Patents by Inventor Arend-Jan Beltman

Arend-Jan Beltman 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).

  • Forceless support frame for printhead shuttle in digital printers
    Patent number: 8042933
    Abstract: In a digital printer the elements involved directly in the print process, which are located on a shuttle assembly are mounted upon a metrological frame which is isolated from the base frame by vibration dampers. Because the elements of the shuttle drive systems, such as a belt drive system having a motor and pulleys, are mounted upon the base frame, the drive and reaction forces from the motor drive systems are led to the base frame while the shuttles assembly is guided by the force-free, vibration free metrological frame. This allows for higher accuracy during printing as the metrological frame serves as a vibration free reference element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Agfa Graphics NV
    Inventors: Arend-Jan Beltman, Albert Brals, Werner Van De Wynckel, Bart Verhoest, Bart Verlinden
  • Double shuttle configuration for digital printers
    Patent number: 7878625
    Abstract: A printhead positioning system is provided wherein the shuttle assembly is split up in a printing shuttle, having a high accuracy positioning capability and a utility shuttle needing only a low accuracy positioning system. Due to this split-up the mass of components which have to be positioned accurately is greatly reduced and therefore making it easier to position the lighter load accurately and allowing for use of cheaper drive systems while maintaining the high accuracy in printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Agfa Graphics NV
    Inventors: Marc van Kalmthout, Arend-Jan Beltman, Albert Brals, Werner Van De Wynckel, Bart Verhoest, Bart Verlinden
  • Double shuttle configuration for digital printers
    Publication number: 20090211469
    Abstract: A printhead positioning system is provided wherein the shuttle assembly is split up in a printing shuttle, having a high accuracy positioning capability and a utility shuttle needing only a low accuracy positioning system. Due to this split-up the mass of components which have to be positioned accurately is greatly reduced and therefore making it easier to position the lighter load accurately and allowing for use of cheaper drive systems while maintaining the high accuracy in printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Marc van Kalmthout, Arend-Jan Beltman, Albert Brals, Werner Van De Wynckel, Bart Verhoest, Bart Verlinden
  • Forceless support frame for printhead shuttle in digital printers
    Publication number: 20090066750
    Abstract: In a digital printer the elements involved directly in the print process, which are located on a shuttle assembly are mounted upon a metrological frame which is isolated from the base frame by vibration dampers. Because the elements of the shuttle drive systems, such as a belt drive system having a motor and pulleys, are mounted upon the base frame, the drive and reaction forces from the motor drive systems are led to the base frame while the shuttles assembly is guided by the force-free, vibration free metrological frame. This allows for higher accuracy during printing as the metrological frame serves as a vibration free reference element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Arend-Jan Beltman, Albert Brals, Werner Van De Wynckel, Bart Verhoest, Bart Verlinden