Patents by Inventor Martijn Adrianus Bernardus Santbergen

Martijn Adrianus Bernardus Santbergen 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: 7731387
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting device (1) comprising a lighting unit (2) and a user interface (3) for controlling the lighting color and/or intensity of the lighting unit (2). The user interface (3) comprises a physical object (4), which is shaped as a polyhedron, for instance a cube. Orienting the physical object (4), i.e. choosing which side is up, serves to select the color, and rotating the physical object (4) about the side on which it rests serves to change the intensity setting. The user interface (3) generates an output signal, which is the input for a processing unit (9). This processing unit (9) converts this signal into a driving signal suitable for controlling the lighting unit (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Hubertus Maria Rene Cortenraad, Anthonie Hendrik Bergman, Elmo Marcus Attila Diederiks, Martijn Adrianus Bernardus Santbergen
  • Patent number: 7675238
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting system (1) with a user interface (3) for controlling the lighting color and/or intensity of a lighting unit (2) determining the lighting conditions in a room. The user interface (3) is based on a system comprising a detection device (4) and transponders (6). Bringing the transponders (6) within the detection device (4) so that they will be detected causes the transponders (6) to send a response signal, which signal controls the lighting color and/or intensity of the lighting unit (2). Each transponder (6) is programmed to control a particular color or a specific light intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Hubertus Maria Rene Cortenraad, Elmo Marcus Attila Diederiks, Anthonie Hendrik Bergman, Martijn Adrianus Bernardus Santbergen
  • Publication number: 20090179586
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting device (1) comprising a lighting unit (2) and a user interface (3) for controlling the lighting color and/or intensity of the lighting unit (2). The user interface (3) comprises a physical object (4), which is shaped as a polyhedron, for instance a cube. Orienting the physical object (4), i.e. choosing which side is up, serves to select the color, and rotating the physical object (4) about the side on which it rests serves to change the intensity setting. The user interface (3) generates an output signal, which is the input for a processing unit (9). This processing unit (9) converts this signal into a driving signal suitable for controlling the lighting unit (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventors: Hubertus Maria Rene Cortenraad, Anthonie Hendrik Bergman, Elmo Marcus Attila Diederiks, Martijn Adrianus Bernardus Santbergen
  • Publication number: 20080284348
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting system (1) with a user interface (3) for controlling the lighting color and/or intensity of a lighting unit (2) determining the lighting conditions in a room. The user interface (3) is based on a system comprising a detection device (4) and transponders (6). Bringing the transponders (6) within the detection device (4) so that they will be detected causes the transponders (6) to send a response signal, which signal controls the lighting color and/or intensity of the lighting unit (2). Each transponder (6) is programmed to control a particular color or a specific light intensity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventors: Hubertus Maria Rene Cortenraad, Elmo Marcus Attila Diederiks, Anthonie Hendrik Bergman, Martijn Adrianus Bernardus Santbergen