Patents by Inventor Wilhelmus Daniel Hyacintus Van Groningen

Wilhelmus Daniel Hyacintus Van Groningen 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).

  • Image projector system for a scanning room
    Patent number: 9438869
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for reducing anxiety of patients before and during e.g. MR scanning examinations. The method is based on displaying images on walls (106,107) of the scanner room (100) so that when the patient enters the scanner room, then an image is displayed on a wall visible to the patient, e.g. a wall adjacent to the entry door (103). When the patient is laying on the table (102) of the scanner (101) the projection of images is switched to another wall by reflecting the projected images using e.g. a mirror which is moved into the light rays emitted by an image projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Murray Fulton Gillies, Wilhelmus Daniel Hyacintus Van Groningen, Gijs Antonius Franciscus Van Elswijk, Jurgen Vogt
  • IMAGE PROJECTOR SYSTEM FOR A SCANNING ROOM
    Publication number: 20130235168
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for reducing anxiety of patients before and during e.g. MR scanning examinations. The method is based on displaying images on walls (106,107) of the scanner room (100) so that when the patient enters the scanner room, then an image is displayed on a wall visible to the patient, e.g. a wall adjacent to the entry door (103). When the patient is laying on the table (102) of the scanner (101) the projection of images is switched to another wall by reflecting the projected images using e.g. a mirror which is moved into the light rays emitted by an image projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Murray Fulton Gillies, Wilhelmus Daniel Hyacintus Van Groningen, Gijs Antonius Franciscus Van Elswijk, Jurgen Vogt