Patents by Inventor Etienne Van Thillo
Etienne Van Thillo 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).
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Patent number: 9004663Abstract: An inkjet printing method includes, in order, the steps of a) providing to an inkjet printer at least two or more colorless liquids having a different composition and at least one color inkjet ink; b) mixing the color inkjet ink in a controlled amount with the two or more colorless liquids; and c) printing the ink-mixture of the color inkjet ink and the two or more colorless liquids with the inkjet printer onto an ink-receiver.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2013Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Agfa Graphics NVInventors: Etienne Van Thillo, Frank De Voeght
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Patent number: 8757789Abstract: An inkjet printing method includes in order the steps of: a) providing to an inkjet printer one or more colorless liquids and a white ink including a pigment with a refractive index greater than 1.60; b) mixing the white ink in a controlled amount with the one or more colorless liquids to form a white ink-mixture wherein the viscosity is reduced by at least 5 mPa·s by reference to the white ink when measuring the viscosity at 40° C. with a Brookfield DV-II+Pro at 12 rotations per minute; and c) printing the white ink-mixture with the inkjet printer onto an ink-receiver. Additionally, a color inkjet ink set includes the one or more colorless liquids and the white ink, and an inkjet printer for use in the inkjet printing method.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Agfa Graphics NVInventors: Etienne Van Thillo, Frank De Voeght, Emiel Verdonck
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Patent number: 8684515Abstract: A radiation curable inkjet printing method for producing printed flexible foils and plastic bags wherein a web-like polymeric substrate having a maximum value for Tan ? between 40° C. and 110° C. and a surface energy Ssub is printed upon using a single pass inkjet printer with a non-aqueous radiation curable inkjet liquid having a surface tension SLiq, wherein SLiq is smaller than Ssub by at least 4 mN/m, and curing the radiation curable liquid on the substrate at a surface temperature equal or higher than the temperature of the maximum value for Tan ? and smaller than the melting point of the polymeric recording medium. A single pass inkjet printer is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Agfa Graphics NVInventors: Geert Van Dyck, Etienne Van Thillo, Peter Bracke
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Publication number: 20130235114Abstract: An inkjet printing method includes, in order, the steps of a) providing to an inkjet printer at least two or more colorless liquids having a different composition and at least one color inkjet ink; b) mixing the color inkjet ink in a controlled amount with the two or more colorless liquids; and c) printing the ink-mixture of the color inkjet ink and the two or more colorless liquids with the inkjet printer onto an ink-receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: AGFA GRAPHICS NVInventors: Etienne VAN THILLO, Frank DE VOEGHT
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Patent number: 8529049Abstract: An inkjet printing method including, in order, the steps of: a) providing at least two or more color inkjet inks of the same color and color density but having a different composition to an inkjet printer; b) mixing the two or more color inkjet inks in a controlled amount; and c) printing the mixture of the two or more color inkjet inks with the inkjet printer onto an ink-receiver. An inkjet printer and an inkjet ink set include two or more color inkjet inks of the same color and color density but having a different composition.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2012Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Agfa Graphics NVInventors: Frank De Voeght, Etienne Van Thillo
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Patent number: 8480203Abstract: An inkjet printing method includes, in order, the steps of a) providing to an inkjet printer at least two or more colorless liquids having a different composition and at least one color inkjet ink; b) mixing the color inkjet ink in a controlled amount with the two or more colorless liquids; and c) printing the ink-mixture of the color inkjet ink and the two or more colorless liquids with the inkjet printer onto an ink-receiver.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2007Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Agfa Graphics NVInventors: Etienne Van Thillo, Frank De Voeght
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Patent number: 8371688Abstract: A radiation curable inkjet printing method for producing printed flexible foils and plastic bags wherein a web-like polymeric substrate having a maximum value for Tan ? between 40° C. and 110° C. and a surface energy Ssub is printed upon using a single pass inkjet printer with a non-aqueous radiation curable inkjet liquid having a surface tension SLiq, wherein SLiq is smaller than Ssub by at least 4 mN/m, and curing the radiation curable liquid on the substrate at a surface temperature equal or higher than the temperature of the maximum value for Tan ? and smaller than the melting point of the polymeric recording medium. A single pass inkjet printer is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2008Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Agfa Graphics NVInventors: Geert Van Dyck, Etienne Van Thillo, Peter Bracke
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Publication number: 20120277340Abstract: An inkjet printing method includes in order the steps of: a) providing to an inkjet printer one or more colorless liquids and a white ink including a pigment with a refractive index greater than 1.60; b) mixing the white ink in a controlled amount with the one or more colorless liquids to form a white ink-mixture wherein the viscosity is reduced by at least 5 mPa·s by reference to the white ink when measuring the viscosity at 40° C. with a Brookfield DV-II+Pro at 12 rotations per minute; and c) printing the white ink-mixture with the inkjet printer onto an ink-receiver. Additionally, a color inkjet ink set includes the one or more colorless liquids and the white ink, and an inkjet printer for use in the inkjet printing method.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: AGFA GRAPHICS NVInventors: Etienne Van Thillo, Frank De Voeght, Emiel Verdonck
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Patent number: 8287112Abstract: An inkjet printing method includes in order the steps of: a) providing to an inkjet printer one or more colorless liquids and a white ink including a pigment with a refractive index greater than 1.60; b) mixing the white ink in a controlled amount with the one or more colorless liquids to form a white ink-mixture wherein the viscosity is reduced by at least 5 mPa·s by reference to the white ink when measuring the viscosity at 40° C. with a Brookfield DV-II+Pro at 12 rotations per minute; and c) printing the white ink-mixture with the inkjet printer onto an ink-receiver. Additionally, a color inkjet ink set includes the one or more colorless liquids and the white ink, and an inkjet printer for use in the inkjet printing method.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2007Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Agfa Graphics NVInventors: Etienne Van Thillo, Frank De Voeght, Emiel Verdonck
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Patent number: 8282197Abstract: An inkjet printing method including, in order, the steps of: a) providing at least two or more color inkjet inks of the same color and color density but having a different composition to an inkjet printer; b) mixing the two or more color inkjet inks in a controlled amount; and c) printing the mixture of the two or more color inkjet inks with the inkjet printer onto an ink-receiver. An inkjet printer and an inkjet ink set include two or more color inkjet inks of the same color and color density but having a different composition.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2007Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Agfa Graphics NVInventors: Frank De Voeght, Etienne Van Thillo
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Publication number: 20120140005Abstract: An inkjet printing method including, in order, the steps of: a) providing at least two or more color inkjet inks of the same color and color density but having a different composition to an inkjet printer; b) mixing the two or more color inkjet inks in a controlled amount; and c) printing the mixture of the two or more color inkjet inks with the inkjet printer onto an ink-receiver. An inkjet printer and an inkjet ink set include two or more color inkjet inks of the same color and color density but having a different composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2012Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: AGFA GRAPHICS NVInventors: Frank DE VOEGHT, Etienne VAN THILLO
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Patent number: 8142860Abstract: A 3D-inkjet printing method includes the steps of a) providing two or more fluids having a different composition to an inkjet printer; b) mixing the two or more fluids in a controlled amount; c) jetting the mixture of the two or more fluids with the inkjet printer onto a support; d) at least partially curing the jetted mixture by actinic radiation or electron beam; and e) repeating steps b) to d) in order to build a 3D-relief on the support. The method is capable of printing 3D-objects with inkjet fluid sets in an inkjet printer.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2007Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Agfa Graphics NVInventors: Luc Vanmaele, Eddie Daems, Frank De Voeght, Etienne Van Thillo
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Publication number: 20100309268Abstract: A radiation curable inkjet printing method for producing printed flexible foils and plastic bags includes the steps of a) providing a web-like polymeric substrate having a maximum value for Tan ? between 40° C. and 110° C.; b) providing a single pass inkjet printer having at least one page-wide printhead or at least one set of staggered printheads, a transporting device arranged to transport the web-like recording medium, and a curing device; c) jetting onto the web-like polymeric substrate having a surface energy Ssub, a non-aqueous radiation curable inkjet liquid having a surface tension SLiq, wherein SLiq is smaller than SSub by at least 4 mN/m; and d) curing the radiation curable liquid on the substrate at a surface temperature equal or higher than the temperature of the maximum value for Tan ? and smaller than the melting point of the polymeric recording medium. The maximum value for Tan ? is determined by dynamic mechanical analysis at a temperature ramp of 3° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2008Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: AGFA GRAPHICS NVInventors: Geert Van Dyck, Etienne Van Thillo, Peter Bracke
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Publication number: 20100047454Abstract: An inkjet printing method including, in order, the steps of: a) providing at least two or more color inkjet inks of the same color and color density but having a different composition to an inkjet printer; b) mixing the two or more color inkjet inks in a controlled amount; and c) printing the mixture of the two or more color inkjet inks with the inkjet printer onto an ink-receiver. An inkjet printer and an inkjet ink set include two or more color inkjet inks of the same color and color density but having a different composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2007Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: AGFA GRAPHICS NVInventors: Frank De Voeght, Etienne Van Thillo
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Publication number: 20100039463Abstract: An inkjet printing method includes in order the steps of: a) providing to an inkjet printer one or more colorless liquids and a white ink including a pigment with a refractive index greater than 1.60; b) mixing the white ink in a controlled amount with the one or more colorless liquids to form a white ink-mixture wherein the viscosity is reduced by at least 5 mPa·s by reference to the white ink when measuring the viscosity at 40° C. with a Brookfield DV-II+Pro at 12 rotations per minute; and c) printing the white ink-mixture with the inkjet printer onto an ink-receiver. Additionally, a color inkjet ink set includes the one or more colorless liquids and the white ink, and an inkjet printer for use in the inkjet printing method.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2007Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: AGFA GRAPHICS NVInventors: Etienne Van Thillo, Frank De Voeght, Emiel Verdonck
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Publication number: 20100026743Abstract: An inkjet printing method includes, in order, the steps of a) providing to an inkjet printer at least two or more colorless liquids having a different composition and at least one color inkjet ink; b) mixing the color inkjet ink in a controlled amount with the two or more colorless liquids; and c) printing the ink-mixture of the color inkjet ink and the two or more colorless liquids with the inkjet printer onto an ink-receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2007Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: AGFA GRAPHICS NVInventors: Etienne Van Thillo, Frank De Voeght
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Publication number: 20100007692Abstract: A 3D-inkjet printing method includes the steps of a) providing two or more fluids having a different composition to an inkjet printer; b) mixing the two or more fluids in a controlled amount; c) jetting the mixture of the two or more fluids with the inkjet printer onto a support; d) at least partially curing the jetted mixture by actinic radiation or electron beam; and e) repeating steps b) to d) in order to build a 3D-relief on the support. The method is capable of printing 3D-objects with inkjet fluid sets in an inkjet printer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2007Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: Agfa Graphics NVInventors: Luc Vanmaele, Eddie Daems, Frank De Voeght, Etienne Van Thillo
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Patent number: 7040929Abstract: A substantially light-insensitive monosheet thermographic recording material comprising a support and on one side of said support a thermosensitive element, wherein said thermographic recording material contains at least one compound represented by formula (I): wherein M is hydrogen, an alkali atom or an ammonium group; R1 is an alkyl, alkenyl-, alkynyl-, thioalkyl-, thioalkenyl- or thioalkynyl-group in which the alkyl-, alkenyl- or alkynyl-group has 6 to 25 carbon atoms; X is —O—, —S— or —N(R2)—; and R2 is hydrogen, a —(CH2)mSO3M group or a group; and m is an integer between 1 and 5.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2003Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Geert Defieuw, Johan Loccufier, Luc Van Steen, Etienne Van Thillo
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Patent number: 7022762Abstract: A method has been disclosed of preparing ultrafine hydrophobic latex particles of polymers and copolymers by free radical emulsion polymerization in a water-based system, making use therefor, in order to polymerize or copolymerize monomers or monomer mixtures respectively, of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of dimers and cobalt complexes, acting as a chain transfer agent (CTA), wherein said latex particles have an average particle size of less than 100 nm, being more than 10% lower than if prepared in the absence of said CTA, characterized in that said polymerization is conducted in a water-based reaction in the presence of a chain transfer agent and of a surfactant, wherein said surfactant is present in a concentration versus said monomer or monomer mixture of from 5 up to 25% by weight for a non-ionic surfactant or from 0.05 up to 10% by weight for an ionic surfactant, more particularly a surfactant in a concentration below twice its critical micelle concentration.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2004Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Huub Van Aert, Joan Vermeersch, Etienne Van Thillo, Jos Huybrechts
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Publication number: 20050053871Abstract: A substantially light-insensitive monosheet thermographic recording material comprising a support and on one side of said support a thermosensitive element, wherein said thermographic recording material contains at least one compound represented by formula (I): wherein M is hydrogen, an alkali atom or an ammonium group; R1 is an alkyl, alkenyl-, alkynyl-, thioalkyl-, thioalkenyl- or thioalkynyl-group in which the alkyl-, alkenyl- or alkynyl-group has 6 to 25 carbon atoms; X is —O—, —S— or —N(R2)—; and R2 is hydrogen, a —(CH2)mSO3M group or a group; and m is an integer between 1 and 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2003Publication date: March 10, 2005Applicant: Agfa-Gevaert N.V.Inventors: Geert Defieuw, Johan Loccufier, Luc Van Steen, Etienne Van Thillo