Patents by Inventor Martin Steinhart

Martin Steinhart 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).

  • Publication number: 20170363953
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for carrying out a capillary nanoprinting method, comprising at least one monolithic combination of a substrate (1) and one or more contact elements (2), at least parts of said contact elements (2) having a porous structure, preferably also at least parts of the substrate having a porous structure, particularly the entire monolithic combination having a porous structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Martin STEINHART, Longjian XUE
  • Publication number: 20130295369
    Abstract: A three-dimensional molded body, a method for producing a three-dimensional molded body and a method for producing an adhesive bond between a polymer-containing material and a molded body having an inorganic porous framework structure in at least partial areas are described. In all cases the porous structure of the molded body comprising inorganic material is brought in contact with a polymer-containing material which is heated until the heated material enters into a joint connection with the molded body based on adhesive interactions, interfacial interactions, electrostatic interactions or any combination thereof, in which the pore-like voids of the porous structure are filled completely with the polymer-containing material, which stabilizes the molded body so that it has dimensional stability after cooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Ralf WEHRSPOHN, Martin STEINHART
  • Patent number: 8480941
    Abstract: A three-dimensional molded body, a method for producing a three-dimensional molded body and a method for producing an adhesive bond between a polymer-containing material and a molded body having an inorganic porous framework structure in at least partial areas are described. In all cases the porous structure of the molded body comprising inorganic material is brought in contact with a polymer-containing material which is heated until the heated material enters into a joint connection with the molded body based on adhesive interactions, interfacial interactions, electrostatic interactions or any combination thereof, in which the pore-like voids of the porous structure are filled completely with the polymer-containing material, which stabilizes the molded body so that it has dimensional stability after cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignees: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
    Inventors: Ralf Wehrspohn, Martin Steinhart
  • Publication number: 20110059310
    Abstract: A three-dimensional molded body, a method for producing a three-dimensional molded body and a method for producing an adhesive bond between a polymer-containing material and a molded body having an inorganic porous framework structure in at least partial areas are described. In all cases the porous structure of the molded body comprising inorganic material is brought in contact with a polymer-containing material which is heated until the heated material enters into a joint connection with the molded body based on adhesive interactions, interfacial interactions, electrostatic interactions or any combination thereof, in which the pore-like voids of the porous structure are filled completely with the polymer-containing material, which stabilizes the molded body so that it has dimensional stability after cooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Ralf WEHRSPOHN, Martin Steinhart
  • Patent number: 6790528
    Abstract: The invention relates to porous fiber comprising a polymeric material, said fiber having a diameter of 20 to 4000 nm and pores in the form of channels extending at least to the core of said fiber and/or through said fiber. The process for producing the porous fiber comprises electrospinning a 5 to 20% by weight solution of at least one polymer in an organic solvent using an electric field above 105 V/m to obtain a fiber having a diameter of 20 to 4000 nm and pores in the form of channels extending at least to the core of said fiber and/or through said fiber. The porous fiber may be used as a carrier for a catalyst, as an adsorbent or absorbent or as a biomaterial, may be chemically modified or functionalized or may be used as a template for producing highly porous solids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: TransMIT Gesellschaft fuer Technologietransfer mbH
    Inventors: Joachim H. Wendorff, Martin Steinhart
  • Publication number: 20040013873
    Abstract: The invention relates to porous fiber comprising a polymeric material, said fiber having a diameter of 20 to 4 000 nm and pores in the form of channels extending at least to the core of said fiber and/or through said fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Joachim H Wendorff, Martin Steinhart