Patents by Inventor Merijn Eindhoven

Merijn Eindhoven 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).

  • ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A PORTABLE DEVICE HAVING FLUID-FILLABLE CONTAINER AND A HOLDER
    Publication number: 20100020322
    Abstract: The invention provides an assembly comprising a holder (16) and a portable device (15) having a fluid-fillable container (4). The holder (16) is adapted for holding at least the container (4) and comprises a system (20) for filling the container (4) with a fluid from a fluid source (19). The holder (16) further comprises a detector (3) for detecting the fluid level inside the container (4). The invention further provides an assembly comprising a fluid-fillable container (4), a light source for at least locally illuminating the interior of the container (4) and an optical detector. The detector is arranged outside the container (4) and is adapted for detecting a fluid level inside the container (4) by detecting light scattered inside the container (4) resulting from the light emitted by the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Bartele Hendrik DE VRIES, Merijn Eindhoven, Mercus Benedictus Hoppenbrouwers, Eduard Meijer