Patents by Inventor Pieter van der Wekken

Pieter van der Wekken 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).

  • DUAL FUNCTION LIGHTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230220972
    Abstract: A heat sink is provided having at least one receiving section configured for thermal coupling to at least one lighting module. The heat sink includes at least two connection sections on opposite sides of the at least one receiving section. Each of the at least two connection sections includes at least one reference pin protruding at least partially from a first surface of the at least one connection section and at least one alignment recess protruding into the first surface of the at least one connection section such that the heat sink is configured for thermal coupling to another heat sink via the at least two connection sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventors: Wim BOOGAARD, Piet VERBURG, Pieter VAN DER WEKKEN
  • Heat sink with double sided reference pin
    Patent number: 11428399
    Abstract: A heat sink, lighting device and method of manufacture are described. A heat sink includes at least one sheet metal having a first surface and a second surface, at least one first reference pin extending at least in part from the first surface, and at least one second reference pin extending at least in part from the second surface and located within a diameter of, and concentrically with, the at least one first reference pin. The diameter of the at least one first reference pin being larger than a diameter of the at least one second reference pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Wim Boogaard, Piet Verburg, Pieter van der Wekken
  • HEAT SINK WITH DOUBLE SIDED REFERENCE PIN
    Publication number: 20210247060
    Abstract: A heat sink, lighting device and method of manufacture are described. A heat sink includes at least one sheet metal having a first surface and a second surface, at least one first reference pin extending at least in part from the first surface, and at least one second reference pin extending at least in part from the second surface and located within a diameter of, and concentrically with, the at least one first reference pin. The diameter of the at least one first reference pin being larger than a diameter of the at least one second reference pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: LUMILEDS HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Wim Boogaard, Piet Verburg, Pieter van der Wekken