Patents by Inventor Op De Beeck

Op De Beeck 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: 20170168431
    Abstract: The digital printing process includes the printing of liquid toner on both substrate sides. Thereto developed portions of a first and a second liquid toner are transferred to the first side and fused by exposure to infrared radiation and by subsequent contact fusing. The substrate is conditioned for a further transfer step by maintaining a substantially uniform water content therein during and after the fusing step, in which further transfer step at least one further developed portion of liquid toner is transferred to a side of the substrate. This occurs particularly by limiting heat development in the liquid toner, such as by using a black toner liquid with an absorbance at 800 nm of at most than 0.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Lode Erik Dries Deprez, Werner Jozef Johan Op de Beeck
  • Patent number: 9677446
    Abstract: System for storing an internal combustion engine exhaust gas liquid additive, the said system comprising a tank for storing the additive and an “immersed” baseplate (1) positioned through an opening made in the bottom wall of the tank, the said baseplate comprising at least one orifice through which a system for injecting the said additive into the exhaust gases can be fed, and also incorporating at least one other active component of the storage system and/or of the injection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: PLASTIC OMNIUM ADVANCED INNOVATION AND RESEARCH
    Inventors: Francois Dougnier, Joel Op De Beeck
  • Patent number: 9606023
    Abstract: A method for detecting whether an injector with a valve controlled by a PWM signal of an SCR system is at least partially clogged, the system including a pump, or a positive-displacement pump, driven by a motor and pressure of which is controlled by a controller that continuously measures the pressure and/or another parameter characteristic of energy transmitted by the motor to the pump. According to the method, during normal operation of the SCR system, specific portions of one of the measurements are compared with equivalent portions stored in a memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Frederic Peucat, Jean-Claude Habumuremyi, Joel Op De Beeck
  • Patent number: 9606475
    Abstract: The printing method includes the steps of (1) Transferring after charging a charged liquid developer dispersion from a surface of the first member optionally via the at least one further member to a substrate, wherein excess liquid developer dispersion remains present on the first member after the transfer; (2) Treating the excess liquid developer dispersion so as to facilitate its removal from the first member (3) removing, at least substantially, the treated excess liquid developer dispersion from the surface of the first member using a removal device, and (4) upon interrupting or terminating the printing, removing material adhered to the removal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Xeikon IP B.V.
    Inventors: Werner Jozef Johan Op de Beeck, Wim Libaers, Lode Erik Dries Deprez
  • Patent number: 9575436
    Abstract: A digital printing system includes a development member in rotational contact with a further member for imagewise transferring liquid toner from the development member optionally via the further member to a substrate. The system is such that toner residue remains on the development member after the transfer. A treatment device is present for patternwise treatment of the toner residue on the development member, especially by addition of a dispersing agent to facilitate removal of the toner residue. A controller is present for controlling the patternwise treatment. A system is used for robust and continuous printing and is suitable for recycling of the toner residue into liquid toner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Xeikon IP B.V.
    Inventors: Lode Erik Dries Deprez, Werner Jozef Johan Op de Beeck
  • Publication number: 20170028733
    Abstract: In the method of digitally printing an image onto a substrate, a liquid toner dispersion including toner particles in a substantially non-polar carrier liquid is applied to the substrate as a plurality of droplets and in accordance with a pattern, said pattern being based on the image to be printed. The liquid toner dispersion is thereafter splitted into a first and a second layer, which first layer is rich in toner particles and located adjacent to the first surface, which second layer is rich in carrier liquid. At least part of the second layer is removed by means of a liquid removal device; and the compacted toner particles is fused to obtain the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Xeikon IP B.V.
    Inventors: Lode Erik Dries Deprez, Werner Jozef Johan Op de Beeck
  • Patent number: 9556776
    Abstract: A supply system for a liquid includes a liquid tank, a supply line, a pump, a filter, and a device that makes it possible to purge the line, pump, and filter. The supply system further includes a non-return device preventing liquid from entering into these elements once they have been purged. In this system, the pump, filter and non-return device are combined in a compact module. The filter at least partly surrounds the pump. The non-return device is an integral part of a common housing that surrounds the filter and at least one part of the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Inergy Automotive Systems Research
    Inventors: Joel Op De Beeck, Julien Conesa, Laurent Budzyk
  • Patent number: 9500998
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid toner dispersion which has a relative low shear viscosity between 1.25 and 225 and a relative conductivity between 0.3 and 30. The liquid toner dispersion includes toner particles in a non-polar carrier liquid, as well as a dispersing agent. This liquid toner dispersion is used in a digital printing process including adding dispersing agent during recycling of excess liquid toner dispersion remaining on a development member after patterned transfer of liquid toner dispersion to the imaging member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Xeikon IP B.V.
    Inventors: Lode Erik Dries Deprez, Wim Libaers, Werner Jozef Johan Op de Beeck, Kurt Gustaaf Maria Mampaey, Mathias Jo Bert van Remortel
  • Publication number: 20160333762
    Abstract: System for storing an internal combustion engine exhaust gas liquid additive, the said system comprising a tank for storing the additive and an “immersed” baseplate (1) positioned through an opening made in the bottom wall of the tank, the said baseplate comprising at least one orifice through which a system for injecting the said additive into the exhaust gases can be fed, and also incorporating at least one other active component of the storage system and/or of the injection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: PLASTIC OMNIUM ADVANCED INNOVATION AND RESEARCH
    Inventors: Francois DOUGNIER, Joel OP DE BEECK
  • Patent number: 9482979
    Abstract: A liquid toner dispersion provided with marking particles comprising a pigment and a polyester based resin. The dispersion includes a nonpolar organic solvent and a hyperdispersant including a graft copolymer provided with an anchor group including an amine-functionalized polymer onto which at least one stabilizing group is grafted. The stabilizing group includes a hydroxylated fatty acid oligomer. The amine-functionalized polymer has a weight-average molecular weight of less than 1000 g/mol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Xeikon IP BV
    Inventors: Werner Jozef Johan Op de Beeck, Lode Erik Dries Deprez, Geert Gaston Paul Deroover
  • Patent number: 9465310
    Abstract: A liquid toner dispersion provided with marking particles comprising a pigment and a polyester based resin, the dispersion comprising a nonpolar organic carrier liquid and a hyperdispersant comprising a graft copolymer provided with an anchor group comprising an amine-functionalized polymer onto which at least one stabilizing group is grafted, wherein a first stabilizing group and a second stabilizing group are coupled to the anchor group, wherein the first stabilizing group is a polyolefin and the second stabilizing group is hydroxylated fatty acid compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Xeikon IP BV
    Inventors: Geert Gaston Paul Deroover, Lode Erik Dries Deprez, Werner Jozef Johan Op de Beeck
  • Publication number: 20160291496
    Abstract: A digital printing apparatus using liquid toner comprising carrier liquid, a dispersing agent and imaging particles, the apparatus comprising: an imaging member adapted to sustain a pattern of electric charge forming a latent image on its surface; a development member arranged to receive a quantity of liquid toner; and to develop said latent image by transferring a portion of said quantity of liquid toner onto said imaging member in accordance with said pattern; a melting unit arranged downstream of the imaging member and configured to melt imaging particles of a transferred part of the portion of liquid toner, said part being transferred from the imaging member, wherein there is provided a dispersing capacity modification unit downstream of the imaging member, said dispersing capacity modification unit being configured for reducing the dispersing capacity of the dispersing agent in the transferred part of the portion of liquid toner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: XEIKON IP BV
    Inventors: Lode Erik Dries Deprez, Werner Jozef Johan Op De Beeck, Geert Gaston Paul Deroover
  • Publication number: 20160195300
    Abstract: Urea tank and base plate with an integrated heating element in which the heating element comprising at least one resistive track affixed to one flexible film and/or placed between two flexible films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH (SOCIETE ANONYME)
    Inventors: Vincent POTIER, Stéphane LEONARD, Joël OP DE BEECK, François DOUGNIER, Nadja WALLING, Larry TIPTON, Volodia NAYDENOV
  • Publication number: 20160195834
    Abstract: The printing method comprises the steps of (1) Transferring after charging a charged liquid developer dispersion from a surface of the first member optionally via the at least one further member to a substrate, wherein excess liquid developer dispersion remains present on the first member after said transfer; (2) Treating the excess liquid developer dispersion so as to facilitate its removal from the first member (3) removing, at least substantially, the treated excess liquid developer dispersion from the surface of the first member by means of a removal device, and (4) upon interrupting or terminating the printing, removing material adhered to the removal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Werner Jozef Johan Op de Beeck, Wim Libaers, Lode Erik Dries Deprez
  • Publication number: 20160179036
    Abstract: The digital printing system comprises a development member in rotational contact with a further member for imagewise transferring liquid toner from the development member optionally via said further member to a substrate. The system is such that toner residue remains on the development member after the transfer. Treatment means are present for patternwise treatment of said toner residue on said development member, especially by addition of a dispersing agent, so as to facilitate removal of the toner residue by means of removal means. Control means are present for controlling the patternwise treatment. The system is used for robust and continuous printing and is suitable for recycling of the toner residue into liquid toner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Lode Erik Dries Deprez, Werner Jozef Johan Op de Beeck
  • Publication number: 20160123929
    Abstract: A device to measure a quality of a urea solution of a vehicle urea tank or of a urea solution coming from a tank, includes a chamber, at least one ultrasonic transceiver configured to vertically emit an ultrasonic wave in the chamber, and a deflector extending in the chamber above the transceiver. The chamber includes an inlet for filling the chamber with a urea solution so that a level of the urea solution in the chamber reaches at least the deflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and Research
    Inventors: Joel OP DE BEECK, James Edward THOMPSON
  • Patent number: 9316841
    Abstract: A multiview display device displays multiple views having respective viewing angles related to an object to be displayed. The display device includes an optical device for displaying multiple viewing cones. A first cone of the multiple viewing cones has different views so that a different view is observed by a right eye and a left eye of a viewer of the multiview display device. The different views of the first cone have an angular distribution relative to the display device, where sets of image data are provided such that the angular distribution has a first part of adjacent views with increasing viewing angle and a second part of adjacent views with decreasing viewing angle. Further, the angular distribution has a first one of the views in between a maximum view which corresponds to a maximum viewing angle and a minimum view which corresponds to a minimum viewing angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Siebe Tjerk De Zwart, Willem Lubertus Ijzerman, Ralph Antonius Cornelus Braspenning, Marc Joseph Rita Op De Beeck, Robert-Paul Mario Berretty
  • Patent number: 9285715
    Abstract: A method for the reduction of caking of excess liquid developer dispersion that remains present on the surface of a member after transfer of liquid developer dispersion from one member to another member in a digital printing apparatus, comprising the step of adding a dispersing composition to the excess liquid developer dispersion, wherein the dispersing composition comprises a dispersing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Xeikon IP BV
    Inventors: Dirk Marcel Constant Gijsbrechts, Werner Jozef Johan Op De Beeck, Wim Libaers, Lode Erik Dries Deprez
  • Patent number: 9273584
    Abstract: Urea tank and base plate with an integrated heating element in which the heating element comprising at least one resistive track affixed to one flexible film and/or placed between two flexible films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH (SOCIETE ANONYME)
    Inventors: Vincent Potier, Stéphane Leonard, Joël Op De Beeck, François Dougnier, Nadja Walling, Larry Tipton, Volodia Naydenov
  • Publication number: 20160041506
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid toner dispersion which has a relative low shear viscosity between 1.25 and 225 and a relative conductivity between 0.3 and 30. The liquid toner dispersion includes toner particles in a non-polar carrier liquid, as well as a dispersing agent. This liquid toner dispersion is used in a digital printing process including adding dispersing agent during recycling of excess liquid toner dispersion remaining on a development member after patterned transfer of liquid toner dispersion to the imaging member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: Xeikon IP B.V.
    Inventors: Lode Erik Dries Deprez, Wim Libaers, Werner Jozef Johan Op de Beeck, Kurt Gustaaf Maria Mampaey, Mathias Jo Bert van Remortel