Patents by Inventor Egbertus Hendrikus Maria Smits

Egbertus Hendrikus Maria Smits 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).

  • Window blind with illuminated lamellae
    Patent number: 8243359
    Abstract: The invention relates to a window blind (10) with at least one lamella (25) and at least one lighting element (20), wherein the lamella (25) comprises an illuminating body (30), the lighting element (20) injects an artificial light (21) into the illuminating body (30), the illuminating body (30) comprises a light guiding material, configured to transport the artificial light (21), the illuminating body (30) comprises a light extraction means (40), configured to receive and to deflect the artificial light (21) out of the illuminating body (30). The invention discloses, that the light extraction means (40) is embedded within the illuminating body (30), and the light extraction means (40) is controllable, in order to vary the degree of deflection of the artificial light (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Philips Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Hendrikus Albertus Adrianus Maria De Ruijter, Cornelis Reinder Ronda, Egbertus Hendrikus Maria Smits