Patents by Inventor Andrea Heyland

Andrea Heyland 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: 20170145217
    Abstract: The present invention relates to five-layered pigments based on multi-coated platelet-shaped substrates which comprise a layer sequence comprising (A) a layer of SnO2 having a layer thickness of 0.1-50 nm, (B) a high-refractive-index coating consisting of TiO2 in the rutile modification having a layer thickness of 10-800 nm, (C) a colorless coating having a refractive index n?1.8 having a layer thickness of 20-800 nm, (D) a high-refractive-index coating consisting of SnO2 having a layer thickness of 0.1-50 nm, (E) a layer of TiO2 in the rutile modification having a layer thickness of 10-800 nm, and optionally (F) an outer protective layer, and to the use thereof in paints, coatings, powder coatings, printing inks, security printing inks, plastics, ceramic materials, glasses, as dopants for the laser marking of papers and plastics, in cosmetic formulations and for the preparation of pigment preparations and dry preparations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph SCHMIDT, Andrea HEYLAND, Sabine SCHOEN, Veronika HOCHSTEIN, Uta HENSEN
  • Publication number: 20100129411
    Abstract: The present invention relates to five-layered pigments based on multicoated platelet-shaped substrates which comprise a layer sequence comprising (A) a layer of SnO2 having a layer thickness of 0.1-50 nm, (B) a high-refractive-index coating consisting of TiO2 in the rutile modification having a layer thickness of 10-800 nm, (C) a colorless coating having a refractive index n?1.8 having a layer thickness of 20-800 nm, (D) a high-refractive-index coating consisting of SnO2 having a layer thickness of 0.1-50 nm, (E) a layer of TiO2 in the rutile modification having a layer thickness of 10-800 nm, and optionally (F) an outer protective layer, and to the use thereof in paints, coatings, powder coatings, printing inks, security printing inks, plastics, ceramic materials, glasses, as dopants for the laser marking of papers and plastics, in cosmetic formulations and for the preparation of pigment preparations and dry preparations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Christoph Schmidt, Andrea Heyland, Sabine Schoen, Veronika Hochstein, Uta Hensen
  • Patent number: 7169222
    Abstract: Multilayer interference pigment consisting of a transparent carrier material coated with alternating layers of metal oxides of low and high refractive index, the difference in the refractive indices being at least 0.1, which is obtainable by alternate coating of the transparent carrier material with a metal oxide of high refractive index and with a metal oxide of low refractive index in a wet process by hydrolysis of the corresponding water-soluble metal compounds, separation, drying and, if desired, calcination of the resulting pigment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Dieter Brückner, Andrea Heyland, Christoph Schmidt, Christina Schank, Claudia Seibel
  • Publication number: 20050241530
    Abstract: Multilayer interference pigment consisting of a transparent carrier material coated with alternating layers of metal oxides of low and high refractive index, the difference in the refractive indices being at least 0.1, which is obtainable by alternate coating of the transparent carrier material with a metal oxide of high refractive index and with a metal oxide of low refractive index in a wet process by hydrolysis of the corresponding water-soluble metal compounds, separation, drying and, if desired, calcination of the resulting pigment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Hans-Dieter Bruckner, Andrea Heyland, Christoph Schmidt, Christina Schank, Claudia Seibel
  • Patent number: 6840993
    Abstract: The present invention relates to silver-colored luster pigments based on multiply coated platelet-shaped substrates, which has at least one layer sequence of TiO2, a colorless coating and another TiO2 layer. The pigment can optionally have an outer protective layer. These luster pigments are useful and to the use thereof in paints, coatings, printing inks, including security printing inks, plastics, ceramic materials, glasses, cosmetic formulations and for producing pigment preparations and dry product forms such as granules, chips, pellets and briquettes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Schmidt, Andrea Heyland, Claudia Fornoff, Hans-Dieter Brückner
  • Publication number: 20040144023
    Abstract: Multilayer interference pigment consisting of a transparent carrier material coated with alternating layers of metal oxides of low and high refractive index, the difference in the refractive indices being at least 0.1, which is obtainable by alternate coating of the transparent carrier material with a metal oxide of high refractive index and with a metal oxide of low refractive index in a wet process by hydrolysis of the corresponding water-soluble metal compounds, separation, drying and, if desired, calcination of the resulting pigment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventors: Hans-Dieter Bruckner, Andrea Heyland, Christoph Schmidt, Christina Schank, Claudia Seibel
  • Publication number: 20040052743
    Abstract: The present invention relates to five-layered pigments based on multi-coated platelet-shaped substrates which comprise a layer sequence comprising
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Schmidt, Andrea Heyland, Sabine Schoen, Veronika Hochstein, Uta Hensen
  • Patent number: 6689205
    Abstract: Multilayer interference pigment consisting of a transparent carrier material coated with alternating layers of metal oxides of low and high refractive index, the difference in the refractive indices being at least 0.1, which is obtainable by alternate coating of the transparent carrier material with a metal oxide of high refractive index and with a metal oxide of low refractive index in a wet process by hydrolysis of the corresponding water-soluble metal compounds, separation, drying and, if desired, calcination of the resulting pigment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Dieter Brückner, Andrea Heyland, Christoph Schmidt, Christina Schank, Claudia Seibel
  • Publication number: 20030205170
    Abstract: The present invention relates to silver-colored luster pigments based on multiply coated platelet-shaped substrates, which has at least one layer sequence of TiO2, a colorless coating and another TiO2 layer. The pigment can optionally have an outer protective layer. These luster pigments are useful and to the use thereof in paints, coatings, printing inks, including security printing inks, plastics, ceramic materials, glasses, cosmetic formulations and for producing pigment preparations and dry product forms such as granules, chips, pellets and briquettes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Schmidt, Andrea Heyland, Claudia Fornoff, Hans-Dieter Bruckner
  • Patent number: 6500251
    Abstract: Multilayer interference pigment consisting of plateletlike titanium dioxide as carrier material, coated with alternating layers of metal oxides of low and high refractive index, the difference in the refractive indices being at least 0.1, which is obtainable by solidification and hydrolysis of an aqueous solution of a thermally hydrolyzable titanium compound on a continuous belt, detachment of the resulting coat, coating of the resulting titanium dioxide platelets, with or without drying in between, by a wet method with, alternately, a metal oxide hydrate of high refractive index and a metal oxide hydrate of low refractive index by hydrolysis of the corresponding, water-soluble metal compounds, separation, drying and, if desired, calcining of the material obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Stephanie Andes, Gerd Bauer, Günter Brenner, Dieter Brückner, Michael Schmelz, Andrea Heyland, Matthias Kuntz, Karl Osterried, Gerhard Pfaff
  • Publication number: 20020104461
    Abstract: The present invention relates to silver-colored luster pigments based on multiply coated platelet-shaped substrates, which has at least one layer sequence of TiO2, a colorless coating and another TiO2 layer. The pigment can optionally have an outer protective layer. These luster pigments are useful and to the use thereof in paints, coatings, printing inks, including security printing inks, plastics, ceramic materials, glasses, cosmetic formulations and for producing pigment preparations and dry product forms such as granules, chips, pellets and briquettes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Christoph Schmidt, Andrea Heyland, Claudia Fornoff, Hans-Dieter Bruckner
  • Patent number: 6284032
    Abstract: Multilayer interference pigment consisting of plateletlike titanium dioxide as carrier material, coated with alternating layers of metal oxides of low and high refractive index, the difference in the refractive indices being at least 0.1, which is obtainable by solidification and hydrolysis of an aqueous solution of a thermally hydrolysable titanium compound on a continuous belt, detachment of the resulting coat, coating of the resulting titanium dioxide platelets, with or without drying in between, by a wet method with, alternately, a metal oxide hydrate of high refractive index and a metal oxide hydrate of low refractive index by hydrolysis of the corresponding, water-soluble metal compounds, separation, drying and, if desired, calcining of the material obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Stephanie Andes, Gerd Bauer, Günter Brenner, Dieter Brückner, Michael Schmelz, Andrea Heyland, Matthias Kuntz, Karl Osterried, Gerhard Pfaff
  • Patent number: 6238472
    Abstract: Colored pearl luster pigment consisting of a core of platelet shaped titanium dioxide and one or more layers of other metal oxides or metal oxide hydrates obtainable by solidifying an aqueous solution of a thermally hydrolyzable titanium compound on a continuous belt, detaching the resulting layer, coating the resulting titanium dioxide platelets, with or without drying in between, with one or more other metal oxides or metal oxide hydrates, for example Fe2O3, Fe3O4, FeOOH or Cr2O3, by a wet method, separating, drying and, if desired, calcining the material obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Stephanie Andes, Gerd Bauer, Günter Brenner, Dieter Brückner, Michael Schmelz, Andrea Heyland, Matthias Kuntz, Karl Osterried, Gerhard Pfaff
  • Publication number: 20010001174
    Abstract: Multilayer interference pigment consisting of plateletlike titanium dioxide as carrier material, coated with alternating layers of metal oxides of low and high refractive index, the difference in the refractive indices being at least 0.1, which is obtainable by solidification and hydrolysis of an aqueous solution of a thermally hydrolysable titanium compound on a continuous belt, detachment of the resulting coat, coating of the resulting titanium dioxide platelets, with or without drying in between, by a wet method with, alternately, a metal oxide hydrate of high refractive index and a metal oxide hydrate of low refractive index by hydrolysis of the corresponding, water-soluble metal compounds, separation, drying and, if desired, calcining of the material obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Publication date: May 17, 2001
    Applicant: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit Beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Stephanie Andes, Gerd Bauer, Gunter Brenner, Dieter Bruckner, Michael Schmelz, Andrea Heyland, Matthias Kuntz, Karl Osterried, Gerhard Pfaff
  • Patent number: 5985020
    Abstract: Plateletlike titanium dioxide reduction pigment consisting of titanium dioxide, titanium suboxides and, if desired, a further metal oxide or titanium oxynitride, obtainable by solidifying an aqueous solution of a thermally hydrolysable titanium compound on a continuous belt, detaching the resulting coat, coating the resulting titanium dioxide platelets, with or without drying in between, with further titanium dioxide by a wet method, drying and, if desired, calcining the material, and treating the material obtained with a reducing agent in a nonoxidizing gas atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Stefanie Andes, Sabine Hock, Gunter Brenner, Dieter Bruckner, Andrea Heyland, Matthias Kuntz, Karl Osterried, Gerhard Pfaff, Michael Schmelz
  • Patent number: 5972098
    Abstract: Single-layer or multilayer titanate-containing pearlescent pigments comprising iron titanate and, if appropriate, titanium oxide and/or iron oxide, which is obtainable by solidification of an aqueous solution of a thermally hydrolysable titanium compound on a continuous belt, detachment of the layer formed, coating of the resulting titanium dioxide platelets, after or without intermediate drying, with iron oxide in a wet process, and drying and calcining of the resulting material in an oxidizing or reducing gas atmosphere at not less than 500.degree. C., the layer thicknesses of the titanium dioxide layer and iron dioxide layer being adjusted such that either the stoichiometric ratio between iron oxide and titanium dioxide necessary for the formation of pseudo-brookite or ilmenite is obtained or an excess of iron oxide or titanium dioxide is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Stefanie Andes, Sabine Hock, Gunter Brenner, Dieter Bruckner, Andrea Heyland, Matthias Kuntz, Karl Osterried, Gerhard Pfaff, Michael Schmelz
  • Patent number: 5858078
    Abstract: Plateletlike, substrate-free titanium dioxide pigment obtainable by solidifying an aqueous solution of a thermally hydrolyzable titanium compound on a continuous belt, detaching the resulting layer, coating the resulting titanium dioxide platelets, with or without drying in between, with further titanium dioxide by a wet method, and separating off, drying and calcining the material obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit Beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Stefanie Andes, Gerd Bauer, Gunter Brenner, Dieter Bruckner, Andrea Heyland, Matthias Kuntz, Karl Osterried, Gerhard Pfaff, Michael Schmelz
  • Patent number: 5698205
    Abstract: The present invention relates to neutral titanium dioxide sols which have been stabilized with hydroxycarboxylic acids or derivatives thereof and are treated with metal ions, inorganic anions, complexing agents and/or oxidizing agents to improve the photostability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Hans-Dieter Bruckner, Ulrike Hamann, Andrea Heyland