Patents by Inventor Wanda Susanne Kruijt

Wanda Susanne Kruijt 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).

  • Liquid crystal display, backlight of such display, and a method of lighting a liquid crystal display
    Patent number: 7287893
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a backlight device which having a housing in which at least one tube-like fluorescent lamp is present. The housing forms a substantially dust-proof space. Part of the lamp extends outside the housing through a wall of the housing, which wall abuts against the lamp in a substantially dust-tight manner at the location where the lamp passes through the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.
    Inventors: Wanda Susanne Kruijt, Boudewijn Michael Esser, Jan Marinus Van Oostveen, Adrianus Christianus Wilhelmus Custers
  • Luminaire
    Patent number: 6578990
    Abstract: The invention relates to a luminaire (1) comprising a reflector body (9) having a reflecting part (2) provided with a light reflective coating (5), and comprising contact means (6) for electrically connecting a light source. The coating (5) comprises at least two, light reflective particle groups, the groups exhibiting a mutually different color because of an interference layer (12a-d) provided on the particles (10a-d) which is different for the respective groups. A white color impression of the coating (5) is obtainable when the groups are jointly used in relative proportions in the coating (5). The coating (5) does not suffer from intrinsic absorption, or from color shift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Volker Dirk Hildenbrand, Claudia Mutter, Wanda Susanne Kruijt
  • Luminaire
    Publication number: 20020159261
    Abstract: The invention relates to a luminaire (1) comprising a reflector body (9) having a reflecting part (2) provided with a light reflective coating (5), and comprising contact means (6) for electrically connecting a light source. The coating (5) comprises at least two, light reflective particle groups, the groups exhibiting a mutually different color because of an interference layer (12a-d) provided on the particles (10a-d) which is different for the respective groups. A white color impression of the coating (5) is obtainable when the groups are jointly used in relative proportions in the coating (5). The coating (5) does not suffer from intrinsic absorption, or from color shift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Volker Dirk Hildenbrand, Claudia Mutter, Wanda Susanne Kruijt