Patents by Inventor Petrus Gerardus Josephus Maria Nuijens

Petrus Gerardus Josephus Maria Nuijens 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: 8702260
    Abstract: This invention relates to an ambience lighting system for a display device for emitting an ambience light onto a wall behind the display device. Light sources are placed at the rear side of the display device along with a reflector, where the internal arrangement of the light sources and the reflector is such that when the display device is placed in proximity to the wall the light emitted by the at least one light source becomes reflected by the reflector towards the wall such that the reflected light at least partly peripherally surrounds the viewing area of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: TP Vision Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Cornelis Wilhelmus Kwisthout, Theodorus Franciscus Emilius Maria Overes, Petrus Gerardus Josephus Maria Nuijens
  • Publication number: 20110261586
    Abstract: A light guide system (20) for controlling out-coupling of light is provided. The light guide system comprises a light guide (21) configured to receive ambient light from at least one light source (26), and emit spread ambient light from a surface thereon. The light guide system further comprises a reflector (22) provided with a number of protrusions (23). In use, the reflector (22) and the light guide (21) are attached together. An advantage of this embodiment is that a uniform light -radiating surface using a light guide is enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Cornelis Wilhelmus Kwisthout, Theodorus Franciscus Emilius Maria Overes, Petrus Gerardus Josephus Maria Nuijens
  • Publication number: 20110194274
    Abstract: This invention relates to an ambience lighting system for a display device for emitting an ambience light onto a wall behind the display device. Light sources are placed at the rear side of the display device along with a reflector, where the internal arrangement of the light sources and the reflector is such that when the display device is placed in proximity to the wall the light emitted by the at least one light source becomes reflected by the reflector towards the wall such that the reflected light at least partly peripherally surrounds the viewing area of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Cornelis Wilhelmus Kwisthout, Theodorus Franciscus Emilius Maria Overes, Petrus Gerardus Josephus Maria Nuijens