Patents by Inventor Thomas Defize

Thomas Defize 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: 12766548
    Abstract: A method for managing the gloss of an organic coating formed on a moving strip on a coil-coating line, the method including the steps of: 1) Setting a set gloss value Gs, a set gloss range Rs and a proportionality constant K of a predefined linear mathematical relation between the temperature of the wet film before UV curing and the gloss, 2) Collecting the measure of the temperature T of the wet film in at least a width portion of the moving strip upstream of the UV curing device and collecting the measure of the gloss G, 3) Correcting a deviation of the measured gloss G beyond Rs, this step including a sub-step of calculating the corrected temperature Tc to be reached by the wet film in the width portion upstream of the UV curing device according to equation: Tc=T+K(G?Gs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2026
    Assignee: ArcelorMittal
    Inventors: Fabrice Farina, Jacky Mallegol, Eric Silberberg, Charles Hanquet, Thomas Defize
  • Publication number: 20260284700
    Abstract: A method for managing the gloss of an organic coating formed on a moving strip on a coil-coating line including sequentially a paint applicator, a heating device including a heating module, an Ultra-Violet curing device and an Electron-Beam curing device, the method including correcting a deviation of the measured gloss G beyond a set gloss range Rs, the correction including a sub-step of calculating the correction CP to be applied to the power of the heating module, taking into account Gs and the measured gloss G, with a closed-loop controller and a sub-step of adjusting a setting of the coil-coating line taking into account the calculated correction CP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: September 24, 2026
    Inventors: Fabrice FARINA, Jacky MALLEGOL, Charles HANQUET, Thomas DEFIZE, Maria ALBARRACIN, Vincent RUWET
  • Publication number: 20260284701
    Abstract: A method for managing the gloss of an organic coating formed on a moving strip on a coil-coating line including sequentially a paint applicator, a cooling device including a cooling module, an Ultra-Violet curing device and an Electron-Beam curing device, the method including correcting a deviation of the measured gloss G beyond a set gloss range Rs, the correction including calculating the corrected temperature Tc to be reached by the wet film, in the at least a width portion downstream of the cooling module and upstream of the Ultra-Violet curing device, according to equation Tc=T+K (G?Gs) and adjusting a setting of the coil-coating line taking into account the calculated corrected temperature Tc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: September 24, 2026
    Inventors: Fabrice FARINA, Jacky MALLEGOL, Charles HANQUET, Thomas DEFIZE, Maria ALBARRACIN, Vincent RUWET
  • Publication number: 20260273568
    Abstract: A method for managing the gloss of an organic coating formed on a moving strip on a coil-coating line including, sequentially along the path P of the moving strip, a paint applicator, a heating device including a heating module, an Ultra-Violet curing device and an Electron-Beam curing device, the method including correcting a deviation of the measured gloss G beyond a set gloss range Rs, this correcting step comprising a sub-step of calculating the corrected temperature Tc to be reached by the wet film, in the at least a width portion upstream of the Ultra-Violet curing device, according to equation Tc=T+K (G?Gs) and a sub-step of adjusting a setting of the coil-coating line taking into account the calculated corrected temperature Tc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: September 17, 2026
    Inventors: Fabrice FARINA, Jacky MALLEGOL, Charles HANQUET, Thomas DEFIZE, Maria ALBARRACIN, Vincent RUWET
  • Patent number: 12215199
    Abstract: The invention relates to a film Film comprising a random graft copolymer having a polypropylene (PP) backbone and from 3 to 8 polyester segments covalently bonded to said backbone, wherein the number average molecular weight (Mn) of the polypropylene backbone ranges between 10.000 and 100.000 Dalton (as determined with HT-SEC in o-DCB at 150° C.), wherein the Mn of each polyester segment ranges between 5.000 and 25.000 Daltons, wherein the amount of PP ranges between 45 and 80 mol %, wherein the amount of polyester segments ranges between 55 and 20 mol %, wherein the film has a thickness in the range of 0.01-10 mm, wherein the polypropylene and polyester domains form independently continuous phases, and wherein the mol % is calculated relative to the total moles of monomer units present in the copolymer. The invention further relates to a nano porous PP membrane and its use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Artur Rozanski, Lidia Jasinska-Walc, Miloud Bouyahyi, Lanti Yang, Robbert Duchateau, Thomas Defize, Katrien Veerle Bernaerts
  • Publication number: 20250018424
    Abstract: A method for managing the gloss of an organic coating formed on a moving strip on a coil-coating line, the method including the steps of: 1) Setting a set gloss value Gs, a set gloss range Rs and a proportionality constant K of a predefined linear mathematical relation between the temperature of the wet film before UV curing and the gloss, 2) Collecting the measure of the temperature T of the wet film in at least a width portion of the moving strip upstream of the UV curing device and collecting the measure of the gloss G, 3) Correcting a deviation of the measured gloss G beyond Rs, this step including a sub-step of calculating the corrected temperature Tc to be reached by the wet film in the width portion upstream of the UV curing device according to equation: Tc=T+K(G?Gs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Fabrice FARINA, Jacky MALLEGOL, Eric SILBERBERG, Charles HANQUET, Thomas DEFIZE
  • Publication number: 20220169802
    Abstract: The invention relates to a film Film comprising a random graft copolymer having a polypropylene (PP) backbone and from 3 to 8 polyester segments covalently bonded to said backbone, wherein the number average molecular weight (Mn) of the polypropylene backbone ranges between 10.000 and 100.000 Dalton (as determined with HT-SEC in o-DCB at 150° C.), wherein the Mn of each polyester segment ranges between 5.000 and 25.000 Daltons, wherein the amount of PP ranges between 45 and 80 mol %, wherein the amount of polyester segments ranges between 55 and 20 mol %, wherein the film has a thickness in the range of 0.01-10 mm, wherein the polypropylene and polyester domains form independently continuous phases, and wherein the mol % is calculated relative to the total moles of monomer units present in the copolymer. The invention further relates to a nano porous PP membrane and its use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Artur Rozanski, Lidia Jasinska-Walc, Miloud Bouyahyi, Yang Lanti, Robbert Duchateau, Thomas Defize, Katrien Veerle Bernaerts