Patents by Inventor Marieke Johanna Catharina Van Liempd

Marieke Johanna Catharina Van Liempd 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).

  • Color selection input device and method
    Patent number: 10104743
    Abstract: The invention relates to color selection input, for example by means of color selection wheels or pads, particularly for a lighting system. An embodiment of the invention provides a color selection input device (10) comprising hue selection means (12) representing selectable colors in terms of hue gradation along a direction thereof, saturation selection means (14) representing a selectable saturation gradation along a direction thereof, wherein the hue selection means (12) and the saturation selection means (14) are arranged such that they comprise an overlapping region (16) and the saturation selection means (14) are transparent and shaded from fully transparent to fully white for visualizing a hue and saturation selection in the overlapping region (16), and means (18) for detecting the positions of the hue selection means (12) and the saturation selection means (14) and generating a color selection signal (19) depending on the detected positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Marieke Johanna Catharina Van Liempd, Abraham Franciscus Maria Hendriks, Judith Maria Trippelvizt, Lotte Van Lier, Nina Roelande Horstra, Willemijn Elise Damai Prins, Lucius Theodorus Vinkenvleugel
  • COLOR SELECTION INPUT DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20100308755
    Abstract: The invention relates to color selection input, for example by means of color selection wheels or pads, particularly for a lighting system. An embodiment of the invention provides a color selection input device (10) comprising—hue selection means (12) representing selectable colors in terms of hue gradation along a direction thereof, —saturation selection means (14) representing a selectable saturation gradation along a direction thereof, wherein—the hue selection means (12) and the saturation selection means (14) are arranged such that they comprise an overlapping region (16) and the saturation selection means (14) are transparent and shaded from fully transparent to fully white for visualizing a hue and saturation selection in the overlapping region (16), and—means (18) for detecting the positions of the hue selection means (12) and the saturation selection means (14) and generating a color selection signal (19) depending on the detected positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Marieke Johanna Catharina Van Liempd, Abraham Franciscus Maria Hendriks, Judith Maria Trippelvizt, Lotte Van Lier, Nina Roelande Horstra, Willemijn Elise Damai Prins, Lucius Theodorus Vinkenvleugel