Patents by Inventor Wilbert Heffels
Wilbert Heffels 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: 11920740Abstract: A centering ring for an LED retrofit lamp is described. The lamp includes a ring-shaped body that includes an outer ring and an opening in a central region of the ring-shaped body that receives the LED retrofit lamp. The lamp also includes a recess formed in the outer rim of the ring-shaped body in at least two locations.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: LUMILEDS LLCInventors: Wilbert Heffels, Jean-Rene Cotel, Josef Andreas Schug
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Patent number: 11821591Abstract: A lighting device (1) is provided comprising a support structure (13, 13?), the support structure (13, 13?) comprising a first layer (13a, 13a?) comprising metal and a second layer (13b, 13b?) comprising metal; a central mounting face (18c) formed by a portion of the first layer (13a, 13a?) and by a portion of the second layer (13b, 13b?); and at least one lateral mounting face (18a, 18b) formed by a portion of one of the first layer (13a, 13a?) and the second layer (13b, 13b?); the lighting device (1) further comprising: at least one first light emitting element (11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5) arranged on the central mounting face (18c) in contact with the first layer (13a, 13a?) and in contact with the second layer (13b, 13b?); at least one second light emitting element (12a.1, 12a.2, 12a.3, 12a.4, 12a.5, 12b.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Lumileds LLCInventors: Matthias Epmeier, Gennadi Tochadse, Bernd Schoenfelder, Marcus Jozef Henricus Kessels, Wilbert Heffels
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Publication number: 20230304655Abstract: An electronic device includes a heat dissipation structure that includes one or more openings. An electronic component is disposed on a surface of the heat dissipation structure and over the one or more openings. The electronic component is coupled to the heat dissipation structure by an adhesion material in the one or more openings.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2021Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: LUMILEDS LLCInventors: Wilbert HEFFELS, Harry GIJSBERS, Josef Andreas SCHUG
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Publication number: 20230235862Abstract: A lighting device (1) is provided comprising a support structure (13, 13?), the support structure (13, 13?) comprising a first layer (13a, 13a?) comprising metal and a second layer (13b, 13b?) comprising metal; a central mounting face (18c) formed by a portion of the first layer (13a, 13a?) and by a portion of the second layer (13b, 13b?); and at least one lateral mounting face (18a, 18b) formed by a portion of one of the first layer (13a, 13a?) and the second layer (13b, 13b?); the lighting device (1) further comprising: at least one first light emitting element (11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5) arranged on the central mounting face (18c) in contact with the first layer (13a, 13a?) and in contact with the second layer (13b, 13b?); at least one second light emitting element (12a.1, 12a.2, 12a.3, 12a.4, 12a.5, 12b.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2021Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: Lumileds LLCInventors: Matthias EPMEIER, Gennadi TOCHADSE, Bernd SCHOENFELDER, Marcus Jozef Henricus KESSELS, Wilbert HEFFELS
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Publication number: 20220316659Abstract: A centering ring for an LED retrofit lamp is described. The lamp includes a ring-shaped body that includes an outer ring and an opening in a central region of the ring-shaped body that receives the LED retrofit lamp. The lamp also includes a recess formed in the outer rim of the ring-shaped body in at least two locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: LUMILEDS LLCInventors: Wilbert HEFFELS, Jean-Rene COTEL, Josef Andreas SCHUG
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Patent number: 11415283Abstract: An LED lamp (1) for a vehicle light, the LED lamp (1) comprising a retrofit body (112) defining a longitudinal direction and being integrally configured as a heat sink, a conductive structure (13) being arranged in a cavity of the retrofit body (12) and at least one LED module (11) being electrically connected to the conductive structure (13), the at least one LED module (11) comprising a substrate (111) and a diode semiconductor (112) applied onto the substrate (111); a retrofit body (12), a conductive structure (13), and a method for manufacturing an LED lamp (1) for a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2021Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Lumileds LLCInventors: Marcus Jozef Henricus Kessels, Wilbert Heffels
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Publication number: 20210396370Abstract: An LED lamp (1) for a vehicle light, the LED lamp (1) comprising a retrofit body (112) defining a longitudinal direction and being integrally configured as a heat sink, a conductive structure (13) being arranged in a cavity of the retrofit body (12) and at least one LED module (11) being electrically connected to the conductive structure (13), the at least one LED module (11) comprising a substrate (111) and a diode semiconductor (112) applied onto the substrate (111); a retrofit body (12), a conductive structure (13), and a method for manufacturing an LED lamp (1) for a vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: Lumileds LLCInventors: Marcus Jozef Henricus KESSELS, Wilbert HEFFELS
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Patent number: 10883694Abstract: The invention describes a method of manufacturing an LED lighting assembly, which method comprises the steps of preparing a flexible carrier for a number of light-emitting diodes; mounting the light-emitting diodes onto the flexible carrier; providing a flexible shaping element made of a material that can be bent into a desired shape or form and incorporating a heat spreader; and winding the flexible carrier about the flexible shaping element in a helical manner. The invention further describes such an LED lighting assembly, and an LED lighting unit comprising such an LED lighting assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Lumileds LLCInventors: Wilbert Heffels, Piet Verburg, Maurice Kuijpers
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Publication number: 20200191353Abstract: The invention describes a method of manufacturing an LED lighting assembly, which method comprises the steps of preparing a flexible carrier for a number of light-emitting diodes; mounting the light-emitting diodes onto the flexible carrier; providing a flexible shaping element made of a material that can be bent into a desired shape or form and incorporating a heat spreader; and winding the flexible carrier about the flexible shaping element in a helical manner. The invention further describes such an LED lighting assembly, and an LED lighting unit comprising such an LED lighting assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2017Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: Lumileds LLCInventors: Wilbert HEFFELS, Piet VERBURG, Maurice KUIJPERS
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Patent number: 10473313Abstract: An electrical coupling device for coupling functional elements of a lighting system comprises a first wire, a second wire, at least one spacer and at least one coupling spacer. The spacer is arranged to provide a first defined distance between the first and second wires at the position of the spacer. The coupling spacer is arranged to provide a second defined distance between the first and second wires at the position of the coupling spacer and to electrically couple the functional element to the electrical coupling device. Wherein the spacer and the coupling spacer are physically separated from each other, and the coupling spacer, the spacer, and the first and second wires are embedded in a flexible cover. The flexible cover enables flexibility in all three dimensions at a position between the spacer and the coupling spacer. Further a lighting system may comprise the electrical coupling device and functional element.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: LUMILEDS HOLDING B.V.Inventor: Wilbert Heffels
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Publication number: 20190234596Abstract: An electrical coupling device for coupling functional elements of a lighting system comprises a first wire, a second wire, at least one spacer and at least one coupling spacer. The spacer is arranged to provide a first defined distance between the first and second wires at the position of the spacer. The coupling spacer is arranged to provide a second defined distance between the first and second wires at the position of the coupling spacer and to electrically couple the functional element to the electrical coupling device. Wherein the spacer and the coupling spacer are physically separated from each other, and the coupling spacer, the spacer, and the first and second wires are embedded in a flexible cover. The flexible cover enables flexibility in all three dimensions at a position between the spacer and the coupling spacer. Further a lighting system may comprise the electrical coupling device and functional element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2018Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: Lumileds Holding B.V.Inventor: Wilbert HEFFELS
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Patent number: D969369Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Lumileds, LLCInventors: Marcel Borgen, Wilbert Heffels, Juergen Mertens
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Patent number: D973245Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: LUMILEDS LLCInventors: Marcel Borgen, Josef Schug, Wilbert Heffels, Juergen Mertens, Marc Kessels
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Patent number: D973246Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: LUMILEDS LLCInventors: Marcel Borgen, Josef Schug, Juergen Mertens, Wilbert Heffels