Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Signify Holding B.v.

Philips Lighting Holding B.v.

Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v.

Versuni Holding B.v.

Peter Rijskamp

Peter Johannes Martinus Bukkems

Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems

Simon Eme Kadijk

Rodin Enne Bruinsma

Peng Chau Quah

Jarno Beekman

Jan Klaassen

Peter Deixler

Remco Magielse

Klaas Kooijker

Gerbrand Kristiaan De Graaff

Hendrikus Lodewijk Joseph Franciscus Holten

Joeke Noordhuis

Joris Jan Vrehen

Aldegonda Lucia Weijers

Berend Jan Willem Ter Weeme

Dirk Jan Van Kaathoven

Fred Fraij

Judith Margreet Hanneke Ogink

Yacouba Louh

Henricus Mathijs Maria Creemers

Jaco Van Der Merwe

Winand Hendrik Anna Maria Friederichs

Marjan Cornelissen

Tim Gerard Tibbe

Lippe Van Den Brug

Mark Ronald Van Der Woning

Gert H Westrup

Frans Wiebe Rozeboom

Edwin Wilco Drost

Marjan Willeke Esther Cornelissen

Jan Mugge

Johan Kuiper

Yde Johannes Venema

Henk Smitt

Hendrik Post

Roel Steunenbeg

Bhagyaraj Raman Nair

Bhagyaraj Raman

A drip tray cover for a beverage machine has a projection for facing a downward direction in use having a tip which is adapted to reach below a maximum liquid level of a drip tray base beneath. At least one opening makes the projection visible to a user and it functions as dipstick for inspecting the liquid level in the drip tray.

Drip tray cover and a drip tray for use in a drinks machine

The invention provides a lighting system () comprising a lighting unit () and a monolithic support element () for supporting the lighting unit (), wherein the monolithic support element () comprises: &#x2014;a support part () for supporting the lighting unit (), wherein the support part () has a first length (L), wherein the support part () has a support part outer shape and support part outer dimensions, wherein the support part () optionally includes a support part channel () over at least part of the first length (L) having a first cross-sectional area (A); &#x2014;a first duct () having second length (L), wherein the first duct () has a first duct outer shape and first duct outer dimensions, wherein the first duct () comprises a duct channel () over at least part of the second length (L) having a second cross-sectional area (A); &#x2014;a transition part () bridging the support part () and the first duct (); wherein one or mote of (i) the support part outer shape and the first duct outer shape differ, and (ii) the support part outer dimensions and the first duct outer dimensions differ.

Squeezed profile to support lighting

A lighting device () is disclosed. The lighting device () comprises: a communication unit () for wireless communication between the lighting device () and an external device; a solid-state lighting element () electrically connected to the communication unit (); a heat sink () in thermal contact with the solid-state lighting element (), the heat sink () having a slot () adapted to act as a slot antenna; and a feed antenna () electrically connected to the communication unit (), the feed antenna () having at least one end tip arranged at the slot (a) so as to enable the feed antenna () and the slot () to communicate by proximity coupling.

Lighting device with slot antenna

The present disclosure relates to a capsule-type, food substance containing consumable () for use in a dispenser () for preparation of foodstuff products, the consumable () comprising a housing () comprising at least one rigid wall portion () that is impermeable to liquid, an inlet portion () arranged to enable pressurized water flow into the housing (), when the consumable () is inserted in a processing unit () of the dispenser, at least one primary outlet portion) arranged to enable a primary fluid flow out of the housing (), at least two distinct chambers () arranged in the housing (), and an internal flow control arrangement () operatively coupled with at least one of the at least two distinct chambers (), wherein the internal flow control arrangement () is operable between a first state and a second state to selectively permit or prevent a fluid flow from said at least one chamber () so as to activate a secondary fluid throughput in the second state. The disclosure further relates to a processing unit () for a dispenser () and to a dispenser ().

Capsule-type consumable for use in a dispenser for the preparation of foodstuff products and processing unit for such a dispenser

The present disclosure relates to a consumable for use in a dispenser for preparation of foodstuff products, the consumable comprising a sealed housing comprising at least one rigid wall portion that is impermeable to liquid, a primary inlet portion arranged to enable pressurized water flow into the housing, a secondary inlet portion arranged to enable an auxiliary fluid flow, particularly an air flow, into the housing, at least one outlet portion arranged to enable the processed foodstuff product to flow out of the housing, at least one containing chamber arranged in the housing, the chamber containing a food substance, particularly a ground substance, at least one flow processing chamber arranged to process a liquid solution that flows through the flow processing chamber, a flow transfer wall arranged between the containing chamber and the flow processing chamber.

Consumable for a dispenser and processing unit for a dispenser

A method of controlling a plurality of luminaires of a lighting system. The method comprising: capturing with an imaging device, by a user adopting a stationary position, at least one image of the luminaires in a predominant field of view of the user in the stationary position; processing the at least one image to determine the predominant field of view of the user in the stationary position and a location of each of the luminaires relative to the determined predominant field of view of the user; and controlling the luminaires of the lighting system to emit illumination, based on their determined locations relative to the predominant field of view of the user in the stationary position.

Controlling a lighting system

The present disclosure relates to a processing unit () for a dispenser () for preparation of foodstuff products, comprising a receiving cavity () for receiving a consumable (), the receiving cavity () comprising at least a first receiving portion () and at least a first fastening portion (), a sealing unit () arranged to contact, at an inlet side (), a first end () of the consumable (), a primary inlet engagement unit () that is coupled to an inlet conduit (), wherein the primary inlet engagement unit () is operable to engage the inlet portion () of the consumable () to process a foodstuff product in the consumable (), an outlet engagement arrangement () comprising a primary outlet engagement unit () that engages a primary outlet portion () of the consumable () and an auxiliary outlet engagement unit () that engages an auxiliary outlet portion () of the consumable () at the outlet side (), and a control unit () that is coupled to the auxiliary outlet engagement unit (), wherein the control unit () is operable to control the auxiliary outlet engagement unit () such that the primary outlet engagement unit () and the auxiliary outlet engagement unit () engage the consumable () in a time-displaced manner, The disclosure further relates to a foodstuff preparation system and to a use of a consumable () in a dispensing appliance ().

Processing unit, system comrising a consumable and use of a consumable

A brewing unit () for a beverage producing device () is disclosed. The brewing unit () includes a main body () defining a cavity () for receiving multiple types/formats of capsules (). Further, one or more piercing members () are also included in the brewing unit (). Furthermore, the one or more piercing members () are actuated by an actuator () to pierce or not to pierce the capsule () when the brewing unit () is in at least one of corresponding piercing mode/non-piercing mode.

Brewing unit

The present invention relates to a beverage machine. The beverage machine comprises a brewing unit () with (i) a main body () defining a hollow () for receiving a portable capsule holder () and (ii) a lid () connected to the main body () for opening and closing the hollow (). The beverage machine comprises a portable capsule holder () that is configured to receive a capsule () which encapsulates an extractable food product. The brewing unit () and the portable capsule holder () cooperate together in a manner that is regarding the liquid flow similar as a fountain.

Beverage machine

A method of controlling a lighting system comprising at least two luminaires arranged to illuminate a physical space, to render a version of a selected scene image. The method comprising: capturing at least one image of the physical space; using the captured at least one image to determine, for each of the luminaires, at least one location in the physical space associated with that luminaire; receiving a selection of a scene image to be rendered; processing the selected scene image to select at least two colors in the scene image and determining a respective location of each selected color in the scene image; comparing the determined scene image locations with the determined luminaire locations so as to identify, for each of the determined scene image locations, a matching one of the determined locations in the physical space; and controlling the luminaires to render the scene image, based on said comparison.

A retrofit light bulb () is disclosed. The retrofit light bulb () comprises a substantially flat heat spreader () having an opening (); first and second cover members () sandwiching the heat spreader (), each cover member () having a protruding portion () directed away from the heat spreader () and aligned with the opening (), the two protruding portion () together forming a compartment (); and one or more solid state lighting devices () mounted on a carrier () arranged in said compartment (), in thermal contact with the heat spreader (), wherein said one or more solid state lighting devices () are arranged so that each protruding portion () receives light directly from each solid state lighting device (). The compartment thus forms a single light mixing chamber in which light emitted by all of the SSL devices is mixed.

Retrofit light bulb

A beverage machine includes a brewing unit with a main body defining a hollow for receiving different types of portable pad and/or capsule holders, and a lid connected to the main body for opening and closing the hollow. The beverage machine further includes first and second holders for receiving first and second types of a pad or capsule, respectively. The shape of the hollow is configured such that it may either receive the first or second holder. The lid includes (i) a first sealing member configured to seal a first brewing chamber between the lid and the first holder, when the first holder is inserted into the hollow, and (ii) a second sealing member which is different from the first sealing member and is configured to seal a second brewing chamber between the lid and the second holder, when the second holder is inserted into the hollow.

The present invention relates to a flat lighting device () comprising a carrier () including a thermally conductive layer (), at least one solid state light source () arranged on a front side of the carrier (), and an electrically insulating cover member () in thermal contact with said front side and a back side opposite said front side. The cover member () is adapted to transfer heat from said carrier () out of the lighting device. The cover member () comprises an optical structure () arranged on the carrier () in front of the at least one light source () and adapted to direct the light emitted by the at least one solid state light source ().

Flat lighting device

The present invention relates to a lighting device () comprising a light emitting portion with at least two solid state light sources, SSL (). The light emitting portion includes a first cover member () with a first light source carrier () and a first light transmitting portion (), a second cover member () with a second light source carrier () and a second light transmitting portion (). The first and second cover member are arranged such that a first light transmitting portion is aligned with the second SSL to allow transmission of light emitted from the second SSL through the first cover member, and a second light transmitting portion is aligned with the first SSL to allow transmission of light emitted from the first SSL through the second cover member. According to this design, light emitted from an SSL on one cover member will be transmitted through the other cover member. Dissipation of heat from each SSL may be provided in the other direction, i.e. in a direction opposite to the light emitting direction of each SSL.

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Venray, Netherlands

Peter Rijskamp