Patents by Inventor Wouter Jeroom Maria Van Gaens

Wouter Jeroom Maria Van Gaens 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: 20240026177
    Abstract: Inkjet ink for forming an image on a substrate, the inkjet ink comprising a pigment P, a first block copolymer dispersant D1 for dispersing the pigment P and a second block copolymer dispersant D2 for dispersing the pigment P, and an aqueous carrier; wherein said first block copolymer dispersant D1 is different from said second block copolymer dispersant D2, wherein each block copolymer dispersant D1, D2 comprises an anchoring segment A1, A2 for anchoring to the pigment P, wherein each of the block copolymer dispersant D1, D2 additionally comprises a matrix stabilization segment M for aqueous phase stabilization of the pigment P, wherein the anchoring segment A1 of the first block copolymer dispersant D1 comprises a repeating unit R1 and the anchoring segment A2 of the second block copolymer dispersant D2 comprises a repeating unit R2, wherein the repeating unit R1 is less hydrophobic than the repeating unit R2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: XEIKON MANUFACTURING N.V.
    Inventors: Werner Jozef Johan OP DE BEECK, Lode Erik Dries DEPREZ, Wouter Jeroom Maria VAN GAENS, Nils Margaretha Robert DE VOS, Lore WYNS
  • Publication number: 20230374322
    Abstract: Inkjet ink for forming an image on a substrate includes a pigment P, a block copolymer dispersant D for dispersing the pigment P, and an aqueous carrier. The block copolymer dispersant D includes an anchoring segment A for anchoring to the pigment P, where the block copolymer dispersant additionally comprises a matrix stabilization segment M for aqueous phase stabilization of the pigment. The anchoring segment A includes a repeating unit R1 and a repeating unit R2, different from R1, where the repeating unit R1 is less hydrophobic than the repeating unit R2, the repeating unit R1 includes a (poly)alkylene oxide coupled to a terminal group via a direct bond, a —C—O—C— ether bond or a —C—O—(C?O)—N— urethane bond, and the terminal group is selected from an alkyl group, an aryl group and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: XEIKON MANUFACTURING N.V.
    Inventors: Werner Jozef Johan OP DE BEECK, Lode Erik Dries DEPREZ, Wouter Jeroom Maria VAN GAENS, Nils Margaretha Robert DE VOS, Lore WYNS
  • Publication number: 20230135129
    Abstract: An inkjet printing process and an ink set for forming an image on a substrate by applying a plurality of inkjet inks of the ink set on the substrate. The plurality of inkjet inks include at least a first ink and a second ink, each ink comprising: a pigment and a block copolymer dispersant for dispersing the pigment. The block copolymer dispersant includes a first block and a second block where the second block is formed using at least one monomer M2, which monomer M2 is selected from the group consisting of a methacrylate and an acrylate, and where the monomer M2 is an anchoring monomer for anchoring to the pigment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: XEIKON MANUFACTURING N.V.
    Inventors: Lode Erik Dries DEPREZ, Werner Jozef Johan OP DE BEECK, Wouter Jeroom Maria VAN GAENS, Roel DE MONDT, Geert Gaston Paul DEROOVER, Nils Margaretha Robert DE VOS, Lore WYNS
  • Publication number: 20220324245
    Abstract: A printing method in which a primer composition, which includes at least one pigment aggregating agent, is applied to a coated substrate prior to an ink-jet printing step. The ink-jet printing step is performed using inkjet droplets having x ?m drop diameter, printed in a print resolution on the coated substrate that corresponds to a rectangular unit cell having cell dimensions of y ?m by z ?m, where a ratio of x/y is >0.60.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: XEIKON MANUFACTURING N.V.
    Inventors: Wouter Jeroom Maria VAN GAENS, Werner Jozef Johan OP DE BEECK, Lode Erik Dries DEPREZ, Roel DE MONDT
  • Publication number: 20220063302
    Abstract: A digital printing process for inkjet printing on a recording medium using ink including a carrier liquid and a colorant, in particular on a recording medium which is configured not to absorb the carrier liquid or to absorb only a portion of the carrier liquid during the inkjet printing. The process includes the steps of: jetting ink on the recording medium; bringing one or more continuously rotating members in rotational contact with the jetted ink on the recording medium such that a colorant-poor portion of the ink is adsorbed to the one or more rotating members and a colorant-rich portion remains on the recording medium. The colorant-rich portion includes more colorant than said colorant-poor portion. The process further includes continuously removing said colorant-poor portion of the one or more continuously rotating members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: XEIKON MANUFACTURING N.V.
    Inventors: Kurt Gustaaf Maria MAMPAEY, Tomas PRAET, Wouter Jeroom Maria VAN GAENS, Werner Jozef Johan OP DE BEECK, Lode Erik Dries DEPREZ
  • Publication number: 20200255570
    Abstract: The polymeric dispersant is a copolymer obtainable by copolymerizing at least a first monomer chosen from a maleimide compound and maleic anhydride, and a second monomer being an ethylenically unsaturated monomer and in case of maleic anhydride, conversion of resulting maleic anhydride units to N-substituted maleimide units, wherein the first monomer comprises a first substituent having a substantially non-polar chain and wherein the second monomer comprises a second, more polar substituent. In one embodiment of the copolymerisation method, first and second monomers are used with copolymerisation parameters r1, r2, such that r1 and r2?0.5. This results in an at least moderately alternating copolymer. The conversion of maleic anhydride units to maleimide may be partial, for instance at least 10%. The polymeric dispersant can be used in an ink dispersion further comprising colorant particles and an aqueous and/or alcoholic carrier liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Wouter Jeroom Maria Van Gaens, Geert Gaston Paul Deroover, Lode Erik Dries Deprez, Werner Jozef Johan Op de Beeck, Mathias Jo Bert van Remortel
  • Patent number: 10627745
    Abstract: A digital printing process for xerography printing with liquid toner is disclosed, said liquid toner including a curable carrier liquid and imaging particles suspended in the carrier liquid. The process includes: forming a latent image as a pattern of electric charge on a surface of an imaging member; transferring the liquid toner onto a development member; developing the latent image by transferring liquid toner from the development member onto the imaging member in accordance with the pattern; transferring the liquid toner from the imaging member to a first substrate; applying a second substrate on the transferred liquid toner; after application of the second substrate, irradiating the liquid toner with actinic radiation or particle beams to cure the carrier liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Xeikon Manufacturing N.V.
    Inventors: Lode Erik Dries Deprez, Werner Jozef Johan Op de Beeck, Wouter Jeroom Maria Van Gaens
  • Publication number: 20190146377
    Abstract: A digital printing process for xerography printing with liquid toner is disclosed, said liquid toner including a curable carrier liquid and imaging particles suspended in the carrier liquid. The process includes: forming a latent image as a pattern of electric charge on a surface of an imaging member; transferring the liquid toner onto a development member; developing the latent image by transferring liquid toner from the development member onto the imaging member in accordance with the pattern; transferring the liquid toner from the imaging member to a first substrate; applying a second substrate on the transferred liquid toner; after application of the second substrate, irradiating the liquid toner with actinic radiation or particle beams to cure the carrier liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Lode Erik Dries Deprez, Werner Jozef Johan Op de Beeck, Wouter Jeroom Maria Van Gaens