Patents by Inventor Ronald Groothuijse
Ronald Groothuijse 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: 9783690Abstract: The invention relates to a latex ink composition, the latex ink composition comprising a water soluble resin. The invention further relates to a water soluble resin suitable for a latex ink composition, the water soluble resin comprising a backbone and a stabilizing group, wherein the stabilizing group is capable of forming hydrogen bonds. The invention further relates to the use of a water soluble resin in a latex ink composition.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2014Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: OCE-TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventors: Peter R. Markies, Jozef P. Moonen, Frederik L. E. M. Suilen, Ronald Groothuijse, Richard Van Hameren, Peter O. Colin, Mark A. M. Leenen
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Patent number: 9616676Abstract: The invention relates to an ink composition including a water-dispersed resin a water dispersible colorant and water and wherein the ink composition further includes a co-solvent, wherein the co-solvent is selected from the group consisting of saccharides and co-solvents having a ring structure, wherein the ring structure contains a 5-membered, a 6-membered or a 7-membered ring. Additionally, the ink composition includes a cyclodextrin compound. The invention further relates to a method for preparing such ink compositions and to a method for applying an image onto a receiving medium using such ink composition.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: OCE-TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventors: Richard Van Hameren, Ronald Groothuijse, Peter R. Markies, Mark A. M. Leenen, Mark Hoeijmakers
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Patent number: 9340691Abstract: A hot melt ink composition includes a copolyester, the copolyester consisting essentially of a condensation product of a first type of monomer, a second type of monomer and a third type of monomer, wherein the first type of monomer comprises at least one monomer A selected from the group of polyhydroxyl alcohols comprising X hydroxyl functional groups, wherein X?3, wherein the second type of monomer comprises at least one monomer B selected from the group of monomers being able to form an ester linkage with an alcohol and wherein the third type of monomer comprises at least one monomer C selected from the group of aromatic monocarboxylic acids. A method for preparing such copolyesters and a hot melt ink composition includes a mixture of such copolyesters.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: OCE-TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventors: Ronald Groothuijse, Richard Van Hameren, Peter R. Markies, Marjon M. H. Janssen, Emile A. Snijders
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Publication number: 20160002480Abstract: The invention relates to an ink composition comprising a water-dispersed resin a water dispersible colorant and water and wherein the ink composition further comprises a co-solvent, wherein the co-solvent is selected from the group consisting of saccharides and co-solvents comprising a ring structure, wherein the ring structure comprises a 5-membered, a 6-membered or a 7-membered ring. Additionally, the ink composition comprises a cyclodextrin compound. The invention further relates to a method for preparing such ink compositions and to a method for applying an image onto a receiving medium using such ink composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2015Publication date: January 7, 2016Applicant: OCE-TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventors: Richard VAN HAMEREN, Ronald GROOTHUIJSE, Peter R. MARKIES, Mark A.M. LEENEN, Mark HOEIJMAKERS
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Publication number: 20150376432Abstract: The present invention relates to an ink set comprising a first ink composition and a second ink composition, the ink compositions comprising a silicone surfactant, the total concentration of silicone surfactants in the ink compositions being different in order to control bleeding of the ink compositions into each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: OCÉ-TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventors: Karel P.D. VAN ZEEVENTER, Johannes F. J. VAN GAGELDONK, Ronald GROOTHUIJSE, Anton BRUIL, Vincent G.R. LIMA, Robert E.J. VAN DEN BERCKEN
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Publication number: 20150054884Abstract: The invention relates to a latex ink composition, the latex ink composition comprising a water soluble resin. The invention further relates to a water soluble resin suitable for a latex ink composition, the water soluble resin comprising a backbone and a stabilizing group, wherein the stabilizing group is capable of forming hydrogen bonds. The invention further relates to the use of a water soluble resin in a latex ink composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Applicant: OCE-TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventors: Peter R. MARKIES, Jozef P. MOONEN, Frederik L. E. M. SUILEN, Ronald GROOTHUIJSE, Richard VAN HAMEREN, Peter O. COLIN, Mark A. M. LEENEN
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Patent number: 8809432Abstract: Disclosed is a reusable print medium having a substrate and a sacrificial layer. The sacrificial layer contains a hotmelt composition at least having an amorphous material. The amorphous material is a reaction product of a first monomer A, said first monomer A being a polyhydroxyl alcohol comprising X hydroxyl functional groups, wherein X?2, monomer A optionally comprises a primary or secondary amine functionality; a second monomer B, being an aromatic monocarboxylic acid; a third monomer C, said third monomer C being able to form an ester linkage with an alcohol and/or an amide linkage with a primary or secondary amine; and optionally, a fourth monomer D, being an aromatic monocarboxylic acid different from the second monomer B. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a reusable print medium, a method of printing and recycling a print medium and an apparatus for printing and recycling a print medium.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: OCE Technologies B.V.Inventors: Otto W. Salomons, Franciscus H. M. Stappers, Ronald Groothuijse, Peter R. Markies
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Publication number: 20140114013Abstract: A hot melt ink composition includes a copolyester, the copolyester consisting essentially of a condensation product of a first type of monomer, a second type of monomer and a third type of monomer, wherein the first type of monomer comprises at least one monomer A selected from the group of polyhydroxyl alcohols comprising X hydroxyl functional groups, wherein X?3, wherein the second type of monomer comprises at least one monomer B selected from the group of monomers being able to form an ester linkage with an alcohol and wherein the third type of monomer comprises at least one monomer C selected from the group of aromatic monocarboxylic acids. A method for preparing such copolyesters and a hot melt ink composition includes a mixture of such copolyesters.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: OCE-TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventors: Ronald GROOTHUIJSE, Richard VAN HAMEREN, Peter R. MARKIES, Marjon M.H. JANSSEN, Emile A. SNIJDERS
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Patent number: 6071986Abstract: An ink composition for a meltable ink, usable in printing devices in which ink droplets are ejected from ducts, which composition contains a meltable base material, wherein the ink composition also contains an amorphously setting monomer compound and an amorphous polymer or oligomer binder and the base material is a crystalline-setting monomer compound. The flow and setting properties and the stiffness of the ink is adjusted by the choice and relative proportion of the constituents.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 1998Date of Patent: June 6, 2000Assignee: Oce-Technologies, B.V.Inventors: Roelof Hendrik Everhardus, Ronald Groothuijse, Erik Kelderman, Clemens T. Weijkamp
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Patent number: 5238674Abstract: A fluorine-doped tin oxide powder is prepared by combining a solution of a stannic salt with a solution of a fluoride, separating the tin hydroxide from the liquid and drying it at a temperature not exceeding about room temperature and heating the dried product to at least 500.degree. C., until the fluorine content is less than 10% and preferably is between 1 and 5% by weight. The fluorine-doped tin oxide powder of the invention can be used for the manufacture of electrically conductive toner powder.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 1991Date of Patent: August 24, 1993Assignee: Oce-Nederland B.V.Inventors: Gerardus C. P. Vercoulen, Ronald Groothuijse
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Patent number: 5202211Abstract: A toner powder comprising toner particles which carry on their surface and/or in an edge zone close to the surface fine particles of electrically conductive material consisting of fluorine-doped tin oxide. The fluorine-doped tin oxide particles have a primary particle size of less than 0.2 micrometer and a specific electrical resistance of at most 50 ohms.meter. The fluorine content of the tin oxide is less than 10% by weight, and preferably is from 1 to 5% by weight.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 1991Date of Patent: April 13, 1993Assignee: Oce-Nederland B.V.Inventors: Gerardus C. P. Vercoulen, Ronald Groothuijse