Patents by Inventor Friso Terpstra

Friso Terpstra 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: 9555551
    Abstract: A shaving unit includes a cap having an annular shaving track defining an axis. The shaving track is provided with hair entry apertures which have a V-shaped forward edge with a point directed in a cutting direction. Further, a rotary cutter has a plurality of cutter blades, where the rotary cutter is configured to rotate about the axis such that the cutter blades follow the shaving track in the cutting direction to cut hairs protruding through the hair entry apertures. The cutter blades have a V-shaped cutting edge, where a point of the V-shaped cutting edge is directed opposite to the direction of rotation of the rotary cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Stuart Robbie Campbell, Jan Dirk Van Den Berge, Johan Pragt, Friso Terpstra, Albert Maas De Lange, Wouter Van Kempen, Robert Alexander Van Eibergen Santhagens
  • Publication number: 20150040403
    Abstract: A shaving unit (1) comprises a cap (2) having an annular shaving track (8) defining an axis (Z), the shaving track being provided with hair entry apertures (20) which have a V-shaped forward edge with a point directed in a cutting direction (Y). A rotary cutter (4) has a plurality of cutter blades (18), the cutter being arranged to rotate about the axis such that the cutter blades follow the shaving track in the cutting direction to cut hairs protruding through the apertures, wherein the cutter blades have a V-shaped cutting edge (34) and a point of the V is directed opposite to the direction of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Stuart Robbie Campbell, Jan Dirk Van Den Berge, Johan Pragt, Friso Terpstra, Albert Maas De Lange, Wouter Van Kempen, Robert Alexander Van Eibergen Santhagens
  • Patent number: 7904115
    Abstract: A telecommunication apparatus, e.g. a radio base station in a mobile telecommunications network, comprises a plurality of traffic handling units and a plurality of power supply units powering the traffic handling units. Control means are provided for determining a power budget based on a power criterion. The control means activate an amount of traffic handling units and power supply units having a total power consumption equal to or less than the power budget. The power criterion for determining the power budget can comprise any power related parameter, such as an amount of solar cell generated power, a charging condition of a backup battery, a value of a mains voltage, a failure of a power supply unit of the apparatus, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (PUBL)
    Inventors: Halbe Tiemen Hageman, Hendrik Friso Terpstra, Freddy Feenstra