Patents by Inventor Matthias Konrad

Matthias Konrad 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: 20150073324
    Abstract: The invention refers to a disposable absorbent article such as a diaper, a pant or a sanitary napkin. The disposable absorbent article further comprises a structure which is able to elongate and simultaneously convert from an initial flat configuration into an erected configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Tina Liebe, Matthias Konrad Hippe
  • Publication number: 20150073369
    Abstract: The invention refers to a disposable absorbent article such as a diaper, a pant or a sanitary napkin. The disposable absorbent article further comprises a structure which is able to elongate and simultaneously convert from a flat configuration into an erected configuration. The structure consists of non-extensible and non-elastic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Matthias Konrad Hippe, Tina Liebe, Mark James Kline
  • Publication number: 20150005726
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to disposable diapers having absorbent cores comprising superabsorbent polymer particles which are immobilized by adhesive. The absorbent cores are attached to the backsheets of the disposable diapers in certain attachment zones to reduce see-through and the formation of tension lines on the backsheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Matthias Konrad HIPPE, Bruno Johannes EHRNSPERGER, Egon LOEFFLER, Ernesto G. BIANCHI, Carsten Heinrich KREUZER, Blanca ARIZTI
  • Patent number: 8668970
    Abstract: Film bags or film tubes formed from biaxially oriented film including less than 10 ppm of antimony and having a haze of less than 10% are provided. The films have an ultimate tensile strength of more than 100 N/mm2; have a difference in the ultimate tensile strength in MD and TD of less than 180 N/mm2; have a tensile strain at break of more than 50%; a tensile strain at break of more than 260%; have a yellowness index b* of less than 2.5; have a lightness L*>85; include from 50 to 15 000 ppm of free-radical scavenger; have an SV of at least 600 after ovening; have a tensile strain at break of >5% after ovening; have a film thickness of from 6 to 26 ?m; and include more than 90% by weight of polyester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Kliesch, Cynthia Bennett, Bodo Kuhmann, Matthias Konrad, Thomas Hackl, Stefanie Bauer
  • Publication number: 20120316523
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to disposable diapers having absorbent cores comprising superabsorbent polymer particles which are immobilized by adhesive. The absorbent cores are attached to the backsheets of the disposable diapers in certain attachment zones to reduce see-through and the formation of tension lines on the backsheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Matthias Konrad Hippe, Bruno Johannes Ehrnsperger, Egon Loeffler, Ernesto G. Bianchi, Carsten Heinrich Kreuzer, Blanca Arizti
  • Patent number: 8313829
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transparent heatsealable biaxially oriented polyester film including a base layer B and amorphous top layers A on each surface of the base layer B. The invention further relates to a process for producing the film and to the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Konrad, Bodo Kuhmann, Gottfried Hilkert
  • Publication number: 20120196111
    Abstract: The invention relates to a white biaxially oriented film predominantly formed from a polyester whose diol component includes at least 80 mol-% of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM), and whose dicarboxylic acid component includes at least 80 mol-% of one or more benzenedicarboxylic acid(s) and/or one or more naphthalene dicarboxylic acid(s). The dicarboxylic acid component includes a main dicarboxylic acid component forming an at least 55 mol-% portion, chosen from either 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid or terephthalic acid. The dicarboxylic acid component further includes a secondary dicarboxylic acid component, present in an amount of at least 18 mol-%, with the secondary dicarboxylic acid component differing from the main dicarboxylic acid component. The invention further relates to a method for producing the film and its use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Holger KLIESCH, Oliver Klein, Matthias Konrad, Bodo Kuhmann
  • Publication number: 20110171464
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sealable, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer B, a sealable cover layer A, and a non-sealable cover layer C. The invention further relates to a method for producing the film and to the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Matthias Konrad, Bodo Kuhmann, Gottfried Hilkert, Herbert Peiffer
  • Patent number: 7960010
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayer, antimicrobially modified, biaxially oriented polyester film that includes at least one base layer (B) and an outer layer (A) that has been applied to the base layer and that has also been antimicrobially modified, wherein the antimicrobially modified outer layer (A) comprises a silver-loaded zeolite, has a layer thickness <8 ?m, and the layer thickness is not greater than 1.3 times the median particle size of the zeolite. The invention further relates to a process for the production of the film, and to the use of the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Kliesch, Bodo Kuhmann, Ingo Fischer, Lothar Bothe, Matthias Konrad
  • Patent number: 7905871
    Abstract: This invention relates to an elasticated materials comprising a stiff carrier material that is satisfactorily elasticated with one or more elastic strands with a low load force, due to the use of a specific bonding pattern, with specific bonding areas. The bonding areas are typically separate bonding areas positioned on separate intervals along the length direction of the carrier material, whereby each bonding area comprises one or more separate bonding zones, extending in the width (X) direction. The invention also relates to absorbent articles comprising this elasticated material and processes for making the elasticated material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joerg Mueller, Matthias Konrad Hippe, Cornelia Beate Martynus, Mattias Schmidt, Simone Birkmann, Ralf Geilich
  • Patent number: 7700187
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biaxially oriented polyester film, preferably PET film, which has a hydrophilic coating on at least one surface. The coating composition used to form the hydrophilic coating includes water, a sulfopolyester, a surfactant, and optionally an adhesion-promoting polymer. The inventive films have a hydrophilic surface which inhibit condensation of water droplets on the films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Konrad, Herbert Peiffer, Gottfried Hilkert
  • Publication number: 20100062237
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transparent heatsealable biaxially oriented polyester film including a base layer B and amorphous top layers A on each surface of the base layer B. The invention further relates to a process for producing the film and to the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Matthias Konrad, Bodo Kuhmann, Gottfried Hilkert
  • Patent number: 7670687
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a biaxially oriented polyester film, which a) has a base layer B, which includes a yellow dye and a red dye, b) has, on each side of the base layer B, at least one layer (A or C) which includes, based on the weight of layer A or C, less than 0.01% by weight of the yellow dye and less than 0.01% by weight of the red dye, and c) the film has one absorption maximum lying at from 400 to 500 nm in the UV/visible spectrum from 400 to 800 nm. Preferred dyes are anthraquinone dyes and perinone dyes; the polyester is preferably PET. After metallization or lamination, the film has a gold appearance, and is a suitable packaging material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Klein, Matthias Konrad, Holger Kliesch, Bodo Kuhmann
  • Patent number: 7670667
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biaxially oriented polyester film having at least one base layer (B) which includes from 0.25 to <1.0% by weight of SiO2 and from 0.25 to <1.0% by weight of TiO2. The invention further relates to a process for the production of the film and to its use. The inventive film features characteristic surfaces and defined optical properties, and has good suitability for use in the industrial sector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Konrad, Martin Jesberger, Bodo Kuhmann
  • Patent number: 7588816
    Abstract: The invention relates to biaxially oriented polyester films which are suitable for lamination to sheet metal; the invention in particular relates to a polyester film which (based on the weight of polyester) comprises from 1 to 8% by weight of isophthalate-derived units, and also comprises not only particles whose median diameter is from 0.1 to 2.0 ?m but also particles whose median diameter is from >2.5 ?m to <8 ?m. The invention further relates to a process for production of these films and to their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Konrad, Bodo Kuhmann, Gottfried Hilkert
  • Publication number: 20090123723
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayer, antimicrobially modified, biaxially oriented polyester film that includes at least one base layer (B) and an outer layer (A) that has been applied to the base layer and that has also been antimicrobially modified. The invention further relates to a process for the production of the film, and to the use of the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Holger KLIESCH, Bodo Kuhmann, Ingo Fischer, Lothar Bothe, Matthias Konrad
  • Publication number: 20090061137
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coextruded, peelable, and biaxially oriented polyester film with a base layer (B) and with at least one outer layer (A) applied to this base layer (B). The outer layer (A) is heat-sealable and features peelability with respect to nonpolar substrates, such as polystyrene (“PS”) and polypropylene (“PP”). The heat-sealable and peelable outer layer (A) includes a copolymer formed from ethylene and an acrylate. The invention further relates to a process for the production of the film and to packaging formed from the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Matthias KONRAD, Herbert PEIFFER, Gottfried HILKERT
  • Publication number: 20080318073
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a biaxially oriented polyester film, which a) has a base layer B, which includes a yellow dye and a red dye, b) has, on each side of the base layer B, at least one layer (A or C) which includes, based on the weight of layer A or C, less than 0.01% by weight of the yellow dye and less than 0.01% by weight of the red dye, and c) the film has one absorption maximum lying at from 400 to 500 nm in the UV/visible spectrum from 400 to 800 nm. Preferred dyes are anthraquinone dyes and perinone dyes; the polyester is preferably PET. After metallization or lamination, the film has a gold appearance, and is a suitable packaging material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Oliver KLEIN, Matthias Konrad, Holger Kliesch, Bodo Kuhmann
  • Patent number: 7442427
    Abstract: This invention relates to coextruded, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer (B) and a heatsealable top layer (A) which is peelable from at least APET, the heatsealable and peelable top layer (A) consisting of a) 80-98% by weight of polyester and b) 2-10% by weight of inorganic and/or organic particles having an average diameter d50 of from 2.5 to 8.0 ?m (based on the mass of the top layer (A)), wherein c) the polyester being composed of 12-89 mol % of units which derive from at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid and 11-88 mol % of units which derive from at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, the sum of the dicarboxylic acid-derived molar percentages being 100, d) the ratio of particle size d50 and layer thickness dA of the top layer (A) being greater than 1.2 and e) the layer thickness of the top layer (A) dA being from 1.0 to 5 ?m. The invention further relates to a process for producing the film and to its use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Matthias Konrad, Harald Mueller, Paul Broemmel
  • Patent number: 7396578
    Abstract: Coextruded, biaxially oriented polyester films which have a base layer (B) and have a heatsealable outer layer (A) that can be peeled from APET/CPET and from CPET, where the outer layer (A) includes a) from 60 to 99% by weight of polyester and b) from 1 to 10% by weight of inorganic and/or organic particles with a median diameter d50 of from 2 to 8 ?m, and where c) the polyester is composed of from 12 to 89 mol % of units derived from at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid and of from 11 to 88 mol % of units derived from at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, and the non-sealable surface of the film has been rendered adhesion-promoting. The films of the invention are suitable as a packaging material for foods and other consumable items, and as a lid film for APET/CPET or CPET trays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Bart Janssens, Matthias Konrad, Andreas Stopp