Patents by Inventor John De Clercq
John De Clercq 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: 11945816Abstract: The application relates to a compound having Formula X: which modulates the activity of HER2 and/or a mutant thereof, and/or EGFR and/or a mutant thereof, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound, and a method of treating or preventing a disease in which HER2 and/or a mutant thereof, and/or EGFR and/or a mutant thereof, plays a role.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.Inventors: John M. Hatcher, Nathanael S. Gray, Jaebong Jang, Dries De Clercq, Pasi Janne, Jamie A. Saxon, Michael Eck, David A. Scott, Alyssa Verano
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Patent number: 11479122Abstract: The current invention concerns a method for wireless power transfer from a charging station to an energy storage element of an AGV, or on an AGV. Furthermore, it provides a charging station, as well as a wireless energy receiving system for receiving energy from a charging station and providing said received energy to an energy storage element of an AGV, or on an AGV, and furthermore a system for wireless power transfer incorporating one or more charging stations and a plurality of said wireless energy receiving systems.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2017Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: IN2POWER NVInventors: Peter Besard, John De Clercq
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Patent number: 10763699Abstract: A detection method for use in a primary unit of an inductive power transfer system, the primary unit being operable to transmit power wirelessly by electromagnetic induction to at least one secondary unit of the system located in proximity to the primary unit and/or to a foreign object located in said proximity, the method comprising: driving the primary unit so that in a driven state the magnitude of an electrical drive signal supplied to one or more primary coils of the primary unit changes from a first value to a second value; assessing the effect of such driving on an electrical characteristic of the primary unit; and detecting in dependence upon the assessed effect the presence of a said secondary unit and/or a foreign object located in proximity to said primary unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: PHILIPS IP VENTURES B.V.Inventors: Jonathan Richard Dibben, Willy Henri Lemmens, David James Hough, Hendrik Cannoodt, John De Clercq
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Publication number: 20190232808Abstract: The current invention concerns a method for wireless power transfer from a charging station to an energy storage element of an AGV, or on an AGV. Furthermore, it provides a charging station, as well as a wireless energy receiving system for receiving energy from a charging station and providing said received energy to an energy storage element of an AGV, or on an AGV, and furthermore a system for wireless power transfer incorporating one or more charging stations and a plurality of said wireless energy receiving systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2017Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: IN2POWER NVInventors: Peter Besard, John De Clercq
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Publication number: 20180191200Abstract: A detection method for use in a primary unit of an inductive power transfer system, the primary unit being operable to transmit power wirelessly by electromagnetic induction to at least one secondary unit of the system located in proximity to the primary unit and/or to a foreign object located in said proximity, the method comprising: driving the primary unit so that in a driven state the magnitude of an electrical drive signal supplied to one or more primary coils of the primary unit changes from a first value to a second value; assessing the effect of such driving on an electrical characteristic of the primary unit; and detecting in dependence upon the assessed effect the presence of a said secondary unit and/or a foreign object located in proximity to said primary unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2018Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Jonathan Richard Dibben, Willy Henri Lemmens, David James Hough, Hendrik Cannoodt, John De Clercq
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Patent number: 9906044Abstract: A detection method for use in a primary unit of an inductive power transfer system, the primary unit being operable to transmit power wirelessly by electromagnetic induction to at least one secondary unit of the system located in proximity to the primary unit and/or to a foreign object located in said proximity, the method comprising: driving the primary unit so that in a driven state the magnitude of an electrical drive signal supplied to one or more primary coils of the primary unit changes from a first value to a second value; assessing the effect of such driving on an electrical characteristic of the primary unit; and detecting in dependence upon the assessed effect the presence of a said secondary unit and/or a foreign object located in proximity to said primary unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2014Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Inventors: Jonathan Richard Dibben, Willy Henri Lemmens, David James Hough, Hendrik Cannoodt, John De Clercq
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Patent number: 9906047Abstract: Circuitry for use in a primary unit of an inductive power transfer system to generate an electromagnetic field so as to transfer power wirelessly by electromagnetic induction to one or more secondary units of the system, the or each secondary unit being separable from the primary unit, the circuitry comprising: a plurality of drivable portions, each portion comprising a primary coil or a dummy coil; driving means operable to supply both or at least two of said portions with drive signals so as to cause those driven portions that have a said primary coil to generate said electromagnetic field; and control means operable, in dependence upon a feedback signal indicative of a characteristic of the primary or dummy coil of one or more of the driven portions, to control the circuitry so as to tend to regulate said feedback signal, wherein the circuitry is configured so that; those portions that are driven are connected together in parallel and have a tuned resonant response; and said control tends to regulate suchType: GrantFiled: October 9, 2014Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Inventors: Willy Henri Lemmens, David Martin Pooley, John De Clercq
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Publication number: 20150054354Abstract: Circuitry for use in a primary unit of an inductive power transfer system to generate an electromagnetic field so as to transfer power wirelessly by electromagnetic induction to one or more secondary units of the system, the or each secondary unit being separable from the primary unit, the circuitry comprising: a plurality of drivable portions, each portion comprising a primary coil or a dummy coil; driving means operable to supply both or at least two of said portions with drive signals so as to cause those driven portions that have a said primary coil to generate said electromagnetic field; and control means operable, in dependence upon a feedback signal indicative of a characteristic of the primary or dummy coil of one or more of the driven portions, to control the circuitry so as to tend to regulate said feedback signal, wherein the circuitry is configured so that; those portions that are driven are connected together in parallel and have a tuned resonant response; and said control tends to regulate suchType: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventors: Willy Henri Lemmens, David Martin Pooley, John De Clercq
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Publication number: 20140333146Abstract: A detection method for use in a primary unit of an inductive power transfer system, the primary unit being operable to transmit power wirelessly by electromagnetic induction to at least one secondary unit of the system located in proximity to the primary unit and/or to a foreign object located in said proximity, the method comprising: driving the primary unit so that in a driven state the magnitude of an electrical drive signal supplied to one or more primary coils of the primary unit changes from a first value to a second value; assessing the effect of such driving on an electrical characteristic of the primary unit; and detecting in dependence upon the assessed effect the presence of a said secondary unit and/or a foreign object located in proximity to said primary unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: Access Business Group International LLCInventors: Jonathan Richard Dibben, Willy Henri Lemmens, David James Hough, Hendrik Cannoodt, John De Clercq
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Patent number: 8884469Abstract: Circuitry for use in a primary unit of an inductive power transfer system to generate an electromagnetic field so as to transfer power wirelessly by electromagnetic induction to one or more secondary units of the system, the or each secondary unit being separable from the primary unit, the circuitry comprising: a plurality of drivable portions, each portion comprising a primary coil or a dummy coil; driving means operable to supply both or at least two of said portions with drive signals so as to cause those driven portions that have a said primary coil to generate said electromagnetic field; and control means operable, in dependence upon a feedback signal indicative of a characteristic of the primary or dummy coil of one or more of the driven portions, to control the circuitry so as to tend to regulate said feedback signal, wherein the circuitry is configured so that; those portions that are driven are connected together in parallel and have a tuned resonant response; and said control tends to regulate suchType: GrantFiled: August 15, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Access Business Group International LLCInventors: Willy Henri Lemmens, David Martin Poley, John De Clercq
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Patent number: 8884468Abstract: Circuitry for use in a primary unit of an inductive power transfer system to generate an electromagnetic field so as to transfer power wirelessly by electromagnetic induction to one or more secondary units of the system, the or each secondary unit being separable from the primary unit, the circuitry comprising: a plurality of drivable portions, each portion comprising a primary coil or a dummy coil; driving means operable to supply both or at least two of said portions with drive signals so as to cause those driven portions that have a said primary coil to generate said electromagnetic field; and control means operable, in dependence upon a feedback signal indicative of a characteristic of the primary or dummy coil of one or more of the driven portions, to control the circuitry so as to tend to regulate said feedback signal, wherein the circuitry is configured so that; those portions that are driven are connected together in parallel and have a tuned resonant response; and said control tends to regulate suchType: GrantFiled: December 18, 2008Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Access Business Group International LLCInventors: Willy Henri Lemmens, David Martin Pooley, John De Clercq
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Publication number: 20140211424Abstract: Disclosed are a hinged connector and a video display assembly containing an attachment panel having a front surface and a back surface, with a video display attached to the front surface and at least one hinged connector attached to the back surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: REVOLUTION DISPLAY, INC.Inventors: John DE CLERCQ, Robbie THIELEMANS, Tony VAN MOORLEGHEM, Jeremy HOCHMAN
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Patent number: 8766487Abstract: A detection method for use in a primary unit of an inductive power transfer system, the primary unit being operable to transmit power wirelessly by electromagnetic induction to at least one secondary unit of the system located in proximity to the primary unit and/or to a foreign object located in said proximity, the method comprising: driving the primary unit so that in a driven state the magnitude of an electrical drive signal supplied to one or more primary coils of the primary unit changes from a first value to a second value; assessing the effect of such driving on an electrical characteristic of the primary unit; and detecting in dependence upon the assessed effect the presence of a said secondary unit and/or a foreign object located in proximity to said primary unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2008Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Access Business Group International LLCInventors: Jonathan Richard Dibben, Willy Henri Lemmens, David James Hough, Hendrik Cannoodt, John De Clercq
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Publication number: 20120175967Abstract: A detection method for use in a primary unit of an inductive power transfer system, the primary unit being operable to transmit power wirelessly by electromagnetic induction to at least one secondary unit of the system located in proximity to the primary unit and/or to a foreign object located in said proximity, the method comprising: driving the primary unit so that in a driven state the magnitude of an electrical drive signal supplied to one or more primary coils of the primary unit changes from a first value to a second value; assessing the effect of such driving on an electrical characteristic of the primary unit; and detecting in dependence upon the assessed effect the presence of a said secondary unit and/or a foreign object located in proximity to said primary unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2008Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: ACCESS BUSINESS GROUP INTERNATIONAL LLCInventors: Jonathan Richard Dibben, Willy Henri Lemmens, David James Hough, Hendrik Cannoodt, John De Clercq
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Publication number: 20110291491Abstract: Circuitry for use in a primary unit of an inductive power transfer system to generate an electromagnetic field so as to transfer power wirelessly by electromagnetic induction to one or more secondary units of the system, the or each secondary unit being separable from the primary unit, the circuitry comprising: a plurality of drivable portions, each portion comprising a primary coil or a dummy coil; driving means operable to supply both or at least two of said portions with drive signals so as to cause those driven portions that have a said primary coil to generate said electromagnetic field; and control means operable, in dependence upon a feedback signal indicative of a characteristic of the primary or dummy coil of one or more of the driven portions, to control the circuitry so as to tend to regulate said feedback signal, wherein the circuitry is configured so that; those portions that are driven are connected together in parallel and have a tuned resonant response; and said control tends to regulate suchType: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: ACCESS BUSINESS GROUP INTERNATIONAL LLCInventors: Willy Henri Lemmens, David Martin Poley, John De Clercq
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Publication number: 20110285210Abstract: Circuitry for use in a primary unit of an inductive power transfer system to generate an electromagnetic field so as to transfer power wirelessly by electromagnetic induction to one or more secondary units of the system, the or each secondary unit being separable from the primary unit, the circuitry comprising: a plurality of drivable portions, each portion comprising a primary coil or a dummy coil; driving means operable to supply both or at least two of said portions with drive signals so as to cause those driven portions that have a said primary coil to generate said electromagnetic field; and control means operable, in dependence upon a feedback signal indicative of a characteristic of the primary or dummy coil of one or more of the driven portions, to control the circuitry so as to tend to regulate said feedback signal, wherein the circuitry is configured so that; those portions that are driven are connected together in parallel and have a tuned resonant response; and said control tends to regulate suchType: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2008Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: ACCESS BUSINESS GROUP INTERNATIONAL LLCInventors: Willy Henri Lemmens, David Martin Pooley, John De Clercq
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LED LIGHTING THAT HAS CONTINUOUS AND ADJUSTABLE COLOR TEMPERATURE (CT), WHILE MAINTAINING A HIGH CRI
Publication number: 20100001648Abstract: A modular, standalone, and multi-functional electronic and mechanical platform for light-emitting diode (LED) lighting applications that has continuous and adjustable color temperature (CT) is provided. In particular, a modular LED device is utilized as a standalone lighting device or, alternatively, as a universal and generic building block for forming lighting devices for lighting application. The modular LED device includes an LED circuit, a digital signal processor (DSP), a network interface, and a power supply that can be packaged in a compact, thermally controlled housing. Additionally, the housing can provide alignment and fastening mechanisms for easily coupling one modular LED device to another modular LED device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2006Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: Inverto NVInventors: John De Clercq, Robbie Thielemans -
Patent number: D730309Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Revolution Display, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Hochman, John De Clercq, Robbie Thielemans, Tony Van Moorleghem