Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Philips Lighting Holding B.v.

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

Bastiaan Uitbeijerse

Wiecher Ferdinand Kamping

Antonius Adrianus Maria Marinus

Omke Jan Teerling

Christoph Dobrusskin

Jacob Brinkert

Peter Ronald Van Den Broek

Maarten Joannes Botman

Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg

Marcellinus Petrus Carolus Michael Krijn

Paulus Cornelis Duineveld

Georges Marie Calon

Robertus Leonardus Tousain

Theodoor Cornelis Treurniet

Jacob Cornelis Paul Den Dulk

Daniël Anton Benoy

Marijn Kessels

Peter Adrianus Albert Kemps

The present invention relates to pacifiers (), which can support a child in its oral development, from sucking to mature drinking and eating reflex or which helps in the process of teething. A pacifier () is provided, which comprises a shield (), a cherry or nipple portion () with controllable hardness and a controller for controlling the hardness of the cherry or the nipple portion. By increasing the hardness of the nipple portion, the child is de-motivated to suck on a pacifier () and the child will lose the need for suckling. However, there are moments when the child does need to be nourished and comforted by engaging the sucking reflex. In this case the cherry can be made softer.

Pacifier with controllable hardness of the nipple portion

A valve, such as for feeding appliances, has an inner space and walls partly enclosing the inner space. The inner space has a smaller first end and an opposing larger second end. The first end has a dimension being larger than 0 mm and smaller than or equal to 0.2 mm, and the inner space forms an opening through the valve or is closed at the first end by a closing part of the valve. The closing part of the valve has a thickness which is smaller than or equal to 0.1 mm.

Valve and manufacturing method for manufacturing the valve

A cover device () for a drink container comprises a basic assembly () which is provided with a drink opening (), and a valve arrangement () for blocking or unblocking a passage to the drink opening () from a drink container side of the cover device (). The valve arrangement () comprises a valve element () having two portions () which are connected to each other through an area of the valve element () at a position where the valve element () is hingably associated with the basic assembly (), and wherein only one of the two portions () is in direct communication with the drink opening () of the basic assembly (), so that a smallest total moment of force may be realized on the one portion () when the valve element () is subjected to pressure from the drink container side of the cover device ().

Cover device for a drink container

A cover device () for a drink container comprises a basic assembly () which is provided with a drink opening (), and a valve arrangement () for blocking or unblocking a passage to the drink opening () from a drink container side of the cover device (). The valve arrangement () comprises a valve element () having two portions () which are connected to each other through an area of the valve element () at a position where the valve element () is hingably associated with the basic assembly (), the valve element () has a slit (), and at least one of the valve element () and the connecting member () is shaped in such a way that the tighter the valve element () is pushed onto the connecting member (), the more firmly the slit () is closed.

The present invention discloses an illumination device (). The illumination device () comprises a light source () arranged to generate light, a carrier () arranged to support the light source and an envelope () enclosing the light source and the carrier. The envelope comprises at least two enveloping parts which, when joined together, form the envelope. Further, the carrier is arranged in thermal contact with at least one of the enveloping parts for dissipating heat out of the illumination device.

Illumination device

The present invention discloses an illumination device () and a method () for assembly of such an illumination device. The illumination device () comprises a light source () arranged to generate light, a carrier () arranged to support the light source and an envelope () enclosing the light source and the carrier. The envelope comprises at least two enveloping parts which, when joined together, form the envelope. Further, the carrier is arranged in thermal contact with at least one of the enveloping parts for dissipating heat out of the illumination device. The method comprises the steps of mounting () the light source in thermal contact with the carrier and enclosing () the light source and the carrier with the envelope. The present invention is advantageous in that it provides a convenient design which facilitates the assembly of the illumination device. Further, the present invention is advantageous in that it provides an illumination device with improved heat transfer.

Illumination device and method for assembly of an illumination device

The present invention provides an illumination device () comprising a light source () arranged to generate light, a carrier () arranged to support the light source and an envelope () enclosing the light source and the carrier. Further, the carrier is arranged in thermal contact with the envelope and both the envelope and the carrier are made of ceramic material. The present invention is advantageous in that it provides an illumination device providing an effective heat transfer.

Ceramic illumination device

It is presented an optical component () a first side () and a refractive opposite side (). The refractive side () presents a refractive surface () and has radially extending refractive structures () for refracting light mainly in the azimuth direction () of an inciding light beam. The optical component () can be used as an exit window in a luminaire () having at least one light source (), whereby light inhomogeneity may be reduced.

Luminaire and optical component

A lighting device comprises at least a light source (), a light emitting surface, an air inlet aperture (), an air outlet aperture () and a cooling unit () for moving air from the air inlet aperture () through the cooling unit () to the air outlet. The air inlet aperture () and the air outlet aperture () are both located on the same side of the lighting device as at least part of the light emitting surface.

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Bastiaan Uitbeijerse