Patents by Inventor Hans Van Wijngaarde

Hans Van Wijngaarde 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).

  • Dynamic lighting effect system
    Patent number: 8194195
    Abstract: Lighting systems, in particular used for SSTV, disco lights, lighting consoles and claviluxes. In order to reduce noise and to increase robustness, the system comprises a light beam source (6) arranged for generating a beam of light, a projection gate (8) arranged for controlling the beam of light, wherein the light beam source (6) is comprised of at least one light emitting diode, and the projection gate (8) comprises at least one liquid crystal (LC) optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Bernd Hofmann, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Hans Van Wijngaarde
  • Optical System
    Publication number: 20080284924
    Abstract: Lighting systems, in particular used for SSTV, disco lights, lighting consoles and claviluxes. In order to reduce noise and to increase robustness, the system comprises a light beam source (6) arranged for generating a beam of light, a projection gate (8) arranged for controlling the beam of light, wherein the light beam source (6) is comprised of at least one light emitting diode, and the projection gate (8) comprises at least one liquid crystal (LC) optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventors: Bernd Hofmann, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Hans Van Wijngaarde