Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Creator Technology B.v.

Polymer Vision Limited

Sepas Setayesh

Dagobert Michel De Leeuw

Paulus Cornelis Duineveld

Johannes Tseard Van Der Kooi

Fokke Roelof Voorhorst

Bastiaan Johannes De Wit

Johannes Hotze Bernhard De Vries

Natalie Stutzmann-Stingelin

Klaas Kooijker

Eduard Johannes Meijer

Nicolaas Petrus Willard

Pieter Johannes Bax

Matthijs Hendrikus Lubbers

Hee Keng Chua

Chee Keong Ong

Peter Sofrides Viet

Johannes Willem Hofstraat

Stephanus Jacob Gerardus Tamminga

Folkert Vrijburg

Michael Buechel

Gert H Westrup

Jurriaan Bernhard Rudolf Leveling

Johannes Tseard Van Der Kool

Wilhelmus Peter Martinus Nijssen

Kok Wah Ma

Johannes De Vries

Thomas Dimitriou Anthopoulos

Stephanus Tamminga

Thomas D Anthopoulos

Wilhelmus P M Nijssen

A device for cleaning a surface () comprises at least one rotatable brush () which is provided with flexible brush elements () for contacting the surface () and picking up dirt particles () and liquid which are present on the surface () during a dirt pick-up period of each revolution of the brush (), and means for driving the brush (). A linear mass density of the flexible brush elements () is chosen such as to be lower than 50 g per 10 km, at least at tip portions, and an acceleration at tips of the brush elements () is set such as to be at least 3,000 m/sec, at least at some time during another period of each revolution of the brush () than the dirt pick-up period, namely a period in which the brush elements () are free from contact to the surface ().

Device for cleaning a surface, comprising at least one rotatable brush

A device for performing an action on a surface comprises at least one movably arranged functional body (), driving means for driving the functional body (), main safety means for decoupling the driving means from the functional body () when a load exerted by the functional body () in the direction of the driving means under the influence of resistance forces experienced by the functional body () exceeds a predetermined maximum value, and additional safety means () which are movably arranged in the vicinity of the functional body (), and which are capable of exerting loads on the main safety means to different extents in different positions, at a side of the main safety means associated with the functional body (). The additional safety means may comprise a bar () having a non-circular cross-sectional area, which is rotatable about its longitudinal axis ().

Device comprising a movably arranged functional body and a safety mechanism for stopping movement of the functional body

Nozzle arrangement () of a vacuum cleaning device () for cleaning a surface (), comprising: &#x2014;a nozzle housing (); &#x2014;a brush () rotatable about a brush axis (), said brush () being provided with flexible microfiber brush elements () having tip portions () for contacting the surface to be cleaned () and picking up dirt and liquid particles () from the surface to be cleaned () during the rotation of the brush (); &#x2014;a drive means for rotating the brush (); &#x2014;a single squeegee element () for wiping dirt and liquid particles () across or off the surface to be cleaned () by contacting said surface () with its free end (), wherein said squeegee element () extends along a longitudinal direction (), which is arranged substantially parallel to the brush axis (), and is attached with its fixed end () to the bottom side () of the nozzle housing () on a side of the brush () where the brush elements () enter the nozzle housing () during the rotation of the brush ().

Nozzle arrangement with brush and squeegee

An iron (), comprising: a water reservoir (), configured to hold liquid water; a heatable soleplate (), including at least one mist outlet opening (); water atomization means (), configured to atomize water from the water reservoir so as to generate a mist of water droplets at a mist generation site () mist distribution means (), configured to distribute the mist from the mist generation site () to the at least one mist outlet opening (), comprising: a distribution channel (), extending from an air inlet (), along the mist generation site (), to the at least one mist outlet opening (); and an air flow generator (), disposed in or adjacent said distribution channel and configured to generate an airflow that transports the water droplets, from the mist generation site (), through the distribution channel (), to the at least one mist outlet opening ().

Iron featuring liquid phase garment moisturization

A magnetic actuator system which includes a case () and a spindle () which extends through the case comprising a magnetizable material such as iron. The actuator further includes a pair of permanent magnet assemblies () positioned fixedly within the casing with a longitudinal space there between, wherein the permanent magnet assemblies comprise an alternating plurality of north pole/south magnet sections () which extend longitudinally or circumferentially of the actuator. The actuator further includes a coil winding () which surrounds the spindle, positioned between the two permanent magnet assemblies. Magnetic pole assemblies () attached to the spindle are positioned within the volume encompassed by the permanent magnet assemblies, such that an alternating drive signal produces an oscillating action of the spindle of desired frequency and amplitude.

Resonant actuator using magnetic action for a power toothbrush

An iron (), comprising: &#x2014;a water reservoir (), configured to hold liquid water; &#x2014;a heatable soleplate (); &#x2014;at least one water outlet opening (); &#x2014;a water atomization and distribution unit (), configured to atomize water from the water reservoir and to distribute the atomized water to the at least one water outlet opening; &#x2014;at least one sensor (), configured to monitor at least one motion dependent variable of the iron and to generate a reference signal reflecting said variable; &#x2014;a control unit (), operatively connected to both the water atomization and distribution unit () and the at least one sensor (), and configured to control a water outflow rate of the at least one water outlet opening () by controlling the operation of the water atomization and distribution unit in dependence of the reference signal generated by the at least one sensor.

Iron featuring liquid phase garment moisturization via soleplate

Disclosed is a semiconductor device () for determining NO concentrations in fluids such as exhaled breath. The device () typically comprises a pair of electrodes () separated from each other to define a channel region () in an organic semiconductor (), a gate structure () for controlling said channel region, and a receptor layer () at least partially overlapping said channel region, said receptor layer comprising a porphine or phtalocyanine coordination complex including a group III-XII transition metal ion or a lead (Pb) ion for complexing NO. Such a semiconductor device is capable of sensing NO concentrations in the ppb range.

Electronic sensor for nitric oxide

A composition for forming a semiconducting device includes an organic semiconducting material, an agent capable of inhibiting and/or preventing dewetting, and an additional substance, wherein the additional substance is provided in an amount capable of preventing initial crystallization of the composition and reducing the melting point or glass transition temperature of the composition below the melting point or glass transition temperature of the organic semiconducting material. The additional substance may be naphthalene, phenylnaphthalene, anthrance, or diphenylanthrance.

Composition for forming an organic semiconducting device

The present invention provides a method of forming a semiconducting device comprising an organic semiconducting material, which method comprises: heating a composition comprising the organic semiconducting material to a temperature at or above the melting point or glass transition temperature of the composition to form a melt; cooling the melt to a temperature below the melting point or glass transition temperature of the composition; and wherein a first substance or object capable of inhibiting and/or preventing dewetting is adjacent the composition before or during heating, or the composition further comprises an agent capable of inhibiting and/or preventing dewetting.

Method of forming an organic semiconducting device by a melt technique

Provided is a filed-effect transistor with an organic semiconductor material showing ambipolar behaviour. Thereto, the organic semiconductor material enabling the ambipolar behaviour is a material with a small band gap.

Electronic device including a field effect transistor having an organic semiconductor channel

An electronic device comprising a heterojunction, wherein the heterojunction comprises a blend comprising an electron donor and an electron acceptor; and wherein the blend is treated so as to form one or more linkages between the electron donor and/or electron acceptor in the treated blend.

Heterojunction with linkages between an electron donor and an electron acceptor in a blend

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Sepas Setayesh