Patents by Inventor Marin Steenackers

Marin Steenackers 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: 11739024
    Abstract: A glass container has an outer glass surface with an inkjet printed image provided on the surface. A cold-end coating (CEC) with a thickness between 0 to 20 nm is present between the outer glass surface and the inkjet printed image. Such glass container is preferably a one-way beverage bottle. A method of inkjet printing an image on a glass container comprises the steps of (a) manufacturing a glass container having a CEC layer; (b) removing at least part of the CEC layer to a level wherein the remaining CEC layer has a thickness of 0 to 20 nm; and (c) inkjet printing an image on the glass container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV S.A.
    Inventors: Jonas Vandecruys, Marin Steenackers, Johan Van de Velde, Frederik De Graaf
  • Patent number: 11660898
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of inkjet printing an image on a glass container comprising the steps of: a) manufacturing a glass container having a CEC layer; b) removing at least part of the CEC layer to a level wherein the remaining CEC layer has a thickness of less than 20 nm by washing the CEC from the glass container with an aqueous solution containing non-ionic surfactant, rinsing with water and blowing the water from the container by means of a pressurized air stream, c) inkjet printing an image on the glass container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A.
    Inventors: Marin Steenackers, Roel De Mondt, Johan Van De Velde, Jonas Vandecruys, Yolanda Justo, Roland Claes
  • Publication number: 20230027042
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a glass container having an outer glass surface with an inkjet printed image provided on said surface, characterized in that a CEC with a thickness between 0 to 20 nm is present between the outer glass surface and the inkjet printed image. Such glass container is preferably a one-way beverage bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Jonas Vandecruys, Marin Steenackers, Johan Van de Velde, Frederik Fernand S. De Graaf
  • Publication number: 20220363438
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a glass container having an outer glass surface with an inkjet printed image provided on said surface, characterized in that an at least partially water soluble CEC with a thickness from 0.002 to 10 micrometer is present between the outer glass surface and the inkjet printed image. Such glass container is preferably a one-way beverage bottle. In addition, the present invention is directed to a method of inkjet printing an image on a glass container comprising the steps of: a) manufacturing a glass container having an at least partially water soluble CEC layer with a thickness from 0.002 to 10 micrometer, b) inkjet printing an image on the glass container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Jonas Vandecruys, Marin Steenackers, Johan Van de Velde, Frederik Fernand S. De Graaf
  • Patent number: 11447295
    Abstract: A glass container has an outer glass surface with an inkjet printed image provided on the surface. An at least partially water soluble cold-end coating (CEC) with a thickness from 0.002 to 10 micrometers is present between the outer glass surface and the inkjet printed image. The glass container is preferably a one-way beverage bottle. A method of inkjet printing an image on a glass container comprises the steps of (a) manufacturing a glass container having an at least partially water soluble CEC layer with a thickness from 0.002 to 10 micrometers, and (b) inkjet printing an image on the glass container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A.
    Inventors: Jonas Vandecruys, Marin Steenackers, Johan Van de Velde, Frederik Fernand S. De Graaf
  • Publication number: 20190152844
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a glass container having an outer glass surface with an inkjet printed image provided on said surface, characterized in that a CEC with a thickness between 0 to 20 nm is present between the outer glass surface and the inkjet printed image. Such glass container is preferably a one-way beverage bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A.
    Inventors: Jonas Vandecruys, Marin Steenackers, Johan Van de Velde, Frederick Fernand S. De Graaf
  • Publication number: 20190152843
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a glass container having an outer glass surface with an inkjet printed image provided on said surface, characterized in that an at least partially water soluble CEC with a thickness from 0.002 to 10 micrometer is present between the outer glass surface and the inkjet printed image. Such glass container is preferably a one-way beverage bottle. In addition, the present invention is directed to a method of inkjet printing an image on a glass container comprising the steps of: a) manufacturing a glass container having an at least partially water soluble CEC layer with a thickness from 0.002 to 10 micrometer, b) inkjet printing an image on the glass container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A.
    Inventors: Jonas Vandecruys, Marin Steenackers, Johan Van de Velde, Frederick Fernand S. De Graaf
  • Patent number: 10286707
    Abstract: A color laser markable composition includes at least a first and a second Diffusion Hindered Molecular Assembly (DHMA), each including a leuco dye and, respectively, a first and second sensitizer. With the laser markable composition, at least two different colors may be formed in a single layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: AGFA-GEVAERT
    Inventors: Marin Steenackers, Johan Loccufier, Fabienne Goethals, Lionel Petton
  • Patent number: 10150327
    Abstract: A laser markable material includes a laser markable layer, present as a self-supporting layer or as a layer on a support, the laser markable layer including an infrared absorbing dye and an infrared absorbing pigment, characterized in that the amount of the infrared absorbing pigment is between 10 ppm and 1000 ppm relative to the total dry weight of the laser markable layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: AGFA-GEVAERT
    Inventors: Dirk Kokkelenberg, Marin Steenackers, Peter Bries
  • Patent number: 10150316
    Abstract: A color laser markable article includes at least a first and a second laser markable layer including, respectively, a first infrared dye IR-1 having an absorption maximum in the infrared region ?max(IR-1) and a second infrared dye IR-2 having an absorption maximum in the infrared region ?max(IR-2), characterized in that the color laser markable layers further include a Diffusion Hindered Molecular Assembly (DHMA) which contains a leuco dye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: AGFA-GEVAERT
    Inventors: Marin Steenackers, Johan Loccufier, Luc Decoster
  • Patent number: 10151975
    Abstract: A lithographic printing plate precursor includes (i) a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, and (ii) a coating including a photopolymerisable layer, characterised in that the photopolymerisable layer includes a compound including at least one free radically polymerisable group and at least one moiety having a structure according to Formula (I): wherein X represents O or NR* and R* represents hydrogen, an optionally substituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or heteroaryl group; and * denotes the linking positions to the rest of the compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Marin Steenackers, Johan Loccufier, Sam Verbrugghe
  • Patent number: 9962923
    Abstract: A method of making a lithographic printing plate includes the steps of a) image-wise exposing a lithographic printing plate precursor including a hydrophilic support and a coating containing a colorant precursor to form a lithographic image consisting of printing areas and non-printing areas, b) developing the plate precursor to remove the coating in the non-printing areas from the support, and c) drying the plate precursor, and d) subjecting the plate precursor to heat or radiation to induce a colour change of the coating in the printing areas, wherein before step b) the coating in the non-printing areas and the support are characterised by a CIE 1976 colour difference ?E1 which is 5.0 or less, and after step d) the CIE 1976 colour difference ?E2 between the coating in the printing areas and the non-printing areas is more than 6.8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Peter Hendrikx, Paul Callant, Marin Steenackers, Sam Verbrugghe
  • Patent number: 9931878
    Abstract: A colour laser markable laminate includes a colour laser markable layer including a leuco dye and an infrared absorbing compound, an optional adhesive layer, a polymeric support, an optional outerlayer, wherein the colour laser markable layer further includes an acid scavenger. The support, the optional adhesive layer, or the optional outer layer includes a UV absorbing compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: AGFA-GEVAERT
    Inventors: Marin Steenackers, Johan Loccufier, Bart Aerts, Anouschka Depla
  • Patent number: 9821586
    Abstract: Infrared dyes having an infrared absorption maximum above 1130 nm with minor colouration in the visual spectrum. The infrared dyes are especially useful for producing multicolour laser marked security documents having reduced background coloration and enhanced colour gamut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: AGFA-GEVAERT
    Inventor: Marin Steenackers
  • Patent number: 9776445
    Abstract: A color laser markable article includes a color laser markable layer provided on a support, the laser markable layer including an infrared absorbing compound; a leuco-dye; and an acid generating compound, wherein the acid generating compound has a structure according to Formulae (I) or (II): wherein R1 and R3 independently represent an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted (hetero)cyclic alkyl group, an optionally substituted (hetero)aryl group, an optionally substituted aralkyl group, an optionally substituted alkoxy group, an optionally substituted (hetero)cyclic alkoxy group, or an optionally substituted (hetero)aryl group; R2, R4 and R5 independently represent an optionally substituted alkyl, an optionally substituted (hetero)cyclic alkyl group or an optionally substituted aralkyl group; and R1 and R2, R4 and R5, R3 and R4, and R3 and R5 may represent the necessary atoms to form a ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: AGFA-GEVAERT
    Inventors: Marin Steenackers, Johan Loccufier
  • Patent number: 9568822
    Abstract: A negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor includes a support and a coating containing a photopolymerizable layer including a polymerizable compound including: a free radical polymerizable group, and at least one moiety having a structure according to Formula (I): wherein n represents an integer equal to 0 or 1; L1 represents a divalent linking group; and * denotes the linking positions to the rest of the structure, with the proviso that the carbonyl groups in Formula (I) are bonded to a carbon atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: AGFA GRAPHICS NV
    Inventors: Marin Steenackers, Johan Loccufier, Sam Verbrugghe, Kristof Heylen
  • Patent number: 9482954
    Abstract: A negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor includes a support and a coating containing a photopolymerisable layer; characterized in that the coating includes a compound including at least one moiety having a structure according to Formula (I) at a level above 10% wt and below 40% wt relative to the total dry weight of the ingredients of the coating: wherein n represents an integer equal to 0 or 1; L1 represents a divalent linking group; with the proviso that the carbonyl groups in Formula (I) are bonded to a carbon atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: AGFA GRAPHICS NV
    Inventors: Johan Loccufier, Marin Steenackers, Sam Verbrugghe, Kristof Heylen
  • Patent number: 9329479
    Abstract: A negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor includes a coating containing a photopolymerizable layer and optionally an intermediate layer between the photopolymerizable layer and the support, wherein the coating further includes a polysiloxane, the polysiloxane being present in the photopolymerizable layer and/or in the optional intermediate layer, and the polysiloxane is obtained by reacting at least one organosilicon compound represented by the general Formula (I) and at least one organosilicon compound represented by the general Formula (II):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: AGFA GRAPHICS NV
    Inventors: Johan Loccufier, Marin Steenackers, Sam Verbrugghe
  • Publication number: 20150168837
    Abstract: A negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor includes a coating containing a photopolymerizable layer and optionally an intermediate layer between the photopolymerizable layer and the support, wherein the coating further includes a polysiloxane, the polysiloxane being present in the photopolymerizable layer and/or in the optional intermediate layer, and the polysiloxane is obtained by reacting at least one organosilicon compound represented by the general Formula (I) and at least one organosilicon compound represented by the general Formula (II):
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Johan Loccufier, Marin Steenackers, Sam Verbrugghe