Patents by Inventor Marnix Gabriel FEYS

Marnix Gabriel FEYS 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).

  • Method for fixing and treating a flexible plate on a drum and flexible plate
    Patent number: 11535028
    Abstract: A method for fixing and treating a flexible plate on a drum includes: providing a flexible plate comprising a support layer made of a first material and at least one additional layer made of a second material which is different from the first material, wherein one or more thin film side wings are connected to one or more sides of the flexible plate. The one or more thin film side wings have a thickness which is at least 5 times smaller than the thickness of the flexible plate. The method further includes positioning the flexible plate on the drum such that the lower face of each thin film side wing of the flexible plate covers at least one vacuum suction opening, and performing a treatment on at least one layer of the flexible plate while rotating the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: XEIKON PREPRESS N.V.
    Inventors: Dirk Ludo Julien De Rauw, Marnix Gabriel Feys
  • METHOD FOR FIXING AND TREATING A FLEXIBLE PLATE ON A DRUM AND FLEXIBLE PLATE
    Publication number: 20200338880
    Abstract: A method for fixing and treating a flexible plate on a drum includes: providing a flexible plate comprising a support layer made of a first material and at least one additional layer made of a second material which is different from the first material, wherein one or more thin film side wings are connected to one or more sides of the flexible plate. The one or more thin film side wings have a thickness which is at least 5 times smaller than the thickness of the flexible plate. The method further includes positioning the flexible plate on the drum such that the lower face of each thin film side wing of the flexible plate covers at least one vacuum suction opening, and performing a treatment on at least one layer of the flexible plate while rotating the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: XEIKON PREPRESS N.V.
    Inventors: Dirk Ludo Julien DE RAUW, Marnix Gabriel FEYS