Patents by Inventor Dirk Gijsbert Blom

Dirk Gijsbert Blom 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: 8168278
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayered plastic tube for use in automotive airbrake systems comprising an outer layer and an inner layer, and optionally at least one intermediate layer positioned between the inner and outer layer, wherein at least one layer of the inner layer and the optional intermediate layer or layers consists of a thermoplastic polymer composition having a flexural modulus in the range of 1000-2300 MPa and comprising a semicrystalline polyamide and/or polyester polymer having a melting temperature of at least 1800 C., and wherein the outer layer and any other remaining layer consist of a copolyester elastomer composition and/or copolyamide elastomer composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: DSM IP Assets B.V.
    Inventor: Dirk Gijsbert Blom
  • Publication number: 20100112261
    Abstract: The invention relates to Polymer composition comprising at least 50 wt. % of a copolyester elastomer and at least 0.7 wt. % of a grease, an oil and/or a wax component, relative to the total weight of the polymer composition. The invention also relates to a plastic tube comprising at least an outer surface layer consisting of said polymer composition, and an automotive brake system, comprising a stretched plastic tube comprising the said plastic tube and a hose fitting inserted into an end-part of the said plastic tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Lambert Van Lumig, Paul Willem Jan Van Den Heuvel, Dirk Gijsbert Blom
  • Publication number: 20100104790
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayered plastic tube for use in automotive airbrake systems comprising an outer layer and an inner layer, and optionally at least one intermediate layer positioned between the inner and outer layer, wherein at least one layer of the inner layer and the optional intermediate layer or layers consists of a thermoplastic polymer composition having a flexural modulus in the range of 1000-2300 MPa and comprising a semicrystalline polyamide and/or polyester polymer having a melting temperature of at least 1800C, and wherein the outer layer and any other remaining layer consist of a copolyester elastomer composition and/or copolyamide elastomer composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventor: Dirk Gijsbert Blom