Patents by Inventor Bart Verlinden
Bart Verlinden has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8375857Abstract: A digital printer is provided with an automated printing sheet transport system, operating in an intermittent manner of feeding a printing sheet to the digital printer, halting the transport to allow printing onto the printing sheet while the printing sheet is maintained in a fixed position, and removing the printed sheet from the digital printer after printing. The digital printer may be combined with a screen print station, both operating on top of a single printing sheet transport system, to form an integrated multifunctional and hybrid printing press.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2006Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Agfa Graphics NVInventors: Bart Verlinden, Konrad Vosteen
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Patent number: 8042933Abstract: In a digital printer the elements involved directly in the print process, which are located on a shuttle assembly are mounted upon a metrological frame which is isolated from the base frame by vibration dampers. Because the elements of the shuttle drive systems, such as a belt drive system having a motor and pulleys, are mounted upon the base frame, the drive and reaction forces from the motor drive systems are led to the base frame while the shuttles assembly is guided by the force-free, vibration free metrological frame. This allows for higher accuracy during printing as the metrological frame serves as a vibration free reference element.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2006Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Agfa Graphics NVInventors: Arend-Jan Beltman, Albert Brals, Werner Van De Wynckel, Bart Verhoest, Bart Verlinden
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Patent number: 8033745Abstract: A digital printer includes a digital printing unit for digital printing an image onto a printing substrate during relative movement between a print head and the printing substrate, and a printing table for holding the printing substrate during the digital printing. The printing table is firmly fixed to the digital printing unit during the digital printing of the image onto the printing substrate and is released from the digital printing unit prior to and after the digital printing of the image onto the printing substrate. The printing table may be moved between a printing position, in which it is firmly fixed to the digital printing unit, and a printing substrate feeding position, in which it supports feeding and removing of the printing substrate from the printing table.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2006Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Agfa Graphics NVInventors: Bart Verlinden, Bart Verhoest, Werner Van De Wynckel, Albert Brals, Markus Hilpert
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Patent number: 7878625Abstract: A printhead positioning system is provided wherein the shuttle assembly is split up in a printing shuttle, having a high accuracy positioning capability and a utility shuttle needing only a low accuracy positioning system. Due to this split-up the mass of components which have to be positioned accurately is greatly reduced and therefore making it easier to position the lighter load accurately and allowing for use of cheaper drive systems while maintaining the high accuracy in printing.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2006Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Agfa Graphics NVInventors: Marc van Kalmthout, Arend-Jan Beltman, Albert Brals, Werner Van De Wynckel, Bart Verhoest, Bart Verlinden
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Patent number: 7875321Abstract: Upon a substrate subsequent layers of elastic ink are jetted using an ink jet printing system. Each layer is immobilised by a immobilisation step before jetting the following layer. A printing relief is gradually formed to obtain a flexographic printing plate allowing accurate control over the relief and slopes of the printing plates. Use can be made of different inks or immobilisation step to obtain different layer characteristics. Inks can be immobilised using UV curing. The recorded relief of the layers can be measured and corrections can be applied using a feed-back loop. A rejuvenation process for printing plates can be constructed using the described method. An elastic base layer can be provided on the substrate to provide better plate characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2003Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Agfa Graphics NVInventors: Bart Verhoest, Bart Verlinden, Eddi Daems, Luc Leenders, Kris Vangeel, Wim Helsen
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Publication number: 20090303276Abstract: To avoid possible damaging collisions of a printhead with small receiver defects and other obstacles in a digital printer using a printhead mounted on a scanning shuttle for recording an image on a receiver while scanning along the receiver, a method using the following steps is used:—sensing for possible obstacles having a size smaller and larger than the inkjet head-receiver clearance distance in an area of the receiver to be scanned over by the printhead using a sensor system mounted on the scanning shuttle,—avoiding a collision of the printhead with the obstacle when an obstacle is sensed. Preferably an evaluation step is include to evaluate is a detected obstacle is evaluated to be potentially damaging. A system for using the steps is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2006Publication date: December 10, 2009Inventors: Werner Van De Wynckel, Bart Verhoest, Bart Verlinden, Konrad Vosteen
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Publication number: 20090211469Abstract: A printhead positioning system is provided wherein the shuttle assembly is split up in a printing shuttle, having a high accuracy positioning capability and a utility shuttle needing only a low accuracy positioning system. Due to this split-up the mass of components which have to be positioned accurately is greatly reduced and therefore making it easier to position the lighter load accurately and allowing for use of cheaper drive systems while maintaining the high accuracy in printing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2006Publication date: August 27, 2009Inventors: Marc van Kalmthout, Arend-Jan Beltman, Albert Brals, Werner Van De Wynckel, Bart Verhoest, Bart Verlinden
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Publication number: 20090066750Abstract: In a digital printer the elements involved directly in the print process, which are located on a shuttle assembly are mounted upon a metrological frame which is isolated from the base frame by vibration dampers. Because the elements of the shuttle drive systems, such as a belt drive system having a motor and pulleys, are mounted upon the base frame, the drive and reaction forces from the motor drive systems are led to the base frame while the shuttles assembly is guided by the force-free, vibration free metrological frame. This allows for higher accuracy during printing as the metrological frame serves as a vibration free reference element.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2006Publication date: March 12, 2009Inventors: Arend-Jan Beltman, Albert Brals, Werner Van De Wynckel, Bart Verhoest, Bart Verlinden
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Publication number: 20090025587Abstract: A digital printer is provided with an automated printing sheet transport system, operating in an intermittent regime of feeding a printing sheet to the digital printer, halting the transport to allow printing onto the printing sheet while the printing sheet is maintained in a fixed position, and removing the printed sheet from the digital printer after printing. The digital printer may be combined with a screen print station, both operating on top of a single printing sheet transport system, to form an integrated multifunctional and hybrid printing press.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2006Publication date: January 29, 2009Applicant: AGFA GRAPHICS NVInventors: Bart Verlinden, Konrad Vosteen
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Publication number: 20080273910Abstract: A print head carriage for holding a print head in a printing system includes a print head carriage framework having a plurality of print head positioning references for defining a position of the print head onto the print head carriage framework, and a cooling channel in thermal contact with the print head carriage framework for controlling the temperature of the print head carriage framework such that the positional stability of the plurality of print head positioning references on the print head carriage framework is preserved.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2006Publication date: November 6, 2008Applicant: AGFA GRAPHICS NVInventors: Bart Verlinden, Bart Verhoest, Werner Van De Wynckel, Albert Brals
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Publication number: 20080199240Abstract: A digital printer (1) is disclosed comprising a digital printing unit (4,5) for digital printing an image onto a printing substrate (3) during relative movement between a print head and the printing substrate (3), and a printing table (2,12) for holding the printing substrate (3) during the digital printing. The printing table (2,12) is firmly fixing to the digital printing unit (4,5) during the digital printing of the image onto the printing substrate (3) and is released from the digital printing unit (4,5) prior to and after the digital printing of the image onto the printing substrate (3). The printing table (2,12) may be moved between a printing position, in which it is firmly fixed to the digital printing unit (4,5), and a printing substrate feeding position, in which it supports feeding and removing of the printing substrate (3) from the printing table (2,12).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2006Publication date: August 21, 2008Applicant: AGFA GRAPHICS NVInventors: Bart Verlinden, Bart Verhoest, Werner Van De Wynckel, Albert Brals, Markus Hilpert
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Publication number: 20060125901Abstract: A duplex ink jet printing apparatus for printing on a first side of a receiving sheet and a second side of a receiving sheet, opposite to the first side, includes: a first transportation device for transporting the receiving sheet along a first path, with the first side up; a second transportation device for transporting the receiving sheet along a second path, with the second side up; and a take-over section including a device for transferring the receiving sheet on the fly from the first transportation device to the second transportation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2006Publication date: June 15, 2006Inventors: Bart Verhoest, Dirk De Ruyter, Bart Verlinden
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Publication number: 20050200281Abstract: The invention relates to an electric discharge lamp comprising:—a light-transmissive ceramic discharge vessel (1) enclosing a discharge space (100)—a first and a second current conductor (2,3) entering the discharge vessel (1) and each supporting an electrode (4,5) in the discharge vessel (1);—a sealing compound (6) sealing the current conductors (2,3) in the discharge vessel (1) in a gas tight manner,—an ionizable filling comprising a rare gas and metal halide in the discharge vessel (1), both current conductors (2,3) extending from the sealing compound (6) to the exterior of the discharge vessel (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2003Publication date: September 15, 2005Inventors: Gerald Belder, Martinus Kessels, Antonius Van Amstel, Bart Verlinden, Andreas Sebastianus Geven, Mark Bolech, Henricus Gubbels
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Patent number: 6817698Abstract: A multi-channel droplet deposition apparatus including a body (103) having a plurality of channels (104a) terminating in a common channel termination surface (104) and a nozzle plate (102) having nozzles (102a) for selectively ejecting liquid drops originating from the channels, wherein the nozzle plate is releasably attached to the body by an adhesive layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2003Date of Patent: November 16, 2004Assignee: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Bart Verlinden, Bart Verhoest
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Patent number: 6782822Abstract: A printing apparatus (10) for printing an image on a receiving substrate (20), the printing apparatus including: ink application means (11) for imagewise applying liquid ink to a side of the receiving substrate; a drying section (12) for drying the receiving substrate after the ink application; transportation means (13, 14, 15) for transporting the receiving substrate along a path (30-36) past the ink application means (11) and through the drying section (12); wherein the path (30-36) has a path section (30-36) between a first position (P1,P2) at the ink application means (11) and a second position (P3-P7) downstream the first position (P1,P2), the path section (30-36) having first (30) and second (32) substantially straight portions and a convex curve (31) between the first (30) and second (32) substantially straight portions.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2001Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Bart Verhoest, Dirk De Ruyter, Bart Verlinden
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Publication number: 20040131778Abstract: Upon a substrate subsequent layers of elastic ink are jetted using an ink jet printing system. Each layer is immobilised by a immobilisation step before jetting the following layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Inventors: Bart Verhoest, Bart Verlinden, Eddi Daems, Luc Leenders, Kris Vangeel, Wim Helsen
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Publication number: 20040021729Abstract: A multi-channel droplet deposition apparatus including a body (103) having a plurality of channels (104a) terminating in a common channel termination surface (104) and a nozzle plate (102) having nozzles (102a) for selectively ejecting liquid drops originating from the channels, wherein the nozzle plate is releasably attached to the body by an adhesive layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2003Publication date: February 5, 2004Inventors: Bart Verlinden, Bart Verhoest
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Patent number: 6663222Abstract: An ink jet printer including a first and a second nozzle array, arranged one after another in the printing direction, wherein the second nozzle array is movably arranged in the printer for being displaced so that the number of nozzles in the second nozzle array experience a displacement having a component in a direction orthogonal to the printing direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2001Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Assignee: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Bart Verhoest, Dirk De Ruijter, Hilbrand Van den Wyngaert, Bart Verlinden
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Patent number: 6588954Abstract: An ink jet printer wherein a belt transports an image receiving member past a printhead is equipped with guiding means (18) for creating a bulge, d, in the belt, extending towards the ink ejecting means, thus keeping the “throw distance” constant and/or with rollers for moving the belt, one of the rollers having a flange and being positioned so as to force the belt agains the flange.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2001Date of Patent: July 8, 2003Assignee: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Bart Verhoest, Hilbrand Vanden Wyngaert, Dirk De Ruijter, Bart Verlinden
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Patent number: 6554398Abstract: An ink-jet printer includes pagewidth printheads mounted in a frame, wherein the printheads are coupled to mechanical devices for aligning the printheads with respect to each other, with respect to an edge of the image receiving substrate, or with respect to both. The printer may include devices for sensing the possible misalignment, coupled to a computer for automatically aligning the printheads.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2002Date of Patent: April 29, 2003Assignee: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Hilbrand Vanden Wyngaert, Bart Verhoest, Dirk De Ruijter, Bart Verlinden