Patents Assigned to TNO
  • Methods of using a cholesterol-lowering preparation, food supplement and foodstuff
    Patent number: 7749513
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cholesterol-lowering preparations, in particular to a bacterial preparation for use as a medicament for lowering of the blood cholesterol level. The present invention provides inter alia a preparation of Rhodospirillum spp. and/or Phaeospirillum with cholesterol-lowering effects, food supplements and foodstuffs comprising said preparation and methods for the preparation and use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Josephus Jan Emeis, Christophe Lasseur
  • Ventilation System
    Publication number: 20100167637
    Abstract: Ventilation system for ventilating especially classrooms (1) and similar rooms, comprising a lowered ceiling (3) and means, e.g. a ventilator (5), for forced air inlet from the outside air (6) into the room (2) above the lowered ceiling, and air outlet openings (7) mainly evenly spaced over the whole surface of the lowered ceiling. The exhaust air may be led via an HR unit (12-16) to preheat the supply air. Blowing the supply air along the underside of the concrete upper floor (4) enables cooling that floor at night. By day this cold may be used to cool the supply air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: Nederlandse organisatie voor toegepastnatuurwetens chappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Bastiaan Knoll, Peter Jacobs
  • Method of Determining a Location of a Mobile Device and Method of Managing a List for Use in Such a Method
    Publication number: 20100159949
    Abstract: Methods of determining a location of a mobile device in a first communication network are presented. The mobile device is in communication with a cellular base station in a second communication network. First, access points within the first communication network are detected with the mobile device. Then, one or more of the detected access points is selected based on information provided by the cellular base station. Finally, the location of the mobile device is determined based on the selected access points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicants: Koninklijke KPN N.V., Nederlandse organisatie voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Franklin Selgert, Antonius Hendrikus Johannes Norp
  • Method of Determining a Location of a Mobile Device and Method of Managing a List for Use in Such a Method
    Publication number: 20100159884
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of determining a location of a mobile device for use in a first communication network and a second communication network. The mobile device is camped on a cellular base station in the second communication network. According to the method, a list of records of communication units within the first and/or second communication network that are located within a predetermined geographical area is obtained. A communication unit record contains information representative of the identity of the respective communication unit and information representative of the position of the respective communication unit. Additionally, with the mobile device, communication units within the first and second communication network are detected. Finally, the location of the mobile device is determined based on the information representative of the position of the detected communication units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicants: Koninklijke KPN N.V., Nederlandse organisatie voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Franklin Selgert, Antonius Hendrikus Johannes Norp
  • Method of Determining a Location of a Mobile Device and Method of Managing a List for Use in Such a Method
    Publication number: 20100159885
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of determining a location of a mobile device for use in a first communication network and a second communication network. The mobile device is camped on a cellular base station in the second communication network. According to the method, a list of records of communication units within the first and/or second communication network that are located within a predetermined geographical area is obtained. A communication unit record contains information representative of the identity of the respective communication unit, information representative of a position of the respective communication unit, and a reliability indication of the respective communication unit. Additionally, with the mobile device, communication units within the first and second communication network are detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicants: Koninklijke KPN N.V., Nederlandse organisatie voor Toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Franklin Selgert, Antonius Hendrikus Johannes Norp
  • Method for Partially Metallizing a Product
    Publication number: 20100143727
    Abstract: Method for metallizing a product (11) comprising a first component (12) and a second component (13). The product is exposed to a first environment (14) causing the surface of the first component to be hydrophilic and the surface of the second component to be hydrophobic. The product is exposed to a watery solution (15a). Next, the product is exposed to a solution (17a) of a film former and subsequently to a second environment (17b), wherein the solvent evaporates and a film (18) is formed covering the whole product, while maintaining the water film under the film. The product then is rinsed out (17c), causing that the film is removed at the locations of the hydrophilic surface of the first component. Next, the product is nucleated, thus forming a nuclei layer (20) and subsequently the film is removed (19b) only leaving the nuclei layer at the hydrophilic surface of the first component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk TNO
    Inventors: Roland Anthony Tacken, Franky Flory Vercauteren, Hendrik Rendering
  • Method of inspecting a specimen surface, apparatus and use of fluorescent material
    Patent number: 7732762
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of inspecting a specimen surface. The method comprises the steps of generating a plurality of primary beams directed towards the specimen surface, focussing the plurality of primary beams onto respective loci on the specimen surface, collecting a plurality of secondary beams of charged particles originating from the specimen surface upon incidence of the primary beams, converting at least one of the collected secondary beams into an optical beam, and detecting the optical beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Michiel David Nijkerk, Pieter Kruit
  • Device Built By Joining A Plurality Of Layers
    Publication number: 20100132990
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a multilayer device exposed surfaces of a first and second layer are joined together. Before joining a depression is created in the exposed surface of a layer and raw material, such as electrically conductive material, for forming an electric circuit is deposited in the depression, typically filling the depression. Excess material is mechanically removed before the layers are joined. In this way conductor tracks may be created between layers. When adjacent fluid chambers are provided, separated by one of the layers, the depression with the material in it makes it possible realize a sensor device with a reduced separation between the chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast- natuurwetenschappeliijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Erik Peter Veninga, Marinus Marc Koetse
  • METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRODE
    Publication number: 20100133520
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an organic electronic device, comprising providing by electro-deposition an electrode to a surface of an electro-active material—the electro-active material comprising an organic electro-active compound—or providing said electrode to a surface of a substrate for said electro-active material, after which the electro-active material is applied to a surface of the electrode, wherein the electro-deposition comprises the use of a plating liquid comprising an ionic liquid and metal or metalloid ions which metal or metalloid ions are reduced and deposited to form the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast- natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Petrus Marinus Martinus Cornelus Bressers, Marinus Marc Koetse, Antonius Maria Bernardus van Mol, Joost van Erkel
  • Method of and a device for generating a signal having a predetermined quality criterion for use in or on a communication system
    Patent number: 7729417
    Abstract: There is disclosed a signal having a predefined quality criterion for use with a communication systems, a method of and a system for generating such a signal, a method of testing the operation of a communication system using such a signal and a (tele)communication system arranged for operation such a method. The method for generating the signal having a predefined quality the steps of: —representing a first signal comprising a plurality of frequency components each having spectral amplitude phase properties, and—processing the represented signal by arranging its spectral amplitude properties, and—processing the represented signal by arranging its spectral amplitude properties in accordance with the predefined quality criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Robertus Franciscus Maria Van Den Brink, Bastiaan Matthijs Van Den Heuvel
  • ULTRASONIC SURFACE MONITORING
    Publication number: 20100131246
    Abstract: A method of modelling a surface (3) of an object (2) using ultrasonic transducers (4, 5) mounted on the surface comprises the steps of: providing a model of the surface, the model comprising a primary set of surface points indicative of the height of the surface, transmitting pulsed waves from a first transducer (4) to one or more second transducers (5), the first transducer and each second transducer defining a respective path along the surface, measuring travel times of the pulsed waves along each path, calculating travel times based on the model of the surface, adjusting the model of the surface in response to any discrepancies between the measured travel times and the calculated travel times, and repeating the steps of transmitting, measuring, calculating and adjusting until the discrepancies are smaller than a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepastnatuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Arno Willem Frederik Volker, Thomas Geertruida Henricus Basten
  • NOVEL ANTIBIOTICS
    Publication number: 20100130509
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of antibiotic compositions, both inside and outside the medical field. Presented is a new class of antibiotic compounds, variants of bis(1-aryl-5-tetrazolyl)methanes, which are especially useful for combating infections with gram-positive bacteria and especially MRSA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwe- tenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Frank Henri Johan Schuren, Roy Christiaan Montijn
  • Disposable optical sensor and method of manufacturing same
    Patent number: 7723711
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical sensor comprising at least one detection module which comprises an organic light emitting diode (1) and an organic detection photodiode (2, 2a) for measuring emitted light which during the use of the sensor reaches the photodiode via the sample holder. Optionally, a sensor according to the invention further comprises a plastic waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzock TNO
    Inventors: Harmannus Franciscus maria Schoo, Jacobus Johannes Frederik Van Veen, Hermanus Hendricus Petrus Theodorus Bekman
  • Coating which is applied to substrate, a solar cell, and method for applying the coating to the substrate
    Patent number: 7718091
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coating which has been applied to a substrate, comprising at least a first film and a second film which have been applied on top of each other and each comprise a transparent conducting oxide and an electron donor, wherein the second film comprises relatively at least 10 percent less electron donor than the first film. The invention also relates to a solar cell comprising a coating according to the invention. The invention further relates to a method for applying the coating according to the invention to a substrate, wherein at least a first and a second mixture which each comprise one or more precursors for a transparent conducting oxide and an electron donor are applied to the substrate, wherein the second mixture is composed such that relatively at least 10 percent less electron donor is incorporated in the film compared with the film deposited by the first mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Johannes Petrus Zijp, Antonius Maria B. van Mol, Frank Theodoor J. Grob
  • Method For Preparing a Conductive Strain Sensor on the Surface of a Device
    Publication number: 20100119701
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for preparing a conductive strain sensor on the surface of a device to measure strain at the surface of the device, which method comprises the steps of (a) providing a device; (b) optionally applying an isolating layer on a surface of the device; (c) establishing a distribution of particles of a first metal on the isolating layer obtained in step (b); and (d) depositing a layer of a second metal on at least part of the distribution of the particles of the first metal as obtained in step (c) by means of an electroless plating process or electro-deposition process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: Nederlandse Organisatie Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Raymond Turk, Hendrik Enting, Roland Anthony Tacken, Hendrik Rendering, René Jos Houben
  • BARRIER LAYER AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100108524
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an article comprising a barrier layer, the method comprising—providing an metallic or metalloid layer to a surface of a substrate by electro-deposition, using a plating liquid comprising an ionic liquid and metal ions or metalloid ions, which metal ions or metalloid ions are reduced and deposited to form the metallic or metalloid layer during the electro-deposition; and—preferably at least partially oxidising the metallic or metalloid layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurweten schappelijk onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Antonius Maria Bernardus van Mol, Harmannus Franciscus Maria Schoo, Petrus Marinus Martinus Cornelus Bressers, Joost van Erkel, Marinus Marc Koetse
  • SEALED BALL GRID ARRAY PACKAGE
    Publication number: 20100109145
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided an electrical package device comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate enclosing a first electric component; the second substrate supporting a second electric component, a plurality of connectors for mechanically connecting said first and second substrates in a stacked arrangement; and a seal provided between said first and second substrates at a distance from said first electric component; wherein said first electric component is electrically connected to said second electric component by connecting circuitry comprising said connectors; and wherein said connectors are provided in said seal. Preferably, said seal comprises a no flow resin material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepastnatuurweten schappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventor: Erik Peter Veninga
  • Detection system, method for detecting objects and computer program therefor
    Patent number: 7710310
    Abstract: A detection system (1) having an optical sensor (3), a radar device (2) and a signal processor (4) communicatively connected with the optical sensor and the radar device. The signal processor comprises: a first detector (41, 410-413) for detecting a first object on the basis of a first signal coming from the optical sensor and determining at least one first property of the first object; a second detector (42, 420-421) for detecting a second object on the basis of a second signal coming from the radar device and determining at least one second property of that second object, and a signaling unit (43) for producing a signal if the at least one first property and the at least one second property satisfy a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Albert Gezinus Huizing, Leonardus Johannes Hubertus Maria Kester, Arne Theil
  • DEVICE FOR THE REMOVAL OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES FROM BLOOD
    Publication number: 20100100027
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for the removal of toxic substances from dialysate fluid, blood or blood plasma, said device comprising i) a sorption-filter (E) for removing toxins, toxic solutes, toxic small and middle-sized molecules and protein bound toxins from the dialysate fluid, blood or bloodplasma, said sorption filter comprising a nanostructured material, a porous polymer matrix or a combination of the two, ii) an inlet (4) for entry of dialysate fluid, blood or blood plasma into said device, iii) an outlet (5) for the removal of purified dialysate fluid, blood or blood plasma from said device, and iv) a conduit connecting said inlet with said outlet and holding said sorption filter such that said dialysate fluid, blood or blood plasma is forced through said sorption filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepastnatuurweten- schappelijk onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Stephanus Franciscus Schilthuizen, Lawrence Fabian Batenburg, Frank Simonis, Franky Flory Vercauteren
  • Star Tracker With Baffle
    Publication number: 20100100322
    Abstract: A star tracker is used to measure the direction of stars. Preferably a wide imaging range is provided so that a reliable orientation of the star tracker can be computed from measurements of the directions of star at substantially different directions. The star tracker comprises a light baffle and located between the light baffle and an image sensing arrangement. The light baffle comprises an array of walls, including sidewalls and at least one internal wall between the sidewalls. Preferably, the side walls and the at least one internal wall are oriented at mutually different orientations emanating from a virtual line of intersection of the planes of the walls. Thus a range of star directions can be imaged with constant sensitivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast- Natuurwetenschapplijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventor: Johannes Adrianus Petrus Leijtens