Patents by Inventor Erik Paul Boonekamp
Erik Paul Boonekamp 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: 11772342Abstract: The invention provides a reflector (2) comprising a reflector wall (20), the reflector wall (20) comprising a first wall surface (22) and a second wall surface (23) defining said reflector wall (20), the reflector wall (20) comprising a light transmissive material (21), wherein the reflector wall (20) has a first dimension (d1) and a second dimension (d2) defining a first reflector wall area, wherein each wall surface (22,23) comprises a plurality of parallel arranged elongated corrugations (210), wherein the corrugations have corrugation heights (h2) relative to recesses (220) between adjacent corrugations (210) and corrugation widths (w2) defined by the distance between adjacent recesses (220) at the respective wall surfaces (22,23), wherein the corrugations (210) have curved corrugation surfaces (230) between said adjacent recesses (220) having corrugation radii (r2) at the respective wall surfaces (22,23), and wherein over at least part of one of the first dimension (d1) and the second dimension (d2) oneType: GrantFiled: January 4, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Erik Paul Boonekamp, Paulus Albertus Van Hal, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
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Publication number: 20230134884Abstract: A lens (200) for detecting light waves (110) is provided. The lens comprises a first part (210) configured to receive light waves, wherein the first part (210) has the form of a spherical cap of a first sphere with a first radius. The lens also comprises a second part (220) in the form of a spherical segment of a second sphere (220) with a second radius. The radius of the second sphere is equal to or larger than the radius of the first sphere, and the centers of the first and second spheres coincide in a point on the optical axis of the lens (200). In a base side that faces away from the first part (210), the second part (220) comprises a plurality of concentric sections 230), each having a first surface (230a) that faces away from the optical axis of the lens (200) and that has the form of a spherical zone of a third sphere with a center coinciding with the centers of the first and second spheres. The lens (200) is configured to focus light waves from different angles of incidence onto a common focal plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventor: Erik Paul BOONEKAMP
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Patent number: 11550081Abstract: An optical system (10) is disclosed comprising a light mixing rod (20) having an elongate body extending between a light entry window (22) and an opposing light exit window (24), a plurality of solid state lighting elements (30, 30?, 30?) arranged to couple their respective luminous outputs into the light mixing rod (20) through said light entry window (22), said respective luminous outputs including luminous outputs having different spectral compositions, respectively, and a lenslet plate (40) having an acceptance angle (?,??) and comprising a first surface (41) comprising a first array of lenslets (42) and a second surface (43) opposing the first surface (41) comprising a second array of lenslets (44), each lenslet of the first array (42) being aligned with a corresponding lenslet of the second array (44), wherein the light mixing rod (20) has an aspect ratio such that some light rays (35) produced by the solid state lighting elements (30, 30?, 30?) are directly incident on said first surface (41), said dirType: GrantFiled: January 7, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Signify Holding B.V.Inventor: Erik Paul Boonekamp
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Publication number: 20220243875Abstract: A light emitting device (1) adapted for projecting a light beam (15) onto a target surface, the light emitting device (1) comprising a light engine (2) comprising a light source (3), a light mixing chamber (4), and an optical component (5) having a spherical shape with a curved light-receiving surface (51), where the light source (3) is arranged to, in operation, emit light towards a light exit window (41) of the at least one light mixing 5 chamber, the light exit window (41) of the at least one light mixing chamber (4) thereby acting as an extended light source with a curved light-emitting surface, where the optical component (5) is provided adjacent to the light exit window (41) of the light mixing chamber, and where the curved light emitting surface of the at least one light mixing chamber (4) is conformal to an the curved light-receiving surface (51) of the optical component (5) and 10 coincident with a focal surface (52) of the optical component (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: ERIK PAUL BOONEKAMP, LUDOVICUS JOHANNES LAMBERTUS HAENEN, JORIS JAN VREHEN
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Patent number: 11391441Abstract: A lighting device comprises a planar array of LEDs comprising a set of parallel LED strips and an optical sheet extending over and parallel to the plane of the array of LEDs. The optical sheet comprises an interleaved pattern of parallel optical strips and pass through strips and it is movable relative to the array of LEDs to create different output beam characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Erik Paul Boonekamp, Adrianus Johannes Stephanus Maria De Vaan
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Patent number: 11347038Abstract: An optical system (10) is disclosed comprising a plurality of solid state lighting elements (30, 30?, 30?) belonging to different groups, wherein solid state lighting elements of different groups produce luminous outputs having different spectral compositions, a collimator array (20) comprising a plurality of domains (23, 23?, 23?), each domain comprising a plurality of collimators (21, 21?), wherein within each domain each collimator is arranged to collimate the luminous output of at least one solid state lighting element such that each domain contains a number of solid state lighting elements arranged in a spatial pattern, said number consisting of a fixed ratio of solid state lighting elements from each group, and wherein said spatial pattern is varied between domains and a lenslet plate (40) having a first lenslet array on a first surface (41) facing the collimator array and a second lenslet array identical to the first lenslet array on a second surface (43) opposing the first surface, wherein each lensleType: GrantFiled: January 14, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Erik Paul Boonekamp, Marcellus Jacobus Johannes Van Der Lubbe
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Publication number: 20220126540Abstract: The invention provides a reflector (2) comprising a reflector wall (20), the reflector wall (20) comprising a first wall surface (22) and a second wall surface (23) defining said reflector wall (20), the reflector wall (20) comprising a light transmissive material (21), wherein the reflector wall (20) has a first dimension (d1) and a second dimension (d2) defining a first reflector wall area, wherein each wall surface (22,23) comprises a plurality of parallel arranged elongated corrugations (210), wherein the corrugations have corrugation heights (h2) relative to recesses (220) between adjacent corrugations (210) and corrugation widths (w2) defined by the distance between adjacent recesses (220) at the respective wall surfaces (22,23), wherein the corrugations (210) have curved corrugation surfaces (230) between said adjacent recesses (220) having corrugation radii (r2) at the respective wall surfaces (22,23), and wherein over at least part of one of the first dimension (d1) and the second dimension (d2) oneType: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2022Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: ERIK PAUL BOONEKAMP, PAULUS ALBERTUS VAN HAL, RIFAT ATA MUSTAFA HIKMET
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Publication number: 20220120939Abstract: An optical system (10) is disclosed comprising a light mixing rod (20) having an elongate body extending between a light entry window (22) and an opposing light exit window (24), a plurality of solid state lighting elements (30, 30?, 30?) arranged to couple their respective luminous outputs into the light mixing rod (20) through said light entry window (22), said respective luminous outputs including luminous outputs having different spectral compositions, respectively, and a lenslet plate (40) having an acceptance angle (?,??) and comprising a first surface (41) comprising a first array of lenslets (42) and a second surface (43) opposing the first surface (41) comprising a second array of lenslets (44), each lenslet of the first array (42) being aligned with a corresponding lenslet of the second array (44), wherein the light mixing rod (20) has an aspect ratio such that some light rays (35) produced by the solid state lighting elements (30, 30?, 30?) are directly incident on said first surface (41), said dirType: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventor: ERIK PAUL BOONEKAMP
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Patent number: 11294104Abstract: An optical output system for an LED light source has a pair of lens arrays (40, 42) with a narrow air gap (48) between the lens arrays (40, 42). The optical system provides an optical integration function for light mixing, and the air gap (48) enables a uniform wide-beam output to be provided even for incident light from a wide range of angles, for example as received from a non-collimated light source.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2018Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventor: Erik Paul Boonekamp
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Patent number: 11241849Abstract: The invention provides a reflector (2) comprising a reflector wall (20), the reflector wall (20) comprising a first wall surface (22) and a second wall surface (23) defining said reflector wall (20), the reflector wall (20) comprising a light transmissive material (21), wherein the reflector wall (20) has a first dimension (d1) and a second dimension (d2) defining a first reflector wall area, wherein each wall surface (22,23) comprises a plurality of parallel arranged elongated corrugations (210), wherein the corrugations have corrugation heights (h2) relative to recesses (220) between adjacent corrugations (210) and corrugation widths (w2) defined by the distance between adjacent recesses (220) at the respective wall surfaces (22,23), wherein the corrugations (210) have curved corrugation surfaces (230) between said adjacent recesses (220) having corrugation radii (r2) at the respective wall surfaces (22,23), and wherein over at least part of one of the first dimension (d1) and the second dimension (d2) oneType: GrantFiled: June 7, 2017Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Erik Paul Boonekamp, Paulus Albertus Van Hal, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
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Patent number: 11140881Abstract: There is provided an illumination system (100) for cultivation of aquatic animals. The illumination system (100) comprises at least one light source (110) emitting light, at least one light driver (120) arranged to drive the at least one light source (110), at least one light sensor (130) providing illuminance data for at least one point of interest (50) in said illumination system (100), and a controller (140). The controller (140) is adapted to provide control signals to the at least one light driver (120) driving the at least one light source (110) to emit light of a desired illuminance at the at least one point of interest (50). An ambient light sensor may be applied to determine control signals also in accordance with ambient light data.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2013Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Erik Paul Boonekamp, Christina Tanase, Martijn Evert Paul Jansen, Willem Franke Pasveer, Hilbrand Vanden Wyngaert, René Van Honschooten, Peter Johannes Martinus Bukkems
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Publication number: 20210172585Abstract: A lighting device comprises a planar array of LEDs comprising a set of parallel LED strips and an optical sheet extending over and parallel to the plane of the array of LEDs. The optical sheet comprises an interleaved pattern of parallel optical strips and pass through strips and it is movable relative to the array of LEDs to create different output beam characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2019Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Erik Paul BOONEKAMP, Adrianus Johannes Stephanus Maria DE VAAN
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Patent number: 10989388Abstract: An illumination device includes at least one light source and at least one optical component formed by a stack of at least two biconvex cylinder lenses, each lens having an optical axis perpendicular to a stacking direction of the optical component. The optical component is manufactured using a 3D printing process using fused deposition modeling.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Erik Paul Boonekamp, Hendrikus Hubertus Petrus Gommans, Paulus Albertus Van Hal, Coen Theodorus Hubertus Fransiscus Liedenbaum, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
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Patent number: 10871281Abstract: A lighting device (100, 500) is provided which comprises a light guide (110, 510), a metal strip (120, 520), a solid state light source (130, 530) and a base (160, 170, 540, 550) for mounting the lighting device. The base includes an electrical interface. The light guide extends along a plane (140). The metal strip extends at least partly around the light guide along a surface (111) of the light guide. The metal strip is arranged in thermal contact with the surface of the light guide. The solid state light source is arranged in thermal contact with the metal strip and is arranged to emit light into the light guide. The light guide serves to increase a light emitting area of the lighting device and to dissipate heat. The metal strip allows heat generated by the solid state light source to be transferred to the light guide.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2016Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Antonius Adrianus Maria Marinus, Erik Paul Boonekamp, Hendrik Jan Eggink
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Patent number: 10863728Abstract: An illumination system for cultivation of aquatic animals is disclosed for cultivation of aquatic animals in a volume of water, the cultivation using a feeding system defining a feeding axis in the volume of water. The system comprises at least a first illumination surface positioned in the volume of water and arranged for illuminating the feeding axis. The system also comprises a second illumination surface positioned in the volume of water and arranged for illuminating the feeding axis. The first illumination surface and second illumination surface are different surfaces arranged to illuminate the feeding axis from substantially different directions.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Joris Jan Vrehen, Vincent Stefan David Gielen, Georges Marie Calon, Willem Franke Pasveer, Martijn Evert Paul Jansen, Erik Paul Boonekamp, Hilbrand Vanden Wyngaert
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Patent number: 10816149Abstract: The invention provides lighting device (1000) configured to provide a beam of lighting device light (1001), the lighting device (1000) comprising: (a) a light transmissive window (100) having a first window side (101) and a second window side (102); (b) a reflector (200) comprising a reflector cavity (210), the reflector cavity (210) comprising a first reflector cavity side (201), a reflector cavity exit side (202), a reflector cavity wall (205) bridging said first reflector cavity side (201) and said reflector cavity exit side (202); wherein the reflector cavity wall (205) comprises a light reflective material (206), wherein the recavity wall (205) comprises a 3D-printed cavity wall (1205); wherein at least part of the first window side (101) is configured as reflector cavity exit window (220) at the reflector cavity exit side (202); (c) a light source (10) configured at the first reflector cavity side (201) and configured to provide light source light (11) within said reflector cavity (210); and (d) a beamType: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Erik Paul Boonekamp, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Paulus Albertus Van Hal
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Patent number: 10801698Abstract: The invention provides a lighting system having a light source, a first reflective element, a second reflective element, and a lens, wherein the first reflective element tapers from a first end to a second end, the first reflective element includes a first reflective surface bridging the distance between the first end and the second end, wherein the first reflective surface is diffuse reflective, and wherein the light source is at least partially circumferentially surrounded by the first reflective surface, the light source is configured closer to the second end than to the first end to direct at least part of the light source light in the direction of the first end, the lens is configured to beam shape at least part of the light source light emanating from the reflective element and the light source, and the second reflective element is configured to redirect part of the light source light to the lens, wherein the second reflective element is configured to specularly reflect at least part of the light sourceType: GrantFiled: March 14, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventor: Erik Paul Boonekamp
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Publication number: 20200018873Abstract: An optical output system for an LED light source has a pair of lens arrays (40, 42) with a narrow air gap (48) between the lens arrays (40, 42). The optical system provides an optical integration function for light mixing, and the air gap (48) enables a uniform wide-beam output to be provided even for incident light from a wide range of angles, for example as received from a non-collimated light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2018Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventor: Erik Paul BOONEKAMP
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Publication number: 20200003395Abstract: The invention provides a lighting system (1000) comprising a light source (10), configured to provide light source light (11), a first reflective element (210), a second reflective element (220), and a lens (240), wherein:—the first reflective element (210) tapers from a first end (211) to a second end (212), wherein the first reflective element (210) comprises a first reflective surface (213) bridging the distance between the first end (211) and the second end (212), wherein the first reflective surface (213) is diffuse reflective, and wherein the light source (10) is at least partially circumferentially surrounded by the first reflective surface (213);—the light source (10) is configured closer to the second end (212) than to the first end (211), and wherein the light source (10) is configured to direct at least part of the light source light (11) in the direction of the first end (211);—the lens (240) is configured to beam shape at least part of the light source light (11) emanating from the reflective eleType: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventor: ERIK PAUL BOONEKAMP
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Patent number: 10458603Abstract: A method for manufacturing an assembly (10) is disclosed. The assembly (10) comprises a substrate (1) having a first surface (3) and a second surface (4). The substrate (1) is at least partially plastically deformable. The assembly (10) comprises a supporting surface (5) arranged to support at least a portion of the second surface (4). The substrate (1) is plastically deformed, thereby producing an elastic preload in at least a portion of the substrate (1). The substrate (1) is fixedly arranged in the assembly (10) such that the second surface (4) is placed against the supporting surface (5), wherein the elastic preload in the at least a portion of the substrate (1) produces a force between the at least a portion of the second surface (4) and the supporting surface (5), whereby the at least a portion of the second surface (4) becomes in abutment with the supporting surface (5) over the at least a portion of the second surface (4). A light source comprising the assembly (10) is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2014Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Antonius Maria Rijken, Erik Paul Boonekamp, Martinus Hermanus Wilhelmus Maria Van Delden, Henricus Johannes Joseph Bouwens, Giovanni Cennini