Patents by Inventor Bert De Schoenmaker

Bert De Schoenmaker 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).

  • Patent number: 12472727
    Abstract: A thermoformable sheet includes an exterior film, a printed pigment layer, an adhesive layer, an inner layer, and an interior sealing layer. The exterior film includes between 50% and 100% polyolefin-based polymers, by weight. The inner layer includes between 60% and 100% of high-density polyethylene polymer, by weight. The inner layer further includes a thickness between 100 microns and 350 microns. The printed pigment layer and the adhesive layer are located between the exterior film and the inner layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: AMCOR FLEXIBLES NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Maxime Vagenende, Bert De Schoenmaker
  • Publication number: 20250276507
    Abstract: A retortable packaging film is disclosed. The retortable packaging film includes a laminate including a BOPP film and an MDOPP film. The retortable packaging film further includes a sealing layer disposed on the laminate. The sealing layer includes a blend including a polypropylene terpolymer and a long-chain branched polyethylene selected from the group consisting of LDPE and MDPE. The sealing layer has a melt flow index in a range of from 5 g/10 min to 25 g/10 min according to ASTM D1238 Procedure A Condition 230° C./2.16 kg. The retortable packaging film further includes a total composition including at least 80% polypropylene, by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 4, 2025
    Inventors: Bert De Schoenmaker, Sara Menghetti
  • Publication number: 20240359439
    Abstract: A thermoformable sheet includes an exterior film, a printed pigment layer, an adhesive layer, an inner layer, and an interior sealing layer. The exterior film includes between 50% and 100% polyolefin-based polymers, by weight. The inner layer includes between 60% and 100% of high-density polyethylene polymer, by weight. The inner layer further includes a thickness between 100 microns and 350 microns. The printed pigment layer and the adhesive layer are located between the exterior film and the inner layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Maxime VAGENENDE, Bert DE SCHOENMAKER
  • Publication number: 20240351316
    Abstract: A thermoformable sheet includes an exterior film, a printed pigment layer, an adhesive layer, an inner layer, and an interior sealing layer. The exterior film includes between 50% and 100% polyolefin-based polymers, by weight. The inner layer includes between 60% and 100% of polypropylene polymer, by weight. The inner layer further includes a thickness between 100 microns and 350 microns. The printed pigment layer and the adhesive layer are located between the exterior film and the inner layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Maxime VAGENENDE, Bert DE SCHOENMAKER
  • Patent number: 11498316
    Abstract: Composite film (1) for closing a container (10) by sealing the composite film (1) against a circumferential sealing surface (11) of the container (10) or of a cap ring (12) to be connected to the container (10). The composite film (1) comprises an outer support layer (30) made of a metal film and an inner multilayer membrane (20) laminated to the outer support layer (30) using a bonding layer (28). The membrane (20) has a consecutive layer structure from the outside to the inside consisting of a backbone layer (21) made of polypropylene, an intermediate layer (23) made of a partially crystalline polyamide and a cohesively breakable peeling layer (25) made of polypropylene, polyethylene and talc, wherein between the intermediate layer (23) and the backbone layer (21) as well as between the intermediate layer (23) and the peeling layer (25) there is arranged a tie layer (22, 24) made of a maleic acid anhydride grafted polypropylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: AMCOR FLEXIBLES SINGEN GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Dietrich, Steven Welvaert, Bert De Schoenmaker
  • Patent number: 10967603
    Abstract: A single-serve portion pack may have a multilayer film structure including a protective layer, a print, a base layer and a peelable seal layer. The print is situated in-between the protective layer and the base layer. The protective layer is a polyalkylene terephthalate based layer having a stress value at 20% strain, at 90° C., comprised between 5 and 20 MPa (preferably between 5 and 15 MPa), and a melting peak temperature comprised between 190 and 240° C. (preferably between 200 and 230° C.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Amcor Flexibles Transpac BVBA
    Inventors: Bert De Schoenmaker, Tony Malfait, Lieven Plaetinck
  • Publication number: 20200368991
    Abstract: A single-serve portion pack may have a multilayer film structure including a protective layer, a print, a base layer and a peelable seal layer. The print is situated in-between the protective layer and the base layer. The protective layer is a polyalkylene terephthalate based layer having a stress value at 20% strain, at 90° C., comprised between 5 and 20 MPa (preferably between 5 and 15 MPa), and a melting peak temperature comprised between 190 and 240° C. (preferably between 200 and 230° C.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Bert DE SCHOENMAKER, Tony MALFAIT, Lieven PLAETINCK
  • Publication number: 20200338871
    Abstract: Composite film (1) for closing a container (10) by sealing the composite film (1) against a circumferential sealing surface (11) of the container (10) or of a cap ring (12) to be connected to the container (10). The composite film (1) comprises an outer support layer (30) made of a metal film and an inner multilayer membrane (20) laminated to the outer support layer (30) using a bonding layer (28). The membrane (20) has a consecutive layer structure from the outside to the inside consisting of a backbone layer (21) made of polypropylene, an intermediate layer (23) made of a partially crystalline polyamide and a cohesively breakable peeling layer (25) made of polypropylene, polyethylene and talc, wherein between the intermediate layer (23) and the backbone layer (21) as well as between the intermediate layer (23) and the peeling layer (25) there is arranged a tie layer (22, 24) made of a maleic acid anhydride grafted polypropylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Christoph Dietrich, Steven Welvaert, Bert De Schoenmaker
  • Publication number: 20130248463
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a micro- or nanofibrous filter is described. The method comprises obtaining at least a first carrier substrate, providing adhesive on at least a first carrier substrate, heating the adhesive above its melting temperature for inducing an interaction of at least part of the adhesive with the at least a first carrier substrate and then cooling below the melting temperature of the adhesive thus creating at least one adhesive carrier substrate. Thereafter, a layer of micro- or nanofibres is provided on the adhesive-side of the at least one adhesive carrier substrate to form a further structure. The further structure is then brought above the melting temperature of the adhesive for inducing an interaction between the adhesive and the micro- or nanofibres. Finally the temperature is again reduced below the melting temperature of the adhesive thus obtaining the micro- or nanofibrous filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITEIT GENT
    Inventors: Philippe Westbroek, Bert De Schoenmaker