Abstract: Tanned leather is dry dressed by plasma deposition at atmospheric pressure of a matrix material such as ITO, a silicone, or polyurethane, upon the protein fibers of the surface of the leather and the collagen fiber skeleton below the surface protein fibers. The leather retains its toughness, elasticity, breathability and softness or hand.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 29, 2001
Date of Patent:
August 26, 2003
Assignee:
Lederfabrik Vogl GmbH
Inventors:
Werner Schmitz, Gottfried Holzer, Wolfgang Vogl
Abstract: Tanned leather is dry dressed by plasma deposition at atmospheric pressure of a matrix material such as ITO, a silicone, or polyurethane, upon the protein fibers of the surface of the leather and the collagen fiber skeleton below the surface protein fibers. The leather retains its toughness, elasticity, breathability and softness or hand.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 29, 2001
Publication date:
February 21, 2002
Applicant:
EYBL INTERNATIONAL AG and LEDERFABRIK VOGL GMBH
Inventors:
Werner Schmitz, Gottfried Holzer, Wolfgang Vogl