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).

  • Patent number: 9004663
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Agfa Graphics NV
    Inventors: Etienne Van Thillo, Frank De Voeght
  • Patent number: 8757789
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Agfa Graphics NV
    Inventors: Etienne Van Thillo, Frank De Voeght, Emiel Verdonck
  • Patent number: 8684515
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Agfa Graphics NV
    Inventors: Geert Van Dyck, Etienne Van Thillo, Peter Bracke
  • Publication number: 20130235114
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: AGFA GRAPHICS NV
    Inventors: Etienne VAN THILLO, Frank DE VOEGHT
  • Patent number: 8529049
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Agfa Graphics NV
    Inventors: Frank De Voeght, Etienne Van Thillo
  • Patent number: 8480203
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Agfa Graphics NV
    Inventors: Etienne Van Thillo, Frank De Voeght
  • Patent number: 8371688
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Agfa Graphics NV
    Inventors: Geert Van Dyck, Etienne Van Thillo, Peter Bracke
  • Publication number: 20120277340
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: AGFA GRAPHICS NV
    Inventors: Etienne Van Thillo, Frank De Voeght, Emiel Verdonck
  • Patent number: 8287112
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Agfa Graphics NV
    Inventors: Etienne Van Thillo, Frank De Voeght, Emiel Verdonck
  • Patent number: 8282197
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Agfa Graphics NV
    Inventors: Frank De Voeght, Etienne Van Thillo
  • Publication number: 20120140005
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: AGFA GRAPHICS NV
    Inventors: Frank DE VOEGHT, Etienne VAN THILLO
  • Patent number: 8142860
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Agfa Graphics NV
    Inventors: Luc Vanmaele, Eddie Daems, Frank De Voeght, Etienne Van Thillo
  • Publication number: 20100309268
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: AGFA GRAPHICS NV
    Inventors: Geert Van Dyck, Etienne Van Thillo, Peter Bracke
  • Publication number: 20100047454
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: AGFA GRAPHICS NV
    Inventors: Frank De Voeght, Etienne Van Thillo
  • Publication number: 20100039463
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: AGFA GRAPHICS NV
    Inventors: Etienne Van Thillo, Frank De Voeght, Emiel Verdonck
  • Publication number: 20100026743
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: AGFA GRAPHICS NV
    Inventors: Etienne Van Thillo, Frank De Voeght
  • Publication number: 20100007692
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: Agfa Graphics NV
    Inventors: Luc Vanmaele, Eddie Daems, Frank De Voeght, Etienne Van Thillo
  • Patent number: 7040929
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventors: Geert Defieuw, Johan Loccufier, Luc Van Steen, Etienne Van Thillo
  • Patent number: 7022762
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventors: Huub Van Aert, Joan Vermeersch, Etienne Van Thillo, Jos Huybrechts
  • Publication number: 20050053871
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Applicant: Agfa-Gevaert N.V.
    Inventors: Geert Defieuw, Johan Loccufier, Luc Van Steen, Etienne Van Thillo