Patents by Inventor Nicolas Point

Nicolas Point 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: 8084091
    Abstract: A non-aqueous pigment dispersion includes a quinacridone pigment, a polymeric dispersant, and a dispersion synergist in a non-aqueous dispersion medium wherein the dispersion synergist is a quinacridone derivative substituted on one of the two nitrogen atoms of the quinacridone basic chromophore structure by a group including at least one carboxyl group or a salt thereof. Also, a method for printing an ink-jet image with an ink including the non-aqueous pigment dispersion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Agfa Graphics NV
    Inventors: Geert Deroover, Nicolas Point
  • Patent number: 8022117
    Abstract: A non-aqueous pigment dispersion includes a color pigment, a polymeric dispersant, and a dispersion synergist wherein the molecular weight of the anionic part of the dispersion synergist containing at least one carboxylate anion is smaller than 98% of the molecular weight of the color pigment and that the anionic part of the dispersion synergist has a similarity coefficient SIM of at least 0.5 with the similarity coefficient defined by: SIM = t · C S + P - C wherein, S represents the number of atoms in the anionic part of the dispersion synergist; P represents the number of atoms in the color pigment; C represents the largest number of atoms in common between the anionic part of the dispersion synergist and the color pigment as one continuous structure; and t is an integer representing the number of times that the largest number of atoms in common C fits into the organic color pigment, without using atoms of the color pigment twice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Agfa Graphics NV
    Inventors: Geert Deroover, Nicolas Point
  • Patent number: 7704312
    Abstract: A non-aqueous pigment dispersion includes a color pigment, a polymeric dispersant, and a dispersion synergist in a dispersion medium wherein the dispersion synergist is represented by Formula (I): wherein AR1 and AR2 represent a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group, and R represents a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group, with the proviso that one of R, AR1, and AR2 contains at least one carboxylate anion and that the molecular weight of the anionic part of the dispersion synergist is smaller than 98% of the molecular weight of the color pigment. Also, methods of preparing the non-aqueous pigment dispersions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Agfa Graphics NV
    Inventors: Geert Deroover, Nicolas Point
  • Publication number: 20080308004
    Abstract: A non-aqueous pigment dispersion includes a color pigment, a polymeric dispersant, and a dispersion synergist in a dispersion medium wherein the dispersion synergist is represented by Formula (I): wherein AR1 and AR2 represent a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic groups, and R represents a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group, with the proviso that one of R, AR1, and AR2 contains at least one carboxylate anion and that the molecular weight of the anionic part of the dispersion synergist is smaller than 98% of the molecular weight of the color pigment. Also, methods of preparing the non-aqueous pigment dispersions are also.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: AGFA GRAPHICS NV
    Inventors: Geert Deroover, Nicolas Point
  • Publication number: 20080312358
    Abstract: A non-aqueous pigment dispersion includes a color pigment, a polymeric dispersant, and a dispersion synergist wherein the molecular weight of the anionic part of the dispersion synergist containing at least one carboxylate anion is smaller than 98% of the molecular weight of the color pigment and that the anionic part of the dispersion synergist has a similarity coefficient SIM of at least 0.5 with the similarity coefficient defined by: SIM = t · C S + P - C wherein, S represents the number of atoms in the anionic part of the dispersion synergist; P represents the number of atoms in the color pigment; C represents the largest number of atoms in common between the anionic part of the dispersion synergist and the color pigment as one continuous structure; and t is an integer representing the number of times that the largest number of atoms in common C fits into the organic color pigment, without using atoms of the color pigment twice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: AGFA GRAPHICS NV
    Inventors: Geert Deroover, Nicolas Point
  • Publication number: 20080305261
    Abstract: A non-aqueous pigment dispersion includes a quinacridone pigment, a polymeric dispersant, and a dispersion synergist in a non-aqueous dispersion medium wherein the dispersion synergist is a quinacridone derivative substituted on one of the two nitrogen atoms of the quinacridone basic chromophore structure by a group including at least one carboxyl group or a salt thereof. Also, a method for printing an ink-jet image with an ink including the non-aqueous pigment dispersion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: AGFA GRAPHICS NV
    Inventors: Geert Deroover, Nicolas Point