Patents by Inventor Oswald Moonen

Oswald Moonen 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: 20120146765
    Abstract: A switch module is designed to facilitate user definition of a group of switch modules that control the same lamp. A lamp unit (12) containing the lamp responds selectively to messages from the switch modules (10, 10?) when the messages comprise ID information matching with ID information stored in the lamp unit (12). A group is formed by detecting user control operation of sensors (100) in the switch modules (10, 10?), transmitting messages from the switch modules (10, 10?) in response and determining from the messages whether the switch modules (10?) have both been operated within a time interval with a duration of less than a predetermined threshold. If so, the ID information value in memories (104) of the switch module (10) and/or the further switch module (10?) are set to matching ID values, for use in the messages to control the lamp unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Arie Geert Cornelis Koppelaar, Oswald Moonen, Emmanuel David Lucas Michael Frimout, Ewout Brandsma, Gert-Jan Koolen
  • Publication number: 20120098428
    Abstract: A lamp is provided that is controlled by messages transmitted via a network. The lamp has an internal memory that stores an address and an internal control circuit that responds to received messages that refer to this address. The address is updated when the lamp is installation in a power supply socket, using for example an address from the first message that is transmitted after installation. The lamp contains a detector that detects disconnection of the lamp from the power supply socket, for example by monitoring a resistance value between two parts of one of the power supply terminals of the lamp. In response to this detection the control circuit of the lamp sets information that enables an update of the address in the memory. When it is detected that the lamp is again connected to a power supply socket the address is updated on condition that the update is enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Arie Geert Cornelis Koppelaar, Oswald Moonen, Emmanuel David Lucas Michael Frimout, Aly Aamer Syed, Paul Mattheijssen, Ewout Brandsma, Gert-Jan Koolen
  • Publication number: 20050143031
    Abstract: A multi-band receiver for receiving an input signal having a frequency situated either in a first band or in a second band. The receiver comprising a mixer for combining an amplified signal having substantially the same frequency as the input signal with a periodical signal generated by a local oscillator. The mixer generates an intermediate frequency signal, the intermediate frequency signal (IF) being inputted to an IF band-pass filter. A central frequency of the band-pass filter is substantially equal to a frequency of the intermediate frequency signal. The receiver is characterized in that the central frequency of the IF band-pass filter is substantially independent of a combining mode of the amplified signal and the periodical signal, the combining mode being selected from an upper heterodyning mode and a lower heterodyning mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2002
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Oswald Moonen, Peter Rutten, Stephanus Crijns