Arnoldus A Smeets

Title: Arnoldus A. Smeets and His Patent Contributions.

Introduction

Arnoldus A. Smeets is an inventor associated with Eindhoven, the Netherlands. His patent work includes innovations in optical information disks and plastic record carriers. He is associated with U.S. Philips Corporation and has 3 patents.

Latest Patents

One of Smeets’s patents concerns an optically readable information disk and a method for manufacturing it. The disk contains an information track with areas at different levels and is made from a radiation-cured lacquer layer containing oligomeric acrylates or methacrylates. The patent also describes equipment for carrying out the manufacturing method.

Another patent describes a method and device for manufacturing a plastic record carrier. Liquid molding resin is placed in a cavity in a mold, and a flexible substrate is pressed against it. As the substrate is flattened, it spreads the resin across the mold surface. The resin is then cured, and the finished carrier is removed from the mold.

Career Highlights

Smeets’s patent contributions address manufacturing techniques for optical and plastic record carriers. His work combines material selection, molding processes, and production equipment.

Collaborations

Smeets is associated with U.S. Philips Corporation. His coworker, Egbert Broeksema, is also identified in connection with his work.

Conclusion

Arnoldus A. Smeets’s patents reflect a focus on practical manufacturing innovations for information disks and plastic record carriers.