Patents by Inventor Koen STEERT
Koen STEERT 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: 11236249Abstract: A method of preparing a conductive pattern on a substrate includes the steps of applying a receiving layer on a substrate, applying a metallic nanoparticle dispersion on the white receiving layer thereby forming a metallic pattern, and sintering the metallic pattern, characterized in that the receiving layer has a roughness Rz between 1 and 75.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2018Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: AGFA-GEVAERT NVInventors: Fernando Cortes Salazar, Koen Steert, Vincent Courtet, Karl Van Den Bossche, Willem Gilbert, Gert Daelemans, Peter Willaert
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Publication number: 20200362186Abstract: A method of preparing a conductive pattern on a substrate includes the steps of applying a receiving layer on a substrate, applying a metallic nanoparticle dispersion on the white receiving layer thereby forming a metallic pattern, and sintering the metallic pattern, characterized in that the receiving layer has a roughness Rz between 1 and 75.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2018Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Fernando CORTES SALAZAR, Koen STEERT, Vincent COURTET, Karl VAN DEN BOSSCHE, Willem GILBERT, Gert DAELEMANS, Peter WILLAERT
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Patent number: 10570297Abstract: A UV curable colourless inkjet liquid includes at least one radical photoinitiator and a polymerizable composition, wherein the polymerizable composition contains a mixture of: a) 25 to 50 wt % of a monofunctional methacrylate; b) 40 to 70 wt % of a polyfunctional acrylate; and c) 0 to 15 wt % of a monofunctional acrylate; with the weight percentage wt % based on the total weight of the polymerizable composition.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2016Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: AGFA NVInventors: Koen Steert, Bart Waumans
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Publication number: 20180079919Abstract: A UV curable colourless inkjet liquid includes at least one radical photoinitiator and a polymerizable composition, wherein the polymerizable composition contains a mixture of: a) 25 to 50 wt % of a monofunctional methacrylate; b) 40 to 70 wt % of a polyfunctional acrylate; and c) 0 to 15 wt % of a monofunctional acrylate; with the weight percentage wt % based on the total weight of the polymerizable composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventors: Koen STEERT, Bart WAUMANS
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Patent number: 9920213Abstract: An inkjet printing method includes the steps of: a) printing a first print job by jetting a free radical UV curable white inkjet ink from a white ink print head and one or more free radical UV curable color inkjet inks from one or more other print heads in a UV curable inkjet printer; b) filling the white ink print head in the UV curable inkjet printer with a safeguard liquid including one or more free radical polymerizable monomers; c) printing a second print job employing only the one or more other print heads in the UV curable inkjet printer for jetting one or more free radical UV curable color inkjet inks; d) replacing the safeguard liquid of the white ink print head in the UV curable inkjet printer by UV curable white inkjet ink; and e) printing a third print job by jetting free radical UV curable white inkjet ink from the white ink print head and jetting one or more free radical UV curable color inkjet inks from one or more other print heads in the UV curable inkjet printer.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: AGFA NVInventors: Koen Steert, Johan Meys
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Publication number: 20170298247Abstract: An inkjet printing method includes the steps of: a) printing a first print job by jetting a free radical UV curable white inkjet ink from a white ink print head and one or more free radical UV curable colour inkjet inks from one or more other print heads in a UV curable inkjet printer; b) filling the white ink print head in the UV curable inkjet printer with a safeguard liquid including one or more free radical polymerizable monomers; c) printing a second print job employing only the one or more other print heads in the UV curable inkjet printer for jetting one or more free radical UV curable colour inkjet inks; d) replacing the safeguard liquid of the white ink print head in the UV curable inkjet printer by UV curable white inkjet ink; and e) printing a third print job by jetting free radical UV curable white inkjet ink from the white ink print head and jetting one or more free radical UV curable colour inkjet inks from one or more other print heads in the UV curable inkjet printer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Koen STEERT, Johan MEYS
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Patent number: 9783696Abstract: An inkjet printing method includes the steps of: a) printing a first print job by jetting a free radical UV curable white inkjet ink from a white ink print head and one or more free radical UV curable color inkjet inks from one or more other print heads in a UV curable inkjet printer; b) filling the white ink print head in the UV curable inkjet printer with a safeguard liquid including one or more free radical polymerizable monomers; c) printing a second print job employing only the one or more other print heads in the UV curable inkjet printer for jetting one or more free radical UV curable color inkjet inks; d) replacing the safeguard liquid of the white ink print head in the UV curable inkjet printer by UV curable white inkjet ink; and e) printing a third print job by jetting free radical UV curable white inkjet ink from the white ink print head and jetting one or more free radical UV curable color inkjet inks from one or more other print heads in the UV curable inkjet printer.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2014Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: AGFA GRAPHICS NVInventors: Koen Steert, Johan Meys
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Patent number: 9751337Abstract: An inkjet printing method for producing images durable for outdoor usage includes the steps of: a) inkjet printing on a substrate a UV curable colorless primer including monofunctional monomers in a range of 40 wt % to 65 wt % based on the total weight of the UV curable colorless primer; b) at least partially UV curing the inkjet printed UV curable colorless primer; and c) inkjet printing on the at least partially cured UV curable colorless primer one or more UV curable color inkjet inks including monofunctional monomers in a range of 30 wt % to 60 wt % based on the total weight of the UV curable color inkjet inks; wherein a ratio of the wt % monofunctional monomers in the UV curable colorless primer over the wt % monofunctional monomers in the one or more UV curable color inkjet inks is between 0.65 and 2.10.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2015Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: AGFA GRAPHICS NVInventor: Koen Steert
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Publication number: 20170043593Abstract: An inkjet printing method for producing images durable for outdoor usage includes the steps of: a) inkjet printing on a substrate a UV curable colourless primer including monofunctional monomers in a range of 40 wt % to 65 wt % based on the total weight of the UV curable colourless primer; b) at least partially UV curing the inkjet printed UV curable colourless primer; and c) inkjet printing on the at least partially cured UV curable colourless primer one or more UV curable colour inkjet inks including monofunctional monomers in a range of 30 wt % to 60 wt % based on the total weight of the UV curable colour inkjet inks; wherein a ratio of the wt % monofunctional monomers in the UV curable colourless primer over the wt % monofunctional monomers in the one or more UV curable colour inkjet inks is between 0.65 and 2.10.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2015Publication date: February 16, 2017Inventor: Koen STEERT
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Publication number: 20160083604Abstract: An inkjet printing method includes the steps of: a) printing a first print job by jetting a free radical UV curable white inkjet ink from a white ink print head and one or more free radical UV curable colour inkjet inks from one or more other print heads in a UV curable inkjet printer; b) filling the white ink print head in the UV curable inkjet printer with a safeguard liquid including one or more free radical polymerizable monomers; c) printing a second print job employing only the one or more other print heads in the UV curable inkjet printer for jetting one or more free radical UV curable colour inkjet inks; d) replacing the safeguard liquid of the white ink print head in the UV curable inkjet printer by UV curable white inkjet ink; and e) printing a third print job by jetting free radical UV curable white inkjet ink from the white ink print head and jetting one or more free radical UV curable colour inkjet inks from one or more other print heads in the UV curable inkjet printer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2014Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Koen STEERT, Johan MEYS