Patents by Inventor Rogier Hille

Rogier Hille 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: 7568668
    Abstract: The invention relates to a foldable stand (1) comprising a longitudinally extending support (2) which is carried by two legs (3), each leg (3) being connected to the support (2) via a journal (4) having a central axis (5), said stand (1) being foldable between an operational position, in which the legs (3) extend in one plane and the support (2) extends away from said plane and a rest position in which the legs (3) extend in said plane and the support (2) also extends in said plane substantially parallel to the legs (3), wherein a housing (6) is provided to which the support (2) is fixedly mounted, and a coupling element (7) is provided in said housing (6) for rotationally coupling the central axes (5) of the journals (4) of the legs (3) at an angle relative to each other. Folding of the stand between the operational position and the rest position requires only one operation from a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Harko Jan Taekema, Rogier Hille
  • Publication number: 20080302251
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cartridge (16) for preparing beverages, comprising a container (18) for containing at least one beverage ingredient, wherein the cartridge (16) is adapted to be inserted into a beverage preparation machine (10) in an insertion direction (36) and provided with a shape-encoded recognition code (32) comprising at least two encoding positions (34). The encoding positions (34) are arranged along an encoding line (38), wherein the insertion direction (36) and the encoding line (38) are nonparallel. Moreover the present invention provides a beverage preparation machine (10) comprising decoder means (24) for decoding a shape-encoded recognition code (32) off a cartridge (16) for supplying ingredients for preparing beverages, wherein the recognition code (32) comprises at least two encoding positions, wherein the decoder means (24) are adapted to decode the at least two encoding positions (34) in parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventors: Peter Rijskamp, Rogier Hille, Frans Wiebe Rozeboom, Olaf Martin De Jong, Jeroen Herrewijnen
  • Patent number: 7326944
    Abstract: An irradiation device includes a base part, a support longitudinally extending from the base part and enclosing an angle with a vertical axis, and a housing that includes a central axis, at least one radiation unit, and a radiation emission plane. The housing is pivotally connected to the support via a pivot shaft and is pivotable between an operational position in which the radiation emission plane is horizontal, and a rest position in which the radiation emission plane vertical with a single rotation of the pivot shaft about a pivot axis extending through the pivot shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Jan Alfons Catharina Mewissen, Harko Jan Taekema, Olaf Martin De Jong, Rogier Hille
  • Publication number: 20070145206
    Abstract: The invention relates to a foldable stand (1) comprising a longitudinally extending support (2) which is carried by two legs (3), each leg (3) being connected to the support (2) via a journal (4) having a central axis (5), said stand (1) being foldable between an operational position, in which the legs (3) extend in one plane and the support (2) extends away from said plane and a rest position in which the legs (3) extend in said plane and the support (2) also extends in said plane substantially parallel to the legs (3), wherein a housing (6) is provided to which the support (2) is fixedly mounted, and a coupling element (7) is provided in said housing (6) for rotationally coupling the central axes (5) of the journals (4) of the legs (3) at an angle relative to each other. Folding of the stand between the operational position and the rest position requires only one operation from a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONIC N.V.
    Inventors: Harko Taekema, Rogier Hille
  • Publication number: 20070023687
    Abstract: The invention relates to an irradiation device (1) comprising a base part (2), a support (3) longitudinally extending from the base part (2) and enclosing an angle (a) with a vertical axis V, and a housing (4) comprising a central axis (5), at least one radiation unit (6), and a radiation emission plane (7), said housing (4) being pivotally connected to said support via a pivot shaft (8), said housing (4) being pivotable between an operational position (A), in which the radiation emission plane (7) is horizontal (X), and a rest position (B), in which the radiation emission plane (7) vertical (Y), and the central axis (5) of the housing (4) encloses the angle (a) with the vertical axis (V), the pivot shaft (8) extending from the support enclosing an angle (a/2) with the horizontal plane (X) and with the vertical plane (Y).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2004
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Jan Mewissen, Harko Taekema, Olaf De Jong, Rogier Hille