Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Chimei Innolux Corporation

Signify Holding B.v.

Philips Lighting Holding B.v.

Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corporation

Adrea, LLC

Stichting Imec Nederland

Alwin Rogier Martijn Verschueren

Sander Jurgen Roosendaal

Mark Thomas Johnson

Martinus Hermanus Wilhelmus Maria Van Delden

Johan Hendrik Klootwijk

Paul Van Der Sluis

Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus De Boer

Jeroen Herman Lammers

Gerrit Oversluizen

Patrick John Baesjou

Kristiaan Neyts

Thomas Caspar Kraan

Goran Stojmenovik

Paulus Cornelis Duineveld

Martinus Bernardus Van Der Mark

Klaas Kooijker

Kars-Michiel Hubert Lenssen

Lucas Josef Maria Schlangen

Franciscus Paulus Maria Budzelaar

Bart Gottenbos

Peter Alexander Duine

Ytsen Wielstra

Johannes Weda

Gerard Cnossen

Alphonsus Tarcisius Jozef Maria Schipper

Joldert Maria Boersma

Hendrik Huijgen

Henri Marie Joseph Boots

Eduard Matheus Johannes Niessen

Tamara Mathea Elisabeth Nijsen

Petrus Henricus Cornelius Bentvelsen

Hugo Hubertus Knobel

Markus Hijlkema

Thomas Casper Kraan

Franciscus Maria Johannes Van Roemburg

Mark Fichman

Raymond Jean Louis Van Kooyk

Gertrude Rioette Van Der Kamp

Adrianus Antonius Johannes Op 't Hoog

Adrianus Antonius Johannes Op 'T Hoog

The invention provides an electronic domestic appliance () comprising a decalcifying apparatus () for purifying an aqueous liquid, wherein the electronic domestic appliance () comprises an electronic connector () for connecting to an external AC power source wherein the electronic connector () is functionally coupled with the DC power supply (), the electronic domestic appliance () further comprising a functional element () wherein purified aqueous liquid is applied and/or stored.

Electrosorption purification system with battery driven regeneration

A new method and a system for increasing the pH of a composition applied on teeth and/or gums. The composition is gelable under the influence of a pH change. The device includes a dispensing unit for the composition, a distal end of which is adapted to apply the composition onto teeth or gums. The device further includes an electrode system having first and second electrodes, the first electrode adapted to be held against the composition at a location at or near teeth or gums, and the second electrode adapted to be held against the composition at a location away from teeth or gums. The electrode system is adapted so as to provide an electrical potential difference of 1.5 to 10 Volt between the first and second electrodes.

Method and system for oral PH change

The invention provides a deionization system () configured to deionize an aqueous liquid (), wherein the deionization system () comprises: (a) a recirculation loop () comprising a first loop inlet (), a first loop outlet () and a second loop outlet (); (b) a flow generation apparatus (), configured to generate flow of the aqueous liquid () in the deionization system (); (c) an electrosorption cell unit () comprising a treatment section () for said aqueous liquid (), wherein the treatment section () comprises (a) a first electrosorption electrode arrangement () comprising a first electrosorption electrode (), (b) a second electrosorption electrode arrangement () comprising a second electrosorption electrode (), (c) a first treatment section opening () for introduction of the aqueous liquid () from the recirculation loop (), and (d) a second treatment section opening () for releasing aqueous liquid () into the recirculation loop (), wherein the treatment section () is configured downstream from the first loop inlet () and upstream of the second loop outlet ().

Electrosorption purification system with recirculation

The display device () comprises an array of rows and columns of pixels. The display device further comprises a plurality of commonly controlled first electrodes (FE) for supplying a common signal (DS) to each pixel (), a plurality of commonly controlled second electrodes (SE) for supplying a further common signal (DS) to each pixel, and a plurality of pixel addressing electrodes (AC, AC, AC, AC) for addressing the individual pixels. At least the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes are routed parallel to one another, such that crossovers between the commonly controlled electrodes are eliminated.

Electrode layout for a display

A control unit for controlling the operation of a nebulizer is provided that is configured to measure the impedance of an actuator in the nebulizer and to determine whether a nebulizing element in the nebulizer is positioned correctly with respect to the actuator on the basis of the measured impedance. Also provided is a nebulizer comprising a reservoir chamber for storing a liquid to be nebulized, an actuator for vibrating liquid stored in the reservoir chamber, and a control unit as described above.

Nebulizer, a control unit for controlling the same, and a method of controlling a nebulizer

The present invention relates to a drive method for an electrophoretic cell and a device adapted to implement the method. The cell comprises a first storage electrode (), a second storage electrode (), a first target area electrode (), a second target area electrode (), a first type of particle () and a second type of particles (), said second type of particles being of opposite polarity to the first type of particles. An area () extending between the target area electrodes () is a target area. The method comprises a reset phase (), wherein said first and second type of particle are reset to determined reset positions, a first write phase (), wherein the first type of particles are moved to and/or from the storage electrodes and change in amount in said target area (), a second write phase () similar to the first write phase but for the second type of particles, and a spread phase () so that the particles in said target area () distribute and mix. The method allows for short distance movements and two particle type in the same cell can be written comparatively fast.

Drive method for an electrophoretic cell and an electrophoretic device

There is provided a method of improving the yield of a nozzle plate fabrication process, the method comprising determining a variation in the size of nozzles in a nozzle plate from a predetermined size or range of sizes for the nozzles, the nozzles in the nozzle plate having been fabricated using a plurality of mandrels, each mandrel defining a respective nozzle in the nozzle plate and determining modifications to the size of one or more mandrels in the plurality of mandrels to compensate for the determined variation in the size of nozzles in the nozzle plate. Also provided is a method of fabricating a nozzle plate, the method comprising fabricating a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzles using a plurality of mandrels on a substrate, each mandrel defining a respective nozzle in the nozzle plate, the mandrels in the plurality of mandrels having varying sizes in order to compensate for local variations in the fabrication process that would result in local variations in the size of nozzles in the nozzle plate from a predetermined size or range of sizes.

Method of improving the yield of a nozzle plate fabrication process

An aerosol generation system has a light source arrangement which provides signals at first and second wavelengths, and the detected light signals are recorded. The detected signals are processed to derive at least a measure of the aerosol particle size. This can be used in combination with the other parameters which are conventionally measured, namely the aerosol density and flow velocity. Thus, optical measurement (possibly in combination with an air flow measurement) can be used to estimate the aerosol output rate as well as the particle size.

Analysis and control of aerosol flow

There is provided a control unit for controlling the operation of a nebulizer, the nebulizer comprising a reservoir chamber for storing a liquid to be nebulised, an actuator, and a nebulizing element comprising a plurality of nozzles arranged to nebulize the liquid upon operation of the actuator; wherein the control unit is configured to obtain an indication of the size of the nozzles in the nebulizing element; and control the operation of the actuator based on the obtained indication to provide nebulised liquid at a required output rate and/or with droplets of a required size.

Nebulizer, a control unit for controlling the same, a nebulizing element and a method of operating a nebulizer

An appearance-modifying device for modifying the visual appearance of a surface covered thereby, the device comprising a first substrate, a second substrate, a spacer structure spacing apart the first and second substrates in such a way that a space between the first and second-substrates is divided into a plurality of cells wherein in each cell, an optically transparent fluid having a plurality of particles is dispersed therein, wherein each of the cells is configured such that a distribution state of the particles is controllable in a first distribution state and an appearance of the surface covered by the appearance-modifying device is determined by optical properties of the particles and a second distribution state in which the particles are concentrated onto one of a first particle concentration site and a second particle concentration site.

Appearance-modifying device, and method for operating such a device

A method of driving a display device uses a first display addressing mode, in which the display is addressed sequentially in rows, and wherein a first image is displayed with a first contrast ratio between the lightest and darkest pixels, and with a brightest pixel output state, a darkest pixel output state and a plurality of intermediate grey level output states. In a second mode, the display is addressed sequentially in rows, and a second image is displayed with a second contrast ratio between the lightest and darkest pixels which is greater than the first contrast ratio.

Display device using movement of particles

It is disclosed an appearance-modifying device (), for modifying the visual appearance of a surface covered thereby. The appearance-modifying device () comprises two oppositely arranged substrates (), which are spaced apart by a spacer structure (). The spacer structure () spaces apart the two substrates () in such a way that a space between the two substrates () is divided into a plurality of cells (), the shapes of the individual cells () being such that an aperiodic cell pattern () is formed by the cells (). Each cell () may comprise an optically transparent fluid having a plurality of particles dispersed therein. The particles are moveable in the fluid through application of an electric field. An appliance at least partly covered by the appearance-modifying device () is also disclosed. Furthermore, it is disclosed a method for manufacturing the appearance-modifying device.

Appearance-modifying device, method for manufacturing such a device, and appliance covered by such a device

An appearance-modifying device (), for modifying the visual appearance of a surface covered thereby, comprising: first () and second () oppositely arranged optically transparent substrates; a spacer structure () spacing apart the first () and second () substrates in such a way that a space between the first () and second () substrates is divided into a plurality of cells (-). The appearance-modifying device further has, in each cell (-), an optically transparent fluid () having a plurality of particles () dispersed therein, the particles being moveable in the fluid () through application of an electric field; and first () and second () electrodes arranged to simultaneously, by application of a voltage across the electrodes, control a distribution of the particles () within each of a plurality of the cells (-) from a first, dispersed state in which an appearance of the surface covered by the appearance-modifying device is determined by optical properties of the particles (), to a second state in which the particles () are concentrated adjacent to at least one of the first () and second () electrodes in such a way that the appearance-modifying device () becomes optically transparent.

Appearance-modifying device, and method for manufacturing such a device

The present invention relates to an electrophoretic device where a viewing electrode, which is used to attract an electrophoretic medium to a viewing area, is divided into a first () and a second () sub-electrode which are separated on the viewing area. When the electrophoretic medium is to cover the viewing area, the electrophoretic medium is first collected at one of the sub-electrodes and is then spread over the viewing area by applying a pulse between the sub-electrodes.

Electrophoretic device and method for controlling the same

The invention relates to a device and method for addressing power to at least a selected load from a plurality of loads, in particular light sources in solid state lighting applications, such as decorative indoor and outdoor illumination for buildings or cars, by timing a power signal such as to power a selected load when said common timed power signal is switched to said load under control of a delayed clock signal.

Device and method for addressing power to a load selected from a plurality of loads

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Eindhoven, Netherlands

Alwin Rogier Martijn Verschueren