Patents by Inventor Bart Andre

Bart Andre 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).

  • Patent number: 10040525
    Abstract: The invention provides an anti-fouling lighting system (1) configured for preventing or reducing biofouling on a fouling surface (1201) of an object (1200) that during use is at least temporarily exposed to a liquid, by providing an anti-fouling light (211) to said fouling surface (1201), the anti-fouling lighting system (1) comprising: —a lighting module (200) comprising a light source (210) configured to generate an anti-fouling light (211); and —an energy system (500) configured to locally harvest energy and configured to provide electrical power to said light lighting module (200), wherein the energy system (500) comprises (i) a sacrificial electrode (510), and (ii) a second energy system electrode (520), wherein the energy system (500) is configured to provide electrical power to the lighting module (200) when the sacrificial electrode (510) and the second energy system electrode (520) are in electrical contact with the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Bart Andre Salters, Adrianus Sempel
  • Publication number: 20180215450
    Abstract: The invention provides an element (210) comprising: (i) an electrical component (1220); (ii) an optical medium (270) comprising medium material (275) comprising a silicone transmissive for one or more of UV radiation and visible radiation, wherein the electrical component (1220) is embedded in the optical medium (270); (iii) an electrical connector (510) for functionally coupling the electrical component (1220) external to the optical medium (270), wherein the electrical connector (510) is embedded in the optical medium (270) over at least part of its length; and (iv) a water barrier (530) at least partly embedded in the optical medium (270) and configured to enclose at least part of the electrical connector (510).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Esther Anna Wilhelmina Gerarda JANSSEN, Bart Andre SALTERS, Roelant Boudewijn HIETBRINK, Cornelis Gerardus VISSER
  • Publication number: 20180186436
    Abstract: The invention provides a vessel (1) comprising a hull (21) with a coating layer (100), the vessel (1) further comprising an anti-biofouling system (200) comprising an optical medium and a light source configured to provide UV radiation, wherein the optical medium (270) is transmissive for light, wherein the optical medium comprises a radiation escape surface and a second optical medium surface with at least part of the transmissive optical medium material configured between said radiation escape surface and said second optical medium surface, wherein the optical medium is configured adjacent to at least part of the coating layer with the second optical medium surface configured closer to the hull (21) than the radiation escape surface, wherein the anti-biofouling system (200) is configured to provide said UV-radiation downstream from said radiation escape surface in a direction away from said hull (21), and wherein the vessel (1) further comprises a pattern comprising colored segments and UV reflective segmen
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventor: Bart Andre SALTERS
  • Publication number: 20180179945
    Abstract: An assembly comprises a wet compartment (100) having at least one inlet opening for allowing water to enter the wet compartment (100), a functional unit (2) located in the wet compartment (100), a dry area (200) which cannot be reached by water and which is outside of the wet compartment (100), a barrier (110) situated between the dry area (200) and the wet compartment (100), and at least one energy source (20) which is arranged and configured to emit energy for preventing biofouling of at least an exterior surface (17) of the functional unit (2), wherein the energy source (20) is arranged in the dry area (200), a path (112) being present between the dry area (200) and the wet compartment (100) for allowing energy emitted by the energy source (20) during operation thereof to reach the wet compartment (100), through the barrier (110).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventor: Bart Andre SALTERS
  • Publication number: 20180154405
    Abstract: The invention provides an object (10), that during use is at least partly submerged in water, wherein the object (100) is selected from the group consisting of a vessel (1) and an infrastructural object (15), the object (10) further comprising an anti-biofouling system (200) comprising an UV emitting element (210), wherein the UV emitting element (210) is configured to irradiate with UV radiation (221) during an irradiation stage one or more of (i) a first part (111) of an external surface (11) of said object (10) and (ii) water adjacent to said first part (111) of said external surface (11) of saidobject (10), wherein the object (10) further comprises protruding elements (100) with the UV emitting element (210) configured between the protruding elements (100) and configured depressed relative to the protruding elements (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Esther Anna Wilhelmina Gerarda JANSSEN, Roelant Boudewijn HIETBRINK, Bart Andre SALTERS
  • Publication number: 20180134351
    Abstract: The invention provides an object (10) that during use is at least partly submerged in water, the object (10) further comprising an anti-biofouling system (200) comprising an UV emitting element (210), wherein the UV emitting element (210) is configured to irradiate with UV radiation (221) during an irradiation stage one or more of (i) a part (111) of an external surface (11) of said object (10) and (ii) water adjacent to said part (111) of said external surface (11), wherein the light source (220) is at least controllable between a first UV radiation level and a second UV radiation level, wherein the first UV radiation level is larger than the second UV radiation level, wherein the object (10) is selected from the group consisting of a vessel (1) and an infrastructural object (15), wherein the object (10) further comprises a control system (300) configured to control said UV 221 radiation (221) as function of input information comprising information of one or more of (i) a location of the object (10), (ii) mo
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Bart Andre SALTERS, Roelant Boudewijn HIETBRINK
  • Publication number: 20180120031
    Abstract: An assembly comprises an object (2, 101, 102, 103) having a surface which is intended to be exposed to water during at least a part of the lifetime thereof. In order to be capable of avoiding biofouling of the surface in a first stage of the lifetime of the assembly, without needing to have a supply of power in order to achieve the anti-fouling effect as desired in that first stage, the assembly furthermore comprises an anti-fouling protector arrangement (30) which is adapted to initially prevent the surface from being contacted by water, and which comprises degradable material. Also, the assembly comprises at least one energy source (20) which is adapted to emit energy for causing the protector arrangement (30) to disintegrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Roelant Boudewijn HIETBRINK, Bart Andre SALTERS, Johannes Antonius KROEZE
  • Publication number: 20180099317
    Abstract: The invention provides an object (10) that during use is at least partly submerged in water, the object (10) further comprising an anti-bio fouling system (200) comprising an UV emitting element (210), wherein the UV emitting element (210) comprises one or more light sources (220) and is configured to irradiate with UV radiation (221) during an irradiation stage one or more of (i) a part (111) of an external surface (11) of said object (10) and (ii) water adjacent to said part (111) of said external surface (11), wherein the object (10) is selected from the group consisting of a vessel (1) and an infrastructural object (15), wherein the object (10) further comprises a water switch (400), wherein the anti-bio fouling system (200) is configured to provide said UV radiation (221) to said part (111) in dependence of the water switch (400) being in physical contact with the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Bart Andre SALTERS, Roelant Boudewijn HIETBRINK
  • Publication number: 20180001356
    Abstract: The invention provides an anti-fouling lighting system (1) configured for preventing or reducing biofouling on a fouling element (1201) of an object (1200). The fouling element (1201) is during use at least partly moving and at least temporarily exposed to water. Fouling is prevented by irradiating an anti-fouling light (211) onto said fouling element (1201). The anti-fouling lighting (1) system comprises at least one laser light source (2) configured to generate the anti-fouling light (211) and to provide said anti-fouling light (211) to said fouling element (1201) during use, wherein the system (1) is arranged such that during use the fouling element (1201) at least partly moves with respect to the laser light source (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventor: Bart Andre SALTERS
  • Publication number: 20170350653
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus (1) for cooling a fluid by means of surface water comprises a plurality of tubes (10) for containing and transporting the fluid to be cooled in their interior, the tubes (10) being intended to be at least partially exposed to the surface water during operation of the cooling apparatus (1). Furthermore, the cooling apparatus (1) comprises a plurality of light sources (21, 22) for producing light that hinders fouling of the exterior of the tubes (10), the light sources (21, 22) being dimensioned and positioned with respect to the tubes (10) so as to cast anti-fouling light over the exterior of the tubes (10), wherein the light sources (21, 22) have a generally elongated shape, and wherein the light sources (21, 22) are arranged in at least two mutually different orientations in the cooling apparatus (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Bart Andre SALTERS, Johannes Antonius KROEZE, Roelant Boudewijn HIETBRINK
  • Publication number: 20170343287
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus for cooling a fluid by means of surface water, the cooling apparatus comprising more than one tubes for containing and transporting the fluid in its interior, the exterior of the tube being in operation at least partially submerged in the surface water so as to cool the tube to thereby also cool the fluid, at least one light source for producing light that hinders fouling on at least part of the submerged exterior and at least one optic unit for enhancing the distribution of anti-fouling light on the submerged exterior. By this structure anti-fouling of the cooling apparatus can be assured in an effective manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Bart Andre SALTERS, Roelant Boudewijn HIETBRINK
  • Publication number: 20170343305
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus (1) for cooling a fluid with surface water, comprising at least one tube (8) for containing and transporting the fluid in its interior, the exterior of the tube (8) being in operation at least partially submerged in the surface water so as to cool the tube (8) to thereby also cool the fluid. The cooling apparatus (1) further comprises at least one light source (9) for producing light that hinders fouling on the submerged exterior, wherein the light source (9) is dimensioned and positioned with respect to the tube (8) so as to cast anti-fouling light over the tube's exterior. By this structure anti-fouling of the cooling apparatus (1) can be assured in an alternative and effective manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Bart Andre SALTERS, Roelant Boudewijn HIETBRINK
  • Publication number: 20170341112
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus for cooling a fluid by means of surface water, the cooling apparatus comprising more than one tubes for containing and transporting the fluid in its interior, the exterior of the tube being in operation at least partially submerged in the surface water so as to cool the tube to thereby also cool the fluid and hence different tube portions contain fluid at different temperatures. The cooling apparatus further comprises at least one light source for producing light that hinders fouling on the submerged exterior, wherein the at least one light source is arranged so that the intensity of the anti-fouling light, cast over the exterior of the tube portions whose exterior temperature or the temperature of the fluid they contain is below 80° C., is higher than the intensity of the anti-fouling light cast over the other tube portions. By this structure anti-fouling of the cooling apparatus can be assured in an effective manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Bart Andre SALTERS, Roelant Boudewijn HIETBRINK
  • Publication number: 20170336530
    Abstract: The present invention provides a marine cable device configured for preventing or reducing biofouling along its exterior surface, which during use is at least temporarily exposed to water. The marine cable device according to the present invention comprises at least one light source configured to generate an anti-fouling light and at least one optical medium configured to receive at least part of the anti-fouling light. The optical medium comprises at least one emission surface configured to provide at least part of said anti-fouling light on at least part of said exterior surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Roelant Boudewijn HIETBRINK, Bart Andre SALTERS
  • Patent number: 9813695
    Abstract: A display device (40) comprising: a display panel (41) comprising a set of pixels (41R, 41L) the pixels being spatially distributed over the display panel, and each pixel being for providing a light output, the set of pixels comprising a plurality of different subsets (411) of pixels, each subset of pixels comprising one or more pixels of the set of pixels, an imaging unit (42) arranged for imaging the one or more pixels of a subset of pixels to form pixel images on a plurality of view areas on an imaginary plane located at a first distance in front of the display, the plurality of view areas not overlapping each other, with at least one pixel image of each one of the different subsets of pixels overlapping on a same one of the plurality of view areas, the imaginary plane comprising an imaginary circle having the diameter of the pupil of an eye, and the imaginary circle enclosing at least a part of at least two of the plurality of view areas, where the at least two of the plurality of view areas at least part
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Bart Kroon, Marcellinus Petrus Carolus Michael Krijn, Frederik Jan De Bruijn, Mark Thomas Johnson, Philip Steven Newton, Bart Andre Salters, Siebe Tjerk De Zwart, Johannes Henricus Maria Korst
  • Patent number: 9802871
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of seed germination and growing of plants. A composition comprising a clay, an inert material, optionally a fibrous material, and a fourth component is provided, characterized in that said fourth component comprises a cation selected from the group consisting of Al, Zr and Ti and an anion selected from the group consisting of oxyhydroxide, oxychloride, nitrate, sulfate, chloride, hydroxide and alkoxide, and wherein the concentration of said fourth component ranges from 0.1 to 70 percent by weight (w %), preferably 0.5-25 w %, more preferably 1-10 w %, of the total weight of the clay, the inert material, and optionally the fibrous material, together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: EUROCHEM N.V.
    Inventors: Jiri Havrda, Bart Andre Maria Van Hulle
  • Patent number: 9791131
    Abstract: A lighting element 100, a lighting system and a luminaire are provided. The lighting element 100 is used for obtaining a skylight appearance and has a white light emitting means 104 for emitting white light, a blue light emitting means 106 for emitting blue light and a Fresnel lens 102. The Fresnel lens 102 is arranged to receive light from the white light emitting means 104 and from the blue light emitting means 106. The white light emitting means 104 is arranged in a first relative position with respect to the Fresnel lens 102 to collimate at least a part of the light emitted by the white light emitting means 104 to obtain a collimated directed light beam in a specific direction. The blue light emitting means 106 is arranged in a second relative position with respect to the Fresnel lens 102 to obtain a blue light emission at least outside the collimated directed light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Gabriel-Eugen Onac, Ramon Antoine Wiro Clout, Bart Andre Salters
  • Publication number: 20170210450
    Abstract: A method of anti-fouling of a surface while said surface is at least partially submersed in an liquid environment, comprising: providing an anti-fouling light; distributing at least part of the light through an optical mediumcomprising a silicone material and/or UV grade fused silica; emitting the anti-fouling light from the optical medium and from the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: BART ANDRE SALTERS, ROELANT BOUDEWIJN HIETBRINK, IVO WILHELMUS JOHANNES MARIE RUTTEN, HENDRIK VAN HOUTEN
  • Publication number: 20170205061
    Abstract: A lighting aiming system for aiming a stadium lighting system, the lighting aiming system comprising: a luminaire (5), the luminaire having a mounting position and an orientation and configured to generate a light beam along an optical axis; a camera (1) configured to capture an image, the camera (1) coupled to the luminaire and having a defined relationship between a field of view of the camera and the optical axis; a memory (31) configured to store lighting information comprising a desired aiming location of the luminaire, and the memory further configured to store feature information comprising an expected location of at least one feature; a processor (33) configured to determine and output aiming information based on the feature information, lighting information and image to enable a determination on whether the luminaire is correctly aimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: HARRY BROERS, RUBEN RAJAGOPALAN, WEI PIEN LEE, CHRIS DAMKAT, BART ANDRE SALTERS
  • Publication number: 20170197693
    Abstract: Anti-fouling lighting system (1) for preventing or reducing bio fouling on a fouling surface (1201) of an object (1200), by providing an anti-fouling light (211) via an optical medium (220) to said fouling surface, the anti-fouling lighting (1) system comprising: (a) a lighting module (200) comprising (i) a light source (210) configured to generate an anti-fouling light (211), and (ii) said optical medium (220) configured to receive at least part of the anti-fouling light (211), the optical medium (220) comprising an emission surface (222) configured to provide at least part of said anti-fouling light (211); and (b) a control system (300) configured to control an intensity of the anti-fouling light (211) as function of one or more of (i) a feedback signal related to a biofouling risk and (ii) a timer for time-based varying the intensity of the anti-fouling light (211).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Bart Andre SALTERS, Roelant Boudewijn HIETBRINK