Patents by Inventor Kim Louis Jozephus Hoefnagels

Kim Louis Jozephus Hoefnagels 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: 11878507
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a cooling system for cooling a print medium. The cooling system includes a cooling member with a support surface configured for supporting the print medium. The cooling member has a first end and a second end and the support surface extends in a lateral direction between the first end and the second end. The cooling member is provided with supply channels and return channels extending between the first and the second end. A fluid circulation means supplies fluid through the supply channels from the first end to the second end, and back through the return channels from the second end to the first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: XEIKON MANUFACTURING N.V
    Inventors: Kim Louis Jozephus Hoefnagels, Maarten Achten, Wouter Bart Tinne Leus
  • Publication number: 20230027445
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a heat transfer system for transferring heat away from or to a print medium moving in a movement direction through the printing apparatus. The heat transfer system includes a heat transfer member with a rotatable support surface configured for supporting the print medium. The heat transfer member is provided with at least one channel. The support surface is rotatable around an axis in order to move the print medium in the movement direction. A fluid circulation means is configured for supplying a fluid through said at least one channel. The at least one channel is configured such that, in operation, when fluid is supplied through said at least one channel, torque is generated in a fluido-mechanical manner around said axis, contributing to a rotational movement of the support surface of the heat transfer member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: XEIKON MANUFACTURING N.V.
    Inventors: Kim Louis Jozephus HOEFNAGELS, Michiel Magda Luc MALFAIT, Niels VAN DER GUCHT
  • Publication number: 20220314600
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a cooling system for cooling a print medium. The cooling system includes a cooling member with a support surface configured for supporting the print medium. The cooling member has a first end and a second end and the support surface extends in a lateral direction between the first end and the second end. The cooling member is provided with supply channels and return channels extending between the first and the second end. A fluid circulation means supplies fluid through the supply channels from the first end to the second end, and back through the return channels from the second end to the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: XEIKON MANUFACTURING N.V.
    Inventors: Kim Louis Jozephus HOEFNAGELS, Maarten ACHTEN, Wouter Bart Tinne LEUS
  • Patent number: 9541515
    Abstract: A characterization apparatus for characterizing a liquid containing insoluble particles includes a housing including an inlet portion defining an inlet passage between an inlet end and a first channel end, a channel portion defining a measurement channel between the first channel end and a second channel end, and an outlet portion defining an outlet passage between the second channel end and an outlet end. The channel portion includes a first electrode and a second electrode at a first and second side of the channel. The apparatus also includes a measurement device configured for measuring an electric measure representative for properties of the liquid flowing between the first electrode and the second electrode. The inlet passage gradually changes shape from the inlet end to the first channel end. The outlet passage gradually changes shape from the second channel end to the outlet end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Xeikon IP B.V.
    Inventors: Kim Louis Jozephus Hoefnagels, Herman Jan Godelieve Van De Straete, Herwig Joannes Van Dooren, Bjorn Leynen
  • Publication number: 20160011137
    Abstract: A characterization apparatus for characterizing a liquid containing insoluble particles includes a housing including an inlet portion defining an inlet passage between an inlet end and a first channel end, a channel portion defining a measurement channel between the first channel end and a second channel end, and an outlet portion defining an outlet passage between the second channel end and an outlet end. The channel portion includes a first electrode and a second electrode at a first and second side of the channel. The apparatus also includes a measurement device configured for measuring an electric measure representative for properties of the liquid flowing between the first electrode and the second electrode. The inlet passage gradually changes shape from the inlet end to the first channel end. The outlet passage gradually changes shape from the second channel end to the outlet end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Kim Louis Jozephus Hoefnagels, Herman Jan Godelieve Van De Straete, Herwig Joannes Van Dooren, Bjorn Leynen