Patents by Inventor Thomas Duester

Thomas Duester 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).

  • BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH ACTIVE BUILDING SKIN, AN ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE COLLECTOR FOR USE IN SUCH A SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF MANAGING RESOURCES USED IN A BUILDING
    Publication number: 20110046789
    Abstract: A building management system (100) comprises a measurement system for measuring a demand for resources inside the building and a collecting system for harvesting natural resources available outside the building. The building management system is further provided with a storage system for storing surplus resources and a sensor system (112,114,116,118,120) for measuring resource availability outside the building and/or resources stored in the storage system. Further, a controller (102) arranged to receive data from the measurement system, the sensor system and the storage system is provided. The controller controls the collecting system based on said data to tune the collection of resources by the collection system to a present and/or an expected demand for resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Clive Vanheerden, Kyriakos Mama, Thomas Duester, Christoph Dobrusskin
  • Lamp
    Patent number: D636504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Thomas Düster
  • End cap for luminaire
    Patent number: D636528
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Thomas Düster