Patents by Inventor Nicoline J. Kiwiet

Nicoline J. Kiwiet 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).

  • Apparatus comprising a display screen which is active in the operating mode and in the standby mode
    Patent number: 5854618
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes the switching unit for switching between an operating mode and a standby mode. The apparatus generates a picture on a display screen in the standby mode. The apparatus includes, for example a microphone for measuring a sound volume in the vicinity of the apparatus. The microphone is coupled to the picture-generating unit in order to change the picture in the standby mode in response to a change of the measured sound volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Nicoline J. Kiwiet, Robbert G. Van Der Waal