Patents by Inventor Bert De Schoenmaker

Bert De Schoenmaker 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).

  • Patent number: 11498316
    Abstract: Composite film (1) for closing a container (10) by sealing the composite film (1) against a circumferential sealing surface (11) of the container (10) or of a cap ring (12) to be connected to the container (10). The composite film (1) comprises an outer support layer (30) made of a metal film and an inner multilayer membrane (20) laminated to the outer support layer (30) using a bonding layer (28). The membrane (20) has a consecutive layer structure from the outside to the inside consisting of a backbone layer (21) made of polypropylene, an intermediate layer (23) made of a partially crystalline polyamide and a cohesively breakable peeling layer (25) made of polypropylene, polyethylene and talc, wherein between the intermediate layer (23) and the backbone layer (21) as well as between the intermediate layer (23) and the peeling layer (25) there is arranged a tie layer (22, 24) made of a maleic acid anhydride grafted polypropylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: AMCOR FLEXIBLES SINGEN GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Dietrich, Steven Welvaert, Bert De Schoenmaker
  • Patent number: 10967603
    Abstract: A single-serve portion pack may have a multilayer film structure including a protective layer, a print, a base layer and a peelable seal layer. The print is situated in-between the protective layer and the base layer. The protective layer is a polyalkylene terephthalate based layer having a stress value at 20% strain, at 90° C., comprised between 5 and 20 MPa (preferably between 5 and 15 MPa), and a melting peak temperature comprised between 190 and 240° C. (preferably between 200 and 230° C.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Amcor Flexibles Transpac BVBA
    Inventors: Bert De Schoenmaker, Tony Malfait, Lieven Plaetinck
  • Publication number: 20200368991
    Abstract: A single-serve portion pack may have a multilayer film structure including a protective layer, a print, a base layer and a peelable seal layer. The print is situated in-between the protective layer and the base layer. The protective layer is a polyalkylene terephthalate based layer having a stress value at 20% strain, at 90° C., comprised between 5 and 20 MPa (preferably between 5 and 15 MPa), and a melting peak temperature comprised between 190 and 240° C. (preferably between 200 and 230° C.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Bert DE SCHOENMAKER, Tony MALFAIT, Lieven PLAETINCK
  • Publication number: 20200338871
    Abstract: Composite film (1) for closing a container (10) by sealing the composite film (1) against a circumferential sealing surface (11) of the container (10) or of a cap ring (12) to be connected to the container (10). The composite film (1) comprises an outer support layer (30) made of a metal film and an inner multilayer membrane (20) laminated to the outer support layer (30) using a bonding layer (28). The membrane (20) has a consecutive layer structure from the outside to the inside consisting of a backbone layer (21) made of polypropylene, an intermediate layer (23) made of a partially crystalline polyamide and a cohesively breakable peeling layer (25) made of polypropylene, polyethylene and talc, wherein between the intermediate layer (23) and the backbone layer (21) as well as between the intermediate layer (23) and the peeling layer (25) there is arranged a tie layer (22, 24) made of a maleic acid anhydride grafted polypropylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Christoph Dietrich, Steven Welvaert, Bert De Schoenmaker
  • Publication number: 20130248463
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a micro- or nanofibrous filter is described. The method comprises obtaining at least a first carrier substrate, providing adhesive on at least a first carrier substrate, heating the adhesive above its melting temperature for inducing an interaction of at least part of the adhesive with the at least a first carrier substrate and then cooling below the melting temperature of the adhesive thus creating at least one adhesive carrier substrate. Thereafter, a layer of micro- or nanofibres is provided on the adhesive-side of the at least one adhesive carrier substrate to form a further structure. The further structure is then brought above the melting temperature of the adhesive for inducing an interaction between the adhesive and the micro- or nanofibres. Finally the temperature is again reduced below the melting temperature of the adhesive thus obtaining the micro- or nanofibrous filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITEIT GENT
    Inventors: Philippe Westbroek, Bert De Schoenmaker