Patents by Inventor Alfons M.F. Wegdam

Alfons M.F. Wegdam has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of producing a textile article having a functional finish
    Patent number: 8293336
    Abstract: A method of producing a textile article having a localized finish is described. The method comprises providing a continuous supply of a textile substrate, providing an array of digital nozzles, supplying a finishing composition to the nozzles and selectively depositing the finishing composition from the nozzles in a series of droplets to deposit a first predetermined pattern of droplets on a selected area of the substrate to endow a functional characteristic on the selected areas. In this way, it is possible to ensure that only those areas receive the finishing composition that ultimately require it. Usage of valuable chemicals and process time can hereby be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Ten Cate Advanced Textiles B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Antonius Craamer, James E. Fox, Gerhard H. Bouwhuis, Alfons M.F. Wegdam
  • Method for Providing a Localised Finish on Textile Article
    Publication number: 20090162621
    Abstract: A method of producing a textile article having a localised finish is described. The method comprises providing a continuous supply of a textile substrate, providing an array of digital nozzles, supplying a finishing composition to the nozzles and selectively depositing the finishing composition from the nozzles in a series of droplets to deposit a first predetermined pattern of droplets on a selected area of the substrate to endow a functional characteristic on the selected areas. In this way, it is possible to ensure that only those areas receive the finishing composition that ultimately require it. Usage of valuable chemicals and process time can hereby be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Johannes Antonius Craamer, James E. Fox, Gerhard H. Bouwhuis, Alfons M.F. Wegdam