Patents by Inventor Soer Wouter

Soer Wouter 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).

  • Integrated optical system for dynamic diffuse and directional lighting
    Patent number: 11262048
    Abstract: An illumination system can produce a dynamically variable illumination pattern. The illumination system can include a light guide. The illumination system can include projection optics, which can contribute to the illumination pattern at relatively low beam angles (i.e., beam angles formed with respect to a surface normal of the light guide). The projection optics can include individually addressable light-producing elements that can direct light through one or more focusing elements. A controller can control which of the light-producing elements are electrically powered and can therefore control the illumination pattern contribution from the projection optics. The illumination system can also include scattering optics, which can contribute to the illumination pattern at relatively high beam angles. The scattering optics can direct light out of the light guide over a relatively large surface area, which can help reduce glare when the light guide is viewed directly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Soer Wouter, Johannes Willem Herman Sillevis Smitt
  • INTEGRATED OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC DIFFUSE AND DIRECTIONAL LIGHTING
    Publication number: 20220003385
    Abstract: An illumination system can produce a dynamically variable illumination pattern. The illumination system can include a light guide. The illumination system can include projection optics, which can contribute to the illumination pattern at relatively low beam angles (i.e., beam angles formed with respect to a surface normal of the light guide). The projection optics can include individually addressable light-producing elements that can direct light through one or more focusing elements. A controller can control which of the light-producing elements are electrically powered and can therefore control the illumination pattern contribution from the projection optics. The illumination system can also include scattering optics, which can contribute to the illumination pattern at relatively high beam angles. The scattering optics can direct light out of the light guide over a relatively large surface area, which can help reduce glare when the light guide is viewed directly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Soer Wouter, Johannes Willem Herman Sillevis Smitt