Patents by Inventor Rogier Adrianus Henrica Niessen
Rogier Adrianus Henrica 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).
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Patent number: 9911884Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Rogier Adrianus Henrica Niessen, Willem Franke Pasveer, Johan Hendrik Klootwijk
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Patent number: 9417207Abstract: A method of selectively sensing the concentration of a target gas in polluted ambient air comprises the steps of: —providing a target gas sensor (220) sensitive to the target gas; —providing a first gas flow derived from the ambient air, from which first flow the target gas is substantially removed; —providing a second gas flow derived from the ambient air, substantially comprising the same target gas concentration as the ambient air; —exposing the target gas sensor to the first gas flow during a first time interval, and obtaining from the sensor a first output signal (Smf); —exposing the target gas sensor to the second gas flow during a second time interval not overlapping with the first time interval, and obtaining a second output signal (Smu); —calculating the difference (S?) between the first and the second output signals; calculating the concentration of the target gas from the calculated signal difference (S?).Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2012Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Johan Marra, Johan Hendrik Klootwijk, Jacobus Bernardus Giesbers, Nico Maris Adriaan De Wild, Marcel Bulder, Rogier Adrianus Henrica Niessen, Peter Van Der Linde
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Publication number: 20150194556Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2015Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: ROGIER ADRIANUS HENRICA NIESSEN, WILLEM FRANKE PASVEER, JOHAN HENDRIK KLOOTWIJK
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Patent number: 8872507Abstract: The present application discloses an integrated circuit comprising a circuit portion (100) coupled between first and second power supply lines (110; 120); a first switch (115, 135) coupled between the first power supply line (110, 120) and the circuit portion (100) for disconnecting the circuit portion from the first power supply line during an inactive mode of the circuit portion; and an arrangement (315, 335, 410) for, during said inactive mode, providing the circuit portion (100) with a fraction of its active mode power supply at least when averaged over said inactive mode to prevent the circuit portion voltage to drop below a threshold value. The present application further discloses a method for controlling such an integrated circuit.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2009Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Rogier Adrianus Henrica Niessen, Willem Franke Pasveer
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Publication number: 20110272786Abstract: An energy storage device (300), the device (300) comprising a substrate (102), a steric structure (104) formed on and/or in a main surface (106) of the substrate (102), a current collector stack (202) formed on the steric structure (104), and an electric storage stack (302) formed on the current collector stack (202), wherein side walls (108) of the steric structure (104) and the main surface (106) of the substrate (102) enclose an acute angle of more than 80 degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2009Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: NXP B.V.Inventors: Willem Frederik Adrianus Besling, Rogier Adrianus Henrica Niessen, Johan Hendrik Klootwijk, Nynke Verhaegh, Petrus Henricus Laurentius Notten, Marcel Mulder
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Publication number: 20110183186Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a solid-state battery with a high flexibility. The method comprises the steps of: forming an arrangement of battery cells (2) on a first substrate layer and providing a barrier layer (5) between the battery cells and the first substrate layer, applying on the arrangement of battery cells on the side not covered by the first substrate layer a second substrate layer (13), and removing the first substrate layer completely from the barrier layer, applying on the barrier layer a third substrate layer (14). The present invention further refers to the solid-state battery manufactured according to the method, as well as to a device, including the solid-state battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2009Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicants: NXP B.V., KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Johan Hendrik Klootwijk, Rogier Adrianus Henrica Niessen, Petrus Henricus Laurentius Notten, Nynke Verhaegh, Willem Frederik Adrianus Besling
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Publication number: 20110101914Abstract: The present application discloses an integrated circuit comprising a circuit portion (100) coupled between first and second power supply lines (110; 120); a first switch (115, 135) coupled between the first power supply line (110, 120) and the circuit portion (100) for disconnecting the circuit portion from the first power supply line during an inactive mode of the circuit portion; and an arrangement (315, 335, 410) for, during said inactive mode, providing the circuit portion (100) with a fraction of its active mode power supply at least when averaged over said inactive mode to prevent the circuit portion voltage to drop below a threshold value. The present application further discloses a method for controlling such an integrated circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2009Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Rogier Adrianus Henrica Niessen, Willem Franke Pasveer
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Publication number: 20100233548Abstract: Batteries based on solid-state electrolytes are known in the art. These (planar) energy sources, or solid-state batteries, efficiently convert chemical energy into electrical energy and can be used as the power sources for portable electronics. The invention relates to a method for manufacturing of a solid-state battery in which the pinholes in a solid electrolyte are at least partially filled by the deposition of an electrically insulating layers. The invention also relates to a battery obtained by performing such a method. The invention further relates to an electronic device provided with such a battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2008Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Remco Henricus Wilhelmus Pijnenburg, Petrus Henricus Laurentius Notten, Rogier Adrianus Henrica Niessen
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Publication number: 20100167130Abstract: The invention relates to an improved electrochemical energy source, comprising: a substrate, and at least one stack deposited onto said substrate, the stack comprising: an first electrode, a second electrode, and an intermediate solid-state electrolyte separating the first electrode and the second electrode. The invention also relates to an electronic device provided with such an electrochemical energy source.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2007Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Remco Henricus Wilhelmus Pijnenburg, Petrus Henricus Laurentius Notten, Youri Victorovitch Ponomarev, Rogier Adrianus Henrica Niessen, Johannes Hubertus Gerardus Op Het Veld
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Publication number: 20100119941Abstract: Electrochemical energy sources based on solid-state electrolytes are known in the art. These (planar) energy sources, or ‘solid-state batteries’, efficiently convert chemical energy into electrical energy and can be used as the power sources for portable electronics. The invention relates to an improved electrochemical energy source. The invention also relates to an electronic device provided with such an electrochemical energy source.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2008Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Rogier Adrianus Henrica Niessen, Petrus Henricus Laurentius Notten
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Publication number: 20100112457Abstract: Electrochemical energy sources based on solid-state electrolytes are known in the art. These (planar) energy sources, or solid-state batteries, efficiently convert chemical energy into electrical energy and can be used as the power sources for portable electronics. The invention relates to an improved electrochemical energy source. The invention also relates to an electronic device provided with such an electrochemical energy source.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2008Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Rogier Adrianus Henrica Niessen, Petrus Henricus Laurentius Notten
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Publication number: 20100099020Abstract: Solid-state batteries, efficiently convert chemical energy into electrical energy and can be used as the power sources for portable-electronics. The invention relates to an improved electrochemical energy source. The invention also relates to an electronic device provided with such an electrochemical energy source. The energy source comprises at least two cells interconnected by means of at least one flexible element. This flexible element may comprise a conductive polymer or a conductive rubber. The electrodes may be provided with cavities (pillars, trenches, slits or holes). A barrier layer may be deposited between the electrodes and their substrate. The energy sources may be used in a “System in Package”.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2008Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Martin Ouwerkerk, Rogier Adrianus Henrica Niessen, Petrus Henricus Laurentius Notten
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Publication number: 20100099010Abstract: The invention relates to an electrochemical energy source, comprising a substrate, and at least one cell deposited onto said substrate. The invention also relates to an electronic device, said device comprising at least one electrochemical energy source according to invention, and at least one electronic component electrically connected to said electrochemical energy source.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2007Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Rogier Adrianus Henrica Niessen, Mohammed Meftah
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Publication number: 20100082081Abstract: Presently, many variations of light treatment are used in health care. Prime examples are the in-vivo or ex-vivo photodynamic treatment (PDT) of skin diseases, cancer/tumors, psoriasis, mood disorders, bladder infections, promoting wound closure, recovering spinal cord injuries, and countering muscle/bone atrophy. PDT is a treatment that uses a drug, called a photo-sensitizer or photosensitizing agent, and a particular type of light. The invention relates to an improved PDT device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2007Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Rogier Adrianus Henrica Niessen, Petrus Henricus Laurentius Notten, Remco Henricus Wilhemus Pijnenburg
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Publication number: 20100075181Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid-state variable capacitor, comprising a first capacitor plate (10), a second capacitor plate (12), extending substantially parallel to the first capacitor plate (10) and on a distance from said first capacitor plate, wherein at least the first capacitor plate (10) is structurally coupled to one side of a first layered solid-state battery wherein the layers (4-8) of said first solid-state battery (3) extend substantially parallel to the first capacitor plate (10) and wherein the first solid-state battery is susceptible to variations in the size in the direction perpendicular to the plane of its layers (4-8). This invention is based on the realization that the thickness of a solid-state battery (3) varies with conditions prevailing in the battery. The movable capacitor plate (10) causes a change of the capacitance value of the capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2007Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Rogier Adrianus Henrica Niessen, Petrus Henricus Laurentius Notten, Johannes Hubertus Gerardus Op Het Veld, Remco Henricus Wilhelmus Pijnenburg
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Publication number: 20100012498Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a thin-layer battery stack on a three-dimensional substrate. The invention further relates to a thin-layer battery stack on a three-dimensional substrate obtainable by such a method. Moreover, the invention relates to a device comprising such a battery stack. The method according to the invention provides a rapid way to manufacture battery stacks on three-dimensional substrate, and the obtained products are of superior quality.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2007Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Rogier Adrianus Henrica Niessen, Petrus Henricus Laurentius Notten, Freddy Roozeboom
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Publication number: 20100003600Abstract: Presently, many variations of possible integrated resistors are utilized in IC design. However, depending on the electrical circuit it is often desirable that a resistor does not have a constant value, but rather that such a resistor has a variable controllable value. The invention relates to a solid-state variable resistor. The invention also relates to an electronic device, comprising such a solid-state variable resistor. The invention further relates to a method for producing a solid-state variable resistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2007Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Rogier Adrianus Henrica Niessen, Petrus Henricus Laurentius Notten, Johannes Hubertus Gerardus Op Het Veld, Remco Henricus Wilhelmus Pijnenburg
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Publication number: 20100003601Abstract: The invention relates to an electrochemical energy source, comprising a substrate and at least one electrochemical cell deposited onto said substrate, wherein the cell comprises an anodic electrode, a cathodic electrode and an electrolyte separating said anodic electrode and said cathodic electrode and wherein the cathodic electrode comprises at least one non-oxidic composition, said composition comprising active species. The invention disclosed in this document describes how a battery, consisting of a lithium alloy anodic electrode and a cathodic electrode made of this different class of materials mentioned above, might be a suitable alternative for a battery stack comprising conventionally used materials, especially in applications in which a high current capability is essential.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2007Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Rogier Adrianus Henrica Niessen, Petrus Henricus Laurentius Notten, Johannes Hubertus Gerardus Op Het Veld, Remco Henricus Wilhelmus Pijnenburg
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Publication number: 20100003544Abstract: An electrochemical energy source, comprising: a substrate, and at least one stack deposited onto said substrate, the stack comprising: an anode, a cathode, and an intermediate electrolyte separating said anode and said cathode; and at least one electron-conductive barrier layer being deposited between the substrate and the anode, which barrier layer is adapted to at least substantially preclude diffusion of active species of the stack into said substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2007Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Remco Henricus Wilhelmus Pijnenburg, Petrus Henricus Laurentius Notten, Rogier Adrianus Henrica Niessen, Johanes Hubertus Gerardus Op Het Veld
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ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY SOURCE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF SUCH AN ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY SOURCE
Publication number: 20090317664Abstract: An electrochemical energy source, comprising: a substrate, and at least one stack deposited onto said substrate, the stack comprising at least the active layers: an anode, a cathode, and an intermediate solid-state electrolyte separating said anode and said cathode. An electronic device provided with an electrochemical energy source according to the invention and a method for the manufacturing of an electrochemical source according to the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2007Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Rogier Adrianus Henrica Niessen, Petrus Henricus Laurentius Notten