Patents by Inventor Mirjam Christiana Albrecht Van Coillie

Mirjam Christiana Albrecht Van Coillie 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: 9322129
    Abstract: The invention provides a garment treatment stand (1) for garment treatment, the garment treatment stand (1) comprising:—a open frame (2);—a flexible support surface (3), in use stretched up tautly on said frame (2) for providing a surface for pressing against during garment treatment. The current invention adds a flexible steaming/ironing surface to a garment treatment stand, to allow for it to be used as a support during steaming/ironing of the garment. Especially, the garment treatment stand may be used for steaming or pressing garments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Sahil Wadhwa, Yong Jiang, Asok Kumar Kasevan, Mirjam Christiana Albrecht Van Coillie
  • Patent number: 9222214
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ironing board cover with at least three layers (18, 20, 22) that are arranged on top of each other, wherein one of the layers (18, 20, 22) is a heat resistant cover layer (18) that is permeable to steam (26), another one of the layers (18, 20, 22) is a porous layer (20) that is at least partially permeable to steam (26) and heat, and a further one of the layers (18, 20, 22) is a water proof layer (22) that is impermeable to steam (26) and/or liquid, wherein the porous layer (20) is arranged between the cover layer (18) and the water proof layer (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Lanying Ji, Yong Jiang, Mirjam Christiana Albrecht Van Coillie, Maarten Theodoor Henric Pelgrim
  • Publication number: 20150122848
    Abstract: The invention provides a garment treatment stand (1) for garment treatment, the garment treatment stand (1) comprising: —a open frame (2); —a flexible support surface (3), in use stretched up tautly on said frame (2) for providing a surface for pressing against during garment treatment. The current invention adds a flexible steaming/ironing surface to a garment treatment stand, to allow for it to be used as a support during steaming/ironing of the garment. Especially, the garment treatment stand may be used for steaming or pressing garments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Sahil Wadhwa, Yong Jiang, Asok Kumar Kasevan, Mirjam Christiana Albrecht Van Coillie
  • Publication number: 20140190048
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ironing board cover with at least three layers (18, 20, 22) that are arranged on top of each other, wherein one of the layers (18, 20, 22) is a heat resistant cover layer (18) that is permeable to steam (26), another one of the layers (18, 20, 22) is a porous layer (20) that is at least partially permeable to steam (26) and heat, and a further one of the layers (18, 20, 22) is a water proof layer (22) that is impermeable to steam (26) and/or liquid, wherein the porous layer (20) is arranged between the cover layer (18) and the water proof layer (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Lanying Ji, Yong Jiang, Mirjam Christiana Albrecht Van Coillie, Maarten Theodoor Henric Pelgrim