Patents by Inventor Johannes BRANDS

Johannes BRANDS 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: 20210368840
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process to prepare a free-flowing salt product comprising sodium chloride (NaCl) and/or potassium chloride (KCl), wherein the salt product has a particle size of from 50 ?m to 1000 ?m, which process comprises the steps of (a) processing a source of pure NaCl, pure KCl, or mixture of salts, to form particles with an average size of less than 100 micrometer; (b) subsequently, compacting the particles from step a) using a pressure of from 40 to 400 MPa; and optionally, crushing the thus obtained particles; and (c) subsequently, absorbing one or more agents into the salt particles, characterized in that no agent is added in or during steps a) and b) or between steps a) and b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: NOURYON CHEMICALS INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventors: Evert ALTENA, Johannes BRAND
  • Patent number: 10958645
    Abstract: A system and method for sharing electronic data between participants of a phone conference, such as an online presentation, without a need to exchange passwords to link two devices together for data transfer nor go through a login procedure to access the data resource. To achieve this, the participants use a device or software application that samples the audio of the phone conversation and creates a stream of audio fingerprints. The streams of fingerprints are sent to a matching service on the internet. This matching service finds the fingerprints that correspond to the same conversation among the streams of simultaneous users. Once a match is found with a high enough confidence level, the matching service exchanges identifiers such as public IP addresses and sends those back to the fingerprinting units. When instructed by the user, the units can then proceed to setup a secure data connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: BARCO N.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Brands, Christophe Herreman
  • Publication number: 20190306164
    Abstract: A system and method for sharing electronic data between participants of a phone conference, such as an online presentation, without a need to exchange passwords to link two devices together for data transfer nor go through a login procedure to access the data resource. To achieve this, the participants use a device or software application that samples the audio of the phone conversation and creates a stream of audio fingerprints. The streams of fingerprints are sent to a matching service on the internet. This matching service finds the fingerprints that correspond to the same conversation among the streams of simultaneous users. Once a match is found with a high enough confidence level, the matching service exchanges identifiers such as public IP addresses and sends those back to the fingerprinting units. When instructed by the user, the units can then proceed to setup a secure data connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: BARCO N.V.
    Inventors: Johannes BRANDS, Christophe HERREMAN
  • Patent number: 10348724
    Abstract: A system and method for sharing electronic data between participants of a phone conference, such as an online presentation, without a need to exchange passwords to link two devices together for data transfer nor go through a login procedure to access the data resource. To achieve this, the participants use a device or software application that samples the audio of the phone conversation and creates a stream of audio fingerprints. The streams of fingerprints are sent to a matching service on the internet. This matching service finds the fingerprints that correspond to the same conversation among the streams of simultaneous users. Once a match is found with a high enough confidence level, the matching service exchanges identifiers such as public IP addresses and sends those back to the fingerprinting units. When instructed by the user, the units can then proceed to setup a secure data connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: BARCO N.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Brands, Christophe Herreman
  • Publication number: 20190110510
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process to prepare a free-flowing salt product comprising sodium chloride (NaCl) and/or potassium chloride (KCl), wherein the salt product has a particle size of from 50 ?m to 1000 ?m, which process comprises the steps of (a) processing a source of pure NaCl, pure KCl, or mixture of salts, to form particles with an average size of less than 100 micrometer; (b) subsequently, compacting the particles from step a) using a pressure of from 40 to 400 MPa; and optionally, crushing the thus obtained particles; and (c) subsequently, absorbing one or more agents into the salt particles, characterized in that no agent is added in or during steps a) and b) or between steps a) and b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Akzo Nobel Chemicals International B.V.
    Inventors: Evert ALTENA, Johannes BRAND
  • Publication number: 20170034160
    Abstract: A system and method for sharing electronic data between participants of a phone conference, such as an online presentation, without a need to exchange passwords to link two devices together for data transfer nor go through a login procedure to access the data resource. To achieve this, the participants use a device or software application that samples the audio of the phone conversation and creates a stream of audio fingerprints. The streams of fingerprints are sent to a matching service on the internet. This matching service finds the fingerprints that correspond to the same conversation among the streams of simultaneous users. Once a match is found with a high enough confidence level, the matching service exchanges identifiers such as public IP addresses and sends those back to the fingerprinting units. When instructed by the user, the units can then proceed to setup a secure data connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: BARCO N.V.
    Inventors: Johannes BRANDS, Christophe HERREMAN
  • Publication number: 20160253935
    Abstract: A display system, including a display device having an image forming device and an electronic driving system for driving the image forming device; a light source to illuminate a representative part of the display device; and an optical sensor unit having an optical aperture and at least one photo-sensor arranged to make optical measurements from the light reflected by the representative part and to generate optical measurement signals. The light source and the optical sensor unit are on one side of the display device. The light source and the optical sensor unit are integrated with the display device. Additionally, a method of producing a display system, a method for calibrating the display device, and a display device having a flexible second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: BARCO N.V.
    Inventors: Peter GERETS, Dirk MAES, Claude TYDTGAT, Johannes BRANDS
  • Publication number: 20020165793
    Abstract: An arrangement (100) and a method are disclosed for sharing a content item (101), such as a music title, with a second user. A first user (110) grabs a piece of music from the title and sends said piece of music to a friend (130). The user device (110) adds a content identifier and a user identifier identifying the sender to the transmitted piece of music. The recipient reproduces the piece of music (102). If he or she subsequently decides to buy the complete title, the sender will obtain an award from the content owner (130) for promoting the title. This electronic version of “mouth-to-mouth” marketing encourages people to spread music clips and may persuade friends to purchase content items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Reon Johannes Brand, Maurice Joseph McGinley
  • Patent number: 5349035
    Abstract: A process for preparing a copolymer suitable for use in an optical element which comprises the step of radically-polymerizing a composition which comprises at least one first monomer represented by formula (I), at least one second monomer represented by any one of formulas (II, III, and IV), and 0,005 to 1.0 weight percent of said polymerizable composition of an organic chain transfer agent having a chain transfer coefficient at 50.degree.-60.degree. C. of greater than 0.6 with acrylic monomer or styrenic monomer; in the presence of a radical polymerization initiator, is disclosed. Also disclosed is a copolymer suitable for use as an optical element obtained by the foregoing process and an optical element comprising this copolymer. The process of the disclosure provides essentially striation-free polymers which can be used to fabricate optical elements including thick lenses for glasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1994
    Assignee: Akzo Nobel N.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Brand, Wilfridus M. Brouwer
  • Patent number: 4801667
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of a (co)polymerizable composition containing a diol bis(allyl carbonate) monomer and an aromatic diacyl peroxide comprising dissolving in said monomer a powdered peroxide composition in which the peroxide is mixed with an organic desensitizing agent, e.g. dicyclohexyl phthalate, which has a melting or softening point higher than 40.degree. C. and forms 20-80% by weight of said peroxide composition. The process permits, with the aid of simple stirring equipment, to obtain good quality (co)polymerizable compositions at room temperature without vigorous stirring and in a relatively short time. Also disclosed is the (co)polymerization of the (co)polymerizable compositions thus prepared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1989
    Assignee: Akzo N.V.
    Inventor: Johannes Brand
  • Patent number: 4451651
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of preparing isocyanuric esters by catalytic isomerization of the corresponding cyanurates in the absence of a solvent that dissolves in the isocyanuric esters. As catalysts there are applied onium or inium salts such as quaternary ammonium and phosphonium compounds.In particular, the present process is applied in preparing triallyl isocyanurate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1984
    Assignee: Akzo NV
    Inventor: Johannes Brand