Patents by Inventor Herman Terryn

Herman Terryn 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).

  • Publication number: 20150132590
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method for protecting a metal substrate against corrosion comprising the step of: —generating a plasma in a gaseous medium by means of a plasma device; —placing the substrate in contact with the plasma, or in a post-plasma area of said plasma; —introducing in said plasma or in said post-plasma area a corrosion inhibitor along with an organic precursor, thereby depositing a barrier layer comprising the corrosion inhibitor, the deposited layer protecting the metal substrate against corrosion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Iris De Graeve, Herman Terryn, François Reniers, Caroline De Vos, Alexandros Kakaroglou, Bernard Nisol, Bruno Van Mele, Guy Van Assche, Gill Scheltjens
  • Publication number: 20090084683
    Abstract: A method for making a lithographic printing plate support is disclosed which comprises the steps of: (i) providing an aluminum support; (ii) graining said support in an electrolyte composition; and (iii) anodizing said grained support; wherein said electrolyte composition comprises an effective concentration of a benzoic acid derivative or a sulphonic acid derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: Agfa Graphics NV
    Inventors: Paola Campestrini, Herman Terryn, Thanasis Dimogerontakis