Inventor
BROERS HARRY
NL44 patents
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SIGNIFY HOLDING BV
31 patentsUS12102055B2Oct 1, 2024
Control device, a lighting system, and a method
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV2 citations73
US10531539B2Jan 7, 2020
Method for characterizing illumination of a target surface
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV5 citations73
US10299355B2May 21, 2019
Intelligent gating mechanism
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV2 citations73
US10292246B2May 14, 2019
Area illumination system and method
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV5 citations73
US11168854B2Nov 9, 2021
Precipitation sensing via intelligent lighting
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV2 citations72
US11751315B2Sep 5, 2023
Control device for lighting
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV2 citations71
US11711145B2Jul 25, 2023
Beam locking for free space optical communication using vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV2 citations71
US11284011B2Mar 22, 2022
Detecting coded light with rolling-shutter cameras
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV0 citations62
US10775235B2Sep 15, 2020
Methods and systems for camera-based ambient light estimation
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV1 citations62
US10405401B2Sep 3, 2019
Precipitation sensing luminaire
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV1 citations62
US11177879B2Nov 16, 2021
Systems and methods for free space optical communication using active beam steering
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV1 citations61
US12508774B2Dec 30, 2025
Single camera-based process monitoring in FDM 3D printer
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV0 citations52
US12336504B2Jun 24, 2025
Conditioning device, a lighting device and a method
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV0 citations52
US12290051B2May 6, 2025
Sensing system for determining a parameter of a set of animals
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV0 citations52
US11064591B2Jul 13, 2021
Flooding localization and signalling via intelligent lighting
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV0 citations52
US10813194B2Oct 20, 2020
Noise-flow monitoring and sound localization via intelligent lighting
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV0 citations52
US10743389B2Aug 11, 2020
Depth queue by thermal sensing
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV0 citations52
US10348403B2Jul 9, 2019
Light emitting device for generating light with embedded information
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV0 citations51
US12567258B2Mar 3, 2026
Sensor fusion scheme for occupant detection
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV0 citations50
US12253478B2Mar 18, 2025
Water detection device for detecting change in an amount of water
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV0 citations50
US12218704B2Feb 4, 2025
Optical alignment system for optical communication devices
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV0 citations50
US12200843B2Jan 14, 2025
Sensor device for controlling an electrical device
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV0 citations50
US12117350B2Oct 15, 2024
System and method for measuring occupant-level temperature
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV0 citations50
US12044575B2Jul 23, 2024
Sensor device
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV0 citations50
US12033387B2Jul 9, 2024
Systems and methods for identifying and tracking a target
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV0 citations50
US12382931B2Aug 12, 2025
System and method for supplying sustenance to an animal species
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV0 citations49
US12538405B2Jan 27, 2026
Lighting controller and a lighting arrangement for mitigating stress in animals
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV0 citations47
US12385844B2Aug 12, 2025
Methods and systems for determining the growth stage of a plant
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV0 citations46
US10681789B2Jun 9, 2020
Adaptive lighting based on skill level
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV0 citations41
US10582582B2Mar 3, 2020
Pitch illumination
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV0 citations40
US10314144B2Jun 4, 2019
Intelligent luminaire
SIGNIFY HOLDING BV0 citations37
PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING BV
10 patentsUS9603223B2Mar 21, 2017
Illumination controller
PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING BV50 citations93
US9655207B2May 16, 2017
Sensor network with adaptive detection settings based on the status information from neighboring luminaires and/or connected devices
PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING BV12 citations79
US10210426B2Feb 19, 2019
Position estimation of light source of a luminaire from light footprint
PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING BV3 citations73
US10136502B2Nov 20, 2018
Thermal sensing
PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING BV2 citations73
US9801258B2Oct 24, 2017
Multi-modal sensing
PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING BV2 citations73
US11143749B2Oct 12, 2021
Object detection system and method
PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING BV0 citations52
US9801257B2Oct 24, 2017
Light reflectance based detection
PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING BV1 citations52
US9892638B2Feb 13, 2018
Lighting unit, fixture and newtork
PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING BV1 citations51
US9596410B2Mar 14, 2017
Vision systems and methods for analysing images taken by image sensors
PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING BV0 citations50
US10234117B2Mar 19, 2019
Stadium lighting aiming system and method
PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING BV0 citations41
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV
3 patentsUS10357092B2Jul 23, 2019
System and a method for guiding a user during a shaving procedure
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV13 citations76
US11433561B2Sep 6, 2022
System and a method for treating a part of a body
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV0 citations52
US9485840B2Nov 1, 2016
Sensing within a region
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV0 citations38