Patents by Inventor Vanja Hommes
Vanja Hommes 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: 10946211Abstract: The invention provides a lighting unit configured to generate white light wherein the white light has a spectral intensity in the visible wherein at least 40% of all photons in the wavelength range of 400-500 nm are found in the wavelength range of 430-445 nm (see also FIG. 1b). The lighting unit may especially be used for increasing alertness of a human while not or minimally suppressing melatonin production of the human.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2014Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Vanja Hommes, Lucas Josef Maria Schlangen, Marina Cecilia Gimenez, Debra Jean Skene, Victoria Louise Revell
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Patent number: 10932345Abstract: There is provided a lighting system for illuminating a space, the lighting system comprising: at least one light source; and at least one controller configured to: receive an indication of a pre-selected duration of an emission period for which the at least one light source is to emit light; control the at least one light source to emit light for the duration of the emission period, select a first spectrum in dependence on the duration of the emission period, and control the at least one light source to emit the light with the first spectrum during at least part of the emission period. There is also provided a display apparatus, a method and a computer program product.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2015Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Lucas Josef Maria Schlangen, Vanja Hommes, Marina Cecilia Gimenez
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Publication number: 20170208673Abstract: There is provided a lighting system for illuminating a space, the lighting system comprising: at least one light source; and at least one controller configured to: receive an indication of a pre-selected duration of an emission period for which the at least one light source is to emit light; control the at least one light source to emit light for the duration of the emission period, select a first spectrum in dependence on the duration of the emission period, and control the at least one light source to emit the light with the first spectrum during at least part of the emission period. There is also provided a display apparatus, a method and a computer pro gram product.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2015Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: LUCAS JOSEF MARIA SCHLANGEN, VANJA HOMMES, MARINA CECILIA GIMENEZ
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Publication number: 20160243379Abstract: The invention provides a lighting unit configured to generate white light wherein the white light has a spectral intensity in the visible wherein at least 40% of all photons in the wavelength range of 400-500 nm are found in the wavelength range of 430-445 nm (see also FIG. 1b). The lighting unit may especially be used for increasing alertness of a human while not or minimally suppressing melatonin production of the human.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2014Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: VANJA HOMMES, LUCAS JOSEF MARIA SCHLANGEN, MARINA CECILIA GIMENEZ, DEBRA JEAN SKENE, VICTORIA LOUISE REVELL
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Patent number: 9333319Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an illumination device arranged for reducing sleep inertia and/or for controlling alertness of a human being. The illumination device is arranged for reducing sleep inertia and/or controlling alertness by light radiation. The illumination device comprises one or more light sources for generating a first illumination output and a second illumination output. The first illumination output comprises light with a dominant wavelength in the range of 590-770 nm. The second illumination output comprises light with a dominant wavelength in the range of 400-560 nm. Thus, colored light is used. Alternatively, the first illumination output comprises white light with a color temperature below 4100 K, i.e. warm white light. The second color temperature then comprises white light with a color temperature above 4900 K.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2010Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Lucas Josef Maria Schlangen, Vanja Hommes
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Patent number: 9298169Abstract: A wake-up appliance (100; 200; 300) comprises: an alarm device (20) generating an alarm signal; a control device (10) controlling the alarm device; at least one controllable light-generating device (1000; 2000; 3000) controlled by the control device. When the control device finds that an actual time becomes equal to a predetermined alarm time, it activates the alarm device. When the control device receives a user input signal at a snooze input, it stops the alarm signal and increases the intensity of at least a portion of the light generated in a blue range of the light spectrum.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2012Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Inge Van De Wouw, Robert Godlieb, Vanja Hommes, Willem Henderikus Veldhuis
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Patent number: 9107251Abstract: A wake-up lamp system (100; 1000) comprises: a light source (130) having a nominal light output intensity (Lmax); and a control device (110) for controlling the light source, the control device receiving a clock signal from a clock device (120). The control device, when operating in a wake-up mode, controls the light source such that its light output intensity is gradually increased from a minimum intensity value (Lmin) to a maximum intensity value (Lmu) and such that the color point of the light output is gradually changed to travel a predefined chromaticity path, with the position of the color point on said chromaticity path being set as a function of the light output intensity. Said chromaticity path has a starting point having a color temperature between 400K and 1500K associated with the minimum intensity and an end point having a color temperature higher than 2700K associated with the nominal intensity.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2012Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Vanja Hommes, Inge Van De Wouw
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Publication number: 20140354189Abstract: A wake-up lamp system (100; 1000) comprises: a light source (130) having a nominal light output intensity (Lmax); and a control device (110) for controlling the light source, the control device receiving a clock signal from a clock device (120). The control device, when operating in a wake-up mode, controls the light source such that its light output intensity is gradually increased from a minimum intensity value (Lmin) to a maximum intensity value (Lmu) and such that the colour point of the light output is gradually changed to travel a predefined chromaticity path, with the position of the colour point on said chromaticity path being set as a function of the light output intensity. Said chromaticity path has a starting point having a colour temperature between 400K and 1500K associated with the minimum intensity and an end point having a colour temperature higher than 2700K associated with the nominal intensity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2012Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: KONINKLI PHILIPSN.V.Inventors: Vanja Hommes, Inge Van De Wouw
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Publication number: 20140036642Abstract: A wake-up appliance (100; 200; 300) comprises: an alarm device (20) generating an alarm signal; a control device (10) controlling the alarm device; at least one controllable light-generating device (1000; 2000; 3000) controlled by the control device. When the control device finds that an actual time becomes equal to a predetermined alarm time, it activates the alarm device. When the control device receives a user input signal at a snooze input, it stops the alarm signal and increases the intensity of at least a portion of the light generated in a blue range of the light spectrum.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Inge Van De Wouw, Robert Godlieb, Vanja Hommes, Willem Henderikus Veldhuis
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Patent number: 8427311Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device (1) comprising one or more light sources (10) arranged to generate light, an accommodating device (5) having an external boundary (2) which is at least partly translucent and is arranged to accommodate the one or more light sources and a controller (40). The lighting device can generate two types of light. One or more lighting parameters selected from the group consisting of the first luminous intensity of the first type of light, the second luminous intensity of the second type of light, the color point of the first type of light and the color point of the second type of light can be controlled. This allows task lighting and atmosphere lighting. The invention is also directed to a method of providing a wake-up stimulus by means of such a lighting device.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2009Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Lucas Josef Maria Schlangen, Lucius Theodorus Vinkenvleugel, Vanja Hommes
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Publication number: 20120095534Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an illumination device arranged for reducing sleep inertia and/or for controlling alertness of a human being. The illumination device is arranged for reducing sleep inertia and/or controlling alertness by light radiation. The illumination device comprises one or more light sources for generating a first illumination output and a second illumination output. The first illumination output comprises light with a dominant wavelength in the range of 590-770 nm. The second illumination output comprises light with a dominant wavelength in the range of 400-560 nm Thus, colored light is used. Alternatively, the first illumination output comprises white light with a color temperature below 4100 K, i.e. warm white light. The second color temperature then comprises white light with a color temperature above 4900 K.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Lucas Josef Maria Schlangen, Vanja Hommes
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Publication number: 20100277316Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device (1) comprising one or more light sources (10) arranged to generate light, an accommodating device (5) having an external boundary (2) which is at least partly translucent and is arranged to accommodate the one or more light sources and a controller (40). The lighting device can generate two types of light. One or more lighting parameters selected from the group consisting of the first luminous intensity of the first type of light, the second luminous intensity of the second type of light, the color point of the first type of light and the color point of the second type of light can be controlled. This allows task lighting and atmosphere lighting. The invention is also directed to a method of providing a wake-up stimulus by means of such a lighting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2009Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Lucas Josef Maria Schlangen, Lucius Theodorus Vinkenvleugel, Vanja Hommes