Patents by Inventor Jacob Jan Kriekaard

Jacob Jan Kriekaard 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDICATING DIRECTION USING A SCREEN, AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED THEREWITH
    Publication number: 20090167569
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for indicating direction using a screen, wherein a pattern of relatively dark and relatively bright sections is moved over a screen, in a direction in which an observer is to be directed. The invention further relates to an apparatus for indicating information on a screen, comprising at least one screen and image information-generating means, wherein the image information-generating means comprise at least one algorithm for displaying, on said screen, at least one first image in the form of a moving pattern of first and second sections, wherein the first sections are relatively bright compared to the second sections, wherein the screen has longitudinal edges and said image information-generating means are preferably arranged for at least temporarily moving said pattern in the direction of at least one of the longitudinal edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurweten schappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Frank Leonard Kooi, Alexander Toet, Jacob Jan Kriekaard
  • Method and apparatus for indicating direction using a screen, and vehicle equipped therewith
    Patent number: 7522068
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for indicating direction using a screen, wherein a pattern of relatively dark and relatively bright sections is moved over a screen, in a direction in which an observer is to be directed. The invention further relates to an apparatus for indicating information on a screen, comprising at least one screen and image information-generating means, wherein the image information-generating means comprise at least one algorithm for displaying, on said screen, at least one first image in the form of a moving pattern of first and second sections, wherein the first sections are relatively bright compared to the second sections, wherein the screen has longitudinal edges and said image information-generating means are preferably arranged for at least temporarily moving said pattern in the direction of at least one of the longitudinal edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Frank Leonard Kooi, Alexander Toet, Jacob Jan Kriekaard