Patents by Inventor Jeroen Molema
Jeroen Molema 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: 9987759Abstract: A hair cutting appliance includes a mounting unit configured to couple a cutting unit to a housing. The mounting unit includes a swivel mechanism having a base portion configured to be coupled to the housing, and a top portion configured to be coupled to the cutting unit, where the base and top portions are movable with respect to each other, such that, during operation, the cutting unit is pivotably supported by the swivel mechanism, which defines a virtual pivot axis for the cutting unit. The virtual pivot axis is substantially parallel to a cutting edge of the cutting unit. In a first or shaving state of the swivel mechanism, the virtual pivot axis is located at a first position with respect to the cutting unit, and in a second or styling state, the virtual pivot axis is located at a second position that is different from the first position.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2014Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Jeroen Molema, Albert Jan Aitink, Bram Tuijp, Hendrik Klaas Louwsma, Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek, Robbert Freerk Johan Van Der Scheer
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Patent number: 9925675Abstract: A hair cutting appliance includes a linkage unit configured to couple a cutting unit and to a housing of the hair cutting appliance. The linkage unit includes a four-bar linkage mechanism having first and second arms which respectively include first and second bases pivots coupled to a base. The first and second base pivots are arranged at the base at a fixed distance. The first arm and second arms also respectively include first and second top pivots coupled to a connecting bar. The connecting bar is configured to be coupled to the cutting unit such that, during operation, the cutting unit is pivotably supported by the four-bar linkage mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2014Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Jeroen Molema, Bram Tuijp, Geert Willem De Goeij
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Publication number: 20160288348Abstract: The present invention relates to a hair cutting appliance (10) comprising a linkage unit (30) for a cutting unit (18), and to a cutting unit (18) and a linkage unit (30) for coupling the cutting unit (18) and a housing (12) of a hair cutting appliance (10). The linkage unit (30) comprises a four-bar linkage mechanism (32) comprising a first arm (42) and a second arm (44), the first arm (42) comprising a first base pivot (48) coupled to a base (38), the second arm (44) comprising a second base pivot (50) coupled to a base (38), the first base pivot (48) and the second base pivot (50) being arranged at the base (38) at a fixed distance, the first arm (42) further comprising a first top pivot (52) coupled to a connecting bar (46), the second arm (44) further comprising a second top pivot (54) coupled to the connecting bar (46), wherein the connecting bar (46) is arranged to be coupled to a cutting unit (18), such that, during operation, the cutting unit (18) is pivotably supported by the linkage mechanism (32).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: JEROEN MOLEMA, BRAM TUIJP, GEERT WILLEM DE GOEIJ
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Publication number: 20160271815Abstract: The present invention relates to a hair cutting appliance (10) comprising a mounting unit (30) for coupling a cutting unit (18) and a housing (12) thereof, and to a mounting unit (30), the mounting unit (30) comprising a swivel mechanism (32) comprising a base portion (38) arranged to be coupled to a housing (12), and a top portion (46) arranged to be coupled to a cutting unit (18), wherein the base portion (38) and the top portion (46) are movable with respect to each other, such that, during operation, the cutting unit (18) is pivotably supported by the swivel mechanism (32), wherein the swivel mechanism (32) defines a virtual pivot axis (p) for the cutting unit (18), the virtual pivot axis (p) being substantially parallel to a cutting edge (29) of the cutting unit (18),wherein, in a first state (I) of the swivel mechanism (32) in which the cutting unit (18) is adapted for shaving, the virtual pivot axis (p) is located at a first position (p) with respect to the cutting unit (18), and wherein, in a second sType: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: JEROEN MOLEMA, ALBERT JAN AITINK, BRAM TUIJP, HENDRIK KLAAS LOUWSMA, MARTINUS BERNARDUS STAPELBROEK, ROBBERT FREERK JOHAN VAN DER SCHEER
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Patent number: 9346180Abstract: An appliance for personal care, such as skin, dental or hair treatment, comprising a dispensing structure (30) for automatically dispensing a fluid. The dispensing structure (30) includes a fluid reservoir (10), a discharge opening (11) and a fluid drive structure (9, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20) for driving the fluid to be dispensed from the reservoir (10) and to and out of said discharge opening (11) in accordance with a dispensing rate/time profile (Sx). The fluid drive structure (9, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20) is arranged for spurting at least once during said dispensing operation for squirting an additional quantity of the fluid to and out of the discharge opening (11) in addition to the fluid being dispensed in accordance with said dispensing rate/time profile (Sx).Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Jeroen Molema, Anke Sinnema, Wilko Westerhof
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Patent number: 8678051Abstract: An instrument for filling a substance supply container of a device for personal care treatment has a filling needle having a proximal end connected or connectable to a storage reservoir and a distal end, a substance transport conduit extending from the proximal end to at least one outlet provided in a radially facing surface portion closely adjacent the distal end of the filling needle. A sleeve is arranged around the filling needle and is movable between a first position closing off the at least one outlet and a second position proximally away from the first position and the at least one outlet. A system including such an instrument, a container for cooperation with such an instrument and for provisioning a device for personal care treatment as well as a device for personal care treatment including such a container are described.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Jeroen Molema, Wilko Westerhof, Bartele Hendrik De Vries, Reinier Niels Lap, Olaf Martin De Jong, Bart-Jan Zwart, Johannes Rogier De Vrind
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Publication number: 20130008562Abstract: An instrument for filling a substance supply container of a device for personal care treatment has a filling needle having a proximal end connected or connectable to a storage reservoir and a distal end, a substance transport conduit extending from the proximal end to at least one outlet provided in a radially facing surface portion closely adjacent the distal end of the filling needle. A sleeve is arranged around the filling needle and is movable between a first position closing off the at least one outlet and a second position proximally away from the first position and the at least one outlet. A system including such an instrument, a container for cooperation with such an instrument and for provisioning a device for personal care treatment as well as a device for personal care treatment including such a container are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: JEROEN MOLEMA, WILKO WESTERHOF, BARTELE HENDRIK DE VRIES, REINIER NIELS LAP, OLAF MARTIN DE JONG, BART-JAN ZWART, JOHANNES ROGIER DE VRIND
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Patent number: 8281824Abstract: An instrument (23) for filling a substance supply container (1) of a device (21) for personal care treatment has a filling needle (4) having a proximal end connected or connectable to a storage reservoir (22) and a distal end, a substance transport conduit (9) extending from the proximal end to at least one outlet (10, 11) provided in a radially facing surface portion closely adjacent the distal end of the filling needle (4). A sleeve (14, 15) is arranged around the filling needle (4) and is movable between a first position closing off the at least one outlet (10, 11) and a second position proximally away from the first position and the at least one outlet (10, 11). A system (20) including such an instrument (23), a container (1) for cooperation with such an instrument (23) and for provisioning a device (21) for personal care treatment as well as a device (21) for personal care treatment including such a container (1) are described.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2006Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Jeroen Molema, Wilko Westerhof, Bartele Hendrik De Vries, Reinier Niels Lap, Olaf Martin De Jong, Bart-Jan Zwart, Johannes Rogier De Vrind
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Patent number: 8118194Abstract: A cartridge for an appliance for personal care, such as skin, dental or hair treatment includes a main body, a dispensing structure for dispensing a substance, such as a liquid, a paste or a gel, and a cartridge detachably connected to the main body. The cartridge bounds a reservoir space for holding the substance to be dispensed and includes a flexible wall part bounding the reservoir space for allowing reservoir space volume to accommodate to a volume of the substance filled therein and volumes of the substance dispensed therefrom; a rigid wall part also bounding the reservoir space, and a rigid housing. The flexible wall part is connected to the rigid housing along a contour of the rigid wall part.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2006Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Jeroen Molema, Wilko Westerhof, Anke Sinnema, Johannes Josephus Blaak
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Publication number: 20120005898Abstract: An appliance for personal care, such as skin, dental or hair treatment, comprising a dispensing structure (30) for automatically dispensing a fluid. The dispensing structure (30) includes a fluid reservoir (10), a discharge opening (11) and a fluid drive structure (9, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20) for driving the fluid to be dispensed from the reservoir (10) and to and out of said discharge opening (11) in accordance with a dispensing rate/time profile (Sx). The fluid drive structure (9, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20) is arranged for spurting at least once during said dispensing operation for squirting an additional quantity of the fluid to and out of the discharge opening (11) in addition to the fluid being dispensed in accordance with said dispensing rate/time profile (Sx).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: JEROEN MOLEMA, ANKE SINNEMA, WILKO WESTERHOF
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Patent number: 8028708Abstract: An appliance for personal care, such as skin, dental or hair treatment, comprising a dispensing structure (30) for automatically dispensing a fluid. The dispensing structure (30) includes a fluid reservoir (10), a discharge opening (11) and a fluid drive structure (9, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20) for driving the fluid to be dispensed from the reservoir (10) to and out of said discharge opening (11) in accordance with a dispensing rate/time profile (Sx). The fluid drive structure (9, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20) is arranged for spurting at least once during said dispensing operation for squirting an additional quantity of the fluid to and out of the discharge opening (11) in addition to the fluid being dispensed in accordance with said dispensing rate/time profile (Sx).Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2006Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Jeroen Molema, Anke Sinnema, Wilko Westerhof
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Publication number: 20090063775Abstract: The present invention provides a system and a method for a cache partitioning technique for application tasks based on the scheduling information in multiprocessors. Cache partitioning is performed dynamically based on the information of the pattern of task scheduling provided by the task scheduler (405). Execution behavior of the application tasks is obtained from the task scheduler (405) and partitions are allocated (415) to only a subset of application tasks, which are going to be executed in the upcoming clock cycles. The present invention will improve the cache utilization by avoiding unnecessary reservation of the cache partitions for the executing application tasks during the entire duration of their execution and hence an effective utilization of the cache is achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2006Publication date: March 5, 2009Inventors: Jeroen Molema, Wilko Westerhof, Bartele Henrik De Vries, Reinier Niels Lap, Olaf Martin De Jong, Bart-Jan Zwart, Johannes Rogier De Vrind
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Publication number: 20080216322Abstract: A cartridge for an appliance for personal care, such as skin, dental or hair treatment includes a main body (2), a dispensing structure (3, 11, 12) for dispensing a substance, such as a liquid, a paste or a gel, and a cartridge (3) detachably connected to the main body (2). The cartridge bounds a reservoir space (5) for holding the substance to be dispensed and includes: a flexible wall part (7) bounding the reservoir space (5) for allowing reservoir space (5) volume to accommodate to a volume of the substance filled therein and volumes of the substance dispensed therefrom; a rigid wall part (16) also bounding the reservoir space (5), and a rigid housing (6, 14). The flexible wall part (7) is connected to the rigid housing (6, 14) along a contour (23) of the rigid wall part (16).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2006Publication date: September 11, 2008Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Jeroen Molema, Wilko Westerhof, Anke Sinnema, Johannes Josephus Blaak
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Publication number: 20080189951Abstract: An appliance for personal care, such as skin, dental or hair treatment, comprising a dispensing structure (30) for automatically dispensing a fluid. The dispensing structure (30) includes a fluid reservoir (10), a discharge opening (11) and a fluid drive structure (9, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20) for driving the fluid to be dispensed from the reservoir (10) to and out of said discharge opening (11) in accordance with a dispensing rate/time profile (Sx). The fluid drive structure (9, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20) is arranged for spurting at least once during said dispensing operation for squirting an additional quantity of the fluid to and out of the discharge opening (11) in addition to the fluid being dispensed in accordance with said dispensing rate/time profile (Sx).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2006Publication date: August 14, 2008Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Jeroen Molema, Anke Sinnema, Wilko Westerhof