Inventor · Heverlee, BE

Marc Van Damme

93Patents
16h-index
69Co-inventors
83Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 27, 1994 → Jul 6, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6030750A Method for making a lithographic printing plate involving on press development Performing Operations; Transporting 47 Expired
US6083663A Method for making positive working printing plates from a heat mode sensitive image element Performing Operations; Transporting 37 Expired
US6153353A Method for making positive working printing plates from a heat mode sensitive imaging element Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Expired
US6004728A Method for making positive working printing plates from a heat mode sensitive image element Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Expired
US8232043B2 Method of making a lithographic printing plate Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Active
US6248503A Method for making positive working printing plates from a heat mode sensitive imaging element Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Expired
US6216311A Wiper blade rubber element Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Expired
US5948591A Heat sensitive imaging element and a method for producing lithographic plates therewith Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US6662723B2 Computer-to-plate by ink jet Chemistry; Metallurgy 24 Expired
US6526886B2 Computer-to-plate by ink jet Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Expired
US6022667A Heat sensitive imaging element and a method for producing lithographic plates therewith Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US6096481A Method for making a lithographic printing plate involving on press development Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US6852363B2 Preparation of lithographic printing plate by computer-to-plate by ink jet method utilizing amidine-containing oleophilizing compound Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US6096471A Heat sensitive imaging element for providing a lithographic printing plate Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US6040113A Heat-sensitive imaging element for making positive working printing plates Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6165679A Heat-sensitive non-ablatable wasteless imaging element for providing a lithographic printing plate Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US5663005A Self-supporting or supported phosphor screen or panel Physics 16 Expired
US6060218A Method for making positive working printing plates from a heat mode sensitive image element Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US6106996A Heat sensitive imaging element and a method for producing lithographic plates therewith Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5922507A Imaging element comprising a two-phase layer having a disperse hydrophobic photopolymerisable phase Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US6300032A Heat-sensitive material with improved sensitivity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US6010817A Heat sensitive imaging element and a method for producing lithographic plates therewith Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US6641976B2 Method of making a negative-working heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US5879861A Method for making a lithographic printing plate wherein an imaging element is used that comprises a thermosensitive mask Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US5506085A Thermal imaging element Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.