Patents by Inventor Arif Veendijk

Arif Veendijk 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).

  • Publication number: 20240081405
    Abstract: A non-combustible aerosol provision device (100) for generating aerosol from an aerosol generating material is dis-closed. The non-combustible aerosol provision device (100) comprises a housing, a chamber (102) within the housing for receiving a consumable comprising the aerosol generating material and a resilient material (114) that surrounds at least a portion of the consumable when the consumable is received within the chamber (102), the resilient material (114) comprising a thickness that is adaptable in dependence upon a thickness of the consumable comprising the aerosol generating material, whereby consumables of different thicknesses are selectively snuggly receivable within the chamber (102).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Pascal TERSTEEG, Arif VEENDIJK
  • Publication number: 20240081399
    Abstract: A non-combustible aerosol provision device for generating an aerosol from aerosol-generating material included in a consumable, the non-combustible aerosol provision device having: a receptacle for receiving the consumable; and an adaptor configured to adapt the non-combustible aerosol provision device by varying an effective length of the receptacle such that each of a plurality consumables of different lengths, which are individually receivable in the receptacle, when received in the receptacle for use, protrude from the non-combustible aerosol provision device by substantially equal amounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Jeremy CAMPBELL, Andy FINCH, Jon Peter Frederick SPRATLEY, Daniel Thomas AHEARN, Andrew Richard Buchanan HALKET, Pascal TERSTEEG, Arif VEENDIJK
  • Publication number: 20210339417
    Abstract: A connection system for connecting a safety razor handle (50) to a replaceable blade cartridge (10), comprising: a cartridge connecting structure (120) attached to the replaceable blade cartridge (10); and a handle connecting structure (102) attached to the safety razor handle (50) and configured to be brought into engagement with the cartridge connecting structure (120) along a connection axis, wherein the handle connecting structure (102) comprises a lever (112) mounted to a body (103), the lever (112) having a user end (113) to be actuated by a user, a working end (114), and a rotation axis (115) about which the lever (112) is rotatable with respect to the body (103), the rotation axis (115) being situated between the user end (113) and the working end (114), and the working end (114) of the lever (112) is configured to exert a pushing force on the cartridge connecting structure (120) when the lever (112) is rotated by actuation of the user end (113), to eject the cartridge connecting structure (120) from
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Peter MAURER, Alexander KRUEMKE, Michaela KOHUT, Arne SCHULTCHEN, Andre FELDMANN, Christine JUNG, Armin WARNECKE, Jelte STEUR, Arif VEENDIJK, Sander PATJE, Johannes Rogier DE VRIND
  • Publication number: 20210008745
    Abstract: A safety razor shaving system comprises: a handle having a handle connecting structure; and a replaceable razor cartridge having a cartridge connecting structure; wherein the handle connecting structure and the cartridge connecting structure are configured to be brought together along a connection axis into a securely connected position; and wherein the handle connecting structure or the cartridge connecting structure has an L-shaped release member including a leg that extends along the connection axis and a foot that extends away from the connection axis, the L-shaped release member configured to release the handle connecting structure and the cartridge connecting structure from the securely connected position in response to a user-applied force to the foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Alexander KRUEMKE, Peter MAURER, Michaela KOHUT, Frank HETZEL, Jelte STEUR, Arif VEENDIJK, Johannes Rogier DE VRIND, Patje SANDER
  • Publication number: 20210008746
    Abstract: A safety razor shaving system, comprising: a handle; a replaceable razor cartridge; and a base plate comprising an elongate frame surrounding at least one hole, wherein the elongate frame is connected to the handle and provided with engaging elements on either short side portion, the engaging elements of the elongate frame configured to releasably engage complementary engaging elements of the replaceable razor cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Alexander KRÜMKE, Peter MAURER, Michaela KOHUT, Frank HETZEL, Jelte STEUR, Arif VEENDIJK, Johannes Rogier DE VRIND, Patje SANDER
  • Publication number: 20200406485
    Abstract: A safety razor shaving system, comprising: a handle having a handle connecting structure; and a replaceable razor cartridge having a cartridge connecting structure; wherein the handle connecting structure comprises two arms, each arm having a proximal end connected to the handle and a free distal end having a pin extending away from the pin of the other arm; and wherein the cartridge connecting structure comprises two through holes, each through hole configured to accommodate one of the pins and one of two end portions of a resiliently flexible clip, the two end portions of the resiliently flexible clip configured to eject the two pins from the through holes when a user-applied pinching force is applied to opposite sides of the clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander KRUEMKE, Peter MAURER, Michaela KOHUT, Frank HETZEL, Jelte STEUR, Arif VEENDIJK, Johannes Rogier DE VRIND, Patje SANDER
  • Patent number: 9820815
    Abstract: A skin treatment device having a treatment window for treating skin through the treatment window and a user guide to deliver a tactile feedback signal during movement in stepwise increments of the treatment window along the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Hannes Uwe Floessholzer, Joldert Maria Rene Boersma, Gertrude Riëtte Van Der Kamp, Arif Veendijk, Peter Eshuis
  • Patent number: 8990992
    Abstract: The mouthpiece appliance includes an assembly for receiving teeth (12) which includes a plurality of cleansing portions, typically two opposing side portions (14, 16) and an intermediate center portion (18). The brushing portions include bristle sections which are adapted to clean teeth. The appliance includes at least one DC motor assembly (26) with an output shaft with an eccentric mass of crankshaft (28). The appliance further includes a mechanical motor cover comprising a plurality of arm members which are arranged to connect the DC motor assembly to the cleansing portions of the appliance so that as the unbalanced weight on the output shaft rotates, movement of the cleansing portions, toward and away from the teeth or along the surfaces of the teeth occurs, producing cleansing of the teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek, Patrick A. Headstrom, Fokke Roelof Voorhorst, Jelte Steur, Arif Veendijk, Gert H. Westrup
  • Publication number: 20140298602
    Abstract: The mouthpiece appliance includes an assembly for receiving teeth (12) which includes a plurality of cleansing portions, typically two opposing side portions (14, 16) and an intermediate center portion (18). The brushing portions include bristle sections which are adapted to clean teeth. The appliance includes at least one DC motor assembly (26) with an output shaft with an eccentric mass of crankshaft (28). The appliance further includes a mechanical motor cover comprising a plurality of arm members which are arranged to connect the DC motor assembly to the cleansing portions of the appliance so that as the unbalanced weight on the output shaft rotates, movement of the cleansing portions, toward and away from the teeth or along the surfaces of the teeth occurs, producing cleansing of the teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: MARTINUS BERNARDUS STAPELBROEK, PATRICK A. HEADSTROM, FOKKE ROELOF VOORHORST, JELTE STEUR, ARIF VEENDIJK, GERT H. WESTRUP
  • Patent number: 8793830
    Abstract: A mouthpiece appliance includes an assembly for receiving teeth which includes cleansing portions, such as two opposing side portions and an intermediate center portion. The brushing portions include bristle sections which are adapted to clean teeth. The appliance also includes at least one DC motor assembly with an output shaft with an eccentric mass of crankshaft. The appliance further includes a mechanical motor cover including arm members which are arranged to connect the DC motor assembly to the cleansing portions of the appliance so that as the unbalanced weight on the output shaft rotates, movement of the cleansing portions, toward and away from the teeth or along the surfaces of the teeth occurs, producing cleansing of the teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek, Patrick A. Headstrom, Fokke Roelof Voorhorst, Jelte Steur, Arif Veendijk, Gert H. Westrup
  • Patent number: 8667634
    Abstract: The mouthpiece includes a mouthpiece carrier member (14) having upper and lower sections which are adapted to receive the upper and lower teeth of a user. The mouthpiece carrier member has several embodiments which include side members and an intermediate member or members connecting the two side members to define the two sections. A bristle field (20) is mounted on the mouthpiece carrier member for contact with the surfaces of the teeth. The mouthpiece carrier member is moved in such a manner to produce a bristle action which has a significant axial component, resulting in the bristle tufts moving toward the teeth, contacting the teeth and moving away from the teeth, producing cleaning action on the teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Jelte Steur, Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek, Evert Alle Helfrich, Arif Veendijk
  • Patent number: 8448282
    Abstract: The mouthpiece (10) includes receiving portions for receiving teeth from the upper and lower jaws. The teeth receiving portions includes two side portions (26, 28) which are joined by flexible members (32, 34) to a front portion (30). The two side portions move laterally relative to the front portion by the flexible members to accommodate a variety of dental arch configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek, Arif Veendijk
  • Publication number: 20130089836
    Abstract: The mouthpiece appliance includes an assembly for receiving teeth (12) which includes a plurality of cleansing portions, typically two opposing side portions (14, 16) and an intermediate center portion (18). The brushing portions include bristle sections which are adapted to clean teeth. The appliance includes at least one DC motor assembly (26) with an output shaft with an eccentric mass of crankshaft (28). The appliance further includes a mechanical motor cover comprising a plurality of arm members which are arranged to connect the DC motor assembly to the cleansing portions of the appliance so that as the unbalanced weight on the output shaft rotates, movement of the cleansing portions, toward and away from the teeth or along the surfaces of the teeth occurs, producing cleansing of the teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek, Patrick A. Headstrom, Fokke Roelof Voorhorst, Jelte Steur, Arif Veendijk, Gert H. Westrup
  • Publication number: 20110258792
    Abstract: The mouthpiece includes a mouthpiece carrier member (14) having upper and lower sections which are adapted to receive the upper and lower teeth of a user. The mouthpiece carrier member has several embodiments which include side members and an intermediate member or members connecting the two side members to define the two sections. A bristle field (20) is mounted on the mouthpiece carrier member for contact with the surfaces of the teeth. The mouthpiece carrier member is moved in such a manner to produce a bristle action which has a significant axial component, resulting in the bristle tufts moving toward the teeth, contacting the teeth and moving away from the teeth, producing cleaning action on the teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Jelte Steur, Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek, Evert Alle Helfrich, Arif Veendijk
  • Publication number: 20110247159
    Abstract: The dental mouthpiece includes an assembly (14, 16, 18) for holding a bristle field or fields (20) used to clean teeth when the mouthpiece is actuated, and a power assembly (12) for moving the bristle-holding structure and the bristle fields so that the bristles produce a cleaning action on the teeth, wherein the bristle fields are replaceable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Jelte Steur, Evert Alle Helfrich, Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek, Arif Veendijk
  • Publication number: 20110185525
    Abstract: The mouthpiece (10) includes receiving portions for receiving teeth from the upper and lower jaws. The teeth receiving portions includes two side portions (26, 28) which are joined by flexible members (32, 34) to a front portion (30). The two side portions move laterally relative to the front portion by the flexible members to accommodate a variety of dental arch configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek, Arif Veendijk
  • Publication number: 20110053752
    Abstract: A centrifugal bowl (105) comprises a base (3) that can rotate about an axis of rotation. A filter sieve in the shape of a perforated peripheral side sieve wall (151) extends from an open end to the base, and a plurality of vanes (155a . . . 155f) is disposed in a predominantly radial direction on the inner surface of the perforated peripheral side sieve wall (151).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Michiel Allan Aurelius Schallig, Theodoor Stolk, Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek, Arif Veendijk, Johannes Rogier de Vrind, Peter Christian Eshuis
  • Publication number: 20100241109
    Abstract: The invention relates to a skin treatment device (10) having a treatment window (12) for treating skin (16) through the treatment window (12) and user guidance means (18) for aiding a user of the skin treatment device (10) in moving the treatment window (12) along the skin in a stepwise manner, each moving step having a finite step width by which the treatment window (12) is displaced. According to the invention, the user guidance means (18) are arranged separate from the treatment window (12) and they deliver a tactile feedback signal to the user at each moving step. Advantageously the user guidance means include at least one step roller (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Hannes Uwe Floessholzer, Joldert Maria Rene Boersma, Gertrude Riette Van Der Kamp, Arif Veendijk, Peter Eshuis