Patents by Inventor Wim Boogaard

Wim Boogaard 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).

  • LED module with thermal insulation towards optical component and vehicle headlight with such LED module
    Patent number: 11920753
    Abstract: A light-emitting device (LED) module is described. The LED module includes a heatsink, at least one LED on a top surface of the heatsink, and mounting features protruding from the top surface of the heat sink for alignment with an optical component. A thermally insulating material is adjacent at least portions of the mounting features that would otherwise be in contact with the optical component when mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventors: Marc Droegeler, Wim Boogaard
  • LED module with separate heat sink and referencing part, headlight, and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 11885474
    Abstract: An LED module is described herein. The LED module includes a heatsink with an LED mounting area and a referencing part that is separate from the heatsink. The referencing part is fixed to the heatsink and includes an LED alignment feature and an optical component alignment feature. At least one LED is provided on the LED mounting area of the heatsink and aligned with the LED alignment feature of the referencing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Marc Droegeler, Wim Boogaard
  • DUAL FUNCTION LIGHTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230220972
    Abstract: A heat sink is provided having at least one receiving section configured for thermal coupling to at least one lighting module. The heat sink includes at least two connection sections on opposite sides of the at least one receiving section. Each of the at least two connection sections includes at least one reference pin protruding at least partially from a first surface of the at least one connection section and at least one alignment recess protruding into the first surface of the at least one connection section such that the heat sink is configured for thermal coupling to another heat sink via the at least two connection sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventors: Wim BOOGAARD, Piet VERBURG, Pieter VAN DER WEKKEN
  • LED MODULE WITH SEPARATE HEAT SINK AND REFERENCING PART, HEADLIGHT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20230099650
    Abstract: An LED module is described herein. The LED module includes a heatsink with an LED mounting area and a referencing part that is separate from the heatsink. The referencing part is fixed to the heatsink and includes an LED alignment feature and an optical component alignment feature. At least one LED is provided on the LED mounting area of the heatsink and aligned with the LED alignment feature of the referencing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventors: Marc Droegeler, Wim Boogaard
  • LED MODULE WITH THERMAL INSULATION TOWARDS OPTICAL COMPONENT AND VEHICLE HEADLIGHT WITH SUCH LED MODULE
    Publication number: 20230101602
    Abstract: A light-emitting device (LED) module is described. The LED module includes a heatsink, at least one LED on a top surface of the heatsink, and mounting features protruding from the top surface of the heat sink for alignment with an optical component. A thermally insulating material is adjacent at least portions of the mounting features that would otherwise be in contact with the optical component when mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventors: Marc Droegeler, Wim Boogaard
  • Heat sink with double sided reference pin
    Patent number: 11428399
    Abstract: A heat sink, lighting device and method of manufacture are described. A heat sink includes at least one sheet metal having a first surface and a second surface, at least one first reference pin extending at least in part from the first surface, and at least one second reference pin extending at least in part from the second surface and located within a diameter of, and concentrically with, the at least one first reference pin. The diameter of the at least one first reference pin being larger than a diameter of the at least one second reference pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Wim Boogaard, Piet Verburg, Pieter van der Wekken
  • HEAT SINK WITH DOUBLE SIDED REFERENCE PIN
    Publication number: 20210247060
    Abstract: A heat sink, lighting device and method of manufacture are described. A heat sink includes at least one sheet metal having a first surface and a second surface, at least one first reference pin extending at least in part from the first surface, and at least one second reference pin extending at least in part from the second surface and located within a diameter of, and concentrically with, the at least one first reference pin. The diameter of the at least one first reference pin being larger than a diameter of the at least one second reference pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: LUMILEDS HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Wim Boogaard, Piet Verburg, Pieter van der Wekken