Patents Assigned to Agfa
  • Patent number: 10941309
    Abstract: A fluid set for textile printing includes an aqueous inkjet ink containing a pigment stabilized by anionic dispersing groups and an aqueous pre-treatment liquid. The aqueous pre-treatment liquid includes a capsule having a core including a thermally reactive crosslinker and a polymeric shell stabilized by cationic dispersing groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Johan Loccufier, Luc Decoster
  • Patent number: 10936656
    Abstract: A system for creating a semantic data warehouse including a convergence service configured to execute queries to connected data sources, to convert data from source to domain semantics, and to aggregate converted data. The convergence service is configured to invoke by an entity graph service that, on demand, defines a semantic entity representation, the needed queries and data sources to be queried; and projects and makes available the resulting data in the semantic entity representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: AGFA HEALTHCARE NV
    Inventors: Kristof Depraetere, Giovanni Mels, Dirk Colaert
  • Patent number: 10929625
    Abstract: A method for authenticating a product packaging includes reading a printed optical-machine-readable-code on the product packaging using a mobile device, determining if the printed optical-machine-readable-code includes a command for reading an RFID, and executing the command on the mobile device for reading the RFID, wherein the printed optical-machine-readable-code and the RFID are positioned at the same location on the product packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventor: Marc Graindourze
  • Patent number: 10912533
    Abstract: Mechanisms for synchronizing the read-out sequence of non-tethered digital X-ray detectors in a radiography system with an X-ray generator or an X-ray source for use in digital wireless detectors where a synchronization of the digital wireless detector circuitry with the start of the actual exposure is required. The mechanisms can be applied in X-ray devices that are based on digital flat panel detectors, and wherein the digital detectors do not have a tethered connection with the modality for receiving the activation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Rainer Nebosis, Dirk Vandenbroucke
  • Patent number: 10907064
    Abstract: An inkjet ink contains self-dispersible capsules having a polymeric shell surrounding a core containing one or more chemical reactants, wherein the capsules are dispersed in an aqueous medium by a dispersing group covalently bonded to the polymeric shell, and the dispersing group is a carboxylic acid or salt thereof; and no more than 0.5 wt % of an amphoteric surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventor: Johan Loccufier
  • Patent number: 10898156
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes a processing unit that determines at least three distances between at least one first distance sensor provided at a radiation generation unit and at least three second distance sensors provided at a detection unit based on one or more signals emitted by the first distance sensor, and that determines an orientation of the radiation generation unit and the detection unit relative to each other based on inclination information provided by a first sensor unit provided at the radiation generation unit and a second sensor unit provided at the detection unit. Alternatively, the processing unit determines distances between at least three first distance sensors provided at the radiation generation unit and at least three second distance sensors provided at the detection unit based on signals emitted by the at least three first distance sensors to determine an orientation of the radiation generation unit and the detection unit relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: AGFA Healthcare NV
    Inventors: Rainer Nebosis, Vladimir Zemanek, Johannes Hoelzl, Georg Reiser, Roland Reuter
  • Patent number: 10902603
    Abstract: On the basis of user input a set of contour points of a 3D object is detected in a number of 2D slice images representing the 3D object. Next a 2D object is segmented in each of the slice images by the set of contour points so as to obtain segmentation masks. Finally, by interpolation between computed segmentation masks, the 3D object is segmented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: AGFA HEALTHCARE NV
    Inventor: Asma Ouji
  • Patent number: 10870773
    Abstract: An inkjet ink set includes a silver inkjet ink and a flushing liquid, characterized in that the flushing liquid includes at least 25 wt % of 2-phenoxy ethanol based on the total weight of the flushing liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: AGFA-GEVAERT NV
    Inventor: Fernando Cortes Salazar
  • Publication number: 20200384778
    Abstract: An inkjet printing method on natural leather by a digital leather printer includes providing a hide, having an edge, on a rigid support for obtaining a flat decoration area of the hide; fastening the hide to the rigid support by clamping the edge; and jetting with an inkjet printhead unit, facing a side of the flat decoration area, a decorative image on the flat decoration area of the fastened hide; wherein the edge is clamped opposite to the side of the flat decoration area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Agfa NV
    Inventors: Jurgen VAN DORPE, Hans STRIJCKERS, Joris VAN GARSSE
  • Patent number: 10853712
    Abstract: A method of producing a 2D barcode on an article including a laser markable layer, wherein the 2D barcode includes a primary information pattern representing primary information, which can be read by a 2D-barcode-reader, and a secondary information pattern embedded within the 2D barcode, which is difficult to reproduce without alteration, includes a laser marking step of exposing the laser markable layer with an infrared laser thereby forming the secondary information pattern of the 2D barcode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Joseph Vander Aa, Fabienne Goethals, Rene Geelen
  • Patent number: 10853948
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically detecting systemic arteries in arbitrary field-of-view computed tomography angiography (CTA) includes fully-automatically analyzing a medical image represented by a digital image representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: AGFA HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Alexey Novikov, David Major, Maria Wimmer, Katja Buehler
  • Patent number: 10851254
    Abstract: A specific RAFT functionalized photoinitiator and its use in radiation curable compositions, inks and inkjet inks. The specific RAFT functionalized photoinitiator can be advantageously used to reduce migrateables and bad odour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventor: Johan Loccufier
  • Patent number: 10807397
    Abstract: An inkjet printing method for decorative surfaces includes jetting an image on a first thermoplastic foil with one or more pigmented free radical UV curable inkjet inks, at least partially UV curing the jetted image on the first thermoplastic foil, inserting a layer containing a vinylchloride-vinylacetate-vinylalcohol copolymer between a second thermoplastic foil and the first thermoplastic foil with the at least partially UV cured image facing the layer containing the vinylchloride-vinylacetate-vinylalcohol copolymer. At least one of the first and second thermoplastic foils is a transparent thermoplastic foil. The one or more pigmented free radical UV curable inkjet inks contains a polymerizable composition having 30 to 90 wt % of one or more compounds with one ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable group; 10 to 70 wt % of one or more compounds with two ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable groups; and 0 to 10 wt % of one or more compounds with three or more ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Jens Lenaerts, Hubertus Van Aert, Nadine Willems
  • Patent number: 10794000
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing printed textiles includes the steps of: a) inkjet printing an image onto a textile substrate with one or more inkjet printing liquids containing thermally reactive composite resin particles in an aqueous medium; and b) fixing the inkjet printed image by applying directly and/or indirectly a heat treatment to the image; wherein the thermally reactive composite resin particles contain at least one thermal cross-linker and at least one polymeric resin containing functional groups suitable for reacting with the thermal cross-linker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Lionel Petton, Johan Loccufier, Ellen Bertels
  • Patent number: 10767063
    Abstract: An aqueous inkjet ink for forming a colour upon heat treatment includes a) an immobilized leuco dye; b) a colour developing agent or colour developing agent precursor; and c) optionally an opthothermal converting agent; wherein the leuco dye is immobilized by being covalently bonded to polymeric particles or by being included in the core of capsules composed of a polymeric shell surrounding a core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert NV
    Inventors: Johan Loccufier, Fabienne Goethals, Hubertus Van Aert, Dirk Kokkelenberg
  • Patent number: 10767064
    Abstract: An ink jet ink includes water, a water-soluble organic solvent, a resin, and an anionic heptamethine cyanine dye including a substituted or unsubstituted five or six membered ring in the heptamethine chain, the dye having a maximum absorption between 800 and 1200 nm to increase drying speed and improve image quality when dried with NIR or CIR dryers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Johan Loccufier, Ellen Bertels
  • Patent number: 10759952
    Abstract: An aqueous radiation curable inkjet ink contains an aqueous medium and polymer nanoparticles charged with a polymerizable compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Roel De Mondt, Johan Loccufier
  • Patent number: 10752782
    Abstract: A radiation curable composition including at least one organic silver salt, at least one reducing agent for the organic silver salt, and a polymerizable composition of at least one polymerizable compound, wherein the radiation curable composition is a radiation curable inkjet ink containing at least 50 wt % of a monofunctional polymerizable compound based on the total weight of the polymerizable composition. The radiation curable composition is especially useful for generating black UV light blocking borders in laminated safety glass for automotive applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventor: Johan Loccufier
  • Patent number: 10752023
    Abstract: An inkjet printing device includes a vacuum-belt and vacuum-table including a flat area positioned between a first and second air-groove aligned along a conveying direction. The vacuum-belt includes a first column of vacuum-belt-air-channels connected to the first air-groove a second column of vacuum-belt-air-channels connected to the second air-groove, and a third column of vacuum-belt-air-channels connected to the flat area by a plurality of air channels formed by a rough layer at the back-side of the vacuum-belt and/or a rough layer on the flat area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventor: Luc De Roeck
  • Patent number: 10755450
    Abstract: A visual indication is generated of depth locations of slices obtained by applying a reconstruction algorithm in a computed tomography method with given settings, the display being shown on the object, e.g. on the patient's lateral side or in close relation to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Walter Exelmans, Jeroen Cant