Patents by Inventor Marten Sikkens
Marten Sikkens 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).
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Patent number: 11643006Abstract: A vehicle comprises a first lighting assembly disposed to the left of a longitudinal axis of the vehicle and comprising a first array of independently operable light emitting diodes and a first projection lens arranged to form a front left light beam for the vehicle from light output from the first array of light emitting diodes, a second lighting assembly disposed to the right of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and comprising a second array of independently operable light emitting diodes and a second projection lens arranged to form a front right light beam for the vehicle from the second array of light emitting diodes, and a controller configured to control activation of the light emitting diodes in the first array of light emitting diodes to adjust an angle between the front left light beam and the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and to control activation of the light emitting diodes in the second array of light emitting diodes to adjust an angle between the front right light beam and the longitudinaType: GrantFiled: January 11, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Lumileds LLCInventors: Marten Sikkens, Marcel De Jong, Silvia Maria Booij, Martinus Petrus Creusen
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Publication number: 20220153184Abstract: A vehicle comprises a first lighting assembly disposed to the left of a longitudinal axis of the vehicle and comprising a first array of independently operable light emitting diodes and a first projection lens arranged to form a front left light beam for the vehicle from light output from the first array of light emitting diodes, a second lighting assembly disposed to the right of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and comprising a second array of independently operable light emitting diodes and a second projection lens arranged to form a front right light beam for the vehicle from the second array of light emitting diodes, and a controller configured to control activation of the light emitting diodes in the first array of light emitting diodes to adjust an angle between the front left light beam and the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and to control activation of the light emitting diodes in the second array of light emitting diodes to adjust an angle between the front right light beam and the longitudinaType: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: LUMILEDS LLCInventors: Marten Sikkens, Marcel De Jong, Silvia Maria Booij, Martinus Petrus Creusen
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Patent number: 11260788Abstract: The invention describes a lighting assembly for use in a lighting arrangement of a vehicle. The lighting assembly includes a projection lens and a light source array, wherein a center of the light source array and an optical axis of the projection lens have a lateral offset, and light sources of the light source array are individually controllable to adjust a swivel angle of a light beam generated by that lighting assembly. The invention further describes a controller for controlling the light sources of such a lighting assembly. The invention also describes a lighting arrangement for a vehicle, comprising such a lighting assembly and such a controller for controlling the light sources of the lighting assembly to adjust the swivel angle of the light beam. The invention also describes a method of generating a front beam for a vehicle comprising such a lighting assembly.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Lumileds LLCInventors: Marten Sikkens, Marcel De Jong, Silvia Maria Booij, Martinus Petrus Creusen
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Publication number: 20190161000Abstract: The invention describes a lighting assembly for use in a lighting arrangement of a vehicle. The lighting assembly includes a projection lens and a light source array, wherein a center of the light source array and an optical axis of the projection lens have a lateral offset, and light sources of the light source array are individually controllable to adjust a swivel angle of a light beam generated by that lighting assembly. The invention further describes a controller for controlling the light sources of such a lighting assembly. The invention also describes a lighting arrangement for a vehicle, comprising such a lighting assembly and such a controller for controlling the light sources of the lighting assembly to adjust the swivel angle of the light beam. The invention also describes a method of generating a front beam for a vehicle comprising such a lighting assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Marten Sikkens, Marcel De Jong, Silvia Maria Booij, Martinus Petrus Creusen
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Patent number: 10227033Abstract: The invention describes a lighting assembly (10, 10?, 20, 20?) for use in a lighting arrangement (2) of a vehicle (1), comprising a projection lens (11, 21) and an array (12, 22) of light sources (S11, . . . , S26), wherein the projection lens (11, 21) and the light source array (12, 22) are arranged according to an asymmetry displacement (?i, ?2, di, d2) of the optical axis (X1, X2) of the projection lens (11, 21), and wherein the light sources (S11, . . . , S26) of the light source array (12, 22) of the lighting assembly (10, 10?, 20, 20?) are individually controllable to adjust a swivel angle (?1, ?2) of a light beam (BL, BH) generated by that lighting assembly (10, 10?, 20, 20?). The invention further describes a controller (3) for controlling the light sources (S11, . . . , S26) of such a lighting assembly (10, 10?, 20, 20?).Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2011Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Lumileds LLCInventors: Marten Sikkens, Marcel De Jong, Silvia Maria Booij, Martinus Petrus Creusen
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Patent number: 8899782Abstract: A lighting system is disclosed which includes a light source unit and a projection system for producing a desired light distribution pattern in a target area, especially for use in an automotive head lighting, studio and theater lighting, indoor spots with adjustable beam width or direction, architectural dynamic lighting, disco lighting and other. The lighting system is especially suitable for a light source unit having one or more Lambertian light sources, especially a plurality of LEDs. For generating a desired light distribution pattern in the target area, the light source unit may include a plurality of collimators that are configured especially such that the curved focal plane (P) of the projection system intersects with or tangentially touches the exit apertures of the collimators.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2011Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Koninkljke Philips N.V.Inventors: Marten Sikkens, Marcel De Jong, Martinus Petrus Creusen, Silvia Maria Booij, Josef Andreas Schug
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Patent number: 8622578Abstract: A light emitting device, comprising a flexible substrate (2) with a single, structured conductive layer (5), and a plurality of LEDs (3) arranged on said substrate (2), said structured conductive layer (5) forming electrodes for driving said LEDs (3). The structured conductive layer comprises a plurality of heat dissipating pads (8), each having an area significantly larger than the area of each LED (3), and each LED (3a) is thermally connected to at least one of said pads (8a), and electrically connected in series between two pads (8a, 8b). Through this design, each LED is thermally connected to a relatively large heat dissipating area, and the thermal energy built up in the LED will be distributed over this area, and then dissipated upwards and downwards from this area. As the addressing can be handled by a single conducting layer, the flexibility of the substrate is improved compared to multilayer substrates.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2006Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Marc Andre De Samber, Marten Sikkens, Hendrik Eggink
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Patent number: 8513691Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting device (100) comprising at least one light emitter (101), a substrate (102) and a reflective optic housing (103,108), the space between the reflective optic housing (103,108) and the one or more light emitters (101) being filled at least partly by a suspension of a reflective material (104), in order to increase the light output from the light emitter(s) (101).Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2009Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Jan De Graaf, Marten Sikkens, Josef A. Schug
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Publication number: 20130051014Abstract: A lighting system is disclosed comprising a light source unit (1) and a projection system (2) for producing a desired light distribution pattern in a target area, especially for use in an automotive head lighting, studio and theatre lighting, indoor spots with adjustable beam width or direction, architectural dynamic lighting, disco lighting and other. The lighting system is especially suitable for a light source unit (1) having one or a plurality of Lambertian light sources (11), especially a plurality of LEDs. For generating a desired light distribution pattern in the target area, the light source unit (1) comprises a plurality of collimators (12) which are dimensioned and/or arranged especially such that the curved focal plane (P) of the projection system (2) intersects with or tangentially touches the exit apertures of the collimators (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Marten Sikkens, Marcel De Jong, Martinus Petrus Creusen, Silvia Maria Booij, Josef Andreas Schug
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Publication number: 20130010485Abstract: The invention describes a lighting assembly (10, 10?, 20, 20?) for use in a lighting arrangement (2) of a vehicle (1), comprising a projection lens (11, 21) and an array (12, 22) of light sources (S11, . . . , S26), wherein the projection lens (11, 21) and the light source array (12, 22) are arranged according to an asymmetry displacement (?i, ?2, di, d2) of the optical axis (X1, X2) of the projection lens (11, 21), and wherein the light sources (S11, . . . , S26) of the light source array (12, 22) of the lighting assembly (10, 10?, 20, 20?) are individually controllable to adjust a swivel angle (?1, ?2) of a light beam (BL, BH) generated by that lighting assembly (10, 10?, 20, 20?). The invention further describes a controller (3) for controlling the light sources (S11, . . . , S26) of such a lighting assembly (10, 10?, 20, 20?).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2011Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Marten Sikkens, Marcel De Jong, Silvia Maria Booij, Martinus Petrus Creusen
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Publication number: 20110283577Abstract: The invention provides a mirror unit having a mirror unit front with a mirror surface and having a lighting unit comprising a plurality of light sources and a lenticular lens array. The light sources and the lenticular lens array are arranged to provide mirror unit light in a space in front of the mirror unit front.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2010Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Hugo J. Cornelissen, Ferry Zijp, Marcus J. Van Bommel, Petrus J. H. Seuntiens, Marten Sikkens, Willem P. Van Hoof
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Publication number: 20110198655Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting device (100) comprising at least one light emitter (101), a substrate (102) and a reflective optic housing (103,108), the space between the reflective optic housing (103,108) and the one or more light emitters (101) being filled at least partly by a suspension of a reflective material (104), in order to increase the light output from the light emitter(s) (101).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2009Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Jan De Graaf, Marten Sikkens, Josef A. Schug
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Patent number: 7766489Abstract: A lighting device is provided for projecting a pixelated lighting pattern to be viewed onto a surface facing said device is provided. The device comprises a plurality of independently controllable lighting units (1), each lighting unit comprising at least one light-emitting diode (3, 4, 5, 6), and a controller (7) for controlling the emission of light from said lighting units. A device according to the present invention allows ambient illumination of a surface and projection of images and patterns.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2006Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Peter Alexander Duine, Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Helmut Zahn, Marten Sikkens, Jorrit Ernst De Vries, Remco Alphonsus Hendrikus Breen
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Publication number: 20080225523Abstract: A light emitting device, comprising a flexible substrate (2) with a single, structured conductive layer (5), and a plurality of LEDs (3) arranged on said substrate (2), said structured conductive layer (5) forming electrodes for driving said LEDs (3). The structured conductive layer comprises a plurality of heat dissipating pads (8), each having an area significantly larger than the area of each LED (3), and each LED (3a) is thermally connected to at least one of said pads (8a), and electrically connected in series between two pads (8a, 8b). Through this design, each LED is thermally connected to a relatively large heat dissipating area, and the thermal energy built up in the LED will be distributed over this area, and then dissipated upwards and downwards from this area. As the addressing can be handled by a single conducting layer, the flexibility of the substrate is improved compared to multilayer substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2006Publication date: September 18, 2008Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Marc Andre De Samber, Marten Sikkens, Hendrik Jan Eggink
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Publication number: 20080192209Abstract: A lighting device is provided for projecting a pixelated lighting pattern to be viewed onto a surface facing said device is provided. The device comprises a plurality of independently controllable lighting units (1), each lighting unit comprising at least one light-emitting diode (3, 4, 5, 6), and a controller (7) for controlling the emission of light from said lighting units. A device according to the present invention allows ambient illumination of a surface and projection of images and patterns.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2006Publication date: August 14, 2008Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Peter Alexander Duine, Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Helmut Zahn, Marten Sikkens, Jorrit Ernst De Vries, Remco Alphonsus Hendriku Breen
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Patent number: 6505939Abstract: Projection system comprising at least two light sources, a projection lens and a spatial light modulator located between the light sources and the projection lens, which light modulator comprises a plurality of light-deflection devices each provided with an element which is tiltable about a tilt axis. The light sources are arranged with respect to the spatial light modulator in such a way that, in operation, the centers of the light beams coming from the light sources and projected on each element are located on a projection line which extends substantially parallel to the tilt axis of the element.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2000Date of Patent: January 14, 2003Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Serge Joel Armand Bierhuizen, Marten Sikkens, Anthonie Hendrik Bergman
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Patent number: 5568967Abstract: The electric lamp with reflector has a concave reflecting surface of a rotationally-symmetric general shape, onto which flat four-sided facets are superimposed which are tangent to the general shape. The facets each illuminate a rectangular field in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis of the reflector, which fields are of equal shape and size and have the same orientation. Thereby, the electric lamp with reflector is able to illuminate a rectangular field with a high degree of uniformity and of efficiency. The electric lamp with reflector may be used in an image-projection apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 1995Date of Patent: October 29, 1996Assignee: U.S. Philips CorporationInventors: Marten Sikkens, Johannes P. M. Ansems