Patents by Inventor ANDREAS GARDEBACK

ANDREAS GARDEBACK 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).

  • Laser-enhanced optical element
    Patent number: 11406481
    Abstract: A handheld device (100) including a housing; at least one light source arranged within the housing, the at least one light source configured to emit light in at least a first direction; an optical element (300) comprising an inside surface (A) facing the at least one light source and an outside surface (B) opposite the inside surface, the optical element configured to transmit light from the light source; and a plurality of laser-induced modifications (302) formed on the inside surface or inside the optical element and configured to alter a transmission of light through the optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: David Storch, Andreas Gardeback, Regan Starkey Foster
  • LASER-ENHANCED OPTICAL ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20200390533
    Abstract: A handheld device (100) including a housing; at least one light source arranged within the housing, the at least one light source configured to emit light in at least a first direction; an optical element (300) comprising an inside surface (A) facing the at least one light source and an outside surface (B) opposite the inside surface, the optical element configured to transmit light from the light source; and a plurality of laser-induced modifications (302) formed on the inside surface or inside the optical element and configured to alter a transmission of light through the optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: DAVID STORCH, ANDREAS GARDEBACK, REGAN STARKEY FOSTER