Patents by Inventor Sam LEDEGEN

Sam LEDEGEN 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: 20250249698
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a decorative foil may involve providing a thermoplastic carrier layer. An ink receiving layer may be provided to the carrier layer. A decorative pattern may be formed on the carrier layer by performing a digital printing operation wherein droplets of aqueous inks having a volume smaller than 100 pL are jet to the ink receiving layer. The ink receiving layer may include a binding agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: Unilin, BV
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Sam LEDEGEN
  • Publication number: 20250188751
    Abstract: Sheet material includes at least two layers of material, wherein a first layer of material forms more than half the thickness of the sheet material and is mainly built up from wood particles glued by means of a first binder and pressed. The first binder is thermosetting, wherein the second layer of material is present on the surface of the aforementioned sheet material and is mainly built up from particulate particles glued by a second binder and pressed. The second binder is thermoplastic and/or elastomeric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2025
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Sam LEDEGEN
  • Patent number: 12296608
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a decorative foil may involve providing a thermoplastic carrier layer. An ink receiving layer may be provided to the carrier layer. A decorative pattern may be formed on the carrier layer by performing a digital printing operation wherein droplets of aqueous inks having a volume smaller than 100 pL are jet to the carrier layer, more particularly to the ink receiving. The ink receiving layer may comprise a binding agent, preferably different from an acrylic copolymer, and/or silica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Unilin, BV
    Inventors: Benjamin Clement, Sam Ledegen
  • Patent number: 12276117
    Abstract: Sheet material includes at least two layers of material, wherein a first layer of material forms more than half the thickness of the sheet material and is mainly built up from wood particles glued by means of a first binder and pressed. The first binder is thermosetting, wherein the second layer of material is present on the surface of the aforementioned sheet material and is mainly built up from particulate particles glued by a second binder and pressed. The second binder is thermoplastic and/or elastomeric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: UNILIN BV
    Inventors: Benjamin Clement, Sam Ledegen
  • Publication number: 20240399415
    Abstract: A decorative panel includes a substrate and a wear layer. The wear layer has a varnish coat that includes hard particles over its entire thickness. The hard particles have an S50 particle size determined from the cumulative particle size distribution according to volume measured by laser diffraction as the particle size at which 50% of the hard particles are smaller than this particle size S50. The varnish coat has a thickness T that is between 0.5*S50 and 2*S50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Sam LEDEGEN, Marijn SEYNAEVE
  • Publication number: 20240368432
    Abstract: A sheet includes a support layer and a coating layer on a side of the support layer. The coating layer is partially cured. The coating layer has carbon-carbon double bonds. The relative amount of carbon-carbon double bonds is higher at the surface of the coating layer than at the contact surface of the coating layer with the support layer. Methods are disclosed to manufacture such sheets; and to produce a decorative panel using such sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Sam LEDEGEN, Marijn SEYNAEVE
  • Patent number: 12077690
    Abstract: A sheet includes a support layer and a coating layer on a side of the support layer. The coating layer is partially cured. The coating layer has carbon-carbon double bonds. The relative amount of carbon-carbon double bonds is higher at the surface of the coating layer than at the contact surface of the coating layer with the support layer. Methods are disclosed to manufacture such sheets; and to produce a decorative panel using such sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: UNILIN BV
    Inventors: Benjamin Clement, Sam Ledegen, Marijn Seynaeve
  • Publication number: 20240246349
    Abstract: An inkjet receiver coating may be used in a method for manufacturing a paper or a thermoplastic foil that is printable with an inkjet printer. The paper or the foil may be used as a decor paper or a decor foil, respectively, in a laminate panel. The paper or the foil may be coated on at least one side with the inkjet receiver coating. The inkjet receiver coating may include at least a binder and an ink reactive compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Unilin, BV
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Matthias IDE, Sam LEDEGEN
  • Publication number: 20240165924
    Abstract: Panels include a decorative paper layer impregnated with a resin, and a substrate. The decorative paper layer is incorporated in the panel by means of polyurethane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Sam LEDEGEN, Thomas DERUYTER, Leen DE LANGE
  • Patent number: 11975555
    Abstract: An inkjet receiver coating may be used in a method for manufacturing a paper or a thermoplastic foil that is printable with an inkjet printer. The paper or the foil may be used as a decor paper or a decor foil, respectively, in a laminate panel. The paper or the foil may be coated on at least one side with the inkjet receiver coating. The inkjet receiver coating may include at least pigment and binder, and an ink reactive compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Unilin, BV
    Inventors: Benjamin Clement, Matthias Ide, Sam Ledegen
  • Publication number: 20240083156
    Abstract: A panel has a substrate, and a top layer provided thereon. The top layer comprises at least a melamine resin and a binder. The binder is selected from the group comprising: polyacrylates based binder, polyvinyl acetate-based binder, polyester based, acrylic copolymers-based binder or urethane based binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Sam LEDEGEN, Jose MEIRLAEN
  • Publication number: 20240009956
    Abstract: A decorative panel includes a mineral layer, and a decorative surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Sam LEDEGEN, Marijn SEYNAEVE
  • Patent number: 11865827
    Abstract: A panel has a substrate, and a top layer provided thereon. The top layer comprises at least a melamine resin and a binder. The binder is selected from the group comprising: polyacrylates based binder, polyvinyl acetate-based binder, polyester based, acrylic copolymers-based binder or urethane based binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
    Inventors: Benjamin Clement, Sam Ledegen, José Meirlaen
  • Publication number: 20230217921
    Abstract: A decorative panel includes a substrate, a decor layer and a cover layer. The cover layer has a lacquer or is composed of a lacquer. The lacquer includes antimicrobial additives; and has an acrylate matrix and/or a methacrylate matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Sam LEDEGEN
  • Publication number: 20230183527
    Abstract: A sheet includes a support layer and a coating layer on a side of the support layer. The coating layer is partially cured. The coating layer has carbon-carbon double bonds. The relative amount of carbon-carbon double bonds is higher at the surface of the coating layer than at the contact surface of the coating layer with the support layer. Methods are disclosed to manufacture such sheets; and to produce a decorative panel using such sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Sam LEDEGEN, Marijn SEYNAEVE
  • Publication number: 20220243483
    Abstract: Sheet material includes at least two layers of material, wherein a first layer of material forms more than half the thickness of the sheet material and is mainly built up from wood particles glued by means of a first binder and pressed. The first binder is thermosetting, wherein the second layer of material is present on the surface of the aforementioned sheet material and is mainly built up from particulate particles glued by a second binder and pressed. The second binder is thermoplastic and/or elastomeric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Sam LEDEGEN
  • Publication number: 20220161539
    Abstract: A panel having a substrate and a top layer provided thereon, wherein the top layer comprises at least a melamine resin and a binder, the binder being selected from the group comprising: polyacrylates based binder, polyvinyl acetate based binder, polyester based binder, acrylic copolymers based binder or urethane based binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Sam LEDEGEN, José MEIRLAEN
  • Publication number: 20220126617
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a decorative foil may involve providing a thermoplastic carrier layer. An ink receiving layer may be provided to the carrier layer. A decorative pattern may be formed on the carrier layer by performing a digital printing operation wherein droplets of aqueous inks having a volume smaller than 100 pL are jet to the carrier layer, more particularly to the ink receiving. The ink receiving layer may comprise a binding agent, preferably different from an acrylic copolymer, and/or silica.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Flooring Industries Limited, SARL
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Sam LEDEGEN
  • Publication number: 20220001572
    Abstract: Coated panel with at least a substrate (2) and a top layer applied thereto (3), wherein the above-mentioned top layer (3) comprises at least a decor layer (4) and a translucent or transparent wear layer (5), characterized in that the above-mentioned wear layer (5) comprises a thermally cured acrylate resin or a thermally cured unsaturated polyester resin. Preferably, wherein thermal curing partially or completely cures the resin. In particular, wherein the above-mentioned acrylate resin or unsaturated polyester resin is at least partially cured by means of a thermally initiated radical crosslinking reaction. The invention further relates to a method for the production of such coated panels (1), in particular floor panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Sam LEDEGEN
  • Publication number: 20220001685
    Abstract: An inkjet receiver coating may be used in a method for manufacturing a paper or a thermoplastic foil that is printable with an inkjet printer. The paper or the foil may be used as a decor paper or a decor foil, respectively, in a laminate panel. The paper or the foil may be coated on at least one side with the inkjet receiver coating. The inkjet receiver coating may include at least pigment and binder, and an ink reactive compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Flooring Industries Limited, SARL
    Inventors: Benjamin CLEMENT, Matthias IDE, Sam LEDEGEN