Patents by Inventor Marcel Hilco Zijlstra

Marcel Hilco Zijlstra 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: 11979074
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor suspension for rigid and watertight mounting of a motor to a housing of an electric device, an electric device comprising such a motor suspension and a hair cutting device comprising an electric device with such a motor suspension. The motor suspension comprises a motor fixation element, a sealing suspension element and a motor axis seal. The motor fixation element is configured to provide a rigid connection of a motor to a housing in one direction, while it provides some flexibility in another direction for not deforming the housing. The sealing suspension element is configured for providing a fluid-tight connection to the housing, and the motor axis seal is configured for providing a fluid tight connection of the sealing suspension element to a rotational axis of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Marcus Franciscus Eijkelkamp, René Van Den Berg, Michiel Allan Aurelius Schallig, Marcel Hilco Zijlstra, Harold Wolf, Rob Roetert, Hendrik Klaas Haagsma
  • Publication number: 20220255392
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor suspension for rigid and watertight mounting of a motor to a housing of an electric device, an electric device comprising such a motor suspension and a hair cutting device comprising an electric device with such a motor suspension. The motor suspension comprises a motor fixation element, a sealing suspension element and a motor axis seal. The motor fixation element is configured to provide a rigid connection of a motor to a housing in one direction, while it provides some flexibility in another direction for not deforming the housing. The sealing suspension element is configured for providing a fluid-tight connection to the housing, and the motor axis seal is configured for providing a fluid tight connection of the sealing suspension element to a rotational axis of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Marcus Franciscus EIJKELKAMP, René VAN DEN BERG, Michiel Allan Aurelius SCHALLIG, Marcel Hilco ZIJLSTRA, Harold WOLF, Rob ROETERT, Hendrik Klaas HAAGSMA
  • Patent number: 11027441
    Abstract: A hair cutting device includes a hair cutting device body and an interchangeable comb unit for defining a hair length after cutting. The hair cutting device body further includes a comb interface for releasable attachment of the comb unit to the hair cutting device body, and a hair length indicator operatively coupled to the comb interface for indicating the hair length to a user. The interchangeable comb unit includes a comb identification member for identifying a hair length associated with the comb unit, and the comb interface includes a comb recognition arrangement being electrically coupled to the hair length indicator. The comb recognition arrangement is configured to sense the comb identification member when the comb unit is connected to the hair cutting device body, and to provide an electronic signal indicative of the hair length associated with the comb unit to the hair length indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Dirk Hendrik Wevers, Hendrik Jan Mark Van Der Worp, Auke Tuinstra, Johan Willem Berenschot, Hedzer Michiel Adriaan Van Der Kamp, Willem Joosten, Marcel Hilco Zijlstra, Ishay Halmut, Jeroen Christian Nijdam
  • Patent number: 10916898
    Abstract: A safety switch arrangement for a power connector of a personal care appliance includes a housing with a power connector having a connector receptacle, an operating switch, and an actuator. The actuator is mounted to the housing and is moveable between first and second states. In the first state, the actuator enables operation of the personal care appliance and prevents contact with the connector receptacle, and in the second state, the actuator prevents operation of the personal care appliance and enables contact with the connector receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Kam Hing Yau, Marcel Hilco Zijlstra, Venkata Srinivas Kalyan Nemana, Frans Wiebe Rozeboom
  • Publication number: 20200313368
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a safety switch arrangement (50) for a power connector of a personal care appliance (30), the arrangement (50) comprising a housing portion (52), a power connector unit (72) comprising a connector receptacle (74), an operating switch (56), and an actuation portion (54), wherein the actuation portion (54) is mounted to the housing portion (52) and arranged to be moved between a first state and a second state, wherein the power connector unit (72) is arranged at the housing portion (52), wherein the actuation portion (54), in the first state, enables an operation of the personal care appliance (30) and prevents a contact with the connector receptacle (74), and wherein the actuation portion (54), in the second state, prevents an operation of the personal care appliance (30) and enables a contact with the connector receptacle (74).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: KAM HING YAU, MARCEL HILCO ZIJLSTRA, VENKATA SRINIVAS KALYAN NEMANA, FRANS WIEBE ROZEBOOM
  • Patent number: 10029377
    Abstract: The present application relates to a hair trimming device (10). The hair trimming device has a body (11) with a cutting blade assembly (20). A cutting guide (40) is provided on the body and the position of the cutting guide is adjustable relative to the cutting blade assembly to provide a cutting distance from a user's skin to enable hair to be cut to a desired length. A locking unit (60) is also provided to lock the cutting guide at a desired position relative to the cutting blade assembly. The locking unit comprises a first locking element (64), a second locking element (65) and at least one receiving recess (83). The first and second locking elements are alternately locatable in the or one of the receiving recesses when the position of the cutting guide is adjusted relative to the cutting blade assembly to lock the cutting guide at different positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Hilco Zijlstra, Reinier Alexander Tijssen, Hendrik Jan Mark Van Der Worp, Hendrik Klaas Haagsma, Vidyadhar Hanumanthappa, Dimitri Peter Heuvel, Bastiaan Hendrik De Raat
  • Publication number: 20160325443
    Abstract: A hair cutting device includes a hair cutting device body and an interchangeable comb unit for defining a hair length after cutting. The hair cutting device body further includes a comb interface for releasable attachment of the comb unit to the hair cutting device body, and a hair length indicator operatively coupled to the comb interface for indicating the hair length to a user. The interchangeable comb unit includes a comb identification member for identifying a hair length associated with the comb unit, and the comb interface includes a comb recognition arrangement being electrically coupled to the hair length indicator. The comb recognition arrangement is configured to sense the comb identification member when the comb unit is connected to the hair cutting device body, and to provide an electronic signal indicative of the hair length associated with the comb unit to the hair length indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: DIRK HENDRIK WEVERS, HENDRIK JAN MARK VAN DER WORP, AILE TUINSTRA, JOHAN WILLEM BERENSCHOT, HEDZER MICHIEL ADRIAAN VAN DER KAMP, WILLEM JOOSTEN, MARCEL HILCO ZIJLSTRA, ISHAY HALMUT, JEROEN CHRISTIAN NIJDAM
  • Patent number: 9393707
    Abstract: A hair cutting device includes a hair cutting device body and an interchangeable comb unit for defining a hair length after cutting. The hair cutting device body further includes a comb interface for releasable attachment of the comb unit to the hair cutting device body, and a hair length indicator operatively coupled to the comb interface for indicating the hair length to a user. The interchangeable comb unit includes a comb identification member for identifying a hair length associated with the comb unit, and the comb interface includes a comb recognition arrangement being electrically coupled to the hair length indicator. The comb recognition arrangement is configured to sense the comb identification member when the comb unit is connected to the hair cutting device body, and to provide an electronic signal indicative of the hair length associated with the comb unit to the hair length indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Dirk Hendrik Wevers, Hendrik Jan Mark Van Der Worp, Auke Tuinstra, Johan Willem Berenschot, Hedzer Michiel Adriaan Van Der Kamp, Willem Joosten, Marcel Hilco Zijlstra, Ishay Halmut, Jeroen Christian Nijdam
  • Publication number: 20160144518
    Abstract: The present application relates to a hair trimming device (10). The hair trimming device has a body (11) with a cutting blade assembly (20). A cutting guide (40) is provided on the body and the position of the cutting guide is adjustable relative to the cutting blade assembly to provide a cutting distance from a user's skin to enable hair to be cut to a desired length. A locking unit (60) is also provided to lock the cutting guide at a desired position relative to the cutting blade assembly. The locking unit comprises a first locking element (64), a second locking element (65) and at least one receiving recess (83). The first and second locking elements are alternately locatable in the or one of the receiving recesses when the position of the cutting guide is adjusted relative to the cutting blade assembly to lock the cutting guide at different positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Marcel Hilco ZIJLSTRA, Reinier Alexander TIJSSEN, Hendrik Jan Mark VAN DER WORP, Hendrik Klaas HAAGSMA, Vidyadhar HANUMANTHAPPA, Dimitri Peter HEUVEL, Bastiaan Hendrik DE RAAT
  • Publication number: 20120216411
    Abstract: A hair cutting device (1) comprising a hair cutting device body (3); and an interchangeable comb unit (2) for defining a hair length after cutting. The hair cutting device body (3) further comprises a comb interface for releasable attachment of the comb unit (2) to the hair cutting device body (3); a hair length indicator (7) operatively coupled to the comb interface for indicating the hair length to a user. The interchangeable comb unit (2) comprises a comb identification member (11; 13) identifying a hair length associated with the comb unit (2); and the comb interface comprises a comb recognition arrangement (10; 14a-b) being electrically coupled to the hair length indicator (7). The comb recognition arrangement (10; 14a-b) is configured to sense the comb identification member (11; 13) when the comb unit (2) is connected to the hair cutting device body (3), and to provide an electronic signal indicative of the hair length associated with the comb unit (2) to the hair length indicator (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Dirk Hendrik Wevers, Hendrik Jan Mark Van Der Worp, Auke Tuinstra, Johan Willem Berenschot, Hedzer Michiel Adriaan Van Der Kamp, Willem Joosten, Marcel Hilco Zijlstra, Ishay Halmut, Jeroen Christian Nijdam