Patents Assigned to Agfa
  • Radiation curable compositions for food packaging
    Patent number: 9550898
    Abstract: An inkjet printing method includes the steps of jetting ink dots on a substrate of a plurality- of radiation curable inkjet inks having a viscosity of no more than 50 mPa·s at 25° C. and a shear rate of 90 s?1, the plurality of radiation curable inkjet inks including a) at least one non-polymerizable, non-polymeric bisacylphosphine oxide present in a concentration of no more than 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: AGFA GRAPHICS NV
    Inventors: Johan Loccufier, Roel De Mondt
  • Method and system for optical coherence tomography including obtaining at least two two-dimensional images of an object in three-dimensional space
    Patent number: 9551565
    Abstract: A method and corresponding system for optical coherence tomography includes optical coherence tomography equipment that acquires at least two two-dimensional initial images of an object in planes of the object that are spaced apart from one another, in particular running parallel to one another, wherein the initial images each include a plurality of initial image values. In order to assure an examination of the object in the case of medical applications that is as reliable as possible, an interpolation of the initial image values of the at least two two-dimensional initial images is performed in three-dimensional space, wherein interpolation values are obtained that form a two-dimensional final image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: AGFA HEALTHCARE NV
    Inventors: Rainer Nebosis, Roland Reuter
  • Device and method for reading out X-ray information stored in a fluorescent storage layer
    Patent number: 9551797
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and to a corresponding method for reading out X-ray information stored in a storage phosphor layer (1) comprising a light source (2) for generating a stimulation light beam (3) which can stimulate the storage phosphor layer (1) to emit emission light, and a deflection element (4) for deflecting the stimulation light beam (3) in such a way that the deflected stimulation light beam (3?) is moved over the storage phosphor layer (1). In order to achieve the highest possible quality of the X-ray image obtained in the simplest and most cost-effective way possible, a drive device (5) is provided for driving the deflection element (4) by delivering drive energy to the deflection element (4) dependently upon a location of the deflected stimulation light beam (3?) and/or dependently upon a position, in particular an angular position, of the deflection element (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: AGFA HEALTHCARE NV
    Inventors: Georg Reiser, Stephan Mair
  • MANUFACTURING OF DECORATIVE WORKPIECES BY INKJET
    Publication number: 20160375718
    Abstract: To compensate for inaccuracies in the finishing of a decorative workpiece such as cutting or producing tongue-and-groove profiles to the decorative workpiece, a bleed area is added to the decorative pattern carried by a decoration layer of a decorative workpiece. The bleed area is filled with image content of the decorative pattern. In the bleed area a mark such as a cut mark or a control mark may be digital printed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: AGFA GRAPHICS NV
    Inventors: Joris VAN GARSSE, Laurent MEERSSEMAN
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR READING OUT STORAGE PHOSPHOR PLATES
    Publication number: 20160377740
    Abstract: An apparatus for reading out x-ray information stored in a storage phosphor plate includes an input device having a slot through which a cassette is inserted into the input device, the cassette configured to accommodate a storage phosphor plate, therein, and a read-out device that irradiates the storage phosphor plate with stimulation light and detecting emission light stimulated by the phosphor plate. The input device receives cassettes having different cassette widths, and the input device includes one or more first elements that align and/or fix the cassettes having different cassette widths in the input device, and/or one or more second elements that close the slot of the input device in order to prevent ambient light from passing through the slot when cassettes having different cassette widths are inserted into the input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: AGFA HEALTHCARE N.V.
    Inventor: Heribert HAMMER
  • METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING PANELS HAVING A DECORATIVE SURFACE
    Publication number: 20160347084
    Abstract: Method for manufacturing panels having a decorative surface, wherein the panels at least comprise a substrate and a top layer, wherein the top layer comprises a paper layer having a printed pattern, and wherein the method at least comprises the step of providing the paper layer with thermosetting resin by transporting the paper layer through a resin application device in a resin application direction, and the step of providing the paper layer with at least a portion of the printed pattern by means of a digital inkjet printer, wherein the printed pattern comprises a wood motif having wood nerves extending generally in a nerve direction substantially corresponding to the resin application direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicants: UNILIN, BVBA, AGFA GRAPHICS, NV
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Laurent MEERSSEMAN, Patrick VAN DEN BERGEN, Rudi VANHOOYDONCK
  • MANUFACTURING OF DECORATIVE WORKPIECES BY INKJET
    Publication number: 20160347085
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing decorative workpieces includes the step of nesting a set of decorative patterns digitally printed on a decoration layer to reduce the waste of decoration layer. To perform a corresponding relief for the nested decorative patterns on a nested decorative workpiece, the relief provided by a digital relief apparatus is in a correct match with the nested decorative workpiece. If the printing zone of the digital printer has a failure zone, the nesting method prevents arranging of the decorative patterns in this failure zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: AGFA Graphics NV
    Inventors: Tom CLOOTS, Laurent MEERSSEMAN, Joris VAN GARSSE
  • Apparatus, system and method for reading out X-ray information stored in storage phosphor panels
    Patent number: 9500751
    Abstract: An apparatus, a corresponding system, and a method for reading out X-ray information stored in a storage phosphor panel includes an input device, into which a cassette with a storage phosphor panel therein can be input, and a read-out device, in which the storage phosphor panel can be irradiated with stimulation light and the emission light excited in the storage phosphor panel is detected. In order to enable the cassette that has been input to be locked and/or opened as reliably as possible in conjunction with a simplified construction, at least one mechanical element which can be mechanically driven by a movement of the cassette upon the cassette being input into the input device locks and/or opens the cassette in the input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: AGFA HEALTHCARE NV
    Inventors: Patrick Sandmann, Günther Schindlbeck, Heribert Hammer
  • MEDICAL WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT METHOD
    Publication number: 20160328665
    Abstract: A method for workflow management in a medical workflow management system wherein a first user logs in to the workflow management system running a desktop application and next identifies an additional, non logged-in user and defines at least one task of the workflow for this additional user. Selection of an additional user and defined task(s) triggers the workflow management system to associate the defined task(s) of the workflow with the additional user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: AGFA Healthcare NV
    Inventors: Joost FELIX, Hua LIU, Yuping WANG
  • Lithographic printing plate precursor
    Patent number: 9482954
    Abstract: A negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor includes a support and a coating containing a photopolymerisable layer; characterized in that the coating includes a compound including at least one moiety having a structure according to Formula (I) at a level above 10% wt and below 40% wt relative to the total dry weight of the ingredients of the coating: wherein n represents an integer equal to 0 or 1; L1 represents a divalent linking group; with the proviso that the carbonyl groups in Formula (I) are bonded to a carbon atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: AGFA GRAPHICS NV
    Inventors: Johan Loccufier, Marin Steenackers, Sam Verbrugghe, Kristof Heylen
  • Method and system for generating pre-scaled images for a series of mammography images
    Patent number: 9474497
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for generating a pre-scaled image for at least one mammography image of a series, the series containing a plurality of mammography images, each mammography image displaying a breast having tissue points, the method comprising: obtaining an overview breast window, wherein the overview breast window encloses all tissue points; and, rendering the pre-scaled image based on the overview breast window. In some embodiments, the overview image, the overview breast window, or both may be stored in the database memory. In some embodiments, the overview breast window may be stored as the image breast window for each image of the series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: AGFA HEALTHCARE
    Inventor: Viktor Kopylov
  • Method for the determination and use of a standard operational value for the delay time of a radiographic system
    Patent number: 9474499
    Abstract: A method for the determination of the delay time of a radiographic generator and to the setting of a standard value for such delay time. According to the method it is determined by a series of decreasing chosen values for the delay time whether a signal for the confirmation of the start of the radiographic exposure is rendered by the radiographic generator. The last value of the chosen delay time whereby still such a confirmation signal is rendered, is retained as standard operational value for the delay time of the radiographic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: AGFA HEALTHCARE NV
    Inventors: Walter Exelmans, Patrick Pandelaers, Patrick Lambrechts
  • A METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL REPORTS IN CLINICAL APPLICATION
    Publication number: 20160300018
    Abstract: A method for the distribution of medical reports from a data processing system to one or more connected addressees and their distribution channels includes automatically determining the distribution channel and format as a function of an order and of configured distribution rules and format rules, converting the medical report to the correct distribution format, and automatically distributing the converted medical report to the distribution channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Agfa HealthCare NV
    Inventors: Wannes KIECKENS, Yong Li, Justin You
  • METHOD FOR PATIENT REGISTRATION AT HEALTHCARE FACILITY
    Publication number: 20160300041
    Abstract: A method for patient registration at a healthcare facility includes the steps of creating an order for a medical examination for the patient in a computer system of the healthcare facility, retrieving an electronic questionnaire from a data repository accessible by the computer system, completing the electronic questionnaire with data provided by the patient, and synchronizing data from the completed questionnaire with the order in the computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Agfa HealthCare NV
    Inventors: Roel ADRIAENSENS, Wannes KIECKENS, Zhouzhou XU, Yi XUAN ZHANG
  • A SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PRE-FETCH COMPARISON MEDICAL STUDIES
    Publication number: 20160292155
    Abstract: A system for pre-fetching in a medical imaging and archiving platform a subset of comparison medical studies in relation to an active medical study includes a medical study database to store medical studies; a relevancy rule database to store relevancy rules that express relevancy of a comparison medical study in view of an active medical study; a relevancy rule manager enabling to define the relevancy rules; and a relevancy rule engine to select for the active medical study applicable relevancy rules from the relevancy rule database, and to apply the selected relevancy rules to pre-fetch the subset of comparison medical studies. The relevancy rules include enhanced relevancy rules using contextual information stored in a medical report, an order, or procedure information that forms part of the medical studies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: AGFA HEALTHCARE
    Inventors: Roel ADRIAENSENS, Joost FELIX, Wannes KIECKENS
  • Process for producing 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid and complexes thereof
    Patent number: 9458117
    Abstract: A process for producing 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid (DOTA) including salts and hydrates thereof of general formula (I) from the respective cyclen. The process involves the use of cationic- and anionic exchange resins and solvent treatments to remove the organic and inorganic contaminants. Any cations present in the raw DOTA or other contaminants resulting from the reaction of cyclen are largely reduced in early stages of the process allowing to obtain good yields of DOTA in a purified grade and in an easier and reliable way. The process is useful for the production of DOTA, of macrocyclic compounds including metal ions complexes thereof and of compositions including the macrocyclic compounds that can be used as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: AGFA HEALTHCARE NV
    Inventors: Diederik Buffel, Rakesh Ganorkar, Jennifer Burt, Xavier Boi
  • Recycling of radiation cured printed matter
    Patent number: 9453134
    Abstract: A free radical curable liquid having a specific weight after curing measured at 25° C. of less than 1.00 g/cm3 including: a) one or more photoinitiators; b) one or more free radical polymerizable monomers or oligomers; and c) hollow particles and/or a free radical crosslinkable polymer selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutadiene, polymethylpentene, poly(ethylene-vinylacetate), poly(ethylene-ethyl acrylate) and poly(styrene-butadiene) and copolymers thereof; wherein at least the free radical crosslinkable polymer or at least one of the one or more free radical polymerizable monomers or oligomers includes one or more hydrolyzable groups which upon hydrolyzation form an acid group or salt thereof; and wherein the free radical curable liquid contains no more than 10 wt % of organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: AGFA GRAPHICS NV
    Inventors: Roel De Mondt, Johan Loccufier, Hubertus Van Aert
  • Radiation curable fluids
    Patent number: 9453135
    Abstract: A radiation curable fluid includes a vinylether (meth)acrylate monomer, a compound including a sulfonic acid group, and a polymeric dispersant including heterocyclic groups having hetero atoms consisting of one or two nitrogen atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: AGFA GRAPHICS NV
    Inventor: Xavier André
  • Irradiation field recognition
    Patent number: 9443160
    Abstract: A method to extract irradiation field areas in an X-ray image represented by a digital signal representation comprising the steps of segmenting the image in multiple regions of pixels which have similar local image characteristics, fitting line segments to the boundaries of these regions whereby said line segments correspond with candidate irradiation field boundaries and constitute a segmentation map, classifying regions in said segmentation map into at least two classes, one class being irradiation field and the other class being collimated region on the basis of at least one of local, regional and global image characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: AGFA HEALTHCARE NV
    Inventor: Tom Bertens
  • PET-C based security laminates and documents
    Patent number: 9434863
    Abstract: A security laminate (1) including in order a transparent oriented polyester support (2), a subbing layer (3) and an adhesive layer (4) which is coated on top of the subbing layer, wherein the binder of the adhesive layer is based on a mixture of a first and a second polymer in a weight ratio from 50/50 to 90/10, wherein the first polymer is a copolymer comprising vinyl acetate and at least 85 wt % of vinyl chloride based on the total weight of the first polymer; wherein the second polymer is a copolymer of styrene, butadiene and methylmethacrylate or a copolymer of vinyl butyral, vinyl acetate and vinyl alcohol; and wherein the binder of the subbing layer is based on a polyester-urethane copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert N.V.
    Inventors: Vera Drieghe, Peter Cantraine, Bart Waumans, Walther Wouters, Ingrid Geuens