Patents Assigned to Agfa
  • Publication number: 20230133074
    Abstract: This invention is related to a multi-scale image processing algorithm for enhancing contrast to noise ratio in an electronic representation of an image represented by a) decomposing said digital image into a set of detail images at multiple resolution levels and a residual image at a resolution level lower than said multiple resolution levels, b) processing said detail images, c) computing a processed image by applying a reconstruction algorithm to the residual image and the processed detail images, said reconstruction algorithm being such that if it were applied to the residual image and the detail images without processing, then said digital image or a close approximation thereof would be obtained. The processing comprises the steps of: d) calculating a local variance value for at least one detail image pixel within a neighbourhood of said detail image pixel; e) enhancing or suppressing at least one detail image pixel as a function of said local variance value and said detail image pixel value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Joris Soons, Pieter Vuylsteke
  • Publication number: 20230128905
    Abstract: A method of preparing a packaging box (50) wherein late stage customization (20) is provided on the inside of the packaging box. Late stage customization is provided on a folded packaging box. Late stage customization is provided by an imaging technique selected from laser marking, laser engraving, thermal printing and inkjet printing. The packaging box includes an image-receiving layer adapted to the imaging-technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Sam Verbrugghe, Quentin Van Den Hove D?Ertsenryck
  • Patent number: 11635694
    Abstract: A method for making a negative-working lithographic printing plate includes subjecting an image-wise exposed, developed, and dried plate precursor to UV LED radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: AGFA Offset BV
    Inventors: Peter Hendrikx, Katleen Himschoot, Sam Verbrugghe
  • Patent number: 11635693
    Abstract: A lithographic printing plate precursor includes a photopolymerizable coating and an overcoat which is deactivated after imagewise exposure and preheating of the precursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: AGFA Offset BV
    Inventors: Thomas Billiet, Katleen Himschoot
  • Publication number: 20230120332
    Abstract: This invention is related to a supervision system that monitors automated movements performed by components of an medical imaging modality, in order to ensure that the moving components behave as expected, while identifying at the same time potential conflicts with (alien) objects or persons in the medical scene. The invention is based on the analysis of differences between measured distance data obtained by a detector that is mounted on the medical imaging modality, and a calculated virtual model of the geometric state of the modality components in the medical scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: AGFA NV
    Inventor: Rainer Nebosis
  • Patent number: 11613133
    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: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: UNILIN BV, AGFA, NV
    Inventors: Benjamin Clement, Laurent Meersseman, Patrick Van Den Bergen, Rudi Vanhooydonck
  • Publication number: 20230089589
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a personalized or customized decorative surface (103) having decorative laminate panels (119) including the steps of: segmenting a digital image of the personalized or customized decorative surface (103) into a plurality of decorative laminate panel images (108), wherein each decorative laminate panel image (108) is sized to fit on a decorative laminate panel (119); assigning a positioning code (109) to a decorative laminate panel image (108) for identifying its position in the digital image of the personalized or customized decorative surface (103); creating a non-staggered digital layout (110) of the plurality of decorative laminate panel images (108); inkjet printing the non-staggered digital layout (110) on a substrate (112); heat pressing the inkjet printed substrate with a protective layer (115) into a decorative laminate (113); dividing the decorative laminate (113) into decorative laminate panels (119), wherein the front side of a decorative laminate panel (119) includes one
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Peter Frings, Rudi Lamproye
  • Publication number: 20230077381
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a personalized or customized decorative surface (103) having decorative laminate panels (119) including the steps of: segmenting a digital image of the personalized or customized decorative surface (103) into a plurality of decorative laminate panel images (108), wherein each decorative laminate panel image (108) is sized to fit on a decorative laminate panel (119); assigning a positioning code (109) to a decorative laminate panel image (108) for identifying its position in the digital image of the personalized or customized decorative surface (103); creating a non-staggered digital layout (110) of the plurality of decorative laminate panel images (108); inkjet printing the non-staggered digital layout (110) on a substrate (112); heat pressing the inkjet printed substrate with a protective layer (115) into a decorative laminate (113); dividing the decorative laminate (113) into decorative laminate panels (119), wherein the front side of a decorative laminate panel (119) includes one
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Peter Frings, Rudi Lamproye
  • Publication number: 20230069706
    Abstract: An inkjet printer (500) for printing on cloth (300) comprising 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 cloth (300); and a device for applying pressure to said cloth (300) on said second vacuum belt; wherein said device comprises a portion for traversing said cloth (300) with a rub by a relative movement between said pressure device and said second vacuum belt, carrying said cloth (300).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: AGFA NV
    Inventor: Luc De Roeck
  • Publication number: 20230062153
    Abstract: An aqueous dispersion of capsules, comprise a polymeric shell surrounding a core, the core comprises an oligomer or polymer having at least 3 repeating units comprising a functional group according to general formula (I), (II) or (III) The dispersion of the capsules can be incorporated in an aqueous pigmented inkjet ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: AGFA NV
    Inventor: Johan Loccufier
  • Patent number: 11584118
    Abstract: A lithographic printing plate precursor including a photopolymerisable coating and an overcoat layer provided on top of said layer, characterized in that the overcoat layer includes a compound comprising at least one moiety having a structure according to Formula (I): (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: AGFA Offset BV
    Inventors: Nicolas Vriamont, Thomas Billiet, Johan Loccufier, Elke Dom
  • Patent number: 11578226
    Abstract: An inkjet ink set consisting of a black inkjet ink, a cyan inkjet ink and two inkjet inks A and B, optionally complemented by a white ink and/or a colourless ink, wherein the inkjet ink A has a hue angle H* between 70 and 85 and a chroma C* between 30 and 80; the inkjet ink B has a hue angle H* between 20 and 40 and a chroma C* between 30 and 80; and the CIE L* a* b* coordinates were determined on polyethylene coated white paper for a 2° observer under a D50 light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Jürgen Jung, Rita Torfs, Marc Bernard Graindourze, Rene Geelen
  • Patent number: 11572482
    Abstract: An aqueous pigment dispersion includes at least one dispersing agent having the general formula: The aqueous pigment dispersion can be used in an aqueous inkjet ink which is useful for printing on textile fabrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Johan Loccufier, Hubertus Van Aert, Luc Decoster
  • Patent number: 11568189
    Abstract: A halftone raster image, suitable for rendering a continuous-tone image, which comprises a plurality of dots, arranged according a screen ruling and screen angle. Said dots comprise (i) image pixels arranged as a first arc or as a plurality of arcs which together represent a first spiral, and (ii) non-image pixels arranged as a second arc or as a plurality of arcs which together represent a second spiral. Small displacements of the feed point of said dots away from the theoretical centre of a halftone dot, defined by said screen ruling and screen angle, enable a higher image quality and less patterns in said halftone raster image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: AGFA Offset BV
    Inventor: Rudolf Bartels
  • Patent number: 11548305
    Abstract: An inkjet printing method for manufacturing decorative laminate panels ordered by a customer includes i) providing an inkjet printing device with a print job including one or more decorative patterns and an identification code assigned to the one or more decorative patterns; and ii) printing the one or more decorative patterns with one or more inkjet inks and applying the identification code on a substrate web, wherein the substrate web is a paper substrate and the one or more inkjet inks are aqueous pigmented inkjet inks are printed on the substrate web before impregnation with a thermosetting resin; or the one or more inkjet inks are UV curable inkjet inks and the substrate web is a thermoplastic substrate web based on a material selected from the group consisting of polyvinylchloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polyethylene-terephthalate (PET) and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Pascal Meeus, Tom Cloots
  • Publication number: 20230001704
    Abstract: 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: 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: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Stefaan De Meutter, Jens Lenaerts
  • Patent number: 11542393
    Abstract: A radiation curable polyurethane resin includes an ionic group, a polyalkylene oxide in a side chain thereof, and a (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylamide having a hydroxyl functional group. The polyurethane resin is obtainable by reacting a polyester polyol, a polyether diol, a polyol containing an ionic group, a (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylamide having a hydroxyl functional group, and a polyisocyanate. The polyester polyol is obtained by reacting a polycarboxylic acid and a polyol. The radiation curable polyurethane resin can be used as binder in an aqueous ink jet ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Hubertus Van Aert, Ellen Bertels, Johan Loccufier, Sara Matheussen
  • Publication number: 20220411654
    Abstract: The radiation curable inkjet ink comprises a polymerizable compound and at least one thioether functionalized adhesion promoter, at least one alkoxysilane adhesion promoter and at least one acid funtionalized adhesion promoter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: AGFA-GEVAERT NV
    Inventors: Marion Sauvageot, Johan Loccufier
  • Publication number: 20220412396
    Abstract: This invention is related to a rolling element assembly that can be integrated into a telescopic arm segment assembly, comprising a pair of auto-adjusting rolling elements, that assume their optimal mounting position between two concentric telescopic arm segments, as they are spring-loaded by the presence of a connecting spring element. The final adjustment and fixation of the rolling elements (comprising each a pair of rollers) can then be subsequently be performed with high precision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Guenther Schindlbeck, Johannes Hoelzl
  • Publication number: 20220405886
    Abstract: This invention is related to a method for enhancing the contrast and other image quality aspects of an electronic representation of an image that is based on a multi-scale decomposition and recomposition method, wherein the image enhancement steps involve the processing of the detail images by a conversion function, which is optimized by the algorithm itself by means of optimizing the defining parameters of this conversion function by a cost-function based optimization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: AGFA NV
    Inventor: Joris Soons