Turnils Ab

Hunter Douglas Industries B.v.

In2care Holding B.v.

Intivation Holding B.v.

True Solar Autonomy Holding B.v.

Simlogic Holding B.v.

Anne Jurjen Osinga

Jochem Welvaadt

Menno Kardolus

Jan Wanner

Merijn Hartog

René Martens

Remco Alexander Suer

Bart Geert Jan Knols

Aart Gerardus De Heer

Marit Farenhorst

Jacobus Harmen Schijffelen

Cooking stove

An exterminator for insects, for example mosquitoes, including: a) a container open on an upper side and filled with a water-containing fluid, including an inner wall with a smooth surface descending steeply towards the fluid, b) a cover at a distance above the open upper side of the container, and c) a float in the container, under the cover, and which can move up and down with the fluid level. The float includes a float body which extends above the surface of the fluid and which includes a structure which remains dry in a form of a gauze, net, cloth, screen, grid or fabric, on to which an electrostatic coating layer in a form of a platinum complex-containing silicone composition is provided.

Mosquito exterminator based on infection/contamination by a float provided with a powdered coating

Insect trap

A method is described wherein DC power is converted into battery charging power by means of an inductor carrying a current which is controlled by a power controller during an adjustable part of a pulse width period. The pulse width period is made adjustable in order to influence the power consumption of the controller which consumes a substantial amount of the total power consumed for controlled DC-DC conversion. Several additional features are provided to improve the efficiency and to further reduce the power consumed by both the converter and the power controller, which provides new uses for a variety of products and appliances having solar cells, such as road studs.

Pulse width controlled DC-DC converter having pulse width period control for influencing power consumption

A connector for joining the ends of a plurality of lift cords from a window covering assembly together. Each lift cord is individually secured to the assembled connector via its own securing system. A pull cord extends downwardly from the connector for use in raising or lowering the window covering.

Equalizing connector for window covering pull cords

The invention relates to a voltage converting circuit () having:&#x2014;an input terminal () for connection to a varying voltage or current source, and an output terminal () with a supply voltage,&#x2014;an inductive element () being with a first terminal connected to the input terminal and with a second terminal to a capacitive element () and to the output terminal (), the capacitive element () being with one terminal connected to a reference voltage (),&#x2014;a first switch () being with a first terminal connected to the second terminal of the inductive element (), and with a second terminal to the reference voltage (), the first switch () comprising a gate electrode () for opening and closing of the switch when a control voltage of a first level is applied to the gate,&#x2014;an oscillator () comprising a power input () connected to the output terminal (), a start-up output () connected to the gate electrode () of the first switch () for supplying a pulse-like signal to the gate electrode () and an oscillator output (), and&#x2014;a second switch () connected in parallel with the first switch (), the second switch having a gate electrode () connected to the oscillator output (), wherein the first switch () remains opened when the supply voltage at the output terminal () reaches a predetermined level, and the second switch () is operated by the oscillator output () at a second voltage level that is higher than the first voltage level.

Voltage converting circuit having parallel connected switching devices

An electrically-operated architectural covering that can be powered by a low current or voltage source includes a motor, an accumulator connected to the motor, a power source, and an electrical circuit connecting the power source to the accumulator. The electrical circuit includes a step-up converter, which preferably includes an input terminal connected to the power source; an output terminal with a supply voltage connected to the accumulator; an inductive element; a first switch having a gate electrode for opening and closing of the switch when a control voltage of a first level is applied to the gate; and an oscillator.

Drive assembly for a covering of an architectural opening

This invention relates to a retractable and extendable awning and control system for automatically extending and retracting the awning. A front of an awning fabric is attached to a front bar, movably mounted on a wall of a building by retractable arms. A rear of the fabric is unrolled from a roll when the arms move the front bar away from the wall. The awning also features a weather sensor unit on its front bar in wireless communication with an indoor control unit. The weather sensor unit can detect excessive wind, mechanical shocks, sunlight, and rain. In addition, each support bracket on the awning has a screw spindle for adjusting an angle of extension of the awning from the wall with a resilient inner bushing that cushions mechanical shocks to the awning. Adhesive can also be introduced into arm ends after assembly of the arms.

Awning assembly and control system

A connector for joining the ends of a plurality of lift cords from a window covering assembly together. Each lift cord is individually secured to the assembled connector via its own securing arrangement. A pull cord extends downwardly from the connector for use in raising or lowering the window covering.

This invention relates to a retractable and extendable awning and a control system for automatically extending and retracting the awning. In a retractable fabric awning a front of the awning fabric is attached to a movable front bar, movably mounted at the wall of a building by retractable arms. The rear of the fabric is unrolled from a roll of the fabric on the building wall when the arms move the front bar away from the building. The awning features a weather sensor unit on its front bar. The weather sensor unit can detect excessive wind and mechanical shocks and also sunlight and rain. The sensor is in wireless (via radio frequency) communication with an indoor control unit which can automatically retract the front bar during windy, rainy and/or low sunlight conditions and extend the front bar during calm and sunny conditions.

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Rockanje, Netherlands

Anne Jurjen Osinga