Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Asml Netherlands B.v.

Philips Gmbh

Alexander Cornelis Geerlings

Gary Nelson Garcia Molina

Cornelis Pieter Janse

Arnold Aalders

Alberto Fazzi

Stijn De Waele

Stefan Winter

Peter Paul Hempenius

Youssef Karel Maria De Vos

Stefan Pfundtner

Jakob Van De Laar

Johan Hendrik Geerke

Teunis Johannes Vink

Michiel Dirk Augustinus Bijloo

Theodorus Johannes Adrianus Maria Den Bekker

Peter Adrianus Albert Kemps

Godefridus Gertruda Willem Beulen

Nicolaas Bernardus Roozen

Erwin Antonius Henricus Fransiscus Van Den Boogaert

Alexander Van Rooijen

Jan Sietsma

Wing Lam Lui

David Paul Walker

Rene Martinus Marina Derkx

Simona Rocchi

Serrano Carmen Escano

The present invention relates to systems and methods for characterizing at least one anatomical parameter of an upper airway of a patient by analysing spectral properties of an utterance, comprising: a mechanical coupler comprising means for restricting the jaw position of the patient; means for recording an utterance; and processing means for determining at least one anatomical parameter of the upper airway from the recorded utterance and comparing the recorded utterance to a threshold value. In addition the present invention relates to the use of the above mentioned systems as a diagnostics tool for assessing obstructive sleep apnea.

System and method for characterizing an upper airway using speech characteristics

The present disclosure describes a system configured to adjust the duration of individual sensory stimuli provided to a subject. The system is configured to determine a current amount of slow wave activity in the subject, responsive to the subject being presently in slow wave sleep, control one or more sensory stimulators to provide the individual sensory stimuli to the subject, determine habituation of the subject to the individual sensory stimuli and, responsive to the slow wave activity in the subject for a period of time following the providing of the individual sensory stimuli showing habituation, adjust the duration of the individual sensory stimuli.

System and method for adjusting duration of sensory stimulation during sleep to enhance slow wave activity

The present invention relates to a method for attenuating noise produced by steam flowing through a pipe, comprising the steps of providing a pipe arrangement (), which comprises an inner pipe () that defines in its inside an inner flow channel () which progresses in pipe direction () of the inner pipe (), and an outer pipe () that surrounds the inner pipe () and progresses substantially parallel thereto, thereby defining an outer flow channel () between the two pipes () which is substantially parallel to the inner flow channel (), establishing a steam flow () in and along the inner flow channel (), and establishing a water flow () in and along the outer flow channel (), said water flow () being adapted to attenuate a noise produced by said steam flow () flowing through the inner flow channel ().

Method for attenuating noise produced by pipes and pipe arrangement

The present application relates to a breast pump system comprising a pump unit, an actuator for driving the pump unit, and a power supply for supplying electrical power to the actuator, and also to a method for use in such as system. An actuator speed regulating module is provided to drive the actuator at a first speed when the pump unit is turned on, and to continue to drive the actuator at a second speed higher than the first speed after a load on the actuator reaches a predetermined level.

Actuator control in a breast pump system

In an embodiment, a lithographic apparatus includes an illumination system configured to condition a radiation beam; a support constructed to support a patterning device, the patterning device being capable of imparting the radiation beam with a pattern in its cross-section to form a patterned radiation beam; a substrate table constructed to hold a substrate; a projection system configured to project the patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of the substrate, and a passive noise damper configured to dampen gas borne noise caused by movement of a movable part of the lithographic apparatus.

Lithographic apparatus, method and device manufacturing method

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Alexander Cornelis Geerlings