Patents by Inventor Luc DE SUTTER

Luc DE SUTTER 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).

  • Publication number: 20260225145
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a perforating press for perforating sheet material comprising a feeding means for feeding sheet material in a first direction; at least one punch holder, wherein the punch holder extends in a second direction transverse to the first direction, and wherein the punch holder comprises at least one punch; a die, wherein the die comprises openings for receiving punches of the punch holder a transmission shaft for linear displacement of the punch holder in a stroke direction transverse to the first and second directions; and a discharge means for discharging perforated sheet material; wherein the perforating press comprises a sheet holder, wherein the sheet holder is positioned between the punch holder and the die according to the stroke direction, wherein the sheet holder is movable according to the stroke direction by the transmission shaft, and wherein the sheet holder comprises cut-outs for passage of punches of the punch holder. The invention also relates to a method and a use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2026
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Inventor: Luc DE SUTTER
  • Patent number: 12528112
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a perforating press for perforating sheet material comprising a feeder; a punch holder comprising a first and a second row of punches; a transmission shaft for moving the punch holder in a stroke direction, wherein a set of slides is positioned between each row of punches and the transmission shaft, wherein a set of slides comprises two slides, wherein a slide comprises on a first side an at least partially continuous sawtooth profile, wherein the two slides of a set of slides are positioned with their sawtooth profiles slidably on top of each other; and a discharge means; wherein the punch holder comprises a third and a fourth row of punches and wherein the slides of a set of slides related to any one row of punches are slidable between at least three positions relative to each other independently from the slides of a set of slides related to any other row of punches. The invention also relates to a method and a use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: Soenen Technology NV
    Inventor: Luc De Sutter
  • Patent number: 12110565
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of hardening slides of a perforating press comprising providing a steel beam; hardening of the steel beam in a vacuum furnace; tempering the steel beam twice; first straightening of the steel beam at a temperature of 20° C.±10° C.; milling of an at least partially continuous sawtooth profile, along a longitudinal direction of the steel beam, on a first side of the steel beam; wherein, after milling the at least partially continuous sawtooth profile on the first side of the steel beam, a second side of the steel beam, lying opposite the first side, is hardened by means of induction currents, after which the steel beam is again tempered twice and after which the steel beam is straightened a second time at a temperature of 20° C.±10° C. The invention also relates to a slide for a perforating press hardened according to the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Soenen Technology NV
    Inventor: Luc De Sutter
  • Publication number: 20230356281
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a system for accurately punching holes in a profile comprising at least one clamp, slideable in a first direction, and at least one punch unit for punching holes in the profile, wherein the at least one clamp comprises a linear encoder, configured for measuring a displacement in the first direction of the at least one clamp. The invention also relates to a method for accurately punching holes in a profile comprising clamping a profile in a clamp, displacing the profile by sliding the clamp in a first direction in a punch unit, and punching at least one hole in the profile by the punch unit, wherein the displacement of the profile in the first direction is measured with a linear encoder, coupled to the clamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventor: Luc DE SUTTER
  • Publication number: 20230347404
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a punch unit for punching holes in a profile comprising a clamp, slideable in a first direction; a first die shoe, comprising at least two punches; a second die shoe; and a transmission shaft, configured for translating a rotational movement to a linear movement and configured for displacing said punches in a stroke direction; wherein the punch unit comprises a selection control for selecting punches to be displaced by the transmission shaft in the stroke direction. The inventions also relates to a method for punching of holes in a profile with high-throughput comprising clamping a profile in a clamp of a punch unit; displacing the profile in the punch unit by sliding the clamp in a first direction; and punching at least one hole in the profile by the punch unit; wherein one or more punches of the punch unit are selected by a selection control, comprised in the punch unit, for punching said at least one hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventor: Luc DE SUTTER
  • Publication number: 20230182194
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a perforating press for perforating sheet material comprising a feeder; a punch holder comprising a first and a second row of punches; a transmission shaft for moving the punch holder in a stroke direction, wherein a set of slides is positioned between each row of punches and the transmission shaft, wherein a set of slides comprises two slides, wherein a slide comprises on a first side an at least partially continuous sawtooth profile, wherein the two slides of a set of slides are positioned with their sawtooth profiles slidably on top of each other; and a discharge means; wherein the punch holder comprises a third and a fourth row of punches and wherein the slides of a set of slides related to any one row of punches are slidable between at least three positions relative to each other independently from the slides of a set of slides related to any other row of punches. The invention also relates to a method and a use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventor: Luc DE SUTTER
  • Publication number: 20230182195
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a perforating press for perforating sheet material comprising a feeding means for feeding sheet material in a first direction; at least one punch holder, wherein the punch holder extends in a second direction transverse to the first direction, and wherein the punch holder comprises at least one punch; a die, wherein the die comprises openings for receiving punches of the punch holder a transmission shaft for linear displacement of the punch holder in a stroke direction transverse to the first and second directions; and a discharge means for discharging perforated sheet material; wherein the perforating press comprises a sheet holder, wherein the sheet holder is positioned between the punch holder and the die according to the stroke direction, wherein the sheet holder is movable according to the stroke direction by the transmission shaft, and wherein the sheet holder comprises cut-outs for passage of punches of the punch holder. The invention also relates to a method and a use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventor: Luc DE SUTTER
  • Publication number: 20230175089
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of hardening slides of a perforating press comprising providing a steel beam; hardening of the steel beam in a vacuum furnace; tempering the steel beam twice; first straightening of the steel beam at a temperature of 20° C. ± 10° C.; milling of an at least partially continuous sawtooth profile, along a longitudinal direction of the steel beam, on a first side of the steel beam; wherein, after milling the at least partially continuous sawtooth profile on the first side of the steel beam, a second side of the steel beam, lying opposite the first side, is hardened by means of induction currents, after which the steel beam is again tempered twice and after which the steel beam is straightened a second time at a temperature of 20° C. ± 10° C. The invention also relates to a slide for a perforating press hardened according to the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventor: Luc DE SUTTER