Patents by Inventor MATTHIJS HENDRIKUS

MATTHIJS HENDRIKUS 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).

  • Publication number: 20200015645
    Abstract: A battery-operated vacuum cleaner comprises a handle (H) having a lower end, a battery (B) having an end that is adjacent to the lower end of the handle (H), a dirt management system (DMS) coupled to an inlet (N) for dirt-loaded air; and an airflow generator (AG) for generating an airflow through the dirt management system (DMS), the airflow generator (AG) being positioned adjacent the battery (B) and a lower end of the handle (H). Preferably, the battery (B) is positioned between the handle (H) and the dirt management system DMS. Advantageously, the battery (B) has a first side adjacent to the airflow generator (AG) and a second side adjacent to the dirt management system (DMS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventor: MATTHIJS HENDRIKUS LUBBERS
  • Publication number: 20170231454
    Abstract: A liquid containing system for a floor cleaning device, the liquid containing system comprising an outlet having a plurality of openings (H) to allow a liquid (W) to be extracted by means of capillary force when a mopping substrate, e.g. a cloth (C), is mounted against the plurality of openings (H), after filling the liquid containing system being substantially closed but for the plurality of openings (H).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: PIETER KINGMA, MATTHIJS HENDRIKUS, MARK VAN WIJHE, WIEBE WIERDA, PAULUS CORNELIS DUINEVELD, STEPHANUS JACOB GERARDUS TAMMINGA
  • Publication number: 20170215668
    Abstract: A nozzle (10) for a floor cleaning device, suitable for both wet and dry cleaning, the nozzle comprising an airflow inlet (50) at a front end of the nozzle, and a detachable cleaning device (90) that, if mounted on the nozzle (10), lifts a rear end of the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: MATTHIJS HENDRIKUS LUBBERS, PIETER KINGMA, MARK VAN WIJHE
  • Publication number: 20160256025
    Abstract: Cleaning device for cleaning a surface (20), the cleaning device having a nozzle arrangement (10) comprising: —a brush (12) rotatable about a brush axis (14), said brush (12) being provided with brush elements (16) having tip portions (18) for contacting the surface to be cleaned (20) and picking up dirt and/or liquid particles (22, 24) from the surface (20) during the rotation of the brush (12), —a drive means for rotating the brush (12), —a first deflector element (32) with a first deflector surface (33) that extends substantially parallel to the brush axis (14), wherein the first deflector surface (33) is configured to interact with the brush (12) during the rotation of the brush (12) for releasing the picked-up dirt and/or the liquid particles (22, 24) from the brush (12), and —a second deflector element (34) that is spaced apart from the brush (12) and the first deflector element (32), the second deflector element (34) comprising a second deflector surface (35a) that is oriented transverse to the first d
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: JOHANNES TSEARD VAN DER KOOI, BRITT ROUMEN, MATTHIJS HENDRIKUS LUBBERS, RAPLH PIERRE KREBBERS
  • Publication number: 20160213214
    Abstract: Surface cleaning device, comprising a cloth (C) placed on a porous material (PM), a reservoir (R) for collecting liquid absorbed by the cloth (C), and an arrangement (P) for applying under-pressure in the reservoir (R) so as to transfer liquid from the cloth (C) into the reservoir (R). A pore size of the porous material (PM) is between 1 ?m and 50 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: MATTHIJS HENDRIKUS LUBBERS, PIETER KINGMA
  • Publication number: 20150327743
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nozzle arrangement (10) of a cleaning device (100) for cleaning a surface (20), comprising: a nozzle housing (28); a rotating brush (12) that is rotatable about a brush axis (14) and comprises a substantially cylindrical core element (52) with flexible brush elements (16) that are arranged on a circumferential surface (56) of the core element (52), wherein said brush elements (16) are configured to contact the surface to be cleaned (20) and pick up dirt and liquid particles (22, 24) from the surface to be cleaned (20) during a rotation of the rotating brush (12); a drive for driving the rotating brush (12); a liquid supplying arrangement (58) for supplying a cleansing liquid (68) to the rotating brush (12); a wiping element (32) for wiping dirt and liquid particles (22, 24) across or off the surface to be cleaned (20), wherein said wiping element (32) extends along a longitudinal direction (48), which is arranged substantially parallel to the brush axis (14), and wherein sai
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: JOHANNES TSEARD VAN DER KOOI, BRITT ROUMEN, PIETER KINGMA, MATTHIJS HENDRIKUS LUBBERS
  • Publication number: 20150297047
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nozzle arrangement (10) for a cleaning device (100) for cleaning a surface, the nozzle arrangement comprising: —a brush (12) rotatable about a brush axis (14), the brush being provided with flexible brush elements (16) having tip portions (18) for contacting the surface to be cleaned (20) and picking up dirt and/or liquid particles (22, 24) from the surface (20) during the rotation of the brush (12), wherein the brush (12) is at least partly surrounded by a nozzle housing (28) and protrudes at least partly from a bottom side (30) of the nozzle housing (28), —a squeegee element (32) which is spaced apart from the brush (12) and attached to the bottom side (30) of the nozzle housing (28) on a first side (31) of the brush (12) where the brush elements (16) enter the nozzle housing (28) during the rotation of the brush (12), wherein the squeegee element (32) is configured for wiping dirt and/or liquid particles (22, 24) across or off the surface to be cleaned (20) during a movem
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: JOHANNES TSEARD VAN DER KOOI, BRITT ROUMEN, MATTHIJS HENDRIKUS LUBBERS