Patents Assigned to TNO
  • Patent number: 11026155
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wireless access telecommunications system comprising at least an SA-cell with which a terminal in an active mode is configured to have a data connection and an LA-cell on which the terminal in an idle mode is configured to camp. A method for the terminal to at least obtain LA-cell system information and SA-cell system information includes, when the terminal is in the active mode and an SA-cell radio interface of the terminal is enabled, the terminal receiving at least a part of the SA-cell system information for the terminal from the SA-cell via the SA-cell radio interface. The method further includes enabling an LA-cell radio interface of the terminal during one or more of a plurality of LA time periods and receiving at least a part of the LA-cell system information for the terminal from the LA-cell via the LA-cell radio interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignees: Koninklijke KPN N.V., Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Haibin Zhang, Ljupco Jorguseski, Job Cornelis Oostveen, Jacob Cornelis Van der Wal
  • Publication number: 20210155563
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a process and system for producing and isolating a fraction of monocyclic aromatic compounds from a gasification gas. The process comprises (a) contacting the gas with a catalyst capable of converting ethylene and possibly other unsaturated hydrocarbons into monocyclic aromatic compounds; and (b) isolating monocyclic aromatic compounds from the gas originating from step (a). The present invention is ideally suited for treatment of gas from coal, biomass or waste gasification, which comprises substantial amounts of ethylene as well as monocyclic aromatic compounds. Treatment according to the invention first converts the ethylene into further monocyclic aromatic compounds, and the entire fraction of monocyclic aromatic compounds is isolated to obtain a valuable product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Guadalupe Aranda Almansa, Alexander Bos, Berend Joost Vreugdenhil
  • Publication number: 20210155861
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process and system for purifying a gas, preferably an energy gas, containing aromatic compounds and isolating a fraction of aromatic compounds from said gas. In the process according to the invention, the gas is contacted with a washing liquid in step (a), at a temperature of 15-250° C., to obtain a purified gas, which is depleted in aromatic compounds, and a spent washing liquid wherein the aromatic compounds are dissolved. The spent washing liquid is stripped in step (b) with a stripping gas comprising at least 50 vol. % steam, to obtain a stripped washing liquid which is advantageously reused in step (a) and a loaded stripping gas comprising the aromatic compounds. The aromatic compounds are separated from the loaded stripping gas in step (c) by condensation of the steam and/or the aromatic compounds comprised in the loaded stripping gas to obtain an immiscible composition and isolating the aromatic compounds therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Berend Joost Vreugdenhil, Alexander Bos
  • Patent number: 11018766
    Abstract: Information encoded in an uplink beam (Lu) is transmitted from transceiver (10) on earth (1) to a communication satellite (20) in orbit. The uplink beam (Lu) travels through an atmosphere (2) there between, wherein a wavefront (Wu) of the uplink beam (Lu) is distorted as a result of its propagation through the atmosphere (2). The transceiver (10) comprises a wavefront sensor (12) to measure a reference distortion (Wr?) of a wavefront (Wr) of a reference beam (Lr). Adaptive optics (11) are used to pre-correct a wavefront (Wu) of the uplink beam (Lu) prior to its transmission based on the measured reference distortion (Wr?). The reference beam (Lr) originates from a guidestar satellite (30) formed by a separate man-made object at a distance (D) from the communication satellite (20) such that the reference beam (Lr) travels through the same part (2a) of the atmosphere (2) as the uplink beam (Lu).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
    Inventor: Rudolf Saathof
  • Publication number: 20210139375
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cementitious powder blend comprising, based on total weight—45-90 wt % Portland cement; pref. 50-80 wt %—0-25 wt % siliceous fly ash; pref. 5-20 wt %—0-25 wt % limestone; pref. 5-20 wt %—5-30 wt % polyvinylalcohol, pref. 5-15 wt %. The PVA preferably has—a size distribution with D10=170-270 ?m, D50=370-450 ?m. D90=690-850 ?m and D100=1000-1300 ?m; and—an ester value in the range of 1-250 mg KOH/g, as determinable by EN-ISO 3681:1998 and/or wherein the polyvinyl alcohol has a viscosity of a 4% aqueous solution at 20° C. in the range of 1-40 mPa·s, as determinable by EN-ISO 12058-1:2002. A substantial part of the PVA may be present in the form of hybrid particles composed of Portland cement and the polyvinylalcohol. Further, the invention relates to concrete composed of the cementitious powder blend, water and aggregate as well as flexible concrete products made therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Panagiota PIPILIKAKI, Franky Flory VERCAUTEREN, Mario Robert DE ROOIJ
  • Publication number: 20210143292
    Abstract: A solar panel includes a silicon cells submodule of silicon based cells, a front transparent plate and a backsheet. The backsheet is arranged with at least a first conductive pattern that is connected to rear surface electrical contacts on each of the silicon cells. A thin film photovoltaic submodule is arranged between the front transparent plate and the silicon cells, and includes thin film cells in an arrangement with two photovoltaic submodule contacts that connect to a second conductive pattern on the backsheet. The backsheet is arranged for four-terminal wiring with the first pattern for the silicon cells and the second pattern for the thin film cells. The thin film cells are disposed in a first group of cells and in at least a second group of cells, each connected in series. The first group is connected in parallel with the second group, between the photovoltaic submodule contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Johannes Adrianus Maria van Roosmalen, Siegfried Christiaan Veenstra, Dong Zhang, Markus Johan Jansen
  • Patent number: 10987868
    Abstract: A production line for making tangible products by layerwise manufacturing. The production line includes: first and second movable carriers, each carrier comprising a transporter for transporting the carrier, and a building platform for supporting a tangible product, one or more deposition heads for depositing construction material in a deposition direction onto the building platforms, and a conveyor for conveying the first and second building platform towards the deposition head and away from the deposition head repeatedly. The first and the second transporter are movable at variable speeds relative to each other along a trajectory of the conveyor. Optionally, the height of the building platforms can be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST-NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO
    Inventors: René Jos Houben, Andries Rijfers, Leonardus Antonius Maria Brouwers, Augustinus Gerardus Maria Biemans, Frits Kornelis Feenstra
  • Publication number: 20210116700
    Abstract: A directable light beam handling device for use in optical communication contains is provided that contains a rotation mechanism with a rotatable ring of soft magnetic material encircling a path of the beam from a beam expander. A mirror or prism being coupled to the rotatable ring is rotated with the ring. The ring includes an array of soft magnetic ridges, forming elevations extending from a surface of the ring. At least three electromagnets are used to drive rotation of the ring around the beam axis. Each electromagnets comprises a soft magnetic yoke, having poles at a first and second end portion of the yoke. The pole at the first end portion faces said surface of the ring, the first end portion having ridges elevated from the yoke in the direction towards the ring, in parallel with the ridges of the ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
    Inventor: Stefan KUIPER
  • Publication number: 20210109128
    Abstract: Methods and systems for subsurface imaging of nanostructures buried inside a plate shaped substrate are provided. An ultrasonic generator at a side face of the substrate is used to couple ultrasound waves (W) into an interior of the substrate. The interior has or forms a waveguide for propagating the ultrasound waves (W) in a direction (X) along a length of the substrate transverse to the side face. The nanostructures are imaged using an AFM tip to measure an effect (E) at the top surface caused by direct or indirect interaction of the ultrasound waves (W) with the buried nanostructures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST-NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO
    Inventors: Daniele Piras, Paul Louis Maria Joseph van Neer, Hamed Sadeghian Marnani
  • Patent number: 10976345
    Abstract: An atomic force microscopy device arranged for determining sub-surface structures in a sample comprises a scan head with a probe including a flexible carrier and a probe tip arranged on the flexible carrier. Therein an actuator applies an acoustic input signal to the probe and a tip position detector measures a motion of the probe tip relative to the scan head during scanning, and provides an output signal indicative of said motion, to be received and analyzed by a controller. At least an end portion of the probe tip tapers in a direction away from said flexible carrier towards an end of the probe tip. The end portion has a largest cross-sectional area Amax at a distance Dend from said end, the square root of the largest cross-sectional area Amax is at least 100 nm and the distance Dend is in the range of 0.2 to 2 the value of said square root.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST-NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO
    Inventors: Abbas Mohtashami, Maarten Hubertus van Es, Hamed Sadeghian Marnani
  • Patent number: 10972373
    Abstract: System and method for making a vertical handover decision between first and second networks using a terminal configured to attach to both networks and a fixed point in either network. Both networks allow information flow between the terminal and the fixed point. When attached to the first network the terminal detects the second and compares a first bandwidth measurement, representing available bandwidth along a first path between the terminal and the fixed point, to a second bandwidth measurement representing available bandwidth along a second path between the terminal and the fixed point. The terminal maintains attach to the first network if the first bandwidth measurement is higher than the second bandwidth measurement and makes a decision to handover to the second network if the second band¬ width measurement is higher than first bandwidth measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: KONINKLIJKE KPN N.V., NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST-NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO
    Inventors: Jose Almodovar Chico, Miodrag Djurica, Frank Den Hartog
  • Patent number: 10972778
    Abstract: Stream control methods and devices are provided for use in a network (100) for transferring a video stream from a video server (120) to a video client (110) via a distribution chain of network resources (101, 102, 103, 106). A streaming controller (130) controls streaming settings at the client node. A bridge (150) controls the video stream by obtaining a bandwidth requirement of the video stream, and network resource data including bandwidths available on network resources. The bridge determines a resource allocation including an allocated bandwidth, based on the network resource data and the bandwidth requirement so that the video stream complies with the network resource data. The allocated bandwidth enables the streaming controller to control, in accordance with the allocated bandwidth, the streaming settings for the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: KONINKLIJKE KPN N.V., NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST-NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO
    Inventors: Lucia D'Acunto, Piotr Wojciech Zuraniewski, Simon Gunkel, Emmanuel Thomas
  • Patent number: 10958631
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a security method in a radio access network system. A shared secret key is stored in both a user device and a core network system. A further secret key is received from the core network system, wherein the further secret key has been derived using the shared secret key stored in the core network system. One or more values are provided over the radio interface to the user device to derive the further secret key in the user device from at least the shared secret key stored in the user device and one or more of the one or more values provided over the radio interface. An authentication procedure and/or a key agreement procedure is performed for the user device over the wireless radio interface using the received further secret key in the radio access network system and the derived further secret key in the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignees: Koninklijke KPN N.V., Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventor: Frank Fransen
  • Patent number: 10958942
    Abstract: A method for processing spherical video data is described including a data processor providing spherical video data in the form of projected video frames to an input of an encoder process, a projected video frame including one or more pixel regions, the one or more pixel regions representing pixels of spherical video data projected onto one or more 2D projection surfaces of a projection model, preferably an equirectangular or a 3D polyhedron projection model, for projecting spherical video data onto a rectangular 2D surface of a video frame; wherein the providing of spherical video data may comprise: generating a set of modified projected video frames on the basis of a projected video frame, the generating including applying different shift and/or rotation operations to pixels, preferably one or more pixel regions, of the selected projected video frame; applying an image analysis algorithm to the modified projected video frames, the image analysis algorithm determining an image analysis parameter for a least
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignees: Koninklijke KPN N.V., Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Omar Aziz Niamut, Emmanuel Thomas
  • Patent number: 10948458
    Abstract: The present document relates to a anatomic force microscope comprising a probe comprising a probe tip configured to sense a sample disposed proximate to the probe tip, a detector to detect a deflection of the probe tip, an actuator coupled to the probe and configured to move the probe in a sense state with the sample at a predetermined force set point and a vibrator in communication with the sample to provide a vibration to the sample, the vibration comprising a modulation frequency, wherein the acoustic vibrator is configured to provide the vibration in a modulation period after an initial sense period without modulation and wherein the probe is moved during or after said modulation period to a successive sample position over said sample while moving the probe in a non-contact state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Hamed Sadeghian Marnani, Lukas Kramer, Maarten Hubertus van Es
  • Patent number: 10951716
    Abstract: The present invention enables a network operator to select a gateway that provides desirable operational parameters to access a network node function in a network node requested by a client. A network service provider detects what service a client device is requesting or using and selects a gateway (e.g. PDN-GW) to deliver the service. The client device is signaled to make a new connection to the network using the selected gateway, e.g. by connecting to the APN associated with the PDN-GW that delivers the service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignees: KONINKLIJKE KPN N.V., NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST-NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO
    Inventors: Rudolf Strijkers, Antonius Norp
  • Patent number: 10942200
    Abstract: A method to perform sub-surface detection of nanostructures in a sample, uses an atomic force microscopy system that comprising a scan head having a probe with a cantilever and a probe tip arranged on the cantilever. The method comprises: moving the probe tip and the sample relative to each other in one or more directions parallel to the surface for scanning of the surface with the probe tip; and monitoring motion of the probe tip relative to the scan head with a tip position detector during said scanning for obtaining an output signal. During said scanning acoustic vibrations are induced in the probe tip by applying a least a first and a second acoustic input signal respectively comprising a first and a second signal component at mutually different frequencies above IGHz, differing by less than IGHz to the probe, and analyzing the output signal for mapping at least subsurface nanostructures below the surface of the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Abbas Mohtashami, Maarten Hubertus van Es, Hamed Sadeghian Marnani
  • Patent number: 10935568
    Abstract: Method of determining an overlay error between device layers of a multilayer semiconductor device using an atomic force microscopy system, wherein the semiconductor device comprises a stack of device layers comprising a first patterned layer and a second patterned layer, and wherein the atomic force microscopy system comprises a probe tip, wherein the method comprises: moving the probe tip and the semiconductor device relative to each other for scanning of the surface; and monitoring motion of the probe tip with tip position detector during said scanning for obtaining an output signal; during said scanning, applying a first acoustic input signal to at least one of the probe or the semiconductor device; analyzing the output signal for mapping at least subsurface nanostructures below the surface of the semiconductor device; and determining the overlay error between the first patterned layer and the second patterned layer based on the analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Maarten Hubertus van Es, Hamed Sadeghian Marnani
  • Patent number: 10928361
    Abstract: A fluid density measuring device uses a pipe with a pipe wall that has an inner wall surface with a non-circular cross-section at least in an axial segment of the pipe. Preferably, the inner wall surface comprises one or more protrusions extending inwardly into the pipe and along the axial direction of the pipe. An ultrasound transducer located on the pipe wall is used to generate local motion of the pipe wall with a circumferential direction of motion. Preferably, the ultrasound transducer is located between successive protrusions. An ultrasound receiver located on the pipe wall receives an ultrasound torsion wave generated by the local motion after the torsion wave has traveled through the axial section wherein the inner wall surface has a non-circular cross-section. The fluid density is determined from the propagation speed of the torsion wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST-NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO
    Inventors: Paul Louis Maria Joseph van Neer, Arno Willem Frederik Volker, Teunis Cornelis van den Dool
  • Patent number: 10929688
    Abstract: An input video sequence from a camera is filtered by a process that comprises detecting temporal tracks of moving image parts from the input video sequence and assigning activity scores to temporal segments of the tracks, using respective predefined track dependent activity score functions for a plurality of different activity types. Based on this, event scores for are computed as a function of time. This computation is controlled by a definition of a temporal sequence of activity types or compound activity types for an event type. Successive intermediate scores are computed, each as a function of time for a respective activity types or compound activity types in the temporal sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappeliik onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Gerardus Johannes Burghouts, Victor Leonard Westerwoudt, Klamer Schutte