Patents by Inventor Jürgen Hofinger

Jürgen Hofinger 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).

  • Process for Producing Finely Divided, High-Surface-Area Materials Coated with Inorganic Nanoparticles, and also Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20100285952
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing finely divided high-surface-area materials coated with inorganic nanoparticles, and also the materials produced thereby, in particular catalysts for heterogeneous catalysis. The process according to the invention is characterized in that the finely divided high-surface-area material is contacted with a suspension of inorganic nanoparticles in a liquid medium in which the nanoparticles are bound to biopolymers, and in that, if appropriate, the catalytically coated finely divided high-surface-area material is dried.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: NAMOS GMBH
    Inventors: Jürgen Hofinger, Daniela Keck, Steffen Roos, Kevin Zirpel
  • Apatite-coated metallic material, process for its preparation, and its use
    Patent number: 6764769
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel apatite-coated metallic material having improved surface quality and biocompatibility, a process for its preparation, and the use of the material for bone implants, in particular dental implants, artificial joints and fixative material for accident surgery (osteosynthesis material). The coating in this case consists of a thick covering of hydroxyapatite crystals and/or amorphous calcium phosphate spheres having a specific surface area of less than 15 m2/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Biomet Merck GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Kotte, Jürgen Hofinger, Tanja Hebold