Patents by Inventor Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen

Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen 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: 10785097
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved method of controlling interaction between network-enabled devices. In a network comprising multiple control devices, the selection of a control device can enable the mitigation of privacy risks and security risks and can further avoid frequent communications between network-enabled devices and an internet-based service (which increase power usage) as well as prevent devices becoming uncontrollable (based on failure of the network-enabled devices to connect to an internet-based service for control). The method comprises the steps of a user selecting an interaction schedule (102) and selection of a control device (104) as well as configuration of devices (106), based on said interaction scenario and said control scenario.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen, Ivo Wilhelmus Johannes Marie Rutten, Huon Urbald Ogier Norbert Van De Laarschot
  • Patent number: 10670589
    Abstract: The invention relates to detection the presence of a target molecule in a sample, wherein the sample is contacted with a substrate, the substrate subsequently being washed in a wash step. In particular, the invention relates to a method of detecting the presence of a target molecule in a sample, the method comprising: (a) contacting the sample (37) with a substrate having immobilized thereon probe molecules that specifically binds to the target molecule; (b) washing the substrate (38) in a wash step by a wash fluid in order to remove or dilute unbound target molecules; (c) detect the presence of resultant binding complexes (39) on the substrate to determine whether the target molecule is present in the sample—The wash fluid being substantially refractive index matched to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen, Derk Jan Wilfred Klunder, Hendrik Roelof Stapert
  • Publication number: 20200121557
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medicine container comprising a housing comprising a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls (12, 13, 22, 23) defining a plurality of compartments for each holding one or more medicine items (P) and a display arranged on one side of the bottom wall. To help a user, in particular a patient, in filling the medicine container the display is configured to visually display, per compartment and visual through the compartment, medicine filling information (F) indicating which medicine item to fill into the corresponding compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Doortje VAN DE WOUW, Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus VAN HERPEN
  • Publication number: 20200065327
    Abstract: There is provided a transmitting device (100), receiving device (200) and methods of operating the devices. The transmitting and receiving devices (100, 200) each comprise a local database (102, 202) configured to store a plurality of images received in from a central database (302), each with an associated unique identifier code. A control unit (104) of the transmitting device (100) is configured to receive a request for retrieval of a unique identifier code associated with an image stored in its local database (102), retrieve from the local database (102) the unique identifier code associated with the image, and transmit the retrieved unique identifier code to the receiving device (200). A control unit (204) of the receiving device (200) is configured to receive the transmitted unique identifier code and retrieve from its local database (202) a corresponding image associated with a stored unique identifier code that matches the received unique identifier code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Grace McAlpine KANE, Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus VAN HERPEN
  • Patent number: 10492274
    Abstract: A method for calibrating an ambience lighting system for providing an ambient light effect for a cinema display screen is proposed. The method is based on implementing the ambience lighting system in the form of one or more of coded light (CL) sources. The method then includes processing one or more images of a scene being illuminated by the ambience lighting system to determine, based on the CL embedded into the light output of the individual CL sources, color and/or an intensity of the light generated by the individual CL source. The set of control data for controlling the CL sources to provide the desired ambient light effect is then based not only on the color and/or intensity of image content to be displayed on the cinema display screen, but also on the determined color and/or intensity of the light output of the individual CL sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Frederik Jan De Bruijn, Tommaso Gritti, Stephanus Joseph Johannes Nijssen, Lorenzo Feri, Wei Pien Lee, Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen
  • Patent number: 10436399
    Abstract: A light emitting tufted carpet including a primary backing layer, an optional secondary backing layer, an optional adhesive layer, a plurality of carpet integrated LEDs arranged to generate carpet light, and first and second electric conductors. The first electric conductor and the second electric conductor are arranged to provide power from a power source to the LEDs. At least one of primary backing layer and the optional secondary backing layer may include a felt layer. One or more of the first electric conductor and the second electric conductor may be at least partially integrated in one or more of the first felt layer and the second felt layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen
  • Patent number: 10309640
    Abstract: The invention provides a floor covering system (10) with (a) a PVC-based floor covering (100) and (b) a lighting system (200) arranged to generate light (210). The PVC-based floor covering (100) has a user side (101) and an opposite back side (102). The lighting system (200) is arranged at the back side (102) of the PVC-based floor covering (100). The PVC-based floor covering (100) has a light transmission for light (210) generated by the lighting system (200) in the range of 0.5% to 30%, especially in the range of 1% to 20%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen, Oscar Hendrikus Willemsen, Marcellinus Petrus Carolus Michael Krijn
  • Patent number: 10281639
    Abstract: A solid state lighting strip (100) for mounting in or on a panel support element (210) of a modular panel system (200) including a plurality of solid state lighting elements (110, 110?), a light extraction layer (120) and a glare reducing layer (130) is disclosed. The solid state lighting elements are arranged such that the light emitted by said elements is coupled into the glare reducing layer via the light extraction layer. The solid state lighting strip (100) can be used as part of a lighting system, a panel support element (210) and a modular panel system (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Fetze Pijlman, Wilhelmus Petrus Adrianus Johannus Michiels, Cornelis Gerardus Maria de Haas, Menno Van Baardwijk, Jochen Renaat Van Gheluwe, Siebe Tjerk De Zwart, Theodorus Johannes Petrus Van Den Biggelaar, Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg, Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen
  • Patent number: 10060137
    Abstract: The invention provides a wall or ceiling covering arrangement (10) comprising a covering material (100) and a lighting system (200) arranged to generate light (210). The covering material (100) has a user side (101) and an opposite back side (102). The lighting system (200) is arranged at the back side (102) of the covering material (100) and the covering material (100) has a light transmission for light (210) generated by the lighting system (200) in the range of 0.5% to 30%, especially in the range of 1% to 20%. The covering material comprises wallpapers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen, Markus Cornelius Vermeulen
  • Patent number: 9941930
    Abstract: An article of manufacture for supplying a power to a load connected in a capacitive power transfer system comprises a sheet (210) of a non-conductive material; and a plurality of conductive stripes (220), each two adjacent conductive stripes being electrically insulated from each other, wherein the sheet forms an insulating layer of the capacitive power transfer system and the plurality of conductive stripes form at least a pair of transmitter electrodes of the capacitive power transfer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Eberhard Waffenschmidt, Theodorus Johannes Petrus Van Den Biggelaar, Adrianus Sempel, Oscar Hendrikus Willemsen, Dave Willem Van Goor, Henricus Theodorus Van Der Zanden, Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen
  • Patent number: 9927115
    Abstract: A lighting arrangement comprises a carpet structure and a control unit. The carpet structure includes a carpet back lighting system comprising a carpet back lighting unit having a lighting unit front face and a plurality of light sources. The carpet structure further includes a light transmissive carpet unit comprising a carpet unit front face and a carpet unit back side. The lighting unit front face and the carpet unit back side are adjacent. The carpet unit is arranged to transmit at least part of the light travelling in a direction from the carpet unit back side to the carpet unit front face. The control unit is configured to receive one or more input signals and is configured to generate, in response to one or more input signals, one or more output signals to control the light generated by the light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen, Markus Cornelius Vermeulen, Joseph L. Stuyfzand, Anjalika Bose, Thomas Schaper, Sr., Tim Dekker
  • Publication number: 20180074047
    Abstract: The invention relates to detection the presence of a target molecule in a sample, wherein the sample is contacted with a substrate, the substrate subsequently being washed in a wash step. In particular, the invention relates to a method of detecting the presence of a target molecule in a sample, the method comprising: (a) contacting the sample (37) with a substrate having immobilized thereon probe molecules that specifically binds to the target molecule; (b) washing the substrate (38) in a wash step by a wash fluid in order to remove or dilute unbound target molecules; (c) detect the presence of resultant binding complexes (39) on the substrate to determine whether the target molecule is present in the sample—The wash fluid being substantially refractive index matched to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: MAARTEN MARINUS JOHANNES WILHELMUS VAN HERPEN, DERK JAN WILFRED KLUNDER, HENDRIK ROELOF STAPERT
  • Patent number: 9869465
    Abstract: A floor covering system (10) with (a) a PVC-based floor covering (100) and (b) a lighting system (200) arranged to generate light (210). The PVC-based floor covering (100) has a user side (101) and an opposite back side (102). The lighting system (200) is arranged at the back side (102) of the PVC-based floor covering (100). The PVC-based floor covering (100) has a light transmission for light (210) generated by the lighting system (200) in the range of 0.5% to 30%, especially in the range of 1% to 20%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen, Oscar Hendrikus Willemsen, Marcellinus Petrus Carolus Michael Krijn
  • Publication number: 20170208215
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for impeding making a useful copy with an optical recording device of video content displayed on a screen, wherein the method comprises displaying the video content on the screen, illuminating with ambience light of an ambience light source the screen, the ambience light comprises light having a wavelength in the visible part of the spectrum, wherein the ambience light is controlled as function of the video content, and wherein the ambience light is intensity modulated with an intensity modulation having an intensity modulation frequency selected from the range of 40 Hz to 500 Hz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: MAARTEN MARINUS JOHANNES WILHELMUS VAN HERPEN, ARNOLDUS JOHANNES LUCAS MARIA MAANDONKS, OSCAR HENDRIKUS WILLEMSEN
  • Patent number: 9641725
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for impeding making a useful copy with an optical recording device of video content displayed on a screen, wherein the method comprises displaying the video content on the screen, illuminating with ambience light of an ambience light source the screen, the ambience light comprises light having a wavelength in the visible part of the spectrum, wherein the ambience light is controlled as function of the video content, and wherein the ambience light is intensity modulated with an intensity modulation having an intensity modulation frequency selected from the range of 40 Hz to 00 Hz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen, Arnoldus Johannes Lucas Maria Maandonks, Oscar Hendrikus Willemsen
  • Patent number: 9618171
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light-emitting building element (1) comprising a plurality of solid-state light sources (19); and a sound-absorbing element (10) having an optically reflective side (15). The sound-absorbing element (10) is arranged such that the optically reflective side (15) faces the plurality of solid-state light sources (19), and comprises a plurality of holes (17) through the sound-absorbing element from the optically reflective side to an opposite side (16) of the sound-absorbing element. Each of the holes (17) is configured such that a projection of the hole in a plane parallel to the sound-absorbing element (10) is smaller than a smallest area of a cross-section of the hole (17), the cross-section being perpendicular to a normal of the sound-absorbing element (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ruslan Akhmedovich Sepkhanov, Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen
  • Patent number: 9551100
    Abstract: A light source carpet includes a light source and a tufted carpet. The tufted carpet includes a primary backing layer having top and bottom faces. The primary backing layer further includes yarns integrated in the primary backing layer with tufts protruding from the primary backing layer at the top face, where the tufts form a carpet top face. The light source is configured to illuminate the primary backing layer. The intensity of the light at the carpet top face is smaller than the intensity of the light at the top face. The light source is further configured to generate light having a wavelength in the range of 200-400 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen
  • Patent number: 9534777
    Abstract: The invention provides a carpet unit arrangement comprising a carpet unit and a light source. The carpet unit comprises a carpet or a carpet tile, wherein the carpet unit comprises a user face, formed by carpet tuft yarns, and an opposite back face. Seen in a direction from the user face to the back face, the light source is arranged behind the user face of the carpet unit. The light source is further arranged to provide light downstream of the user face of the carpet unit. The carpet unit is an axminster-based carpet unit, comprising wefts, warps and said tuft yarns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen
  • Publication number: 20160369515
    Abstract: The invention provides a wall or ceiling covering arrangement (10) comprising a covering material (100) and a lighting system (200) arranged to generate light (210). The covering material (100) has a user side (101) and an opposite back side (102). The lighting system (200) is arranged at the back side (102) of the covering material (100) and the covering material (100) has a light transmission for light (210) generated by the lighting system (200) in the range of 0.5% to 30%, especially in the range of 1% to 20%. The covering material comprises wallpapers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: MAARTEN MARINUS JOHANNES WILHELMUS VAN HERPEN, MARKUS CORNELIUS VERMEULEN
  • Patent number: D798118
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Aikaterini Karagkouni, Doortje Van De Wouw, Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen