Patents by Inventor Waltherus Emericus Johannes Van Gompel

Waltherus Emericus Johannes Van Gompel 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).

  • Publication number: 20190032873
    Abstract: A mounting bracket arrangement is disclosed for retrofitting an LED panel (20) in between opposing end surfaces of a troffer (60). The mounting bracket arrangement comprises a pair of mounting brackets (10), each mounting bracket comprising a major edge (111) for abutting the mounting bracket against one of said end surfaces; an alignment edge (103) extending transversely from the major edge; an affixing portion (130) having a contact surface for contacting a roof section (65) of the troffer; and a mounting hook (140) extending from the affixing portion for hanging the LED panel from the mounting bracket. A LED panel retrofit kit and method of fitting such a retrofit kit in a troffer using such a mounting bracket arrangement are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: WALTHERUS EMERICUS JOHANNES VAN GOMPEL, MARK EDUARD JOHAN SPIKES
  • Patent number: 9989235
    Abstract: A LED module comprising at least one LED mounted on a thermo-conducting flat substrate, said LED module being adapted for being used together with a TIM and a heat sink, said thermo-conducting flat substrate being adapted for spreading heat from said LED module through said TIM to said heat sink, said thermo-conducting flat substrate comprising a plurality of fastener eyes, each of said fastener eyes being adopted for receiving a fastener such as a screw or a rivet for mounting said thermo-conducting flat substrate to said heat sink, wherein said thermo-conducting flat substrate comprises integrally formed deformable zones in vicinity of each of said plurality of fastener eyes, said integrally formed deformable zones being coherent with said thermo-conducting flat substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Waltherus Emericus Johannes Van Gompel, Winand Hendrik Anna Maria Friederichs
  • Patent number: 9458869
    Abstract: A fastening element (100) for clamping together a stack of sheets (410), (411) comprising at least two sheets. The fastening element comprises at least one base portion (101) extending along the stack of sheets and perpendicular to the planes of the sheets. Further, the fastening element comprises a flange portion (102) which extends substantially perpendicular from the base portion, and a pointed element (103) which extends in an acute angle with respect to the base portion. The flexible fastening element generates a spring force which clamps the sheets of the stack of sheets together between the at least one flange portion and the at least one pointed element. In this grip position, the at least one pointed element grips at least one edge of a bottom sheet of the stack of sheets, and a top sheet of the stack of sheets is allowed to move in relation to the at least one flange portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Waltherus Emericus Johannes Van Gompel, Niels De Koning
  • Patent number: 9441816
    Abstract: A lighting arrangement (1) is disclosed. The lighting arrangement (1) has a circuit board (2), a support (3) for supporting the circuit board (2) and at least one light source (4) mounted on the circuit board (2). The lighting arrangement also has at least one abutment (6) which is fixed relative to the support (3) and at least one resilient element (5) which is sandwiched between the at least one abutment (6) and the circuit board (2), whereby the resilient element (5) presses against the circuit board (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Waltherus Emericus Johannes Van Gompel, Wido Van Duijneveldt
  • Publication number: 20160223169
    Abstract: A lighting arrangement (1)is disclosed. The lighting arrangement (1)has a circuit board (2),a support (3) for supporting the circuit board (2) and at least one light source (4) mounted on the circuit board(2). The lighting arrangement also has at least one abutment (6) which is fixed relative to the support (3) and at least one resilient element (5) which is sandwiched between the at least one abutment (6) and the circuit board (2), whereby the resilient element (5) presses against the circuit board (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: WALTHERUS EMERICUS JOHANNES VAN GOMPEL, WIDO VAN DUIJNEVELDT
  • Patent number: 9273832
    Abstract: There is provided a fixation device (100) and an assembly structure 10 comprising light emitting diode module, LED module, (200) and at least one fixation device (100) for in a mounted position fixating the LED module to a mounting surface (300). The fixation device comprises a main body (103), a first fixation means (102) for securing LED module to the mounting surface, a second fixation means (106, 506) for securing the fixation device to the LED module and at least one resilient portion (107, 108) arranged to extend from the main body and to, in a mounted position, at least partly bear against a predetermined bearing surface (201, 202) of the LED module such that a controlled force which is independent of the first fixation means is applied the bearing surface of the LED module by means of the resilient portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Waltherus Emericus Johannes Van Gompel, Niels De Koning
  • Patent number: 9103532
    Abstract: The invention refers to a Lighting system comprising: a LED board bearing LEDs; and an optical board on the LED board; wherein the optical board is made of optical modules positioned side-by-side according to predetermined orientations one to the other, each optical module comprising at least one optical element adapted to face at least one of said LEDs and modify feature of the light emitted by this at least one LED, wherein the lighting system is provided with mechanical fool proofing elements adapted to prevent a positioning of the optical modules according to orientations one to the other different from said predetermined orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventor: Waltherus Emericus Johannes Van Gompel
  • Publication number: 20150036362
    Abstract: A LED module comprising at least one LED mounted on a thermo-conducting flat substrate, said LED module being adapted for being used together with a TIM and a heat sink, said thermo-conducting flat substrate being adapted for spreading heat from said LED module through said TIM to said heat sink, said thermo-conducting flat substrate comprising a plurality of fastener eyes, each of said fastener eyes being adopted for receiving a fastener such as a screw or a rivet for mounting said thermo-conducting flat substrate to said heat sink, wherein said thermo-conducting flat substrate comprises integrally formed deformable zones in vicinity of each of said plurality of fastener eyes, said integrally formed deformable zones being coherent with said thermo-conducting flat substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Waltherus Emericus Johannes Van Gompel, Winand Hendrik Anna Maria Friederichs
  • Publication number: 20140119031
    Abstract: There is provided a fixation device (100) and an assembly structure 10 comprising light emitting diode module, LED module, (200) and at least one fixation device (100) for in a mounted position fixating the LED module to a mounting surface (300). The fixation device comprises a main body (103), a first fixation means (102) for securing LED module to the mounting surface, a second fixation means (106, 506) for securing the fixation device to the LED module and at least one resilient portion (107, 108) arranged to extend from the main body and to, in a mounted position, at least partly bear against a predetermined bearing surface (201, 202) of the LED module such that a controlled force which is independent of the first fixation means is applied the bearing surface of the LED module by means of the resilient portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Waltherus Emericus Johannes Van Gompel, Niels De Koning
  • Publication number: 20140064846
    Abstract: A fastening element (100) for clamping together a stack of sheets (410), (411) comprising at least two sheets. The fastening element comprises at least one base portion (101) extending along the stack of sheets and perpendicular to the planes of the sheets. Further, the fastening element comprises a flange portion (102) which extends substantially perpendicular from the base portion, and a pointed element (103) which extends in an acute angle with respect to the base portion. The flexible fastening element generates a spring force which clamps the sheets of the stack of sheets together between the at least one flange portion and the at least one pointed element. In this grip position, the at least one pointed element grips at least one edge of a bottom sheet of the stack of sheets, and a top sheet of the stack of sheets is allowed to move in relation to the at least one flange portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Waltherus Emericus Johannes Van Gompel, Niels De Koning
  • Publication number: 20130301264
    Abstract: The invention refers to a Lighting system comprising: a LED board bearing LEDs; and an optical board on the LED board; wherein the optical board is made of optical modules positioned side-by-side according to pre-determined orientations one to the other, each optical module comprising at least one optical element adapted to face at least one of said LEDs and modify feature of the light emitted by this at least one LED, wherein the lighting system is provided with mechanical fool proofing elements adapted to prevent a positioning of the optical modules according to orientations one to the other different from said predetermined orientations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Waltherus Emericus Johannes Van Gompel
  • Publication number: 20120000104
    Abstract: A light emitting diode, LED, strip (301) for the illumination of channel signs is provided. The LED strip comprises a flexible circuit board, a plurality of LEDs mounted on the circuit board, and an electrical connector for connecting the LED strip to a power supply. The LED strip is at least in part encapsulated by a flexible resin such that the LED strip is foldable. The LED strip according to the present invention is advantageous in that its length can be adjusted by folding instead of cutting, thereby retaining the waterproof encapsulation of the LED strip. Further, a method for mounting a flexible LED strip (301) in a channel sign is provided. The method comprises the steps of attaching at least one clip (302) to an interior surface (303) of the channel sign, folding back an end (304) of the LED strip, and fixating the LED strip including the folded end using the clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Henricus Marie Peeters, Waltherus Emericus Johannes Van Gompel, Willibrordus Adrianus Johannes Antonius Van Der Poel
  • Patent number: 7234892
    Abstract: A road-marking system comprising at least a first (1) and a second road marking unit (2), each having an emission surface (10; 20), the first unit comprising a first light source (21, 21? . . . ) and the second unit comprising a second light source (22, 22? . . . ). Each unit has a housing (11, 12) of a shape adapted to a saw-cut cavity (9) accommodating the unit and lying in a plane P. Each unit is provided with stabilizers (23, 23?; 24, 24?) which are situated at the ends of said emission surface and lie in the plane P as well, thus preventing turning of the unit around an axis A normal to the plane P.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.
    Inventors: Antonius Henricus Maria Raaijmakers, Jacob Cornelis Paul Den Dulk, Waltherus Emericus Johannes Van Gompel
  • Patent number: D646827
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Waltherus Emericus Johannes Van Gompel
  • Patent number: D820495
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Waltherus Emericus Johannes Van Gompel, Mark Eduard Johan Sipkes