Patents by Inventor Abraham Rudolf Balkenende
Abraham Rudolf Balkenende 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).
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Patent number: 11524754Abstract: The invention provides a light guide element comprising a light guide and a layer element, wherein the light guide comprises a light guide face and wherein the layer element comprises an optical layer, wherein said optical layer is in contact with at least part of the light guide face, wherein the optical layer has a first index of refraction (n1) smaller than the refractive index of seawater, wherein the light guide comprises a UV radiation transmissive light guide material.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Abraham Rudolf Balkenende, Bart Andre Salters, Roelant Boudewijn Hietbrink, Willem-Jan Arend De Wijs
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Patent number: 11090860Abstract: The invention provides a method for printing a 3D printed object (100), the 3D printed object (100) comprising a first type of printed material (1120) having electrically conductive properties and a second type of printed material (2120) having electrically insulating properties, wherein the method comprises: (I) providing printable material (110), wherein the printable material (110) has electrically insulating properties and wherein the printable material (110) is convertible by heat to a material (1110,1120) having electrically conductive properties; (II) printing with a 3D printer (500) said printable material (110) to generate printed material (120); and (III) subjecting to heat part of the printed material (120) after deposition; to provide said 3D printed object (100).Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2016Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Adrianus Johannes Maria Giesbers, Johan Hendrik Klootwijk, Abraham Rudolf Balkenende, Elise Claude Valentine Talgorn
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Publication number: 20210047014Abstract: The invention provides a light guide element comprising a light guide and a layer element, wherein the light guide comprises a light guide face and wherein the layer element comprises an optical layer, wherein said optical layer is in contact with at least part of the light guide face, wherein the optical layer has a first index of refraction (n1) smaller than the refractive index of seawater, wherein the light guide comprises a UV radiation transmissive light guide material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Abraham Rudolf BALKENENDE, Bart Andre SALTERS, Roelant Boudewijn HIETBRINK, Willem-Jan Arend DE WIJS
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Patent number: 10677854Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for gathering operating information from a lighting product. The lighting product includes an embedded persistent memory unit and processor configured to store data operating parameters in the memory unit. The memory unit may be accessed up through and after end-of-life of the lighting product. The memory unit may be physically removable, or may be accessible via a wired or wireless interface such as an NFC tag. The lighting product memory unit is accessed at an in-store kiosk by plugging the lighting product into a socket or swiping the lighting product with an NFC tag reader. Data recovered from the memory unit is used to select and display a range of suitable replacement lighting products from a database.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2013Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Paul Anthony Shrubsole, Abraham Rudolf Balkenende, Evgeni Arkad'Evich Patent
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Publication number: 20190331851Abstract: The invention provides a light guide element (1300) comprising a light guide (300) and a layer element (30), wherein the light guide (300) comprises a light guide face (301) and wherein the layer element (30) comprises an optical layer (310), wherein said optical layer (310) is in contact with at least part of the light guide face (301), wherein the optical layer (310) has a first index of refraction (n1) smaller than 1.36 at 280 nm, wherein the light guide (300) comprises a UV radiation transmissive light guide material (305).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2017Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Abraham Rudolf BALKENENDE, Bart Andre SALTERS, Roelant Boudewijn HIETBRINK, Willem-Jan Arend DE WIJS
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Patent number: 10090437Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting device (100) comprising: a substrate (102); a light emitting diode structure (106) arranged on the substrate (102), the diode structure (106) comprising a first semiconducting layer (108), an active region (110) and a second semiconducting layer (112), wherein a light output surface of the diode structure comprises a plurality of protruding surface structures (104) each having a peak height, a sidewall slope (122) and orientation in relation to the substrate, the plurality of protruding structures (104) comprising a first set and a second set of protruding surface structures, the first set and second set of protruding surface structures differing by at least one of the peak height, sidewall slope and orientation in relation to the substrate. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a light emitting device where the protruding surface structures are formed by imprint lithography to form a three-dimensional pattern and subsequent etching.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Lumileds LLCInventors: Cornelis Eustatius Timmering, Marcus Antonius Verschuuren, Toni Lopez, Abraham Rudolf Balkenende
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Patent number: 9982850Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a semiconductor light emitting device for emitting a first light at a first wavelength and a wavelength conversion medium arranged to convert at least part of the first light into a second light at a second wavelength. The wavelength conversion medium is disposed between a periodic antenna array and the semiconductor light emitting device. The periodic antenna array includes a plurality of antennas. The periodic antenna array supports surface lattice resonances arising from diffractive coupling of localized surface plasmon resonances in at least one of the antennas.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2017Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Lumileds LLCInventors: Said Rahimzadeh Kalaleh Rodriguez, Jaime Gomez Rivas, Abraham Rudolf Balkenende, Marcus Antonius Verschuuren, Gabriel Sebastian Lozano Barbero, Shunsuke Murai
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Publication number: 20180079132Abstract: The invention provides a method for printing a 3D printed object (100), the 3D printed object (100) comprising a first type of printed material (1120) having electrically conductive properties and a second type of printed material (2120) having electrically insulating properties, wherein the method comprises: (I) providing printable material (110), wherein the printable material (110) has electrically insulating properties and wherein the printable material (110) is convertible by heat to a material (1110,1120) having electrically conductive properties; (II) printing with a 3D printer (500) said printable material (110) to generate printed material (120); and (III) subjecting to heat part of the printed material (120) after deposition; to provide said 3D printed object (100).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventors: Adrianus Johannes Maria GIESBERS, Johan Hendrik KLOOTWIJK, Abraham Rudolf BALKENENDE, Elise Claude Valentine TALGORN
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Publication number: 20170288098Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a semiconductor light emitting device for emitting a first light at a first wavelength and a wavelength conversion medium arranged to convert at least part of the first light into a second light at a second wavelength. The wavelength conversion medium is disposed between a periodic antenna array and the semiconductor light emitting device. The periodic antenna array includes a plurality of antennas. The periodic antenna array supports surface lattice resonances arising from diffractive coupling of localized surface plasmon resonances in at least one of the antennas.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Said Rahimzadeh Kalaleh Rodriguez, Jaime Gomez Rivas, Abraham Rudolf Balkenende, Marcus Antonius Verschuuren, Gabriel Sebastian Lozano Barbero, Shunsuke Murai
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Publication number: 20170184296Abstract: The invention provides a lamp (1) comprising (i) a solid state light source (10) and a first envelope (100) at least partially enclosing the light source (10), thereby forming a first cavity (150) hosting said solid state light source (10), wherein at least part of the first envelope (100) is transmissive for visible light (11) generated by the solid state light source (10); and (ii) a second envelope (200) at least partially enclosing the first envelope (100), wherein the first envelope (100) and the second envelope (200) provide a second cavity (250) at least partially enclosing the light source (10), wherein at least part of the second envelope (200) is transmissive for visible light (11) generated by the light source (10) and transmitted through the first envelope (100) into the second cavity (250), wherein the second cavity (250) is configured as a heat pipe (251).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2015Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: Simon Eme KADIJK, Vincent Stefan David GIELEN, Abraham Rudolf BALKENENDE, Jordy Bernard Margreth SCHOENMAEKERS
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Publication number: 20170018712Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing an at least partially transparent and conductive layer (22) comprising graphene, the method comprising the steps of: (a) applying a dispersion comprising graphene oxide onto a substrate to form a layer comprising graphene oxide on the substrate, and (b) heating at least part of the layer obtained in step (a) by laser irradiation (34) at a laser output power of at least 0.036 W, thereby chemically reducing at least a part of the graphene oxide to graphene (33) and physically reducing the thickness of the layer by ablation. An advantage of the present invention is that it provides a simplified method of preparing a layer comprising graphene. The layer thus prepared has desirable transparency and conductivity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Adrianus Johannes Maria Giesbers, Abraham Rudolf Balkenende, Leendert Van Der Tempel
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Publication number: 20160363274Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a semiconductor light emitting device for emitting a first light at a first wavelength and a wavelength conversion medium arranged to convert at least part of the first light into a second light at a second wavelength. The wavelength conversion medium is disposed between a periodic antenna array and the semiconductor light emitting device. The periodic antenna array includes a plurality of antennas. The periodic antenna array supports surface lattice resonances arising from diffractive coupling of localized surface plasmon resonances in at least one of the antennas.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventors: Said Rahimzadeh Kalaleh Rodriguez, Jaime Gomez Rivas, Abraham Rudolf Balkenende, Marcus Antonius Verschuuren, Gabriel Sebastian Lozano Barbero, Shunsuke Murai
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Patent number: 9478705Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for manufacturing a solid state light emitting device having a plurality of light-sources, the method comprising the steps of: providing a substrate having a growth surface; providing a mask layer on the growth surface, the mask layer having a plurality of openings through which the growth surface is exposed, wherein a largest lateral dimension of each of said openings is less than 0.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Abraham Rudolf Balkenende, Marcus Antonius Verschuuren, George Immink
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Patent number: 9416927Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a semiconductor light emitting device for emitting a first light at a first wavelength and a wavelength conversion medium arranged to convert at least part of the first light into a second light at a second wavelength. The wavelength conversion medium is disposed between a periodic antenna array and the semiconductor light emitting device. The periodic antenna array includes a plurality of antennas. The periodic antenna array supports surface lattice resonances arising from diffractive coupling of localized surface plasmon resonances in at least one of the antennas.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Said Rahimzadeh Kalaleh Rodriguez, Jaime Gomez Rivas, Abraham Rudolf Balkenende, Marcus Antonius Verschuuren, Gabriel Sebastian Lozano Barbero, Shunsuke Murai
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Publication number: 20160010813Abstract: Proposed is an illumination device (100), comprising a light source (110) such as an LED or a laser diode, a wavelength conversion medium (120) such as a phosphor, and a periodic antenna array (300) made of a highly polarisable material such as a metal. The light source emits primary wavelength light that at least partially is converted in secondary wavelength light by the wavelength conversion medium. The periodic antenna array is positioned in close proximity to the wavelength conversion medium and functions to enhance the efficiency of the absorption and/or emission processes in the wavelength conversion medium through the coupling of the incident primary wavelength light or the emitted secondary light to surface lattice resonances that arise from the diffractive coupling of localized surface plasmon polaritons in the individual antennas of the array.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: SAID RAHIMZADEH KALALEH RODRIGUEZ, JAIME GOMEZ RIVAS, ABRAHAM RUDOLF BALKENENDE, MARCUS ANTONIUS VERSCHUUREN, GABRIEL SEBASTIAN LOZANO BARBERO, SHUNSUKE MURAI
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Patent number: 9231201Abstract: The electric device (100) according to the invention comprises a layer (107) of a memory material which has an electrical resistivity switchable between a first value and a second value. The memory material may be a phase change material. The electric device (100) further comprises a set of nanowires (NW) electrically connecting a first terminal (172) of the electric device and the layer (107) of memory material thereby enabling conduction of an electric current from the first terminal via the nanowires (NW) and the layer (107) of memory material to a second terminal (272) of the electric device. Each nanowire (NW) electrically contacts the layer (107) of memory material in a respective contact area. All contact areas are substantially identical. The method according to the invention is suited to manufacture the electric device (100) according to the invention.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2005Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Robertus Theodorus Fransiscus Van Schaijk, Prabhat Agarwal, Erik Petrus Antonius Maria Bakkers, Martijn Henri Richard Lankhorst, Michiel Jos Van Duuren, Abraham Rudolf Balkenende, Louis Felix Feiner, Pierre Hermanus Woerlee
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Publication number: 20150364647Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting device (100) comprising: a substrate (102); a light emitting diode structure (106) arranged on the substrate (102), the diode structure (106) comprising a first semiconducting layer (108), an active region (110) and a second semiconducting layer (112), wherein a light output surface of the diode structure comprises a plurality of protruding surface structures (104) each having a peak height, a sidewall slope (122) and orientation in relation to the substrate, the plurality of protruding structures (104) comprising a first set and a second set of protruding surface structures, the first set and second set of protruding surface structures differing by at least one of the peak height, sidewall slope and orientation in relation to the substrate. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a light emitting device where the protruding surface structures are formed by imprint lithography to form a three-dimensional pattern and subsequent etching.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2014Publication date: December 17, 2015Inventors: CORNELIS EUSTATIUS TIMMERING, MARCUS ANTONIUS VERSCHUUREN, TONI LOPEZ, ABRAHAM RUDOLF BALKENENDE
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Patent number: 9157605Abstract: Proposed is an illumination device (100), comprising a light source (110) such as an LED or a laser diode, a wavelength conversion medium (120) such as a phosphor, and a periodic antenna array (300) made of a highly polarisable material such as a metal. The light source emits primary wavelength light that at least partially is converted in secondary wavelength light by the wavelength conversion medium. The periodic antenna array is positioned in close proximity to the wavelength conversion medium and functions to enhance the efficiency of the absorption and/or emission processes in the wavelength conversion medium through the coupling of the incident primary wavelength light or the emitted secondary light to surface lattice resonances that arise from the diffractive coupling of localized surface plasmon polaritons in the individual antennas of the array.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2012Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Said Rahimzadeh Kalaeh Rodriguez, Jaime Gomez Rivas, Abraham Rudolf Balkenende, Marcus Antonius Verschuuren, Gabriel Sebastian Lozano Barbero, Shunsuke Murai
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Patent number: 9113584Abstract: The present invention relates to a printed circuit board assembly (10), said printed circuit board assembly comprising: a substrate (100); two or more electronic components which are categorized, wherein each component is secured to the substrate by securing means having a different predetermined thermal-release temperature, depending on which category said component belongs to. The invention furthermore relates to a method of assembling the printed circuit board assembly and a method of disassembling the printed circuit board assembly according to the invention.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2012Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Hangfeng Ji, Abraham Rudolf Balkenende, Hong Chen
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Publication number: 20150171273Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for manufacturing a solid state light emitting device having a plurality of light-sources, the method comprising the steps of: providing a substrate having a growth surface; providing a mask layer on the growth surface, the mask layer having a plurality of openings through which the growth surface is exposed, wherein a largest lateral dimension of each of said openings is less than 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2015Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: ABRAHAM RUDOLF BALKENENDE, MARCUS ANTONIUS VERSCHUUREN, GEORGE IMMINK