Patents by Inventor Norbert Dicken

Norbert Dicken 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: 10648630
    Abstract: A luminaire, comprising: a luminaire rear wall for mounting to a wall or ceiling, a printed circuit board, fitted with a plurality of light-emitting diodes and having a connecting cable, as a light-emitting means, and a connecting clamp connected to the connecting cable and to which a supply cable is able to be clamped. A spacer is fixedly mounted to the luminaire rear wall, to which the printed circuit board is releasably attached, with a free space being formed between the printed circuit board and the luminaire rear wall. The whole connecting cable, or a majority thereof, and the connecting clamp are arranged in the free space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: OSRAM GMBH
    Inventors: Norbert Dicken, Marc Rosenboom, Tobias Pfaffenbauer
  • Publication number: 20190093837
    Abstract: A luminaire, comprising: a luminaire rear wall for mounting to a wall or ceiling, a printed circuit board, fitted with a plurality of light-emitting diodes and having a connecting cable, as a light-emitting means, and a connecting clamp connected to the connecting cable and to which a supply cable is able to be clamped. A spacer is fixedly mounted to the luminaire rear wall, to which the printed circuit board is releasably attached, with a free space being formed between the printed circuit board and the luminaire rear wall. The whole connecting cable, or a majority thereof, and the connecting clamp are arranged in the free space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Norbert Dicken, Marc Rosenboom, Tobias Pfaffenbauer
  • Patent number: 7396149
    Abstract: Ceiling comprising adjacent luminaries (1), whereby a luminaries (1) is fixed by at least two separate fixation means. The fixation means comprising only one suspension member (2,3) connected to the center of the upper side (6) of the luminaries (1). Furthermore, there is at least one fixation member (22) connecting the luminaries (1) to an adjacent luminaries (1). The lower sides (10) of the luminaries (1) form a substantial flat surface of the ceiling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.
    Inventor: Norbert Dicken
  • Patent number: 7048409
    Abstract: A luminaire (1) or a system of a first luminaire (1) and a second luminaire (11) for lighting an object (V). Each luminaire has a housing (2; 12) provided with a plurality of tubular lamps (3, 3?, 3?; 13). The housing (2; 12) has a diffuser (7; 17) positioned in a light emitting window (4; 14) and a side wall (5, 5?; 15), which is orthogonal with respect to the light emitting window (4; 14). In the system, the first and the second luminaire (1; 11) abut one another via the side wall (5, 5?; 15) and/or via the light emitting window (4; 14), wherein an edge (6) of the light emitting window (4) of the first luminaire (1) abuts upon an edge (16) of the light emitting window (14) of the second luminaire (11). The diffusor (7; 17) and the side wall (5, 5?; 15) are made from an optically transparent material. Preferably, the light emitting window (4; 14) is provided with a curtain (21; 31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Norbert Dicken, Nicolaas Marinus Fierloos, Jelle Hilbrand Schuurmans
  • Publication number: 20050166505
    Abstract: Ceiling comprising adjacent luminaries (1), whereby a luminaries (1) is fixed by at least two separate fixation means. The fixation means comprising only one suspension member (2,3) connected to the center of the upper side (6) of the luminaries (1). Furthermore, there is at least one fixation member (22) connecting the luminaries (1) to an adjacent luminaries (1). The lower sides (10) of the luminaries (1) form a substantial flat surface of the ceiling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventor: Norbert Dicken
  • Publication number: 20050157498
    Abstract: Luminaire including a base unit (9) and a diffuser unit (8). The base unit (9) comprises a housing (4) having an open front side and containing a holder for a lamp (6). The diffuser unit (8) comprises a diffuser plate (7) and side walls (17) extending from the edge of the diffuser plate (7). The diffuser unit (8) is removably fixed in the housing (4), so that the diffuser plate (7) fills up the front side of the housing (4), whereby the side walls (17) extend inside the housing (4). The luminaire furthermore comprises releasable coupling means (25,26) connecting the diffuser unit (8) and the base unit (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventor: Norbert Dicken
  • Publication number: 20050083688
    Abstract: Luminaire comprising at least two lamps (6,7,8) and a light reflecting surface (23) reflecting the light from said lamps. the lamps (6,7,8) radiate light with different colors. The intensity of the light shining from a lamp can be reduced in order to vary the color of the light. The light shines through a diffuser plate (10) forming the front side of the luminaire. A light curtain plate (22) is located between the lamps (6,7,8) and the diffuser plate (10). the light curtain plate (22) contains light reflecting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Norbert Dicken, Maarten De Leuw
  • Patent number: 6655815
    Abstract: A system of a first luminaire (1) and a second luminaire (11) for lighting an object (V). Each luminaire has a housing (2; 12) provided with a plurality of tubular lamps (3, 3′, 3 ″; 13). The housing (2; 12) has a light emission window (4; 14) and a side wall (5, 5′; 15) which is perpendicular to the light emission window (4; 14). In the system, the first and the second luminaire (1; 11) abut one another with their side walls (5, 5′; 15) and/or with their light emission windows (4; 14), such that an edge (6) of the light emission window (4) of the first luminaire (1) abuts an edge (16) of the light emission window (14) of the second luminaire (11). Said light emission windows (4; 14) and said side walls (5, 5′; 15) are made from an optically transparent material. Preferably, the light emission window (4; 14) is provided with a diffusor (7; 17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Franciscus Guillaume Peter Sools, Mark Fierloos, Norbert Dicken
  • Publication number: 20020172038
    Abstract: A luminaire (1) or a system of a first luminaire (1) and a second luminaire (11) for lighting an object (V). Each luminaire has a housing (2; 12) provided with a plurality of tubular lamps (3, 3′, 3″; 13). The housing (2; 12) has a diffuser (7; 17) positioned in a light emitting window (4; 14) and a side wall (5, 5′; 15) which is orthogonal with respect to the light emitting window (4; 14). In the system, the first and the second luminaire (1; 11) abut one another via the side wall (5, 5′; 15) and/or via the light emitting window (4; 14), wherein an edge (6) of the light emitting window (4) of the first luminaire (1) abuts upon an edge (16) of the light emitting window (14) of the second luminaire (11). Said diffusor (7; 17) and said side wall (5, 5′; 15) are made from an optically transparent material. Preferably, the light emitting window (4; 14) is provided with a curtain (21; 31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Norbert Dicken, Nicolaas Marinus Fierloos, Jelle Hilbrand Schuurmans