Patents Assigned to Agfa
  • Patent number: 11207899
    Abstract: A pigmented aqueous inkjet ink set for manufacturing decorative panels includes a cyan aqueous inkjet ink containing a copper phthalocyanine pigment; a red aqueous inkjet ink containing a red pigment selected from the group consisting of C.I. Pigment Red 254, C.I. Pigment Red 122, C.I. Pigment Red 176 and mixed crystals thereof; a yellow aqueous inkjet ink containing a pigment C.I Pigment Yellow 150 or a mixed crystal thereof; and a black aqueous inkjet ink containing a carbon black pigment, wherein the aqueous inkjet inks contain a surfactant. An inkjet printing method for manufacturing decorative panels is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Jens Lenaerts, Nadine Willems, Lionel Petton, Amandine Ligot, Sonny Wynants
  • Patent number: 11210792
    Abstract: A method for training an artificial neural network on an additional untrained segmentation task prevents the loss of previously acquired segmentation skills on originally trained segmentation tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignees: Agfa HealthCare NV, VRVis Zentrum für Virtual Reality und Visualisierung Forschungs-GmbH
    Inventors: Alexey Novikov, Katja Buehler, David Major, Maria Wimmer
  • Patent number: 11147530
    Abstract: A method and system for accurately determining the SID (source-image-distance) in a radiography configuration with a wireless radiographic detector, and a method and system for determining the thickness of a patient in a radiography configuration. The method for determining the SID is based on a method to accurately determine distances between a set of generator arrays and sensor arrays. The generator arrays and sensor arrays are preferably orthogonally arranged magnetic field generators and sensors that allow measurements of distances without being affected by presence of human tissue between the generator and sensor arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Rainer Nebosis, Michael Ted Ciona
  • Patent number: 11121274
    Abstract: A backsheet for a photovoltaic module includes a support, an adhesive layer provided on one side of the support, and an outer layer provided on the other side of the support, characterized in that at least one of the adhesive layer and the outer layer is coated from an aqueous composition, and the aqueous composition includes a water soluble or dispersible binder and a water dispersible core/shell polyisocyanate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert NV
    Inventors: Geert Vercruysse, Hanne Verwaest, Carlo Uyttendaele, Hubertus Van Aert
  • Patent number: 11098207
    Abstract: A metallic nanoparticle dispersion includes metallic nanoparticles, a liquid carrier and an optional binder, and a silane compound according to Formula I: wherein R1, R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, an alkoxy group and an aryloxy group with the proviso that at least one of R1 to R3 represents an alkoxy group or an aryloxy group, L1 represents a divalent linking group including one to 20 carbon atoms, A represents a thiol, a disulfide or a functional moiety comprising at least one thiol or disulfide, having no more than 10 carbon atoms, and n represents 0 or 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: AGFA-GEVAERT NV
    Inventor: Dirk Bollen
  • Patent number: 11098215
    Abstract: An inkjet method for producing a solder mask in the manufacture of a Printed Circuit Board uses a solder mask inkjet ink containing a polymerizable adhesion promoter and a phenolic compound including at least two phenolic groups. A high quality solder mask withstanding the high thermal stress during the soldering process while maintaining excellent physical properties is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignees: AGFA-Gevaert, Electra Polymer Ltd.
    Inventors: Rita Torfs, Hubertus Van Aert, Johan Loccufier, Marion Sauvageot
  • Patent number: 11091659
    Abstract: An inkjet method for producing a solder mask in the manufacture of a Printed Circuit Board uses a solder mask inkjet ink containing at least one photo-initiator, at least one free radical polymerizable compound and at least one RAFT compound as adhesion promoter. A high quality solder mask withstanding the high thermal stress during the soldering process while maintaining excellent physical properties is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignees: AGFA-GEVAERT, Electra Polymer Ltd.
    Inventors: Johan Loccufier, Fabienne Goethals, Hubertus Van Aert, Rita Torfs, Marion Sauvageot
  • Patent number: 11084306
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing decorative panels includes selecting a paper with a paper weight between 50 g/m2 and 130 g/m2 and a porosity according to Gurley's method between 8 and 20 seconds; selecting a wood pattern; generating a selection mask representing one or more wood nerves; one or more wood pores, and/or one or more wood imperfections from the wood pattern, by image analyzing the wood pattern; and supplying the wood pattern and the selection mask to an inkjet print head unit for forming a decorative layer. The inkjet print head unit includes a plurality of nozzles and the method further includes determining a set of nozzles from the plurality of nozzles based on an inactivity of a nozzle by calculating an inactivity-duration for the nozzles and by comparing the calculated inactivity-duration to a threshold value; wherein a part of the selection mask is formed with the determined set of nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventor: Rudi Vanhooydonck
  • Publication number: 20210213757
    Abstract: A method is provided for manufacturing a paper layer having a printed pattern for use in panels that at least include a substrate and a top layer. The top layer includes the paper layer. The method may involve providing the paper layer with an inkjet receiver coating by transporting the paper layer relative to a coater in a coating direction. The coated paper layer may be provided with at least a portion of the printed pattern using a digital inkjet printer that includes a housing containing print heads. Providing the printed pattern may involve using water based pigment containing inks. The printed pattern may include a wood motif having wood nerves extending generally in a nerve direction substantially corresponding to the coating direction. Providing the printed pattern may involve a relative motion between the digital inkjet printer and the paper layer during a printing operation in a printing direction substantially corresponding or substantially opposite to the coating direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicants: UNILIN BV, AGFA, NV
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Laurent MEERSSEMAN, Patrick VAN DEN BERGEN, Rudi VANHOOYDONCK
  • Patent number: 11055851
    Abstract: A pipe-line method for multi-label segmentation of anatomic structures in a medical image using a convolutional neural network trained with a weighted loss function takes into account under—representation of at least one anatomical structure in a ground-truth mask relative to other anatomical structures. Different architectures for the convolutional neural network are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignees: Agfa HealthCare NV, VRVis Zentrum für Virtual Reality und Visualisierung
    Inventors: Alexey Novikov, David Major, Dimitrios Lenis, Maria Wimmer, Katja Buehler
  • Patent number: 11053404
    Abstract: Thiol modified acylphosphine oxide photoinitiators exhibiting improved smell and extractability are disclosed. Also disclosed is a UV curable inkjet ink containing an acylphosphine oxide photoinitiator and a polymerizable compound, wherein the acylphosphine oxide photoinitiator includes one or more acyl groups substituted by a thiol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventor: Johan Loccufier
  • Patent number: 11051784
    Abstract: A method and system for accurately localizing a wireless radiographic detector in a radiography system, based on a method to accurately determine distances between a set of generator arrays and sensor arrays. The generator arrays and sensor arrays are preferably orthogonally arranged magnetic field generators and sensors, that allow measurements of distances without being affected by presence of human tissue between the generator and sensor arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Rainer Nebosis, Roland Reuter
  • Patent number: 10993686
    Abstract: A phase contrast imaging (PCI) method in which, instead of using an analyzer grid, detector pixels are grouped and only a part of the total pixels are used to calculate a phase contrast image. In second, third, etc. steps, the pixels which were not used in the previous recalculation are used additionally to recalculate second, third, etc. phase contrast images. Finally the different phase contrast images are fused to result in a full image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Rainer Nebosis, Paul Leblans
  • Patent number: 10995229
    Abstract: An inkjet method for producing a solder mask in the manufacture of a Printed Circuit Board uses a solder mask inkjet ink containing at least one photo-initiator, at least one free radical polymerizable compound and at least one mercapto functionalized carboxylic acid as adhesion promoter. A high quality solder mask withstanding the high thermal stress during the soldering process while maintaining excellent physical properties is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignees: AGFA-GEVAERT NV, ELECTRA POLYMER LTD.
    Inventors: Rita Torfs, Marion Sauvageot, Johan Loccufier
  • Patent number: 10994555
    Abstract: A method is provided for manufacturing panels having a decorative surface, wherein the panels at least include a substrate and a top layer, and wherein the top layer includes a paper layer having a printed pattern. The method may involve providing the paper layer with an inkjet receiver coating by transporting the paper layer relative to a coater in a coating direction. The coated paper layer may be provided with at least a portion of the printed pattern using a digital inkjet printer that includes a housing containing print heads. The printed pattern may be a wood motif having wood nerves extending generally in a nerve direction that substantially corresponds to the coating direction. Providing the printed pattern may involve a relative motion between the digital inkjet printer and the paper layer during a printing operation in a printing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignees: UNILIN BV, AGFA, NV
    Inventors: Benjamin Clement, Laurent Meersseman, Patrick Van Den Bergen, Rudi Vanhooydonck
  • Patent number: 10982035
    Abstract: A polyurethane resin having an anionic group and a polyalkylene oxide in a side chain thereof is obtainable by reacting a polyester polyol, a polyether diol, a polyol containing an anionic group, and a polyisocyanate, and the polyester polyol is obtained by reacting an aromatic polycarboxylic acid and a polyol. The polyurethane resin can be used as binder in an ink jet ink and provides excellent scratch and solvent resistance of printed images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Hubertus Van Aert, Ellen Bertels, Johan Loccufier
  • Patent number: 10966672
    Abstract: A sliding arrangement for mobile X-ray devices enabling functionality for tomosynthesis acquisitions on systems without this functionality. The sliding arrangement substitutes a conventional X-ray collimator mount for fixing an X-ray collimator onto the gantry of a mobile X-ray system, and which adds the supplementary mechanical functionality that is required to perform tomosynthesis acquisitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Rainer Nebosis, Johannes Hoelzl, Vladimir Zemanek
  • Patent number: 10945682
    Abstract: A method and system to correct for alignment errors between assumed and actual geometric parameters of an acquisition geometry during image reconstruction in a chest tomosynthesis application includes receiving at least 2 raw projection images acquired on at least 2 different positions in a known acquisition geometry, determining an actual geometric parameter value by determining the minimum of a redundant planes cost function which is calculated for a varying range of the geometric parameter values, and which is determined by: a) at least one plane which intersects an X-ray source trajectory with at least two points, b) an intersection between the planes and a detector surface for which points the source positions are determined, and c) for which the parameters determining the intersection (?, ?, l) are used for the construction of the cost function, applying the calculated actual geometric parameter value of the acquisition geometry for the image reconstruction of the plurality of images, characterized in t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: AGFA HEALTHCARE NV
    Inventors: Jeroen Cant, Jan Sijbers
  • Patent number: 10947405
    Abstract: An aqueous dispersion of a capsule is composed of a polymeric shell surrounding a core, the core includes one or more chemical reactants capable of forming a reaction product upon application of heat and/or radiation and the shell is stabilized by cationic dispersing groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Johan Loccufier, Luc Decoster
  • Patent number: 10949501
    Abstract: A system and method for compiling a clinically logical medical dossier for a patient. A list of medical conditions can be determined for the patient. A plurality of medical imaging records for the patient can be identified, and each record can be assigned to one of the conditions. A timeline of condition-specific imaging records can then be generated for each condition. A condition can be selected and the timeline of condition-specific imaging records for the selected condition can then be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: AGFA HEALTHCARE
    Inventor: George M. Dobrean