Patents by Inventor Norbertus Antonius Maria Sweegers

Norbertus Antonius Maria Sweegers 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: 11821608
    Abstract: The lighting device includes a lens array having a plurality of lenses and a focal surface located at a focal distance from the lens array, a light source array having a plurality of light sources arranged to emit light towards the lens array with a light output distributed around a primary axis, and a cover layer having a light-transmissive surface portion delimiting light exit openings. The cover layer is positioned to substantially coincides with the focal surface. Each light source forms a combination with a closest lens, each combination having, in a plane perpendicular to the primary axis, a displacement length and a displacement direction, such that there are least two different displacement lengths and at least two different displacement directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Olexandr Valentynovych Vdovin, Ludovicus Johannes Lambertus Haenen, Norbertus Antonius Maria Sweegers, Marc Andre De Samber
  • Publication number: 20230182107
    Abstract: The invention provides a reactor assembly (1) comprising a reactor (30), wherein the reactor (30) is configured for hosting a fluid (100) to be treated with light source radiation (11) selected from one or more of UV radiation, visible radiation, and IR radiation, wherein the reactor (30) comprises a reactor wall (35) which is transmissive for the light source radiation (11), wherein: the reactor (30) is a tubular reactor (130), and wherein the reactor wall (35) defines the tubular reactor (130); the tubular reactor (130) is configured in a tubular arrangement (1130); the reactor assembly (1) further comprises a reactor support element (40), wherein the reactor support element (40) comprises a track (42), wherein the track (42) partly encloses the tubular reactor (130), wherein the reactor support element (40) comprises a thermally conductive element (2), and wherein the tubular reactor (130) is configured in thermal contact with the thermally conductive element (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: ANNA WILHELMINA MARIA DE BEST, REMY CYRILLE BROERSMA, NORBERTUS ANTONIUS MARIA SWEEGERS
  • Publication number: 20230148488
    Abstract: A light generating device (100) comprising a plurality of solid state light sources (10) and a housing (120) comprising side wall elements (20). The light sources (10) are enclosed by the side wall elements (20), and the light generating device (100) generates >=90% of light source light (11) within a triangular prism having a top angle (?)<=180°. The side wall elements (20): —each have a first side (21) directed inwards facing the light sources (10) and a second side (22) which is directed outwards and is reflective for visible light;—are configured at both sides of a housing plane (110), under an angle (?1) between 0-45° relative to the housing plane (110);—have a projection with height H1 on the housing plane (110)—define a largest width (W1) of the light housing 120), wherein H1/W1>1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: ANNA WILHELMINA MARIA DE BEST, JIANG HONG YU, OLIVER FRANCIS BURKE, REMY CYRILLE BROERSMA, NORBERTUS ANTONIUS MARIA SWEEGERS, JOHANNES MARTINUS JANSEN
  • Patent number: 11649944
    Abstract: A lighting device (1) comprising a light generating element (2; 3), and a micro-lens (4) comprising a focal plane (Fp), wherein the light generating element (2; 3) comprises a first light generating component (2) and a second light generating component (3), wherein the first light generating component (2) comprises a light emitting surface (28) adapted for providing a diffuse light output component, wherein the second light generating component (3) comprises at least one array of light sources (3) adapted for providing a directional light output component, wherein the light generating element (2; 3) is arranged to emit a light output towards the micro-lens array (4), the light output being formed by a superposition of the diffuse light output component and the directional light N output component, and wherein the array of the light sources (3) is located in the focal plane (Fp) of the micro-lens array (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Olexandr Valentynovych Vdovin, Ludovicus Johannes Lambertus Haenen, Norbertus Antonius Maria Sweegers, Marc Andre De Samber, Jochen Renaat Van Gheluwe
  • Publication number: 20230135557
    Abstract: The invention provides a photoreactor assembly (1) comprising a reactor (30), wherein the reactor (30) is configured for hosting a fluid (100) to be treated with light source radiation (11) selected from one or more of UV radiation, visible radiation, and IR radiation, wherein the reactor (30) comprises a reactor wall (35) which is transmissive for the light source radiation (11), wherein the photoreactor assembly (1) further comprises: a light source arrangement (1010) comprising a plurality of light sources (10) configured to generate the light source radiation (11), wherein the reactor wall (35) is configured in a radiation receiving relationship with the plurality of light sources (10); one or more fluid transport channels (7) configured in functional contact with one or more of (i) the reactor (30) and (ii) one or more of the plurality of light sources (10); a cooling system (90) configured to transport a cooling fluid (91) through the one or more fluid transport channels (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: REMY CYRILLE BROERSMA, JIANG HONG YU, OLIVER FRANCIS BURKE, ANNA WILHELMINA MARIA DE BEST, NORBERTUS ANTONIUS MARIA SWEEGERS, JOHANNES MARTINUS JANSEN, DANIEL ANTON BENOY, DOMINIQUE MARIA BRULS
  • Publication number: 20230128715
    Abstract: The invention provides a reactor assembly (1) comprising a reactor (30), wherein the reactor (30) is configured for hosting a fluid (100) to be treated with light source radiation (11) selected from one or more of UV radiation, visible radiation, and IR radiation, wherein the reactor (30) comprises a reactor wall (35) which is transmissive for the light source radiation (11), wherein: (i) the reactor (30) is a tubular reactor (130), and wherein the reactor wall (35) defines the tubular reactor (130); (ii) the tubular reactor (130) is configured in a tubular arrangement (1130); and (iii) the reactor assembly (1) further comprises a reactor support element (40), wherein (a) the reactor support element (40) encloses at least part of the tubular arrangement (1130) or wherein (b) the tubular arrangement (1130) encloses at least part of the reactor support element (40); wherein part of the tubular arrangement (1130) is configured in contact with the reactor support element (40), and wherein another part of the tubu
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: ANNA WILHELMINA MARIA DE BEST, JIANG HONG YU, OLIVER FRANCIS BURKE, REMY CYRILLE BROERSMA, NORBERTUS ANTONIUS MARIA SWEEGERS, JOHANNES MARTINUS JANSEN
  • Publication number: 20230107949
    Abstract: The invention provides a photoreactor assembly (1) comprising a reactor (30), wherein the reactor (30) is configured for hosting a fluid (100) to be treated with light source radiation (11) selected from one or more of UV radiation, visible radiation, and IR radiation, wherein the reactor (30) comprises a reactor wall (35) which is transmissive for the light source radiation (11), wherein: (i) the reactor (30) is a tubular reactor (130), and wherein the reactor wall (35) defines the tubular reactor (130); (ii) the tubular reactor (130) is configured in a tubular arrangement (1130); (iii) the photoreactor assembly (1) further comprises a light source arrangement (1010) comprising a plurality of light sources (10) configured to generate the light source radiation (11), wherein the reactor wall (35) is configured in a radiation receiving relationship with the plurality of light sources (10); and (iv) one or more of the tubular arrangement (1130) and the light source arrangement (1010) defines a polygon (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: REMY CYRILLE BROERSMA, ANNA WILHELMINA MARIA DE BEST, HENDRIK JOHANNES BOUDEWIJN JAGT, JOHANNES MARTINUS JANSEN, NORBERTUS ANTONIUS MARIA SWEEGERS
  • Publication number: 20220290844
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device with a relatively simple construction that it is arranged to provide a sparkling light effect. The lighting device comprises (i) a lens array (110) having a plurality of lenses (110a-d) and a focal surface (111) located at a focal distance from the lens array (110), and (ii) a light source array (120) having a plurality of light sources (120a-d), each light source (120a-d) being arranged to emit light towards the lens array (110) with a light output distributed around a primary axis (121a-d), the light sources (120a-d) together defining a light-emitting surface (122) of the light source array (120). The light-emitting surface (122) of the light source array (120) substantially coincides with the focal surface (111) of the lens array (110).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: HUGO JOHAN CORNELISSEN, OLEXANDR VALENTYNOVYCH VDOVIN, LUDOVICUS JOHANNES LAMBERTUS HAENEN, NORBERTUS ANTONIUS MARIA SWEEGERS, MARC ANDRE DE SAMBER
  • Patent number: 11246197
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting system (1) comprising a lighting device (100) configured to provide lighting device light (101) with a variable spectral distribution (SD), wherein the lighting system (1) comprises a control system configured to control the spectral distribution (SD) of the lighting device light (101), wherein the lighting device (1) comprises at least two lighting modes (M1,M2), wherein: 5 (i) in a first lighting mode (M1) the lighting device (1) is configured to provide white light (101) with a first spectral distribution (SD1) in the visible with a first spectral intensity P1, the first spectral distribution (SD1) having a spectral intensity gap (G) configured in the spectral range of 430-600 nm, the spectral intensity gap (G) having a spectral gap width (GW1) of at least 20 nm and a maximum spectral gap intensity PG1 of lighting device light (101) within the spectral intensity gap (G) of PG1/P1?k, wherein k is a predefined intensity ratio value, and (ii) in a second lighting mode (M2) th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Marc Andre De Samber, Norbertus Antonius Maria Sweegers
  • Publication number: 20220010942
    Abstract: A lighting device (1) comprising a light generating element (2; 3), and a micro-lens (4) comprising a focal plane (Fp), wherein the light generating element (2; 3) comprises a first light generating component (2) and a second light generating component (3), wherein the first light generating component (2) comprises a light emitting surface (28) adapted for providing a diffuse light output component, wherein the second light generating component (3) comprises at least one array of light sources (3) adapted for providing a directional light output component, wherein the light generating element (2; 3) is arranged to emit a light output towards the micro-lens array (4), the light output being formed by a superposition of the diffuse light output component and the directional light N output component, and wherein the array of the light sources (3) is located in the focal plane (Fp) of the micro-lens array (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: HUGO JOHAN CORNELISSEN, OLEXANDR VALENTYNOVYCH VDOVIN, LUDOVICUS JOHANNES LAMBERTUS HAENEN, NORBERTUS ANTONIUS MARIA SWEEGERS, MARC ANDRE DE SAMBER, JOCHEN RENAAT VAN GHELUWE
  • Publication number: 20210329754
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting system (1) comprising a lighting device (100) configured to provide lighting device light (101) with a variable spectral distribution (SD), wherein the lighting system (1) comprises a control system (200) configured to control the spectral distribution (SD) of the lighting device light (101), wherein the lighting device (1) comprises at least two lighting modes (M1,M2), wherein:5 (i) in a first lighting mode (M1) the lighting device (1) is configured to provide white light (101) with a first spectral distribution (SD1) in the visible with a first spectral intensity P1, the first spectral distribution (SD1) having a spectral intensity gap (G) configured in the spectral range of 430-600 nm, the spectral intensity gap (G) having a spectral gap width (GW1) of at least 20 nm and a maximum spectral gap intensity PG1 of lighting device light (101) within the spectral intensity gap (G) of PG1/P1?k, wherein k is a predefined intensity ratio value, and (ii) in a second lighting mode (M
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: MARC ANDRE DE SAMBER, NORBERTUS ANTONIUS MARIA SWEEGERS
  • Patent number: 11067253
    Abstract: A luminaire (10) comprises an array of lighting units (12) arranged as a plurality of regions (14a-14e). A reflector arrangement (16) is provided over the array of lighting units (12) for directing the light from each region (14a-14e) of the luminaire (10) to a different spread of light output directions. Each lighting unit (12) of at least one of the regions (14a-14e) comprises a first sub-unit (20, 22, 24) with a first polarised light output and a second sub-unit (20, 22, 24) with a second light output which is different from the first light output in polarisation, wherein the first and second sub-units (20, 22, 24) are independently controllable. In this way, light output in a certain range of directions can be controlled to have a desired polarisation. By actuating different sub-units (20, 22, 24), the polarisation can be dynamically controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Signify Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Marc Andre De Samber, Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Jochen Renaat Van Gheluwe, Norbertus Antonius Maria Sweegers
  • Patent number: 11038081
    Abstract: A method according to embodiments of the invention includes providing a light emitting semiconductor structure grown on a substrate. The substrate has a front side and a back side opposite the front side. Notches are formed in the substrate. The notches extend from the front side of the substrate into the substrate. After forming notches in the substrate, the back side of the substrate is thinned to expose the notches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Filip Ilievski, Norbertus Antonius Maria Sweegers, Kwong-Hin Henry Choy, Marc Andre De Samber
  • Patent number: 11038082
    Abstract: A method comprises forming a mask on a first surface of a substrate. The mask is patterned to form openings on the first surface of the substrate. Notches are formed in the first surface of the substrate in the openings. The mask is removed from the first surface of the substrate A plurality of LEDs are provided on the first surface of the substrate and between notches. A second surface of the substrate is thinned to expose the notches and separate the LEDs. The second surface of the substrate is opposite of the first surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Filip Ilievski, Norbertus Antonius Maria Sweegers, Kwong-Hin Henry Choy, Marc Andre De Samber
  • Patent number: 11005017
    Abstract: There is proposed a light source comprising: a semiconductor diode structure adapted to generate light; and an optical enhancement section above the semiconductor diode structure and adapted to output light from the semiconductor diode structure. A partially-reflective layer covers at least a portion of the top of the optical enhancement section and is adapted to reflect a portion of the output light towards the optical enhancement section. The partially-reflective layer has a light transmittance characteristic that varies laterally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Inventors: Floris Maria Hermansz Crompvoets, Benno Spinger, Pascal Jean Henri Bloemen, Norbertus Antonius Maria Sweegers, Marc André De Samber
  • Patent number: 10995915
    Abstract: A LED module is disclosed comprising a LED chip including at least one LED arranged to direct a luminous output centered about an optical axis towards a light exit surface; an optical layer separated from the light exit surface by a spacing region having a lower refractive index than the optical layer and a material comprising the light exit surface, the optical layer being arranged to redirect the luminous output in a direction under a non-zero angle with the optical axis; and a collimating element over the optical layer, the collimating element being arranged to collimate the redirected luminous output in said direction. A lighting module including one or more of such LED modules is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Marc Andre de Samber, Norbertus Antonius Maria Sweegers, Floris Maria Hermansz Crompvoets
  • Patent number: 10948148
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting device, in particular a headlamp for vehicles, at least comprising an array of light sources, consisting of first and second light sources being mounted within the same flat or curved plane, and a projecting optical system arranged to project light emitted by the light sources in a forward direction of the lighting device. At least one shifting element is arranged in front of said first light sources. The shifting element generates real or virtual emission positions of the light of said first light sources shifted towards or away from the projecting optical system with respect to emission positions of said second light sources. With the proposed lighting device, in addition to the main lighting function of illumination, a pattern or signature can be projected at one or several additional image planes. The lighting device thus e.g. allows the additional projection of branding or safety patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Achim Hilgers, Floris Maria Hermansz Crompvoets, Norbertus Antonius Maria Sweegers, Marc Andre De Samber
  • Patent number: 10876712
    Abstract: The invention provides an outdoor luminaire (100) comprising: —a plurality of lighting devices (10), each lighting device (10) configured to provide lighting device light (11) and each lighting device (10) comprising at least a light source (13); —a plurality of beam shaping optics (20), each beam shaping optics (20) configured to receive lighting device light (11) of one of the lighting devices (10) and configured to beam shape the lighting device light (11) into a beam (12) of lighting device light (11); wherein the outdoor luminaire (100) is configured to provide a beam (112) of luminaire light (101) comprising the beams (12) of lighting device light (11); and wherein the beam shaping optics (20) are configured in an arrangement (120) which is random, phyllotactic or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Silvia Maria Booij, Norbertus Antonius Maria Sweegers
  • Publication number: 20200292151
    Abstract: A luminaire (10) comprises an array of lighting units (12) arranged as a plurality of regions (14a-14e). A reflector arrangement (16) is provided over the array of lighting units (12) for directing the light from each region (14a-14e) of the luminaire (10) to a different spread of light output directions. Each lighting unit (12) of at least one of the regions (14a-14e) comprises a first sub-unit (20, 22, 24) with a first polarised light output and a second sub-unit (20, 22, 24) with a second light output which is different from the first light output in polarisation, wherein the first and second sub-units (20, 22, 24) are independently controllable. In this way, light output in a certain range of directions can be controlled to have a desired polarisation. By actuating different sub-units (20, 22, 24), the polarisation can be dynamically controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: MARC ANDRE DE SAMBER, HUGO JOHAN CORNELISSEN, JOCHEN RENAAT VAN GHELUWE, NORBERTUS ANTONIUS MARIA SWEEGERS
  • Publication number: 20200263854
    Abstract: The invention provides an outdoor luminaire (100) comprising: - a plurality of lighting devices (10), each lighting device (10) configured to provide lighting device light (11) and each lighting device (10) comprising at least a light source (13); - a plurality of beam shaping optics (20), each beam shaping optics (20) configured to receive lighting device light (11) of one of the lighting devices (10) and configured to beam shape the lighting device light (11) into a beam (12) of lighting device light (11); wherein the outdoor luminaire (100) is configured to provide a beam (112) of luminaire light (101) comprising the beams (12) of lighting device light (11); and wherein the beam shaping optics (20) are configured in an arrangement (120) which is random, phyllotactic or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: SILVIA MARIA BOOIJ, NORBERTUS ANTONIUS MARIA SWEEGERS