Patents by Inventor Gert-Jan Darwinkel

Gert-Jan Darwinkel 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).

  • Device for subjecting a liquid to a purifying process
    Patent number: 9394191
    Abstract: A device (1) for subjecting a liquid to a purifying process comprises an assembly of a first container (10) and a second container (20) for receiving and containing a liquid, wherein means (11) for performing a purifying action on the liquid are arranged in the first container (10), wherein the second container (20) is arranged for receiving an overflow from the first container (10), and wherein a liquid passage (15) is present between the first container (10) and the second container (20). Furthermore, the device (1) comprises means (16) which are associated with the liquid passage (15) between the first container (10) and the second container (20), and which are adapted to assume various states, including a state for blocking the liquid passage (15), and a state for deblocking the liquid passage (15), wherein the device (1) may also be equipped with means (17) for controlling the blocking/deblocking means (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIP N.V.
    Inventors: Gert-Jan Darwinkel, Narendra Nilkanth Pawar
  • DEVICE FOR SUBJECTING A LIQUID TO A PURIFYING PROCESS
    Publication number: 20120205299
    Abstract: A device (1) for subjecting a liquid to a purifying process comprises an assembly of a first container (10) and a second container (20) for receiving and containing a liquid, wherein means (11) for performing a purifying action on the liquid are arranged in the first container (10), wherein the second container (20) is arranged for receiving an overflow from the first container (10), and wherein a liquid passage (15) is present between the first container (10) and the second container (20). Furthermore, the device (1) comprises means (16) which are associated with the liquid passage (15) between the first container (10) and the second container (20), and which are adapted to assume various states, including a state for blocking the liquid passage (15), and a state for deblocking the liquid passage (15), wherein the device (1) may also be equipped with means (17) for controlling the blocking/deblocking means (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Gert-Jan Darwinkel, Narendra Nilkanth Pawar