Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

U.S. Philips Corporation

Central Research Laboratories Limited

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

Christoph Dobrusskin

Karel Johannes Adrianus Van Den Aker

Franciscus Johannes Gerardus Hakkens

Daan Hendrik Gosenshuis

Jasper De Vreede

Jan Frederik Suijver

Gerben Kooijman

Wiecher Ferdinand Kamping

Narasimha Shastri

Aafje Gijsbertha Koster

Mark Thomas Johnson

Richard Thomas Haibach

Johannes Wilhelmus Weekamp

Jerome Matula, Jr

Johannes Tseard Van Der Kooi

Petrus Theodorus Jutte

Ian A Shanks

Stephen Robert Heath

Bastiaan Uitbeijerse

Luc Berntsen

Jacob Brinkert

Kyriakos J Mama

Bernardus Hendrikus Wilhelmus Hendriks

Cornelis Reinder Ronda

Frederik Jan De Bruijn

Gerhardus Wilhelmus Lucassen

Johannus Wilhelmus Weekamp

Yannyk Parulian Julian Bourquin

Sander Theodoor Pastoor

Gertrude Riëtte Bakker-Van Der Kamp

Johannes Joseph Hubertina Barbara Schleipen

Klaas Jacob Lulofs

Aldegonda Lucia Weijers

Bernardus H W Hendriks

Mart Kornelis-Jan Te Velde

Klaas Cornelis Jan Wijbrans

Egbertus Reinier Jacobs

Susanne Maaike Valster

Sahil Wadhwa

Clive Van Heerden

Lili-Marjan Brockhuis

Martin Dieter Liess

Willem Hoving

Petrus Henricus Cornelius Bentvelsen

Thomas Duester

Paul Denis McGroary

Khodayar Feiz

Coen Petrus Martinus Claassen

Peter Ronald Van Den Broek

Karl Hanisch

Chin Hong Leong

Ruud Pollen

John Graham Holden

Anna Louise Wijnoltz

Camiel Gubbels

Maarten Joannes Botman

Jacoba J Van Dorssen

Roger P Swales

Jan P C Van Der Voet

Andrew Blake Kittridge

Gijsbert Hendrik Van Veldhuizen

Lubomir Simko

Peter Verbeek

Francis Wa Chu

Bastiaan Pieter Verhoeven

Alfredo Cerullo

Amir Masoud Akbari Pazooki

Lucja Elzbieta Segaar

Johannes Antonius Rooij

Peter Carel Krom

Paul Augustinus Johannes Horstman

Clive Vanheerden

I-Chih Kang

Jerome Matula Jr

Paulus A J Horstman

Karel J A Van Den Aker

Peter C Krom

Aafje G Koster

Martin D Liess

Adegonda L Weijers

A partitioning component () for dividing a feeding bottle () into two sections: one () associated with a container () part of the bottle and one () associated with a teat part () of the bottle. The partition allows for at least partial retention of liquid in the teat part even when the bottle is tipped in a horizontal position, the more natural position for feeding a user such as a baby or toddler. To enable flow of fluid between the two sections, the partitioning component comprises a passageway arrangement () which comprises one or more openings () and the passageway arrangement configured to enable flow of both liquid and air across the partition in different directions. This allows liquid to pass in, and air to pass out, of the teat section () during filling of the teat. To enable maximal retention of liquid inside the teat section when the bottle is tilted in the horizontal position, the openings of the passageway arrangement are all confined to a single region of the partitioning component which, in use, is arranged offset on one diametric side of the bottle volume or of the teat volume.

Partitioning component for a feeding bottle

A drinking vessel, and a lid for a drinking vessel are provided, The lid has a rim from which a user can drink with a valve formed at the rim. A fluid coupling extends from the valve to the base of the drinking vessel. Drinking is by sucking from the rim of the lid. The fluid coupling ensures that the cup does not have to be tipped (to bring the liquid in contact with the rim) as is the case for a conventional cup with a so-called 360 degree drinking valve.

Drinking vessel and lid for a drinking vessel

A cover () is configured to be used with a liquid container for realizing a drinking device in conjunction with the liquid container. The cover () is particularly designed to prevent fluid communication therethrough in a default condition, and to allow fluid communication therethrough in an actuated condition. To that end, the cover () includes a gasket () and a cover body () accommodating the gasket (), the cover body () comprising a liquid passage area () and a sealing rim (). In order for the cover () to be leakproof to a high extent under all circumstances in which it is not desired to retrieve liquid through the cover (), the gasket () has at least one structural feature () configured to secure sealing contact of the gasket () to the sealing rim () of the cover body () in the default condition of the cover ().

Cover of a drinking device

A breast shield arrangement () for a breast pump is provided. The breast shield arrangement comprises a breast receiving portion () with a flexible collapsible funnel () and a rigid frame () which are made as a single unit by 2K manufacturing. The flexible funnel () has a circumferentially extending wall (). The breast receiving portion () has a first and second end (). The flexible funnel () and the rigid frame () are connected at the first and second end () of the breast receiving portion () during a 2K manufacturing. The flexible funnel () is configured to collapse if a vacuum is applied to the breast receiving portion ().

Breast shield arrangement for a breast pump

A breast shield arrangement () for a breast pump comprises a first sealing portion (), a port () and an intermediate portion () coupled between the first sealing portion () and the port (). The intermediate portion () comprises a circumferentially extending wall defining a first volume (V) which is adapted to receive a part of a breast, a first end (), a curved portion () and a second end (). The curved portion () comprises a second sealing portion () which is adapted to at least partially seal the curved portion () against the nipple (), the areola () or the breast () when a vacuum is applied at the port () creating a second volume (V) between the first sealing portion () of the breast (). The curved portion () at the second volume is curved outwardly as seen from the first sealing portion ().

An arrangement () for a feeding bottle is provided, the feeding bottle comprising a teat component (), and a container component (), which together define an internal bottle volume extending longitudinally between a base end of the container component, and a top end of the teat component. The arrangement comprises an internal element () for positioning inside the bottle volume, and a protruding element () arranged for extending from the internal element to an outside of the bottle when the bottle is in an assembled state with the internal element in position, for providing an interconnection between inside and outside of the bottle.

Arrangement for a feeding bottle

A patient interface face contact element includes a surface for contacting the face of a patient and a connection face for coupling the patient interface face contact element to a support using a magnetic coupling. The support is also provided as well as the complete patient interface. Headgear strap clips can also be retained magnetically.

Respiratory mask having a magnetically supported cushion

The present invention relates to a consumable recognition system for recognizing placement and/or type of consumable containing a food substance for the preparation of a beverage by use of a beverage dispenser. To enable the recognition of placement and/or type of consumable in a simple, foolproof and easily implementable way an embodiment of the system comprises a light source () for emitting light () to the consumable (), a light sensor () for sensing light () reflected from a reflection element () of the consumable to obtain a sensor signal, wherein the sensor signal depends on the position, orientation, fluorescence, phosphorescence and/or polarization characteristic of said reflection element, and a signal processor () for recognizing placement and/or type of consumable based on said sensor signal.

Consumable recognition system, set of consumables and beverage dispenser

A domestic beverage dispensing device includes a conduit for supplying the beverage from keg to a tap and a cooling member. The cooling member has a passage surrounded by heat conductive material. A disposable tube of deformable material forms at least a part of the conduit and extends through the passage. The deformability of the material of the disposable tube is such that the outer surface of the wall of the tube abuts against the inner surface of the passage when the beverage is pressurized.

Domestic beverage dispensing device having cooling means and method of using same

A patient interface face contact () element comprises a surface for contacting the face of a patient, and a connection face for coupling the patient interface face contact element to a support () using a magnetic coupling (). The support is also provided as well as the complete patient interface. Headgear strap clips can also be retained magnetically.

At least two consumables of a set for use in a beverage dispenser wherein each consumable includes a filtering body defining a space containing a food substance, from which the beverage is obtained by use of liquid, and a recognition element representing a surface of the filtering body configured to face a plurality of nozzles of the beverage dispenser that provide a flow of liquid through the consumable. The recognition element has a mechanical property, which is recognizable and/or interpretable by the beverage dispenser when said beverage dispenser obtains a sensor signal by sensing a flow characteristic of the flow of liquid, when the flow of liquid through the consumable is started by the plurality of nozzles. Said mechanical property is different for each type of consumable of the set of consumables so that a characteristic of said sensor signal depends on the mechanical property of the recognition element.

Set of consumables and beverage dispenser

The present invention relates to a consumable recognition system for recognizing placement and/or type of consumable containing a food substance for the preparation of a beverage by use of a beverage dispenser. To enable the recognition of placement and/or type of consumable in a simple, foolproof and easily implementable way the system comprises a plurality of magnetic and/or electric field elements () for separately sensing a magnetic and/or electric field, wherein said consumable comprises one or more magnetically and/or electrically conductive elements () and the sensed magnetic fields depend on at least one characteristic of the one or more magnetically and/or electrically conductive elements, a driver () for providing drive currents to said magnetic and/or electric field elements, and a signal processor () for recognizing placement and/or type of consumable based on the sensed magnetic and/or electric fields.

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 system for tissue inspection is provided, comprising a console () with a light source (), a spectrometer (), an optical switch () and a processing unit. The system further comprises an elongated shaft (), wherein an illumination fiber (), a plug () in front of the illumination fiber (), and a detection fiber () is provided in the elongated shaft (). The illumination fiber () is capable of transmitting light from the light source () to its front surface and is capable of transmitting light being back-reflected from the plug () to the optical switch (). The detection fiber () is capable of transmitting light reflected from tissue in front of the distal end surface of the elongated shaft () to the optical switch (). The optical switch () is configured to provide the back-reflected light to the spectrometer () for generating a reference spectrum and to provide the light reflected from the tissue to the spectrometer () for generating a diffuse reflectance spectrum. The processing unit is configured to generate a tissue spectrum by normalizing the diffuse reflectance spectrum with the reference spectrum.

Tissue inspection system with optical fibers and continuous calibration

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Christoph Dobrusskin