Patents by Inventor Tom Cloots
Tom Cloots 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: 11801700Abstract: A manufacturing method of decorated natural leather including the steps of: attaching a crusted leather (45) with its corium side by an adhesive (46) to a temporary carrier (47); inkjet printing the crusted leather (45) on its grain side with one or more pigmented inkjet inks; wherein the surface area of the temporary carrier (47) is larger than the surface area of the crusted leather (45).Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2019Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: AGFA NVInventors: Jens Lenaerts, Dieter Jancart, Johan Loccufier, Tom Cloots
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Patent number: 11548305Abstract: An inkjet printing method for manufacturing decorative laminate panels ordered by a customer includes i) providing an inkjet printing device with a print job including one or more decorative patterns and an identification code assigned to the one or more decorative patterns; and ii) printing the one or more decorative patterns with one or more inkjet inks and applying the identification code on a substrate web, wherein the substrate web is a paper substrate and the one or more inkjet inks are aqueous pigmented inkjet inks are printed on the substrate web before impregnation with a thermosetting resin; or the one or more inkjet inks are UV curable inkjet inks and the substrate web is a thermoplastic substrate web based on a material selected from the group consisting of polyvinylchloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polyethylene-terephthalate (PET) and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU).Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2018Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: AGFA NVInventors: Pascal Meeus, Tom Cloots
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Patent number: 11260687Abstract: A manufacturing method for decorating natural leather with a decorative image includes applying on a crusted leather a base coat containing a pigment for providing a chromatic colour or an achromatic colour different from black, inkjet printing a colour image on the base coat using one or more pigmented UV curable inkjet inks, optionally applying a protective top coat on the image, and optionally applying a heat pressing or embossing step, wherein the chromatic colour or the achromatic colour different from black of the base coat and the inkjet printed colour image are used in combination to provide the decorative image.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2018Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: AGFA NVInventors: Jens Lenaerts, Pantelis Yiannakou, Tom Cloots, Dieter Jancart
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Publication number: 20210213767Abstract: An inkjet printing method for manufacturing decorative laminate panels ordered by a customer includes i) providing an inkjet printing device with a print job including one or more decorative patterns and an identification code assigned to the one or more decorative patterns; and ii) printing the one or more decorative patterns with one or more inkjet inks and applying the identification code on a substrate web, wherein the substrate web is a paper substrate and the one or more inkjet inks are aqueous pigmented inkjet inks are printed on the substrate web before impregnation with a thermosetting resin; or the one or more inkjet inks are UV curable inkjet inks and the substrate web is a thermoplastic substrate web based on a material selected from the group consisting of polyvinylchloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polyethylene-terephthalate (PET) and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2018Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Pascal MEEUS, Tom CLOOTS
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Publication number: 20210213768Abstract: A manufacturing method of decorated natural leather including the steps of: attaching a crusted leather (45) with its corium side by an adhesive (46) to a temporary carrier (47); inkjet printing the crusted leather (45) on its grain side with one or more pigmented inkjet inks; wherein the surface area of the temporary carrier (47) is larger than the surface area of the crusted leather (45).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Jens Lenaerts, Dieter Jancart, Johan Loccufier, Tom Cloots
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Publication number: 20210187991Abstract: A manufacturing method for decorating natural leather with a decorative image includes applying on a crusted leather a base coat containing a pigment for providing a chromatic colour or an achromatic colour different from black, inkjet printing a colour image on the base coat using one or more pigmented UV curable inkjet inks, optionally applying a protective top coat on the image, and optionally applying a heat pressing or embossing step, wherein the chromatic colour or the achromatic colour different from black of the base coat and the inkjet printed colour image are used in combination to provide the decorative image.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2018Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Jens LENAERTS, Pantelis YIANNAKOU, Tom CLOOTS, Dieter JANCART
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Publication number: 20200047466Abstract: A method for producing laminated safety glass includes the steps of applying imagewise a thermally reducible composition including a organic metal salt on a glass surface or a thermoplastic polymeric surface, and heating at least the imagewise applied thermally reducible composition to form a metal from the organic metal salt.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Tom CLOOTS, Johan LOCCUFIER, Guido FRANSEN
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Patent number: 10549508Abstract: A method for producing laminated safety glass includes the steps of applying imagewise a thermally reducible composition including a organic metal salt on a glass surface or a thermoplastic polymeric surface, and heating at least the imagewise applied thermally reducible composition to form a metal from the organic metal salt.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2014Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: AGFA NVInventors: Tom Cloots, Johan Loccufier, Guido Fransen
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Patent number: 10518562Abstract: An inkjet printing device includes a flatbed table for supporting on its support surface heavy-weight substrates to print on; and ball transfer units, arranged in the support surface, for transporting and/or positioning substrates on the flatbed table; wherein the inkjet printing device includes a drive module for moving away the ball transfer units from the support surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: AGFA NVInventors: Joris Van Garsse, Tom Cloots
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Patent number: 10369815Abstract: An inkjet printing device includes a vacuum flatbed table configured to support large and flat substrates with applied vacuum power and while printing, in a hold down area, against the vacuum flatbed table; a removable flat substrate support device configured to support large and flat substrates while printing; and a vacuum belt connected to a plurality of pulleys and wrapped around the vacuum flatbed table; wherein the vacuum flatbed table is configured for coupling the removable flat substrate support device stationary to the vacuum flatbed table by applied vacuum power; and the vacuum belt is sandwiched between the removable flat substrate support device and the vacuum flatbed table.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: AGFA NVInventor: Tom Cloots
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Publication number: 20180236790Abstract: An inkjet printing device includes a flatbed table for supporting on its support surface heavy-weight substrates to print on; and ball transfer units, arranged in the support surface, for transporting and/or positioning substrates on the flatbed table; wherein the inkjet printing device includes a drive module for moving away the ball transfer units from the support surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Joris VAN GARSSE, Tom CLOOTS
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Publication number: 20180229516Abstract: An inkjet printing device includes a vacuum flatbed table configured to support large and flat substrates with applied vacuum power and while printing, in a hold down area, against the vacuum flatbed table; a removable flat substrate support device configured to support large and flat substrates while printing; and a vacuum belt connected to a plurality of pulleys and wrapped around the vacuum flatbed table; wherein the vacuum flatbed table is configured for coupling the removable flat substrate support device stationary to the vacuum flatbed table by applied vacuum power; and the vacuum belt is sandwiched between the removable flat substrate support device and the vacuum flatbed table.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventor: Tom CLOOTS
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Publication number: 20180229517Abstract: An inkjet printing device includes a vacuum flatbed table configured to support large and flat substrates with applied vacuum power and while printing, in a hold down area, against the vacuum flatbed table; and a removable flat substrate support device configured to support large and flat substrates while printing; wherein the vacuum flatbed table is configured for coupling the removable flat substrate support device stationary to the vacuum flatbed table by applied vacuum power.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventor: Tom CLOOTS
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Patent number: 9840091Abstract: A method for manufacturing decorative workpieces includes the step of nesting a set of decorative patterns digitally printed on a decoration layer to reduce the waste of decoration layer. To perform a corresponding relief for the nested decorative patterns on a nested decorative workpiece, the relief provided by a digital relief apparatus is in a correct match with the nested decorative workpiece. If the printing zone of the digital printer has a failure zone, the nesting method prevents arranging of the decorative patterns in this failure zone.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2015Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignees: AGFA GRAPHICS NV, UNILIN BVBAInventors: Tom Cloots, Laurent Meersseman, Joris Van Garsse
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Publication number: 20160347085Abstract: A method for manufacturing decorative workpieces includes the step of nesting a set of decorative patterns digitally printed on a decoration layer to reduce the waste of decoration layer. To perform a corresponding relief for the nested decorative patterns on a nested decorative workpiece, the relief provided by a digital relief apparatus is in a correct match with the nested decorative workpiece. If the printing zone of the digital printer has a failure zone, the nesting method prevents arranging of the decorative patterns in this failure zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Applicant: AGFA Graphics NVInventors: Tom CLOOTS, Laurent MEERSSEMAN, Joris VAN GARSSE
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Publication number: 20160303831Abstract: A method for producing laminated safety glass includes the steps of applying imagewise a thermally reducible composition including a organic metal salt on a glass surface or a thermoplastic polymeric surface, and heating at least the imagewise applied thermally reducible composition to form a metal from the organic metal salt.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2014Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Tom Cloots, Johan Loccufier, Guido Fransen
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Publication number: 20160185128Abstract: A method of UV curable inkjet printing on a cuboid shaped object includes the steps of jetting and UV curing an image of one or more UV curable inks on at least one vertical panel of the cuboid shaped object, and measuring the perpendicular distance from an active distance controller to the vertical plane, wherein the cuboid shaped object is selected from intermodal freight containers, crates, trucks, trailers, semi-trailers and boxcars.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2014Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Tom CLOOTS, Joseph VANDER AA, Luc BOUWENS
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Publication number: 20160185127Abstract: A method of UV curable inkjet printing on a cuboid shaped object includes the steps of bringing and holding at least part of an inkjet printing device in physical contact with the cuboid shaped object, and jetting and UV curing an image of one or more UV curable inks on at least one vertical panel of the cuboid shaped object, wherein the cuboid shaped object is selected from intermodal freight containers, crates, trucks, trailers, semi-trailers and boxcars.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2014Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Tom CLOOTS, Joseph VANDER AA, Luc BOUWENS
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Patent number: 7357965Abstract: A method of making a liquid crystal alignment layer comprising the steps of: (i) providing a layer on a substrate, the layer comprising a polythiophene according to formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent hydrogen or a C1-C4 alkyl group or together represent a C1-C4 alkylene group or a cycloalkylene group; and (ii) mechanically rendering the layer liquid crystal aligning; a liquid crystal alignment layer obtainable by the above-mentioned method; a liquid crystal device incorporating the above-mentioned liquid crystal alignment layer; a liquid crystal display comprising the above-mentioned liquid crystal alignment layer or the above-mentioned liquid crystal device; and the use of the polythiophene according to formula (I) for aligning liquid crystals.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2000Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert, N.V.Inventors: Jean-Pierre Tahon, Tom Cloots, Roger Bäuerle
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Patent number: 7247342Abstract: An electroluminescent device comprising a transparent or translucent support, a transparent or translucent first electrode, a second conductive electrode and an electroluminescent phosphor layer sandwiched between the transparent or translucent first electrode and the second conductive electrode, wherein the first and second electrodes each comprises a polymer or copolymer of a 3,4-dialkoxythiophene, which may be the same or different, in which the two alkoxy groups may be the same or different or together represent an optionally substituted oxy-alkylene-oxy bridge; a display comprising the above-mentioned electroluminescent device; a lamp comprising the above-mentioned electroluminescent device; manufacturing processes for the above-mentioned electroluminescent devices; and the use of such devices for the integrated backlighting of static and dynamic posters and signage.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2003Date of Patent: July 24, 2007Assignee: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Peter Willaert, Tom Cloots, Roger Van den Bogaert