Patents by Inventor Patrick Albert Mertens

Patrick Albert Mertens 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 treating a lithographic printing plate
    Patent number: 8468942
    Abstract: Method for cleaning a lithographic printing plate comprising the step of applying a liquid to the plate including an aqueous phase, a solvent phase and at least one alkyl (poly) glucoside, said solvent phase including a mixture comprising aliphatic and/or aromatic hydrocarbons, characterized in that the amount of solvent phase in the liquid is ?40% wt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: AGFA Graphics, N.V.
    Inventors: Peter Maessen, Patrick Albert Mertens
  • METHOD FOR TREATING A LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE
    Publication number: 20110000384
    Abstract: Method for cleaning a lithographic printing plate comprising the step of applying a liquid to the plate including an aqueous phase, a solvent phase and at least one alkyl (poly) glucoside, said solvent phase including a mixture comprising aliphatic and/or aromatic hydrocarbons, characterized in that the amount of solvent phase in the liquid is ?40% wt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: Agfa Graphics NV
    Inventors: Peter Maessen, Patrick Albert Mertens