Patents by Inventor Luzius Berger

Luzius Berger 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: 6340523
    Abstract: A nylon 66 filament yarn having a tenacity of at least 60 cn/tex, an elongation of 10 to 25% and a hot air shrinkage of 7-11% (160 C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Inventors: Klaus Fischer, Hans Linz, Luzius Berger
  • Patent number: 6210799
    Abstract: Industrial yarn PA 6.6 comprised of filaments having a global yarn count of at least 900-2100 tex, which is made by submitting wet granulate PA 6.6 to a melt spinning-drawing process, is characterized by a strength of >84 cN/tex for less than 1.5 linters/1 km. Said yarn is used preferably in the production of cord fabric with a rubber ply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Rhodia Filtec AG
    Inventors: Luzius Berger, Klaus Fischer, José Luvizotto
  • Patent number: 6023824
    Abstract: A process for producing high strength, high shrinkage nylon 66 filament yarn for industrial fabrics formed as airbag fabrics, the process having the steps of drawing of a nylon 66 LOY filament yarn having a relative viscosity RV of at least 40 by at least three heatable draw roll units, winding the drawn yarn onto a cylindrical yarn support, and at a relaxation ratio of 4 to 10% setting a temperature of a last draw roll unit before winding to between 70.degree. C. and 160.degree. C., and setting a winding tension to less than 0.2 cN/tex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Rhodia Filtec AG
    Inventors: Klaus Fischer, Hans Linz, Luzius Berger
  • Patent number: 5859177
    Abstract: The process for single-stage postcondensation of a polycondensate in a fluidized bed reactor (1) includes feeding the polycondensate through the fluidized bed reactor (1); circulating a main stream of nitrogen carrier gas through the fluidized bed reactor; withdrawing a fractional stream at a temperature of from 20.degree. to 230.degree. C. from the main stream of the nitrogen carrier gas; passing the fractional stream through a water-filled gas scrubber column (15) so as to form a conditioned stream of the nitrogen carrier gas with a predetermined dew point between 10.degree. to 80.degree. C.; and returning the conditioned stream to the main stream. In preferred embodiments the polycondensate is allowed to cool during a cool-down stage at an end of the postcondensation and the withdrawal of the fractional stream from the main stream is halted, but the circulating of the main stream through the fluidized bed reactor is continued during the cool-down stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Rhodia Filtec AG
    Inventors: Luzius Berger, Hans Stehr, Niklaus Zemp
  • Patent number: 5618172
    Abstract: The spinning pump for melt spinning of polyamides includes a back plate (5), a front plate (7), a central plate (6) extending between the front plate (7) and the back plate (5) and a pair of gear wheels (8,8'). The central plate (6) is provided with a bore (10) for feeding a melt into the central plate and another bore (10') for feeding the melt out of the central plate. The bores (10,10') each have transverse partially circular cross sections with cross-sectional areas decreasing from the front side (6') of the central plate (6) to the back side (6"). The partially circular cross sections of each of the bores (10,10') have center points on a parabolic arc or path (13b) from the front side (6') to the back side (6") of the central plate (6). This shape and structure for the bores (10,10') prevents cracked deposits from forming inside the pump channels and increases the productivity of top-quality melt extrusion by over 10%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Hone Poulenc Viscosuisse SA
    Inventor: Luzius Berger