Patents by Inventor Dave Willem Van Goor
Dave Willem Van Goor 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: 9698761Abstract: A resonant matching circuit (310) for matching a resonant frequency of a wireless power transfer system to a frequency of a power signal comprises a switch (311) connected in parallel with a resonant element (302) of the wireless power transfer system; and a controller (312) connected to the switch (311) and configured to detect a zero-voltage level crossing of a signal flowing through the resonant element (302) and to close the switch (311) for a predefined amount of time upon detection of the zero-voltage level crossing, wherein closing the switch (311) for the predefined amount of time adds any one of an inductive value and a capacitive value to the resonant frequency of a wireless power transfer system.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2012Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Eberhard Waffenschmidt, Adrianus Sempel, Dave Willem Van Goor, Henricus Theodorus Van Der Zanden
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Patent number: 9672977Abstract: A transparent capacitive powering system (200) is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2012Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Dave Willem Van Goor, Adrianus Sempel, Henricus Theodorus Van Der Zanden, Eberhard Waffenschmidt, Theodorus Johannes Petrus Van Den Biggelaar, Oscar Hendrikus Willemsen
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Patent number: 9590442Abstract: A control circuitry (134) and a method for controlling a bi-directional switch (132) is provided. The bi-directional switch (132) having a control terminal (130) for receiving a control voltage (124) to control an on state and an off state of the bi-directional switch (132) and at least one semiconductor switch in a bi-directional main current path. The control circuitry (134) comprises an energy storage element (102), a coupling means (101) to couple the energy storage element (102) to a supply voltage to charge the energy storage element (102), and a control circuit (108) configured to receive power from the energy storage element (102) and pendent of the supply voltage when the emergency storage element (102) is not coupled to the supply voltage. The coupling means (101) is configured for only coupling the energy storage element (102) to the supply voltage when the bi-directional switch (132) is in the off state.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2014Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V.Inventors: Pieter Gerrit Blanken, Jeroen Jacob Arnold Tol, Franciscus Adrianus Cornelis Maria Schoofs, Dave Willem Van Goor
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Patent number: 9554436Abstract: Embodiments relate to a LED lighting system comprising a power supply circuit for supplying a power supply current to a LED strip (200). The power supply circuit (100) includes input terminals (K1, K2) for receiving a power voltage from a power supply voltage, output terminals (K3, K4) connected to the input terminals of the LED strip (200), a sensing module (106) coupled between the output terminals (K3, K4) for measuring an impedance of the LED strip (200). The sensing module is adapted to drive a switch (104) and to transmit a measured impedance value to a driver module (108). The driver module (108) is adapted to generate the power supply current depending on the length of the LED strip (200), as reflected by the measured impedance value.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Dave Willem Van Goor, Lennart Yseboodt
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Publication number: 20160157304Abstract: Embodiments relate to a LED lighting system comprising a power supply circuit for supplying a power supply current to a LED strip (200). The power supply circuit (100) includes input terminals (K1, K2) for receiving a power voltage from a power supply voltage, output terminals (K3, K4) connected to the input terminals of the LED strip (200), a sensing module (106) coupled between the output terminals (K3, K4) for measuring an impedance of the LED strip (200). The sensing module is adapted to drive a switch (104) and to transmit a measured impedance value to a driver module (108). The driver module (108) is adapted to generate the power supply current depending on the length of the LED strip (200), as reflected by the measured impedance value.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2014Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: DAVE WILLEM VAN GOOR, LENNART YSEBOODT
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Publication number: 20160141096Abstract: A power receiver device including: a pair of receiver electrodes (341, 342) for capacitively coupling with the pair of transmitter electrodes (321, 322) placed on one side of a surface; and a deformable transfer layer (371, 372) placed between each of the pair of the receiver electrodes and another side of the surface. A power signal generated by the power driver (110) is wirelessly transferred from the pair of transmitter electrodes (321, 322) to the pair of receiver electrodes (341, 342) to power a load (150) in the power receiver device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2012Publication date: May 19, 2016Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Theodorus Johannes Petrus Van Den Biggelaar, Oscar Hendrikus Willemsen, Dave Willem Van Goor, Eberhard Waffenschmidt, Adrianus Sempel, Lieven Raf Roger Desmet, Henricus Theodorus Van Der Zanden
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Patent number: 9210762Abstract: The present invention relates to an electroluminescent device (100) comprising a pair of electroluminescent stacks (101,102), each stack comprising a first electrode layer (103,104), a second electrode layer (105,106) and an electroluminescent layer (107,108) being located between the first and second electrode layers (103-105,104-106), an electrical connection (115,116) between the two stacks (101,102),each of the second electrode layers comprising a conductive plate, the two conductive plates forming a pair of receiver electrodes for capacitive power transfer.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2012Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Eberhard Waffenschmidt, Adrianus Sempel, Dave Willem Van Goor, Henricus Theodorus Van Der Zanden
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Publication number: 20150263570Abstract: An article of manufacture (130) for protecting a capacitive power transfer system (100) from electrical breakdowns is disclosed. The article of manufacture comprises a non-conductive layer (210) made of a first type of non-conductive material, and a protection layer (220) made of a second type of non-conductive material, wherein a breakdown voltage of the second type of non-conductive material is higher than a breakdown voltage of the first type of non-conductive material, wherein the protection layer covers only a portion of the non-conductive layer, where in the non-conductive layer and the protection layer form an insulating layer (130) of the capacitive power transfer system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2013Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Dave Willem Van Goor, Theodorus Johannes Petrus Van Den Biggelaar, Oscar Hendrikus Hendrikus Willemsen, Lennart Yseboodt
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Publication number: 20150091533Abstract: A control circuitry (134) and a method for controlling a bi-directional switch (132) is provided. The bi-directional switch (132) having a control terminal (130) for receiving a control voltage (124) to control an on state and an off state of the bi-directional switch (132) and at least one semiconductor switch in a bi-directional main current path. The control circuitry (134) comprises an energy storage element (102), a coupling means (101) to couple the energy storage element (102) to a supply voltage to charge the energy storage element (102), and a control circuit (108) configured to receive power from the energy storage element (102) and pendent of the supply voltage when the emergency storage element (102) is not coupled to the supply voltage. The coupling means (101) is configured for only coupling the energy storage element (102) to the supply voltage when the bi-directional switch (132) is in the off state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Pieter Gerrit Blanken, Jeroen Jacob Arnold Tol, Franciscus Adrianus Cornelis Maria Schoofs, Dave Willem Van Goor
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Patent number: 8937504Abstract: A control circuitry and a method for controlling a bi-directional switch is provided. The bi-directional switch having a control terminal for receiving a control voltage to control an on state and an off state of the bi-directional switch and at least one semiconductor switch in a bi-directional main current path. The control circuitry comprises an energy storage element, a coupling means to couple the energy storage element to a supply voltage to charge the energy storage element, and a control circuit configured to receive power from the energy storage element and configured to supply the control voltage having a voltage level being independent of the supply voltage when the energy storage element is not coupled to the supply voltage. The coupling means is configured for only coupling the energy storage element to the supply voltage when the bi-directional switch is in the off state.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2011Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Sapiens Steering Brain Stimulation B.V.Inventors: Pieter Gerrit Blanken, Jeroen Jacob Arnold Tol, Franciscus Adrianus Cornelis Maria Schoofs, Dave Willem van Goor
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Publication number: 20140292103Abstract: An article of manufacture for supplying a power to a load connected in a capacitive power transfer system comprises a sheet (210) of a non-conductive material; and a plurality of conductive stripes (220), each two adjacent conductive stripes being electrically insulated from each other, wherein the sheet forms an insulating layer of the capacitive power transfer system and the plurality of conductive stripes form at least a pair of transmitter electrodes of the capacitive power transfer system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2012Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Eberhard Waffenschmidt, Theodorus Johannes Petrus Van Den Biggelaar, Adrianus Sempel, Oscar Hendrikus Willemsen, Dave Willem Van Goor, Henricus Theodorus Van Der Zanden, Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen
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Publication number: 20140232185Abstract: A capacitive contactless powering system (100) comprises a pair of receiver electrodes (141, 142) connected to a load (150) through a first inductor (160), wherein the first inductor is coupled to the load to resonate the system; a pair of transmitter electrodes (121, 122) connected to a driver (110); an insulating layer (130) having a first side and a second side opposite each other, wherein the pair of transmitter electrodes are coupled to the first side of the insulating layer and the pair of receiver electrodes are decoupled from the second side of the insulating layer, such that a capacitive impedance is formed between the pair of transmitter electrodes and the pair of receiver electrodes, wherein a power signal generated by the driver is wirelessly transferred from the pair of transmitter electrodes to the pair of receiver electrodes to power the load when a frequency of the power signal matches a series-resonance frequency of the first inductor and the capacitive impedance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2012Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Adrianus Sempel, Eberhard Waffenschmidt, Dave Willem Van Goor, Henricus Theodorus Van Der Zanden
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Publication number: 20140203663Abstract: Various receiver electrodes for supplying power to a load connected in a capacitive power transfer system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the receiver electrodes include a first conductive plate (212) connected to a first sphere-shaped hinge (211), wherein the first sphere-shaped hinge is coupled to a first receiver electrode (210); and a second conductive plate (222) connected to a second sphere-shaped hinge (221), wherein the second sphere-shaped hinge is coupled to a second receiver electrode (220), the second receiver electrode being connected to an inductor of the capacitive power transfer system and the first receiver electrode being connected to the load, the inductor being connected to the load to resonate the capacitive power transfer system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2012Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Eberhard Waffenschmidt, Coen Theodorus Hubertus Fransiscus Liedenbaum, Adrianus Sempel, Oscar Hendrikus Willemsen, Dave Willem Van Goor, Henricus Theodorus Van Der Zanden, Theodorus Johannes Petrus Van Den Biggelaar, Anthonie Hendrik Bergman
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Publication number: 20140197695Abstract: An apparatus (300) for supplying power to a load in a capacitive power transfer system comprises a power generator (350) operating at a first frequency; a transmitter comprising a plurality of first electrodes (310) connected to a first terminal of the power generator (350) and a plurality of second electrodes (320) connected to a second terminal of the power generator (350) of a transmitter portion of the apparatus (300); and a plurality of inductors (340), wherein each inductor of the plurality of inductors is connected between a pair of a first electrode and a second electrode of the plurality of first and second electrodes, wherein each inductor comprises, together with a parasitic capacitor (330) formed between each pair of the first electrode and the second electrode, a resonant circuit at the first frequency in order to compensate for current loss due to parasitic capacitances.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2012Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Eberhard Waffenschmidt, Adrianus Sempel, Dave Willem Van Goor, Henricus Theodorus Van Der Zanden
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Publication number: 20140191587Abstract: A transparent capacitive powering system (200) is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2012Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Dave Willem Van Goor, Adrianus Sempel, Henricus Theodorus Van Der Zanden, Eberhard Waffenschmidt, Theodorus Johannes Petrus Van Den Biggel, Oscar Hendrikus Willemsen
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Publication number: 20140191818Abstract: A resonant matching circuit (310) for matching a resonant frequency of a wireless power transfer system to a frequency of a power signal comprises a switch (311) connected in parallel with a resonant element (302) of the wireless power transfer N system; and a controller (312) connected to the switch (311) and configured to detect a zero-voltage level crossing of a signal flowing through the resonant element (302) and to close the switch (311) for a predefined amount of time upon detection of the zero-voltage level crossing, wherein closing the switch (311) for the predefined amount of time adds any one of an inductive value and a capacitive value to the resonant frequency of a wireless power transfer system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2012Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Eberhard Waffenschmidt, Adrianus Sempel, Dave Willem Van Goor, Henricus Theodorus Van Der Zanden
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Publication number: 20140183973Abstract: A direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC) wireless converter apparatus (200) for supplying power to a load connected in a capacitive power transfer system. The apparatus comprises at least two connectors (201, 202) enabling a galvanic contact to at least two supply lines (211, 212) of a DC grid; a driver (203) coupled to the connectors (201, 202) and configured to generate an AC power signal from an input DC signal fed by the at least two connectors, wherein a frequency of the AC power signal substantially matches a series-resonance frequency of the capacitive power transfer system; and at least a pair of transmitter electrodes (204, 205) connected to an output of the driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2012Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Adrianus Sempel, Henricus Theodorus Van Der Zanden, Eberhard Waffenschmidt, Dave Willem Van Goor
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Publication number: 20140167525Abstract: A capacitive powering system (100) comprises a low power driver (111), a high power driver (112), a plurality of pairs of transmitter electrodes separated into a plurality of power sub-areas (210-1, 210-N) including at least a group of high power sub-areas (210-1, 210-M) connected to the high power driver and a group of low power sub-areas (210-M+1, 210-N) connected to the low power driver, and an insulating layer (130) having a first side and a second side opposite to each other, the pairs of plurality of transmitter electrodes are coupled to the first side of the insulating layer. The system is configured to form a capacitive impedance between the pairs of plurality of transmitter electrodes and a plurality of pairs of receiver electrodes (141, 144) placed in proximity to the second side of the insulating layer to wirelessly power each load connected to each of the pair of receiver electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2012Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Dave Willem Van Goor, Adrianus Sempel, Eberhard Waffenschmidt, Henricus Theodorus Van Der Zanden
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Publication number: 20140152094Abstract: A capacitive powering system constructed to enable wireless power transfers inside a tube-shaped structure (200) includes a capacitive tube (220) including a pair of receiver electrodes (223, 224) connected to a load (221) through a first inductor (222), wherein the first inductor is coupled to the load to resonate the system; a transmitter device (210) including a pair of transmitter electrodes (213, 214) connected to a power driver(211);and an insulating layer (230) for electrically insulating the capacitive tube from the transmitter device to form a capacitive impedance between the pair of transmitter electrodes and the pair of receiver electrodes, wherein a power signal generated by the power driver is wirelessly transferred from the pair of transmitter electrodes to the pair of receiver electrodes to power the load when a frequency of the power signal substantially matches a series-resonance frequency of the first inductor and the capacitive impedance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Dave Willem Van Goor, Adrianus Sempel, Henricus Theodorus Van Der Zanden, Eberhard Waffenschmidt
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Publication number: 20130334960Abstract: The present invention relates to an electroluminescent device (100) comprising a pair of electroluminescent stacks (101,102), each stack comprising a first electrode layer (103,104), a second electrode layer (105,106) and an electroluminescent layer (107,108) being located between the first and second electrode layers (103-105,104-106), an electrical connection (115,116) between the two stacks (101,102),each of the second electrode layers comprising a conductive plate, the two conductive plates forming a pair of receiver electrodes for capacitive power transfer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2012Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Eberhard Waffenschmidt, Adrianus Sempel, Dave Willem Van Goor, Henricus Theodorus Van Der Zanden