Patents by Inventor Joris Jan Vrehen

Joris Jan Vrehen 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: 11965625
    Abstract: A light emitting device (1) adapted for projecting a light beam (15) onto a target surface, the light emitting device (1) comprising a light engine (2) comprising a light source (3), a light mixing chamber (4), and an optical component (5) having a spherical shape with a curved light-receiving surface (51), where the light source (3) is arranged to, in operation, emit light towards a light exit window (41) of the at least one light mixing 5 chamber, the light exit window (41) of the at least one light mixing chamber (4) thereby acting as an extended light source with a curved light-emitting surface, where the optical component (5) is provided adjacent to the light exit window (41) of the light mixing chamber, and where the curved light emitting surface of the at least one light mixing chamber (4) is conformal to an the curved light-receiving surface (51) of the optical component (5) and 10 coincident with a focal surface (52) of the optical component (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.
    Inventors: Erik Paul Boonekamp, Ludovicus Johannes Lambertus Haenen, Joris Jan Vrehen
  • Patent number: 11942990
    Abstract: A tunable laser based light source for Li-Fi communication comprising a laser (1), a first optical element (3), and a second optical element (4). The first optical element (3) is configured to reflect and/or refract a scanning beam (2) emitted from the laser (1). The second optical element (4) is configured to broaden the scanning beam (2) reflected/refracted by the first optical element (3). The scanning beam (2) is configured to scan a scanning area extending with a first scanning length in a broadening direction (SI) and a second scanning length in a scanning direction (S2). The second optical element (4) is configured to broaden the scanning beam (2) in the broadening direction (S1) to a width larger than the first scanning length, and the laser (1) and the first optical element (3) are configured to cooperate to enable the scanning beam (2) to be swept along the scanning direction (S2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Joris Jan Vrehen, Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Chin Wan Oh, Johan-Paul Marie Gerard Linnartz
  • Publication number: 20240050608
    Abstract: The invention provides a radiation generating system comprising a radiation unit, wherein the radiation unit comprises a light source, a first collimator, and an optical arrangement, wherein: (a) the light source is configured to generate light source radiation having a first spectral power distribution having an intensity I1,1 at a first wavelength ?1 and an intensity I1,2 at a second wavelength ?2; (b) the first collimator is configured in a light receiving relationship with the light source, wherein the first collimator is configured to collimate the light source radiation into collimated light source radiation; (c) the optical arrangement is configured downstream of the first collimator and is configured to convert the collimated light source radiation into arrangement radiation; wherein the arrangement radiation is collimated relative to the collimated light source radiation; wherein the optical arrangement comprises a second collimator and an optical filter, wherein: (i) the second collimator is configu
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: TIES VAN BOMMEL, JORIS JAN VREHEN, ANNA WILHELMINA MARIA DE BEST
  • 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: 20230105180
    Abstract: A tunable laser based light source for Li-Fi communication comprising a laser (1), a first optical element (3), and a second optical element (4). The first optical element (3) is configured to reflect and/or refract a scanning beam (2) emitted from the laser (1). The second optical element (4) is configured to broaden the scanning beam (2) reflected/ refracted by the first optical element (3). The scanning beam (2) is configured to scan a scanning area extending with a first scanning length in a broadening direction (SI) and a second scanning length in a scanning direction (S2). The second optical element (4) is configured to broaden the scanning beam (2) in the broadening direction (S1) to a width larger than the first scanning length, and the laser (1) and the first optical element (3) are configured to cooperate to enable the scanning beam (2) to be swept along the scanning direction (S2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Joris Jan VREHEN, Hugo Johan CORNELISSEN, Chin Wan OH, Johan-Paul Marie Gerard LINNARTZ
  • Publication number: 20220353974
    Abstract: A system for adjusting one or more settings of one or more identified light sources is configured to receive input from one or more sensors (21-23, 26-28), determine an attention area of an operator (81) from the input, identify one or more light sources (13,14) illuminating the attention area, and adjust one or more settings of the one or more identified light sources from grow light settings to operator light settings
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Bartel Marinus VAN DE SLUIS, Marcellinus Petrus Carolus Michael KRIJN, Dragan SEKULOVSKI, Silvia Maria BOOIJ, Celine Catherine Sarah NICOLE, Joris Jan VREHEN, Rob Franciscus Maria VAN ELMPT
  • Publication number: 20220256406
    Abstract: According to one aspect disclosed herein, there is provided a system (500) comprising at least two light cells (504, 508) connected to form a light communication network. The system comprises at least two light cells each formed by a respective first beam of light comprising a respective data signal and a second beam of light comprising a pilot signal. Each data signal has an amplitude profile with a portion above a pre-determined threshold level (316), and said portion of the respective data signals of the at least two light cells partially overlap to form an overlapping region (306) with an amplitude profile (720, 730) above the predetermined threshold level. Each pilot signal in turn has an amplitude profile (740, 750) which comprises an ascending edge and a descending edge and a footprint which is aligned with a footprint of the respective data signal for use in performing a pre-handover and/or handover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Andries VAN WAGENINGEN, Martinus Petrus CREUSEN, Joris Jan VREHEN
  • Publication number: 20220243875
    Abstract: A light emitting device (1) adapted for projecting a light beam (15) onto a target surface, the light emitting device (1) comprising a light engine (2) comprising a light source (3), a light mixing chamber (4), and an optical component (5) having a spherical shape with a curved light-receiving surface (51), where the light source (3) is arranged to, in operation, emit light towards a light exit window (41) of the at least one light mixing 5 chamber, the light exit window (41) of the at least one light mixing chamber (4) thereby acting as an extended light source with a curved light-emitting surface, where the optical component (5) is provided adjacent to the light exit window (41) of the light mixing chamber, and where the curved light emitting surface of the at least one light mixing chamber (4) is conformal to an the curved light-receiving surface (51) of the optical component (5) and 10 coincident with a focal surface (52) of the optical component (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: ERIK PAUL BOONEKAMP, LUDOVICUS JOHANNES LAMBERTUS HAENEN, JORIS JAN VREHEN
  • Publication number: 20220225487
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting system (1000) comprising (i) a plurality of light sources (10) configured to generate light source light (11), and (ii) optics (20) configured downstream of the light sources (10), wherein the lighting system (1000) further comprises a 2D array (110) of at least part of the total number of light sources (10), wherein nearest neighboring light sources (10) in the 2D array (110) have an average first shortest distance (dd1), wherein the lighting system (1000) is further configured to generate in an operation mode lighting system light (1001) comprising light source light (11) of a subset of the total number of light sources (10) wherein nearest neighboring light sources (10) configured to generate the light source light (11) for the lighting system light (1001) in the operation mode have an average second shortest distance (dd2), wherein the average second shortest distance (dd2) is larger than average first shortest distance (dd1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: ANNA WILHELMINA MARIA DE BEST, MICHEL CORNELIS JOSEPHUS MARIE VISSENBERG, JORIS JAN VREHEN
  • Patent number: 11378241
    Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination device comprising a plurality of LEDs (3) arranged on a carrier, an optical element disposed in a path of light emitted by at least one of said LEDs (3), and a driving unit for operating at least one of said LEDs (3). The driving unit in a first operation mode drives at a selected power a first selection of LEDs (13, FIG. 3A) to issue a first beam with a device light flux and with a first beam width, and drives in an at least one further operation mode at said selected power a further selection of LEDs (13, FIG. 3B), different in at least one LED from said first selection, to issue a further beam with said device light flux and with a further beam width wider than the first beam width. The LEDs of the further selection of the LEDs are evenly distributed over the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Anna Wilhelmina Marie De Best, Joris Jan Vrehen
  • Publication number: 20220186897
    Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination device comprising a plurality of LEDs (3) arranged on a carrier, an optical element disposed in a path of light emitted by at least one of said LEDs (3), and a driving unit for operating at least one of said LEDs (3). The driving unit in a first operation mode drives at a selected power a first selection of LEDs (13, FIG. 3A) to issue a first beam with a device light flux and with a first beam width, and drives in an at least one further operation mode at said selected power a further selection of LEDs (13, FIG. 3B), different in at least one LED from said first selection, to issue a further beam with said device light flux and with a further beam width wider than the first beam width. The LEDs of the further selection of the LEDs are evenly distributed over the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: ANNA WILHELMINA MARIE DE BEST, JORIS JAN VREHEN
  • Patent number: 11131429
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting system (1) comprising a lighting unit (100) and a monolithic support element (200) for supporting the lighting unit (100), wherein the monolithic support element (200) comprises: —a support part (210) for supporting the lighting unit (100), wherein the support part (210) has a first length (L1), wherein the support part (210) has a support part outer shape and support part outer dimensions, wherein the support part (210) optionally includes a support part channel (211) over at least part of the first length (L1) having a first cross-sectional area (A1); —a first duct (220) having second length (L2), wherein the first duct (220) has a first duct outer shape and first duct outer dimensions, wherein the first duct (220) comprises a duct channel (221) over at least part of the second length (L2) having a second cross-sectional area (A2); —a transition part (230) bridging the support part (210) and the first duct (220); wherein one or mote of (i) the support part outer shape and t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Peter Johannes Martinus Bukkems, Winand Hendrik Anna Maria Friederichs, Joris Jan Vrehen, Peter Rijskamp
  • Patent number: 11125429
    Abstract: A finned heat sink, folded from a single piece of plate material, includes a base part and a plurality of fins. The base part includes a plurality of fin extensions and at least one support element. The support element includes bridging parts bridging the inter-fin distances, wherein the bridging parts comprise length reducing parts to thereby reduce those inter-fin distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Gwendolyn Anita Luiten, Mark Johannes Antonius Verhoeven, Patrick Zuidema, Joris Jan Vrehen
  • Publication number: 20210018159
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting system (1000) comprising (i) n lighting devices (100), wherein each lighting device (100) comprises a light source (10) configured to generate light source light (11) and m collimating beam shaping elements (120) configured to collimate the light source light (11) into collimated light source light (121), and (ii) a light transmissive optics arrangement (200) comprising an array (202) of k total internal reflection beam shaping elements (220), configured downstream of the m collimating beam shaping elements (120), wherein the light transmissive optics arrangement (200) is configured to receive the collimated light source light (121) and to transform into a divergent beam of lighting system light (1001), wherein n?1, m?n, and k?3*m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Arno VREDENBORG, Joris Jan VREHEN
  • Patent number: 10863728
    Abstract: An illumination system for cultivation of aquatic animals is disclosed for cultivation of aquatic animals in a volume of water, the cultivation using a feeding system defining a feeding axis in the volume of water. The system comprises at least a first illumination surface positioned in the volume of water and arranged for illuminating the feeding axis. The system also comprises a second illumination surface positioned in the volume of water and arranged for illuminating the feeding axis. The first illumination surface and second illumination surface are different surfaces arranged to illuminate the feeding axis from substantially different directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Joris Jan Vrehen, Vincent Stefan David Gielen, Georges Marie Calon, Willem Franke Pasveer, Martijn Evert Paul Jansen, Erik Paul Boonekamp, Hilbrand Vanden Wyngaert
  • Publication number: 20200355328
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting system (1) comprising a lighting unit (100) and a monolithic support element (200) for supporting the lighting unit (100), wherein the monolithic support element (200) comprises: —a support part (210) for supporting the lighting unit (100), wherein the support part (210) has a first length (L1), wherein the support part (210) has a support part outer shape and support part outer dimensions, wherein the support part (210) optionally includes a support part channel (211) over at least part of the first length (L1) having a first cross-sectional area (A1); —a first duct (220) having second length (L2), wherein the first duct (220) has a first duct outer shape and first duct outer dimensions, wherein the first duct (220) comprises a duct channel (221) over at least part of the second length (L2) having a second cross-sectional area (A2); —a transition part (230) bridging the support part (210) and the first duct (220); wherein one or mote of (i) the support part outer shape and t
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: PETER JOHANNES MARTINUS BUKKEMS, WINAND HENDRIK ANNA MARIA FRIEDERICHS, JORIS JAN VREHEN, PETER RIJSKAMP
  • Patent number: 10698150
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device (1) comprising a plurality of light sources (100) configured to generate light source light (101), a plurality of light converter elements (200), wherein each light converter element (200) is radiationally coupled with one or more light sources (100), wherein the light sources (100) are configured at a non-zero distance from the light converter elements (200), wherein the light converter elements (200) are configured to convert at least part of the light source light into light converter light (201), the lighting device (1) further comprising a plurality of compound parabolic concentrators (300) configured in an array (310), each compound parabolic concentrator (300) having a first end (301) and a second end (302), and having a shape tapering from the first end (301) to the second end (302), wherein the light converter elements (200) are configured at the second ends (302) of the compound parabolic concentrators (300), wherein the light converter elements (200) and the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Joris Jan Vrehen, Hendrik Johannes Boudewijn Jagt, Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus De Boer, Daniël Anton Benoy, Dominique Maria Bruls
  • Patent number: 10606158
    Abstract: A light emitting device (1) comprising a luminescent element (3) comprising a first face (31) and a second face (32), the first face comprising a light input surface and one of the first face and the second face comprising a light exit surface, the luminescent element (3) being adapted for receiving first light (4) with a first spectral distribution emitted by at least one laser light source (21, 22, 23) at the light input surface, converting at least a part of the first light with the first spectral distribution to second light (5) with a second spectral distribution, guiding the second light with the second spectral distribution to the light exit surface and coupling at least a part of the second light with the second spectral distribution out of the light exit surface, and a heat sink element (7) arranged to be in thermal contact with at least a part of the luminescent element (3) extending between the first face (31) and the second face (32), wherein the first face (31) comprises a cross-sectional area A
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Hendrik Johannes Boudewijn Jagt, Dominique Maria Bruls, Daniël Anton Benoy, Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus De Boer, Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Joris Jan Vrehen, Jacobus Gerardus Boerekamp, Christoph Gerard August Hoelen
  • Publication number: 20190242568
    Abstract: The invention provides a finned heat sink (100) comprising a plurality of fins (200) and a base part (300) from which the fins (200) extend, the fins (200) having a thickness (d1) and a height (h1) with d1/h1<1, the fins (200) having inter-fin distances (d2) with d2/h1<1, the base part (300) comprising a plurality of fin extensions (310) and a support element (320), with the fin extensions (310) configured in a plane (P) of the base part (300) and with the fin extensions (310) associated with the support element (320), wherein the support element (320) includes bridging parts (330) bridging the inter-fin distances (d2), wherein the bridging parts (330) comprise length reducing parts (340) selected from the group comprising a roll (341), a curve (342), and an angle (343).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: GWENDOLYN ANITA LUITEN, MARK JOHANNES ANTONIUS VERHOEVEN, PATRICK ZUIDEMA, JORIS JAN VREHEN
  • Patent number: 10352551
    Abstract: This invention relates to the field of lighting modules employing light emitting diodes (LEDs), and more particularly to LED modules suitable for exposed lens plate luminaires. There is herein provided an LED module having a printed circuit board comprising at least two layers, wherein the interface between two layers at a side surface of the printed circuit board is covered by a protrusion of an optically transmissive cover plate. The same said optically transmissive cover plate is also adapted to cover at least one LED positioned in or on the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Robert Van Asselt, Mark Johannes Antonius Verhoeven, Joris Jan Vrehen, Gerardus Franciscus Cornelis Maria Lijten, Laurens Bax, Chris Van Den Eerenbeemd