Patents by Inventor Andreas Gipp

Andreas Gipp 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).

  • Patent number: 9127165
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an effect pigment comprising a plate-shaped non-metallic substrate and at least one copper-containing coating, wherein the average particle size D50 of the effect pigment is more than 5 ?m and the copper content of the effect pigment is in a range from 3 to 70 wt.-%, relative to the total weight of the effect pigment. The invention furthermore relates to a method for producing the latter and use of the effect pigment in anti-fouling coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: ECKART GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Grüner, Günter Kaupp, Thomas Voit, Dirk Schumacher, Andreas Gipp
  • Publication number: 20150122146
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an effect pigment comprising a plate-shaped non-metallic substrate and at least one copper-containing coating, wherein the average particle size D50 of the effect pigment is more than 5 ?m and the copper content of the effect pigment is in a range from 3 to 70 wt.-%, relative to the total weight of the effect pigment. The invention furthermore relates to a method for producing the latter and use of the effect pigment in anti-fouling coatings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Grüner, Günter Kaupp, Thomas Voit, Dirk Schumacher, Andreas Gipp