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Philips Electronics patent applications published on 02 February 2012

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29 US patent applications published on 02 February 2012 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	20120030156	COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD, CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CREATING A CARE PLAN
2	20120029704	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SHADING DEVICE
3	20120029397	TUMOR TREATMENT USING ULTRASOUND CAVITATION
4	20120029392	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A FALL OF A USER
5	20120029360	NEEDLE WITH INTEGRATED FIBERS IN THE CUTTING FACETS OF THE BEVEL
6	20120029322	PROCESSING A BIO-PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL
7	20120029288	HELICAL CONTINUOUS CURVATURE TUBES FOR NESTED CANNULAS
8	20120028819	METHOD FOR THE DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A TOXINOGENIC CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE STRAIN
9	20120028619	AMBIENT TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM, A METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH SYSTEM, AND A COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
10	20120027344	LIGHT GUIDING BEND WITH CURVED SLITS
11	20120027295	KEY FRAMES EXTRACTION FOR VIDEO CONTENT ANALYSIS
12	20120027277	INTERACTIVE ITERATIVE CLOSEST POINT ALGORITHM FOR ORGAN SEGMENTATION
13	20120027260	ASSOCIATING A SENSOR POSITION WITH AN IMAGE POSITION
14	20120027259	SYNCHRONIZATION OF TWO IMAGE SEQUENCES OF A PERIODICALLY MOVING OBJECT
15	20120027183	IMAGING SYSTEM GANTRY
16	20120027173	STRUCTURED ELECTRON EMITTER FOR CODED SOURCE IMAGING WITH AN X-RAY TUBE
17	20120026748	LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND LUMINAIRE
18	20120026746	LIGHTING ASSEMBLY AND AUTOMOTIVE HEADLAMP ARRANGEMENT
19	20120026744	MOUNTING ASSEMBLY
20	20120026721	LAMP FOR LASER APPLICATIONS
21	20120026168	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE LIVE-MESH SEGMENTATION
22	20120026029	MOTION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH NULL POINTS
23	20120025740	LIGHTING DEVICE
24	20120025728	HID LAMP IGNITOR
25	20120025717	INTELLIGENT LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM
26	20120025701	OLED DEVICE WITH AESTHETICAL APPEARANCE
27	20120025231	SERIES CONNECTED FLIP CHIP LEDS WITH GROWTH SUBSTRATE REMOVED
28	20120024833	TEMPERATURE SENSOR FOR BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT
29	20120024287	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK TO A SUBJECT REGARDING RECEPTION OF POSITIVE AIRWAY SUPPORT THERAPY

Philips Electronics patents granted on 31 January 2012

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18 US patents granted on 31 January 2012 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	D653,035	Brush head for electric toothbrush
2	8,108,658	Data processing circuit wherein functional units share read ports
3	8,108,029	Catheter navigation system
4	8,108,024	Registration of multi-modality images
5	8,107,707	Visualizing a vascular structure
6	8,107,627	Temporal proximity to verify physical proximity
7	8,107,616	Acoustic echo canceller
8	8,107,338	Power calibration in optical disc drives
9	8,106,599	Switched light element array and method of operation
10	8,106,592	Method of driving a discharge lamp, driving arrangement, and projector system
11	8,106,590	Vehicle headlamp
12	8,106,588	Dielectric barrier discharge lamp
13	8,106,571	Capped lamp/reflector unit
14	8,106,403	III-nitride light emitting device incorporation boron
15	8,105,873	Flexible semiconductor device and identification label
16	8,105,852	Method of forming a composite substrate and growing a III-V light emitting device over the composite substrate
17	8,104,921	Daylight deflection system with integrated artificial light source
18	8,104,907	Remote wavelength converting material configuration for lighting

Philips Electronics patent applications published on 26 January 2012

Administrator — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:59:27 +0000

23 US patent applications published on 26 January 2012 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	20120023452	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A MENU DISPLAY
2	20120022388	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PULMONARY CONGESTION
3	20120022375	ACOUSTIC DEVICE FOR ULTRASONIC IMAGING
4	20120022347	USING MUSCLE TENSION SENSING TO LOCATE AN ANALYTE MEASUREMENT SITE ON THE SKIN
5	20120021768	LOCATION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH FINGERPRINTING
6	20120021543	LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES WITH IMPROVED LIGHT EXTRACTION EFFICIENCY
7	20120020462	VISUALIZATION OF THE CORONARY ARTERY TREE
8	20120020461	ACHROMATIC PHASE-CONTRAST IMAGING
9	20120020459	EXAMINATION APPARATUS
10	20120020083	REFLECTOR WITH MIXING CHAMBER
11	20120020073	OPTICALLY PUMPED SOLID-STATE LASER AND LIGHTING SYSTEM COMPRISING SAID SOLID-STATE LASER
12	20120020051	ILLUMINATION SYSTEM WITH REMOTE PHOSPHOR LAYER AND/OR SCATTERING LAYER
13	20120019735	LIQUID CRYSTAL CELL MANUFACTURE
14	20120019722	PRESENTATION OF VIDEO CONTENT
15	20120019548	PIXEL-FEATURE HYBRID FUSION FOR PET/CT IMAGES
16	20120019250	NOISE MATCHING IN COUPLET ANTENNA ARRAYS
17	20120019247	SAR REDUCTION IN PARALLEL TRANSMISSION BY K-SPACE DEPENDENT RF PULSE SELECTION
18	20120019238	MAGNETIC INDUCTION TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEMS WITH COIL CONFIGURATION
19	20120019133	LOW POWER CERAMIC GAS DISCHARGE METAL HALIDE LAMP WITH REDUCED GLOW VOLTAGE
20	20120019129	ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE
21	20120019124	ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND SEGMENTED ILLUMINATION DEVICE
22	20120018552	BLENDER ARM AND FOOD PROCESSOR
23	20120018398	BABY FEEDING BOTTLE

Philips Electronics patents granted on 24 January 2012

Administrator — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:30:40 +0000

14 US patents granted on 24 January 2012 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	D653,010	Trolley for medical equipment
2	D652,984	Lamp
3	D652,978	Luminaire for road lighting
4	D652,967	Luminaire
5	D652,820	Remote control unit
6	D652,626	Brush head for electric toothbrush
7	8,103,777	Device and a method for sharing resources in a network of peers
8	8,103,609	Knowledge-based input region of interest definition for pharmacokinetic modeling
9	8,103,215	Method of establishing a direct communication between a first wireless phone and a second wireless phone
10	8,103,023	Apparatus and method for acoustic beamforming
11	8,102,759	Sensor network
12	8,102,636	Magnetic field generation device
13	8,101,930	Method of increasing the operation lifetime of a collector optics arranged in an irradiation device
14	8,100,545	Wireless convenience lighting system and method of making same

Philips Electronics patent applications published on 19 January 2012

Administrator — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:44:38 +0000

15 US patent applications published on 19 January 2012 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	20120016826	EVOLUTIONARY CLUSTERING ALGORITHM
2	20120016615	METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A SELF MIXING LASER SENSOR SYSTEM FOR MEASURING THE VELOCITY OF A VEHICLE
3	20120016431	VESTIBULAR STIMULATION SYSTEM
4	20120016208	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING ITEMS USING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS
5	20120014836	MANIPULATION OF MAGNETIC PARTICLES IN A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE
6	20120014582	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION
7	20120014400	OUTPUT POWER STABILIZATION FOR LASER DIODES USING THE PHOTON-COOLING DEPENDENT LASER VOLTAGE
8	20120014153	SUPPLY CIRCUIT
9	20120014114	GOBO PROJECTOR AND MOVING HEAD
10	20120013508	WIRELESS LOCALIZATION TECHNIQUES IN LIGHTING SYSTEMS
11	20120013337	SAR HOTSPOT REDUCTION BY TEMPORAL AVERAGING IN PARALLEL TRANSMISSION MRI
12	20120013275	MOTOR FOR LINEAR AND ROTARY MOVEMENT
13	20120012821	SILYL- AND HETEROATOM-SUBSTITUTED COMPOUNDS SELECTED FROM CARBAZOLES, DIBENZOFURANS, DIBENZOTHIOPHENES AND DIBENZOPHOSPHOLES, AND USE THEREOF IN ORGANIC ELECTRONICS
14	20120012009	PERCOLATION MACHINE FOR PRODUCING BEVERAGES
15	20120011724	CARRIER FOR A SHAVING DEVICE, COMPRISING PAIRS OF A CUTTING ELEMENT AND A HAIR LIFTING ELEMENT

Philips Electronics patents granted on 17 January 2012

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17 US patents granted on 17 January 2012 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	D652,560	Lighting apparatus
2	8,099,059	Method and circuit arrangement for operating multi-channel transmit/recieve antenna devices
3	8,098,973	Method of setting a system time clock at the start of an MPEG sequence
4	8,098,919	Three-dimensional reconstruction of an object from projection photographs
5	8,098,771	Receiver apparatus and method for receiving data units over a channel
6	8,098,692	Method and apparatus for high speed LVDS communication
7	8,098,149	Wireless patient parameter sensors for use in MRI
8	8,098,129	Identification system and method of operating same
9	8,097,894	LED with molded reflective sidewall coating
10	8,097,463	Use of arylboronic acids in protein labelling
11	8,097,347	Light-emitting electrochemical cell
12	8,097,092	Method of cleaning and after treatment of optical surfaces in an irradiation unit
13	8,096,947	Quantification and display of cardiac chamber wall thickening
14	8,096,691	Optical irradiation device
15	8,096,303	Airway implants and methods and devices for insertion and retrieval
16	8,096,302	Devices, systems, and methods to fixate tissue within the regions of the body, such as the pharyngeal conduit
17	8,096,229	Method of detecting the absence of coffee beans in a coffee grinder of a coffee machine and coffee maker for performing the method

Philips Electronics patent applications published on 12 January 2012

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21 US patent applications published on 12 January 2012 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	20120011457	VISUALIZING A VIEW OF A SCENE
2	20120010809	NAVIGATIONAL UNIT AND SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GOAL
3	20120010683	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A PROCESS OF INJURY THERAPY
4	20120010538	PRE-COLLAPSED CMUT WITH MECHANICAL COLLAPSE RETENTION
5	20120010515	Automated Identification of Culprit Coronary Artery
6	20120009917	METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING IN A MIMO NETWORK
7	20120009782	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
8	20120008847	TWO-POINT DIXON TECHNIQUE WITH FLEXIBLE CHOICE OF ECHO TIMES
9	20120008846	PERFUSION IMAGING
10	20120008747	DIFFERENTIAL PHASE-CONTRAST IMAGING WITH CIRCULAR GRATINGS
11	20120008741	System and method for generating images of a patient’s interior and exterior
12	20120008203	2D/3D IMAGE DISPLAY
13	20120007899	METHODS OF DRIVING COLOUR SEQUENTIAL DISPLAYS
14	20120007600	ACCELERATED B1 MAPPING
15	20120007571	POWER SUPPLY, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SUPPLYING ELECTRICAL POWER TO A LOAD
16	20120007518	HALOGEN LAMP FOR PULSE OPERATION
17	20120007130	ILLUMINATION DEVICE WITH REMOTE LUMINESCENT MATERIAL
18	20120006995	UV DISINFECTING DEVICE
19	20120006326	GAS MIXING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD
20	20120006325	BYPASS FLOW ELEMENT FOR DIVERTER FLOW MEASUREMENT
21	20120005898	APPLIANCE FOR PERSONAL CARE WITH AUTOMATIC FLUID DISPENSER

Philips Electronics patents granted on 10 January 2012

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17 US patents granted on 10 January 2012 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	D652,169	Hair clipper
2	D652,018	Notebook speaker
3	8,095,381	Remote patient support and care by relatives
4	8,095,242	Method for controlling the operation of a device for dispensing hot liquid
5	8,094,998	Device for making a beverage, provided with a water boiler
6	8,094,895	Point subselection for fast deformable point-based imaging
7	8,094,893	Segmentation tool for identifying flow regions in an image system
8	8,094,772	Reconstruction unit for reconstructing a fine reproduction of at least a part of an object
9	8,094,598	Method of operating a radio station
10	8,094,466	Resonant converter
11	8,094,311	Spectroscopic method of determining the amount of an analyte in a mixture of analytes
12	8,093,900	Ultra wide band wireless radio transmission in MRI systems involving channel estimation
13	8,093,817	Method and system for lighting control
14	8,093,815	High-pressure discharge lamp having a ceramic discharge vessel directly sealed to a rod
15	8,093,789	Light output device
16	8,092,037	Fluorescent light fixture retrofit kit
17	8,091,694	Actuator arrangement for active vibration isolation comprising an inertial reference mass

Philips Electronics patent applications published on 05 January 2012

Administrator — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:44:35 +0000

31 US patent applications published on 05 January 2012 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	20120005466	DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH DATA PROCESSING DEVICE
2	20120004855	METHYLATION BIOMARKERS FOR PREDICTING RELAPSE FREE SURVIVAL
3	20120004604	INSERT FOR A BREAST PUMP
4	20120004547	MONITORING APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AN ABLATION PROCEDURE
5	20120004530	QUANTIFICATION OF INTRACELLULAR AND EXTRACELLULAR SPIO AGENTS WITH R2 AND R2* MAPPING
6	20120004492	MARKER ADAPTED NORMAL TISSUE COMPLICATION PROBABILITY
7	20120004118	METHODS FOR THE SUBCLASSIFICATION OF BREAST TUMOURS
8	20120003750	DETECTION OF ACTUATED CLUSTERS BY SCATTERING
9	20120003620	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING TIDAL VOLUME OF A SELF-VENTILATION SUBJECT
10	20120002974	ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EMBEDDING DATA SYMBOLS IN A LUMINANCE OUTPUT
11	20120002859	MAGNETIC RESONANCE PARTIALLY PARALLEL IMAGING (PPI) WITH MOTION CORRECTED COIL SENSITIVITIES
12	20120002858	MOTION DETECTION AND CORRECTION IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING FOR RIGID, NONRIGID, TRANSLATIONAL, ROTATIONAL, AND THROUGH-PLANE MOTION
13	20120002857	HYBRID DUAL-MODALITY IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD
14	20120002780	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BREATHING ADAPTED IMAGING
15	20120002612	METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING IN A MIMO NETWORK
16	20120002435	LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND LUMINAIRE
17	20120002204	DETECTOR FOR BIREFRINGENT OBJECTS
18	20120002189	APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A FLOW PROPERTY OF A FLUID
19	20120002120	MULTI-VIEW DISPLAY
20	20120002107	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING AN IMAGE BY USING A SALIENCY MAP BASED ON COLOR FREQUENCY
21	20120001963	MULTI PRIMARY CONVERSION
22	20120001766	INTERACTIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING MOVEMENT
23	20120001738	SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A DEVICE
24	20120001633	MR IMAGING USING PARALLEL SIGNAL ACQUISITION
25	20120001569	SUPPLY CIRCUIT
26	20120001204	COLOR ADJUSTING ARRANGEMENT
27	20120001084	SPECTRAL IMAGING
28	20120001076	DATA ACQUISITION
29	20120001075	METHOD TO OPTIMIZE THE LIGHT EXTRACTION FROM SCINTILLATOR CRYSTALS IN A SOLID-STATE DETECTOR
30	20120000104	LED STRIP FOR SMALL CHANNEL LETTERS
31	20120000032	VACUUM CLEANER

Philips Electronics patents granted on 03 January 2012

Administrator — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:46:14 +0000

11 US patents granted on 03 January 2012 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	D651,747	Hair clipper
2	D651,746	Three head dry shaver
3	D651,585	Baby unit for babyphone
4	D651,584	Parent unit for babyphone
5	8,090,427	Methods for ultrasound visualization of a vessel with location and cycle information
6	8,090,357	Method of distributing the location data of a mobile device
7	8,089,832	Method and apparatus for immediately writing or reading files on a disc-like recording medium having control information on defect management
8	8,089,281	Doubly resonant high field radio frequency surface coils for magnetic resonance
9	8,089,221	Supervision of an illumination device
10	8,089,091	Semiconductor light emitting device with a contact formed on a textured surface
11	8,087,966	Method for the thermal treatment of tungsten electrodes free from thorium oxide for high-pressure discharge lamps

Philips Electronics patent applications published on 29 December 2011

Administrator — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:15:15 +0000

22 US patent applications published on 29 December 2011 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	20110321122	SPECIFYING AN ACCESS CONTROL POLICY
2	20110319275	METHOD FOR IMMOBILIZING NUCLEIC ACIDS ON A SUPPORT
3	20110318924	METHOD FOR DEPOSITION OF AT LEAST ONE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING FILM ON A SUBSTRATE
4	20110317918	METHOD FOR CHANGING AN IMAGE DATA SIGNAL, DEVICE FOR CHANGING AN IMAGE DATA SIGNAL, DISPLAY DEVICE
5	20110317900	ATTENUATION CORRECTION OF MR COILS IN A HYBRID PET/MR SYSTEM
6	20110317881	FLOW SOUND IN X-RAY EXAMINATION
7	20110317838	METHOD FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION IN A NETWORK, A COMMUNICATION DEVICE, A NETWORK AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREFOR
8	20110317737	ZERO HEAT FLUX TEMPERATURE SENSING DEVICE
9	20110317722	TECHNIQUES FOR ENCODING PLCP HEADERS
10	20110317052	TIME DOMAIN MULTIPLEXING FOR IMAGING USING TIME DELAY AND INTEGRATION SENSORS
11	20110316848	CONTROLLING OF DISPLAY PARAMETER SETTINGS
12	20110316704	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CAPTURE AND ARCHIVE OF CLINICALLY MEANINGFUL VITALS
13	20110316539	ANTENNA ARRAY COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE DIPOLE ANTENNA FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
14	20110316526	ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A MAGNETIC MATERIAL IN A REGION OF ACTION
15	20110316451	SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR THE LIGHT-BASED COMMUNICATION OF SERVICE ORDERS AND PERSONAL OBJECTS IDENTIFICATION
16	20110316448	SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT INTENSITY OUTPUT OF LIGHT EMITTING DIODE ARRAYS
17	20110316434	ELECTRO MAGNETIC BALLAST FOR A GAS DISCHARGE LAMP
18	20110316013	OLEDS CONNECTED IN SERIES
19	20110316012	ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE SEGMENT
20	20110315888	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DATA ACQUISITION USING AN IMAGING APPARATUS
21	20110314897	GAS SENSING USING ULTRASOUND
22	20110314662	CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL TUNING OF TRANSFORMERS INSERTED IN RF-SAFE TRANSMISSION LINES FOR INTERVENTIONAL MRI

Philips Electronics patents granted on 27 December 2011

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19 US patents granted on 27 December 2011 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	RE43,050	Medical electrode and release liner configurations facilitating packaged electrode characterization
2	8,086,800	Integrated circuit and method for buffering to optimize burst length in networks on chips
3	8,086,567	Apparatus and method for storing data
4	8,086,306	OTC automatic external defibrillator with quick install battery
5	8,086,300	ECG electrode contact quality measurement system
6	8,086,295	Collapsible containment wall for imaging
7	8,086,082	Methods for mounting an electro-optical component in alignment with an optical element and related structures
8	8,086,001	Utilizing physiological models to control functional acquisitions
9	8,085,902	Automatic control of a medical device
10	8,085,629	Optical focus error offset to reduce radial to vertical crosstalk
11	8,085,624	Method for storing audio-centered information with a multi-level Table-of-Contents (TOC) mechanism with one Master-TOC and Sub-TOCs for various audio formats, a device for use with such mechanism and a unitary storage medium containing such mechanism
12	8,085,293	Self adjusting stereo camera system
13	8,084,958	Device for generating light with a variable color
14	8,084,948	Method for dimming a light generatng system for generating light with a variable color
15	8,084,945	AC driven light-emitting diodes
16	8,084,270	Device for analyzing fluids
17	8,083,674	Power saving uplink for biosensors
18	8,083,390	Lighting device employing a light guide plate and a plurality of light emitting diodes
19	8,082,813	Actuator for displacement of a holder against a homing-position

Philips Electronics patent applications published on 22 December 2011

Administrator — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:52:00 +0000

27 US patent applications published on 22 December 2011 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	20110313329	THERAPY SYSTEM FOR DEPOSITING ENERGY
2	20110313327	METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC ALIGNMENT OF A POSITION AND ORIENTATION INDICATOR AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE MOVEMENTS OF A BODY PART
3	20110313290	CATHETER, APPARATUS METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR APPLYING ENERGY TO AN OBJECT
4	20110313277	METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MAGNETIC INDUCTION TOMOGRAPHY
5	20110311975	GENOMIC SELECTION AND SEQUENCING USING ENCODED MICROCARRIERS
6	20110311604	DOMESTIC APPLIANCE COMPRISING AN ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT
7	20110311143	METHOD OF CONTROLLING A FUNCTION OF A DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF A LIVING BEING
8	20110311119	PROCESSING IMAGES OF AT LEAST ONE LIVING BEING
9	20110311027	OUTPUT CURRENT SENSING METHOD IN DISCONTINUOUS DC-TO-DC VOLTAGE CONVERTER
10	20110311024	INTERFACE DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RIM-IMAGING
11	20110311019	MULTI-SOURCE ENCODED X-RAY IMAGING
12	20110310979	VIDEO CODING
13	20110310860	METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MEDIUM ACCESS N A MESH NETWORK USING ALLOCATION VECTORS AND STATION CARRYNG OUT SUCH METHOD
14	20110310621	AUTOMATICALLY COMMISSIONING OF DEVICES OF A NETWORKED CONTROL SYSTEM
15	20110310617	LIGHT GUIDE APPARATUS
16	20110310607	LIGHTING ARRANGEMENT
17	20110310116	METHOD FOR CONVERTING INPUT IMAGE DATA INTO OUTPUT IMAGE DATA, IMAGE CONVERSION UNIT FOR CONVERTING INPUT IMAGE DATA INTO OUTPUT IMAGE DATA, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY DEVICE
18	20110309762	CONVERTER FOR SUPPLYING PULSED POWER TO LIGHT SOURCE
19	20110309754	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCRIMINATING MODULATED LIGHT IN A MIXED LIGHT SYSTEM
20	20110309457	Method for Forming a Notched Gate Insulator for Advanced MIS Semiconductor Devices and Devices Thus Obtained
21	20110309395	COLOR VARIABLE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE
22	20110309241	INTERVENTIONAL INSTRUMENT WITH ILLUMINATION MEANS
23	20110308526	FULL FACE RESPIRATORY MASK WITH INTEGRATED NASAL INTERFACE
24	20110308522	GAS FILTER WITH INTEGRATED HEATING
25	20110308518	PRESSURE SUPPORT DEVICE USER INTERFACE
26	20110308328	SENSOR FOR DETECTING BUBBLES IN A LIQUID FLOWING THROUGH A FLOW PATH
27	20110308088	SHAVING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED CONTOUR FOLLOWING

Philips Electronics patents granted on 20 December 2011

Administrator — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:56:27 +0000

2 US patents granted on 20 December 2011 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	8,081,575	System and method for dynamic adaptation of data rate and transmit power with a beaconing protocol
2	8,080,014	System and method for hyoidplasty

Philips Electronics patent applications published on 15 December 2011

Administrator — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:34:38 +0000

14 US patent applications published on 15 December 2011 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	20110306891	SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR INDICATING STIMULATION SIGNALS TO A USER
2	20110306870	THERAPEUTIC APPARATUS FOR TREATING A SUBJECT USING MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES
3	20110306469	EXERCISE SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION
4	20110305378	MASK CONSTRUCTION FOR CARDIAC SUBTRACTION
5	20110305322	MEDICAL VIEWING SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING A REGION OF INTEREST ON MEDICAL IMAGES
6	20110305200	METHOD OF CONTROLLING A LIGHTING SYSTEM
7	20110305025	LED-BASED LAMPS AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS THEREFOR
8	20110304691	COMBINING 3D IMAGE AND GRAPHICAL DATA
9	20110304653	LAMP
10	20110304274	LED LIGHTING DEVICE
11	20110304266	HIGH INTENSITY GAS-DISCHARGE LAMP
12	20110304219	SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING AND POWERING A BATTERYLESS DEVICE
13	20110303906	TRANSPARENT ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE
14	20110303223	PRESSURE SUPPORT SYSTEM WITH MACHINE DELIVERED BREATHS

Philips Electronics patents granted on 13 December 2011

Administrator — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:09:23 +0000

12 US patents granted on 13 December 2011 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	8,078,742	Network establishment and management protocol
2	8,077,319	Apparatus and a method for observing the surface of a sample
3	8,076,953	LED outage detection circuit
4	8,076,937	Fibre tracking on the basis of macroscopic information
5	8,076,934	Black-blood steady-state free precession magnetic resonance imaging
6	8,076,872	Light emitting diode circuit and arrangement and device
7	8,076,871	Driver apparatus for a gas discharge lamp
8	8,076,859	Emergency sign power supply with battery charger
9	8,076,682	Contact for a semiconductor light emitting device
10	8,076,655	Method of cleaning optical surfaces of an irradiation unit in a two-step process
11	8,075,841	Biosensor with one-dimensional sub-diffraction-limited apertures composed of a grid and a polarizer
12	8,074,654	Implantable devices, systems, and methods for maintaining desired orientations in targeted tissue regions

Philips Electronics patent applications published on 08 December 2011

Administrator — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:26:26 +0000

19 US patent applications published on 08 December 2011 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	20110302282	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COPYING SETTINGS OF A DEVICE TO ANOTHER DEVICE, PARTICULARLY FOR COPYING SETTINGS BETWEEN LAMPS
2	20110301672	UV-EMITTING DISCHARGE LAMP
3	20110301511	CPR DISPLAY FOR MONITOR/DEFIBRILLATOR WITH ASSISTED CPR
4	20110301508	TRANSURETHRAL ULTRASOUND PROBE FOR TREATMENT OF PROSTATE
5	20110301047	SENSING DEVICE FOR SENSING A FLUID
6	20110299840	ELECTRICAL WATER HEATING SYSTEM
7	20110299747	FUNCTIONAL IMAGING
8	20110299509	SCHEDULING AND PROTECTION OF QUIET PERIODS IN A QUIET ZONE FOR INCUMBENT SIGNAL DETECTION
9	20110299451	METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING IN A NETWORK COMPRISING A BATTERYLESS ZIGBEE DEVICE, NETWORK AND DEVICE THEREFOR
10	20110298910	MIRROR DEVICE
11	20110298795	TRANSFERRING OF 3D VIEWER METADATA
12	20110298646	CODE SET DETERMINATION FOR A REMOTE CONTROL
13	20110298381	DIMMABLE LIGHT SOURCE WITH TEMPERATURE SHIFT
14	20110298297	METHODS, TRANSMISSION DEVICES AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING POWER WIRELESSLY
15	20110297996	Electronic device and method of manufacturing the same
16	20110297979	PASSIVATION FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE
17	20110297156	AUTOMATIC PRESSURE TITRATION
18	20110297155	PATIENT-VENTILATOR DYSSYNCHRONY DETECTION
19	20110296607	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BED HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT

Philips Electronics patents granted on 06 December 2011

Administrator — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:06:52 +0000

15 US patents granted on 06 December 2011 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	D650,134	Strap for face mask
2	D650,111	Luminaire
3	D650,107	OLED reading lamp
4	8,073,871	Nearest neighbor recommendation method and system
5	8,073,685	Audio signal encoding or decoding
6	8,073,292	Directional hole filling in images
7	8,073,109	Method and system for pet image reconstruction using a surogate image
8	8,072,893	Integrated circuit with data communication network and IC design method
9	8,072,301	Superconductive magnet system for a magnetic resonance examination system
10	8,072,215	Magnetic resonance device and method
11	8,072,211	Multi-channel magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy
12	8,071,963	Debris mitigation system and lithographic apparatus
13	8,070,677	Method and apparatus for distinguishing between clinically significant changes and artifacts in patient physiological information
14	8,070,328	LED downlight
15	8,069,701	Device for manufacturing a mould for use in the manufacture of an optical element comprising optical sub-elements mutually arranged in a pattern

Philips Electronics patent applications published on 01 December 2011

Administrator — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:16:00 +0000

24 US patent applications published on 01 December 2011 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	20110296163	SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAUSING A DEVICE TO ENTER AN ACTIVE MODE
2	20110295389	LIGHTING CONTROL NETWORK
3	20110295348	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LIGHT THERAPY TO A SUBJECT
4	20110295199	PLANNING AND ASSEMBLY OF COMPENSATING CONCENTRIC CANNULAS
5	20110295111	SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE ORIENTATION OF A CATHETER
6	20110295110	METHOD AND SYSTEM OF TRACKING AND MAPPING IN A MEDICAL PROCEDURE
7	20110294677	MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS COMPRISING A RUBBER MATERIAL SUBSTRATE
8	20110294431	METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING IN A NETWORK COMPRISING A BATTERYLESS ZIGBEE DEVICE, NETWORK AND DEVICE THEREFOR
9	20110293712	COAXIALLY ENCAPSULATED CELL SUSPENSIONS AND MICROTISSUES
10	20110293240	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING OVER A VIDEO INTERFACE AND FOR COMPOSITING 3D VIDEO AND 3D OVERLAYS
11	20110293231	OPTICAL FACEPLATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
12	20110293143	FUNCTIONAL IMAGING
13	20110293129	HEAD TRACKING
14	20110293069	MEDICAL VIEWING SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING AN X-RAY IMAGE
15	20110292650	CARPET BACK LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH ANTI-SLIP COATING
16	20110292641	CARPET BACK LIGHTING SYSTEM
17	20110292633	METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PACKAGE CARRIER FOR ENCLOSING AT LEAST ONE MICROELECTRONIC ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE
18	20110292200	SCANNING MICROSCOPE
19	20110292189	3D DISPLAY HANDLING OF SUBTITLES
20	20110291812	SYSTEM FOR CREATING A CERTAIN ATMOSPHERE IN A ROOM
21	20110291321	ANATOMICALLY AND FUNCTIONALLY ACCURATE SOFT TISSUE PHANTOMS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SAME
22	20110291124	Improved Packaging for LED Combinations
23	20110291113	FILTER FOR A LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE
24	20110291017	ADVANCED TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION AND CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR SINGLE PHOTON COUNTERS

Philips Electronics patents granted on 29 November 2011

Administrator — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:42:54 +0000

12 US patents granted on 29 November 2011 and assigned to Philips Electronics

1	8,069,283	Method of processing and prioritizing at least one logical data stream for transmission over at least one physical data stream
2	8,069,036	Method and apparatus for processing audio for playback
3	8,068,691	Sparkle processing
4	8,068,508	Electronic circuit with processing units coupled via a communication network
5	8,068,400	Method of recording information on a multilayer record carrier, and device for recording on a dual layer record carrier
6	8,068,225	Color matching for display system for shops
7	8,067,903	Method and driving unit for driving a gas discharge lamp
8	8,067,898	Power supply device for light elements and method for supplying power to light elements
9	8,067,802	Flexible device and method of manufacturing the same
10	8,067,277	Active matrix device with photo sensor
11	8,067,147	Removable pellicle for immersion lithography
12	8,066,419	Lighting device employing a light guide plate and a plurality of light emitting diodes