Patents Assigned to Agfa
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Patent number: 12371580Abstract: A radiation curable white inkjet ink including at least 18.5 wt % of white pigment and 0 to 35 wt % of organic solvent, both weight percentages based on the total weight of the radiation curable white inkjet ink and a polymerizable composition containing 0 to 15.0 wt % of one or more polyfunctional polymerizable compounds, and at least 85.0 wt % of one or more monofunctional polymerizable compounds; and a specific polymerizable composition.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignee: Agfa NVInventors: Vincent Courtet, Jens Lenaerts, Yiru Li, Matthieu Retailleau
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Patent number: 12365189Abstract: An inkjet printing method on a continuous substrate web (100), having a pair of edges (1011, 1021), comprising the steps: a) forming a pair of elongated strips (101, 102) by bending said substrate web 1021 (100) along a pair of lines (1010, 1020) wherein each line is parallel to the pair of edges (1011, 1021); and b) supporting said bent substrate web 1011 201 in a support zone (201) of a printer (200) wherein said pair of elongated strips (101, 102) are oriented towards said zone (201); and printing an image (500) on said supported substrate web by an inkjet-printhead (202) of said printer (200).Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2021Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignee: Agfa NVInventors: Paul Wouters, Martin De Kegelaer
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Publication number: 20250234462Abstract: A method of plating a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) including the steps of: —providing a PCB including a solder mask; —exposing at least part of the solder mask with UV radiation having an energy density of at least 2000 mJ/cm2; —forming a protected area on the exposed solder mask by printing and curing a radiation curable composition, the radiation curable composition comprising at least one polymerizable compound and at least one photoinitiator; —plating an unprotected area of the exposed solder mask; —removing at least partially the protected area from the solder mask.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2022Publication date: July 17, 2025Applicant: Agfa-Gevaert NVInventors: Kevin Wang, Fernando Cortes Salazar
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Patent number: 12359080Abstract: An aqueous dispersion of particles comprising a resin having at least one repeating unit of formula I, II and/or III and which is obtainable by contacting in a liquid comprising water, a compound A comprising at least 2 functional groups selected from the group of functional groups —X—C(?O)—CHR1-C(?O)—R2, —X—C(?O)—C?C—R2; or —X—C(?O)—CR1=CR2-NR11R12, the functional groups are linked by a linking group comprising a polyester, polyether, polyolefin, polydimethylsiloxane or polycarbonate chain with a compound B comprising at least two —NH2, —NH3+ or —N?C?O, wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R11 and R12 have the same meaning as that defined in the claims and w. The invention also includes a method of producing the aqueous dispersion.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert NVInventors: Hubertus Van Aert, Johan Loccufier, Jos Louwet
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Patent number: 12359077Abstract: An aqueous polymeric particle dispersion, the particle comprises a polymer and a Si—O-containing moiety, the Si—O-containing moiety is linked to the polymer. The polymeric particle dispersion can be incorporated in aqueous printing liquids such as aqueous inkjet inks.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2021Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: Agfa NVInventors: Fabienne Goethals, Freya Curinckx
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Patent number: 12358309Abstract: A printhead adjustment apparatus for adjusting the translation and rotation of a printhead is provided. The apparatus comprises a first portion and a second portion, each arranged for coupling to the printhead. The apparatus also comprises a first actuator coupled to the first portion by a first flexure arrangement and a second actuator coupled to the second portion by a second flexure arrangement. Translation of the first and second actuators in the same direction as each other causes translation of the first and second portions in the same direction as each other to provide translation of the printhead, while translation of the first and second actuators in opposite directions to each other causes translation of the first and second portions in opposite directions to each other to provide rotation of the printhead.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: AGFA N.V.Inventor: Nicholas John Campbell
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Publication number: 20250215243Abstract: A conductive polymer dispersion including: (a) at least one oligo- or polythiophene obtained by copolymerization of at least one monomer according to Formula (I) and at least one monomer according to Formula (II) wherein A represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C5 alkylene bridge; R is selected from the group consisting of a linear or branched substituted or unsubstituted C1-C18-alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C12-cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C14-aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C7-C18-aralkyl group and a hydroxyl group; s represents an integer from 0 to 8; Ra and Rb are independently from each other selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkaryl group and a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl group; (b) a polymeric polyaniType: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2023Publication date: July 3, 2025Applicant: Agfa-Gevaert NVInventors: Roald Herckens, Johan Loccufier
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Publication number: 20250209289Abstract: Rendering a color separation wherein diluted digital images are obtained wherefrom consecutive strips are generated having an overlap and wherein the non-overlap zones and overlap zones are halftoned to obtain non-aligned halftone rasters which are then transferred to a print controller of a digital printer for printing the color separation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2023Publication date: June 26, 2025Applicants: ECO3 BV, Agfa NVInventors: Marc Mahy, Rudi Vanhooydonck
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Patent number: 12330410Abstract: A method for manufacturing decorative surfaces including the steps of inkjet printing an image on a first thermoplastic foil by jetting and curing one or more pigmented free radical curable inkjet inks on the first thermoplastic foil: applying and curing a free radical curable liquid as an adhesive layer on the inkjet printed image: and heat pressing the first thermoplastic foil with a second thermoplastic foil into a decorative laminate: wherein at least one of the first and second thermoplastic foils is a transparent thermoplastic foil: wherein the one or more pigmented free radical curable inkjet inks include a colour pigment and a polymerizable composition containing 10 to 90 wt % of one or more monofunctional polymerizable compounds: and wherein the free radical curable liquid includes a polymerizable composition contains 15 wt % or more of polyfunctional polymerizable compounds and 15 wt % or more of a specific monofunctional polymerizable compound.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2022Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: Agfa NVInventors: Jens Lenaerts, Johan Loccufier, Aleix Costa
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Patent number: 12325546Abstract: Method of manufacturing a packaging box (8) including the steps of: a) determining minimal packaging box dimensions based on outer dimensions of one or more merchandise articles (19) to be packaged into the packaging box; b) digitally printing an image according to the minimal packaging box dimensions on packaging material (1), such as corrugated card board; and c) cutting and creasing the packaging box from the packaging material according to the minimal packaging box dimensions. A manufacturing line for packaging boxes of different dimensions is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: June 10, 2025Assignee: Agfa NVInventors: Johan Van Hunsel, Eddy DeDobbeleer
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Patent number: 12325723Abstract: An acyl phosphine oxide initiator wherein the acyl group is selected from the group consisting of a benzoyl group substituted by an urea group or an oxalylamide group; a 2,6-dimethyl benzoyl group substituted in position 3 by an urea group or an oxalylamide group; a 2,6-dimethoxy benzoyl group substituted in position 3 by an urea group or an oxalylamide group; a 2,4,6-trimethyl benzoyl group substituted in position 3 by an urea group or an oxalylamide group; and a 2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl group substituted in position 3 by an urea group or an oxalylamide group.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2019Date of Patent: June 10, 2025Assignee: Agfa NVInventor: Johan Loccufier
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Patent number: 12291050Abstract: Method of decorating natural leather with an inkjet printer which comprises: —a first vacuum belt (150) for conveying an unwoven fabric (200) which is configured as a second vacuum belt, for conveying under an inkjet print head (505) a natural leather (300); and wherein the method comprises: —applying from an adhesive tape-roll an adhesive tape (1300) as a continuous sheet against the unwoven fabric wherein said adhesive tape (1300) has an adhesive side and opposite side and the opposite side is in contact with the unwoven fabric; —applying a natural leather (300) on the adhesive side of the adhesive tape (1300); —conveying the applied natural leather by moving the first vacuum belt (150) whereby the unwoven fabric (200) is moving by suction power through the first vacuum belt (150) and the applied adhesive tape (1300) is moving by said suction power through said unwoven fabric (200) under an inkjet print head (505); —marking the applied natural leather with jetted droplets of the inkjet print head (505) forType: GrantFiled: October 5, 2021Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Agfa NVInventor: Luc De Roeck
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Publication number: 20250136833Abstract: A free radical curable inkjet ink containing a colour pigment and a polymerizable composition, wherein the colour pigment is a mixture of colour pigments including at least one colour pigment selected from a quinacridone pigment, a diketopyrrolo pyrrole pigment, and a mixed crystal thereof; wherein the average particle diameter of the colour pigment is between 80 nm and 240 nm as determined by a dynamic light scattering technique using a laser diode having an emission wavelength of 635 nm; wherein the polymerizable composition contains 95.0 to 99.5 wt % of monofunctional polymerizable compounds; wherein the polymerizable composition has a double bond density DBD of at least 5.40. An inkjet printing method with the free radical curable inkjet ink is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2023Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Agfa NVInventors: Bart Waumans, Els Lievens
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Patent number: 12252622Abstract: An aqueous dispersion of resin particles comprising a dispersing group covalently bonded to the resin and at least one repeating unit of formula I, II and/or III and which is obtainable by contacting a compound A comprising at least 2 functional groups selected from the group of functional groups —X—C(?O)—CHR1-C(?O)—R2, —X—C(?O)—C?C—R2; or —X—C(?O)—CR1?CR2-NR11R12, with a compound B comprising at least two —NH2, —NH3+ or —N?C?O, wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R11 and R12 have the same meaning as that defined in the claims and wherein compound A and/or B comprise a dispersing group. The invention also includes a method of producing the aqueous dispersion and further relates to an aqueous inkjet ink comprising the resin particles.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert NVInventors: Tim Desmet, Johan Loccufier, Hubertus Van Aert, Ellen Bertels
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Patent number: 12251918Abstract: Manufacturing decorative panels by using a web-fed inkjet printer. During the feeding of the to-be-printed substrate, the tension of the substrate is controlled by a dancer unit (720) which includes a dancer roll (200), having a connector (120) on both side ends of said roll, and wherein both connectors (120) are connected to a pair of parallel guiders (110) for floating said roll along a floating path (210); and wherein the step of controlling comprises the step of moving one guider (110) of said pair of guiders (110) parallel to said floating path (210) whereby the dancer roll (200) is tilted.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Agfa NVInventors: Jurgen Van Dorpe, Patrick Van Mooter, Paul Wouters, Christof Baks
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Patent number: 12246532Abstract: A sheet 200 for an array of vacuum apertures 152 in a substrate support unit 150 of a printer is provided. The sheet 200 comprises a plurality of valves 202 formed into the sheet 200. The sheet 200 is made from a resilient material. Each valve 202 comprises a valve head 204 for sealing a vacuum aperture 152 in the substrate support unit 150, and a valve lever arm 206 for permitting movement of the valve head 204 towards and away from the vacuum aperture 152 in order to open and close the valve 202.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2022Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: AGFA NVInventors: Andrew James Brown, Anderson McKeague
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Publication number: 20250073176Abstract: A capsule consisting of a polymeric shell surrounding a core, the core comprises an organic compound, the polymeric shell comprises a poly(amino acid) and is obtainable by interfacial polymerization of a N-carboxy-anhydride monomer according to general structure (I). The organic compound is a marine oil, a vegetable oil, an essential oil, a fragrance, a flavour, an insect repellent, a flame retardant, an active pharmaceutical ingredient or an agrochemical.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2022Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: AGFA-GEVAERT NVInventors: Johan Loccufier, Jos Louwet
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Publication number: 20250051942Abstract: A separator for an electrolytic cell alkaline electrolysis (1) characterized in that the separator has a residual non-aqueous solvent amount of less than 5 wt %, relative to the total dry weight of the separator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2022Publication date: February 13, 2025Applicant: Agfa-Gevaert NVInventors: Hanne Verwaest, Willem Mues
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Publication number: 20250035600Abstract: The present invention is a method of preparing a Time Temperature Indicator using inkjet printing. The aqueous inkjet printing liquid includes encapsulated diacetylene compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2022Publication date: January 30, 2025Applicant: Agfa-Gevaert NVInventors: Johan Loccufier, Wim Van Dingenen
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Publication number: 20250033374Abstract: A manufacturing method of printed corrugated cardboard comprising the steps of: a) providing a paper liner board (23) with an ink receiving layer; and b) inkjet printing an image with one or more pigmented aqueous inkjet inks on the ink receiving layer using piezoelectric through-flow print heads (25) having nozzles with an outer nozzle surface NS smaller than 500 ?m2; wherein the one or more pigmented aqueous inkjet inks contain water in an amount of A wt % defined by: 100 ? wt ? % - sqrt ? ( NS ) × 3.8 wt ? % / µm ? A ? wt ? % ? 100 ? wt ? % - sqrt ? ( NS ) × 2.2 wt ? % / µm wherein the wt % is based on the total weight of the aqueous inkjet ink; wherein sqrt(NS) represents the square root of the outer nozzle surface area NS; and wherein A wt %?40 wt %.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2024Publication date: January 30, 2025Applicant: Agfa NVInventors: Stefaan De Meutter, Jens Lenaerts