Patents by Inventor Helmut Knop

Helmut Knop 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).

  • Lacquered or painted carrier and method of using the carrier in the manufacture of an article
    Patent number: 5538576
    Abstract: A surface or a surface portion of an article of manufacture is covered with paint or lacquer by applying a prefabricated lacquer or paint carrier to the surface or surface portion. The paint or lacquer carrier has a substrate, for example, in the form of a flexible polyester film which is preferably provided with an adhesion enhancer on one surface prior to the application of the lacquer or paint to the one surface. The so prepared carrier is then arranged on and bonded to the surface or surface portion, for example, by an adhesive bonding. Various articles of manufacture can be painted or lacquered in the manner including entire vehicle body parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: YMOS Aktiengesellschaft Industrieprodukte Assignee of said Palige and said Zielinski
    Inventors: Helmut Knop, Dieter Palige, Wolfgang Zielinski