Patents by Inventor Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems

Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems 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: 11966070
    Abstract: A light guide (1) for a lighting device (8) is provided. The light guide (1) comprises an incoupling element (2) configured for receiving light and coupling the received light into the light guide (1). The light guide (1) is configured to convey the received light within the light guide (1). The light guide (1) comprises at least a first group and a second group of conically shaped outcoupling surface structures (3) distributed on, and recessed into or protruding from, a side (4) of the light guide (1). Each conically shaped outcoupling surface structure (3) is configured for coupling of light out of the light guide (1). Further, each conically shaped outcoupling surface structure (3) of the first group is geometrically characterized by a shape in accordance with a first cone or conical frustum (5) and each conically shaped outcoupling surface structure (3) of the second group is geometrically characterized by a shape in accordance with a second cone or conical frustum (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.
    Inventors: Barry Mos, Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg, Olexandr Valentynovych Vdovin, Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems, Hugo Johan Cornelissen
  • Patent number: 11933487
    Abstract: A lighting device (100), comprising a plurality of light sources (110), a cover (120) comprising an at least partially light-transmissive material, wherein the cover at least partially encloses the plurality of light sources, and a plurality of reflectors (130) arranged within the cover and at respective peripheral portions of the cover, wherein a first set of light sources (140) is arranged within the plurality of reflectors such that the light sources within each reflector is configured to emit a respective bundle of light from the lighting device, and wherein a second set of light sources (150) is arranged outside the plurality of reflectors and configured to emit light from the lighting device, wherein the lighting device further comprises a control unit (160) configured to individually control the operation of the first and second sets of light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems
  • Patent number: 11933488
    Abstract: An LED luminaire, which comprises an LED array of LED elements and an optical element. The optical element comprises one or more partially reflective or partially transmissive elements, which are positioned to lie perpendicular to a plane of the LED array. In this way, the partially reflective elements create virtual sources or virtual LED elements, by reflecting part of the light emitted by an LED element, whilst allowing the original or “real” LED element to still be visible by partially transmitting the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg, Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems, Olexandr Valentynovych Vdovin
  • Publication number: 20240084995
    Abstract: A light emitting device (1) comprising at least one light source (2) adapted for, in operation, emitting light (7, 9), at least one free-shape refractive lens element (3) configured to aim light (7) emitted by the at least one light source (2) in a first direction towards a surface (22) to be illuminated by the light emitting device (1), the lens element (3) comprising a first end (11) adapted for facing in a direction towards the surface (22) and a second end (20) adapted for facing in a direction away from the surface (22), at least one first TIR element (4), the first TIR element (4) being a collimating TIR element configured to collimate and redirect light (9) emitted from the at least one light source (2) in a second direction away from the surface (22) into light (9) propagating parallel and in a downward direction, the first TIR element (4) comprising a light incoupling surface (19) and a light outcoupling surface (13), the light incoupling surface (19) being arranged at the second end (20) of the lens
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Johannes Petrus Maria ANSEMS, Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie VISSENBERG, Olexander Valentynovych VDOVIN, Peter Johannes Martinus BUKKEMS
  • Patent number: 11879600
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide an improved LED filament lamp (10), the LED filament lamp (10) comprising: a transparent envelope (11) provided with a transparent optical structure (12); at least one LED filament (14) enclosed by the transparent envelope (11); wherein the transparent optical structure (12) comprises a plurality of individually spaced prismatic grooves (17) and/or ridges that are at least partly aligned along a projection of the at least one LED filament (14) on the transparent envelope (11); wherein each prismatic groove (17) and/or ridge of the plurality of individually spaced prismatic grooves (17) and/or ridges comprises a refractive facet (171) oriented at a wedge angle (172) between 5 and 50 degrees with a tangent of the envelope (11) at the location of the respective prismatic groove (17) and/or ridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems, Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg
  • Patent number: 11873953
    Abstract: A light emitting device (1) comprising at least one LED light source (6, 61, 62) adapted for, in operation, emitting light source light, and an elongated light guide (2) comprising a height direction (H), a width direction (W), a depth direction (D), a longitudinal axis (L) extending in the height direction (H), a first major surface (31) and a second major surface (32) arranged extending opposite to the first major surface in the depth direction (D), a first minor surface (41) and a second minor surface (42) arranged extending opposite to the first minor surface in the width direction (W), and a first end (51) and a second end (52) arranged extending opposite to the first end in the height direction (H), where the elongated light guide (2) further comprises at least one light in-coupling element (7, 71, 72) configured to couple the light source light into the elongated light guide and at least one light out-coupling element (81, 82) configured to couple the light source light out of the elongated light guide
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems, Peter Johannes Martinus Bukkems
  • Publication number: 20230358368
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a color tunable and/or color temperature tunable LED filament (20, 22, 24), said LED filament comprising an elongated carrier (220), said elongated carrier comprising a first major surface (222) and a second major surface (224) arranged opposite to said first major surface, a plurality of LEDs (210) arranged in at least one linear array on said first surface of said elongated carrier, wherein the plurality of LEDs includes LEDs of different colors and/or different color temperatures, a first elongated transparent or substantially transparent layer (230) covering the plurality of LEDs on the first major surface and also at least partly covering said first major surface, and a first elongated light scattering layer (240), arranged to at least partially cover said first transparent or substantially transparent layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Ties VAN BOMMEL, Rifat Ata Mustafa HIKMET, Johannes Petrus Maria ANSEMS
  • Patent number: 11808417
    Abstract: A light emitting device (1) comprising at least one LED filament (2) comprising a flexible substrate (3) and a plurality of LED light sources (4) arranged on the flexible substrate (3), and an encapsulation (5a, 5b) encapsulating the plurality of LED light sources (4) and at least a part of one side of the flexible substrate (3), where the at least one LED filament (2) comprises at least one knot (6) in the form of intentional complication in cordage of the at least one LED filament (2), and where the intentional complication in cordage is any one of a fastening made by looping the at least one LED filament (2) on itself or together with a further LED filament and tightening it, and an intentional complication in cordage in which the at least one LED filament (2) is interlaced with at least one further LED filament at right angles to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Peter Johannes Martinus Bukkems, Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems
  • Publication number: 20230324027
    Abstract: A lighting device (1) is provided. The lighting device (1) comprises a light-transmissive enclosure (10) and alight source (30). The light-transmissive enclosure (10) has an outer surface (11) and an inner surface (12) opposite to the outer surface (11). The inner surface (12) at least in part forming a cavity (20). The light-transmissive enclosure (10) has an opening (15) lying in a transverse plane (P1). The light source (30) is arranged on the transverse plane (P1), or on a side of the transverse plane (P1) opposite of the light-transmissive enclosure (10), and configured to emit light into the cavity (20). The light-transmissive enclosure (10) is arranged around a longitudinal axis (L), the longitudinal axis (L) lying in a longitudinal plane that is perpendicular to the transverse plane (P1). The light-transmissive enclosure (10) has a first part (101) and a second part (102) separated from each other by the longitudinal plane (P2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Johannes Petrus Maria ANSEMS, Stephan CERTAIN, Michel Cornelis Josephus Maria VISSENBERG, Olexandr Valentynovych VDOVIN, Joris Jan VREHEN
  • Publication number: 20230300958
    Abstract: A lighting device (320) comprising at least one first light-emitting diode, LED, filament (100) adapted to emit light with a first correlated color temperature, CCT, and at least one second LED filament (200) adapted to emit light with a second, different, CCT. Each of the LED filaments is arranged to emit a first, larger, portion of light (112) from a first side (105), and a second, smaller, portion of light (114) from a second side (107). A longitudinal axis (A) extends from a base (322) of the lighting device to a top portion (330) of the envelope. Each of the at least one first LED filament is arranged at a first angle ( ) from the longitudinal axis, with its first surface generally facing towards the top portion of the lighting device, and each of the at least one second LED filament is arranged at a second angle ( ) from the longitudinal axis, with its first surface generally facing towards the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: TIES VAN BOMMEL, RIFAT ATA MUSTAFA HIKMET, JOHANNES PETRUS MARIA ANSEMS
  • Patent number: 11754256
    Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination device (10) comprising a plurality of concave shaped reflectors (20-1, 20-2), each reflector forming a reflector cavity (25) in which a light source (21) is provided for emitting light towards a light emission window (24). The illumination device of the above known kind is capable of emitting different light emission distribution thus improving its implementation in indoor applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems
  • Publication number: 20230280002
    Abstract: A light emitting device (1) comprising at least one LED light source (6, 61, 62) adapted for, in operation, emitting light source light, and an elongated light guide (2) comprising a height direction (H), a width direction (W), a depth direction (D), a longitudinal axis (L) extending in the height direction (H), a first major surface (31) and a second major surface (32) arranged extending opposite to the first major surface in the depth direction (D), a first minor surface (41) and a second minor surface (42) arranged extending opposite to the first minor surface in the width direction (W), and a first end (51) and a second end (52) arranged extending opposite to the first end in the height direction (H), where the elongated light guide (2) further comprises at least one light in-coupling element (7, 71, 72) configured to couple the light source light into the elongated light guide and at least one light out-coupling element (81, 82) configured to couple the light source light out of the elongated light guide
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: TIES VAN BOMMEL, RIFAT ATA MUSTAFA HIKMET, JOHANNES PETRUS MARIA ANSEMS, PETER JOHANNES MARTINUS BUKKEMS
  • Patent number: 11739907
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting device comprising one or more LED light sources and one or more diffusely transmissive covers. The one or more diffusely transmissive covers extend over the one or more LED light sources to form one or more combinations of an LED light source and a diffusely transmissive cover. For each combination of an LED light source and a diffusely transmissive cover (i) the diffusely transmissive cover is dome-shaped with a vertical cross-section having a closed convex shape and a horizontal cross-section having a polygonal shape, (ii) the diffusely transmissive cover has a width (w) projected in a horizontal plane parallel to a bottom of the diffusely transmissive cover, (iii) the LED light source has a distance (d) to any neighboring LED light source. The width (w) and the distance (d) are perpendicular to each other, and the ratio of the width (w) and the distance (d) is constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems, Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg, Peter Johannes Martinus Bukkems
  • Patent number: 11739888
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a color tunable and/or color temperature tunable LED filament (20, 22, 24), said LED filament comprising an elongated carrier (220), said elongated carrier comprising a first major surface (222) and a second major surface (224) arranged opposite to said first major surface, a plurality of LEDs (210) arranged in at least one linear array on said first surface of said elongated carrier, wherein the plurality of LEDs includes LEDs of different colors and/or different color temperatures, a first elongated transparent or substantially transparent layer (230) covering the plurality of LEDs on the first major surface and also at least partly covering said first major surface, and a first elongated light scattering layer (240), arranged to at least partially cover said first transparent or substantially transparent layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems
  • Patent number: 11739887
    Abstract: A lighting device (1) is provided. The lighting device comprises at least two light-emitting diode, LED, filaments (11). The lighting device further comprises at least two optical modules (12). Each optical module (12) is arranged in relation to a corresponding one of the LED filaments (11) to receive light emitted by the corresponding one of the LED filaments (11). Each optical module (12) is configured to collimate the received light and produce a collimated light beam so as to increase the degree of collimation of the light produced by the optical module (12) as compared to the light received by the optical module (12). The light produced by each optical module (12) is emitted from the lighting device (1). Further, the optical modules (12) are arranged in relation to each other such that collimated light beams of the respective ones of the optical modules (12) are oriented in different directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems
  • Publication number: 20230236354
    Abstract: The invention relates to a luminaire comprising a stack of parallel light transmissive transparent plates comprising a light guide plate and an optical plate. The light guide plate comprises a first and a second major light guide surface and a circumferential edge-wall and is edge-lit by LEDs. At least one of the major light guide surfaces is provided with a light outcoupling structure comprising outcoupling elements arranged at a first pitch P1. The optical plate comprises a first and a second major optical surface, the first major optical surface facing towards the second major light guide surface and only one of the first and second major optical surfaces being provided with an optical structure comprising optical elements arranged at a second pitch P2. The second major light guide surface and the first major optical surface are spaced apart in a direction perpendicular to the major light guide surface by a spacing S, with S being in the range of 0-12 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: PETER JOHANNES MARTINUS BUKKEMS, LUDOVICUS JOHANNES LAMBERTUS HAENEN, JOHANNES PETRUS MARIA ANSEMS, BARRY MOS, MARTINUS HERMANUS WILHELMUS MARIA VAN DELDEN
  • Patent number: 11692676
    Abstract: A lighting device (1) comprising: a substrate defining a plane; at least one solid-state light source mounted on the substrate, an outer light-transmissive envelope (2), and a light-transmissive wall which is arranged at a circumference of the substrate and which has an extension along and is curved towards an optical axis (A) of the lighting device (1). The light-transmissive wall comprises an edge portion distal to the substrate, which edge portion is adapted to diffuse light from the at least one solid-state light source such that a shadow on the outer light-transmissive envelope (2) is blurred, the shadow being caused by an electrical component mounted on the substrate and blocking light emitted by the at least one solid-state light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Vincent Stefan David Gielen, Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems
  • Patent number: 11686437
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light mixing chamber (100). The light mixing chamber (100) comprising: a first light mixing chamber part (120) comprising a light exit window (122) and a first side wall (124) having a first groove (126); a second light mixing chamber part (140) comprising a bottom wall (142) and a second side wall (144) having a second groove (146); and an LED substrate (160) supporting a plurality of LEDs (162,164,166,168). The LED substrate (160) is arranged into the first (126) and second grooves (146), interconnecting the first and the second light mixing chamber parts (120,140) such that the light mixing chamber (100) is formed. The plurality of LEDs (162,164,166,168) of the LED substrate (160) is facing an inner cavity (180) of the light mixing chamber (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems, Ties Van Bommel
  • Patent number: 11674650
    Abstract: A light emitting device (1) comprising a light exit surface (41) and at least one light source (5) configured to, in operation, emit light, wherein the light emitting device is configured to provide a light output at the light exit surface (41), the light output comprising at least one peak intensity in a first direction (A) and an intensity cut-off in at least one second direction (B), where the intensity in the at least one second direction (B) is less than 10 % of the peak intensity in the first direction (A), and wherein the light emitting device (1) comprises a plurality of sparkling elements (6) arranged in the optical path of at least a part of the light emitted by the at least one light source (5), at least two sparkling elements of the plurality of sparkling elements (6) being configured and arranged to be visible when observed from a viewing position corresponding to the at least one second direction (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Michel Cornelis Joseph Marie Vissenberg, Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems, Malgorzata Perz, Dragan Sekulovski
  • Publication number: 20230167965
    Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination device (10) comprising a plurality of concave shaped reflectors (20-1, 20-2), each reflector forming a reflector cavity (25) in which a light source (21) is provided for emitting light towards a light emission window (24). The illumination device of the above known kind is capable of emitting different light emission distribution thus improving its implementation in indoor applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: TIES VAN BOMMEL, RIFAT ATA MUSTAFA HIKMET, JOHANNES PETRUS MARIA ANSEMS