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).

  • Patent number: 12364206
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: crop.zone GmbH
    Inventors: Fabian Effey, Ronny Galonska, Achim Andres, Peter Frings, Matthias Eberius
  • Publication number: 20250026142
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: Agfa NV
    Inventors: Rudi Lamproye, Peter Frings
  • Patent number: 12138953
    Abstract: 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 consistin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Agfa NV
    Inventors: Rudi Lamproye, Peter Frings
  • Patent number: 11865860
    Abstract: 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 one
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Afga NV
    Inventors: Peter Frings, Rudi Lamproye
  • Publication number: 20230329153
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Fabian Effey, Ronny Galonska, Achim Andres, Peter Frings, Matthias Eberius
  • Publication number: 20230089589
    Abstract: 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 one
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Peter Frings, Rudi Lamproye
  • Publication number: 20230077381
    Abstract: 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 one
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Peter Frings, Rudi Lamproye
  • Patent number: 11511562
    Abstract: 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 one
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Peter Frings, Rudi Lamproye
  • Publication number: 20210155032
    Abstract: 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 one
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Frings, Rudi Lamproye
  • Publication number: 20200353773
    Abstract: 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 consistin
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Rudi Lamproye, Peter Frings
  • Patent number: 7589851
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Agfa Graphics NV
    Inventors: Carolus De Bie, Peter Frings, Bert Wynants
  • Publication number: 20050243358
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventor: Peter Frings
  • Publication number: 20050157340
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: AGFA-GEVAERT
    Inventor: Peter Frings
  • Publication number: 20040199865
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Carolus De Bie, Peter Frings, Bert Wynants
  • Publication number: 20030169448
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventor: Peter Frings
  • Publication number: 20030164863
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventor: Peter Frings