Patents by Inventor Tim Els Leo De Rydt

Tim Els Leo De Rydt 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).

  • Method of applying a pattern to a substrate
    Patent number: 8354145
    Abstract: Method for applying a pattern onto a substrate, the method including the following steps: applying a layer of a paint comprising magnetically orientable pigments on the substrate; exposing the paint to a magnetic field, whereby the pigments are oriented along field lines of the magnetic field to produce a pattern in the paint layer; and solidifying the paint on the substrate; characterized in that the magnetic field is generated by a magnetic part embedded in the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V.
    Inventors: Tim Els Leo De Rydt, Laurent Goubet
  • METHOD OF APPLYING A PATTERN TO A SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20090280307
    Abstract: Method for applying a pattern onto a substrate, the method including the following steps: applying a layer of a paint comprising magnetically orientable pigments on the substrate; exposing the paint to a magnetic field, whereby the pigments are oriented along field lines of the magnetic field to produce a pattern in the paint layer; and solidifying the paint on the substrate; characterized in that the magnetic field is generated by a magnetic part embedded in the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: AKZO NOBEL COATING INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventors: Tim Els Leo De Rydt, Laurent Goubet