Patents by Inventor Ulrich QUITTMANN

Ulrich QUITTMANN 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).

  • Laser-markable polymers and coatings
    Patent number: 10822505
    Abstract: The present invention relates to laser-markable polymers and coatings which are distinguished by the fact that they comprise tin/antimony oxide-coated spherical TiO2 particles of defined particle size as laser additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Helge Bettina Kniess, Ulrich Quittmann, Silvia Rosenberger
  • Microspheres
    Patent number: 10689505
    Abstract: The present invention relates to microspheres and to the use thereof, preferably as laser-absorbing additive, and to a process for the production thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Quittmann, Volker Wilhelm, Hans-Juergen Brehm
  • Laser-markable and laser-weldable polymeric materials
    Patent number: 10344145
    Abstract: The present invention relates to colored laser-markable and laser-weldable polymeric materials which are distinguished by the fact that they comprise, as absorber, at least one doped tin oxide or indium oxide having a large specific surface area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold Rueger, Ulrich Quittmann
  • Laser-markable and laser-weldable polymeric materials
    Patent number: 10286706
    Abstract: The present invention relates to laser-markable and laser-weldable polymeric materials which are distinguished by the fact that they comprise, as laser absorber, at least one copper-doped zinc sulfide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold Rueger, Ulrich Quittmann, Silvia Rosenberger
  • LASER-MARKABLE AND LASER-WELDABLE POLYMERIC MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20180273730
    Abstract: The present invention relates to coloured laser-markable and laser-weldable polymeric materials which are distinguished by the fact that they comprise, as absorber, at least one doped tin oxide or indium oxide having a large specific surface area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold RUEGER, Ulrich QUITTMANN
  • ZINC-SULFIDE PIGMENTS COATED WITH SIO2-AGGLOMERATES
    Publication number: 20180258289
    Abstract: The present invention relates to coated zinc sulfide pigments and to the use thereof, preferably in paints, automotive paints, industrial coatings, powder coatings, plastics, printing inks, ceramic glazes and cosmetic formulations, and to a process for the preparation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Helge Bettina KNIESS, Ulrich QUITTMANN, Oliver Robert PIENING
  • LASER-MARKABLE POLYMERS AND COATINGS
    Publication number: 20180223115
    Abstract: The present invention relates to laser-markable polymers and coatings which are distinguished by the fact that they comprise tin/antimony oxide-coated spherical TiO2 particles of defined particle size as laser additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Helge Bettina KNIESS, Ulrich QUITTMANN, Silvia ROSENBERGER
  • Additive for LDS plastics
    Patent number: 9982113
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an LDS-active additive for LDS plastics, to a polymer composition comprising an additive of this type, and to an article having metallized conductor tracks in which a polymeric basic body of the article or a polymeric coating on a basic body comprises an LDS additive of the said type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Helge Bettina Kniess, Ulrich Quittmann, Silvia Rosenberger
  • LASER-MARKABLE AND LASER-WELDABLE POLYMERIC MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20170355210
    Abstract: The present invention relates to laser-markable and laser-weldable polymeric materials which are distinguished by the fact that they comprise, as laser absorber, at least one copper-doped zinc sulfide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold RUEGER, Ulrich QUITTMANN, Silvia ROSENBERGER
  • MICROSPHERES
    Publication number: 20170152372
    Abstract: The present invention relates to microspheres and to the use thereof, preferably as laser-absorbing additive, and to a process for the production thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich QUITTMANN, Volker WILHELM, Hans-Juergen BREHM
  • ADDITIVE FOR LDS PLASTICS
    Publication number: 20170137611
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an LDS-active additive for LDS plastics, to a polymer composition comprising an additive of this type, and to an article having metallised conductor tracks in which a polymeric basic body of the article or a polymeric coating on a basic body comprises an LDS additive of the said type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Helge Bettina KNIESS, Ulrich QUITTMANN, Silvia ROSENBERGER
  • LASER-MARKABLE AND LASER-WELDABLE POLYMERIC MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20170101523
    Abstract: The present invention relates to laser-markable and laser-weldable polymeric materials which are distinguished by the fact that they comprise at least one fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) as absorber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold RUEGER, Ulrich QUITTMANN