Patents by Inventor Johan Loccufier

Johan Loccufier 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: 7015332
    Abstract: A compound represented by formula (I): a compound represented by (II): or a mixture of at least one compound represented by formula (I) with at least one compound represented by formula (II), wherein M is hydrogen, an alkali atom or an ammonium group; R1 is hydrogen, a —(CH2)mSO3M group or a R2 is an alkyl-, alkenyl- or alkynyl- group having 6 to 25 carbon atoms; and m is an integer between 1 and 5; the use of at least one compound represented by the above-mentioned formula (I), at least one compound represented by the above-mentioned formula (II) or a mixture of at least one compound represented by the above-mentioned formula (I) and at least one compound represented by the above-mentioned formula (II) as a surfactant; and a photographic material comprising a support and a layer containing photosensitive silver halide, characterized in that the photographic material contains at least one compound represented by the above-mentioned formula (I), at least one compound represented by the above-mentio
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Agfa Gevaert
    Inventor: Johan Loccufier
  • Publication number: 20060019191
    Abstract: A polymer for a heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor is disclosed wherein the polymer comprises a phenolic monomeric unit of which the phenyl group is substituted by a group A characterised in that the group A comprises an inside or thioimide group and wherein the modification of the polymer increases the chemical resistance of the coating of the printing plate precursor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: AGFA-GEVAERT
    Inventors: Johan Loccufier, Bert Groenendaal, Huub Aert, Marc Damme
  • Publication number: 20060019190
    Abstract: A heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor is disclosed which comprises a hydrophilic support and an oleophilic coating comprising an infrared absorbing agent and a polymer, which comprises a phenolic monomeric unit wherein the phenyl group of the phenolic monomeric unit is substituted by a group having the structure —N?N-Q wherein the —N?N— group is covalently bound to a carbon atom of the phenyl group and wherein Q is an aromatic group and wherein the substitution increases the chemical resistance of the coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: AGFA-GEVAERT
    Inventors: Marc Van Damme, Johan Loccufier, Bert Groenendaal, Huub Aert
  • Publication number: 20060014848
    Abstract: Radiation curable compositions with a polymeric co-initiator are disclosed comprising a dendritic polymer core with at least one co-initiating functional group as an end group. The dendritic polymeric core is preferably a hyperbranched polymer. Industrial applications include varnishes, lacquers and printing inks. The polymeric co-initiator is especially useful in radiation curable inkjet ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventors: Johan Loccufier, Luc Vanmaele, Jaymes Van Luppen, Roland Claes
  • Publication number: 20060014850
    Abstract: A novel polymeric initiator is disclosed comprising a dendritic polymer core with at least one initiating functional group as an end group. The dendritic polymeric core is preferably a hyperbranched polymer. The polymeric initiators are useful in radiation curable compositions such as varnishes, lacquers and printing inks and are especially useful in radiation curable inkjet inks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventors: Luc Vanmaele, Johan Loccufier, Yu Chen, Holger Frey
  • Publication number: 20060014851
    Abstract: A novel polymeric initiator is disclosed comprising a dendritic polymer core with at least one initiating functional group as an end group. The dendritic polymeric core is preferably a hyperbranched polymer. The polymeric initiators are useful in radiation curable compositions such as varnishes, lacquers and printing inks and are especially useful in radiation curable inkjet inks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventors: Johan Loccufier, Luc Vanmaele, Jaymes Van Luppen, Roland Claes
  • Publication number: 20060014849
    Abstract: A novel polymeric co-initiator is disclosed comprising a dendritic polymer core with at least one co-initiating functional group as an end group. The polymeric co-initiators are useful in radiation curable compositions such as varnishes, lacquers and printing inks and are especially useful in radiation curable inkjet inks. The dendritic polymeric core is preferably a hyperbranched polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventors: Luc Vanmaele, Johan Loccufier, Yu Chen, Holger Frey
  • Publication number: 20060014853
    Abstract: A novel photoreactive polymer is disclosed comprising a dendritic polymer core with at least one initiating functional group and at least one co-initiating functional group. The photoreactive polymers are useful in radiation curable compositions are varnishes, lacquers,printing inks and radiation curable ink-jet inks. The dendritic polymeric core is preferably a hyperbranched polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventors: Luc Vanmaele, Johan Loccufier, Yu Chen, Holger Frey
  • Publication number: 20060014852
    Abstract: A radiation curable composition comprising a novel photoreactive polymer is disclosed comprising a dendritic polymer core with at least one initiating functional group and at least one co-initiating functional group. Suitable radiation curable compositions are varnishes, lacquers,printing inks and radiation curable ink-jet inks. The dendritic polymeric core is preferably a hyperbranched polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventors: Johan Loccufier, Luc Vanmaele, Roland Claes, Jaymes Van Luppen
  • Publication number: 20050277708
    Abstract: Radiation curable ink compositions for ink jet are disclosed containing radiation curable monomers according to Formula I Formula I. the symbols of which will be explained in the description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2003
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Luc Vanmaele, Johan Loccufier
  • Publication number: 20050255415
    Abstract: A substantially light-insensitive black and white monosheet thermographic recording material comprising a support and a thermosensitive element, said thermosensitive element containing a substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt, an organic reducing agent therefor in thermal working relationship therewith, at least one binder and at least one stabilizer represented by formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, halogen atoms and aliphatic, alkoxy, nitro, acyl, sulfonyl, nitrile, alkaryl, aryl, amino, thioalkyl, aldehyde, urea, —O—(C?O)-alkyl, —O—(C?O)-aryl, —O—(C?O)—O-alkyl, —O—(C?O)—O-aryl, —NH—(C?O)-alkyl, —NH—(C?O)-aryl, —(C?O)—NH-alkyl, —(C?O)—NH-aryl, —NH—(SO2)-alkyl, —NH—(SO2)-aryl, —(SO2)—NH-alkyl, —(SO2)—NH-aryl groups; X is represented by -A(-M)n or is selected from the group consisting of substituted aliphatic groups, unsubstituted aliphatic groups, substituted cycloaliphatic groups, unsubstituted cycloaliphatic group
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Applicant: Agfa-Gevaert N.V.
    Inventors: Frank Louwet, Johan Loccufier
  • Publication number: 20050196555
    Abstract: An ink jet recording material is disclosed comprising a support and at least one ink receiving layer containing a binder and a light-stabilizing compound according to formula (I): wherein is exclusive of a nitrogen-nitrogen or nitrogen-oxygen bond, and wherein A is represented by following formula: the symbols of which are defined in the claims and description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Johan Loccufier, Stefaan Lingier
  • Publication number: 20050196554
    Abstract: An ink jet recording material is disclosed comprising a support and at least one binder containing ink-receiving layer, further containing a light-stabilizing compound according to following general formula (I): A-L-R ??(I) wherein, A is represented by following formula: ?the symbols of which are defined in the claims and description. The finished ink jet image shows an improved light-fastness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Johan Loccufier, Stefaan Lingier
  • Publication number: 20050196556
    Abstract: An ink jet recording material is disclosed comprising a support and at least one ink receiving layer containing a binder and a light-stabilizing compound according to formula (I): wherein is exclusive of a nitrogen-nitrogen or nitrogen-oxygen bond, and wherein A is represented by following formula: the symbols of which are defined in the claims and description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Johan Loccufier, Stefaan Lingier
  • Publication number: 20050191589
    Abstract: A green-sensitized black-and-white silver halide negative working photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing tabular silver halide grains, further comprising in said emulsion layer or in a layer adjacent thereto, a heteroatomic sulfinic acid compound, a disulfide compound or a combination thereof, wherein each of said compounds has a solubilizing group having a pKa-value of 10 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Johan Loccufier, Dirk Bollen
  • Publication number: 20050142506
    Abstract: A substantially light-insensitive black and white monosheet thermographic recording material comprising a support and a thermosensitive element, the thermosensitive element containing a substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt, an organic reducing agent therefor in thermal working relationship therewith, a binder and at least one mesionic 1,2,4-triazolium-3-thiolate compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Applicant: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventors: Johan Loccufier, Ingrid Geuens
  • Publication number: 20050136363
    Abstract: A black and white monosheet thermographic recording material comprising a support and a thermosensitive element, the thermosensitive element containing a substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt, an organic reducing agent therefor in thermal working relationship therewith, a binder and at least one five-membered heterocyclic ring compound selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted, optionally annelated 1-thia-2,3-diazole compounds; optionally substituted, optionally annelated 1-thia-2,5-diazole compounds; optionally substituted 1-thia-2,4-diazole compounds; optionally substituted 1-thia-3,4-diazole compounds; optionally substituted thiatriazole compounds; optionally substituted, optionally annelated 1-seleno-2,3-diazole compounds; optionally substituted, optionally annelated 1-seleno-2,5-diazole compounds; optionally substituted 1-seleno-2,4-diazole compounds; optionally substituted 1-seleno-3,4-diazole compounds; and optionally substituted selenotriazole compounds, with the provi
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Applicant: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventors: Ingrid Geuens, Johan Loccufier
  • Patent number: 6908731
    Abstract: A substantially light-insensitive black and white monosheet thermographic recording material comprising a support and a thermosensitive element, the thermosensitive element containing a substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt, an organic reducing agent therefor in thermal working relationship therewith, a binder and at least one stabilizer selected from the group consisting of 1-phenyl-5-mercaptotetrazole compounds in which the phenyl group is substituted with a substituent containing an optionally substituted aryl group; and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventors: Ingrid Geuens, Carlo Uyttendaele, Ivan Hoogmartens, Johan Loccufier
  • Patent number: 6902880
    Abstract: A substantially light-insensitive black and white monosheet thermographic recording material comprising a support and a thermosensitive element, the thermosensitive element containing a substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt, an organic reducing agent therefor in thermal working relationship therewith, a binder and at least one stabilizer selected from the group consisting of 1-(5-mercapto-1-tetrazolyl)-acetyl compounds represented by formula (I): wherein R1 is —NR2R3, —OR4 or an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group; R2 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted alkyl, aryl or heteroaryl group; R3 is an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group; and R4 is an optionally substituted aryl group; and compounds with two or more groups represented by formula (II): where Q comprises the necessary atoms to form a 5- or 6-membered unsaturated heterocyclic ring, A is hydrogen, a counterion to compensate the negative charge of the thiolate group or two or more A groups provide a linki
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert
    Inventors: Ingrid Geuens, Johan Loccufier
  • 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