Patents Represented by Attorney ProPat, L.L.C.
  • Patent number: 6881470
    Abstract: Biaxially oriented, co-extruded polyester films comprising a base layer consisting of at least 90 wt. % thermoplastic polyester, preferably polyethylene terephthalate (PET), at least one sealable outer layer and a second non-sealable outer layer and, optionally, other intermediate layers, in addition to at least one flame-retardant agent, preferably organic phosphorous compounds. The inventive films are characterized by low inflammability, no embrittlement when subjected to thermal stress and a surface which is devoid of troublesome opacity, and are suitable for a multiplicity of uses both indoors and outside. The outer layers contain anti-blocking agents such as silicic acid having a particle diameter of preferably less than 50 nm and/or more than 2 ?m. Preferably, the sealable outer layer consists of a copolyester which is made of ethylene terephthalate and ethylene isophthalate units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Ursula Murschall, Ulrich Kern, Andreas Stopp, Guenther Crass, Herbert Peiffer
  • Patent number: 6875803
    Abstract: The invention concerns transparent, flame retardant, thermoformable, UV-stabilized, single layered or multilayered films, containing a cristallizable thermoplastic material, preferably polyethyleneterephthalate, at least one flame retarding agent and a UV stabilizer as main components. Said films are characterized by good stretchability, thermoformability and good optical and mechanical properties, which makes them and the shaped bodies made from said films suitable for both inner and outer applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Ursula Murschall, Ulrich Kern, Andreas Stopp, Guenther Crass
  • Patent number: 6872446
    Abstract: The invention relates to a white, biaxially oriented film made from a crystallizable thermoplastic with high whiteness, the thickness of the film being in the range from 10 to 500 ?m. The film comprises at least one rutile-type titanium dioxide as pigment and an optical brightener, with or without other additives, and has at least one additional functionality. The expression “additional functionality” includes UV resistance, yellowing resistance, photooxidative stability, flame retardancy, and sealability. This film may have one or more of the functional properties. All of these films are capable of cost-effective thermoforming, have good orientability, and have very good optical and mechanical properties. The invention further relates to a process for its production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Ursula Murschall, Ulrich Kern, Klaus Oberlaender, Thorsten Kiehne
  • Patent number: 6872461
    Abstract: The invention relates to a co-extruded, biaxially oriented polyester films containing a flame-retardant agent which can be dissolved in the polyester. The film has a matt outer layer which contains a mixture and/or a blend of two components (I) and (II), whereby component (I) is a polyethylene terephthalate homopolymer, or a polyethylene terephthalate copolymer, or a mixture of polyethylene terephthalate homopolymers or copolymers and component (II) is a polymer containing at least one sulphonate group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Ursula Murschall, Ulrich Kern, Guenther Crass, Gottfried Hilkert
  • Patent number: 6872460
    Abstract: The invention relates to biaxially oriented, co-extruded polyester films. Said films comprise a base layer which consists of at least 70% by weight of a thermoplastic polyester, preferably polyethylene terephthalate (PET) with a diethylene glycol and/or polyethylene glycol content greater than 1.3% by weight and have at least one matt outer layer and optionally additional intermediate layers. The films also contain at least one UV-absorber, preferably hydroxy benzotriazoles and triazines. The films are characterized by high UV-stability, no embrittlement after exposure to temperature, a matt surface devoid of unwanted clouding and excellent thermoforming properties and are, together with the molded bodies produced therefrom, suitable for numerous interior and exterior applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Ursula Murschall, Ulrich Kern, Guenther Crass
  • Patent number: 6869991
    Abstract: The invention relates to a white film with a thickness in the range of 1 to 500 ?m that contains a crystallizable thermoplast as the main component. The inventive film is further characterized in that it contains at least one UV stabilizer as the light stabilizer and at least one white pigment. The invention further relates to a method for producing said film and the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Ursula Murschall, Klaus Oberlaender, Guenther Crass, Ulrich Kern
  • Patent number: 6866920
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film with a base layer B which is composed of at least 80% by weight of a thermoplastic polyester, and with at least one outer layer A. Another polymeric layer made from a copolymer crosslinked using an acrylic and/or methacrylic compound, has been applied to that side of the film opposite to the outer layer A. The film has low oxygen transmission and exhibits very good adhesion between the respective layers. The coated film moveover has low coefficient of friction, excellent windability, and excellent antistatic performance. It is particularly suitable for packaging purposes, specifically for packaging foodstuffs or other consumable items. The invention further relates to a process for the production of the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Bart Janssens, Herbert Peiffer
  • Patent number: 6863954
    Abstract: Biaxially oriented, coextruded polyester films with a base layer at least 90% by weight of which is composed of a thermoplastic polyester, preferably polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and with at least one sealable outer layer and a second nonsealable outer layer and, if desired, with other intermediate layers, and comprising at least one UV absorber, preferably hydroxybenzotriazoles and triazines, have high UV resistance, do not embrittle when exposed to high temperatures, have a surface without undesirable haze and are suitable for numerous indoor and outdoor applications. The outer layers comprise antiblocking agents, such as silica with an average particle diameter preferably below 50 nm and/or above 2 ?m, and the sealable outer layer is preferably composed of a copolyester which has been built up from ethylene terephthalate units and ethylene isophthalate units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Guenther Crass, Ulrich Kern, Ursula Murschall, Andreas Stopp
  • Patent number: 6855758
    Abstract: The invention relates to transparent, biaxially oriented and heat-set films having one or more layers and compris, as main constituent, at least one crystallizable thermoplastic, in particular a polyester, and also comprise at least one hydrolysis stabilizer. The hydrolysis stabilizer is preferably a phenolic compound, an oxazoline, and/or a monomeric or polymeric carbodiimide, where appropriate combined with an organic phosphite. It is preferably added in the form of a masterbatch. The film exhibits low longitudinal and transverse shrinkage. On exposure to moisture and heat it shows practically no embrittlement and retains its ultimate tensile strength. The additional functionality is preferably that the film has been made UV-resistant, or flame-retardant, or on one side or on both sides has been coated, or is sealable, and/or has been corona- or flame-treated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Ursula Murschall, Ulrich Kern, Thorsten Kiehne, Harald Hessberger
  • Patent number: 6855395
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biaxially oriented, sealable polyester film with at least one base layer (B), with a sealable outer layer (A) and with another, non-sealable outer layer (C). The sealable outer layer (A) has a minimum sealing temperature (fin) of not more than 110° C. and a seal seam strength (fin) of at least 1.3 N/15 mm of film width. The two outer layers (A) and (C) are characterized by particular features. The film of the invention is particularly suitable for use in flexible packaging, and particularly and specifically for use on systems which operate in a vacuum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Bart Janssens, Herbert Peiffer, Gottfried Hilkert
  • Patent number: 6852388
    Abstract: The invention relates to a single- or multilayer, biaxially oriented film based on a crystallizable polyester and comprising at least one primary stabilizer for inhibiting oxidative degradation. The crystallizable polyester comprises from 100 to 10 000 ppm of primary stabilizer in covalently bonded form. The invention further relates to a process for producing the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Ursula Murschall, Ulrich Kern, Rainer Kurz, Holger Kliesch, Bodo Kuhmann
  • Patent number: 6849325
    Abstract: The invention relates to a white film with a thickness of from 10 to 500 ?m whose principal constituent is a crystallizable thermoplastic. It also has to comprise at least one titanium dioxide of the rutile type as white pigment and at least one optical brightener. The optical brightener and/or the titanium dioxide are fed as a masterbatch during film production. A white film of this type is particularly suitable for interior decoration, for constructing exhibition stands, for exhibition requisites, for displays, for placards, for labels, in the fitting out of shops or of stores, as a promotional requisite or as a laminating material or for applications associated with food or drink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Ursula Murschall, Ulrich Kern, Klaus Oberlaender
  • Patent number: 6849623
    Abstract: Complex compounds or adducts of xanthine derivatives, for example propentofylline or pentoxyfylline, or phenazone derivatives, for example phenazone, propylphenazone and aminophenazone, and acesulfame-H, in which the components are present in a molar ratio of 1:1 or 1:2, have a pleasantly sweet taste and are suitable for numerous applications, for example in pharmaceuticals. The compounds can be prepared from the dissolved components by simple reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Nutrinova Nutrition Specialties & Food Ingredients GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Burgard
  • Patent number: 6841222
    Abstract: The invention relates to a white, sealable, flame-retardant coextruded, biaxially oriented polyester film composed of at least one base layer B and of outer layers A and B applied to the two sides of this base layer. The film also comprises at least one flame retardant and one white pigment. The invention also includes the use of the film and a process for its production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Ursula Murschall, Klaus Oberlaender, Guenther Crass, Ulrich Kern, Herbert Peiffer
  • Patent number: 6841181
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multifunctional encapsulated biologically active food component consisting of a core which comprises at least one dietary fiber, which core is surrounded by at least one biologically active substance, in which the core and the biologically active substance(s) is (are) surrounded by one or more shell-forming substance(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignees: Nutrinova Nutrition Specialties & Food Ingredients GmbH, J. Rettenmaler & Soehne GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Martin Jager, Bernd Haber, Benno Kunz, Stephanie Sträter, Jenny Weissbrodt, Hartmut Bollinger, Hans-Georg Brendle, Georg Bache
  • Patent number: 6838042
    Abstract: The invention relate to the use of a multi-layer polypropylene film as an in-mold label used in a blow molding methods. According to the invention, the label film is laid inside the hollow mold of a blow molding machine, comprises an inner protective layer that faces the receptacle to be molded, and comprises an outer protective layer that is in contact with the hollow mold, whereby the inner protective layer has a roughness Rz of at least 3.5 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Trespaphan GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Wieners, Wilfrid Tews
  • Patent number: 6835405
    Abstract: The invention relates to a weighting agent for flavoring oils having improved handling and usability comprising sucrose acetate isobutyrate (SAIB) and one or more viscosity-decreasing agents and to the production of drinks concentrates and drinks comprising this weighting agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Nutrinova Nutrition Specialties & Food Ingredients GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Merkt, Martin Jager, Gert-Wolfhard Von Rymon Lipinski
  • Patent number: 6808771
    Abstract: The invention relates to a single- or multilayer shirred stick packaging casing in the form of a shirred stick based on synthetic or natural polymers which has a high shirring density of up to 1:500 at a length of the shirred stick of from 10 to 200 cm, and to a process for producing the packaging casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Kalle GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Auf Der Heide, Dirk Auf Der Heide, Juerg-Heinrich Kallweit
  • Patent number: 6797358
    Abstract: The invention concerns a unilaterally mat, sealable, UV-stabilized and flame-resistant, sealable, co-extruded, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising at least one base layer (B) and a sealable top coating (A) applied to both sides of said base layer, in addition to a mat covering (C). The film also contains at least one UV stabilizer as a light stabilizer. The invention further concerns a method for the production of said film and the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Ursula Murschall, Ulrich Kern, Guenther Crass, Herbert Peiffer, Hans Mahl
  • Patent number: 6797359
    Abstract: The invention relates to a metalized or ceramic-coated, biaxially oriented, sealable polyester film with at least one base layer (B), with a sealable outer layer (A), and with a further non-sealable outer layer (C). The sealable outer layer (A) has a minimum sealing temperature (fin) of not more than 110° C. and a seal seam strength (fin) of at least 1.3 N/15 mm of film width. The two outer layers (A) and (C) are characterized by particular features. The film of the invention is particularly suitable for use in flexible packaging, and particularly and specifically for use on systems which operate in a vacuum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Bart Janssens, Herbert Peiffer, Stefan Bartsch