Patents by Inventor Rogier A. H. Niessen

Rogier A. H. Niessen 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: 9000292
    Abstract: A device for adaptable wavelength conversion and a device for energy conversion are described. The device for adaptable wavelength conversion comprises at least one layer comprising a wavelength converting material and arranged to receive and re-emit a light beam. The device is further arranged to manipulate the at least one layer to operate in a closed state, in which a surface of the at least one layer is substantially covered with the wavelength converting material and to operate in an open state, in which the surface of the at least one layer is substantially uncovered with the wavelength converting material. The device for adaptable wavelength conversion can be applied in combination with a solar cell or photovoltaic cell thereby enabling the solar cell to receive radiation having a suitable spectrum under varying lighting conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Rogier A. H. Niessen, Willem F. Pasveer, Johan H. Klootwijk
  • Patent number: 8357550
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a sensor device (100; 200; 300; 400) comprising a thermal sensor (23), a battery (33), an antenna (34), an electronic circuitry (22) and a solar cell (43) together integrally in one semiconductor carrier (10), the method comprising the steps of:—providing a silicon wafer (10) with two main surfaces (11, 12); a first functional layer (20) is manufactured in one main surface (11), comprising a thermal sensor portion (21) and comprising electronic circuitry (22) arranged in a non-overlapping relationship with the thermal sensor portion; a second functional layer (30) containing a battery (33) and an antenna (34) is arranged in a non-overlapping relationship with the thermal sensor portion; a third functional layer (40) containing one or more solar cells (43) is arranged in a non-overlapping relationship with the thermal sensor portion; the portion of the wafer underneath the thermal sensor portion (21) is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Willem F. P. Pasveer, Jaap Haartsen, Rogier A. H. Niessen
  • Publication number: 20120077291
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a sensor device (100; 200; 300; 400) comprising a thermal sensor (23), a battery (33), an antenna (34), an electronic circuitry (22) and a solar cell (43) together integrally in one semiconductor carrier (10), the method comprising the steps of:- providing a silicon wafer (10) with two main surfaces (11, 12); a first functional layer (20) is manufactured in one main surface (11), comprising a thermal sensor portion (21) and comprising electronic circuitry (22) arranged in a non-overlapping relationship with the thermal sensor portion; a second functional layer (30) containing a battery (33) and an antenna (34) is arranged in a non-overlapping relationship with the thermal sensor portion; a third functional layer (40) containing one or more solar cells (43) is arranged in a non-overlapping relationship with the thermal sensor portion; the portion of the wafer underneath the thermal sensor portion (21) is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Willem F.P. Pasveer, Jaap Haartsen, Rogier A. H. Niessen