Patents by Inventor Matthijs Hendrikus Lubbers
Matthijs Hendrikus Lubbers 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: 9808133Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 8, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Matthijs Hendrikus Lubbers, Pieter Kingma
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Publication number: 20170215668Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2015Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: MATTHIJS HENDRIKUS LUBBERS, PIETER KINGMA, MARK VAN WIJHE
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Publication number: 20160256025Abstract: 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 dType: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2014Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: JOHANNES TSEARD VAN DER KOOI, BRITT ROUMEN, MATTHIJS HENDRIKUS LUBBERS, RAPLH PIERRE KREBBERS
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Patent number: 9414728Abstract: 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 movemType: GrantFiled: December 13, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Johannes Tseard Van Der Kooi, Britt Roumen, Matthijs Hendrikus Lubbers
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Publication number: 20160213214Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2015Publication date: July 28, 2016Applicant: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: MATTHIJS HENDRIKUS LUBBERS, PIETER KINGMA
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Patent number: 9351618Abstract: The present invention relates to a nozzle arrangement (10) for a floor cleaning device (100), comprising a nozzle housing (28); a brush (12) rotatable about a brush axis (14), wherein the brush (12) is partially surrounded by the nozzle housing (28) and protrudes from a bottom side (30) of said nozzle housing (28), said brush (12) being provided with brush elements (16) for picking up dirt and/or liquid particles (22, 24) from a surface to be cleaned (20) during the rotation of the brush (12), and a protection assembly (32) for preventing obstacles (40) from getting sucked into the nozzle housing (28) or wrapped around the brush (12), wherein said protection assembly (32) is arranged within the nozzle housing (28) and comprises a plurality of spaced apart ribs (34) that extend at least partly through the brush (12), wherein a suction channel (42) is defined between a back end (44) of the ribs (34) and an opposite inner wall element (46) of the nozzle housing (28), wherein said back end (44) of the ribs (34) iType: GrantFiled: December 13, 2013Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Johannes Tseard Van Der Kooi, Matthijs Hendrikus Lubbers, Ralph Pierre Krebbers
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Patent number: 9321556Abstract: A container (2) for containing a liquid such as water comprises a fluid outlet (10) having a hole (13) for allowing fluid to escape. A surface (12) defining the hole (13) is provided with at least one recessed portion (11). Because of the presence of the recessed portion (11), if the hole (13) of the fluid outlet (10) becomes plugged with one or more particles, fluid can still escape through a passage formed by the recessed portion (11). In one embodiment, the container (2) is equipped with at least one projection (15) extending inwardly in the container (2) from a position near the hole (13) of the fluid outlet (10). The projection (15) functions to avoid blockage of the entire hole (13), including the recessed portion (11), by a relatively large particle.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2010Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Wouter Alexander Kuiper, Matthijs Hendrikus Lubbers
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Patent number: 9265394Abstract: Nozzle arrangement (10) of a vacuum cleaning device (100) for cleaning a surface (20), comprising: —a nozzle housing (28); —a brush (12) rotatable about a brush axis (14), said brush (12) being provided with flexible microfiber brush elements (16) having tip portions (18) for contacting the surface to be cleaned (20) and picking up dirt and liquid particles (22, 24) from the surface to be cleaned (20) during the rotation of the brush (12); —a drive means for rotating the brush (12); —a single squeegee element (32) for wiping dirt and liquid particles (22, 24) across or off the surface to be cleaned (20) by contacting said surface (20) with its free end (33), wherein said squeegee element (32) extends along a longitudinal direction (48), which is arranged substantially parallel to the brush axis (14), and is attached with its fixed end (33) to the bottom side (30) of the nozzle housing (28) on a side of the brush (12) where the brush elements (16) enter the nozzle housing (28) during the rotation of the brushType: GrantFiled: February 4, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Johannes Tseard Van Der Kooi, Matthijs Hendrikus Lubbers, Sepas Setayesh
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Publication number: 20150327743Abstract: 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 saiType: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2014Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: JOHANNES TSEARD VAN DER KOOI, BRITT ROUMEN, PIETER KINGMA, MATTHIJS HENDRIKUS LUBBERS
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Publication number: 20150297047Abstract: 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 movemType: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2013Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: JOHANNES TSEARD VAN DER KOOI, BRITT ROUMEN, MATTHIJS HENDRIKUS LUBBERS
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Publication number: 20150289735Abstract: The present invention relates to a nozzle arrangement (10) for a floor cleaning device (100), comprising a nozzle housing (28); a brush (12) rotatable about a brush axis (14), wherein the brush (12) is partially surrounded by the nozzle housing (28) and protrudes from a bottom side (30) of said nozzle housing (28), said brush (12) being provided with brush elements (16) for picking up dirt and/or liquid particles (22, 24) from a surface to be cleaned (20) during the rotation of the brush (12), and a protection assembly (32) for preventing obstacles (40) from getting sucked into the nozzle housing (28) or wrapped around the brush (12), wherein said protection assembly (32) is arranged within the nozzle housing (28) and comprises a plurality of spaced apart ribs (34) that extend at least partly through the brush (12), wherein a suction channel (42) is defined between a back end (44) of the ribs (34) and an opposite inner wall element (46) of the nozzle housing (28), wherein said back end (44) of the ribs (34) iType: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2013Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Johannes Tseard Van Der Kooi, Matthijs Hendrikus Lubbers, Ralph Pierre Krebbers
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Publication number: 20150250367Abstract: Nozzle arrangement (10) of a vacuum cleaning device (100) for cleaning a surface (20), comprising: —a nozzle housing (28); —a brush (12) rotatable about a brush axis (14), said brush (12) being provided with flexible microfiber brush elements (16) having tip portions (18) for contacting the surface to be cleaned (20) and picking up dirt and liquid particles (22, 24) from the surface to be cleaned (20) during the rotation of the brush (12); —a drive means for rotating the brush (12); —a single squeegee element (32) for wiping dirt and liquid particles (22, 24) across or off the surface to be cleaned (20) by contacting said surface (20) with its free end (33), wherein said squeegee element (32) extends along a longitudinal direction (48), which is arranged substantially parallel to the brush axis (14), and is attached with its fixed end (33) to the bottom side (30) of the nozzle housing (28) on a side of the brush (12) where the brush elements (16) enter the nozzle housing (28) during the rotation of the brushType: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2014Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Johannes Tseard Van Der Kooi, Matthijs Hendrikus Lubbers, Sepas Setayesh
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Patent number: 8656943Abstract: A liquid appliance (1) has a liquid reservoir (20), a liquid inlet (24) for supplying liquid to the liquid reservoir (20), a float system (3) provided with a float (2) and a valve system (5). A transport lock (8) switchable between a first position in which the transport lock (8) blocks the float system (3) relative to the liquid reservoir (20), and a second position in which a cooperation between the float (2) and the valve system (5) for opening and closure of the liquid inlet (24) is unimpeded by the transport lock (8). The transport lock (8) is switchable between said first and second positions by an installation prevention element (12). The element (12) can be switched to a prevention position, wherein installation of the appliance into an operational position is impeded by the element (12). In the prevention position the first position of the transport lock (8) is established.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2009Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Matthijs Hendrikus Lubbers, Marc Alexander Pastoors, Jasper Nicolaas Ten Berge, Henk Uil
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Publication number: 20120217256Abstract: A container (2) for containing a liquid such as water comprises fluid outlet means (10) having a hole (13) for allowing fluid to escape. A surface (12) defining the hole (13) is provided with at least one recessed portion (11). On the basis of the presence of the recessed portion (11) as mentioned, it is achieved that when the hole (13) of the fluid outlet means (10) is plugged with one or more particles, fluid can still escape through a passage formed by the recessed portion (11). In a preferred embodiment, the container (2) is further equipped with at least one projection (15) extending inwardly in the container (2) from a position near the hole (13) of the fluid outlet means (10). The projection (15) has a function in avoiding blockage of the entire hole (13), including the recessed portion (11), by a relatively large particle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2010Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Wouter Alexander Kuiper, Matthijs Hendrikus Lubbers
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Publication number: 20120103281Abstract: A device comprises a boiler for containing and heating a liquid; and a cool liquid system that is in liquid communication with the boiler, and that is intended to contain relatively cold liquid. During operation of the device, the boiler is activated such as to heat a quantity of liquid that is received from the cool liquid system. In order to avoid heating up of the liquid that is present inside the cool liquid system and cooling down of the liquid that is present inside the boiler, measures are taken in order to prevent a backflow of the liquid. These measures involve an application of some kind of component (9) to be positioned upstream of the boiler, and in order to avoid heat transfer through this component (9), additional measures are taken to realize a heat insulating effect at a position upstream of the boiler.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Matthijs Hendrikus Lubbers, Harko Jan Taekema, Jasper Nicolaas Ten Berge
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Publication number: 20110163123Abstract: A liquid appliance (1) has a liquid reservoir (20), a liquid inlet (24) for supplying liquid to the liquid reservoir (20), a float system (3) provided with a float (2) and a valve system (5). A transport lock (8) switchable between a first position in which the transport lock (8) blocks the float system (3) relative to the liquid reservoir (20), and a second position in which a cooperation between the float (2) and the valve system (5) for opening and closure of the liquid inlet (24) is unimpeded by the transport lock (8). The transport lock (8) is switchable between said first and second positions by an installation prevention element (12). The element (12) can be switched to a prevention position, wherein installation of the appliance into an operational position is impeded by the element (12). In the prevention position the first position of the transport lock (8) is established.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2009Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Matthijs Hendrikus Lubbers, Marc Alexander Pastoors, Jasper Nicolaas Ten Berge, Henk Uil
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Publication number: 20100139361Abstract: The invention relates to a calibration arrangement (10) for calibrating an apparatus that is arranged to prepare a beverage from water and an instant product, for different types of instant product. The calibration arrangement comprises: input means (20) for entering a setting into the apparatus, said setting providing the apparatus with dispense information of a particular instant product type, thereby enabling the apparatus to dispense appropriate amounts of said instant product; conversion means (15) for providing the settings for the respective instant product types. The conversion means (15) and the input means (20) function brand independently, that is without making use of or referring to a brand of the instant product type or some other type indication.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2007Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Anke Sinnema, Peter Sofrides Viet, Gertrude Riette Van Der Kamp, Matthijs Hendrikus Lubbers, Jacqueline Van Driel, Roland Van Straaten, Simon Martijn Oversteegen