Patents by Inventor Theodoor H. Stommen

Theodoor H. Stommen 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).

  • Apparatus and method of configuring a device in a network
    Patent number: 8665762
    Abstract: The invention provides a method, apparatus and computer program product for ensuring that a device (26) operable in a network (1) is configured to operate according to documented functional requirements for the network. Positional information comprising the coordinates of each device (26, 9, 50) in the network (1) is received via a gateway (9, 50) at a data processing apparatus (10) storing the documented functional requirements. The coordinates of each device (26, 9) in the network (1) are used to deduce the required functionality of the device based on the stored functional requirements, instructions for implementing the functionality are generated and the instructions are sent via the gateway (9, 50) to the network. The invention has particular relevance in the commissioning stage of a lighting control network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Engel J. Knibbe, Theodoor H. Stommen
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONFIGURING A DEVICE IN A NETWORK
    Publication number: 20100214948
    Abstract: The invention provides a method, apparatus and computer program product for ensuring that a device (26) operable in a network (1) is configured to operate according to documented functional requirements for the network. Positional information comprising the coordinates of each device (26, 9, 50) in the network (1) is received via a gateway (9, 50) at a data processing apparatus (10) storing the documented functional requirements. The coordinates of each device (26, 9) in the network (1) are used to deduce the required functionality of the device based on the stored functional requirements, instructions for implementing the functionality are generated and the instructions are sent via the gateway (9, 50) to the network. The invention has particular relevance in the commissioning stage of a lighting control network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventors: Engel J. Knibbe, Theodoor H. Stommen
  • Compact fluorescent lamp having a rigidly connected circuit board and lamp cap shell integrally molded in a housing of synthetic material
    Patent number: 5164635
    Abstract: The electric lamp has a light source and an integral assembly of a lamp cap shell and a printed circuit board rigidly connected to said shell. A housing is formed of synthetic material in which said circuit board and an end portion of said light source are embedded. The synthetic material extends through an aperture in said shell, forming an insulative base portion. The electric lamp is of simple construction that allows for easy manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Nicolaas J. De Jong, Theodoor H. Stommen