Patents by Inventor Dominique Maria Bruls

Dominique Maria Bruls 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: 20240079852
    Abstract: The invention provides a light generating system (1000) comprising a solid state light source (100), a luminescent material element (210), a sensor element (400), and an electrical circuit (500), wherein: (a) the solid state light source (100) is configured to generate light source light (101), wherein the solid state light source (100) is functionally coupled to the electrical circuit (500); (b) the luminescent material element (210) comprises a luminescent material (200), wherein the luminescent material element (210) is configured in a light receiving relationship with the solid state light source (100), and wherein the luminescent material (200) is configured to convert at least part of the light source light (101) into luminescent material light (201); and (c) the sensor element (400) comprises a sensor component (410), wherein the sensor element (400) is comprised by the electrical circuit (500), wherein the sensor component (410) comprises a photo-resistor, wherein the photo-resistor has a variable res
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: ROBERT VAN ASSELT, RIFAT ATA MUSTAFA HIKMET, DOMINIQUE MARIA BRULS, TIES VAN BOMMEL, HUGO JOHAN CORNELISSEN
  • Patent number: 11920744
    Abstract: The invention provides a light generating system (1000) comprising a light generating device (100), a luminescent material layer (200), and optics (400), wherein: (I) the light generating device (100) is configured to generate polarized laser radiation (101); (II) the luminescent material layer (200) comprises a luminescent material (210) configured in a light-receiving relationship with the light generating device (100) and configured to convert at least part of the polarized laser radiation (101) into luminescent material radiation (211); (III) the light generating system (1000) is configured to generate in an operational mode system light (1001) at least comprising the luminescent material radiation (211); (IV) the optics (400) comprise first optics (410) and second optics (420); wherein the first optics (410) are configured to change the polarization of the polarized laser radiation (101), and wherein the second optics (420) have one or more of (i) a polarization dependent transmission and (ii) a polariza
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Dominique Maria Bruls, Robert Van Asselt, Ties Van Bommel
  • Patent number: 11899233
    Abstract: The invention provides a light generating system (1000), comprising a plurality of light sources (10), an elongated luminescent body (100), and a body holder structure (2000), wherein: the plurality of light sources (10) are configured to provide light source light (11), wherein the light sources (10) are solid state light sources, wherein the plurality of light sources (10) are configured in a light source array (15); the elongated luminescent body (100) has a length (L) and a width (W), wherein the elongated luminescent body (100) comprises luminescent material (120) configured to convert at least part of light source light (11) into luminescent material light (8), wherein the elongated luminescent body (100) and the light source array (15) are configured parallel; the body holder structure (2000) comprises an elongated slit (205) for hosting the elongated luminescent body (100), wherein the elongated slit (205) has a cavity wall (1205) defining the elongated slit (205) and a slit opening (1206), wherein
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Petrus Hendrikus Antonis, Ludovicus Johannes Lambertus Haenen, Peter Vanpoucke, Barry Mos, Christoph Gerard August Hoelen, Dominique Maria Bruls, Simon Eme Kadijk, Li Yun
  • Patent number: 11835747
    Abstract: The invention provides a light generating system (1000) comprising: —a plurality of k light sources (10) configured to provide light source light (11), wherein k is a natural number of at least 5, wherein the light sources (10) are configured in an array (15), wherein the light sources (10) have inter-light source distances (d1); —an elongated luminescent body (100) having a length (L), the elongated luminescent body comprising one or more side faces (140), the elongated luminescent body (100) comprising a radiation input face (111) and a radiation exit window (112), wherein the radiation input face (111) is configured in a light receiving relationship with the plurality of light sources (10), wherein the elongated luminescent body (100) comprises luminescent material (120) configured to convert at least part of light source light (11) into luminescent material light (8), wherein the radiation exit window (112) has an angle (?) unequal to 0° and unequal to 180° with the radiation input face (111); —a body hol
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Jiang Hong Yu, Dominique Maria Bruls
  • Publication number: 20230292416
    Abstract: The invention provides a light generating system (1000) comprising a light source (110), a luminescent material (210), and a control system (300), wherein: —the light source (110) is configured in an operational mode to generate pulsed light source light (111) having a pulse frequency fper and a duty cycle d; —the luminescent material (210) is configured to convert part of the light source light (111) into luminescent material light (211), wherein the luminescent material light (211) has a luminescence decay time ?L; —the light generating system (1000) is configured in the operational mode to generate system light (1001) comprising light source light (111) and the luminescent material light (211); wherein the system light (1001) has a variable color point; and —the control system (300) is configured in the operational mode to control the color point by controlling one or more of the pulse frequency fper and the duty cycle d, wherein fper?1/(10*?L).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Reinhold ELFERICH, Dominique Maria BRULS, Robert VAN ASSELT, Olexandr Valentynovych VDOVIN
  • Publication number: 20230280003
    Abstract: The invention provides a light generating system (1000) comprising a light generating device (100), a luminescent material layer (200), and optics (400), wherein: (I) the light generating device (100) is configured to generate polarized laser radiation (101); (II) the luminescent material layer (200) comprises a luminescent material (210) configured in a light-receiving relationship with the light generating device (100) and configured to convert at least part of the polarized laser radiation (101) into luminescent material radiation (211); (III) the light generating system (1000) is configured to generate in an operational mode system light (1001) at least comprising the luminescent material radiation (211); (IV) the optics (400) comprise first optics (410) and second optics (420); wherein the first optics (410) are configured to change the polarization of the polarized laser radiation (101), and wherein the second optics (420) have one or more of (i) a polarization dependent transmission and (ii) a polariza
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Rifat Ata Mustafa HIKMET, Dominique Maria BRULS, Robert VAN ASSELT, Ties VAN BOMMEL
  • Publication number: 20230135557
    Abstract: The invention provides a photoreactor assembly (1) comprising a reactor (30), wherein the reactor (30) is configured for hosting a fluid (100) to be treated with light source radiation (11) selected from one or more of UV radiation, visible radiation, and IR radiation, wherein the reactor (30) comprises a reactor wall (35) which is transmissive for the light source radiation (11), wherein the photoreactor assembly (1) further comprises: a light source arrangement (1010) comprising a plurality of light sources (10) configured to generate the light source radiation (11), wherein the reactor wall (35) is configured in a radiation receiving relationship with the plurality of light sources (10); one or more fluid transport channels (7) configured in functional contact with one or more of (i) the reactor (30) and (ii) one or more of the plurality of light sources (10); a cooling system (90) configured to transport a cooling fluid (91) through the one or more fluid transport channels (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: REMY CYRILLE BROERSMA, JIANG HONG YU, OLIVER FRANCIS BURKE, ANNA WILHELMINA MARIA DE BEST, NORBERTUS ANTONIUS MARIA SWEEGERS, JOHANNES MARTINUS JANSEN, DANIEL ANTON BENOY, DOMINIQUE MARIA BRULS
  • Publication number: 20220342137
    Abstract: The invention provides a light generating system (1000) comprising: —a plurality of k light sources (10) configured to provide light source light (11), wherein k is a natural number of at least 5, wherein the light sources (10) are configured in an array (15), wherein the light sources (10) have inter-light source distances (d1); —an elongated luminescent body (100) having a length (L), the elongated luminescent body comprising one or more side faces (140), the elongated luminescent body (100) comprising a radiation input face (111) and a radiation exit window (112), wherein the radiation input face (111) is configured in a light receiving relationship with the plurality of light sources (10), wherein the elongated luminescent body (100) comprises luminescent material (120) configured to convert at least part of light source light (11) into luminescent material light (8), wherein the radiation exit window (112) has an angle (?) unequal to 0° and unequal to 180° with the radiation input face (111); —a body hol
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: JIANG HONG YU, DOMINIQUE MARIA BRULS
  • Publication number: 20220342136
    Abstract: The invention provides a light generating system (1000), comprising a plurality of light sources (10), an elongated luminescent body (100), and a body holder structure (2000), wherein: —the plurality of light sources (10) are configured to provide light source light (11), wherein the light sources (10) are solid state light sources, wherein the plurality of light sources (10) are configured in a light source array (15); —the elongated luminescent body (100) has a length (L) and a width (W), wherein the elongated luminescent body (100) comprises luminescent material (120) configured to convert at least part of light source light (11) into luminescent material light (8), wherein the elongated luminescent body (100) and the light source array (15) are configured parallel; —the body holder structure (2000) comprises an elongated slit (205) for hosting the elongated luminescent body (100), wherein the elongated slit (205) has a cavity wall (1205) defining the elongated slit (205) and a slit opening (1206), wherein
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: PETRUS HENDRIKUS ANTONIS, LUDOVICUS JOHANNES LAMBERTUS HAENEN, PETER VANPOUCKE, BARRY MOS, CHRISTOPH GERARD AUGUST HOELEN, DOMINIQUE MARIA BRULS, SIMON EME KADIJK, LI YUN
  • Patent number: 11402374
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the detection of target components that comprise label particles, for example magnetic particles (1). The method includes (a) collecting the target components at a binding surface (12, 112, 512) of a carrier (11, 111, 211, 311, 411, 511); (b) directing an input light beam (L1, L1a, L1b) into the carrier such that it is totally internally reflected in an investigation region (13, 313a, 313b) at the binding surface (12, 112, 512); and (c) determining the amount of light of an output light beam (L2, L2a, L2b) that comprises at least some of the totally internally reflected light. Evanescent light generated during the total internal reflection is affected (absorbed, scattered) by target components and/or label particles (1) at the binding surface (12) and will therefore be missing in the output light beam (L2). This can be used to determine the amount of target components at the binding surface (12) from the amount of light in the output light beam (L2, L2a, L2b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Healthineers Nederland B.V.
    Inventors: Coen Adrianus Verschuren, Dominique Maria Bruls, Albert Hendrik Jan Immink, Femke Karina De Theije, Thea van der Wijk, Alexander Marc Van Der Lee, Johannes Joseph Hubertina Barbara Schleipen
  • Patent number: 11243199
    Abstract: The invention relates to a carrier with a binding surface at which target components that comprise label particles, for example magnetic particles, can collect and optionally bind to specific capture elements. An input light beam (L1) is transmitted into the carrier and totally internally reflected at the binding surface. The amount of light in the output light beam (L2) and optionally also of fluorescence light emitted by target components at the binding surface is then detected by a light detector. Evanescent light generated during the total internal reflection is affected (absorbed, scattered) by target components and/or label particles at the binding surface and will therefore be missing in the output light beam (L2). This can be used to determine the amount of target components at the binding surface from the amount of light in the output light beam (L2, L2a, L2b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Healthineers Nederland B.V.
    Inventors: Coen Adrianus Verschuren, Dominique Maria Bruls, Albert Hendrik Jan Immink, Femke Karina De Theije e/v Wijgergangs, Thea van der Wijk, Alexander Marc Van Der Lee, Johannes Joseph Hubertina Barbara Schleipen
  • Patent number: 11079530
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a plurality of light sources; an elongated luminescent body defining a length (L) and a height or diameter (H), and having a light input face, a light output face, and at least one side face bridging the height or diameter (H); a garnet type A3B5O12 luminescent material including trivalent cerium, provided in the elongated luminescent body with a height dependent concentration range defined by a minimum concentration ymin=0.036*x?1 and a maximum concentration ymax=0.17*x?1, where y is the trivalent cerium concentration in % relative to the A element, and x is the height (H) in mm; at least one heat transfer elements in thermal contact with the elongated luminescent body; and a reflector provided opposite the light sources on the elongated luminescent body. The garnet type A3B5O12 luminescent material converts at least part of light from the light sources into converted light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus De Boer, Dominique Maria Bruls, Gerardus Everardus Marie Hannen
  • Publication number: 20210003762
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting system (1) comprising: —a light source (10) configured to provide light source light (11); —an elongated luminescent body (100) having a length (L), the elongated luminescent body (100) comprising: —a plurality of side faces (140) over at least part of the length (L), wherein the side faces (140) comprise a first side face (143), comprising a radiation input face (111), and a second side face (144) configured parallel to the first side face (143), wherein the side faces (143, 144) define a height (H), wherein the elongated luminescent body (100) further comprises a radiation exit window (112) bridging at least part of the height (H) between the first side face (143) and the second side face (144); —a garnet type A3B5O12 luminescent material (120) comprising trivalent cerium, with a height dependent concentration selected from a concentration range defined by a minimum concentration ymin=0.036*x?1 and a maximum concentration ymax=0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: DIRK KORNELIS GERHARDUS DE BOER, DOMINIQUE MARIA BRULS, GERARDUS EVERARDUS MARIE HANNEN
  • Patent number: 10698150
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device (1) comprising a plurality of light sources (100) configured to generate light source light (101), a plurality of light converter elements (200), wherein each light converter element (200) is radiationally coupled with one or more light sources (100), wherein the light sources (100) are configured at a non-zero distance from the light converter elements (200), wherein the light converter elements (200) are configured to convert at least part of the light source light into light converter light (201), the lighting device (1) further comprising a plurality of compound parabolic concentrators (300) configured in an array (310), each compound parabolic concentrator (300) having a first end (301) and a second end (302), and having a shape tapering from the first end (301) to the second end (302), wherein the light converter elements (200) are configured at the second ends (302) of the compound parabolic concentrators (300), wherein the light converter elements (200) and the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Joris Jan Vrehen, Hendrik Johannes Boudewijn Jagt, Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus De Boer, Daniël Anton Benoy, Dominique Maria Bruls
  • Patent number: 10606158
    Abstract: A light emitting device (1) comprising a luminescent element (3) comprising a first face (31) and a second face (32), the first face comprising a light input surface and one of the first face and the second face comprising a light exit surface, the luminescent element (3) being adapted for receiving first light (4) with a first spectral distribution emitted by at least one laser light source (21, 22, 23) at the light input surface, converting at least a part of the first light with the first spectral distribution to second light (5) with a second spectral distribution, guiding the second light with the second spectral distribution to the light exit surface and coupling at least a part of the second light with the second spectral distribution out of the light exit surface, and a heat sink element (7) arranged to be in thermal contact with at least a part of the luminescent element (3) extending between the first face (31) and the second face (32), wherein the first face (31) comprises a cross-sectional area A
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Hendrik Johannes Boudewijn Jagt, Dominique Maria Bruls, Daniël Anton Benoy, Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus De Boer, Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Joris Jan Vrehen, Jacobus Gerardus Boerekamp, Christoph Gerard August Hoelen
  • Patent number: 10386559
    Abstract: A light emitting device (102, 202) comprising a light source (104) having a light exit surface, a wavelength converter (106) configured to convert light from a first wavelength to a second wavelength, said wavelength converter having a light exit surface (110) and a light entrance surface, a heat sink (100) and an optical coupling element (112), arranged in thermal connection with said heat sink (100) and said wavelength converter (106), wherein said optical coupling element (112) is selected to have a refractive index lower than a refractive index of said wavelength converter (106). The optical coupling element (112) will allow for an efficient heat transfer from the wavelength converter (106) to the heat sink (100) while avoiding loss of light from unwanted surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Dominique Maria Bruls, Ties Van Bommel, Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus De Boer
  • Publication number: 20190179218
    Abstract: A light emitting device (1) comprising a luminescent element (3) comprising a first face (31) and a second face (32), the first face comprising a light input surface and one of the first face and the second face comprising a light exit surface, the luminescent element (3) being adapted for receiving first light (4) with a first spectral distribution emitted by at least one laser light source (21, 22, 23) at the light input surface, converting at least a part of the first light with the first spectral distribution to second light (5) with a second spectral distribution, guiding the second light with the second spectral distribution to the light exit surface and coupling at least a part of the second light with the second spectral distribution out of the light exit surface, and a heat sink element (7) arranged to be in thermal contact with at least a part of the luminescent element (3) extending between the first face (31) and the second face (32), wherein the first face (31) comprises a cross-sectional area A
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Hendrik Johannes Boudewijn JAGT, Dominique Maria BRULS, Daniël Anton BENOY, Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus DE BOER, Hugo Johan CORNELISSEN, Joris Jan VREHEN, Jacobus Gerardus BOEREKAMP, Christoph Gerard August HOELEN
  • Patent number: 10310277
    Abstract: A light emitting device (1) comprising a first light source (21) and a second light source (22), a luminescent element (4) comprising a first light input surface (41), a second light input surface (42), a light exit surface (43), a first further surface (44) and a second further surface (45), a first cooling assembly (5) and a second cooling assembly (6), the first cooling assembly (5) comprising a first cooling element (52) and a first light source board (51) on which one of the light sources is mounted, and the second cooling assembly (6) comprising a second cooling element (62) and a second light source board (61), on which the other one of the light sources is mounted, and the second cooling assembly (6) being arranged with a surface (621) in mechanical and thermal contact with the first further surface (44) of the luminescent element thereby forming a first interface and the first cooling assembly (5) being arranged with a surface (521) in mechanical and thermal contact with the second further surface (4
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Dominique Maria Bruls, Vincent Stefan David Gielen, Georges Marie Calon, Mohammad Mirsadeghi, Leendert Van Der Tempel
  • Publication number: 20190056546
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device (1) comprising a plurality of light sources (100) configured to generate light source light (101), a plurality of light converter elements (200), wherein each light converter element (200) is radiationally coupled with one or more light sources (100), wherein the light sources (100) are configured at a non-zero distance from the light converter elements (200), wherein the light converter elements (200) are configured to convert at least part of the light source light into light converter light (201), the lighting device (1) further comprising a plurality of compound parabolic concentrators (300) configured in an array (310), each compound parabolic concentrator (300) having a first end (301) and a second end (302), and having a shape tapering from the first end (301) to the second end (302), wherein the light converter elements (200) are configured at the second ends (302) of the compound parabolic concentrators (300), wherein the light converter elements (200) and the
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Joris Jan VREHEN, Hendrik Johannes Boudewijn JAGT, Hugo Johan CORNELISSEN, Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus DE BOER, Daniël Anton BENOY, Dominique Maria BRULS
  • Patent number: 10012779
    Abstract: In various embodiments a light emitting device is disclosed comprising a first and second source for emitting light with a first and a second spectral distribution, respectively, a first and second light guides comprising a first light input surface and a first light exit surface, respectively, the light input surface and the light exit surface of the respective light guide extending at an angle with respect to each other. The first and second light guide configured to convert a part of the received light to light with a third and fourth spectral distribution, respectively, and couple at least a part of the light with the third and fourth spectral distribution out of the first and second light exit surface, respectively. The light have the first and the second spectral distribution having different spectral distributions, and the light having the third and the fourth spectral distribution have different spectral distributions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Ties Van Bommel, Durandus Kornelius Dijken, Dominique Maria Bruls