Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Robert J. Kraus
  • Patent number: 5442253
    Abstract: Picture display device having a vacuum envelope for displaying pictures composed of pixels on a luminescent screen, comprising a plurality of juxtaposed sources for producing electrons, local electron ducts cooperating with the sources and having walls of electrically insulating material with a secondary emission coefficient suitable for electron transport for transporting, through vacuum, produced electrons in the form of electron currents through juxtaposed trajectories at a short distance from the luminescent screen, and means for withdrawing each electron current at predetermined locations from its duct and directing it towards a desired location on the luminescent screen for producing a picture composed of pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Gerardus G. P. Van Gorkom, Petrus H. F. Tormpenaars
  • Patent number: 5436536
    Abstract: Display tube including a convergence correction device which comprises a plurality of correction coils having coplanar axes and being arranged around the tube neck. The coils are of the planar type. More specifically, there are two sets of four coils for generating two differently oriented four-pole fields and two sets of six coils for generating two differently oriented six-pole fields, while all these coils are arranged on one flexible support which is wound around the tube neck a number of times, for example, one set of coils for each turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1995
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald Van Der Wilk, Jacobus H. T. Jamar, Bernardus H. J. Dekkers, Ronald J. J. De Man
  • Patent number: 5434502
    Abstract: A calibration device is disclosed for hyper-frequency adjustment of the reference planes of an apparatus for measuring the dispersion parameters of elements of circuits integrated on a substrate. The device includes, integrated on the same substrate, standard patterns and accesses to these patterns which are compatible with the contacts of two test probes connected to the apparatus. Also provided on the substrate are at least two identical series of standard patterns which are formed by parallel lines of the same length, including a short-circuit line and/or an open line and/or a load line, whose accesses are aligned within each series, but opposed from one series to another with respect to the zone in which the second ends are situated. Their second ends are aligned within each series, defining the facing reference planes, separated by a given distance d.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1995
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Peter C. Walters, Patrice Gamand
  • Patent number: 5432492
    Abstract: A deflection yoke apparatus has a pair of horizontal and a pair of vertical deflection coils, a coil separator therebetween, and a funnel-shaped deflection core which provides a magnetic path for magnetic flux generated by the deflection coils. A pair of auxiliary coils are arranged at diametrically opposed positions outside the deflection core, and may be energized by the horizontal deflection current supplied to the horizontal deflection coils. The magnetic field generated by the auxiliary coils at least partially compensates the external magnetic leakage field which is radiated outside the deflection core by the horizontal deflection coils. The auxiliary coils have rod-shaped magnetic cores which are in magnetic flux coupling relationship with the smaller end of the deflection core. Leakage flux compensation is thereby achieved with minimal affect on the deflection fields and with low power dissipation in the auxiliary coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventor: Hans Meershoek
  • Patent number: 5428370
    Abstract: A matrix display device comprises a row and column array of picture elements (12) each of which consists of a display element (14), e.g. a LC display element, connected in series with a two-terminal non-linear device 15, such as a MIM, between associated row and column address conductors (16,17) to which selection and data signals are applied by a scanning signal drive circuit (20) and a data signal drive circuit (22) respectively, and a reference element circuit (34), comprising a non-linear device (35) in series with a capacitor (36), forming part of a feedback arrangement through which picture element drive voltages are controlled (25) so as to compensate for the effects of aging of the non-linear devices. The reference circuit is driven like the picture elements, with a scanning signal waveform and voltage signal (V.sub.A) applied to opposite sides, and the picture element drive voltages are adjusted in accordance with predetermined changes in the voltage across the capacitor (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Alan G. Knapp, Martin J. Edwards, Roger Pook
  • Patent number: 5426407
    Abstract: A deflection unit comprising a set of preformed diametrical deflection coils. A hollow coil support of synethic material includes at least two lugs into which respective permanent deformations are impressed. The coils are mechanically anchored to the lugs by means of, for example, an ultrasonic welding process in which the locations of the coil support situated opposite supported locations of the coils are softened and pressed into the coils. The coils substantially free of the coil support, i.e., the larger part of each coil is free of the coil support, and are not deformed so that their mutual position is accurately maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1995
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Hendrik D. Van Den Berg, Jacobus H. T. Jamar, Bernardus H. J. Dekkers
  • Patent number: 5424686
    Abstract: A monolithic microwave buffer amplifier is adapted to increase its input impedance at microwave frequencies. Capacitive reactances in first and second stages of the buffer amplifier appear collectively at the input of the first stage as a negative resistance. Compensating positive resistance is electrically connected to the input of the first stage to cancel the negative resistance and provide a sufficiently high resistive input impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1995
    Assignee: Philips Electronics North America Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen L. Wong, Jose M. Garcia
  • Patent number: 5422650
    Abstract: A loop antenna (10) is provided with feed means (12,14) and a variable capacitor (C1) to adjust a first resonant frequency of the antenna (10). A reactive network (C2,L2,X) is included which permits the antenna to provide a further resonant frequency. The reactive network comprises a series-resonant circuit (L2,C2) in parallel with a further reactive element (X). The resonant frequency of the series-resonant circuit is arranged to be substantially equal to the first resonant frequency of the antenna as tuned by the capacitor (C1). The reactance (X) thus has no effect at this frequency. Another resonant frequency for the antenna may be adjusted by altering the reactance (X). The arrangement may be extended to provide further resonant frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventor: Roger Hill
  • Patent number: 5418425
    Abstract: A multistage collector for electron-beam tubes, in particular for klystrons, comprising a plurality of electrode rings (7 to 11 ) which are arranged one behind the other in the direction of the electron beam and which are connected to gradually decreasing electric potentials, and comprising insulating ceramic spacer rings (12 to 16) which interconnect adjacent electrode rings (7 to 11) in an electrically insulating vacuum-tight manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Rudolf Bachmor, Bernd Offerman, Horst Seifert
  • Patent number: 5418422
    Abstract: A display tube has an electromagnetic deflection unit with line deflection coils of the semi-saddle type which are provided at their gun-sided ends with an extension having one single, wedge-shaped window directed towards the gun. Particularly line coma errors and raster errors, which occur in display tubes having display screens of small curvature and/or in the case of extreme long axis: short axis ratios, can be minimized with such line deflection coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Nicolaas G. Vink, Johannes Penninga
  • Patent number: 5414394
    Abstract: Microwave frequency device comprising at least a transition between a transmission line (24) integrated on a substrate (23) of a hard material, disposed in a first microwave frequency cavity (31), and waveguides (100) having a second microwave frequency cavity (102a, 102b). This transition comprises an open end (25a, 25b) of the integrated line which end forms a probe inserted over a length l into the cavity of the waveguide, at a distance D from a short-circuit (42a, 42b) which closes off the end of the waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Patrice Gamand, Christophe Cordier
  • Patent number: 5414230
    Abstract: A silencer arrangement for a combustion engine (1) whose exhaust gases are discharged via an exhaust pipe (3) comprises a microphone (9), a tachometer (11) for the engine speed, a control unit (13) and a loudspeaker enclosure (19). The loudspeaker enclosure accommodates two loudspeakers (15, 17) secured to a partition (21). The partition divides the volume of the loudspeaker enclosure into two subvolumes (23, 25). The subvolumes communicate with one another via a tube (27) in order to reduce the electric power required to obtain the desired acoustic power of the sound emitted by the loudspeaker enclosure. One of the subvolumes (25) is acoustically coupled to a tube (33). One end (35) of the tube is situated near the end (7) of the exhaust pipe (3). The sound issuing from the loudspeaker enclosure via the tube interferes with the exhaust-gas sound. A Helmholtz resonator (41) is acoustically coupled to the tube (33) in order to suppress undesired resonances in the tube (33).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Joris A. M. Nieuwendijk, Johannes W. T. Bax, Andre J. De Wachter
  • Patent number: 5412347
    Abstract: A microwave amplifier circuit has input and output coupling circuits (21 and 22) designed on quite different matching principles to obtain a circuit compactness similar to a reactively-matched amplifier and cascadable electrical characteristics similar to a distributed amplifier. The input coupling circuit (21) is formed as a bandpass filter network (7a, 7b, 7c, 17a, 17b, 9) supporting a travelling wave to which the amplifying device (3) is capactively connected. This input network (21) terminates in a resistor (9) in which the travelling wave is dissipated. The output coupling circuit (22) is a reactively matched circuit (8a, 8b, 18a, 18b) which also has a bandpass characteristic. By making the input network (21) bandpass (instead of low pass) a large amplifying device (3) can be used, without reducing line impedance and gain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventor: Brian J. Minnis
  • Patent number: 5412276
    Abstract: Color display tube of the 3-in-line type having a display screen with a pattern of phosphor lines. The display tube has an internal shield with two long walls and two short walls. Each long wall is provided with at least one slit extending in the longitudinal direction of the tube and being remote from the edges of the walls, while for locally increasing the magnetic resistance the shield is particularly provided with a short transverse slit between at least one slit end and an edge of the shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventor: Adrianus J. van Mensvoort
  • Patent number: 5410214
    Abstract: The electric lamp has a lamp vessel (1) having seals (4, 5) onto which respective bases (20, 21) are secured. Each base comprises a cylindrical insulator body (22) in a free end of which a contact member (30) is accommodated, having a contact face (31) and a protruding portion (33) which has a connection area (32) to which a current supply conductor (8) of the lamp is secured. The contact member (30) is a body made from metal foil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: U.S. Phillips Corporation
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Hohaus, Hendrikus A. M. Van Dulmen, Joseph A. Meertens
  • Patent number: 5408277
    Abstract: Display tube with a deflection unit which is mounted thereon and includes a funnel-shaped coil support. After the optimum position of the deflection unit has been set with respect to the display tube, the coil support is fixedly secured to the envelope of the display tube. A shrink sleeve which is partly shrunk around the narrow end of the coil support and partly around the envelope of the tube is used for fixation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Petrus A. W. Strijbos, Gerardus M. M. Van De Hei, Petrus A. M. Fleuren
  • Patent number: 5402117
    Abstract: Via a cellular radio communication system, measured values are transmitted from vehicles to a computer. The measured values are chosen so that they can be used to determine Origin-Destination matrices without infringing upon the privacy of the users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1995
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventor: Frans Zijderhand
  • Patent number: 5399934
    Abstract: A display device comprising a cathode ray robe having a deflection unit with elongated compensation coils for compensating the stray field of the deflection unit next to the display device. The distance between the coils is preferably at least 0.7 times the dimension of the display window in the line deflection direction, and the length/width ratio of the coils is at least 3:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventor: Antonius P. F. Zegers
  • Patent number: 5386175
    Abstract: A flat, thin picture display device has a transparent face plate and a rear plate and a large number of electron sources and local electron transport ducts cooperating therewith. A selection plate arranged between the face plate and the rear plate has an arrangement of apertures which defines locations for withdrawing electrons from the electron transport ducts and, aligned therewith, a row of apertures defining locations for the electron sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Gerardus G. P. Van Gorkom, Petrus H. F. Trompenaars, Siebe T. De Zwart, Nicolaas Lambert
  • Patent number: 5386130
    Abstract: Semiconductor device including a distributed-type monolithic integrated circuit on a substrate, operating in the high frequency and/or microwave range, this distributed circuit having a plurality of coupled stages each having at least a transistor with a first electrode being AC connected to ground. The first electrode is connected to ground by two branches, a first branch being connected directly to a first ground stub and a second branch being connected to a second ground stub through a resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Patrice Gamand, Christian Caux