Patents by Inventor Alfred Baalmann

Alfred Baalmann 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: 20200061665
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sealing article comprising an elastomeric and/or polymeric substrate and a plasma polymeric coating arranged thereon and consisting of carbon, silicon, oxygen, hydrogen and (i) fluorine or (ii) no fluorine and optionally usual impurities, the following relationships applying to the substance amount ratios in the plasma polymeric coating: 1.3:1 ? n(O):n(Si) ?3.0:1 0.3:1 ? n(C):n(Si) ?5.0:1 and preferably 0.5:1 ? (n(H) + n(F)):n(C) ?3.0:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Vissing, Gabriele Neese, Alfred Baalmann, Peter Stauga
  • Publication number: 20110148050
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sealing article comprising an elastomeric and/or polymeric substrate and a plasma polymeric coating arranged thereon and consisting of carbon, silicon, oxygen, hydrogen and (i) fluorine or (ii) no fluorine and optionally usual impurities, the following relationships applying to the substance amount ratios in the plasma polymeric coating: 1.3:1?n(O):n(Si)?3.0:1 0.3:1?n(C):n(Si)?5.0:1 and preferably 0.5:1?(n(H)+n(F)):n(C)?3.0:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Vissing, Gabriele Neese, Alfred Baalmann, Peter Stauga
  • Patent number: 6949272
    Abstract: A method of producing a permanent demoulding layer by plasma polymerisation on the surface of a mould, in which a gradient layer structure is created in the demoulding layer by varying the polymerisation conditions over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: ACMOS Chemie GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Horst Wochnowski, Holger Klyszcz-Nasko, Alfred Baalmann, Klaus-D Vissing
  • Patent number: 6800336
    Abstract: A method for coating surfaces, for which a precursor material is caused to react with the help of plasma and the reaction product is deposited on a surface, the reaction as well as the deposition taking place at atmospheric pressure, such that a plasma jet is generated by passing a working gas through an excitation zone and the precursor material is supplied with a lance separately from the working gas to the plasma jet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Inventors: Peter Förnsel, Christian Buske, Uwe Hartmann, Alfred Baalmann, Guido Ellinghorst, Klaus D Vissing
  • Publication number: 20030175525
    Abstract: A method of producing a permanent demoulding layer by plasma polymerisation on the surface of a mould, in which a gradient layer structure is created in the demoulding layer by varying the polymerisation conditions over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Horst Wochnowski, Holger Klyszcz-Nasko, Alfred Baalmann, Klaus-D Vissing
  • Patent number: 6541118
    Abstract: An insulator with a molding made of ceramic and a hydrophobic coating applied to the surface of the molding is disclosed, the hydrophobic coating comprising a plasma polymer having been applied directly to the ceramic. The previously customary glaze on the surface of the ceramic is replaced by the plasma polymer. Such an insulator has high long-term stability with regard to its electrical insulating capability. It is possible to dispense with complicated shaping of the molding to increase the leakage path over the surface of the ceramic and with the application of a glaze, which means a considerable cost saving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alfred Baalmann, Otto-Diedrich Hennemann, Johannes Liebermann, Klaus Vissing
  • Patent number: 6528170
    Abstract: The invention relates to a metal substrate with a corrosion-resistant coating produced by means of plasma polymerization, wherein the substrate is subjected to mechanical, chemical and/or electrochemical smoothing in a pre-treatment step and is subsequently exposed to a plasma at a temperature of less than 200° C. and at a pressure of 10−5 bis 100 mbars, whereby in a first step the surface is activated in a reducing plasma and in a second step the polymer is separated from a plasma containing at least one hydrocarbon or silico-organic compound which can be vaporized in plasma conditions, optionally contains oxygen, nitrogen or sulphur and can contain fluorine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der angewandten Forschung e. V.
    Inventors: Alfred Baalmann, Henning Stuke, Klaus-Dieter Vissing, Hartmut Hufenbach, Wolfgang Semrau
  • Patent number: 6497923
    Abstract: An electrical insulator is produced by coating a molded part of the insulator with a hydrophobic plasma-polymer coating. The plasma-polymer coating is produced by igniting a plasma in a non-polar working gas or a working gas having non-polar groups at a working pressure of between 0.001 Pa (1·10−5 mbar) and 50 Pa (5·10−1 mbar). The electrical power input per chamber volume lies between 0.5 and 5 kW/m3, the gas flow per chamber volume lies between 10 and 1000 sccm/m3. A durable, hard and hydrophobic plasma-polymer coating is created, the quality of which is independent of the material of the molded part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alfred Baalmann, Otto-Diedrich Hennemann, Johannes Liebermann, Klaus Vissing
  • Publication number: 20020014325
    Abstract: The invention relates to a metal substrate with a corrosion-resistant coating produced by means of plasma polymerisation, wherein the substrate is subjected to mechanical, chemical and/or electrochemical smoothing in a pre-treatment step and is subsequently exposed to a plasma at a temperature of less than 200° C. and at a pressure of 10−5 bis 100 mbars, whereby in a first step the surface is activated in a reducing plasma and in a second step the polymer is separated from a plasma containing at least one hydrocarbon or silico-organic compound which can be vaporized in plasma conditions, optionally contains oxygen, nitrogen or sulphur and can contain fluorine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Applicant: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Alfred Baalmann, Henning Stuke, Klaus-Dieter Vissing, Hartmut Hufenbach, Wolfgang Semrau
  • Publication number: 20010020543
    Abstract: An insulator with a molding made of ceramic and a hydrophobic coating applied to the surface of the molding is disclosed, the hydrophobic coating comprising a plasma polymer having been applied directly to the ceramic. The previously customary glaze on the surface of the ceramic is replaced by the plasma polymer. Such an insulator has high long-term stability with regard to its electrical insulating capability. It is possible to dispense with complicated shaping of the molding to increase the leakage path over the surface of the ceramic and with the application of a glaze, which means a considerable cost saving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Publication date: September 13, 2001
    Inventors: Alfred Baalmann, Otto-Diedrich Hennemann, Johannes Liebermann, Klaus Vissing
  • Publication number: 20010015284
    Abstract: An electrical insulator is produced by coating a molded part of the insulator with a hydrophobic plasma-polymer coating. The plasma-polymer coating is produced by igniting a plasma in a non-polar working gas or a working gas having non-polar groups at a working pressure of between 0.001 Pa (1·10−5 mbar) and 50 Pa (5·10−1 mbar). The electrical power input per chamber volume lies between 0.5 and 5 kW/m3, the gas flow per chamber volume lies between 10 and 1000 sccm/m3. A durable, hard and hydrophobic plasma-polymer coating is created, the quality of which is independent of the material of the molded part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Inventors: Alfred Baalmann, Otto-Diedrich Hennemann, Johannes Liebermann, Klaus Vissing
  • Patent number: 6242054
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for corrosion-resistant coating of metal substrates by means of plasma polymerization, wherein the substrate is subjected to mechanical, chemical and/or electrochemical smoothing in a pre-treatment step and is subsequently exposed to a plasma at a temperature of less than 200° C. and at a pressure of 10−5 bis 100 mbars, whereby in a first step the surface is activated in a reducing plasma and in a second step the polymer is separated from a plasma containing at least one hydrocarbon or silico-organic compound which can be vaporized in plasma conditions, optionally contains oxygen, nitrogen or sulphur and can contain fluorine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Angewandten Forschung E. V.
    Inventors: Alfred Baalmann, Henning Stuke, Klaus-Dieter Vissing, Hartmut Hufenbach