Patents by Inventor Sven Balk

Sven Balk 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: 20230120483
    Abstract: An innovative reactive resin system can be used for intumescent coating. Intumescent coatings are used in particular for fire protection of metallic components, such as girders in structural engineering. In a fire scenario, these coatings are reactively foamed and so form a fire-resistant insulating layer with low thermal conductivity around the metal girder, with the resultant insulation retarding premature failure of this component. The resin systems are prepared by an innovative process where the monomer fraction is polymerized only up to a maximum degree of 70%. The glass transition temperature of this polymeric component of the resultant composition is particularly low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Röhm GmbH
    Inventors: Bruno Keller, Sven Balk
  • Patent number: 10688718
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of 3D printing, especially in the form of the binder jetting method, in which particulate material in a powder bed is bonded by means of a printed adhesive to form a three-dimensional object. The particulate materials may be inorganic materials, for example sand or a metal powder, or particulate polymeric materials, for example polymethacrylates or polyamides. For this purpose, polymethacrylates may take the form, for example, of suspension polymers, called bead polymers. The present invention relates to the use of porous particles in the binder jetting process, in particular of porous suspension polymers. These powders for 3-D printing differ from the prior art in that the porosity results in a faster and better absorption of the printed binder by the powder particles. A great advantage of this procedure is additionally that a product with less warpage is formed and that the end product has a better surface appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Wieber, Dirk Poppe, Stefan Bernhardt, Markus Pridöhl, Sven Balk, Christian Meier, Senada Schaack, Thomas Hasskerl
  • Publication number: 20190299520
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of 3D printing, especially in the form of the binder jetting method, in which particulate material in a powder bed is bonded by means of a printed adhesive to form a three-dimensional object. The particulate materials may be inorganic materials, for example sand or a metal powder, or particulate polymeric materials, for example polymethacrylates or polyamides. For this purpose, polymethacrylates may take the form, for example, of suspension polymers, called bead polymers. The present invention relates to the use of porous particles in the binder jetting process, in particular of porous suspension polymers. These powders for 3-D printing differ from the prior art in that the porosity results in a faster and better absorption of the printed binder by the powder particles. A great advantage of this procedure is additionally that a product with less warpage is formed and that the end product has a better surface appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Evonik Röhm GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Wieber, Dirk POPPE, Stefan BERNHARDT, Markus PRIDOHL, Sven BALK, Chrisian MEIER, Senada SCHAACK, Thomas HASSKERL
  • Patent number: 8901231
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing poly(meth)acrylate-graft-polylactone polyols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Brand, Gabriele Brenner, Cornelia Borgmann, Rene Koschabek, Sven Balk
  • Patent number: 8895669
    Abstract: The invention relates to a controlled polymerization method for producing ABA-triblock copolymers on the basis of (meth)acrylate with A-blocks which have a narrow, monomodal molecular weight distribution and a B-block which has a bimodal molecular weight distribution, and to the use thereof as binders in glues and sealing materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignees: Evonik Roehm GmbH, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Sven Balk, Holger Kautz, Stephan Fengler, Christine Troemer, Monika Maerz, Lars Zander, Jens Lueckert, Johann Klein, Thomas Moeller, Volker Erb
  • Patent number: 8829117
    Abstract: The invention relates to a controlled polymerization method for producing ABA-triblock copolymers on the basis of (meth)acrylate with A-blocks having a narrow, monomodal molecular weight distribution, and a B-block having a wide, monomodal molecular weight distribution. The invention further relates to the use thereof as binders in glues or sealing compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignees: Evonik Roehm GmbH, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Sven Balk, Holger Kautz, Stephan Fengler, Monika Maerz, Christine Troemer, Lars Zander, Jens Lueckert, Johann Klein, Thomas Moeller, Volker Erb
  • Patent number: 8816011
    Abstract: The invention relates to a controlled polymerization process for preparing (meth)acrylate-based AB diblock copolymers with a B block which has a narrow monomodal molecular weight distribution, and an A block which has a broad monomodal molecular weight distribution, and to the use thereof, for example, as a binder in adhesives or sealants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignees: Evonik Röhm GmbH, Henkel AG & Co. KGAA
    Inventors: Holger Kautz, Sven Balk, Stephan Fengler, Dorothea Staschik, Christine Miess, Lars Zander, Jens Lueckert, Johann Klein, Thomas Moeller, Volker Erb
  • Patent number: 8802785
    Abstract: The invention relates to a controlled polymerization process for preparing (meth)acrylate-based AB diblock copolymers with a B block which has a narrow monomodal molecular weight distribution, and an A block which has a broad bimodal molecular weight distribution, and to the use thereof, for example, as a binder in adhesives or sealants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignees: Evonik Röhm GmbH, Henkel AG & Co. KGAA
    Inventors: Holger Kautz, Sven Balk, Stephan Fengler, Dorothea Staschik, Christine Miess, Lars Zander, Jens Lueckert, Johann Klein, Thomas Moeller, Volker Erb
  • Patent number: 8507600
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel halogen-free and acid-free, readily soluble priming bonding agent for polyolefins, said agent containing (meth)acrylate-grafted, amorphous polyolefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignees: Evonik Roehm GmbH, Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Kohlstruk, Sven Balk, Hinnerk Gordon Becker, Lutz Mindach, Thomas Arnold, Cornelia Baumann, Elke Seipel
  • Patent number: 8501861
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel halogen-free and acid-free, readily soluble adhesion promoter for polyolefins, said promoter containing (meth)acrylate-grafted, amorphous polyolefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignees: Evonik Roehm GmbH, Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Kohlstruk, Lutz Mindach, Stefanie Maus, Hinnerk Gordon Becker, Sven Balk
  • Patent number: 8431652
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing (meth)acrylate-based ABA triblock copolymers with a silyl functionalization of the A blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignees: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Evonik Rohm GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Balk, Gerd Loehden, Holger Kautz, Christine Troemer, Monika Maerz, Lars Zander, Jens Lueckert, Johann Klein, Thomas Moeller
  • Patent number: 8426497
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing polymers for coating applications by polymerizing esters of acrylic acid or of methacrylic acid or vinyl aromatics or other free-radically polymerizable vinyl compounds or monomer mixtures composed predominantly of such monomers by means of a continuous polymerization process. In particular, the invention relates to a solvent-free preparation process for polymers, through which the binder can be prepared for coating applications with superior processing properties, very good thermal stability, improved pigment wetting and a higher gloss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Evonik Roehm GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Schwind, Uwe-Martin Wiesler, Cornelia Borgmann, Heike Leuninger, Thomas Schmied, Stefanie Maus, Werner Friedrich, Sven Balk
  • Patent number: 8383728
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of mixtures comprising polymer types A, B and AB as or in adhesives, polymer type A being a copolyester prepared with cocondensation of unsaturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, polymer type B being a (meth)acrylate homopolymer and/or copolymer, and polymer type AB being a graft copolymer of polymer type A and polymer type B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Gabriele Brenner, Rene Koschabek, Sven Balk, Thorsten Brand, Gerd Loehden
  • Publication number: 20120252956
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing poly(meth)acrylate-graft-polylactone polyols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Brand, Gabriele Brenner, Cornelia Borgmann, Rene Koschabek, Sven Balk
  • Patent number: 8143354
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the in situ acid end group functionalization of polymer chains which have been prepared by means of atom transfer radical polymerization, and to the simultaneous removal of transition metals from polymer solutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Evonik Röhm GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Balk, Gerd Loehden, Christine Miess, Christine Troemer, Monika Maerz
  • Patent number: 8106129
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing meth)acrylate-based ABA triblock copolymers in which the A blocks are amine-functionalized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Evonik Röhm GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Balk, Gerd Loehden, Christine Miess, Christine Troemer, Monika Maerz
  • Patent number: 8084136
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat-sealable coating system suitable for the sealing of various types of substrate and comprising a film-forming dispersion, characterized in that a polymer type A is present and is a polyester or a polyester mixture, a polymer type B is present and is a (meth)acrylate homo- or/and copolymer, containing standard methacrylates and/or standard acrylates, and a polymer type AB is present and is a graft copolymer composed of polymer type A and polymer type B, and if appropriate a polymer type C is present and is an olefin polymer or is an olefin copolymer, and a polymer type CB is present and is a graft polymer composed of polymer type C and polymer type B, and also if appropriate a polymer type D and/or a polymer type DA is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Evonik Röhm GmbH
    Inventors: Gerd Loehden, Sven Balk, Marita Kaufmann, Axel Schroeder, Thorsten Brand, Gabriele Brenner
  • Patent number: 8076440
    Abstract: The invention relates to polysiloxane block copolymers of the formula A[LB(S)Q]m, where A is a polysiloxane block, L is a divalent organic linker, B is a polymer block composed of radically polymerizable monomers, S is a sulfur atom and Q is a monovalent organic radical and m is an integer from 1 to 50, to a method for their production, and to their use in cosmetics or personal care.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Evonik Goldschmidt GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Kuppert, Burghard Grüning, Brian Yang, Sven Balk, Gerd Löhden
  • Publication number: 20110300322
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel halogen-free and acid-free, readily soluble adhesion promoter for polyolefins, said promoter containing (meth)acrylate-grafted, amorphous polyolefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicants: EVONIK DEGUSSA GmbH, EVONIK RÖHM GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Kohlstruk, Lutz Mindach, Stefanie Maus, Hinnerk Gordon Becker, Sven Balk
  • Publication number: 20110281054
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel halogen-free and acid-free, readily soluble priming bonding agent for polyolefins, said agent containing (meth)acrylate-grafted, amorphous polyolefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicants: EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH, EVONIK ROEHM GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Kohlstruk, Sven Balk, Hinnerk Gordon Becker, Lutz Mindach, Thomas Arnold, Cornelia Baumann, Elke Seipel