Patents by Inventor Pieter Jacob Snijder

Pieter Jacob Snijder 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: 9728119
    Abstract: A cut-to-measure display device comprising a plurality of pixel groups (300) and a main controller. Each pixel group comprises one sub-controller (301) and a plurality of individually controllable pixels (305), out of which all are connected to the sub-controller of the pixel group and at least one is further connected (304) to a sub-controller of an adjacent pixel group. The main controller is connected to the sub-controllers and configured to selectively control the sub-controllers in order that the pixels display an image corresponding to predetermined image data. Cutting a display device with these features into an arbitrary geometric shape may disconnect some pixels from their respective sub-controllers. However, at least one pixel in each pixel group is connected to a further sub-controller which is operable to take the place of a sub-controller from which it has been cut off, so there is a low risk of completely disconnecting pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Pieter Jacob Snijder
  • Patent number: 9433051
    Abstract: A lighting system comprising a plurality of controllable light emitting elements is disclosed. The lighting system further comprising a spreading optical element arranged in front of the plurality of light emitting elements to shape the light emitted from the lighting elements, and a controller for varying a light emission angle range of light emitted from the spreading optical element by controlling each of the plurality of controllable light emitting elements. This allows the light emitted from the spreading optical element to be varied without varying any physical parts of the lighting system, because the controller now controls each of the light emitting elements, by e.g. dimming one or more of the light emitting elements or by switching one or more of the light emitting elements off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Pieter Jacob Snijder, Winfried Antonius Henricus Berkvens, Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Pierre Robert Valère Sonneville
  • Patent number: 9127820
    Abstract: This invention relates to a power unit for a lighting system. Said power unit includes a mains power input (2), output terminals (3a, 3b) and a power supply (5) for regulating a supply voltage (V1) of the power unit (1). The power unit further comprises a polarity detector (13), a voltmeter (11) for measuring a voltage (V2) at said output terminals (3a, 3b) and a current meter (12) for measuring a current (A) at said output terminals (3a, 3b). The power unit also comprises a control unit (7), wherein said control unit (7) is arranged to initiate a power up procedure delay of random length after the power unit (1) has been switched on and wherein said control unit (7) is arranged to process information from the voltmeter (11), the current meter (12) and the polarity detector (13), and to control a power output of the power unit (1) on basis of said information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Pieter Jacob Snijder
  • Patent number: 9097415
    Abstract: A lighting device (1) comprising a base part (2) with a first magnetic material, and a second part (3) is disclosed. The second part comprises a light source (4), and a nonmagnetic shell (5) defining an essentially closed cavity, the light source (4) and the nonmagnetic shell being in a fixed positional relationship, wherein the essentially closed cavity encloses a second magnetic material (6) displaceable therein. This provides a lighting device (1) in which the user may readily position the light source (4) with a large degree of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Pieter Jacob Snijder, Roel Peter Geert Cuppen, Jan Alexis Daniel Nesvadba
  • Publication number: 20150201476
    Abstract: A lighting system comprising a plurality of controllable light emitting elements is disclosed. The lighting system further comprising a spreading optical element arranged in front of the plurality of light emitting elements to shape the light emitted from the lighting elements, and a controller for varying a light emission angle range of light emitted from the spreading optical element by controlling each of the plurality of controllable light emitting elements. This allows the light emitted from the spreading optical element to be varied without varying any physical parts of the lighting system, because the controller now controls each of the light emitting elements, by e.g. dimming one or more of the light emitting elements or by switching one or more of the light emitting elements off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Pieter Jacob SNIJDER, Winfried Antonius Henricus BERKVENS, Hugo Johan CORNELISSEN, Pierre Robert Valère Robert Valère SONNEVILLE
  • Patent number: 8939605
    Abstract: A lighting system comprising a plurality of controllable light emitting elements 3 is disclosed. The lighting system further comprising a spreading optical element 5 arranged in front of the plurality of light emitting elements to shape the light emitted from the lighting elements, and a controller 7 for varying a light emission angle range of light emitted from the spreading optical element 5 by controlling each of the plurality of controllable light emitting elements. This allows the light emitted from the spreading optical element to be varied without varying any physical parts of the lighting system, because the controller now controls each of the light emitting elements, by e.g. dimming one or more of the light emitting elements or by switching one or more of the light emitting elements off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Pieter Jacob Snijder, Winfried Antonius Henricus Berkvens, Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Pierre Robert Valère Sonneville
  • Patent number: 8669712
    Abstract: It is disclosed a method for operating a lighting system, which lighting system comprises a plurality of lighting modules, each of which comprises at least one communication unit, via which the respective lighting module is adapted to communicate with at least one neighboring lighting module. A control device may be adapted to communicate control signals to at least one of the lighting modules and each of the lighting modules may be adapted to further communicate control signals communicated to the lighting module to a neighboring lighting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Pieter Jacob Snijder, Pierre Robert Valère Sonneville
  • Patent number: 8604718
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of controlling a lighting system (1) which has a plurality of polygonal lighting modules (3) arranged as an array, and a controlling device (7) connected to one of the lighting modules. The lighting modules are arbitrarily arrangeable by each lighting module being able to communicate with neighboring lighting modules via communication units (11) arranged at all sides of the lighting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventor: Pieter Jacob Snijder
  • Patent number: 8526644
    Abstract: A beamforming system (ASY) comprises a modular transducer assembly (MTA) composed of a plurality of transducer modules (TM1, TM2, TM3). A transducer module comprises a plurality of interfaces having different geometrical orientations. An interface allows the transducer module to be physically coupled to another transducer module. In a reconnaissance phase, the beamforming system identifies transducer modules that are present in the modular transducer assembly (MTA). The beamforming system further identifies a structure in accordance with which the transducer modules have been physically coupled to each other. In a configuration phase, the beamforming system defines a signal relationship between the transducer modules on the basis of identification data that has been obtained in the reconnaissance phase and a desired directional response pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Ronaldus Maria Aarts, Pieter Jacob Snijder
  • Patent number: 8328391
    Abstract: This invention relates to a lighting module (101) comprising a carrier (103), a plurality of LED groups (109), arranged in an array on the carrier (103), a mesh (105), arranged at the carrier (103), and a front diffuser plate (107) arranged in front of the mesh (105). The mesh (105) has walls, which are arranged in a geometrical pattern forming a plurality of cells (113), such that the light emitted from at least some of the LED groups, which are adjacent to each other, is mixed before passing the diffuser plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Pieter Jacob Snijder, Anthonie Hendrik Bergman
  • Publication number: 20120224373
    Abstract: The invention relates to a modular lighting unit (1) comprising a front side (2), a rear side (3) opposite to the front side (2), at least three edge sides (4a, 4b) surrounding the front side (2), light elements (5) disposed on at least the front side (2), and a magnetic fastening arrangement for attachment with a corresponding magnetic fastening arrangement on a neighboring lighting unit (1). The magnetic fastening arrangement comprises sets of magnets (7a, 7b) of different polarities. Since a pair of magnets may be connected to each other only if the polarities are opposite, the magnets of the modular lighting unit (1) are positioned and the polarities of the magnets (7a, 7b) are arranged, such that two adjacent edge sides (4a, 4b) of two similar neighboring lighting units (1) may be attached to each other only if the modular lighting unit (1) is correctly rotated, resulting in that correct alignment of the lighting units (1) is ensured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventors: Pieter Jacob Snijder, Pierre Robert Valère Sonneville, Adrianus Sempel
  • Patent number: 8259460
    Abstract: A submount for arranging electronic components on a substrate is provided. The submount comprises a head member and at least one substrate-engaging member protruding from the head member. The head member comprises at least two, from each other isolated, electrically conductive portions, where each electrically conductive portion comprises a component contact, adapted for connection of electronic components thereto, and a substrate contact on arranged on said substrate side, adapted for bringing said electrically conductive portions in contact with a circuitry comprised in said substrate. The submount of the present invention may be used to attach electronic components, such as light-emitting diodes, to a textile substrate, without the need for soldering the electronic component directly on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Rabin Bhattacharya, Pieter Jacob Snijder, Liesbeth Van Pieterson, Erich Zainzinger, Martijn Krans, Sima Asvadi, Alexander Ulrich Douglas, Jacqueline Van Driel, Martinus Jacobus Johannes Hack
  • Publication number: 20120176783
    Abstract: A lighting device 1 comprising a base part 2 with a first magnetic material, and a second part 3 is disclosed. The second part comprises a light source 4, and a nonmagnetic shell 5 defining an essentially closed cavity, the light source 4 and the nonmagnetic shell being in a fixed positional relationship, wherein the essentially closed cavity encloses a second magnetic material 6 displaceable therein. This provides a lighting device 1 in which the user may readily position the light source 4 with a large degree of freedom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Pieter Jacob Snijder, Roel Peter Geert Cuppen, Jan Alexis Daniel Nesvadba
  • Publication number: 20120153850
    Abstract: It is disclosed a method for operating a lighting system, which lighting system comprises a plurality of lighting modules, each of which comprises at least one communication unit, via which the respective lighting module is adapted to communicate with at least one neighboring lighting module. A control device may be adapted to communicate control signals to at least one of the lighting modules and each of the lighting modules may be adapted to further communicate control signals communicated to the lighting module to a neighboring lighting module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Pieter Jacob Snijder, Pierre Robert Valère Sonneville
  • Publication number: 20120119657
    Abstract: A lighting system comprising a plurality of controllable light emitting elements 3 is disclosed. The lighting system further comprising a spreading optical element 5 arranged in front of the plurality of light emitting elements to shape the light emitted from the lighting elements, and a controller 7 for varying a light emission angle range of light emitted from the spreading optical element 5 by controlling each of the plurality of controllable light emitting elements. This allows the light emitted from the spreading optical element to be varied without varying any physical parts of the lighting system, because the controller now controls each of the light emitting elements, by e.g. dimming one or more of the light emitting elements or by switching one or more of the light emitting elements off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Pieter Jacob Snijder, Winfried Antonius Henricus Berkvens, Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Pierre Robert Valère Sonneville
  • Publication number: 20120104976
    Abstract: This invention relates to a lighting system. The lighting system includes a plurality of interconnectable polygonal lighting modules, wherein each lighting module has a plurality of connection members each including at least one electrical terminal. The connection members are arranged rotationally symmetrically at the lighting module. The lighting system further includes bridge members. Each bridge member has bridge terminals and is mountable at neighboring connection members of different lighting modules, to form a bridge providing an electric connection between connection terminals of the different connection members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Pieter Jacob Snijder, Martin Gerard Hendrik Hiddink, Pieter Hubertus Franciscus Deurenberg, Johannes Martinus Maria Welschen, Victor J. Zwanenberg
  • Publication number: 20120091918
    Abstract: It is disclosed a method for associating pixels of visual content displayed on a display unit with pixels of lighting modules, where each lighting module comprises a plurality of pixels, and the lighting modules are adapted to be comprised in a lighting system comprising a plurality of lighting modules and a control device, wherein the control device is adapted to communicate control signals to the lighting modules. Each of the lighting modules may communicate control signals with neighboring lighting modules, and to any of the pixels of the lighting module. Pixels of the visual content may be selected by means of a visual representation of pixels associated with the lighting modules displayed onto the display unit, wherein each pixel of the visual representation corresponds to a pixel of the lighting modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Pieter Jacob Snijder, Pierre Robert Valere Sonneville
  • Publication number: 20120075271
    Abstract: A cut-to-measure display device comprising a plurality of pixel groups (300) and a main controller. Each pixel group comprises one sub-controller (301) and a plurality of individually controllable pixels (305), out of which all are connected to the sub-controller of the pixel group and at least one is further connected (304) to a sub-controller of an adjacent pixel group. The main controller is connected to the sub-controllers and configured to selectively control the sub-controllers in order that the pixels display an image corresponding to predetermined image data. Cutting a display device with these features into an arbitrary geometric shape may disconnect some pixels from their respective sub-controllers. However, at least one pixel in each pixel group is connected to a further sub-controller which is operable to take the place of a sub-controller from which it has been cut off, so there is a low risk of completely disconnecting pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventor: Pieter Jacob Snijder
  • Publication number: 20120074784
    Abstract: This invention relates to a power unit for a lighting system. Said power unit includes a mains power input (2), output terminals (3a, 3b) and a power supply (5) for regulating a supply voltage (V1) of the power unit (1). The power unit further comprises a polarity detector (13), a voltmeter (11) for measuring a voltage (V2) at said output terminals (3a, 3b) and a current meter (12) for measuring a current (A) at said output terminals (3a, 3b). The power unit also comprises a control unit (7), wherein said control unit (7) is arranged to initiate a power up procedure delay of random length after the power unit (1) has been switched on and wherein said control unit (7) is arranged to process information from the voltmeter (11), the current meter (12) and the polarity detector (13), and to control a power output of the power unit (1) on basis of said information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventor: Pieter Jacob Snijder
  • Patent number: 8111022
    Abstract: This invention relates to a lighting system. The lighting system includes a plurality of interconnectable polygonal lighting modules, wherein each lighting module has a plurality of connection members each including at least one electrical terminal. The connection members are arranged rotationally symmetrically at the lighting module. The lighting system further includes bridge members. Each bridge member has bridge terminals and is mountable at neighboring connection members of different lighting modules, to form a bridge providing an electric connection between connection terminals of the different connection members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Pieter Jacob Snijder, Martin Gerard Hendrik Hiddink, Pieter Hubertus Franciscus Deurenberg, Johannes Martinus Maria Welschen, Victor J. Zwanenberg