Patents by Inventor Steven Smet

Steven Smet 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: 20230064927
    Abstract: A package (1000) comprising a bag (100) and a stack of absorbent articles (200) having a substantially rectangular shape, wherein the stack of absorbent articles is arranged in the bag, wherein the bag (100) is made of a paper material having a basis weight between 60 and 100 g/m2 measured according to the ISO 536 standard, wherein the bag (100) has a closed bottom (110), a closed top (120), and a peripheral wall (130) betwen said bottom and said top, wherein the bag is provided at least on an inner surface of the bag near the top, with a sealable coating (140); wherein the closed top (120) is realized by a sealed portion (145) of said sealable coating (140).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Werner Van Ingelgem, Rik Daelemans, Pieter Hommez, Steven Smet, Bart Van Malderen
  • Publication number: 20230039880
    Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet (300), a liquid impervious backsheet (200), absorbent material positioned between the liquid pervious topsheet and the liquid impervious backsheet, and a capillary acceleration sheet (400) between the absorbent material and the liquid pervious topsheet, wherein the absorbent material is arranged on a bottom core wrap sheet such that one or more channels are formed, wherein less absorbent material per surface area is present in the one or more channels compared to an area around the one or more channels, wherein preferably substantially no absorbent material is present in the one or more channels, wherein the capillary acceleration sheet (400) has a basis weight between 15 and 55 g/m2 and comprises fibres having an average diameter between 10 and 35 micron, preferably between 15 and 30 micron, more preferably between 17 and 27 micron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Werner Van Ingelgem, Tom Derycke, Steven Smet, Bart Van Malderen
  • Patent number: 11529268
    Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, and an absorbent structure positioned in between said topsheet and said backsheet, wherein the absorbent structure comprises an absorbent core positioned in between the topsheet and the backsheet, a release structure being positioned in fluid communication with the absorbent core, said absorbent core comprising little to no cellulose fibers and/or fluff pulp and said absorbent core comprising an absorbent polymer material for absorbing and permanently holding fluids received from the topsheet and the release structure, wherein said release structure comprises at least one fibrous substrate structure having the capacity to receive and temporarily hold the fluids in proximity to the absorbent core so that the fluids can subsequently be transferred and released to and absorbed by the absorbent core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Drylock Technologies NV
    Inventors: Bart Van Malderen, Werner Van Ingelgem, Tom Derycke, Steven Smet
  • Publication number: 20220389538
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for recovering copper from secondary raw materials including in a feed batch smelting in a furnace a feedstock including copper oxide and elemental iron for forming a concentrated copper intermediate, whereby heat is generated by the redox reactions converting iron to oxide and copper oxide to copper, whereby copper collects in a molten liquid metal phase and iron oxides collect in a supernatant liquid slag phase, whereby at the end of the batch the liquid phases separate and may be removed from the furnace as smelter slag and as the concentrated copper intermediate, wherein during the smelting step an excess of elemental iron is maintained in the furnace relative to the amount required for completing the redox reactions, and further heat input is provided by the injection of an oxygen containing gas for oxidizing the excess iron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Aurubis Beerse
    Inventors: Walter Guns, Niko Mollen, Bert Coletti, Steven Smets, Andy Breugelmans, Jan Dirk A. Goris, Yves De Visscher, Charles Geenen
  • Publication number: 20220233364
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an absorbent article, said method comprising guiding a first sheet material along a rotating member, wherein a surface of said rotating member is provided with a pattern with at least one suction zone and at least one non-suction zone; applying an absorbent material on said first sheet material on the rotating member; locally removing the absorbent material applied on at least one attachment portion of the first sheet material located above the at least one non-suction zone, such that at least one remaining portion of the first sheet material located above the at least one suction zone is covered with absorbent material and substantially no absorbent material is present on the at least one attachment portion; applying a second sheet material on top of the absorbent material on the first sheet material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Werner Van Ingelgem, Steven Smet, Tom Derycke, Dries Verduyn
  • Patent number: 11331228
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an absorbent article, said method comprising guiding a first sheet material along a rotating member, wherein a surface of said rotating member is provided with a pattern with at least one suction zone and at least one non-suction zone; applying an absorbent material on said first sheet material on the rotating member; locally removing the absorbent material applied on at least one attachment portion of the first sheet material located above the at least one non-suction zone, such that at least one remaining portion of the first sheet material located above the at least one suction zone is covered with absorbent material and substantially no absorbent material is present on the at least one attachment portion; applying a second sheet material on top of the absorbent material on the first sheet material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Drylock Technologies NV
    Inventors: Werner Van Ingelgem, Steven Smet, Tom Derycke, Dries Verduyn
  • Publication number: 20210363606
    Abstract: A process for the production of a crude solder composition includes the provision of a first solder refining slag that includes tin and/or lead. The process further includes the steps of partially reducing the first solder refining slag, thereby forming a crude solder metal composition and a second solder refining slag, followed by separating the second solder refining slag from the crude solder metal composition, and partially reducing the second solder refining slag, thereby forming a second lead-tin based metal composition and a second spent slag followed by separating the second spent slag from the second lead-tin based metal composition A copper containing fresh feed is added to step (ii), preferably before reducing the second solder refining slag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: METALLO BELGIUM
    Inventors: Bert Coletti, Jan Dirk A. Goris, Yves De Visscher, Charles Geenen, Walter Guns, Niko Mollen, Steven Smets, Andy Breugelmans
  • Publication number: 20210290449
    Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, and an absorbent core comprising an absorbent material between a top core wrap sheet and a back core wrap sheet, said absorbent core being positioned in between said topsheet and said backsheet; said absorbent core having a first and second longitudinal edge (131, 132) and a front and rear transverse edge (133, 134), wherein the absorbent core is provided with a plurality of attachment zones where the top core wrap sheet is attached to the back core wrap sheet, wherein the plurality of attachment zones comprises: at least a first and a second elongate attachment zone, said first and second elongate attachment zone extending next to each other from a crotch region in the direction of the front and/or rear transverse edge; at least one connecting attachment zone connecting said first attachment zone with said second attachment zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Steven Smet, Werner Van Ingelgem, Tom Derycke, Dries Verduyn
  • Publication number: 20210236352
    Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, and an absorbent core positioned between the liquid pervious topsheet and the liquid impervious backsheet; said absorbent article having a first and second longitudinal edge and a first and second transverse edge; wherein the absorbent core comprises a bottom core wrap sheet, absorbent material, and a liquid management structure, wherein the absorbent material is positioned directly between the bottom core wrap sheet and the liquid management structure; and wherein the liquid management structure covers at least a surface portion of the absorbent material and comprises at least one channel portion forming at least one channel zone in the absorbent core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Werner Van Ingelgem, Steven Smet, Bart Van Malderen
  • Publication number: 20210172040
    Abstract: A disclosed dilute copper metal composition has 57-85% wt Cu, ?3.0% wt Ni, ?0.8% wt Fe, 7-25% wt Sn and 3-15% wt Pb. A process includes partially b) oxidizing a black copper composition to obtain a first copper refining slag and a first enriched copper metal. The process further includes oxidizing h) the first enriched copper metal to obtain a second copper refining slag, whereby at least 37.0% wt of the amount of tin and lead processed through steps b) and/or h) is retrieved in the first and second copper refining slags together, partially reducing c) the first copper refining slag to form a first lead-tin based metal composition and a first spent slag, adding the second copper refining slag to the first lead-tin based metal composition thereby forming a first liquid bath, partially oxidizing d) the first liquid bath, thereby obtaining the dilute copper metal composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: METALLO BELGIUM
    Inventors: Bert Coletti, Jan Dirk A. Goris, Yves De Visscher, Charles Geenen, Walter Guns, Niko Mollen, Steven Smets, Andy Breugelmans
  • Publication number: 20210172039
    Abstract: A process for a producing crude solder product and a copper product includes the steps of providing a black copper comprising >=50% wt of copper together with >=1.0% wt of tin and/or >=1.0% wt of lead, and refining a first portion of the black copper to obtain a refined copper product together with at least one copper refining slag. The process further includes the steps of recovering a first crude solder product from the copper refining slag, thereby forming a solder refining slag in equilibrium with the first crude solder product, and contacting a different portion of the black copper with the solder refining slag thereby forming a spent slag and a lead-tin based metal, followed by separating the spent slag from the lead-tin based metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: METALLO BELGIUM
    Inventors: Bert Coletti, Jan Dirk A. Goris, Yves De Visscher, Charles Geenen, Walter Guns, Niko Mollen, Steven Smets, Andy Breugelmans
  • Publication number: 20210161727
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an absorbent article, said method comprising guiding a first sheet material along a rotating member, wherein a surface of said rotating member is provided with a pattern with at least one suction zone and at least one non-suction zone; applying an absorbent material on said first sheet material on the rotating member; locally removing the absorbent material applied on at least one attachment portion of the first sheet material located above the at least one non-suction zone, such that at least one remaining portion of the first sheet material located above the at least one suction zone is covered with absorbent material and substantially no absorbent material is present on the at least one attachment portion; applying a second sheet material on top of the absorbent material on the first sheet material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Werner Van Ingelgem, Steven Smet, Tom Derycke, Dries Verduyn
  • Publication number: 20210161731
    Abstract: An absorbent article having a front edge intended to be positioned at a front side of a person and a rear edge intended to be positioned at a rear side of a person, said absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, and an absorbent material between said topsheet and said backsheet, wherein at least a first spacer element is included between said topsheet and said backsheet, wherein the first spacer element has a top side facing the topsheet, a bottom side facing the backsheet, and a number of lateral sides between the top and the bottom side, and wherein the absorbent material extends along at least two opposite lateral sides of the first spacer element; said first spacer element being configured to guide liquid to the absorbent material upon wetting of the absorbent article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Bart Van Malderen, Steven Smet, Werner Van Inelgem
  • Publication number: 20210071282
    Abstract: A process for producing a solder product and a copper product from a first lead-tin based metal composition having at least 40% wt of copper and at least 5.0% wt together of tin and lead. The process includes the steps of partially oxidizing a first liquid bath having the first lead-tin based metal composition, thereby forming a first dilute copper metal composition and a first solder refining slag, followed by separating the slag from the metal composition, and partially oxidizing a second liquid bath having the first dilute copper metal composition, thereby forming a first high-copper metal composition and a third solder refining slag, followed by separating the third solder refining slag from the first high-copper metal composition, whereby the solder product is derived from the first solder refining slag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: METALLO BELGIUM
    Inventors: Bert Coletti, Jan Dirk A. Goris, Yves De Visscher, Charles Geenen, Walter Guns, Niko Mollen, Steven Smets, Andy Breugelmans
  • Publication number: 20210030604
    Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, and an absorbent structure positioned in between said topsheet and said backsheet, wherein the absorbent structure comprises an absorbent core positioned in between the topsheet and the backsheet, a release structure being positioned in fluid communication with the absorbent core, said absorbent core comprising little to no cellulose fibers and/or fluff pulp and said absorbent core comprising an absorbent polymer material for absorbing and permanently holding fluids received from the topsheet and the release structure, wherein said release structure comprises at least one fibrous substrate structure having the capacity to receive and temporarily hold the fluids in proximity to the absorbent core so that the fluids can subsequently be transferred and released to and absorbed by the absorbent core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Bart Van Malderen, Werner Van Ingelgem, Tom Derycke, Steven Smet
  • Publication number: 20210015686
    Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, and an absorbent core positioned between the liquid pervious topsheet and the liquid impervious backsheet; said absorbent article having a first and second longitudinal edge and a first and second transverse edge; wherein the absorbent core comprises a top core sheet, a back core sheet, and absorbent material arranged partially between the top core sheet and the back core sheet; wherein at least one of the top core sheet and the back core sheet comprises at least one attachment portion which is attached to the other one of the top core sheet and the back core sheet forming at least one attachment zone, and at least one edge portion having at least one free edge and covering a portion of the absorbent material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Drylock Technologies NV
    Inventors: Werner van INGELGEM, Steven SMET, Bart van MALDEREN
  • Patent number: D933818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Inventor: Steven Smet
  • Patent number: D936214
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Inventor: Steven Smet
  • Patent number: D936216
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Inventor: Steven Smet
  • Patent number: D979181
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: DRYLOCK TECHNOLOGIES N.V.
    Inventor: Steven Smet