Patents by Inventor Markus Jozef De Graaf

Markus Jozef De Graaf 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).

  • Detection unit for detecting the occurrence of an event a detection system and a method for controlling such a detection unit or detection system
    Patent number: 9566489
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a detection unit comprising detection means for detecting the occurrence of an event. The detection unit further comprises processing means for controlling the operation of the detection unit and communication means for transmitting and receiving activation signals for interacting with further detection units. The processing means are designed for placing the detection unit into active mode upon receipt of an incoming activation signal, and furthermore for transmitting, in the active mode, an outgoing activation signal to at least one of said further detection units upon detection of an event and placing the detection unit into passive mode. The invention further relates to a detection system comprising a multitude of detection units as described and to a method for controlling a detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
    Inventors: Markus Jozef De Graaf, Christiaan Joseph Jacobus Heger, Pepijn Rijnbout
  • DETECTION UNIT FOR DETECTING THE OCCURRENCE OF AN EVENT A DETECTION SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUCH A DETECTION UNIT OR DETECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110257935
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a detection unit comprising detection means for detecting the occurrence of an event. The detection unit further comprises processing means for controlling the operation of the detection unit and communication means for transmitting and receiving activation signals for interacting with further detection units. The processing means are designed for placing the detection unit into active mode upon receipt of an incoming activation signal, and furthermore for transmitting, in the active mode, an outgoing activation signal to at least one of said further detection units upon detection of an event and placing the detection unit into passive mode. The invention further relates to a detection system comprising a multitude of detection units as described and to a method for controlling a detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITY EINDHOVEN
    Inventors: Markus Jozef De Graaf, Christiaan Joseph Jacobus, Pepijn Rijnbout