Patents by Inventor Johan Willy Declerck

Johan Willy Declerck 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: 20180323323
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a polymer sheet and its use as part of a solar panel and glass element. The sheet comprises multiple coextruded polymer layers, wherein at least two or more layers of the polymer sheet comprise a luminescence downshifting compound for at least partially absorbing radiation having a certain wavelength and re-emitting radiation at a longer wavelength than the wavelength of the absorbed radiation, and wherein a luminescence downshifting compound in a first polymer layer can absorb more radiation at a lower wavelength than the luminescence downshifting compound present in a next layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Johan Willy Declerck, Koen Hasaers, Kristof Proost
  • Patent number: 9331232
    Abstract: A process for annealing photovoltaic polymer encapsulation film (3), the film comprising polymer molecules substantially oriented along a machine direction, characterized in that the film is heated, supported on a support surface of support means (12), with heating means to a relaxation temperature to increase the isotropy of the polymer molecules such that the film is at least partly annealed, the support means (12) comprising a fluid (13) between the film (3) and the support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: NOVOPOLYMERS N.V.
    Inventor: Johan Willy Declerck
  • Publication number: 20150144191
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a polymer sheet and its use as part of a solar paneland glass element. The sheet comprises multiple coextruded polymer layers, wherein at least two or more layers of the polymer sheet comprise a luminescence downshifting compound for at least partially absorbing radiation having a certain wavelength and re-emitting radiation at a longer wavelength than the wavelength of the absorbed radiation, and wherein a luminescence downshifting compound in a first polymer layer can absorb more radiation at a lower wavelength than the luminescence downshifting compound present in a next layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Johan Willy Declerck, Koen Hasaers, Kristof Proost
  • Publication number: 20150129018
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multilayer film for the encapsulation of photovoltaic cells, comprising: (a) at least a first, outer thermoplastic polymer layer;(b) a second thermoplastic polymer intermediate layer arranged between the first and the third layer, and (c) a second, outer thermoplastic polymer layer, wherein at least one of layers (a), (b) or (c) is opaque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Johan Willy Declerck, Koen Hasaers, Kristof Proost
  • Publication number: 20130273685
    Abstract: A process for annealing photovoltaic polymer encapsulation film (3), the film comprising polymer molecules substantially oriented along a machine direction, characterized in that the film is heated, supported on a support surface of support means (12), with heating means to a relaxation temperature to increase the isotropy of the polymer molecules such that the film is at least partly annealed, the support means (12) comprising a fluid (13) between the film (3) and the support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: NOVOPOLYMERS N.V.
    Inventor: Johan Willy Declerck
  • Patent number: 7838109
    Abstract: Film for packaging liquid products or the like, which mainly consists of a first polyolefin layer, a jointing layer and a layer of polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE), wherein the PCTFE Layer has a thickness of at least 10 micrometer (?m) and whereby the film is obtained by means of extrusion lamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Inventor: Johan Willy Declerck
  • Publication number: 20100030180
    Abstract: Multi-layered film consisting of at least an inner layer (3) and an outer layer (2), with an intermediate layer (4) provided in between, whereby at least the inner and the outer layers (2-3) consist of a homopolymer of polypropylene and/or a copolymer of polypropylene, and whereby the intermediate layer (4) contains at least a mixture of a homopolymer of polypropylene and/or a copolymer of polypropylene with a thermoplastic elastomer, characterized in that the film (1) has a haze of 5% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: TEKNI-PLEX EUROPE, naamloze vennootschap
    Inventor: Johan Willy Declerck
  • Patent number: 6036036
    Abstract: The child-resistant package (100) can be readily opened by an adult with a one-hand operation. The pushtab (123, 123'), which together with the interlocking tooth (119) form the child-resistant feature of the package, is placed on the closure (120). Therefore, an adult user may easily depress said pushtab and at the same time disengage said closure to open said package by using only one hand for both operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Nady Bilani, Johan Willy Declerck, Jelle Dankert Vuijk, Maurizio Pucci
  • Patent number: 5979681
    Abstract: A child resistant package comprises a container, a transition piece (112) and a closure (114). A pushtab (30, 130 or 230) on either the closure or the transition piece and an interlocking tooth (32, 132 or 232) on the other of the closure or the transition piece form the child resistant feature of the package. The pushtab (130) is moved inwardly to disengage the pushtab from the interlocking tooth (132) so that the closure may be unthreaded from the container. The transition piece and the closure are molded in a single piece in one molding process. The frangible connections (40) between the closure and the transition piece break upon the unthreading of the closure for the first time to give a tamper indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: PatrickJean-Luc Andre, Jelle Dankert Vuijk, Johan Willy Declerck, Nady Bilani
  • Patent number: 5657891
    Abstract: A container suitable for containing and dispensing fluid materials comprising a hollow body wherein said container comprises a sealing and venting system consisting of a perforated area (4) comprising one or more perforations of the container in combination with a fluid-impermeable but gas-permeable membrane applied to said perforated area (4) such as to provide a liquid-impermeable sealing means (1) and gas-permeable venting means characterized in that said membrane is treated to reduce its surface energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Nady Bilani, Joseph Fernand Deflander, Johan Willy Declerck, Luc Hauben, Willy Aloysius Maria