Patents by Inventor Peter Frings
Peter Frings 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).
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Patent number: 12364206Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treating plants, comprising: (S100) connecting a first, in particular substantially stationarily arranged applicator, which has a first polarity, a second, in particular substantially stationarily arranged applicator, which has a second polarity, and a third, in particular substantially stationarily arranged applicator, which has the first polarity, of at least one applicator unit to a controlled constant-power source, (S200) bringing the first applicator and the second applicator into contact with a plant stem and/or leaves of a plant, and the second applicator and the third applicator into contact with the plant stem and/or the leaves of the plant, in succession and/or at the same time, in particular without the applicators making contact with the ground, (S300) applying electrical direct current to the contacted plant stem and/or the leaves of the plant, and (S400) maintaining a substantially constant electrical power by using the controlled constant-power source.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2021Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignee: crop.zone GmbHInventors: Fabian Effey, Ronny Galonska, Achim Andres, Peter Frings, Matthias Eberius
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Publication number: 20250026142Abstract: A set of decorative laminate panels having a personalized image covering the surface of multiple decorative laminate panels, wherein the decorative laminate panels are assembled in a staggered arrangement with a staggering distance having a value between L/2 and L/10 with L representing the length of a decorative laminate panel, wherein the decorative laminate panels have a tongue and groove connection including an alignment aid for achieving the staggering distance between two decorative laminate panels, and wherein the personalized image is inkjet printed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2024Publication date: January 23, 2025Applicant: Agfa NVInventors: Rudi Lamproye, Peter Frings
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Patent number: 12138953Abstract: An inkjet printing method for manufacturing a decorative surface comprising staggered decorative laminate panels including the steps of: i) digitally dividing a first master image (15, 30) into decorative laminate panel images (16); ii) digitally staggering neighbouring decorative laminate panel images (18) over a selected staggering distance (17) having a value between L/2 and L/20 with L representing the length of a decorative laminate panel; iii) digitally composing a second master image (19, 33) from the neighbouring staggered decorative laminate panel images (18); iv) printing the second master image (19, 33) with one or more inkjet inks on a substrate, wherein the substrate is a paper substrate and the one or more inkjet inks are aqueous pigmented inkjet inks printed on the substrate before or after impregnation with a thermosetting resin; or wherein the one or more inkjet inks are UV curable inkjet inks and the substrate is a thermoplastic substrate based on a material selected from the group consistinType: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Agfa NVInventors: Rudi Lamproye, Peter Frings
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Patent number: 11865860Abstract: A method for manufacturing a personalized or customized decorative surface (103) having decorative laminate panels (119) including the steps of: segmenting a digital image of the personalized or customized decorative surface (103) into a plurality of decorative laminate panel images (108), wherein each decorative laminate panel image (108) is sized to fit on a decorative laminate panel (119); assigning a positioning code (109) to a decorative laminate panel image (108) for identifying its position in the digital image of the personalized or customized decorative surface (103); creating a non-staggered digital layout (110) of the plurality of decorative laminate panel images (108); inkjet printing the non-staggered digital layout (110) on a substrate (112); heat pressing the inkjet printed substrate with a protective layer (115) into a decorative laminate (113); dividing the decorative laminate (113) into decorative laminate panels (119), wherein the front side of a decorative laminate panel (119) includes oneType: GrantFiled: October 20, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Afga NVInventors: Peter Frings, Rudi Lamproye
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Publication number: 20230329153Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treating plants, comprising: (S100) connecting a first, in particular substantially stationarily arranged applicator, which has a first polarity, a second, in particular substantially stationarily arranged applicator, which has a second polarity, and a third, in particular substantially stationarily arranged applicator, which has the first polarity, of at least one applicator unit to a controlled constant-power source, (S200) bringing the first applicator and the second applicator into contact with a plant stem and/or leaves of a plant, and the second applicator and the third applicator into contact with the plant stem and/or the leaves of the plant, in succession and/or at the same time, in particular without the applicators making contact with the ground, (S300) applying electrical direct current to the contacted plant stem and/or the leaves of the plant, and (S400) maintaining a substantially constant electrical power by using the controlled constant-power source.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2021Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Fabian Effey, Ronny Galonska, Achim Andres, Peter Frings, Matthias Eberius
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Publication number: 20230089589Abstract: A method for manufacturing a personalized or customized decorative surface (103) having decorative laminate panels (119) including the steps of: segmenting a digital image of the personalized or customized decorative surface (103) into a plurality of decorative laminate panel images (108), wherein each decorative laminate panel image (108) is sized to fit on a decorative laminate panel (119); assigning a positioning code (109) to a decorative laminate panel image (108) for identifying its position in the digital image of the personalized or customized decorative surface (103); creating a non-staggered digital layout (110) of the plurality of decorative laminate panel images (108); inkjet printing the non-staggered digital layout (110) on a substrate (112); heat pressing the inkjet printed substrate with a protective layer (115) into a decorative laminate (113); dividing the decorative laminate (113) into decorative laminate panels (119), wherein the front side of a decorative laminate panel (119) includes oneType: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: AGFA NVInventors: Peter Frings, Rudi Lamproye
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Publication number: 20230077381Abstract: A method for manufacturing a personalized or customized decorative surface (103) having decorative laminate panels (119) including the steps of: segmenting a digital image of the personalized or customized decorative surface (103) into a plurality of decorative laminate panel images (108), wherein each decorative laminate panel image (108) is sized to fit on a decorative laminate panel (119); assigning a positioning code (109) to a decorative laminate panel image (108) for identifying its position in the digital image of the personalized or customized decorative surface (103); creating a non-staggered digital layout (110) of the plurality of decorative laminate panel images (108); inkjet printing the non-staggered digital layout (110) on a substrate (112); heat pressing the inkjet printed substrate with a protective layer (115) into a decorative laminate (113); dividing the decorative laminate (113) into decorative laminate panels (119), wherein the front side of a decorative laminate panel (119) includes oneType: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: AGFA NVInventors: Peter Frings, Rudi Lamproye
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Patent number: 11511562Abstract: A method for manufacturing a personalized or customized decorative surface (103) having decorative laminate panels (119) including the steps of: segmenting a digital image of the personalized or customized decorative surface (103) into a plurality of decorative laminate panel images (108), wherein each decorative laminate panel image (108) is sized to fit on a decorative laminate panel (119); assigning a positioning code (109) to a decorative laminate panel image (108) for identifying its position in the digital image of the personalized or customized decorative surface (103); creating a non-staggered digital layout (110) of the plurality of decorative laminate panel images (108); inkjet printing the non-staggered digital layout (110) on a substrate (112); heat pressing the inkjet printed substrate with a protective layer (115) into a decorative laminate (113); dividing the decorative laminate (113) into decorative laminate panels (119), wherein the front side of a decorative laminate panel (119) includes oneType: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: AGFA NVInventors: Peter Frings, Rudi Lamproye
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Publication number: 20210155032Abstract: A method for manufacturing a personalized or customized decorative surface (103) having decorative laminate panels (119) including the steps of: segmenting a digital image of the personalized or customized decorative surface (103) into a plurality of decorative laminate panel images (108), wherein each decorative laminate panel image (108) is sized to fit on a decorative laminate panel (119); assigning a positioning code (109) to a decorative laminate panel image (108) for identifying its position in the digital image of the personalized or customized decorative surface (103); creating a non-staggered digital layout (110) of the plurality of decorative laminate panel images (108); inkjet printing the non-staggered digital layout (110) on a substrate (112); heat pressing the inkjet printed substrate with a protective layer (115) into a decorative laminate (113); dividing the decorative laminate (113) into decorative laminate panels (119), wherein the front side of a decorative laminate panel (119) includes oneType: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2019Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Peter Frings, Rudi Lamproye
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Publication number: 20200353773Abstract: An inkjet printing method for manufacturing a decorative surface comprising staggered decorative laminate panels including the steps of: i) digitally dividing a first master image (15, 30) into decorative laminate panel images (16); ii) digitally staggering neighbouring decorative laminate panel images (18) over a selected staggering distance (17) having a value between L/2 and L/20 with L representing the length of a decorative laminate panel; iii) digitally composing a second master image (19, 33) from the neighbouring staggered decorative laminate panel images (18); iv) printing the second master image (19, 33) with one or more inkjet inks on a substrate, wherein the substrate is a paper substrate and the one or more inkjet inks are aqueous pigmented inkjet inks printed on the substrate before or after impregnation with a thermosetting resin; or wherein the one or more inkjet inks are UV curable inkjet inks and the substrate is a thermoplastic substrate based on a material selected from the group consistinType: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2019Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Rudi Lamproye, Peter Frings
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Patent number: 7589851Abstract: A job control system for a document processing system wherein a number of tasks is performed in a workflow includes a user interface to define or change parameters. The job control system includes an identifier to identify and mark dependencies of one or more intermediate and/or final results to parameters. This enables a verifier, also part of the job control system, to verify, during execution of the job, a change in parameter and to determine whether or not an intermediate and/or final result obtained before the change in parameter is still useable despite the occurred change in parameter. The job control system furthermore includes a memory for storing the usable intermediate and/or final results. This enables, in case a parameter is changed, to use those results that are still useable, thus saving time.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2004Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: Agfa Graphics NVInventors: Carolus De Bie, Peter Frings, Bert Wynants
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Publication number: 20050243358Abstract: A method for preparing a multiple-page document for printing on a printing system, and a system therefor, the method including (a) inputting a page description language file representing a number of pages of the document including a specific page; (b) converting the page description language file to an output file for the printing on the printing system; (c) making an annotation to the specific page, wherein the annotation may be made visible to a user; (d) making a run list determining an order of the number of pages; (e) making a document page association to the specific page when the annotation is made to the specific page, the document page association linking the specific page and the annotation; and (f) creating a run list association at a run list position in the run list, wherein the run list position corresponds to the specific page and wherein the run list association links the run list position and the annotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2005Publication date: November 3, 2005Inventor: Peter Frings
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Publication number: 20050157340Abstract: A method for defining a job ticket in a pre-press workflow system. An input channel and a job ticket are defined. The job ticket definition includes the input channel definition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2003Publication date: July 21, 2005Applicant: AGFA-GEVAERTInventor: Peter Frings
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Publication number: 20040199865Abstract: A job control system for a document processing system wherein a number of tasks is performed in a workflow includes a user interface to define or change parameters. The job control system includes an identifier to identify and mark dependencies of one or more intermediate and/or final results to parameters. This enables a verifier, also part of the job control system, to verify, during execution of the job, a change in parameter and to determine whether or not an intermediate and/or final result obtained before the change in parameter is still useable despite the occurred change in parameter. The job control system furthermore includes a memory for storing the usable intermediate and/or final results. This enables, in case a parameter is changed, to use those results that are still useable, thus saving time.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2004Publication date: October 7, 2004Inventors: Carolus De Bie, Peter Frings, Bert Wynants
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Publication number: 20030169448Abstract: A method for selecting a resource for processing a job in a pre-press workflow system. The method includes obtaining a processing parameter for processing the job; checking a rule related to the processing parameter; and automatically selecting the resource for processing the job. The automatic selection is based on the rule.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2003Publication date: September 11, 2003Inventor: Peter Frings
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Publication number: 20030164863Abstract: A method for displaying an icon in a user interface and a system in which the method is implemented. The user interface includes an icon associated with an object. The icon has an out-of-context icon state wherein the object is not related to a current state of the user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2003Publication date: September 4, 2003Inventor: Peter Frings