of an apparatus for preparing food. The pan bottom is provided with a plurality of through-holes as a hot air passage. The through-holes cover approximately 3 to 50% of the flat pan surface area and the heat capacity per area of a bottom surface of the pan bottom is between 10 and 75 JK?1 dm?2.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: GODWIN DIRK ZWANENBURG, JANINE WILLEMIJN MEDEMA, MARC ALEXANDER PASTOORS
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Patent number: 9980605Abstract: The present invention relates to food preparation. In order to provide an apparatus for preparing food with hot air with an improved flow characteristic, an apparatus (10) for preparing food is provided, comprising a food preparation chamber (12), an air movement device (14), a heating device (16), and air guiding means (18). The food preparation chamber is provided by a container structure (22) at least partly enclosing a receiving volume (24) for receiving food to be prepared by a through-streaming of hot air; wherein the container structure comprises sidewalls (26) and a bottom wall (28), wherein the bottom wall and/or one of the side walls is air-permeable providing an air entry opening (30) for entering of hot air into the receiving volume, and wherein the container structure comprises an air discharge opening (32). The heating device is configured to heat air of an air flow provided by the air movement device.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2014Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Rogier Enrico De Haas, Marc Alexander Pastoors, Reindert Jannes Van Wifferen, Adarsh Shrivastava, Christian Zainitzer, Rudolf Wurmitzer
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Patent number: 9888811Abstract: An apparatus, pan and method for the preparation of food with hot air including a pan bottom providing a pan surface area for receiving food to be prepared, and side-walls at least partly surrounding the pan surface area, and a mounting connector for temporarily mounting the pan inside a food preparation chamber of an apparatus for preparing food. The pan bottom is provided with a plurality of through-holes as a hot air passage. The through-holes cover approximately 3 to 50% of the flat pan surface area and the heat capacity per area of a bottom surface of the pan bottom is between 10 and 75 JK?1 dm?2.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2014Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Godwin Dirk Zwanenburg, Janine Willemijn Medema, Marc Alexander Pastoors
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Publication number: 20160120363Abstract: The present invention relates to the preparation of food with hot air. In order to provide an apparatus for preparing food with an enhanced range of quality of the result in relation with the preparation of fish, or other delicate food, a pan (10) for a hot air apparatus for preparing food is provided, comprising a pan bottom (12) providing a pan surface area for receiving food to be prepared, and side-walls (16) at least partly surrounding the pan surface area, and a mounting connector (18) for temporarily mounting the pan inside a food preparation chamber of an apparatus for preparing food. The pan bottom is provided with a plurality of through-holes (20) as a hot air passage. The through-holes cover approximately 3 to 50% of the flat pan surface area, for example 16%, and the heat capacity per area of the projected bottom surface of the pan bottom is between 10 and 75 JK?1 dm?2.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2014Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: GODWIN DIRK ZWANENBURG, JANINE WILLEMIJN MEDEMA, MARC ALEXANDER PASTOORS
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Publication number: 20160120364Abstract: The present invention relates to food preparation. In order to provide improved residual material collection, an apparatus (10) for preparing food is provided that comprises a food preparation chamber (12), an air movement device (14), a heating device (16), and air guiding means (18). The food preparation chamber is provided by a container structure (22) at least partly enclosing a receiving volume (24) for receiving food to be prepared by a through-streaming of hot air. The container structure comprises sidewalls (26) and a bottom wall (28), wherein the bottom wall and/or one of the side walls is air-permeable providing an air entry opening (30) for entering of hot air into the receiving volume, and wherein the container structure comprises an air discharge opening (32). The heating device is configured to heat air of an air flow provided by the air movement device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2014Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: ROGIER ENRICO DE HAAS, MARC ALEXANDER PASTOORS, REINDERT JANNES VAN WIFFEREN, ADARSH SHRIVASTAVA, CHRISTIAN ZAINITZER, RUDOLF WURMITZER
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Publication number: 20160113442Abstract: The present invention relates to food preparation. In order to provide an apparatus for preparing food with hot air with an improved flow characteristic, an apparatus (10) for preparing food is provided, comprising a food preparation chamber (12), an air movement device (14), a heating device (16), and air guiding means (18). The food preparation chamber is provided by a container structure (22) at least partly enclosing a receiving volume (24) for receiving food to be prepared by a through-streaming of hotair; wherein the container structure comprises sidewalls (26) and a bottom wall (28), wherein the bottom wall and/or one of the side walls is air-permeable providing an air entry opening (30) for entering of hot air into the receiving volume, and wherein the container structure comprises an air discharge opening (32). The heating device is configured to heat air of an air flow provided by the air movement device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2014Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: ROGIER ENRICO DE HAAS, MARC ALEXANDER PASTOORS, REINDERT JANNES VAN WIFFEREN, ADARSH SHRIVASTAVA, CHRISTIAN ZAINITZER, RUDOLF WURMITZER
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Publication number: 20160100713Abstract: The present invention relates to food preparation. In order to provide an apparatus for preparing food of increased variance with improved cooking time and also improved food quality, a desk-appliance apparatus (10) for preparing food is provided, comprising a food preparation chamber (12), an air movement device (14), a heating device (16), and air guiding means (18). The food preparation chamber is provided by a container structure (22) at least partly enclosing a receiving volume (24) for receiving food to be prepared by a through-streaming of hot air; wherein the container structure comprises sidewalls (26) and a bottom wall (28), wherein the bottom wall and/or one of the side walls is air-permeable providing an air entry opening (30) for entering of hot air into the receiving volume, and wherein the container structure comprises an air discharge opening (32). The heating device is configured to heat air of an air flow provided by the air movement device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: April 14, 2016Inventors: ROGIER ENRICO DE HAAS, REINDERT JANNES VAN WIFFEREN, MARC ALEXANDER PASTOORS, ADARSH SHRIVASTAVA, CHRISTIAN ZAINITZER, RUDOLF WURMITZER
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Patent number: 9040938Abstract: A device (1) comprises a source (20) for emitting ultraviolet light, an inlet (30) for letting in fluid to the device (1), an outlet (40) for letting out fluid from the device (1), and means (51, 52) for performing a straightening action of a flow of fluid through the device (1). The flow straightening means comprise at least one flow straightening element (51, 52) having inlet openings for letting in fluid at one side and outlet openings for letting out fluid at another side, wherein each inlet opening is in communication with a plurality of outlet openings, and wherein the element (51, 52) comprises a maze of randomly arranged, interconnected holes. In such a structure, a water element that is moving from one side of the element (51, 52) to another side may take one of various paths, as a result of which variations in inlet conditions can be dampened.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2010Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Paulus Cornelis Duineveld, Eva Mondt, Harko Jan Taekema, Willem Sjouke Wijma, Marc Alexander Pastoors, Wilhelmus Hendrikus Maria Bruggink
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Patent number: 8656943Abstract: A liquid appliance (1) has a liquid reservoir (20), a liquid inlet (24) for supplying liquid to the liquid reservoir (20), a float system (3) provided with a float (2) and a valve system (5). A transport lock (8) switchable between a first position in which the transport lock (8) blocks the float system (3) relative to the liquid reservoir (20), and a second position in which a cooperation between the float (2) and the valve system (5) for opening and closure of the liquid inlet (24) is unimpeded by the transport lock (8). The transport lock (8) is switchable between said first and second positions by an installation prevention element (12). The element (12) can be switched to a prevention position, wherein installation of the appliance into an operational position is impeded by the element (12). In the prevention position the first position of the transport lock (8) is established.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2009Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Matthijs Hendrikus Lubbers, Marc Alexander Pastoors, Jasper Nicolaas Ten Berge, Henk Uil
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Publication number: 20120138816Abstract: A device (1) comprises a source (20) for emitting ultraviolet light, an inlet (30) for letting in fluid to the device (1), an outlet (40) for letting out fluid from the device (1), and means (51, 52) for performing a straightening action of a flow of fluid through the device (1). The flow straightening means comprise at least one flow straightening element (51, 52) having inlet openings for letting in fluid at one side and outlet openings for letting out fluid at another side, wherein each inlet opening is in communication with a plurality of outlet openings, and wherein the element (51, 52) comprises a maze of randomly arranged, interconnected holes. In such a structure, a water element that is moving from one side of the element (51, 52) to another side may take one of various paths, as a result of which variations in inlet conditions can be dampened.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Paulus Cornelis Duineveld, Eva Mondt, Harko Jan Taekema, Willem Sjouke Wijma, Marc Alexander Pastoors, Wilhelmus Hendrikus Maria Bruggink
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Publication number: 20110163123Abstract: A liquid appliance (1) has a liquid reservoir (20), a liquid inlet (24) for supplying liquid to the liquid reservoir (20), a float system (3) provided with a float (2) and a valve system (5). A transport lock (8) switchable between a first position in which the transport lock (8) blocks the float system (3) relative to the liquid reservoir (20), and a second position in which a cooperation between the float (2) and the valve system (5) for opening and closure of the liquid inlet (24) is unimpeded by the transport lock (8). The transport lock (8) is switchable between said first and second positions by an installation prevention element (12). The element (12) can be switched to a prevention position, wherein installation of the appliance into an operational position is impeded by the element (12). In the prevention position the first position of the transport lock (8) is established.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2009Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Matthijs Hendrikus Lubbers, Marc Alexander Pastoors, Jasper Nicolaas Ten Berge, Henk Uil
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Patent number: 7797834Abstract: A device for shaving hairs growing from skin including a base portion having a grip, a shaving head which carries at least one cutting member having at least one cutting edge, and an actuator for effecting a periodical motion of the cutting member relative to the base portion to improve the cutting action of the cutting member. The shaving head is pivotable relative to the base portion about a pivot axis and the periodical motion of the cutting member is a periodical motion relative to the shaving head. The position and orientation of the geometrical path of the periodical motion of the cutting member relative to the skin is well-defined, so that the risk of skin irritations and skin injuries is considerably reduced.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2004Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Roelof Steunenberg, Peter Hans Van Der Vlis, Robert Alexander Van Eibergen Santhagens, Marinus Christiaan Hansen, Marc Alexander Pastoors, Dirk Hendrik Wevers, Aafje Gijsbertha Koster, Gerardus Joannes Henricus Roddeman, Richard Pieter Ophof, Hendrik Klaas Paauw, Gerben Raap, Raymond Wilhelmus Louis Lafarre, Johannes Cornelius Antonius Muller
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Patent number: D740070Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Godwin Dirk Zwanenburg, Janine Willemijn Medema, Marc Alexander Pastoors